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Snyder's of Hanover is an American
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brand distribution company based in Hanover, Pennsylvania, specializing in German traditional
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s. Its products are sold throughout the United States, Canada, many European nations, Asia, and in the Middle East.


Corporate history

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. In 1950, the company was split into two independent companies: Snyder's of Hanover and
Snyder of Berlin Utz Brands, Inc. , more commonly known as Utz, is a large American snack food company based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The company produces a wide variety of potato chips, pretzels, and other snacks, with most of its products primarily sold u ...
. The Hanover Canning Company (later called Hanover Brands, and now Hanover Foods) purchased Snyder's of Hanover. 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. In December 2007, Snyder's of Hanover acquired
Jays Foods Jays Foods, Inc., is an American manufacturer of snack products including potato chips, popcorn and pretzels. Jays Foods was founded in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, and is currently a subsidiary of Snyder's of Hanover.
of
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, after they declared
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. Snyder's plans to continue making and distributing Jays' full line of snacks throughout the midwest market. In 2010, a plan to merge with rival
Utz Quality Foods Utz Brands, Inc. , more commonly known as Utz, is a large American snack food company based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The company produces a wide variety of potato chips, pretzels, and other snacks, with most of its products primarily sold u ...
was blocked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. On July 22, 2010, it was announced that Snyder's of Hanover would be merging with
Lance Inc. Lance is an American brand of snack foods owned by the Snyder's-Lance company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. As of 2018, Snyder's-Lance is owned by Campbell's. Merger On July 22, 2010, Lance announced that it would merge with Snyder' ...
to create one of the largest snack food companies in the nation. The merged company became
Snyder's-Lance Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is the second largest salty snack maker in the United States. It was formed by the 2010 merger of Lance Inc. and Snyder's of Hanover. The company is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company. History On September 6, 2012, ...
, to be based in
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. In December 2017, it was announced that Campbell Soup would acquire Snyder's-Lance for .


See also

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List of brand name snack foods This is a list of brand name snack foods. A snack or snack food is a portion of food often smaller than a regular meal, generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fr ...


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* Brand name snack foods Companies based in York County, Pennsylvania Hanover, Pennsylvania Brand name potato chips and crisps Snyder's-Lance Inc. brands Pretzels American companies established in 1909 1909 establishments in Pennsylvania Food and drink companies established in 1909 Snack food manufacturers of Pennsylvania {{food-company-stub