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The American Bakers Association (ABA) is honored to announce that political commentators, Mollie Ziegler Hemingway and Juan Williams, will serve as keynote speakers at the 2020 ABA Convention Political Action Committee (PAC) Townhall and Dinner.

To help this month’s Leaplings have a joyful birthday, Lay’s is “chipping” in on the celebrations that only happen once every four years.

As consumers continue to demand authenticity and transparency in the foods they buy, the American Egg Board (AEB) has released new research showing the new Made with REAL Eggs certification seal reinforces positive brand perceptions and encourages purchase.

Five brands in the plant-based snacking business are announcing a new coalition today at Expo West to tackle a common pain point: shoppers are struggling to find their favorite snacks at the store even when they’re on the shelf.

The American Bakers Association (ABA) is honored to announce that Stephanie Tillman will serve as the new American Bakers Political Action committee (PAC) chair.

To meet the needs of regional manufacturers, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, will bring PACK EXPO East (March 3-5, 2020; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) to the City of Brotherly Love.

New York-based skinless popcorn brand Papa’s Pops has announced the close of its $1.25MM seed round of investment, led by Chetrit Ventures (Michael Chetrit), WorldState (Patrick Finnegan), Talent Resources Ventures (Mike Heller), Justin Mateen (Tinder), and Peter Rahal (RXBAR), who are all advising the brand.

The Good Bean, pioneer of roasted chickpea snacks and category leader, has acquired Beanitos, maker of better-for-you bean-based chips and puffs.

Grey Mountain Partners (“Grey Mountain”) has sold Kronos Foods (“Kronos” or the “Company”) to Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (“e2p”).

Country Archer Jerky Co. has announced that it is expanding again and plans to move to a new, larger meat snack facility down the road from its current facility, following a $12 million capital raise from long-time equity partner, Monogram Capital Partners.