Princeton Couple Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Sara and Warren Wilson of Princeton, founders of Snack Factory and Pretzel Crisps, have been named the Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur Of The Year in New Jersey 2012 for their more than 30 years as innovators in the snack food and consumer product industry. 

The "Master" category was created for the Wilsons because the judges considered their accomplishments, which span the course of more than 30 years, to be unlike any of the other finalists, according to a company news release.

The Wilsons' company is headquartered in Skillman. 

The Wilsons, along with nearly 250 entrepreneurs, were recently honored at regional galas. The New Jersey gala was held on June 27. 

The lifelong New Jersey residents started out with nothing- no funding, staff or direction- just an idea. Now they and the other regional honorees will compete for the national Entrepreneur Of The Year Award, which will be announced at the black-tie gala hosted by Jay Leno on Nov. 17 in Palm Springs.

More than 1,700 nominations were received for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the U.S. this year, according to the Ernst & Young's website.