Bickel's Snack Foods Inc

bickel's potato chip company was started in 1954 by mr. luther bickel in lancaster county, pennsylvania. it was a regional family run business offering a unique "seared" potato chip in a variety of flavors. in 1998 bickel's was purchased by hanover foods corporation. hanover foods is the largest independently owned manufacturer of frozen, canned, fresh, and freeze-dried food products in the united states. to further strengthen its position in the salted snack category, in 2000 hanover foods purchased york snacks and the bon ton potato chip facility in york, pennsylvania. the companies were consolidated as "bickel's snack foods, inc." bickel's is one of the few manufacturers that can offer a full line of salted snacks - potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, corn chips, cheese curls, popcorn, party mixes, and much more! bickel's then acquired wege pretzel company of hanover pennsylvania in 2001 to strengthen our position with the manufacturing of pretzels in a variety of shapes and siz