(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 23, 2011 ) JAL Enterprises and Summit Foods Forges Strategic Alliance with the Darryl Strawberry Foundation Fight for Autism
Chicago, IL -- JAL Enterprises, a company that creates products to support non profit organizations, and Summit Foods have teamed up with the Darryl Strawberry Foundation “Fight for Autism” to introduce a new fruit snack, All-Stars for Charities Fruit Snacks. All-Stars for Charities Fruit Snacks will be on display at the Sweets and Snack Expo May 24, 2011 at McCormick Place, Chicago IL along with former Major League Baseball player, Darryl Strawberry.
for Charities Fruit Snack are a delicious fruit snack made with real fruit juice, fortified with vitamin C and 100 percent fat free. The Sweets and Snack Expo will be the first time this fruit snack is on display. This product is expected to hit shelves nation-wide this summer.
A portion of the proceeds from All-Star for Charities Fruit Snack will be donated to the Darryl Strawberry Foundation “Fight for Autism”. The foundation’s mission is to ensure quality of life for individuals affected by autism through the development of programs that focus on special education, socialization, and independent skills training in a structured learning and caring environment.
After years of addiction and troubles on and off the field, Darryl has turned his life around and wants to give back what was so freely given to him --The Gift of Life! “Every day I face the challenges of addiction and make the decision to be thankful for the gift of life. For many families, waking up to autism everyday is also a challenge that will always be part of their lives. I want to do all I can do to help families through the challenge, to face it every day and decide to be thankful for the gift of life,” said Darryl Strawberry.
“Fruit snacks are a popular choice of snack for kids of all ages and pairing up with Darryl Strawberry’s Fight for Autism is a great way to increase awareness about autism among parents and kids,” said John Luppo, CEO of JAL Enterprises.
Sweets and Snack Expo is the largest confectionery and snack show in North America. Over thousand of different snack products will be exhibited at McCormick Place in Chicago May 24-26, 2011. Confectionery, chocolate, candy, gum, salty snacks, cookies, popcorn, biscuits, breakfast snacks, nutrition bars, meat snacks, fruit snacks, granola bars and nuts are shown to buyers, merchandisers, operations managers and store owners from all classes of trade.
Expo attendees travel from around the world to gain global access to the top confectionery and snack manufacturers. Attendees consist of buyers/buying teams, merchandisers, category managers, operations managers, store owners, importers, exporters, suppliers and brokers. Some of last years attendees consisted of; 7-11, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Target, Staples, Cosco and many more.
For further information on All-Star for Charities Fruit Snack contact John Luppo at 917-287-7288, Jluppo@all-starsforcharities.com, visit www.all-starsforcharities.com . For more information visit the Darryl Strawberry Foundation at www.fightforautism.org.
(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 23, 2011 ) JAL Enterprises and Summit Foods Forges Strategic Alliance with the Darryl Strawberry Foundation Fight for Autism
