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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
sisterhood
in Snacking
by Charlotte Atchley
In 2018, SNAC International launched the Women in
Snacks (WinS) network as a way to drive progress
to champion the professional development of female
leaders in the snack industry. There is a strong female
presence in the snack industry, from R&D teams to
manufacturing to sales to the corporate office.
" What I'm seeing is more women in leadership
and managerial roles, and it's becoming more and
more balanced, " said Tina Hacker, specialty powder
sales manager, Land O'Lakes, and Associate
Executive Council president for SNAC International,
talking about how she's seen the snack industry
change over her 20-plus-year career.
Yet barriers have always existed for women to move
up the ladder, especially past middle management,
and even in some sectors of the industry more than
others, such as sales or production. Greater awareness
today about those barriers and the value diversity
brings to a business has resulted in progress.
" The thing I've seen change the most is that
there's more communication and conversation
around diversity and inclusion, " said Cindy Kuester,
vice president of sales, Snak King, City of Industry,
Calif. " I've seen more women in higher levels of the
business, and I think that's because the industry is
becoming more accessible, but also people have
become more aware of the issues and are broadening
the way they think about recruiting. "
From major cultural shifts in society and growing
awareness, the snack industry has taken some major
leaps in becoming more inclusive to the female workforce.
That's not to say it doesn't have room to grow.
" Unfortunately, there are still people who make
assumptions about why people might be getting
promoted, " Hacker said. " As we become more sophisticated
in diversity, equity and inclusion and the
changes being made, we need to acknowledge that
everyone does good work and ensure that women
at all points in their career can shine. "
BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY
Becoming more inclusive toward women (or any
minority) doesn't boil down to checking a box by
hiring and promoting them for the sake of having
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The snack
industry has a
strong contingent
of female workers,
but it still has
room to grow in
supporting this
workforce.
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The pipeline to female leadership in the snack
industry demands awareness and support.

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