About Us
Meet the Team

Craig Thacker
Co-Founder
Craig brings decades of experience in food and snack sales representation across the Midwest market.
Shawn Thacker
Co-Founder
Shawn specializes in building long-term relationships with wholesale and retail buyers throughout the region.
Our Company
Thacker & Associates is a Midwest manufacturers' representative agency dedicated to connecting quality food and snack brands with the right wholesale and retail buyers.
We have long term relationships with our customer base both on the wholesale and the retail sides of our business. We work together as a team with all parties involved to bring the manufacturer product line to the shelf and to do everything we can to make sure that the product sells at retail.
Thacker & Associates has offices in Milwaukee, WI and Des Moines, IA.
Industry Memberships


"Together we have grown our business substantially in the markets that Craig & Shawn represent for us. They are tremendous at initiating, following up and following through on all aspects of sales of my line. I am glad to have them."
— Gary Dahlquist – National Sales Manager – J. Morgan Confections
