8 Fruit Snacks Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Fruit Snacks Business

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.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a fruit snacks business:

1. 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 they make: $180K/year
Current team size: 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.

About

Evan started Peaceful Fruits almost 10 years ago

Revenue

Evan grew the business to $15K/month

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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 they make: $24M/year
How much did it cost to start: $35
Current team size: 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.

About

Stephanie started Stuckey’s Corporation over 87 years ago

Revenue

Stephanie grew the business to $2M/month

Costs

It cost Stephanie $35 to start the business

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So... can you actually make money with a fruit snacks business?

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4. Mintel

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Where they're located: La Vega, Dominican Republic
Website traffic: 550K/month

5. Denver Wholesale Foods

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA

So... can you actually make money with a fruit snacks business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

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7. Mr. Checkout

Backed by industry-leading 1,000+ wholesalers, distributors and jobbers, Mr. Checkout delivers an easier retail path to market. Submit your product today!

Where they're located: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

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