La Loma Foods facts for kids

La Loma Foods, also known as Loma Linda Food Company, makes vegetarian and vegan foods. These are foods made without meat or animal products. Today, the company's products are sold under the names "Loma Linda" and "Loma." Atlantic Natural Foods Company, based in Nashville, North Carolina, now produces these foods. Loma Linda Foods started way back in 1905. It was first called The Sanitarium Food Company. The Seventh-day Adventist Church owned it until 1990.

What is La Loma Foods?

La Loma Foods is a brand that makes vegetarian and vegan foods. These foods are made without any meat. The Atlantic Natural Foods Company owns this brand today. Their main office is in Nashville, North Carolina.

Cases of Loma Linda Chili

The company used to be owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It was also owned by Worthington Foods. It began making food in 1905. Back then, it made crackers, breads, and cookies. Later, they started making other healthy foods. These included breakfast cereals like Ruskets. They also made baby formula and meat-like products.

In 1933, the Loma Linda Food Company was created. It made some of the first meat-like products. These were made from soy and wheat. They were sold in stores across the United States. By the 1960s, Loma Linda Foods was very big. It was one of the largest makers of soy-based foods. Today, Loma Linda products include canned foods. These are vegetarian chili and taco filling. They also make fake meats. These include sausage, chicken, tuna, and steak.

How La Loma Foods Started

Loma Linda Foods began as a bakery in 1905. It was part of the Loma Linda Sanitarium. This bakery was called The Sanitarium Food Company. It was located in Loma Linda, California.

In 1933, the Loma Linda Food Company was officially formed. It opened a new factory. This factory was in La Sierra, near Riverside, California.

The company's name changed to La Loma Foods in 1989. That same year, it sold its baby formula business. A Dutch company bought it. In 1990, the Seventh-day Adventist Church sold the company. Worthington Foods of Ohio bought it. Then, in 1999, The Kellogg Company bought Worthington Foods. Finally, in 2015, The Kellogg Company sold the brand. The Atlantic Natural Foods Company bought it.

In April 2025, Atlantic Natural Foods faced financial challenges. They had some problems with their supplies. Because of this, they asked for special legal protection. This helped them manage their money.

What Kinds of Foods Do They Make?

Atlantic Natural Foods now sells products under the Loma Linda name. These are some of the products:

• Big Franks
• Fried Chik'n
• Little Links
• Linketts
• Redi-Burger
• Swiss Stakes
• Tender Bits
• Tender Rounds
• Vege-Burger

Worthington Foods also made some products. These are now sold as Loma Linda products:

• Chili
• Choplets
• Diced Chik
• FriChik
• Prime Stakes
• Saucettes
• Super Links
• Vegetarian Burger
• Vegetable Skallops
• Vegetable Steaks
• Veja-Links

See also

• List of vegetarian and vegan companies
• Earth's Own Food Company – A Seventh-day Adventist food company in British Columbia, Canada
• Sahmyook Foods – A Seventh-day Adventist food company in South Korea
• Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company – A Seventh-day Adventist food company in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia