Founded by Angelo Grippo in Cincinnati in 1919 as the Grippo's Cone Company, Grippo's began by manufacturing rolled sugar cones. The company later added pretzels and potato chips, and says it continues to bring snack foods to market, including its Bar-B-Q-spiced beef jerky.
G&S FoodsFounded in 1996 by Steve Garvick and Dale Spahr, G&S Foods makes snacks for private-label and contract-manufacturing customers, from its 348,344-square-foot Hanover facility. The company grew from seasoned pretzels and snack mixes into a full-service partner that develops, manufactures, and packages snacks, with particular roots in pretzels and enrobed products. Its leadership team collectively brings more than 200 years of snack-industry experience.HANOVER, PA
J&J Snack Foods CorpFounded in Pennsauken, New Jersey, in 1971, J&J Snack Foods Corp. makes branded snack foods for foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the United States. The company grew from a small pretzel operation into a nationwide business, producing more than one billion soft pretzels annually and operating facilities across the country. Its portfolio spans baked goods, frozen beverages, and frozen novelties.MOOSIC, PA
J&J Snack Foods CorpBorn in 1971 from a small Pennsauken pretzel bakery with eight employees, J&J Snack Foods now makes branded snacks and frozen treats for foodservice and retail across the United States. Its portfolio includes recognizable names such as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, LUIGI’S and Dippin’ Dots, while the company’s soft-pretzel roots remain especially substantial: it produces more than 1 billion soft pretzels annually. J&J also develops products for partners through contract manufacturing and operates a multi-site RSPO-certified sourcing program for sustainable palm oil.BROOKLYN, NY
Herr Foods IncFounded in 1946, family-owned and operated Herr Foods Inc. makes snack foods and remains headquartered in Nottingham, Pennsylvania. Its history describes growth from a small potato-chip company into a multigenerational business with manufacturing plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio; the company reports producing more than 340 snack items.PERRYOPOLIS, PA