High Gas Prices Are Hurting Impulse Snack Sales. 3 Companies Feeling the Pain.

This year’s surge in gasoline prices might be adding a new strain on snack sales. It’s bad news for J.M Smucker PepsiCo and other companies that benefit from so-called “impulse snack sales.” As a result, many consumers have less money—and less appetite—for the chips, snack cakes, meat sticks, and frozen drinks that are often bought impulsively after filling up the tank.