Snak-King, located in Freeport, produces snacks for customers nationally and internationally including a portfolio of both private-label and branded snack products across all industry categories. Snak-King employs around 400 workers at its Freeport facility. Find out more about Snak-King and where to purchase their products on their web site.
Berner Food & Beverage in Stephenson County, employes over 800 workers in its production and warehousing operations. Berner is a leading supplier of shelf-stable, dairy-based food and beverage products to large CPG companies, emerging beverage brands, and private-label retailers nationwide makes commonly seen products sold across the U.S.
Savencia Cheese USA, formally known as Kolb Lena, is a French-owned cheese production company specializing in crafting high-end specialties in the US under brands Alouette, Chavrie, Dorothy’s, and Smithfield, to name a few. Check out their web site which features a very heart-warming story of our famous, award-winning Dorothy Cheese.
Nuestro Queso in Kent is a world-class Hispanic cheese manufacturer. Their quality products have the most extensive Hispanic cheese & cream assortment. Get to know and try their Mexican, Caribbean and Central American style cheeses and creams!
Torkelson Cheese, located outside of Lena, is a producer of “World Champion” cheese, celebrating over 30 years in manufacturing and marketing of high-quality cheese.
Of course, we have plenty of beer produced in Stephenson County as well. Including Generations Brewing Company, Lena Brewing Company, and Wishful Acres Farms & Brewery.
We hope you enjoyed the game last weekend and all of the local snacks that make this a great unofficial holiday for our region!
Mark Williams is the executive director of the Greater Freeport Partnership and can be reached at 815-233-1356 or mwilliams@greaterfreeport.com.