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1 3 December 2017 SNACKING NEWS Ozery Bakery Adds Muesli Morning Rounds Ozery Bakery's new Morning Rounds offer a heart-healthy grab-and-go snack in a single serve pack. The Morning Rounds are a good source of fiber, are free from artificial preservatives, free of saturated and trans fats and a good source of iron. They are certified vegan, kosher and non-GMO. The rounds come in muesli, cranberry orange, apple cinnamon, cinnamon and raisin, and date and chia versions. The rounds are a 2.1-ounce split bun made from wheat flour, water, raisins, or- ganic cane sugar, whole grains including flax, cracked wheat, cracked rye, millet, cracked triticale, barley grits, wheat bran and rolled oats. They also include raisins and sulfite-free apples. Ozery offers Morning Rounds in a countertop display caddy with 10 single serve packages. Ozery Bakery, based in Vaughn, On- tario, Canada, is a family-owned business that started as Pita Break, a small bakery in downtown, Toronto. The company is owned by two brothers, Alon and Guy Ozery. The company supports community groups such as Art Starts, Youth Employ- ment Services, Entrepreneur Canada and the Learning Enrichment Foundation, and routinely participates in charity events. Last year, the bakery gave away 35,000 Morning Rounds. For more information on Ozery Bak- ery's Morning Rounds, visit www .ozerybakery.com. n Tillamook Country Smoker Revamps Packaging Tillamook Country Smoker, a rapidly growing Oregon-based meat snacks com- pany that has been manufacturing and distributing high quality jerky and meat sticks since 1975, has modernized its packaging. The new package features a vibrant new graphic design and highlights the various premium quality elements of Tillamook Country Smoker's products. "Our products are made using the highest possible standards for sourcing and man- ufacturing, and our new packaging and consumer messaging will tell that story for us," said Tillamook Country Smoker CEO, Shane Chambers. Tillamook Country Smoker offers sev- eral delicious beef jerky flavors, includ- ing Old Fashioned, Honey Glazed, Chipotle, Spicy Sweet, Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper, and Teriyaki. "The jerky category has experienced tremendous growth as consumers look for healthy protein snacking options that fit their busy lifestyles. Tillamook Country Smoker is growing at a double digit rate and is positioned very well to con- tinue to capitalize on the trend," said Chambers. "Our consumers tell us that they love our naturally wood- smoked products." Tillamook Country Smoker products are available at leading convenience, specialty and grocery stores nationwide. For more information on Tillamook Country Smoker, please visit www.tcsjerky.com. n Bak Kwa Brings Street Food Snacks to Your Customers Bak Kwa meat snacks, inspired by a tradi- tional grilled Singapore and Malaysian street food, come from U.S. family farms dedicated to raising animals humanely and without antibiotics or hormones. They are minimally processed with most ingredi- ents having Non-GMO verification and are free from artificial ingredients, wheat, dairy and eggs. The meat snacks are available in reseal- able 1- to 3-ounce packages with a suggested retail price of $6.99 to $7.99. Cases include 12 of the 2- to 3-ounce bags, or 18 of the 1-ounce bags. Bak Kwa meat snacks are available in five flavors, includ- ing the 2016 sofi ® Award win- ning Hickory Smoked Spicy Candied Bacon, which has no ni- trates or nitrites, Spicy Chipotle Beef Bak Kwa, Lemongrass Beef, Pork Bak Kwa and free- range Turkey Bak Kwa. A vegan version, Eggplant Baconess Bak Kwa is available in 2-ounce bags with a sug- gested retail price of $4.99 to $5.99. The high protein meat snacks are lower sodium, paleo-friendly, and free from gluten, nitrites, nitrates, antibiotics and hormones. Bak Kwa snacks are made by Little Red Dot Kitchen of Hayward, California. The company was launched in 2015 to fulfill founder Ching Lee's craving for a taste of her native land. For more information, call 408.673.8277 or visit www.reddot kitchen.com. n New Products, New Packaging for Snak Club Trail Mixes Century Snacks' Snak Club ® brand, the highest velocity trail mix in the conven- ience channel per IRI data for the last 52 weeks ending Sept. 3, 2017, showcased new packaging and six new products at the 2017 National Association of Con- venience Show in October in Chicago, Illinois. Snak Club's new packaging ranked No. 1 among designs tested in a third-party consumer survey conducted by MAi Research. Trail mix consumers preferred Snak Club's new packaging more than two times the pack- aging of key competitors tested. The new bag has a reseal- able zipper and highlights key nutritional pur- chase criteria such as the pro- tein and fiber content, the ab- sence of artifi- cial ingredients, and non-GMO and gluten free attributes on both the front and back of the package. Snak Club also unveiled six new on- trend snack mix innovations launched in November. Seventy-seven percent of trail mix consumers surveyed by MAi Re- search indicated that they would defi- nitely or probably purchase each of these new products: Tropical Coco-Mango Nut Mix, Chocolate Coconut Nut Mix, Omega Fruit & Nut Mix, Sweet & Salty Poppin' Nuts, Honey Bliss Nut Mix and Southwestern Snack Mix. "As the highest velocity trail mix brand in the convenience channel, we always seek to meet evolving consumer needs with the best products possible," said Century Snacks CEO, Tom Holland. "After extensive consumer research, we are excited to showcase our new con- sumer-preferred packaging and products as we position Snak Club as a leader within the nut and trail mix categories." Snak Club snacks are available in con- venience stores across the country. For more than 33 years, Century Snacks has been preparing both classic roasted and flavorful seasoned nuts as well as as- sembling innovative trail mix and snack mix products in their now SQF 3 certified manufacturing facilities in Southern Cali- fornia. Century Snacks crafts Snak Club ® , Muncheros ® and other branded products as well as national private brand products for retailers across the United States. Cen- tury Snacks operates in the City of Com- merce, California, and is a portfolio company of Insignia Capital Group. For more information, visit www.snakclub.com. n

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