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VOLUME SEVEN, ISSUE TWO SFA STAFF Thomas Dempsey CEO tdempsey@sfa.org (703) 836-4500 or (800) 628-1334 ext. 209 Paul Downey Director, Finance & Administration pdowney@sfa.org ext. 208 Liz Wells Vice-president of Meetings lwells@sfa.org ext. 202 David Walsh Manager, Marketing & Member Services dwalsh@sfa.org ext. 213 Meegan Smith Manager, Meetings & Events msmith@sfa.org ext. 210 Terri Owens Exhibit Sales Manager towens@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 230 Wendy Stevens Trade Show Manager wstevens@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 262 17 SFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Mark Singleton Rudolph Foods Co., Inc. Directors at Large Michael O'Malley Evans Food Group 1st ViceC hairman Dan Morgan Snyder's-Lance, Inc. John Susko Baptista's Bakery, Inc. 2nd Vice Chairman Mark Winkelman Better Made Snack Foods, Inc. Treasurer Mike Harper Rudolph Foods Co., Inc. President & CEO Thomas Dempsey Snack Food Association Past Chairman (2013-14) William "Chip" Mann II Pretzels, Inc. Past Chairman (2012-13) Fritz Kohmann Shearer's Foods, Inc. Secretary Marc L. Kesselman Frito-Lay, Inc. AEC President David Cantrell Land O'Lakes Dairy Ingredients SFA General Counsel Martin Hahn Hogan Lovells US LLP Canadian Snack Food Association Rep. Scott Keleman Old Dutch Foods, Ltd. Jeff Almond Heat and Control Cindy Kuester Axium Foods Dan Cooper AEC 1st Vice President Fuchs North America, Inc. Jeff Higgins AEC 2nd Vice President Savor Seasonings Mike Bostok Wise Foods, Inc. 11 11 SFA's Day on the Hill SFA's 2014 Legislative Summit brought some 35 snack food industry executives from across the nation to Washington, DC, and most went home feeling like their impact on the political process had blossomed. Jeff Martin Utz Quality Foods, Inc. Brent Baglien ConAgra Foods, Inc. Dave Jones Golden Flake Snack Foods Dan Sifer Herr Foods, Inc. Carl E. Lee Snyder's-Lance, Inc. 17 State of the Industry Snacking is on a steady increase, and a look at the data reveals a huge variety of snack companies, some new to the category, have become increasingly creative in their merchandising and promotion strategies. Trace Benson Old Dutch Foods, Inc. Chris Wyse Frito-Lay, Inc. SNACK WORLD STAFF Editorial Bob Gatty bob@gattyedits.com Dan Malovany dmalovany@sosland.com Joanie Spencer jspencer@sosland.com Charlotte Atchley catchley@sosland.com Design Ryan Cain Advertising Sales Paul Lattan plattan@sosland.com 51 Formula for Success Incoming SFA Chairman Mark Singleton combines small-town atmosphere with big-time value. Subscription Coordinator David Walsh dwalsh@sfa.org Ryan Aktinson ratkinson@sosland.com 53 President Bush Highlights SNAXPO 2014 Attendees experience "three pillars of success" at the big show. 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 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 David Walsh, dwalsh@sfa.org. SFA and Sosland Publishing assume no responsibility for the validity of claims in items reported. ©2013 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. 51 06 Letter from SFA 58 Associate Proﬁle 08 Supplier Insight 60 56 Business Proﬁle 62 Advertisers' Index Products & Services www.sfa.org May 2014 Snack World 5 http://www.sfa.org http://www.sfa.org

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