Sargento Balanced Breaks

Sargento Balanced Breaks are a popular snack line that typically combines natural cheese with accompaniments like dried fruit, roasted nuts, or wheat crackers. The packaging shown features bilingual English and French labeling, which is characteristic of products distributed in the Canadian market, though the brand itself is a staple of American dairy aisles.

Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento has remained a family-owned entity for three generations. The company is credited with several industry innovations, including being the first to market shredded cheese in packages and the first to develop resealable packaging for sliced cheese. Today, it remains one of the largest privately-held cheese companies in the United States, maintaining its headquarters and primary manufacturing operations in Wisconsin.