JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Skeeter Snacks, the manufacturer of Skeeter Nut
Free™ grahams and cookies, scored an A+ in its first year
serving the education market.
Skeeter Nut Free™ is a new line of great-tasting, wholesome
snacks made from natural ingredients and whole grains with no
artificial preservatives, high fructose corn syrup or trans fats.
Skeeter Snacks products are an ideal solution for school food
service directors looking to follow the trend toward healthier
lifestyles and provide students with products that contain
wholesome ingredients, are guaranteed nut free and offer a taste
profile that students love. All Skeeter Nut Free™ products
are whole grain and meet the school nutrition program requirements
for inclusion in school menus; further, the company's three graham
flavors -- cinnamon, chocolate and honey -- are Smart Snack
compliant.
In the company's first year in the education market, the Skeeter
Nut Free™ brand was offered in schools districts across the
country, from New York to
Florida to Texas to California. "We are pleased to
see the school food service community embrace Skeeter Nut Free™ as
a new option on its menus as the country trends towards healthier
choices at mealtimes," said Alix
Keating, Director of School Programs. "Students love
the great taste and directors appreciate the high-quality
ingredients, clean labels and versatility of our grahams which can
be served with breakfast, lunch or as an after school snack at an
affordable price point."
In addition to the K-12 market, Skeeter Snacks also successfully
entered the early childhood education market this past year with
its fun, squirrel-shaped graham snacks. With the rate of food
allergies on the rise, and most prevalent in young children, the
Skeeter Nut Free™ brand helps early education groups keep their
centers nut safe. Skeeter Snacks is dedicated to continue
creating clean-label products for children of all ages in hopes of
encouraging lifelong, healthier habits.
"Skeeter Snacks delivered approximately 15 million servings in
the education channel this past school year," Keating
continued. "We look forward to growing next year and in the
future and are proud of the role we can play in helping children
develop wholesome and healthy eating habits now and in years to
come."
About Skeeter Snacks:
Skeeter Snacks was founded by two fathers of nut-allergic
children frustrated by the lack of great-tasting, safe snacks for
their families. The company's mission is to create foods that
are readily available, loved by all and ensure safety and inclusion
for people with nut allergies. All Skeeter Nut Free™ products
are made in a dedicated nut-free facility, with an audited nut-free
supply chain and each production run is tested internally and by
third parties before being released for distribution. Skeeter
Nut Free™ chocolate chip mini cookies are available as a
complimentary offering in the JetBlue Airways snack basket, seen
and enjoyed by millions of JetBlue passengers annually. All
Skeeter Nut Free™ products meet the nutritional requirements of the
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kid Act for inclusion in school nutrition
programs as a whole grain and are served in schools across the
country. For more information, please visit
www.skeeternutfree.com or visit us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/skeetersnacks.
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