Lance invests in Late July Snacks LLC (organic crackers and cookies)

Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) today announced that in an effort to increase its presence in the organic food sector, it has purchased a non-controlling minority equity interest in Late July Snacks LLC, a privately held organic snack food company. Founded in 2003 by the father-daughter team of Nicole Bernard Dawes and Steve Bernard, Late July Snacks LLC is a family owned and operated business producing organic updates on classic snacks.

Late July snacks LLC makes nine award-winning varieties of crackers, sandwich crackers and sandwich cookies