| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Darrell Riekena |
Chief Operating Officer | Profile |
In 1933, brothers Jack and Bill Hume set up a modest dehydration processing plant in Vacaville, California, using a technology that was later applied to potatoes. This was the beginning of Basic American Foods. In the mid 1950s, Basic American Foods established a potato processing plant in Blackfoot, Idaho, where the first instant potato product that could be rehydrated with boiling water was developed. This led to a series of innovative potato products for the foodservice industry that includes the brands Potato Pearls®, Golden Grill®, Classic Casserole® and Savory Series™. As the company grew, additional plants were built in Idaho and Washington. In response to a customer need for laborsaving quick-prep beans, Basic American Foods introduced Santiago® Refried Beans in 1986. The technology that created this authentic-tasting bean product is now being applied to Santiago® Black Beans and Santiago® Quick-Start® Chili. Today, Basic American Foods is led by Jack`s sons, George and Jerry. With nearly 40 patents to its credit, Basic American Foods is an acknowledged leader in research and development, earning universal respect for innovation, quality and customer service. The company continues to grow, staying focused on its customers and looks to the future with confidence. Today, Basic American Foods is a leading supplier of shelf-stable products to the foodservice market. Our portfolio, built on delivering quick, easy prep and consumer preferred taste.
Cuisine Solutions is recognized as the worldwide authority on sous-vide—the innovative cooking technique that offers flexibility, efficiency, safety, and unmatched flavors and textures, time after time. Cuisine Solutions is an international team of award-winning chefs who were among the first in the world to recognize the power and precision of the sous-vide process. Our classically trained chefs develop recipes that allow fellow professional chefs and passionate foodies to present restaurant-quality dishes faster and more economically—with consistently excellent results. With over 40 years of experience, Cuisine Solutions is a trusted supplier of sous-vide fully-cooked products to fine restaurants and premier hotels, large convention centers and entertainment venues, leading airlines` first and business class, major food retailers and the military, and restaurant chains that want foolproof, high-quality results across multiple locations.
The mission of Navitas Naturals is to provide the finest organic superfoods that increase energy and enhance health. Since 2003, health-conscious people have been choosing our organic superfoods because they`re a diverse whole-food source of antioxidants, protein, essential fats, minerals, vitamins and other key nutrients.
We`re a family-owned business made up of over 85,000 Associates worldwide with more than a century of history of making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world`s best-loved brands: M&M`s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, IAMS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN`S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides quality, accessible veterinary health services through its BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 85,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day. For more information, please visit www.mars.com. Follow us: facebook.com/mars, twitter.com/marsglobal, youtube.com/mars, linkedin.com/company/mars Page subject to mars.com/legal and mars.com/privacy. Mars, Inc. is not responsible for any content or activity made available via third party sites or services.
The premier source for authentic Latino cuisine, Goya Foods is the largest, Hispanic-owned food company in the United States. Founded in 1936 by Don Prudencio Unanue and his wife Carolina, both from Spain, the Goya story is as much about the importance of family as it is about achieving the American dream.