GN2
$48,844,176
Cost Per Hour / Laser
$6.80
Background
Dishaka is a family-owned snack manufacturer with roots dating to 1952 and a legacy of innovation that stretches from Kuwait City to Houston, Texas.
Since opening its U.S. operation in 2007 and moving to a 200,000-square-foot facility in 2016, Dishaka has become a trusted producer of extruded salty snacks, popcorn and pretzel products for retailers nationwide. At peak operation, its multiple production lines turn out more than 1,000 bags of chips per minute.
The Challenge
In snack manufacturing, freshness and shelf life are everything. Nitrogen is central to both. Dishaka relies on Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), which displaces oxygen inside sealed packages with nitrogen to keep products crisp, flavorful and protected in transit.
As production scaled across multiple lines, the company’s dependence on delivered nitrogen became a liability: recurring delivery and tank rental costs, volatile commodity pricing, hundreds of labor hours spent coordinating supply, and the constant risk of running low during peak production. Dishaka needed a nitrogen supply that was reliable, cost-predictable and fully within its control.
