Born 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.
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Ditsch USA LLCFounded in 1919 as a small family bakery in Mainz, Ditsch USA LLC makes authentic German-style pretzels and other baked snack products for customers across the United States. The Cincinnati-based operation grew from the 2017 acquisition of Pretzel Baron and is part of a business that produces more than one billion pretzel specialties and snacks each year. Ditsch’s U.S. facilities extend a century of pretzel craftsmanship into a global B2B network serving more than 30 countries.CINCINNATI, OH
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
Shearer's FoodsFrom a Canton, Ohio family grocery to a North American network of 14 plants and more than 100 production lines, Shearer’s Foods makes salty snacks, cookies and crackers for private brands and major food companies. The company began snack manufacturing in 1979 and now combines its Ohio roots with a nationwide footprint, including three Canadian locations operating as Super-Pufft. Its Millennium facility in Massillon was the first snack plant to earn the highest sustainability award for environmental responsibility.MASSILLON, OH
JTM Foods, LLCFounded in Erie in 1986, JTM Foods makes handheld snack pies and crispy treats, including its JJ’s Bakery line and products for co-manufacturing and retailer private brands. Its 80,000-square-foot Erie facility is peanut- and tree-nut-free, and the company now produces more than 450 million snack pies and crispy treats annually. JTM’s SQF-certified operation also produces dairy-free, Kosher Parve snack pies.ERIE, PA