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SN S SNAXPO NAX XPO OP PREVIEW R VI RE VIEW W Houston, Here We Come! SFA's 79th annual SNAXPO will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX, March 19-22, 2016. BY MEEGAN SMITH S NAXPO, the world's largest, most comprehensive tradeshow devoted exclusively to the international snack food industry, will kick off with a "Welcome to Houston" opening party at the Hilton Americas-Houston on Saturday, March 19. This night guarantees you'll know you are in Texas! The tradeshow floor will open Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and will host more than 160 exhibitors displaying diverse products and services specific to the snack food industry. Of these exhibitors, 44 are first-timers bringing new products to the floor. Networking is not limited to the show floor hours. Exhibitors now receive two full-package registrations with the purchase of a 10' x10' booth. This change will allow manufacturers and suppliers to continue doing business and find value throughout the SNAXPO schedule. Additionally, this year's education lineup promises to be both intriguing and informative. At the general sessions, attendees will hear from speakers Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's Morning Joe; Jim Donald, former CEO of Starbucks, Haggen Food and Pharmacy, Extended Stay Hotels, and two East Coast supermarket chains; and Jared Koerten, senior analyst at Euromonitor. The education does not stop there. The tradeshow floor sessions will include a food law and regulation update, a review of current legislation 24 Snack World February 2016 www.sfa.org affecting the snack industry, a flavor forecast by McCormick and a discussion on the "Evolving Snack Consumer." Also on the show floor will be the Latin American education track. These sessions will be conducted entirely in Spanish. The track will cover economic freedom and competition in Latin America and an economic outlook for the region. The speaker for both will be Juan Carlos Hidalgo from the Cato Institute. Finally, SNAXPO will end with a "blast from the past" for the closing event. This reception and dinner will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston. With all the networking and education opportunities SNAXPO 2016 has to offer, attendees will want to stay close. The headquarter hotel for the event is the Hilton Americas-Houston, which is directly connected to the convention center via two covered sky bridges and conveniently located downtown. SFA has a room block reserved at the discounted rate of $229/night. To make a reservation, please call (713) 739-8000 or visit www.snaxpo.com. Expect the block to fill up quickly. This four-day event is one snack food industry executives will not want to miss; join industry colleagues and register now for SNAXPO 2016. Contact Abby Valentino at avalentino@sfa.org or (703) 836-4500 ext. 201 for more information. * http://www.snaxpo.com http://www.sfa.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Snack World - February 2016

Snack World - February 2016
Letter from SFA - Continuing the Work
News - Snack trend: Think thin
Americas to continue dominating cereal bars market
Wal-Mart to close 269 stores
Government Affairs - Year in Review, Looking Ahead
Business Member Profile - Entrepreneurial Roots
Associate Member Profile - Global Presence, ‘Can-Do’ Attitude
SNAXPO Preview - Houston, Here We Come!
SNAXPO schedule of events
Products & Services
Ad Index

Snack World - February 2016