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Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to firms in other areas of the food processing industry, including cereals, baked goods, and candy. [ 2 ] In the twenty-first century, companies such as The Kraft Heinz Company , Wrigley , Sara Lee , and Tootsie Roll Industries , all maintain operations within the Chicago metropolitan area .
Dwayne Andreas was named CEO of ADM in 1970, [4] and two years later was elected chairman of the company's board. [28] Under his leadership, Archer Daniels Midland acquired many smaller agricultural companies and expanded into international markets, [29] eventually becoming one of the world's largest agricultural processing companies.
ConAgra acquired approximately 200 companies over a 20-year period, including Banquet Foods in 1980, Peavey in 1982, Armour and Company in 1983, [10] Monfort in 1987, Lamb Weston in 1988, and Beatrice Foods in 1990. The acquisitions of Monfort and Beatrice made ConAgra the world's largest meatpacker and second-largest food processor ...
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. is an American food processing company that is one of the world's largest producers and processors of frozen french fries, waffle fries, and other frozen potato products. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho , a suburb of Boise .
Billion Photos/Shutterstock.com. 13. Olam international. Olam International is a major food and agri-business company, operating in 60 countries and supplying food and industrial raw materials to ...
In 2019, it acquired Chicago area meat company Rose Packing Company for an undisclosed amount. [22] In 2011, Forbes listed OSI as America's 136th largest private company, based on annual revenues of $3 billion. [23] In 2016, it was #58 on the Forbes list of largest private companies, at $6.1 billion. [1]
Kronos Foods, Inc., is a Chicago-based company which is a foodservice manufacturer of Mediterranean food in the United States and the largest manufacturer of gyros in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kronos Foods is known for being one of the first to produce, standardize, and market gyro cones (an argument exists as to who exactly was the first to ...
Oct. 2—Soon, 379 workers at a Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. potato processing plant in Connell, Washington, will be out of a job. Mayor Lee Barrow estimates the closure of the plant in central ...