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Welcome to the Snack Food Association.

The Snack Food Association (SFA) is the international trade association of the snack food industry representing snack manufacturers and suppliers. SFA represents over 400 companies worldwide. SFA business membership includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers of potato chips, tortilla chips, cereal snacks, pretzels, popcorn, cheese snacks, snack crackers, meat snacks, pork rinds,snack nuts,party mix, corn snacks, pellet snacks, fruit snacks, snack bars, granola, snack cakes, cookies and various other snacks. For a video about membership in SFA, please click HERE.

SFA Members Take Industry’s Case to Capitol Hill

SFA members from Ohio following meeting with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

With critical decisions about to be made involving labor legislation, food safety, nutrition, and energy policy, more than 30 SFA members met personally with dozens of lawmakers and key staff members during SFA's annual Day in DC Spring Summit, May 13-15 in Washington, DC.

“We told them about the impact that their actions on these crucial issues would have on our companies and our employees – on jobs in their districts and states,” Richard Rudolph, Rudolph Foods Company, Inc., Lima, OH said following his schedule of Congressional meetings May 14 that concluded with a lively, but thoughtful, session with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

“We were able to communicate the important needs of our industry,” Rudolph said. “In this case, we visited with someone (Brown) who doesn’t see everything from our perspective, but we were able to explain that our businesses create jobs in his state.”

That meeting, held in Brown’s Senate office on Capitol Hill, also included Mark Singleton, Rudolph Foods; Bill McCabe, Melissa Shearer, and Scott Smith, Shearer’s Foods, Inc., Brewster, OH; Jeff Higgins, Savor Seasonings, LLC, Batavia, OH; and Nick Chilton and Dan McGrady, Wyandot, Inc., Marion OH, as well as Joseplh Schultz, Brown’s legislative assistant. (continued, please click HERE.) Click HERE for the photo archive.

SNAXPO 2009 a Great Success!

Nearly 1,000 snack food industry executives from across the nation and around the world converged on the JW Marriott, Grande Lakes, in Orlando, FL. for SNAXPO 2009, March 29-April 1.

Highlights included presentation of SFA's Circle of Honor Award to Michael Warehime, Chairman, Snyder's of Hanover, the annual State of the Industry report from Information Resources, Inc., a fascinating presentation on consumer eating trends from the NPD Group, insight into the current U.S. economic crisis from a top business economist, and many other important educational sessions. U.S. Ambassador Nicolas Burns discussed the economic challenges facing our nation.

More than 100 exhibitors filled the SNAXPO show floor offering new ideas, products and services for snack food company decision makers seeking to build their businesses.

On March 29, there was a special Latin American program presented in Spanish for the many executives attending from south of the border. Some 31 countries were represented at SNAXPO this year.  SNAXPO 2010 will be held March 3-6 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX.

SNAXPO Headlines:

Member Education Programs From SJU & OSU Available

The Snack Food Association, in conjunction with Ohio State University (OSU) and St Joseph’s University (SJU), is now offering on-line courses in food science and food marketing for SFA member company associates.

The program was developed in conjunction with the two universities to provide SFA member company personnel easy access to continuing education at a reduced cost for tuition for SFA members. The program offers courses in key disciplines requested by SFA members.

A series of new SJU marketing courses will be available early in 2008, and for a limited time all SJU courses will be offered to SFA members tuition-free.

To learn more, click HERE.

Food Safety and Nutrition

The Snack Food Association supports efforts to protect consumers from unsafe food products and substances. SFA also works hard to assure that its members are kept up to date on governmental food safety regulations and requirements.

For more information on such issues as they affect snack products, click here.

Past News Headlines


Click above for special pricing and rebates on a wide variety of delivery vehicle products and supplies.

FleetXchange webcast: SFA members participated in a Web cast and learned about the benefits of the FoodFleetXchange program sponsored by SFA specifically for SFA members. Representatives of AmeriQuest Transportation Services, which operates the FleetXchange program, explained the benefits this online buying and information service can provide, including significant savings, and how to get started. Click HERE to download the Power Point Presentation utilized in this presentation.

Click HERE for advertising opportunities in Snack World Magazine.  Click HERE for the latest issue.

Teach kids to eat for energy, get active and get fit! Click here for more details

 

 

 

 

Member News

Help Fight Card Check Bill!

SFA is working hard to defeat the Employee Free (Forced) Choice Act, the “card check” bill, and we need your help.

For complete details and the latest news about the battle to defeat this harmful legislation, please visit a special Website created for this campaign.
Act Today!

Click HERE for an SFA Product Catalog as a PDF file.

Chipping Potato Handbook, 2nd Edition
This handbook is a guide to chipping potato uses in the snack food industry. It evaluates different varieties, shows how to spot defects, measures specific gravity and identifies many problems that might affect the quality of finished potato chips. (Coming Soon!)

Corn Quality Assurance Manual, 2nd Edition
This manual provides useful practical and selected theoretical information on corn quality and processing properties related to snacks. Topics include: Food Quality & Methods of Testing Corn; Methods for Testing Fats and Oils; Methods for Manufacturing Corn Based and Related Products; Dry Masa Flour and Processed Intermediates; Methods for Testing Chips; Packaging for Corn-Based Snacks and Tortilla Chips; Corn Meal Extrusion; Third Generation Snacks; Popcorn Manufacturing.

Total Quality Management Manual
This manual illustrates the philosophy and tools of total quality management. It covers the technical information regarding raw materials and processes for snack food manufacture, quality assurance tests and analysis, regulatory requirements for manufacturing practices, sanitation design, principles and practices, and guidelines for food security and defense.

Color Standards Reference Chart for Potato Chips
This visual reference chart shows the range of potato chip colors and includes colorimeter values. Measures 17” W x 22” L

The Essence of Quality Potato Chips
This program demonstrates to the chip manufacturer and the grower how to produce quality chips from the field through processing. The DVD outlines potato production, receiving and handling, grading and quality evaluation, maturity and storage and potato chip manufacturing with quality evaluation.

Snack Fit, Choose Balance Brochure

The Snack Fit, Choose Balance Brochure is an ideal promotion piece to provide to your customers. The brochure contains a meal plan which includes snacks, information on benefits offered by a variety of snacks, and web resources on how to get active. The brochure also offers a space for SFA companies to place their logo and contact information. Price is per case of 2000, $60 members and $120 non-members.Please click HERE for a PDF download of the Brochure.

FDA Inspection Manual is Now Avalible

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2007 Inspection Manual now known as The Investigations Operations Manual (IOM) is now availible on the FDA website. This manual is the primary source guidance document on FDA inspection policy and procedures for field investigators and inspectors. To download a copy of this manual, please visit FDA website at http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7pubs.html

Announcing

2009 SFA State of Industry Report PDF

2007/2008 Membership Report

SFA Knowledge Center

Online training in food marketing and the food sciences.

 

Events

Total Quality Management

SNAXPO 2010

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