Blake W. Thompson

Lance, Inc. manufactures, markets and distributes a wide variety of snack foods and bakery items. Lance's products include sandwich crackers, sandwich cookies, potato chips, crackers, cookies, other salty snacks, sugar wafers, nuts, restaurant style crackers, and candy. Lance was founded by Philip L. Lance and Salem A. Van Every in 1913 and is headquartered Charlotte, NC

Tasty Baking Company manufactures, co-packages and sells sweet baked goods. Its products include brownies, dessert shells, holiday tub cookies, pretzel rods, sugar wafers, Swiss rolls, cupcakes, donuts, bars, pies, chocolate bells, honey buns, danish, snow balls, dreamies, and minis. The company was founded by Philip J. Baur and Herbert C. Morris in 1914 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Frito-Lay North America, Inc. produces and markets snack foods. Its products are sold under the brand names of Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, Lays, Baked, Stax and FritoLay. The company was founded in September, 1961 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Wyandot Inc. manufactures and supplies snack foods. It makes potato chips and similar salty snacks for private-label brands, as well for the retail food and foodservice industries. The company also provides contract manufacturing services. The company was founded by Hoover and Ava Brown in 1936 and is headquartered in Marion, OH.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of snack food products. It offers pretzels, sandwich crackers, kettle cooked chips, pretzel crackers, popcorn, nuts, potato chips, tortilla chips, cookies, restaurant style crackers, and other salty snacks. The company was founded on December 26, 1926 and is headquartered in Camden, NJ.

Swisher Hygiene, Inc. provided hygiene and sanitizing solutions that include cleaning & sanitizing chemicals, restroom hygiene programs, and related products & services. It was sold consumable products such as detergents, cleaning chemicals, soap, paper, water filters, and supplies, together with the rental and servicing of dish machines and other equipment for the dispensing of those products as well as additional services such as the cleaning of facilities. The company served customers in a wide range of end-markets, with a particular emphasis on the foodservice, hospitality, retail, and healthcare industries. The company was founded by Patrick L. Swisher in 1986 and it was headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.