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Hearthside emerges from bankruptcy, rebrands

The brand will now be called Maker's Pride LLC.

April 1, 2025

Through its financial restructuring, the company eliminated approximately $2 billion of funded debt and is emerging with approximately $600 million of liquidity.

Trufood, Bar Bakers unite as Tandem Foods

The brands aim to redefine customer partnership in the BFY snack industry.

SF&WB Staff

January 14, 2025

TruFood Manufacturing and Bar Bakers, LLC are unveiling their new unified brand identity: Tandem Foods, a premier contract manufacturer specializing in better-for-you snacks.

Hearthside Foods enters restructuring agreement

After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the contract producer hopes to be poised for growth.

SF&WB Staff

November 25, 2024

The move is designed to help the contract producer wipe its $1.9B in debt, and to secure new funding.

Brand owners count on contract packaging and manufacturing: PMMI

A report from the packaging association forecasts growth for contract companies.

SF&WB Staff

October 10, 2024

According to the association’s latest report, 67% of brand owners plan to maintain or step up their use of such services from current levels.

Private-label snack producer Shearer’s Foods changes hands

An investment firm is acquiring the company from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

Jenni Spinner

December 14, 2023

An investment firm is acquiring the company from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

TruFood Manufacturing names Michael Buick as its new CEO

The contract manufacturer’s new hire brings more than 20 years of industry leadership.

Jenni Spinner

October 27, 2023

The contract manufacturer’s new hire brings more than 20 years of industry leadership.

Wyandot Snacks and its B Corporation journey

Wyandot Snacks, a legend in salty snacks, shares insights on its recent journey to B Corporation status.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

February 3, 2022

The U.S. snack industry established strong roots during the first half of the 20th century. Retail channel diversification, ingenious equipment engineering, and an increasingly mobile American public hungry for snacking adventure all contributed to the boom. Upstart innovators blazed their own paths across this fertile land, rich with opportunity.

Warrell divests Pennsylvania Dutch Candies, closes caramel plant to focus on contract manufacturing

Warrell rebranded its private label, contract manufacturing business as Warrell Creations in November 2018.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

June 17, 2020

The Warrell Corp. says it is focusing on its core contract manufacturing and private label business following the sale of Pennsylvania Dutch Candies assets to Nassau Candy and closing its Classic Caramel division last fall.

Warrell aims to be 'partner of choice' in contract manufacturing

The Warrell Corp. rebrands to Warrell Creations to reflect new focus on innovation, flexibility.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 14, 2018

The Warrell Corp. has morphed over the last half-century to be many things to many different members of the confectionery industry

The path of continuous improvement at Hearthside Food Solutions

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

February 17, 2017

In his 1954 compendium of writings, “Ideas and Opinions,” Albert Einstein said that “all knowledge of reality starts from experience and ends in it.” He put forth this scientific “fundamental truth” in connection to his predecessors Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei, tying it to the origins of modern science.