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The founder of the non-dairy segment of the frozen-food industry, Rich Products Corporation is a leading supplier and solutions provider to the foodservice, in-store bakery and retail marketplaces. Since 1945, Rich’s has been committed to developing food solutions that raise the bar on quality, convenience and efficiency for its customers. Rich’s posts annual sales exceeding $3.5 billion and employs more than 9,200 people worldwide spanning six continents. Rich’s began reaching outside the United States in the 1980s and today produces more than 4,000 products sold across 112 countries. The company’s strong international presence is characterized by a variety of innovative products that satisfy unique local tastes and are specifically customized for each region. Rich’s is the world leader in nondairy toppings, icings and other emulsions. Other key product categories include cakes and desserts; pizza; bakery products; breads and rolls; shrimp and seafood; appetizers and snacks; Bar-B-Q; meatballs and pasta; gluten-free and all-natural items; cooking creams; and soaks and syrups.
Marel is the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish, meat and poultry industries. Our brands – Marel, Stork Poultry Processing and Townsend Further Processing – are among the most respected in the industry and together, we offer the convenience of a single source to meet our customers’ every need. Marel is a multinational company, with over 4,000 employees worldwide. We have offices and subsidiaries in over 30 countries on six continents, a global network of over 100 agents and distributors, and manufacturing facilities in 16 locations worldwide, we work side-by-side with our customers to extend the boundaries of food processing performance. To be the customers’ choice in supplying integrated systems, products and services to the fish, meat and poultry industries.
American Seafoods operates a fleet of six fishing vessels in the sustainable fisheries of the Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. We are the world`s largest at-sea processor of Wild Alaska Pollock and hold the largest allocation of Wild Pacific Hake (Whiting). Our quality-assured products are distributed around the globe.
Nourishment for life is not only our passion but has been our mission for over six decades. Here at LALA U.S., we believe our success comes from listening to the needs of our customers which is why we have continued to expand and grow our business. The LALA U.S.® story is rich with dairy history. Our name comes from our parent company, Grupo LALA – a Mexican dairy company, founded in 1949 in Torreón, Coahuila. It is the only dairy company that operates nationwide in Mexico. It expanded into the United States in 2005, and began acquiring manufacturing plants in North America in 2009. Today, LALA U.S. continues to expand its reach across North America with both regional and national value-added dairy brands from manufacturing plants in Colorado, Nebraska and Texas.
Ballard Brands formed in December 2001 by brothers Paul, Scott and Steve Ballard. It is a privately held, multi-branded restaurant, food and coffee company, based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. We own, operate and franchise restaurants in our portfolio across the United States and in multiple countries world-wide. These brands collectively total nearly 200 locations in both traditional and non-traditional models, and continue to grow.