Snac World - August 2017 - 5

VOLUME TEN, ISSUE THREE

SNAC
WORLD
SNAC INTERNATIONAL STAFF
Elizabeth Avery
President & CEO
eavery@snacintl.org
ext. 204
Liz Wells
Vice President,
Meetings & Events
lwells@snacintl.org
ext. 202
Abby Valentino
Manager, Meetings & Events
avalentino@snacintl.org
ext. 201

David Walsh
Vice President,
Membership &
Communications
dwalsh@snacintl.org
ext. 213
Paul Downey
Director, Finance &
Administration
pdowney@snacintl.org
ext. 208

Lily Wachtor
Communications Coordinator
lwachtor@snacintl.org
ext. 210

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Colleen Farley
Meetings & Events Coordinator
cfarley@snacintl.org
ext. 203
Jessica Hixson
Director, Government Affairs
jhixson@snacintl.org
ext.205

SNAC INTERNATIONAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Dan Sifer
Herr Foods, Inc.

SNAC General Counsel
Martin Hahn
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Vice Chairwoman
Jolie Weber
Wise Foods, Inc.

Canadian Snack Food
Association Rep.
Kent Hawkins
W.T. Hawkins Ltd.

2nd Vice Chairman
Fritz Kohmann
Shearer's Foods, LLC.
Treasurer
Mike Harper
Rudolph Foods Co., Inc.
Secretary
David Flavell
PepsiCo

Directors at Large
Michael Horn
AEC Vice President
A.C. Horn Manufacturing
Jeff Higgins
AEC Past President
Savor Seasonings

Chris Kuechenmeister
PepsiCo North America
Sean Shanley
Bryce Corporation
David Read
Printpack, Inc.
Rob Sarlls
Wyandot, Inc.
Robert "Bob" Cantwell
B&G Foods, Inc.
Steve Sklar
Inventure Foods, Inc.

Tom Ennis
Amplify Brands
Past Chairman (2016-17)
Mark Winkelman
Brian Greth
Better Made Snack Foods, Inc. Utz Quality Foods, LLC

Scott Smith
Shearer's Foods, LLC.

Past Chairman (2015-16)
Dan Morgan
BFY Brands

Charlie Kennedy
Packaging Corp. of America

Chip Mann
Pretzels, Inc.

Mike Kaczynski
Evans Food Group Ltd.

Rich Rudolph
Rudolph Foods Company, Inc.

Bill Hooker
Snyder's-Lance

Kent Hawkins
W.T. Hawkins Ltd.

AEC President
Jeff Almond
Heat and Control, Inc.
President & CEO
Elizabeth Avery
SNAC International

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SNAC on the Hill

Mel Deane
Truco Enterprises

Jessica Hixson, SNAC's director of government
affairs, reflects on the implications of a tragedy and
the importance of legislative engagement.

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Legislative Summit
SNAC International's members communicate and
build lasting relationships with policymakers.

Joe Papiri
Snak King Corp.

SNAC WORLD STAFF
Editorial
Dan Malovany
dmalovany@sosland.com

Advertising Sales
Paul Lattan
plattan@sosland.com

Joanie Spencer
jspencer@sosland.com

Steve Berne
sberne@sosland.com

Nico Roesler
nroesler@sosland.com

Subscription Coordinator
Lily Wachtor
lwachtor@snacintl.org

Charlotte Atchley
catchley@sosland.com

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Business Member Profile
BFY Brands launched a mini-revolution with its new
line of Our Little Rebellion better-for-you snacks.

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Associate Member Profile
Land O' Lakes uses its history to push for progress.

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Better-For-You Trends
The better-for-you snacking movement spans
generations and has a promising future.

Design
Nick Martens

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Letter from SNAC

26

New Snacks

07

New Member Update

29

Products & Services

31

Advertisers' Index

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