Trophy Nut Co. is a privately held food manufacturer and distributor in Tipp City, Ohio, known for roasting and seasoning nuts and trail mixes. Its roots include Gerald Allen’s founding of Allen Food Products in 1968 and the Allen family’s return to private ownership in 1978; the company adopted the Trophy Nut Co. name in 1988. It has worked with Girl Scouts of the USA as an approved supplier since 1992.
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Hickory Harvest FoodsFounded in Akron in 1972 by the Swiatkowski family, Hickory Harvest Foods has grown from a small cheese and smoked-sausage distributor into a third-generation, family-owned maker of roasted nuts and more than 250 snack products. The company produces both its own Hickory Harvest brand and private-label snacks, with nuts remaining its signature line after nearly 40 years of roasting. Its nearly 100 employees work from a facility built in 2009, which holds SQF Level II certification and supports in-house manufacturing and packaging.AKRON, OH
King Nut CompaniesWith Cleveland roots dating to 1927 and a 2003 merger that created today’s company, King Nut Companies makes and packages roasted nuts and snack foods in Solon, Ohio. Its 350-plus team members produce roughly 500 million packages a year across more than 300,000 square feet, supplying major airlines as well as retail, food-service and private-label customers worldwide. The company is SQF Level 2 certified and operates under Kanan Enterprises, with the Kanan family in executive leadership.SOLON, OH
Jeppi Nut & Candy CoJeppi Nut & Candy Co. traces its Baltimore roots to 1884, when three Sicilian brothers began roasting Virginia peanuts for city customers. After five generations of Jeppi family stewardship and later ownership by the Pavlos family, the Timonium company continues that local snack tradition while supplying businesses across the Mid-Atlantic with nuts and candy.LUTHERVILLE TIMONIUM, MD
C.J. Dannemiller CoFrom Clarence Dannemiller’s 1935 door-to-door popcorn route in Ohio, C.J. Dannemiller Co. has grown into a family-owned wholesale supplier of nuts, popcorn, seeds and concession products for businesses nationwide. Now in its fourth generation, the company serves everyone from food manufacturers and retailers to concession operators, offering case orders, recurring delivery and pallet-scale purchasing. Its SQF certification adds documented food-safety standards to a business built around long-running customer relationships.NORTON, OH