SkinnyPop is an American brand of dairy-free popcorn currently owned by Hershey Co. (through its subsidiary the Hershey Salty Snacks Company) after Hershey acquired its former owner, Amplify Snack Brands Inc. in 2017.[2][3]
History
[4] SkinnyPop was founded in 2010 in Skokie, Illinois by Andy Friedman and Pam Netzky, with investments from Jeffrey and Michael Eiserman.[5][6] Friedman and Netzky had previously founded Wells Street Popcorn in 2007, which sold popcorn in grocery stores and theaters near Chicago. In 2010, Friedman and Netzky founded SkinnyPop Popcorn, which used a different recipe than Wells Street Popcorn.