Popcorn Industry Trade Associations
Trade associations are often very good sources of information for finding industry trends, statistics, and forecasts. Below are a couple of links to organizations associated with the popcorn and snack foods industries. Please note that Ohio University Libraries is NOT a member of either organization, so access to some of the content on both websites may be restricted.
Popcorn Board (http://www.popcorn.org)
“The Popcorn Board is a non-profit organization funded by U.S. popcorn processors. The Board strives to raise the awareness of U.S. popcorn as a nutritious and versatile snack through domestic and international marketing efforts. The Popcorn Board is a national commodity promotion and research program. It was formed in April 1998 as an Act of Congress at the request of the popcorn processing industry.”
Snack Food Association (http://www.sfa.org/)
“The Snack Food Association is the international trade association of the snack food industry representing snack manufacturers and suppliers.” “Membership includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers of potato chips, tortilla chips, cereal snacks,pretzels,popcorn, cheese snacks, snack crackers, meat snacks, pork rinds,snack nuts,party mix, corn snacks, pellet snacks, fruit snacks, snack bars, granola, snack cakes, cookies and various other snacks.”
Additonal Resources
The 2000-2005 world outlook for chips and crisps
- An electronic book that gives an outlook for the industry.
- Click here to access the book.
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