Snappy Snacks
Snappy Snacks
Written by Katherine Kennedy Saturday, 07 April 2007
Mobile snack shop feeds Central Texas community
What started as a small catering service with only one truck in 1998 has become a major resource for businesses that rely on rolling café services.
Snappy Snacks was brought to Pflugerville in 1999 to fill the small town niche and prepare for growth. Now, they own 7,000 units and operate in several cities across Texas.
“I saw a future in Pflugerville, and realized the growth potential and beauty this location had to offer,” owner and founder Tom Ramsey said. “We have been able to expand into the Hispanic market and cater to them. We offer Mexican products to cater to their cultural needs.”
Snappy Snacks provides a wide range of services from vending machines to culture specific meals. The flexibility of the company and its menu items have contributed to its success, the owner believes.
“We are versatile; there’s nothing we can’t do,” Ramsey said. “We have provided services for everything from college campuses to movie sets to areas struck by disasters. If there is a need for food service, we are there.”
Catering services are provided to a wide variety of businesses 24 hours a day.
“Companies who don’t have cafeterias and can’t serve all employees are benefited by our services,” Ramsey said. “We provide a clean service. Our trucks are inspected on a daily basis and cleaned in our $1 million state-of-the-art washing facility. None of our food products are kept over 24 hours to ensure freshness.”
Giving back to the community is also an important aspect of Snappy Snacks. In 2003, Ramsey started the Celebration of Love and the Foreman-Phillips Reaching-Out Center opened to help less fortunate families in 2006.
“There are too many hungry children in the community; over 61 percent of Austin Independent School District students qualify for the free/reduced lunch. No child should be hungry,” Ramsey said.
The food pantry, which also offers clothing, toys and food for people struggling through difficult times, is open to anyone with no questions asked.
Ramsey’s organization works to help families meet their every need, and during the winter holiday season, each family receives a Christmas box that includes a frozen turkey, canned goods, milk, pie and bread. It is an effort he anticipates his company will support in the coming years.
“We will continue to work with the community as our top priority and continue to bring new entrepreneurs aboard with us,” Ramsey said. “We will continue to provide great service, great food and clean trucks to our customers.”
Celebration of Love - Program geared towards feeding the hungry and helping low-income families facing difficult times.
- In 2003: its first year, 500 families were fed. In 2004 and 2005:2,000 families were fed. In 2006: 3,000 families were fed
- For 2007, the goal is to feed 6,000 families
- In 2006, the Foreman-Phillips Reaching-Out Center (FPROC) opened
- To get involved by volunteering or donating time and resources, visit
Snappy Snacks, 15630 Vision Drive, Pflugerville, TX 78660, 512-254-6544 • www.SnappySnacksMobileCatering.com
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