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Snak King (established 1978) is a privately owned snack food manufacturer based in the City of Industry, California. Snak King manufactures potato chips, tortilla chips, nuts, popcorn and other snacks under private label as well its own proprietary brand names .〔(Snak King Company Profile )〕 The company is one of the largest manufacturers of snack foods in the United States, employing about 950 people and operating more than 600,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. In December 2011, Snak King acquired C.J. Vitner Company, a Chicago based manufacturer and distributor of snack foods.〔Yahoo! Finance-Marketwire, January 3, 2012: Snak King Corp Acquires C.J. Vitner Company ()〕 ==History== Snak King was established in 1978 by three investor groups—a pork rind manufacturer, a distributor and a manufacturing facility. One of the investors at the time was Mike Levin, father of the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Barry Levin. Barry Levin joined the company in 1979 and shortly thereafter purchased a one-third interest in the company. He purchased the remaining two-thirds over the next five years.〔Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, March 2006: Rebuilding the Kingdom〕 In 1982, Snak King moved from its original 1,200-square-foot facility in downtown Los Angeles to a 50,000-square-foot facility.〔Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2003: In Dominated Snack Industry, Find Your Own Bag. ()〕 That year, the company introduced its El Sabroso brand. In 1984, it added popcorn and caramel corn, then expanded into cheese puffs and cheese curls. In 1994, the company relocated to the City of Industry, CA. In 2000, Snak King acquired the West Coast-based Granny Goose snack label.〔Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, March 2006: Rebuilding the Kingdom〕 In October 2004, rainfall triggered a massive roof collapse at its manufacturing and distribution facility, which took the company three years to rebuild at a cost of more than $30 million.〔Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, November 2008: The Comeback King〕 The retooled plant included state-of-the-art, automated production lines that allowed for increase capacity and greater quality control. Its acquisition of Vitner’s in 2011 nearly doubled Snak King’s work force and floor space. Founded in 1926, Vitner’s produces potato chips, tortilla chips, extruded puffs and curls, and other snack foods under its own brand name as well as private labels. Vitner’s distributes to more than 20 states from its distribution centers in Chicago and Elk Grove Village, Illinois and Merrillville, Indiana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Snak King」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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