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IF YOU'RE
LOOKING TO
SPICE UP YOUR
SNACK LINE
WE'VE GOT
EVERYTHING
UNDER
THE SUN.

"Better-for-you snacking as a whole has
really moved from trend to mainstream,
and it's unlikely we'll see that change."
-Pamela Finer, Amplify Snack Brands
ing to Mintel, 74% of millennials
want to see more transparency in
food product ingredients. That's
why Liberty, NY-based BFY Brands
and its Our Little Rebellion brand
established a GMO-free corn supply
chain in partnership with multigenerational family farmers for its
PopCorners, Bean Crisps and justintroduced Protein Crisps.
"The supply chain enables us to
trace each crop back to the region
from which it came and adds a
layer of transparency and trust that
shoppers want," said Dan Morgan,
president and chief sales officer,
BFY Brands.
Snyder's-Lance, Charlotte, NC,
also sees the value of transparency
in the BFY movement. Bill Hooker,
vice-president, sales and category
strategy, said transparency will remain front and center as consumers
evolve and social responsibility and
sustainability grow in importance.
"For our company," he said, "we
have a strong focus on better-foryou snacks, but our primary mission
is in being the best offering for
consumers in the categories that we
compete in, and we do this based
on three vectors: better taste, better
quality and better ingredients."
This year, the company launched
Wholey Cheese! From Snyder's of
Hanover. This crispy and lighttasting snack made with real
cheese is also gluten-free. The company also launched its first Snack
Better variety packs, which provide
consumers with convenient singleserve packs of leading brands like
Snyder's of Hanover, Kettle Chips,
Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Cape

Cod potato chips and Late July
tortilla chips.
Mr. Hooker said the Lance
brand is having great success in
the gluten-free category with
recent expansions into certified
gluten-free baked crackers and
cheddar cheese snack crackers.
"The gluten-free category has
shown double digit growth in
recent years, and gluten-sensitive
consumers are excited about the
expanded assortment now available to them," he added.
Amplify's line of products from
SkinnyPop, Paqui and Oatmega
are all aimed at delivering the
taste and nutrition consumers
demand, Ms. Finer said. Earlier this
year, SkinnyPop introduced Microwave Popcorn, Popcorn Cakes
and Mini Popcorn Cakes, aimed at
growing the microwave popcorn
and rice cake categories and offering consumers BFY alternatives.
SkinnyPop also launched two RTE
popcorn flavors - Aged White
Cheddar and Pepper Jack - both
made with real cheese. The new
cheese flavors hit on the health
benefits consumers seek like
gluten-free, Non-GMO Project verified and no artificial ingredients.
In 2016, the Oatmega brand
added Oatmega Grass-Fed Whey
protein bars to its lineup. The bars
feature 14 g protein and a daily
recommended dose of EPA & DHA
Omega-3s, all for about 200 Cal
per bar. "Millennials place a great
importance on ingredient sourcing,
and our grass-fed whey from happy,
grazing New Zealand cows and
sustainably sourced Omega-3s are

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Organic Spice Line
Non-GMO Project Verified
Gluten Controlled Options
In-house Steam Sterilization
Full Line of Conventional
Spices and Herbs
Tea Cut Spice Line
Roasted & Toasted Spice Line
Cryogenic Milling
Coordination of Global
Process Controls

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For more information contact
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kerri@kalustyan.com

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