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FEATURES
9 SFA’s 75th Anniversary 15 State of the Industry

VOLUME FIVE, ISSUE TWO

In recognition of the association’s historical milestone, Snack World focuses on opportunities in the 21st century and looks back at the industry in the 1940s and 1950s. Despite the sluggish economy, snack food sales remain strong as the industry responds to changing consumer demands. Also, find the latest sales data and product trends for the various snack food categories.

55 Taking it to Capitol Hill
SFA tackles a packed agenda during the Legislative Summit in Washington, DC.

DEPARTMENTS
4 7 63 64 66 Letter from SFA Supplier’s Corner New Snacks Products & Services Advertisers’ Index

57 Cause to Celebrate
This year’s SNAXPO proves to be one of the most successful as SFA rings in its 75th anniversary.

SFA Board of Directors
Chairman Scott W. Smith, Shearer’s Foods, Inc. 1st Vice Chairman William “Chip” Mann, II Pretzels, Incorporated 2nd Vice Chairman J. Mark Singleton Rudolph Foods Co., Inc. Treasurer Mike Harper, Rudolph Foods Co., Inc. James A. McCarthy Snack Food Association Past Chairman (2011-12) Matt Colford, Old Dutch Foods, Inc. Past Chairman (2010-11) Mike Stick, Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. Secretary Marc L. Kesselman, Frito-Lay, Inc. AEC President Jeff Almond Heat and Control, Inc. SFA General Counsel Martin Hahn, Hogan Lovells US LLP Todd Staub Utz Quality Foods, Inc. Jesse Spungin ConAgra Foods, Inc., Snack Foods Division Chris Hood The Procter & Gamble Company Ron Jones Snak King Corp. T. J. Rooney Kraft Foods (Snacks & Cereals Sector) Carl E. Lee Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. Canadian Snack Food Association Rep. Calum MacLeod PepsiCo Foods Canada

Snack World Staff
Editorial Bob Gatty bob@gattyedits.com Design Ryan Cain Advertising Sales Paul Lattan Dan Malovany dmalovany@sosland.com plattan@sosland.com Shane Whitaker swhitaker@sosland.com Lucy Sutton lsutton@sosland.com Subscription Coordinator Christopher Clark cclark@sfa.org

SFA Staff
President and Chief Executive Officer James McCarthy jmccarthy@sfa.org ext. 201 Vice-President, Operations, Member Services & Education Christopher Clark cclark@sfa.org ext. 218 Trade Show Manager Wendy Stevens wstevens@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 262 Director of Meetings Liz Wells lwells@sfa.org ext. 202 Coordinator, Member Services David Walsh dwalsh@sfa.org ext. 213

Snack Food Association
1600 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650 Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: (703) 836-4500 or (800) 628-1334 Fax: (703) 836-8262 Web: www.sfa.org E-mail: sfa@sfa.org

Trade Show Sales Manager Terri Sullivan tsullivan@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 230

David Cantrell AEC 1st Vice President Land O’Lakes Ingredients Fred Hesser AEC 2nd Vice President C-P Flexible Packaging Jim Frazier Evans Food Group, Ltd. John Susko Baptista’s Bakery, Inc. Stephen Sibert Diamond Foods, Inc. Christopher Wyse Frito-Lay, Inc. Mike Scott Wise Foods, Inc.

Convenience Foods Association CFA
Snack World is the official magazine of the Snack Food Association and is produced in conjunction with Sosland Publishing. Snack World is distributed free-of-charge to members of the organization. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Contact Chris Clark, cclark@sfa.org. SFA and Sosland Publishing assume no responsibility for the validity of claims in items reported. ©2012 Snack Food Association. All rights reserved. Reproduction of the whole or any part of the contents without written permission is prohibited. Printed in U.S.A.

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