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snack

[snak] / snæk /


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However, PepsiCo’s stock is down around 10.6% so far this year, as inflation-battered shoppers have recalibrated their snack budgets and gravitated toward cheaper private-label brands.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

That late-night snack might have consequences beyond extra calories.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

High school sports programs are filled with dozens of volunteers — manning the snack bar, taking tickets, helping provide security, cleaning floors, carrying equipment and taking statistics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Many adults remember Little League and rec programs, dad coaches and the snack shack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

In the right situation, a nap and a snack could sometimes be put off for a little exploring.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Activist investor Elliott Management saw an opportunity last year, buying a $4 billion stake and urging Pepsi to streamline its North American snacks and beverage businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The room had been fitted out with six poker tables, a large prize wheel, seating areas, and fridges stocked with drinks and snacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

There will be snacks, drinks, live music, kid crafts, a bouncy house, a handful of actors in Shakespearean garb and scads of neighbors being neighborly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Ultra-processed foods include products such as packaged snacks, fast food, sugary drinks, and other industrially manufactured foods.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

They had just had their snacks, so the room smelled of peanut butter, crackers, chips, and oranges.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

He even snacked on caviar with friends and colleagues on a chartered jet to San Antonio to watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Research group Circana says that last year 48.8% of consumers snacked three or more times a day, up 2.7 percentage points over 2024.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

Lindblad was unaware of her first victory until cameras swarmed her as she nervously snacked in front of the clubhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025

Guests snacked on canapés and hors d’oeuvres before proceeding upstairs for the main course.

From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2025

Out in the fields, where he weeded and harvested from August to October, he snacked on corn, cabbage, and other vegetables.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

Social media influencer Yoatzi Castro was celebrating a friend’s birthday at Disneyland, snacking on churros and riding Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, when the celebratory mood turned sour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Add to this the sugar-hit snacking that keeps some shift workers going overnight and it makes for an extremely unhealthy cocktail.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

This includes the snacking category, where Rennie says consumers are interested in good quality, but smaller treat sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The new CEO has set out to streamline Nestlé’s portfolio around coffee, snacking, nutrition, and pet care, believing all four segments can deliver high-single-digit revenue growth.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Would they figure the cereal was Palmer’s, for snacking?

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli


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