Snackcraft Expanding Kentwood, Mich., Contract Manufacturing Plant

March 11, 2024

Snack-maker’s $29.9 million investment will add 186,000 sq. ft. and create 37 jobs making gluten free and allergen controlled salty snacks.

Dave Fusaro

SnackCraft LLC, a subsidiary of Greece-based Unismack S.A., plans a $29.9 million expansion of its Kentwood, Mich., plant that will create 37 new jobs. The additional 186,000 sq. ft. will bring the total at the site to 311,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, warehousing and distribution space.

SnackCraft is a gluten free, allergen controlled contract manufacturer of baked and salty snack products, including baked crackers, tortilla chips, pellet snacks and baked extruded snacks made of unique ingredients like lentil flour, chickpea flour, vegetable flours, wholegrain corn, various seeds and other innovative natural ingredients.

It established its U.S. business in Kentwood in 2022 as Unismack’s first North American manufacturing operation and its U.S. headquarters.

The plans were supported by a $400,000 performance-based grant from Michigan Business Development Program and a 50% property tax abatement from the city of Kentwood.

About the Author

Dave Fusaro | Editor in Chief

Dave Fusaro has served as editor in chief of Food Processing magazine since 2003. Dave has 30 years experience in food & beverage industry journalism and has won several national ASBPE writing awards for his Food Processing stories. Dave has been interviewed on CNN, quoted in national newspapers and he authored a 200-page market research report on the milk industry. Formerly an award-winning newspaper reporter who specialized in business writing, he holds a BA in journalism from Marquette University. Prior to joining Food Processing, Dave was Editor-In-Chief of Dairy Foods and was Managing Editor of Prepared Foods.