Herr's International

About Us

FOUNDED

in 1946 by J. S. Herr.

OWNERSHIP

Family continues to be dedicated to owning and operating the company.

GROWTH

Has experienced consistent growth for nearly 70 years.

INNOVATION

Innovative product and packaging development is continually pursued to satisfy the ever-changing appetites and tastes of the snacking community.

FACILITIES

Herr’s produces over 350 SKUs over two facilities: (1) Nottingham, PA (2) Chillicothe, OH

DISTRIBUTION

Currently selling products in all 50 states and over 40 countries. 500+ company-owned routes supported by 20 regional branches.


CAPACITIES

1MM POUNDS OF CHIPS

We produce up to one million pounds of potato chips every week and offer 19 different flavors on both regular and ripple chips.

KETTLE – SMALL BATCH FRYING

Currently house eight batch kettle fryers producing up to 250,000 pounds of kettle chips each week across 11 varieties.

EXTRUSION

Two high pressure extrusion lines are running in our new plant (Built in 2009) and produce up to 300,000 pounds of product every week.


TECHNOLOGY

NITROGEN FLUSHING

The first US snack food company to use nitrogen gas to maintain the freshness of fried snack foods.

X-RAY TECHNOLOGY

The first US snack food company to use X-Ray technology to replace metal detection on finished snacks. We have 100% inspection for metal, glass, wood or any other dense adulteration.

OPTICAL SORTING

One of the first US snack food companies to use Optical Sorting Technology to eliminate color defects from finished product.

AUTOMATIC CASE PACKING

The first US snack company to use automatic case packers for flexible packaging.

SQF CERTIFICATION

The first snack food company in the US to obtain an SQF level #3 certification.