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Consumer's Corner: Important information for snackers
The Snack Food Association supports efforts to protect consumers from unsafe food products and substances. SFA also works hard to assure that its members are kept up to date on governmental food safety regulations and requirements.
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The Snack Food Association (SFA) is the international trade association of the snack food industry representing snack manufacturers and suppliers. SFA represents over 800 companies worldwide. SFA business membership includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers of potato chips, tortilla chips, cereal snacks,pretzels,popcorn, cheese snacks, snack crackers, meat snacks, pork rinds,snack nuts,party mix, corn snacks, pellet snacks, fruit snacks, snack bars, granola, snack cakes, cookies and various other snacks.
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Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is the site of this year's SNAXPO.
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Day in DC Spring Summit, May 16-18, 2006, Sofitel Lafayette Square Hotel, Washington, DC
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FleetXchange webcast: SFA members participated in a Web cast and learned about the benefits of the FoodFleetXchange program sponsored by SFA specifically for SFA members. Representatives of AmeriQuest Transportation Services, which operates the FleetXchange program, explained the benefits this online buying and information service can provide, including significant savings, and how to get started. Click HERE to download the Power Point Presentation utilized in this broadcast.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 8, by a vote of 283-139 approved H.R. 4167, the National Uniformity for Food Act, and sent it to the Senate--a major victory for SFA and its members. The House defeated all crippling amendments to the bill.
"Several House members commented about the calls and letters they received from their constituents urging them to support the bill," said SFA President and CEO Jim McCarthy. "We thank all SFA members who took time to make these calls or send these messages for their help. They truly made a difference."
H.R. 4167 is extremely important to the snack foods industry because it addresses the acrylamide issue for potato chip manufacturers in California and stops other states from creating their own patchwork of food safety laws. As a member of the National Uniformity for Food Coalition, SFA will continue working for approval in the Senate, where the challenge is expected to be difficult. To view SFA's Issue Alert on H.R. 4167, please visit the Members section of the SFA Web site.
The National Uniformity Bill will be a major topic of discussion during SFA's Day in Washington Spring Summit May 16-18, and we will be using that opportunity to seek Senate support. For more information about the Spring Summit, please contact SFA Director of Meetings Liz Wells at 1-800-628-1334 ext. 202.
SNAXPO 2006, the world's largest trade show devoted exclusively to the snack food industry, gets underway tomorrow in Las Vegas, NV.
Thousands of industry executives have gathered at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for an outstanding program of business discussion and a dynamic trade show where hundreds of products and services are being presented. For more information about SNAXPO, including a daily photo scrapbook, please click HERE.
Snack food companies are looking for ways to capitalize on the consumer’s need for convenience, even as they seek to respond to increased concern about nutrition and health, SFA President & CEO Jim McCarthy told attendees at American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) REAL DEAL EXPO in Las Vegas, NV Friday, March 17. SFA was a co-sponsor of the distributors organization’s convention.
McCarthy, who traced the history of snacks from the origin of the first potato chip to today, said many products, not previously considered snacks, are now being extended by food manufacturers in order to capture snack food sales.
“The lines are blurring,” McCarthy said. “People are looking for something to just open and eat.” As a result, the snack food industry is seeking to find ways “to get snacking to be considered a meal occasion rather than a snacking occasion.”
At the same time, “Nutrition is key,” the SFA executive said. “It has affected the way we manufacture, market and label our products.”
In fact, the increased emphasis on whole grains has led the industry to develop snack products—pretzels for example—that help meet the daily whole grain recommendations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, McCarthy pointed out. “The snack industry is perfectly situated to take advantage of this. Nutrition is really driving the new categories that are coming out.”
In addition, new flavor “profiles,” such as those designed to satisfy various ethnic tastes are being developed, generating excitement and sales growth, McCarthy said
