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Convenience Retailer Show Daily Friday, October 20, 2017 4 2 1969 in Glennville, Georgia by Clyde Woolard. We currently operate 43 con- venience stores within 72 miles of Glennville. Our market consists mainly of rural communities, so we adhere to our small town values. CRSD: What do you feel were the tech- nology pain points facing your company, and what led you to Midax as a solution? GE: In a competitive environment where loyalty programs have become a necessi- ty, we found it difficult to find a loyalty solution that would work with multiple fuel brands and unbranded sites. Midax offered a flexible solution that would integrate seamlessly, regardless of the fuel brand. CRSD: Currently, what solutions are you employing? GE: Clyde's Market is currently employ- ing two solutions from Midax. We use the Midax loyalty platform and the Midax ACH payment platform. CRSD: Do you feel the solutions provided have ultimately helped to favorably position Midax (Cont'd. from p. 1) Clyde's Market against the competition? GE: Yes. The Midax ACH payment solu- tion will allow us to gain traction with a customer base that is already educated by the competition. The ACH solution allows us to compete on a level playing field. The Midax loyalty solution has allowed us to reach our customers with innovative pro- grams that our competition does not cur- rently offer. The flexibility of the Midax solution, coupled with Midax's willing- ness to develop custom solutions, will keep us one step ahead of the competition. CRSD: Looking into the future, and the relationship you have developed, are you looking at other technology applications provided by Midax? GE: Yes. As an extension of our loyalty and ACH payment solution, we will develop a mobile app with Midax. Because of Midax's ability to perform across multiple fuel brands, we will also look to Midax in the future for a gift card and fleet fuel management solution. Visit Midax at booth #3573. For more information, go to www.midax.com, email jim.n@midax.com or call 757.620.4168. Simple Mills Expands 'Clean Food' Portfolio Good-for-you snacking just got simpler with new Simple Mills Crunchy Cookies and Sprouted Seed Crackers – the latest additions to the company's top-selling lineup of grain-free, gluten-free, GMO- free, nothing-artificial-ever baking mixes, crackers and frostings. Since the launch in 2013, Simple Mills has been a leader of the clean food movement. Simple Mills began out of the necessity and desire for food that is sim- ple, healthy and delicious. Chief Executive Officer and Founder Katlin Smith made the very first Simple Mills muffin mixes one-by-one in her kitchen in North Carolina, using only ingredients that made her feel great. Eliminating processed foods has had an impact on Smith's own health, including getting rid of her chronic joint pain, keeping colds and allergies at bay and increasing her energy. These positive changes inspired her to create 'clean' baking mixes to help others find their own health bliss. The new products join Simple Mills' portfolio of eight natural baking mixes, six almond flour crackers and two organ- ic frostings. Simple Mills is the No. 1 fastest-growing natural baking mix and cracker brand, the No. 2 natural baking mix brand by dollars sold and the No. 3 natural cracker brand by dollar volume. Simple Mills' new ready-to-eat Crunchy Cookies go easy on the sugar by using coconut sugar that limits the glycemic impact while also helping reduce sugar content by 25 to 40 percent compared to most cookie brands. Other ingredients include a naturally gluten- free base-flour blend consisting of almonds, coconuts and high-fiber prebi- otic root vegetables called tigernuts that were a cornerstone of Paleolithic diets, plus coconut oil, tapioca, arrowroot, vanilla extract and sea salt. The cookies are vegan, paleo-friendly, crisp to the bite and available in Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate, Cinnamon and Toasted Pecan varieties. Bonus: each cookie has just 40 calories. Simple Mills' new 2-inch-round Sprouted Seed Crackers feature a high- bioavailability sprouted seed blend that delivers more nutritional bang per bite, real cracker crunch that makes them a perfect foundation for your favorite top- pings, and the same gluten-free, grain- free, vegan, paleo-friendly, lower-carb, non-GMO goodness found in all Simple Mills products. Offered in Original, Everything, Jalapeno and Garlic & Herb flavors, the new crackers are made from a blend of sunflower, flax and chia seeds that have been sprouted for greater nutrient absorption. This seed base also lowers the carbohydrate level by 20 to 50 percent compared to leading cracker brands, supplies 3 grams of protein per serving, is a good source of Vitamin E and manganese, and provides more than 1,000 mg of