Our History:

  • 1917: Ben Kissel founds Mound City Shelled Nut Co in the Delmar Loop neighborhood of St. Louis.

  • 1973: Byron Smyrniotis becomes the new owner and operator of Mound City, bringing new life and excitement into the business

  • 1980: With the help of his chocolatier grandfather, Smyrniotis introduces handcrafted chocolate covered items to the the Mound City product mix.

  • 1990: Stacy Smyrniotis joins Byron as the Vice President and together they grow Mound City to a local staple in the St. Louis community.

  • 2015: Mound City Introduces Pure Nut Butters to the market.

  • 2017: Mound City Celebrates its 100 Year birthday!

  • 2024: After 50 years of love and devotion to Mound City Shelled Nut Co., Byron and Stacy deservedly retire, and pass the rains of ownership over to Yehuda Romanoff.

6307 Delmar, 1976