date:May 08, 2013
st quarter was focused on getting Pretzel Crisps off to a great start, expanding our margins and improving our retail execution, said Carl E. Lee Jr., president and chief executive officer. Sales growth continues to be driven by our core brands which together were up 23% for the quarter excluding the impact of last years independent business owner (I.B.O.) distributor conversion. Core brand sales growth excluding acquisitions and the I.B.O. impact was 6.3%. Branded sales growth continues to be a