ALA (alpha-Linolenic acid) Omega 3s. With products in more than 6,500 natural and conventional grocery stores throughout the U.S., Simple Mills contin- ues to make healthful choices easy by offering food that tastes great in the moment and nourishes your body for the long term. For more information, go to www .simplemills.com. Hammond's Expands Crisps Line with Snack Sizes, Gourmet Flavors Hammond's Brands, the parent compa- ny of Hammond's Candies, Old Dominion Peanut Company, McCraw's Candies and the recently launched Mellow Snacks, shared the details of long-awaited new additions to its popu- lar Crisps line. New packaging, refreshed branding and innovative fla- vors will help retailers meet an increas- ing demand for snacks that provide a sugary fix with a salty kick. Hammond's new Crisps come in eight complex but perfectly balanced flavors: dark chocolate peanut, sea salt caramel peanut, original peanut, cashew, s'mores, coconut, hickory smoked almond and cinnamon apple walnut. Six-ounce SUR bags come six per DRC with a suggested retail price that ranges from $2.99 to $3.99, making the Crisps an ideal addition for snack shelves in stores both big and small. "Snack sales account for a full 40 percent of the $370 billion U.S. pack- aged food market and this percentage is expected to grow each year thanks to Millennials' tendencies to snack much more than any other genera- tion," said Andrew Schuman, Hammond's President and Chief Executive Officer. "From a profit per- spective, retailers can't go wrong with offering a wide variety of snacks for these consumers. Our new Crisps fla- vors are one way that Hammond's is fulfilling its commitment to helping these candy sellers satisfy today's appetites with old-fashioned recipes and fresh ingredients." The new line of Crisps began helping stores across the nation increase their sales volume in the already proven segment with its first shipment in March. For more informa- tion about placing your Crisps order, visit www.hammondscandies.com or call 888.226.3999. About Hammond's Hammond's Candies began delighting candy lovers with artisan candy canes, beautifully spun ribbon candy and larg- er-than-life lollipops when it was found- ed by the Hammond family in 1920, making it Colorado's favorite handmade confectioner for decades. In 2007, the company became the Hammond's Brands that it is today through its acqui- sition by current President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Schuman, growing from a much- loved, local candy company to a leading gourmet sweet provider with national regard (and has doubled the number of employees). Since then, Hammond's has gone on to acquire such companies as McCraw's Candies in 2010 and Old Dominion Peanut Company in 2012 as well as to gain impressive recognitions for brand packaging and product innovation. For more information, go to www .hammondscandies.com or call 800.CANDY.99 (800.226.3999). Follow Hammond's Candies on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hammondscandies and on Pinterest at www.pinterest .com/hammondscandies. Too Tarts Candy Keeps Kids Happy, Healthy Candy Mountain Sweets & Treats is the maker of the popular 23-year-old kids candy line, Too Tarts. The company's product lines and sales continue to be a top seller at retailers across the USA. What makes Too Tarts so special? The company's desire to have it all – healthy candy that tastes great, strong sales and a product Made in the USA. Not only do the company's sales contin- ue to grow, but also its product offerings. Too Tarts is now available in four distinct top sellers: Spray Candy, Suck Ups Liquid Candy, Gimme Goo in a bottle and Goo4You in a squeeze tube. Too Tarts products are sugar-free and loaded with Vitamin C. Xylitol is the main natural sweetener, made from fruits and berries and No. 1 recommend by the American Dental Association to help pro- mote healthy teeth and gums for children. Armand Hammer, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We recently discov- ered that we are the only major kids candy brand sold in the USA that is made in America. About 60 percent of kids candy purchases are actually made by adults, so we decided to let the consumers know we were proudly Made in the USA." The new candy labeling features the American flag on each piece of candy and all of the displays. Since the decision was made to promote "Made in the USA," Too Tarts sales at retail have skyrocketed and are stronger than ever. The adult consumer cares what they are buy- ing for their kids. Candy Mountain Sweets & Treats welcomes all new retail- ers to join in its efforts to make a difference in children's lives by profitably selling a kids candy you can be proud of. Healthy candy, healthy kids and healthy sales! For more information, go to www.tootarts.com, call 800.621.1954 or email sales@candymst.com.