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NEW CHAIRMAN PROFILE
Strengthening Connections
Change
New SNAC Chairman Fritz Kohmann seeks to deliver value to members.
F
Fritz Kohmann has been no stranger to change
throughout his 17-year snack industry career. He's
throug
evolution of Shearer's Foods, Massillon,
seen the evolu
evolut
strong regional snack business to the
OH, from
fr
a stro
largest private llabel and contract manufacturing
larges
snack food producer in the country. As SNAC
International's new chairman, he has led this
growth, wearing many hats along the way to give
him a broad perspective of the snack food industry.
Mr. Kohmann joined Shearer's in September
2002 and was promoted to chief financial officer and secretary in 2004. He has managed the
financial aspects of numerous growth-enabling
events for the company, including private equity
transactions, acquisitions, facility constructions
and expansions. Throughout this cycle, he has also
been tasked with building and developing Shearer's
internal teams as well as processes and systems to
support the elevated requirements of the business.
Mr. Kohmann currently oversees the company's
accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, information technology, strategic planning, and
legal functions.
At SNAXPO19 in Orlando, Mr. Kohmann took the
gavel from outgoing chairwoman Jolie Weber, CEO,
Wise Foods Inc., Berwick, PA, officially beginning
his one-year term as chairman, part of a five-year
rotation on SNAC's Executive Committee. He
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knew the experience he gained by helping navigate
growth for his own company would come in handy
when tasked with guiding the association through
its own period of change - all against the backdrop of an industry growing at a historical pace.
As SNAC member companies evolve to satisfy the
needs of younger consumers who are gaining purchasing power, Mr. Kohmann knows that strengthening connections between the association and its
members will be critical.
"Shearer's has a long history with SNAC," he said.
"Since I joined Shearer's, [former CEO and association chairman] Bob Shearer always stressed the value of the association to our company and the importance of the association to the industry. He engrained
in us early on that we needed to engage and participate. He always stressed that if you invested time
into the association and its members, you would get
more out of it than you put in. And, I have seen that
firsthand over my time with Shearer's."
Much like Mr. Shearer's endeavor decades
earlier with his own company, one of Mr.
Kohmann's initiatives as chairman is to create
an outreach program to ensure SNAC members
recognize the value of their membership. He
wants to make certain that all levels of personnel
- from senior leadership to HR to plant operations within its member companies - are taking
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019
CONTENTS
SNAC LETTER - POWERING A DURABLE GROWTH STORY
NEW CHAIRMAN PROFILE - Strengthening Connections During Change
SNAC UPDATE - PUTTING IT TOGETHER
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
STARTUPS - BREAKING OUT
OTHER SALTED SNACKS - PLANT Protein Power
TORTILLA CHIPS - Claim to FAME
POTATO CHIPS - A Balancing ACT
OTHER SNACKS - A Halo of HEALTH
SNACK MIXES - Commingling with CONVENIENCE
PRETZELS - HORIZON of Opportunity
CRACKERS - Taking a Healthy TURN
COOKIES - Permissible INDULGENCES
BARS - On Another LEVEL
CORN SNACKS - FUN Flavorful Formats
NUTS & SEEDS - Planting the SEED
CHEESE SNACKS - GET REAL
PORK RINDS - Proliferation of PORK
MEAT SNACKS - BEEFING Up the Flavor
POPCORN - Explosion of FLAVOR
PREPARED SNACKS - Innovation Through PORTABILITY
DIPS - DIPS that Delight
Products & Services
ADVERTISER INDEX
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Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - CONTENTS
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - SNAC LETTER - POWERING A DURABLE GROWTH STORY
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 7
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - NEW CHAIRMAN PROFILE - Strengthening Connections During Change
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - SNAC UPDATE - PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 10
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 11
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 13
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 14
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 15
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - STARTUPS - BREAKING OUT
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 17
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 18
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 19
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - OTHER SALTED SNACKS - PLANT Protein Power
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 21
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 22
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - TORTILLA CHIPS - Claim to FAME
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 24
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 25
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - POTATO CHIPS - A Balancing ACT
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 27
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - OTHER SNACKS - A Halo of HEALTH
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 29
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - SNACK MIXES - Commingling with CONVENIENCE
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 31
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - PRETZELS - HORIZON of Opportunity
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 33
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - CRACKERS - Taking a Healthy TURN
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 35
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - COOKIES - Permissible INDULGENCES
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 37
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - BARS - On Another LEVEL
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 39
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - CORN SNACKS - FUN Flavorful Formats
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 41
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - NUTS & SEEDS - Planting the SEED
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 43
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - CHEESE SNACKS - GET REAL
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 45
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - PORK RINDS - Proliferation of PORK
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 47
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - MEAT SNACKS - BEEFING Up the Flavor
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 49
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - POPCORN - Explosion of FLAVOR
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 51
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - PREPARED SNACKS - Innovation Through PORTABILITY
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 53
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - DIPS - DIPS that Delight
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 55
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - Products & Services
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 57
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - 58
Snac World -- State of the Industry 2019 - ADVERTISER INDEX
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