Tarrier Foods Corporation

What Tarrier Foods Corporation does

Tarrier Foods Corporation is a family-owned food processor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, founded by Ann Tarrier in the 1970s and now led by third-generation family members. The company specializes in chopping and processing branded candies (Reese's, M&M's, Kit Kat, Snickers, Butterfinger, Dove, Heath Bar, Sour Patch Kids Bitz, Baby Nerds), cookies (OREO, Chips Ahoy, Nutter Butter, honey graham), savory inclusions (nuts, seeds, dried cranberries, seasoned corn crunch), and granola, sprinkles, and chocolate chips. Its technical platform spans size reduction (including proprietary equipment for viscous products like gummies), powder blending, roasting and seasoning, and flexible packaging from 7-gram portion-control pouches to 50-pound bulk bag-in-box formats, with allergen-segregated production rooms including dedicated Gluten Free lines and SQF Level 2 certification overseen by a PhD-led quality department.

The company's business model combines branded ingredient sales, custom blending services, co-packing and co-manufacturing (turnkey, tolling, and hybrid models), and contract packaging. Tarrier distributes through a direct sales organization with a national director of sales and regional sales managers, a Shopify-powered B2B/B2C e-commerce storefront, and a national partnership with Dot Foods for foodservice distribution. Customers span food manufacturers, restaurant chains and QSRs, foodservice distributors, and retail brands across the U.S. and Canada. Multiple enterprise customers cite decade-plus relationships, and a wholly owned acquired sub-brand, Rockin'ola, extends the savory topping portfolio.

Name

Tarrier Foods Corporation

Legal name

Tarrier Foods Corporation

Website

https://tarrierfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tarrier Foods Corporation is a family-owned food processor in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in chopped candies, cookies, savory inclusions, and custom blending and co-packing services for food manufacturers, restaurant chains, and distributors across the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Branded Ingredient Sales: Sale of pre-processed chopped candies, cookies, and toppings (sweet and savory inclusions) under the Tarrier Foods brand to food manufacturers, restaurant chains, and distributors. Products include Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Butterfinger, Kit Kat, M&M's, Snickers, Heath Bar, Dove Chocolate, and proprietary branded cookie crumbles and candy inclusions.
2. Custom Blending Services: Custom blending services where Tarrier creates tailored combinations of textures, colors, and flavors for customers. Supports both sweet and savory applications. Revenue from the service of creating unique proprietary blends for customers.
3. Co-packing and Co-manufacturing: Co-packing and co-manufacturing services for prominent food manufacturers and emerging startups. Various pricing models including turnkey, tolling, or hybrid where Tarrier provides product or packaging and the customer contributes the rest.
4. Packaging Services: Packaging solutions including portion-control pouches, stand-up pouches, pillow pouches, bulk bag-in-box, bowls, shakers, and custom packaging. Also includes private label packaging and retail-ready formats.
5. Special Order / Custom Sourcing: Sourcing and procuring any product tailored to customer requirements, including special order branded candies, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, sprinkles, chips, and specialty ingredients. Delivered in any pack size or format.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tarrier Foods Corporation is a family-owned food processor specializing in chopped cookies, candies, savory inclusions, and branded toppings. The company partners with food manufacturers, restaurant chains, and distributors in the U.S. and Canada to deliver ready-to-use inclusions, toppings, and seasonings for desserts, baked goods, salads, and sandwiches. In addition to stocked branded ingredients, Tarrier offers custom blending, food processing (size reduction, roasting, seasoning, powder blending), and co-packing/co-manufacturing services with flexible packaging formats.

