Manufacturers
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Kettle Brand
Kettle Brand, owned by Diamond Foods, is one of the largest snack food manufacturers in the U.S. The company is well-known for its potato chips in a variety of flavors. Based in Oregon, it has branches in European and Asian countries, as well. History Kettle Brand was created by Cameron Healy in 1978, when he…
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Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods is a food production company based in Illinois in the USA. It manufactures and distributes food products to almost every part of the world. History Kraft Foods started out in many places around the globe and with many innovators in the production of food products. The history of Kraft foods dates back to…
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Ghirardelli Chocolate
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is one of the most renowned chocolate confectionery and beverage manufacturers in the US. The company is based in California. History Domenico Ghirardelli, the founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, was born in 1817 in Rapallo, Italy. At that time, his father was importing exotic foods to Italy. His passion for chocolate developed…
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Haribo
Haribo is a German confectionery manufacturing company, supplying its products to almost all parts of the world. It is also the world’s largest jelly and gummy sweet manufacturing company. It is owned by the Riegel family and is famous for its Gummy Bear range of confectioneries. History Hans Riegel, the founder of Haribo, was born…
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Tim’s Cascade Snacks
Tim’s Cascade Snacks is a snack manufacturing company based in Washington. The company manufactures and distributes potato chips and popcorn to all parts of the USA and some Asian countries. History Tim’s Cascade Snacks was founded in 1986 by Tim Kennedy. Tim and his family started the business in a 15,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant…
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Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., based in Plano, TX, is one of the largest snack manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures potato chips and other salty snacks and delivers them to all parts of America. History Frito-Lay North America, Inc. was founded in 1932 by C. E. Doolin. Before he started the chips business, he used…
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Poore Brothers
Poore Brothers, now known as Inventure Group, Inc. is a potato chips and dips manufacturing company based in Arizona in the USA. The company distributes its products both nationally and internationally. History The history of Poore Brothers dates back to 1983, when two brothers, Don and Jay Poore, founded Groff’s of Texas, Inc. Even though…
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Zapp’s Potato Chips
Zapp’s Potato Chips is a potato chip manufacturing company based in Louisiana in the U.S. The company manufactures and distributes kettle-cooked chips to all parts of the USA. It also sells its products online, including potato chips and special T-shirts. History Zapp’s Potato Chips was founded by Ron Zappe in Gramercy, Louisiana in 1985. Zappe…