Nuts & Trail Mixes

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Cookies are a robust segment within the bakery industry. There are brands that have been around for decades and have become household names, but there are also many up-and-coming brands that offer unique flavors for niche markets and are set to become the next class of pros.

Hoping to capitalize the healthier eating trend, Planters teams with a magazine brand to win adult shoppers with Planters Nut-rition Men's Health Recommended Mix.

According to the website, ideafinder.com, we consume more than 4.3 billion lb. of snack food a year, which could be why snacks may soon end up becoming America’s favorite meal.

For Planters peanuts, sustainability has been a core part of the business for some time. To reduce its impact on the environment through packaging changes, the brand looks to a new plastic container to further its heritage of sustainability.

It’s already three months in to 2012, which means some of those New Year’s Resolutioners have already caved back into their old ways. The gym is less crowded, and diet plans are already becoming “so last year.”

The snack industry should plan on attending or exhibiting at SNAXPO 2012, March 16-19, in Phoenix at the Phoenix Convention Center. Hosted by the Snack Food Association, this exciting diamond anniversary (75th year) snack event will provide opportunities to network with snack food industry professionals from around the world, learn the latest and greatest trends and technologies and hear interesting speakers, such as former Arkansas governor and best-selling author, Mike Huckabee.

Nuts, trail mixes and nut-and-fruit confections offer consumers convenient, flavorful pick-me-ups, as they try to get the most out of each summer day.