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Shearers Foods Inc

Company Description

Snack manufacturer Shearer’s employs approximately 900 associates in nine locations including four manufacturing plants (OH, TX) and five distribution facilities.

Shearer's Foods offers a range of branded and private label snack foods including a complete line of potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese curls/puffs, peanuts, popcorn, corn chips and other snacks, which are distributed throughout the Midwest, New England and parts of Canada. Shearer’s has received numerous honors and awards from industry associations and customers.

Shearer's Foods was established in 1974. In January 2008, Shearer's Foods was acquired by private equity firm Mistral Equity Partners.

In 2010 Shearer's Foods acquired the Snack Alliance.

in October 2012, Shearer's foods was acquired by private equity investment company Wind Point Partners.

In 2022 Shearer's stopped producing Shearer's branded potato chips and increased their focus on private label products.

Shearer’s has plant locations in the following cities:

  • Phoenix, Arizona
  • Newport, Arkansas
  • Burlington, Iowa
  • Perham, Minnesota
  • Brewster, Ohio
  • Massillon, Ohio
  • Hermiston, Oregon
  • Waterford, Pennsylvania
  • Fort Worth, Texas
  • Lubbock, Texas
  • Bristol, Virginia
  • Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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July 16, 2010
Shearer’s Foods starts second phase of plant expansion
Shearer’s Foods is ready to start the second phase of its Massillon expansion project.The snack maker has begun a 52,000-square-foot addition to its new facility on the 30-acre site at the Northeast Ohio Commerce Park. The $27 million investment includ...
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Bob Shearer to receive honorary doctorate degree of Lake Erie College
May 09, 2010
Bob Shearer to receive honorary doctorate degree of Lake Erie College
Robert J. Shearer, President and CEO of Shearer's Foods Inc., will give the commencement address at Lake Erie College as 181 students graduate in the 151st class on Sunday, May 9 at 11:00 a.m. in the Auxiliary Gym of the Jerome T. Osborne Family Athlet...
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US Chip Sector Weighs Funding Expansion
March 10, 2010
US Chip Sector Weighs Funding Expansion
During late January, the United States Potato Board (USPB) Chip Committee held a conference call with chip processors to gauge their interest in funding an expansion of the material development program to fast track the breeding of new chip-stock potat...
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March 01, 2010
Shearer's Foods Inc acquires Snack Alliance Inc
Shearer’s Foods, Inc., a leading producer and distributor of high quality branded, contract pack and private label seasoned snack foods, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Snack Alliance, Inc. and its Canadian affiliate.
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