Michele Sponagle
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/4/2025
Category Check: Meat snacks
Whether it’s jerky, sticks or minis, consumers are reaching for meat snacks as they seek protein-rich foods and savoury bites. - 3/17/2025
Functional beverages fuel hydration revolution
Here's what convenience operators need to know about a new range of beverages disrupting the drink category with innovation and health-boosting benefits. - 2/18/2025
Water works: In conversation with Flow CEO Nicholas Reichenbach
CSNC catches up with Reichenbach to talk tariffs, epiphanies at Burning Man, a sparkling new launch and collaborating with a Canadian baseball legend. - 2/18/2025
Canada strikes back
Amid ongoing tariff threats, retailers and companies take steps to turn lemons into lemonade, taking the opportunity to celebrate their Canadian-ness and educate consumers. - 1/5/2025
Booze control: How convenience stores can tap into the dry January and February movement
If you’re putting beers, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails on your shelves, consider offering no- and low-alcohol alternatives, too. Data shows customers buy both. - 11/21/2024
The Wine Report: Cheers to holiday sales at convenience
Experts help uncork opportunities with top picks, trends to watch and insights into customer buying habits for the peak wine-buying season. - 11/16/2024
Insights to drive sweet success with chocolate sales
Chocolate-obsessed Canadians push sales higher for convenience stores, as vendors innovate to meet consumers’ evolving needs. - 10/8/2024
CSNC EXCLUSIVE: The Ozempic effect
A major disruption is coming as a growing number of c-store customers shun empty calories and look for healthier foods to support their weight loss journeys. Here's how to turn this challenge into an opportunity. - 9/29/2024
RTD Cocktail Report: The perfect mix
How can convenience stores take advantage of the strength of the ready-to-drink cocktail category? Tap into these trends and tips. - 9/22/2024
Category Check: Tips to boost sales of over-the-counter medication at your convenience store
From throat lozenges to pain relievers, the potential for healthy sales of OTC medications is looking downright feverish ahead of cold and flu season.
