KIND is a leading American healthy snack brand offering nut and fruit bars granola clusters and nut butter bars made with whole ingredients. Founded in 2004 by Daniel Lubetzky and fully acquired by Mars Incorporated in November 2020, KIND products are consistent Amazon USA bestsellers with outstanding repeat purchase demand from health conscious consumers and office buyers who purchase healthy snacks regularly for work and on-the-go eating.
Headquarters
6885 Elm St, McLean, VA 22101, USA
Authentic Distributors
1. KIND Snacks Official Wholesale ✅ (kindsnacks.com/pages/wholesale — direct brand portal)
2. UNFI ✅ (largest natural/organic distributor, strong fit for health-focused brand)
3. KeHE Distributors ✅ (major natural foods distributor)
4. SupplyLeader ✅ (legitimate B2B marketplace, low MOQ)
5. WebstaurantStore ✅ (confirmed bulk health bar inventory)
Professional Notes for FBA Sellers
✅ Corrected timeline — Mars took only a
minority stake in 2017, then acquired FULL
ownership of KIND North America on
November 17, 2020 — use 2020 as the
accurate "Mars ownership since" date
✅ KIND operates as "a distinct and separate
business within the Mars family of
companies" — not fully merged into other
Mars snack operations, retaining its
original brand identity and "KIND Promise"
nutrition principles
✅ Interesting parallel to RXBAR (researched
previously) — both brands are now Mars-owned
but arrived via completely different
acquisition paths and timelines
✅ KIND has since expanded through further
acquisitions of its own — acquired Nature's
Bakery and Trü Frü, forming a health and
wellness sub-brand group under Mars
✅ Always request authorization letter LOA
and confirm invoices show your registered
business name for Amazon compliance
✅ Founder Daniel Lubetzky remains Executive
Chairman with an ongoing financial stake —
strong continuity signal despite the
corporate acquisition for brand authenticity