Healthy Options

Convenience stores sell immediate consumption: 83% of the items purchased are consumed within the hour, including better-for-you options such as fresh fruit, produce and other healthy snacks and beverages. Gain new ideas for increasing sales and meeting consumer demand of healthy choices.

Latest News

January 15, 2020

Panera Adds More Grains, Plant-Based Foods

The chain also will add more high-quality, lean-cut meats to its “100% clean” food menu.

January 10, 2020

Impossible Pork Arrives This Month

Burger King is set to offer faux sausage at limited locations.

January 2, 2020

NACS, PHA Help Retailers Pick Healthier SKUs

An online calculator helps c-store managers build healthier planograms.

December 13, 2019

First Vegan Japanese C-Store Opens

The Vegan Store stocks vegan bento box lunches, rice balls and soft-serve ice cream.

7 Tips to Grow Sales of Better-For-You Options NEW
Through commitments with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), NACS, convenience retailers and distributors are transforming how the industry builds awareness and sales around healthier options. Here are seven tips that retailers can consider when setting goals to attract more customers to their healthier food and beverage options. How does your store measure up?

Contacts

If you have a question about the healthy options in the industry, please contact:

Jeff Lenard
VP, Strategic Industry Initiatives
(703) 518-4272
jlenard@convenience.org

Carolyn Schnare
Director, Strategic Initiatives
(703) 518-4248
cschnare@convenience.org

Chris Blasinsky
Content Communications Strategist
(703) 518-4296
cblasinsky@convenience.org

NACS Resources and Tools

NACS | PHA Better-for-You Product Set
NACS and PHA developed the Healthier Category Guide and the Healthier Product Calculator to help retailers create better-for-you product sets that delivers healthier choices.

Boost Produce Sales With Sesame Street Characters
Sesame Street characters could lead to “monster” sales of fruits and vegetables in convenience stores.

Highlighting the Balance Calories Initiative in Convenience Stores
The combined mission is to reduce sugar and calories consumed from beverages purchased at convenience stores.

Are You Fit for Fresh?
Use this 10-point checklist to assess whether your convenience store is ready to create or enhance a fresh produce offer.

Fresh Produce Distribution Options
Demand is pushing the sales of more fresh items and putting pressure on new distribution options. See how partnering with the right distributor can help.

Grow ‘BFY’ Sales
Convenience stores should grab the opportunity among consumers seeking healthier and convenient products. Read about trends and strategies to appeal to these customers.

Healthy Checkout Pilot Test
Utah State University convenience stores grew impulse purchases of healthier items by placing items at checkout.

8 Evidence-Based Ideas for Growth
Explore 8 low-cost, proven examples of how convenience stores can successfully grow their healthy offer and increase sales of better-for-you items.

Closing the Gap
The Food Trust and NACS examined strategies to help improve food distribution in underserved communities

ReFresh Retailer Case Studies
Retailers tested ideas to increase sales of better-for-you products. Learn easy ways to change planograms to sell more snacks, beverages including water and tips to sell meal kits.