Rona Schwartz

Rona Schwartz is a writer at Snackapalooza. She files reported pieces on snack and beverage programs as they move through grocery and convenience — facings, pack size, and the suppliers who win space. Staff work is bylined and published on this site. Government data and press material are cited and labeled. She writes for buyers, brokers, and retailers who already know what a facing is.

Editorial contact: rona [at] snackapalooza.com

Bylines

• Save A Lot’s J. Higgs bacon-cheddar chips pulled for undeclared soy — September 21, 2026
• Casey’s said whole pizzas led a 5.5% inside same-store quarter — September 19, 2026
• The four-foot set is the test. A booth photo is not — September 18, 2026
• A grocery share leader can still lose the four-foot set — September 17, 2026
• The DSD single can sell through before the bulletin arrives — September 14, 2026
• Impulse and destination are different purchase orders — September 12, 2026
• Couche-Tard’s food program showed up as an expense, not as a SKU list — September 8, 2026
• Couche-Tard named energy drinks and nicotine, not “beverage,” for the inside gain — September 2, 2026
• If it cannot be eaten in the cab, it is not an impulse item — August 20, 2026
• Murphy’s inside margin held at 20.1 percent. The box did not get a new set — August 6, 2026
• Heat and sour only count if they survive four feet — July 23, 2026
• Private label in this channel is a single the banner can receive — July 9, 2026
• The convenience snack is still a single, not a sharing bag — June 25, 2026