About World of Snacks
Our mission is to study and experience cultures from around the world through comfort food. World of Snacks is one way for us to document our travels through flavors from across the globe. Unlike a typical online store we launched our website prior to offering our products for sale. Our International Snack Blog has documented our exploration of treats that we now offer and some we will offer in the future. Our international snack store was launched at the beginning of 2014. We currently feature nearly 1,000 snacks from 12+ countries and offer their best cookies, chocolates, sweets, chips, gum, noodles, and anything else we can think of.
Who Is World of Snacks?
Our company is a family business located in Destin, along the beaches of Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast. Founder Richard Olivarez is a successful serial entrepreneur, marketing executive, Editor-in-Chief of a luxury travel magazine, artist, author, and web developer. Born in Oxford, England Richard has traveled throughout Europe and North America with plans to explore South America later this year. Richard’s father is Mexican American and his mother is British Argentinean. Richard’s diverse ethnic background and global travels resulted in a vast variety of experiences including unique and hard to find snack foods not readily available in the United States.
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World of Snacks Owners: Jayden, Su, & Richard Olivarez
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“To me snacks are so much more than a sweet or salty treats. Tasting a distinct combination of flavors takes me back to my childhood. My search for UK based Skips Prawn Cocktail crisps and Cadbury Flake candy bars initially motivated me to start World of Snacks. My son’s desire to explore flavors and unique items from around the world helped finalize the concept.”
Co-Founder Su Zin is an American citizen born in Yangon, Myanmar. Su’s father was Burmese and her mother was Burmese Indian. Su is in the early stages of creating a fresh seafood and butcher shop in Miramar Beach, FL. Her passion for fine food, cooking, and culture have helped strength the foundation of World of Snacks and she currently oversees the day to day operations.
The “Director of Taste”, Jayden Olivarez is a 14 year old who currently attends school in Seaside, FL. His background is far less diverse than his father and step-mother which aids in the exploration of the international snack foods. His input on new and unusually flavors helps create descriptions that include details that may resonate with US customers. Jayden’s perspective as a child exploring snack foods is a logical fit for World of Snacks. We are rapidly growing the business and when the time is right will pass it onto Jayden.
The “Director of Taste”, Jayden Olivarez is a 14 year old who currently attends school in Seaside, FL. His background is far less diverse than his father and step-mother which aids in the exploration of the international snack foods. His input on new and unusually flavors helps create descriptions that include details that may resonate with US customers. Jayden’s perspective as a child exploring snack foods is a logical fit for World of Snacks. We are rapidly growing the business and when the time is right will pass it onto Jayden.
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