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Mrs. Cubbison's Foods is a company that specializes in stuffing products (also known as dressing). Founded in the U.S. in 1948 by Sophie Cubbison, Mrs. Cubbison’s Foods has grown to include other products, such as croutons and meatloaf mix. It was acquired by Hostess Brands in 1975, and is currently owned by Sugar Foods Corporation.
One week, after making too many crab cakes, he froze them for later sale, and discovered a profitable business plan. The seeds of a frozen seafood empire were planted. The Mrs. Paul's brand of frozen seafood took off, and in the 1950s, Edward bought out the company from his business partner but kept the Mrs. Paul's name. [3]
Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restaurants, and food service establishments.
Amanda's grandson Robert C. Smith (d. 2010) held various executive positions at the company before being named president in 1972. [3] The company went public in May 1972. [4] In 1976, the Kellogg Company purchased Mrs. Smith's Pies for $56 million. [3] [5] Kellogg's sold its bakery division to The J.M. Smucker Co. in 1994 for $84 million. [6]
The company grew again in 1998 with the purchase of Mrs Baird's Bakeries in Texas, which at the time was the largest family-owned bakery in the U.S. The combined operations were renamed Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU).
Mrs. Fields' Original Cookies Inc. is an American franchisor in the snack food industry, with Mrs. Fields and TCBY as its core brands. Through its franchisees' retail stores, it is one of the largest retailers of freshly-baked-on-premises specialty cookies and brownies in the United States [3] and the largest retailer of soft-serve frozen yogurt in the country. [3]
S. C. Johnson & Son was one of 13 large consumer product companies who were together fined €948.9million by Autorité de la concurrence in France in 2016 for price-fixing on personal hygiene products. At the time, it was the largest single fine ever imposed by Autorité de la Concurrence.
Kimberly-Clark paper mill in Niagara, Wisconsin, 1942. Kimberly, Clark and Co. was founded in 1872 by John A. Kimberly, Havilah Babcock, Charles B. Clark and Franklyn C. Shattuck in Neenah, Wisconsin, with $42,000 (equivalent to US$1,068,200 in 2023) of capital. [5]