You really have only a few choices of snacks when you stop off at 7-Eleven during that long road trip. Chips, cakes… carbs, carbs, carbs. Well the convenience super store is making a change for the healthy. Dry roasted edamame, organic trail mix, veggie chips and premium nut blends … 7-Elevenhas upped its packaged snacks game with the introduction of a new selection of gourmet, organic and better-for-you snacks.
Displayed together at participating 7-Eleven® stores, the special section includes the company’s 7-Select® private band along with nationally branded premium snacks, some making their debut at a convenience retailer. Competitively priced in comparison with other retailers, the single-serve and shareable portions range in cost from $1.49 to $4.99.
7-Select Snacks
The new 7-Select snacks, sold mostly in 7-ounce containers that contain multiple servings, are priced from $2.49 to $3.99 and include:
· Raisin & Nut Trail Mix – raisins, peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews and pepitas
· Santa Fe-style Trail Mix – peanuts, roasted corn, chili crackers, sesame sticks, chili lemon sticks and pepitas
· Organic Nature’s Trail Mix – pepitas, soy nuts, sunflower seeds, cranberries, dates and raisins
· Tropical Trail Mix – dates, raisins, dried pineapple, banana chips, dried papaya and coconut
· Berry Trail Mix – peanuts, dried cranberries, raisins, golden raisins, almonds and walnuts
· Veggie Chips – yellow and purple sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, taro and green beans
· Dried Fruit Blend – apricots, mango, kiwi, pineapple, cherries and apples
· Chocolate Nut Mix – peanuts, raisins, chocolate candy pieces, golden raisins, cashews
· Raw Almonds – whole natural almonds
· Banana Chips – crispy dried bananas
· Yogurt-covered Pretzels – pretzels in a yogurt coating
· Chocolate Pretzels – pretzels in a chocolate coating
Premium Brands
7-Eleven’s premium snack section also features high-quality, name-brand snacks more commonly found in gourmet and organic grocery stores. Indeed, for several of these food companies – Skinny Pop All-Natural Popcorn, Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame, Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps and Sahale Snacks upscale nut mixes – 7-Eleven marks their first venture into a convenience store setting. Nationally branded items being introduced are:
· Sahale Snacks – Honey Almond, Pomegranate Pistachio, Maple Pecan, and Cashew with Vanilla gourmet nut mixes
· Terra Exotic Vegetable Chips – Original flavor (sweet potato, parsnip, batata, taro and yucca)
· Pretzel Crisps – Original, Buffalo, Jalapeno flavors
· Stacy’s Pita Chips – Simply Naked, Cinnamon Sugar, Parmesan Garlic flavors
· Stacy’s C’est La Cheese Flavored Pita Crisps
· Skinny Pop All-Natural Low-Calorie Popcorn
· Popcorn, Indiana – Kettle Korn and Movie Theater Popcorn in microwaveable “Warm Your Corn” packaging
· Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame
· Harvest Snaps Snapea Original Green Pea Crisps