Snyder's of Hanover is an American

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and pretzel brand distribution company based in

Hanover, Pennsylvania Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland and is north of the Mason-Dixon line. The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 16,429 at the ...

, specializing in German traditional pretzels. 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

, 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 ...

. 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.

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, after they declared bankruptcy. 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 sol ...

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's ...

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 Campbell Soup Company, doing business as Campbell's, is an American processed food and snack company. The company is most closely associated with its flagship canned soup products; however, through mergers and acquisitions, it has grown to becom ...

would acquire Snyder's-Lance for .

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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

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