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VOLUME EIGHT, ISSUE ONE SFA STAFF Thomas Dempsey President & CEO tdempsey@sfa.org (703) 836-4500, ext. 209 Liz Wells Vice-president of Meetings lwells@sfa.org ext. 202 Meegan Smith Manager, Meetings & Events msmith@sfa.org ext. 210 Wendy Stevens Trade Show Manager wstevens@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 262 David Walsh Manager, Marketing & Member Services dwalsh@sfa.org ext. 213 Kailee Tkacz Manager, Government Affairs ktkacz@sfa.org ext. 218 Paul Downey Director, Finance & Administration pdowney@sfa.org ext. 208 Teresa Matozzo Exhibit Sales Manager tmatozzo@talley.com (856) 423-7222, ext. 281 12 SFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Mark Singleton Rudolph Foods Co., Inc. Directors at Large John Susko Baptista's Bakery, Inc. Vice Chairman Dan Morgan Snyder's-Lance, Inc. Jeff Almond Heat and Control 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 Cindy Kuester Snak King Corp. Dan Cooper AEC 1st Vice President Fuchs North America, Inc. SFA General Counsel Martin Hahn Hogan Lovells US LLP Canadian Snack Food Association Rep. Kent Hawkins W.T. Hawkins Ltd. 14 27 51 Jeff Higgins AEC 2nd Vice President Savor Seasonings Mike Bostok Wise Foods, Inc. Jeff Martin Utz Quality Foods, Inc. 12 Heading to the Hill SFA's Legislative Summit provides a chance to meet with officials on key issues impacting the industry. Brent Baglien ConAgra Foods, Inc. Dave Jones Golden Flake Snack Foods Dan Sifer Herr Foods, Inc. AEC President David Cantrell DairiConcepts 11 14 Government Affairs Update Food industry challenges expected both in Washington and the states. Carl E. Lee, Jr. Snyder's-Lance, Inc. Trace Benson Old Dutch Foods, Inc. Chris Wyse Frito-Lay, Inc. 27 Getting info and insight at SNAXPO Political investigative journalist Bob Woodward is scheduled as SNAXPO 2015's keynote speaker. SNACK WORLD STAFF Editorial Bob Gatty bob@gattyedits.com Design Nick Martens Dan Malovany dmalovany@sosland.com Advertising Sales Paul Lattan plattan@sosland.com Joanie Spencer jspencer@sosland.com Steve Berne sberne@sosland.com Charlotte Atchley catchley@sosland.com Subscription Coordinator David Walsh dwalsh@sfa.org Ryan Atkinson ratkinson@sosland.com 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. ©2015 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. 06 Letter from SFA 24 Associate Member Profile 08 News 29 Products & Services 10 Supplier Insight 31 Advertisers' Index 20 Business Member Profile www.sfa.org February 2015 Snack World 5 http://www.sfa.org http://www.sfa.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Snack World - February 2015

Snack World - February 2015
Table of Contents
Letter from SFA - Chairman’s Note of Thanks
News - Gluten-free sales may double by 2019
Convenience remains king for consumers
How to reach Hispanic consumers
Supplier Insight - SNAXPO 2015 - Be 'All In'
Legislative Summit - Heading to the Hill
Government Affairs - Government Affairs Update
Business Member Profile - Chipping Away
Associate Member Profile - Long Traditions in a New Generation
SNAXPO - SNAXPO 2015: Info, Knowledge, Insight
Products & Services
Ad Index

Snack World - February 2015