Candy and Snack Expo Daily Tuesday 2012 : Tues-1

Vote Today For The Most Innovative New Products — Your Vote Counts! M OST I NNOVATIVE N EW P RODUCT A WARDS S HOWCASE — EXPO attendees cast the final votes today for the Most Innovative New Product Awards from a list of nominees in eight categories selected by a jury of industry experts yesterday. All of the nominated products are on display within the New Product Showcase, where trade customers can review and make their selections before the close of the EXPO today. The winning items will be announced tomorrow morning by TV personality Phil Lempert at the Keynote session. The Most Innovative New Product Awards program is new for 2012, designed to highlight the most novel ideas, concepts and products in candy and snacks. During a special session yesterday, nearly 200 products were evaluated based on packaging quality, go-to-market potential, taste, innovation and originality in the following categories: chocolate, non-chocolate, seasonal, novelty/licensed, gourmet/premium, salty snacks, sweet snacks and savory snacks. The panel making the initial selections included Adam Gertler, host of the Food Network’s Kid In A Candy Store ; Harry Balzer, vice-president of the NPD Group, Inc.; Richard George, St. Joseph’s University; and Joan Steuer, president of Chocolate Marketing, LLC. Buyers from BP/ARCO ampm; McLane Co. Inc.; Eby-Brown Co., LLC; Redstone Foods; KeHE Distributors; Walgreen Co.; and Marine Corps Exchange also participated on the panel. Companies with nominated products are displaying special star awards on their booths. A panel of expert judges reviewed nearly 200 candy Visit candyandsnacktoday.com for a and snack items yesterday to select the nominees complete list of nominees. CST for the 2012 Most Innovative New Product Awards. Getting Ready For The EXPO! Look inside for more EXPO photos! Hershey Debuts Lower Fat Chocolate Line Booth 845 — The Hershey Co. is introducing lower fat Simple Pleasures chocolates, which have 30 percent less fat than the average leading milk chocolate, according to the company. The individually foiled pieces are available in milk chocolate with chocolate and vanilla crème centers, and dark chocolate with chocolate crème centers. The company says the products aim to grow retailers’ sales with health-conscious shoppers. Simple Pleasures pack in 5.6-ounce standup bags with a SRP of $3.79. Hershey also is highlighting Hershey’s Bliss Dark Chocolate with Caramel in 8.6-ounce bags. The chocolates have a SRP of $4.19 and ship in 12-and 24-ct cases. In addition, details on upcoming promotions including a Twizzlers sweepstakes and a summer offer of 10 percent more product in 12-ounce bags are available. CST Kellogg Hosts Snack Break Today from 2 to 5 pm, Kellogg Co. is sponsoring a Sweets & Snacks Beverage Break on Level 1, near the escalators. Assorted snacks and water will be available for EXPO attendees, and company representatives will be on hand to share details about new products from Kellogg. CST Candy & Snack TODAY EXPO DAILY 2012 1

Vote Today For The Most Innovative New Products — Your Vote Counts!

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCT AWARDS SHOWCASE — EXPO attendees cast the final votes today for the Most Innovative New Product Awards from a list of nominees in eight categories selected by a jury of industry experts yesterday. All of the nominated products are on display within the New Product Showcase, where trade customers can review and make their selections before the close of the EXPO today. The winning items will be announced tomorrow morning by TV personality Phil Lempert at the Keynote session. The Most Innovative New Product Awards program is new for 2012, designed to highlight the most novel ideas, concepts and products in candy and snacks. During a special session yesterday, nearly 200 products were evaluated based on packaging quality, go-to-market potential, taste, innovation and originality in the following categories: chocolate, non-chocolate, seasonal, novelty/licensed, gourmet/premium, salty snacks, sweet snacks and savory snacks. The panel making the initial selections included Adam Gertler, host of the Food Network’s Kid In A Candy Store; Harry Balzer, vice-president of the NPD Group, Inc.; Richard George, St. Joseph’s University; and Joan Steuer, president of Chocolate Marketing, LLC. Buyers from BP/ARCO ampm; McLane Co. Inc.; Eby-Brown Co., LLC; Redstone Foods; KeHE Distributors; Walgreen Co.; and Marine Corps Exchange also participated on the panel. Companies with nominated products are displaying special star awards on their booths. Visit candyandsnacktoday.com for a complete list of nominees. CST

Hershey Debuts Lower Fat Chocolate Line

Booth 845 — The Hershey Co. is introducing lower fat Simple Pleasures chocolates, which have 30 percent less fat than the average leading milk chocolate, according to the company. The individually foiled pieces are available in milk chocolate with chocolate and vanilla crème centers, and dark chocolate with chocolate crème centers. The company says the products aim to grow retailers’ sales with health-conscious shoppers. Simple Pleasures pack in 5.6-ounce standup bags with a SRP of $3.79. Hershey also is highlighting Hershey’s Bliss Dark Chocolate with Caramel in 8.6-ounce bags. The chocolates have a SRP of $4.19 and ship in 12- and 24-ct cases. In addition, details on upcoming promotions including a Twizzlers sweepstakes and a summer offer of 10 percent more product in 12-ounce bags are available. CST

Kellogg Hosts Snack Break

Today from 2 to 5 pm, Kellogg Co. is sponsoring a Sweets & Snacks Beverage Break on Level 1, near the escalators. Assorted snacks and water will be available for EXPO attendees, and company representatives will be on hand to share details about new products from Kellogg. CST

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