Fruit Snacks Business

4 Fruit Snacks Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 6th, 2024

Love snacking? As consumers become more health-conscious, they are turning to fruit snacks. Therefore, starting a fruit snacks business today can be a great idea.

In this list, you'll find real-world fruit snacks business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a fruit snacks business that makes money.

1. Love Good Fats ($36M/year)

Suzie Yorke, a CPG marketing executive and fitness enthusiast, came up with the idea for Love Good Fats after shifting to a high-fat, low-carb, low-sugar diet and struggling to find convenient snacks that fit her new lifestyle. Recognizing a gap in the market, she developed a line of delicious, healthy, and keto-friendly bars. Since its launch, Love Good Fats has achieved rapid growth, generating over $120 million in cumulative sales and expanding to over 10,000 stores in North America.

How much money it makes: $36M/year
How much did it cost to start: $400
How many people on the team: 20

I Started A $36M/Year Healthy Snack Business From My Dining Room Table [Canada]

Love Good Fats, a Canadian-based family of food products, has already exceeded $120 million in cumulative sales and is one of the fastest-growing bar brands in North America, thanks to founder Suzie Yorke's mission to bring back good fats and say goodbye to sugar.

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2. Stuckey’s Corporation ($24M/year)

In 2019, Stephanie Stuckey bought back her family's roadside retail chain, Stuckey's, which had fallen into corporate control and lost many stores. With a focus on brand loyalty and word-of-mouth marketing, Stephanie managed to turn a profit within six months and has since expanded the business by purchasing a pecan shelling and candy-making plant. Stuckey's is now reviving the nostalgic brand by offering a variety of pecan snacks and candies, and they are focused on expanding their online and retail presence.

How much money it makes: $24M/year
How much did it cost to start: $35
How many people on the team: 40

The Story Of Stuckey's: A Third-Generation Multi-Million Pecan Snacks Business

Stuckey's, the first roadside retail chain founded in 1937 by W.S. Stuckey, Sr., went through corporate leadership before Stephanie Stuckey bought the company in 2019 and, within six months, managed to start turning a profit by relying on brand loyalty and word-of-mouth marketing to focus on product sales and re-interest in road-tripping.

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3. Holmes Mouthwatering ($480K/year)

Ethan Holmes, at only 15 years old, was inspired by reading the book "Reallionaire" to create his own food product, with the goal of selling it on grocery store shelves. After a year of experimenting in his mom's kitchen, he perfected his all-natural applesauce recipe using golden delicious apples, pears, and apple cider. Today, Holmes Mouthwatering Applesauce is available in 200 store locations throughout the Midwest and produces up to 4,000 units a month.

How much money it makes: $480K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500K
How many people on the team: 1

How An Entrepreneur From Ohio Launched His Own Applesauce Company

Ohio entrepreneur grows natural applesauce product from his mom's kitchen to 200 Midwest store locations, selling up to 4,000 units monthly and appearing in news outlets like Black Enterprise and Fox 8, while also giving speeches and presentations to schools, universities, and summer camps.

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4. Peaceful Fruits ($180K/year)

After serving in the U.S. Peace Corps and realizing he wanted to start a sustainable business, Evan Delahanty decided to launch Peaceful Fruits. He identified a lack in premium fruit snacks, focused on creating a product with a strong backstory, and started prototyping and manufacturing the snacks using a small dehydrator and commercial kitchens. Through digital sales and a successful Kickstarter campaign, Peaceful Fruits experienced steady growth, culminating in an appearance on Shark Tank.

How much money it makes: $180K/year
How many people on the team: 4

Peaceful Fruits: Growing A Fruit Snack Business For A Good Cause

Peaceful Fruits, an award-winning for-profit social enterprise, sells organic, clean label, natural fruit snacks and has gone from $8,000 in sales in 2015 to $150,000 in 2017, employing 30 people with disabilities in their production facility and is an excellent example of a successful, mission-based business.

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