Product overview

Tarrier Foods is a family-owned food processor specializing in chopped cookies, candies, savory inclusions, and branded toppings. The company operates three core product/service lines: (1) Branded Chopped Candy including Reese's, Butterfinger, Kit Kat, M&M's, Snickers, Heath Bar, Dove Chocolate, Sour Patch Kids Bitz, and Baby Nerds; (2) Stocked Toppings & Inclusions featuring cookie pieces (OREO, Chips Ahoy), gummy candies, sprinkles, chocolate chips, granola, and toasted coconut; and (3) Savory Toppings including nuts, seeds, dried cranberries, and corn crunch products. Supporting these, Tarrier offers Custom Ingredient Blending Services, Diverse Food Packaging Solutions (portion-control pouches, stand-up pouches, bulk bag-in-box, bowls, shakers), and Premium Food Processing Services (size reduction, powder blending, roasting and seasoning). The company also acquired the Rockin'ola brand. Services are delivered through specialized facilities including nut-free rooms, a peanut packaging room, tree nut packaging room, roasting room, seasoning room, and blending room.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rockin'ola: Acquired brand specializing in corn crunch and seasoning products including Buffalo Ranch, Diablo, and Kettle Corn Crunch varieties.

Products and services

• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - Chopped Pre-chopped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups pieces for use as toppings or inclusions in desserts, ice cream, and baked goods, sold to foodservice and industrial customers.
• Butterfinger - Chopped Crunchy peanut-buttery chopped Butterfinger pieces in 2x5 lb packs for ice cream toppings, milkshake mix-ins, cookie inclusions, and dessert decorations for foodservice and industrial applications.
• Kit Kat - Chopped Bite-sized chopped Kit Kat pieces with crispy wafer layers coated in milk chocolate, designed for cookie and brownie inclusions, ice cream, milkshakes, and dessert toppings.
• M&M's Plain - Chopped Ready-to-use chopped plain M&M's chocolate chunks adding color, crunch, and chocolate flavor to baked goods, ice cream, shakes, and dessert toppings.
• Snickers Bar - Chopped

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term customer retention — multiple customers with 11+ year and 20+ year relationships
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dot FoodscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDot Foods serves as a national distribution partner for Tarrier Foods, enabling convenient nationwide distribution of stocked products. Tarrier's Sour Patch Kids Bitz and other products are available through Dot Foods' catalog, broadening reach to foodservice operators and distributors across the U.S.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: One of the largest global food ingredient and agricultural commodity processors. Overlaps with Tarrier in food ingredient manufacturing, custom processing, and supply to food manufacturers.
• Hain Celestial Group: Larger food manufacturer with portfolio spanning snacks, baking, and ingredients across natural and organic categories. Operates broadly in food manufacturing with overlap in inclusions, toppings, and packaged snacks.
• Kerry Group: Global taste and nutrition company supplying ingredients and flavor systems to food manufacturers. Operates broadly across food ingredient categories with comparable B2B custom blending capabilities.
• Lancaster Colony: Ohio-based food manufacturer serving foodservice and retail with dressings, sauces, frozen breads, and specialty foods. Comparable as a Midwestern, multi-category food manufacturer with foodservice orientation.
• Sensient Technologies: Global manufacturer of flavors, colors, and ingredients for food, beverage, and personal care. Adjacent in custom ingredient manufacturing with overlap in flavor systems and food ingredients.
• TreeHouse Foods: Leading private label food manufacturer producing snacks, baking, and meal solutions for retail and foodservice. Comparable business model serving food manufacturers and distributors with packaged food solutions.
• Balchem: Specialty ingredient manufacturer serving food, nutrition, and health markets with encapsulation, mineral, and ingredient solutions. Comparable in supplying specialized, value-added food ingredients to manufacturers.

Direct peers

• Newly Weds Foods: Custom manufacturer of batters, breadings, seasonings, and inclusions for the food industry. Directly comparable as a B2B ingredient supplier offering custom blending, co-packing, and food processing services to food manufacturers and foodservice operators.
• John B. Sanfilippo & Son: Processes and markets nuts and snack foods under private label and branded programs. Comparable as a tree nut and peanut processor serving retail and foodservice with similar value-added processing and packaging capabilities.
• Gilster-Mary Lee: Private label food manufacturer producing a wide range of packaged food products including baking mixes, snacks, and meal solutions. Comparable mid-sized, family-style private label and co-packing operator serving retail and foodservice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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