Lance, Inc. is an American brand of snack foods owned by the

Snyder's-Lance Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is the second largest salty snack maker in the United States. It was formed by the 2010 merger of Lance Inc. and Snyder's of Hanover. The company is a subsidiary of The Campbell's Company (known before November 2024 as the ...

company headquartered in

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. As of 2018, Snyder's-Lance is owned by

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History

The Lance Cracker Company was founded in

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in 1913 by Philip Lance. The company established a manufacturing facility in 1926 located at 310 Arlington Ave.

Merger

On July 22, 2010, Lance announced that it would merge with

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. The resulting company, known as

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., would remain publicly traded under the LNCE symbol. The headquarters would stay in Charlotte. On December 2, Lance shareholders approved the deal that created the country's second largest snack food company.

Nabs

Many snack cracker products manufactured by Lance are commonly referred to as "nabs", a

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name for snack crackers that originated with a competitor, the

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company. The term originated in 1924 when the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) introduced a snack, put in a 5-cent sealed packet called "Peanut Sandwich Packet". They soon added a second, "Sorbetto Sandwich Packet". These packets allowed salesmen to sell to soda fountains, road stands, milk bars, lunch rooms, newsstands etc. Sales increased and in 1928 the company adopted and started to use the name NAB, which immediately won the approval of the public.

Products

*Cracker and cookie sandwiches **ToastChee **Toasty **Malt **Whole Grain ** Captain's Wafers **Nekot **Quick Starts *Various flavored nuts and seeds *Gold-n-Chees crackers *Various flavored popcorns

References

External links

* {{Authority control Food and drink companies established in 1913 Companies based in Charlotte, North Carolina Snack food manufacturers of the United States * 1913 establishments in North Carolina 2010 mergers and acquisitions