SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

NOTE 9—SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

The Company operates as a single reportable segment encompassing the manufacture and sale of confectionery products. Its principal manufacturing operations are located in the United States and Canada, and its principal market is the United States. The Company also manufactures and sells confectionery products in Mexico, and exports products to Canada and other countries worldwide.

The following geographic data includes net product sales summarized on the basis of the customer location and long-lived assets based on their physical location:

	2011		2010		2009
Net product sales:
United States	$	487,185	$	471,714	$	455,517
Foreign	41,184		45,435		40,075
	$	528,369	$	517,149	$	495,592
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	170,173	$	172,087	$	176,044
Foreign	41,989		43,405		44,677
	$	212,162	$	215,492	$	220,721