For decades, the Warehime family has been a fixture in the snack industry — first with the ownership of Snyder’s of Hanover, led by the late Michael Warehime, the former chairman who made the brand a household name. He’s also recognized by SNAC International as one of its Circle of Honor recipients for his lifetime achievements.

Now, the family’s legacy lives on through his wife, Patricia Warehime, and their daughters, Kate Mininger, Susan Rupp and Elizabeth Warehime-Rizakos, who own G&S Foods in the co-packing and private label arena.

Dan Morgan, president and chief executive officer of G&S Foods, noted the family has provided the driving force and the funding to build the state-of-the-art facility in Hanover, Pa.

Here, the community has supported and been rewarded by several of the nation’s most prestigious snack operations that call this region home.

“The family has and always will be committed to the Hanover area,” Morgan said. “The people in this area have shown great work ethic. Additionally, the commitment that the family has made to build this plant right is so commendable. We’re focused on the long-term future of G&S to be able to profitably employ people in a business in Hanover; that’s very important to the family.”

In addition to hiring up to 900 people in the coming years, G&S Foods plans to build a solar farm that will supply 30% to 40% of the plant’s electricity and reflect its good stewardship of the environment.

Today, anyone who enters the Hanover snack plant will feel the presence of the Warehime family. In the lobby’s entrance is a plaque quoting Michael Warehime’s signature advice to “never compromise on quality” when working in the snack industry.

This article is an excerpt from the March 2025 issue of Baking & Snack. To read the entire feature on G&S Foods, click here.