Meat snacks had a robust 2010 at U.S. convenience stores, bringing in a total dollar volume of $859,071,196, according to Nielsen Co. data for the 52 weeks ended Jan. 22, 2011, up 4.8% from the previous year.  The top products driving the meat snacks category for the year in dollar volume were traditional sticks, steak snacks and traditional jerky.
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