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A woman shopping in the 1970s picks up a bag of Snyder's pretzels. Today, Hanover remains a center of snack food manufacturing, even as the food industry changes around it.

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How The Pennsylvania Dutch Turned A Rural Town Into A Snack Food Empire

3:43pm April 29, 2019

by Shoshi Parks

In a food landscape dominated by multinational conglomerates like Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, the small town of Hanover, Pa., has produced homegrown snacks for a century and is still thriving today.

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Health & Safety

Don't Panic: The Government Shutdown Isn't Making Food Unsafe

8:13am January 12, 2019

by Dan Charles

The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting less food these days, thanks to the shutdown. And while that has raised questions about food safety, the food business is largely carrying on as usual.

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