Area company takes big bite out of the snack stick market

Naples-headquartered all-natural meat snack company is poised for growth.

Stefania Pifferi. Peter Maldonado of Naples and his partner, Rashid Ali of Chicago, invested a total of $6,500 to start Chomps, which in 2018 reported nearly $21 million in gross revenue.
Stefania Pifferi. Peter Maldonado of Naples and his partner, Rashid Ali of Chicago, invested a total of $6,500 to start Chomps, which in 2018 reported nearly $21 million in gross revenue.
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After meeting through a mutual friend while living in Chicago in 2012, Peter Maldonado of Naples and Rashid Ali had lunch the next day to discuss an idea: launching a company specializing in meat snack sticks that would appeal to the healthy eating demographic.

 

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