Snack food innovator, Inventure Foods, Inc., is expanding on its popular TGI Fridays™ licensed snack line with the introduction of Sweet Potato Skins. The Fridays Potato Skins Snacks are among the best-selling packaged snacks in the market today and the new Fridays Sweet Potato Skins will appear in convenience and grocery stores nationwide this month in 2.75-ounce and 5-ounce bags, respectively. A convenient 1.35-ounce single-serve bag will also available in vending machines. The suggested retail price ranges from $1.00 to $2.69 per package.

Inventure Foods Expands Its Successful TGI Fridays Line of Snacks With New Sweet Potato Skins Variety Sweet potatoes have soared in popularity recently, due in part to their uniquely sweet flavor and a nutrient-rich profile full of vitamins. In fact, each serving of Sweet Potato Skins provides 50 percent of the daily recommended value of vitamin A. The tantalizingly delicious snacks are made from real sweet potatoes and seasoned with a mild blend of cane sugar, molasses and salt to perfectly accent the natural sweetness of the potatoes.

"TGI Fridays Potato Skins appetizers have been a customer favorite in restaurants since 1974, and our ready-to-eat Potato Skins Snacks have grown to be just as beloved," said Steve Sklar, senior vice president and general manager at Inventure Foods. "With the recent popularity of sweet potatoes, we felt the time was right to introduce a unique spin on the Potato Skins Snacks that would resonate with our consumers."

Sweet Potato Skins join the existing Fridays line of Potato Skins Snacks that includes Cheddar & Bacon, Cheddar & Sour Cream, Jalapeno & Cheddar, Sour Cream & Onion, Chili Cheese and Bacon Ranch varieties. In addition to Potato Skins Snacks, the ready-to-eat snack line includes Crunchy Fries, Onion Rings, Mozzarella Sticks, Jalapeno Poppers and Happy Hour Snack Mixes.