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FEATURES 10 SFA on the March Lawmakers hear from snack executives during Legislative Summit. VOLUME FOUR, ISSUE TWO 12 Change Ahead New law requires companies to develop detailed food safety plans. 13 State of the Industry Find the latest sales data as well as new product trends for various segments of the snack food industry. 6 8 49 50 51 DEPARTMENTS Letter from SFA Supplier’s Corner New Snacks Products & Services Advertisers’ Index 41 SNAXPO in Review Learn about the many events and speakers at SFA’s 74th Annual Exhibition and Conference. SFA Board of Directors Chairman Matt Colford Old Dutch Foods, Inc. 1st Vice Chairman Scott W. Smith Shearer’s Foods, Inc. President and CEO James A. McCarthy Snack Food Association AEC President Mark Lozano TNA North America, Inc. Treasurer Mike Harper Rudolph Foods Co., Inc. Snack World Staff Editorial Bob Gatty bob@gattyedits.com Design Sadowna Conarroe 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 & Membership Christopher Clark cclark@sfa.org ext. 218 Director of Meetings Liz Wells lwells@sfa.org ext. 202 2nd Vice Chairman William (Chip) Mann II Pretzels, Inc. Past Chairman (2010-2011) Secretary Blake Thompson Marc L. Kesselman Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. Frito-Lay, Inc. Past Chairman (2009-2010) General Counsel Terry McDaniel Martin Hahn Inventure Foods, Inc. Hogan Lovells US LLP Nick Chilton Wyandot, Inc. Mark Costello Better Made Snack Foods Stephen Sibert Diamond Foods, Inc. Jose Garza Evans Food Group Ltd. Steve Reed The Procter & Gamble Co. Paul Zmigrosky Frito-Lay, Inc. Jesse Spungin ConAgra Foods, Inc. Ron Jones Snak King Corp. Michael Stick Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. T. J. Rooney Kraft Foods (Snacks & Cereals Sector) Charlie Rufo AmTopp Div. Inteplast Group Ltd. Jeff Almond Heat and Control, Inc. Canadian Snack Food Association Rep. Kent Hawkins W.T. Hawkins 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 Accounting Specialist/ Office Manager Allie Mamone amamone@sfa.org ext. 213 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. ©2011 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. Trade Show Manager Wendy Stevens wstevens@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 262 Trade Show Sales Manager Terri Sullivan tsullivan@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 230 www.sfa.org May 2011 Snack World 5 http://www.sfa.org http://www.sfa.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Snack World - May 1, 2011

Snack World - May 1, 2011
Contents
Letter from SFA - Progress and Advocacy
Supplier’s Corner - Onward and Upward
Government Affairs - SFA on the March
Government Affairs - Change Ahead
State of the Industry Report - Brands are Back
For More Research on Snacks
Natural Chips Reign Supreme
Top Potato Chip Brands
TORTILLA CHIPS - Tackling Hot Trends
PRETZELS - Healthy and Beyond
SNACK CRACKERS - The More Healthful Snack
Top Pretzel Brands
Top Snack Cracker Brands
COOKIES - Decadently Healthy
CORN SNACKS - The Scoop on Corn Chips
Top Corn Snack Brands
SNACK NUTS & SEEDS - Investing in Innovation
Top Nut, Seed and Corn Nut Brands
CHEESE SNACKS - Say Cheese to New Snacks
Top Cheese Snack Brands
PORK RINDS - Still on a Fast Track
Top Pork Rind Brands
MEAT SNACKS - Meating High Expectations
Top Meat Snack Brands
READY-TO-EAT POPCORN - Expanding Indulgence
Top RTE Popc orn/Caramel C orn Brands
MICROWAVE POPCORN - Convenience and Health
OTHER SALTED SNACKS - Catch-all Segment Builds With Variety
Top Microwave Popcorn Brands
Top Other Salted Snack Brands
SALSA AND DIPS - Salsa Dips, Dips Rise
Top Salsa and Dip Brands
Innovative and Educational …
Earl Wise Sr. Enters Circle of Honor
Overheard at SnaxPro
Get Ready for SNAXPO 2012: Celebrating 75 Years
New Snacks
Products & Services
Ad Index

Snack World - May 1, 2011