Company Name: Ballreich Snack Food Company
Industry Sector: Food and Agribusiness
Company Profile: Ballreich’s Potato Chips is a snack foods company that was started in 1920 by Fred and Ethel Ballreich. Today, its products include the classic “marcelled” chips in a variety of flavors, pretzels, popcorn, tortilla chips and potato sticks which are distributed to customers throughout Ohio, lower Michigan, and eastern Indiana.
Company website: www.ballreich.com
Project Summary:
JobsOhio program: JobsOhio Small Business Grant
- About program: The JobsOhio Small Business Grant provides financial support for eligible projects in designated distressed communities and/or for businesses owned by underrepresented populations across the state.
- Support amount: $25,000
Type of Project: Expansion
Location:
- Location: Tiffin
- Region: Northwest Ohio
Jobs:
- Retained: 75
Capital Investment: $175,000
About the project:
Ballreich Snack Food Company will purchase new machinery with assistance from a JobsOhio Small Business Grant that will allow it to continue to expand the 100-year-old business.
Funding use:
The JobsOhio Small Business Grant will support Ballreich’s investment of $175,000 over the next year, which includes $100,000 in machinery and equipment costs and $75,000 in building costs.
Collaborators:
JobsOhio, the Regional Growth Partnership, and the Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership