After a Philadelphia-based snack brand made its debut, it decided to move its operations to West Chester in hopes of broadening its retail market, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Evie’s Snacks creates better-for-you snacks that focus primarily on pecans. The goal is to show the nut in a different way than most consumers have come to expect.
“I felt like there was just a big opportunity and a lot of fun that could be had doing that,” said Eve Ackerley, who founded the company in 2022.
The brand offers its own take on sweet varieties that have less sugar than other brands. Its current five unique flavors include Sweet Anise Pecans, Smoked Chili Pecans, and Banana Bread Pecans.
At the moment they are currently sold mostly through e-commerce and remain headquartered in Philadelphia, but Ackerley hopes to expand to retail soon. In working towards that goal, Evie’s Snacks, which started working out of the commissary kitchen at Liberty Kitchen in Fishtown, has relocated to West Chester.
Now, the brand has a dedicated space within the Artisan Exchange that is helping “make the nuts efficiently.”
Read more about Evie’s Snacks in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in April 2023.
