Tasty Innovation
A Unique history of snacking
By Justin Spannuth, Unique Snacks and Garrett Allen, Harris, Baio & McCullough
The Spannuth family has been baking pretzels since the late 1800s and Unique Pretzels was officially trademarked in 1921. Family businesses are interesting in that the separation between the family and the business gets blurred. That has worked in our favor as our traditional family values and belief in treating employees like members of the family has created our “unique” culture.
We have a history of innovation. We have introduced Pretzel Shells, Sourdough Craft Beer Pretzel Rings and our latest innovation, our line of Puffzels—a nonfried puffed snack that features a pretzel crunch and a variety of flavors.
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