General Info

The Snyder Brothers is a mini-conglomerate of companies that started in 1941, when the two Snyder brothers launched a small construction business. That business has grown to contain 11 separate units and employs over 450 people. The Snyder brothers have dug trenches for flood-relief, shoveled coal and distributed highway supplies, all of which today highlight their company's continually expanding catalogue of successful business ventures. The brothers started branching out from their coal and construction business in 1948, with the purchase of Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. Then, in 1951, the brothers acquired Highway Equipment & Supply, a heavy equipment business in Orlando, Fla., that serves Disney and other large customers in central Florida. Over the years, the Snyders continued to snap up businesses. In 1984, they bought Logan Candy Co., which supplies 140 stores; and bought a 1,400-acre orange grove in Seabring, Fla. A decade later, the brothers worked their way into one of the main agricultural industries, purchasing the Creekside Mushroom Farm, which produces 25 million pounds of mushrooms a year. The farm is run by a separate operating company and consists of converted limestone mines nestled 300 feet underground, spanning a 150-mile labyrinth of tunnels. The list of Snyder Brothers acquisitions goes on, and includes the Farmers National Bank of Kittanning and Superior Well Services, which serves oil and gas wells in the region. The Snyder Brothers Inc. is based in Kittanning, Pa.