The manufacturer of all-natural snacks has introduced a limited edition, 12-pack of half-ounce Pirate’s Booty, themed to the Disney Junior preschool series Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
With more than 50% of the votes, Nonni’s Salted Caramel Biscotti is the winner of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s Best New Snack & Bakery Products of 2012. Coming in second and third, respectively, are BIGS Hidden Valley Ranch Sunflower Seeds and Sister Schubert’s Sweet Hawaiian Rolls.
Snyder’s-Lance Inc. says it will close its bakery facility in Cambridge, Ontario, effective May 17, to reduce operating costs and consolidate production into other manufacturing sites.
After more than a year's delay, U.S. schools have a new government ruling aimed at snacks sold to students, in a move nutritionists say could figure prominently in the war against childhood obesity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a “Smart Snacks in School” proposal Feb. 1, which includes provisions such as promoting availability of healthy snack foods with whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables or protein foods as their main ingredients.
After more than a year’s delay, American schools will soon see new U.S. government rules targeting the kinds of snacks sold to students, a move nutritionists say could play an important role in fighting childhood obesity, according to a Reuters article.
Pirate Brands, maker of Pirate’s Booty rice-and-corn puffs and other all-natural snacks, is offering consumers tips for healthier snacking just in time for Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3.
David V. Singer, CEO of Snyder's-Lance Inc., Charlotte, N.C, will retire from his position following the company's annual stockholders' meeting on May 3.
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