Company profile
David Hansen, CEO
Where we are in the United States: Clearfield, UT
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SnackCo is a sister company of Svenska LantChips AB, and was established in 2001. We are a food manufacturer and offer a complete range of snack products to the North-American and Asian markets. “We have seen a rapid expansion of our exports out of our Utah-based plant, and we now regard the whole NAFTA area to be our home market”, says David M. Hansen, the CEO of SnackCo.
keeping at par with the huge market for high-volume, nationwide retailers with their constant requirements for efficiency, quality control and cut-throat prices. We thrive in this environment, and being located at the crossroads of the West is an asset, even if Utah itself is a small market. We compete successfully, in spite of long hauls to the conglomerated areas of the East-Coast, Mexico City and Canada.”
“As we do in our sister companies, we have a healthy mix of our own trademarks, as well as private-label manufacturing for some of the retail- and club giants in North-America. That way, we secure efficient manufacturing of long series and huge volumes, as well as being able to make smaller runs of exclusive and even artisan products in our own labels. Combining the two, we stay close to our innovative roots, while also
David’s vision is in line with the family-company’s credo to grow organically, and this has so far served the company well. He foresees a continued expansion for his company in all of North America, providing that the current trade rules are kept intact. www.snackco.com
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