Snack trends: Tapping into people's impulses

KANSAS CITY — Sooner or later, it had to happen. Something had to give. What goes up eventually settles down, even in the most resilient of markets. That’s exactly what occurred in the snack industry, which flourished during the past few years with double-digit dollar sales gains and robust unit growth.Granted, today’s situation is anything but dire. People are still snacking at record high frequencies, often…