Guac Shop makes locally made, restaurant-quality tortilla and taco chips alongside Guac Prep, a seasoning that turns an avocado into guacamole in about 90 seconds. Based in the Ohio region, the company also brings its guac stand to events and private parties, serving guacamole and chips through customizable catering setups. Its products are sold across Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, and its line was selected by the Specialty Food Association Trendspotter Panel from more than 2,000 products at the 2025 Fancy Food Show.
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Willy's Fresh SalsaWilly’s Fresh Salsa is a family business making refrigerated salsa and guacamole with real ingredients, including tomatoes sourced from Ohio and Michigan family farms. Incorporated in 2003, the company began producing salsa full time in 2006 and now supplies stores in all 50 states from its manufacturing facility in Swanton, Ohio. Its fresh, uncooked salsa is made in smaller batches, and the company holds BRC food-safety certification.SWANTON, OH
Hartville Potato ChipsHartville Potato Chips carries forward a South Akron family-market tradition that reaches back more than 60 years, drawing on a recipe associated with cousin Ted Robb and his former OK Potato Chips company. From its Akron facility, PAL’s Snack Foods makes small-batch kettle-cooked chips for Ohio retailers, with a newer beef-tallow version that returns to a three-ingredient approach.AKRON, OH
Mikesell'sSince 1910, Dayton-based Mikesell’s has made and distributed potato chips and other snack foods, beginning with founder Daniel W. Mikesell’s dried beef and sausage business before adding its distinctive Saratoga Chips. Still privately held and headquartered in Dayton, the company distributes across the Midwest while continuing to cook its chips in premium oil and develop new flavors, including its signature Puffcorn Delites.DAYTON, OH
The Home PantryKnown in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood for its award-winning jam, The Home Pantry is a local food maker with a fresh deli presence at the West Side Market. It also prepares custom grazing tables for events and creates packaged gifts for workplaces and celebrations.CLEVELAND, OH