date:Sep 06, 2018
g toward healthier products, consumers still grant themselves the occasional indulgence while shopping at convenience stores. Convenience stores now are carrying 46 percent more carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), and sales of cold-dispensed beverages were up 37 percent in 2017 compared with 2012, Mintels Bryant reports. In fact, fountain drinks were the most purchased product in the channel overall in 2017. He recommends that convenience stores advertise CSDs as a cheap indulgence for when consumers