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Article: Snack Food Industry Calls USDA Snack Survey 'Misleading'.
- Article from:
- Food & Drink Weekly
- Article date:
- September 4, 2000
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The Snack Food Association (SFA) called on USDA's Agriculture Research Service to clarify a news report which stated that twice as many kids are eating snack foods like crackers and corn chips than those of 20 years ago and that snacks contributed approximately 20 percent of daily calories for the 83 percent of kids reporting eating one or more snacks. (see F&DW 8/21)
SFA has taken issue with the type of snacks stated in the release and says the study does not capture what those snacks are, but rather defines a snack as any eating occasion designated by the respondent as a food and/or beverage break. "This means the snack might be a piece of fruit, a bowl of ice ...
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Article: Corporate Profile for J & J Snack Foods Corp., dated April 24, 1998.
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......April 24, 1998 Company Name: J & J Snack Foods Corp. Address: 6000 Central Highway...Industry: Food Company description: J & J Snack Foods Corp. over the years has grown to new...variety of nutritional, popularly priced snack foods and beverages for the food service and...
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