Sign in

Private company

Robert's American Gourmet Food

Former American snack foods producer

Robert's American Gourmet Food was a snack food company located in the United States. Founded by businessman Robert Ehrlich in 1986, the company was best known for its snack food, Pirate's Booty, which is found in over 90% of United States supermarkets.2 It is part of The Hershey Company.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1986Founded1

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Robert's American Gourmet Food was a snack food company located in the United States. Founded by businessman Robert Ehrlich in 1986, the company was best known for its snack food, Pirate's Booty, which is found in over 90% of United States supermarkets.2

Corporate structure

Robert's American Gourmet Food is part of a group headed by The Hershey Company. 49 entities, 15 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Hershey Company Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • Hershey Netherlands B.V. Amsterdam, Netherlands
      • Hershey Canada Inc. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
      • HERSHEY MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      • HERSHEY MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · El Salto, Mexico
    • Robert's American Gourmet Food
    • Hershey's Chocolate World Subsidiary
    • Paqui Subsidiary
    • Twizzlers Subsidiary
    • Artisan Confections Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CSH Foods, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fantastic Candy Brands LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fulfil NA GP, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fulfil NA Holdco, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hershey (China) Investment Management Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Hershey (Thailand) Co. Ltd. Subsidiary · Thailand
    • Hershey Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Hershey Canada, Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Hershey Caribe, Inc. Subsidiary · Puerto Rico, United States
    • Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Hershey Chocolate Sales (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Hershey do Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Hershey Germany GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Hershey India Private Limited Subsidiary · India
    • HERSHEY INTERNATIONAL LLC Subsidiary · Broomfield, Colorado, United States
    • Hershey Japan Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · Japan
    • Hershey Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Subsidiary · Malaysia
    • Hershey Mexico S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Hershey Philippines, Inc. Subsidiary · Philippines
    • and 20 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Robert Ehrlich in 1986.1

Leadership

Who has led Robert's American Gourmet Food, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • Pirate's Booty

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2018Acquired Acquired by The Hershey Company1
  2. 2013Acquired Acquired by B&G Foods1
  3. 1986Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2