Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Cheeze Kurls, LLC, also known as CK Snacks, announced the acquisition of Easton, Pa.-based Keystone Food Products.
CK Sacks said Keystone will allow the company to expand its production capabilities and geographic presence, adding a state-of-the-art facility in Eastern Pennsylvania, which will further position the combined platform as a premier partner to retailers, grocery stores and branded food companies across North America. Keystone brings decades of experience to the CK Snack platform, officials said, with a specialty in masa and cooked corn tortilla chips, corn ships, baked and fried extruded snacks, die cut and random shaped snacks, party mixes, pellets, and natural and organic snack lines.
“We are very excited about the addition of Keystone to our snacking platform,” Jamie Colbourne, CEO of CK Snacks, said. “We are very excited about the addition of Keystone to our snacking platform. This acquisition helps build out both our geographic reach and our portfolio of products, allowing us to better serve our customers and continue our growth trajectory.”
The addition of Keystone allows it to bring three best-in-class manufacturers – CK Snacks, Axium Foods and Keystone – into one platform spanning complementary geographies and product categories to serve a broad range of customers across the country.
Keystone will continue to operate from its Easton facility with CK Snacks leveraging shared capabilities in sales, finance, procurement and operations.
Founded in 1964, CK Snacks is a leading manufacturer of private label snack foods, including fried and baked extruded products, popcorn, along with natural and organic snacks.