Snyder's of Hanover
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pretzels |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founder | Harry V. Warehime |
| Headquarters | Hanover, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Key people | Michael Warehime (Chairman) Carl Lee (President, CEO)[1] |
| Products | See products section |
| Revenue | US$652 million |
| Parent | Campbell Soup Company |
| Subsidiaries | Jays Foods |
| Website | www |
Snyder's of Hanover is an American bakery and pretzel brand distribution company based in Hanover, Pennsylvania, specializing in German traditional pretzels. Its products are sold throughout the United States, Canada, many European nations, Asia, and in the Middle East.[2]
Corporate history
[edit]Snyder's of Hanover traces its roots to a bakery formed in Hanover, Pennsylvania, by Harry Warehime in 1909. In 1920 Eda and Edward Snyder started selling their homemade fried potato chips at various businesses.[3] In 1950, the company was split into two independent companies: Snyder's of Hanover and Snyder of Berlin. The Hanover Canning Company (later called Hanover Brands, now Hanover Foods) purchased Snyder's of Hanover in 1961. Snyder's of Hanover was again spun off as an independent company in 1981. Snyder's of Hanover is no longer associated with Snyder of Berlin, something that is indicated on packages of Snyder's of Hanover.[4]
In December 2007, Snyder's of Hanover acquired bankrupt Jays Foods of Chicago, Illinois, and planned to continue making and distributing Jays' full line of snacks throughout the midwestern United States.[5]
In 2010, a plan to merge with rival Utz Quality Foods was blocked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.[6] On July 22, 2010, it was announced that Snyder's of Hanover would be merging with Lance Inc. to create one of the largest snack food companies in the nation.[7] The merged company became Snyder's-Lance, and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. In December 2017, it was announced that Campbell Soup would acquire Snyder's-Lance for US$4.9 billion.[8] Utz Foods would go on to merge with the similarly named but unaffiliated company Snyder of Berlin in 2019.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Snyders of Hanover yahoo company profile". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Snyder's web FAQ. Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Making History: 2020 Discover Hanover Magazine Feature". Discover Hanover. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Our Story". Snyder's of Hanover. Retrieved 24 January 2016. "Hanover Foods Corporation History". Retrieved 24 January 2016. "The Snyder of Berlin Story - Timeline". Snyder of Berlin. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Snyder's of Hanover - Working to Keep Jays Products in Chicago". PRWeb. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Sellers, Patricia (4 March 2015). "The secretive snack company that Warren Buffett loves". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Sentementes, Gus (22 July 2010). "Snyder's of Hanover to merge with N. Carolina snack maker Lance". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Campbell Soup to acquire Snyder's pretzel, Pop Secret popcorn maker". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Snyder Of Berlin Sold To Snack Competitor Utz - CBS Pittsburgh". www.cbsnews.com. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
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