Richelieu Foods facts for kids
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| Private | |
| Industry | Private Label foods |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Headquarters | Wheeling, Illinois, U.S. |
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Key people
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Brian Fox, CEO |
| Products | Food |
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Number of employees
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1000 (2022) |
| Parent | Freiberger USA, Inc. (Südzucker AG) |
Richelieu Foods is a company that makes food for other brands. It started way back in 1862 and is based in Wheeling, Illinois, in the U.S. Over the years, different companies have owned Richelieu Foods. Since 2017, it has been part of Freiberger USA Inc., which is owned by a German company called Südzucker AG.
Richelieu Foods makes many different kinds of food. These include frozen pizza, salad dressing, sauces, and marinades. They make these foods for other companies to sell under their own store names. Each year, Richelieu Foods makes over 100 million frozen pizzas. They also produce more than 25 million pizza crusts.
Many well-known stores sell products made by Richelieu Foods. Some of these include Hy-Vee, Aldi, Save-A-Lot, and Sam's Club. They also make products for BJ's Wholesale Club (like their Earth's Pride brand) and Shaw's Supermarkets (like their Culinary Circle brand). Richelieu Foods also has some of its own food brands. These include Chef Antonio, Raveena's, and Pizza Presto!
About 1,000 people work at Richelieu Foods. The company has four main factories. These factories are located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and Wheeling, Illinois, where they make pizza. They also have a factory in Washington Court House, Ohio, for pizza crusts. Another factory in Grundy Center, Iowa, and Elk Grove Village, Illinois, makes sauces and dressings.
Company History
Richelieu Foods began in 1862. By 1956, the company was known as Western Dressing Inc. An investment group bought the company in 1988. This group helped the company make more types of products.
In 1994, Richelieu Foods decided to focus on making products for other companies. They sold their Western Dressing brand. Later, another big company, Unilever, bought the Western Dressing brand. Richelieu Foods continued to make the dressing for Unilever for eight years.
In 2003, a company called Brynwood Partners bought Richelieu Foods. Three years later, in 2006, Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery magazine gave Richelieu Foods an award. They named it Pizza Manufacturer of the Year.
In 2008, Richelieu Foods bought the "Sauces and Dressings" part of Sara Lee Foodservice. This included a factory in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. In 2010, Centerview Partners bought the company. Then, in 2017, Freiberger USA became the new owner.
See also
- List of food companies
- List of frozen food brands
