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'''Ebro Foods, S.A.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|b|r|oʊ|_|f|uː|d|z}}; {{IPA-es|ˈeβɾo ˈfuðs|lang}}), formerly '''Ebro Puleva''', is the leading company in the Spanish [[food processing]] sector.<ref name="bloom">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=adlG3XR_W1ok&refer=uk|title=AB Foods to Acquire Ebro Sugar Unit for EU385 Million|last=Mulier|first=Thomas|author2=Jarvis, Paul|date=15 December 2008|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025000502/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=adlG3XR_W1ok&refer=uk|archive-date=2012-10-25|url-status=dead|accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref> Ebro Foods is the world's largest traders/miller of [[rice]]<ref name="bloom" /> and the second biggest producer of [[pasta]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2006/06/07/afx2798551.html|title=Ebro Foods to buy US, Canada's new world pasta for 362.5 mln usd|date=7 June 2006|work=[[AFX News]]|publisher=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501141231/https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2006/06/07/afx2798551.html |archive-date=2010-05-01|url-status=dead|accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref> (its [[Panzani]] brand is a market leader in [[France]]).<ref name="bloom" /> The company's head office is in [[Madrid]].<ref>[http://www.ebrofoods.es/en/the-company/our-companies/ Our Companies], ''Ebro Foods''. Retrieved on 11 February 2012. "Ebro Foods, S.A. MADRID Paseo de la Castellana, nº20 28046 Madrid"</ref>
'''Ebro Foods, S.A.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|b|r|oʊ|_|f|uː|d|z}}; {{IPA-es|ˈeβɾo ˈfuðs|lang}}), formerly '''Ebro Puleva''', is the leading company in the Spanish [[food processing]] sector.<ref name="bloom">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=adlG3XR_W1ok&refer=uk|title=AB Foods to Acquire Ebro Sugar Unit for EU385 Million|last=Mulier|first=Thomas|author2=Jarvis, Paul|date=15 December 2008|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025000502/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=adlG3XR_W1ok&refer=uk|archive-date=2012-10-25|url-status=dead|accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref> Ebro Foods is the world's largest traders/miller of [[rice]]<ref name="bloom" /> and the second biggest producer of [[pasta]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2006/06/07/afx2798551.html|title=Ebro Foods to buy US, Canada's new world pasta for 362.5 mln usd|date=7 June 2006|work=[[AFX News]]|publisher=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501141231/https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2006/06/07/afx2798551.html |archive-date=2010-05-01|url-status=dead|accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref> (its [[Panzani]] brand is a market leader in [[France]]).<ref name="bloom" /> The company's head office is in [[Madrid]].<ref>[http://www.ebrofoods.es/en/the-company/our-companies/ Our Companies], ''Ebro Foods''. Retrieved on 11 February 2012. "Ebro Foods, S.A. MADRID Paseo de la Castellana, nº20 28046 Madrid"</ref>


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It has a [[biofuel]] production [[joint venture]] with [[Abengoa]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/07/15/abengoa-bioethanol-idUSL1564523620080715 UPDATE 1-Abengoa to restart biggest Spain bioethanol plant], ''Reuters'', July 15, 2008</ref>
It has a [[biofuel]] production [[joint venture]] with [[Abengoa]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/07/15/abengoa-bioethanol-idUSL1564523620080715 UPDATE 1-Abengoa to restart biggest Spain bioethanol plant], ''Reuters'', July 15, 2008</ref>

== Riviana Foods ==
Riviana Foods Inc. is a subsidiary of [[Ebro Foods|Ebro Foods, S.A.]] When it merged with American Rice, Inc. and [[New World Pasta|New World Pasta Co.]] in 2017, it became the largest manufacturer and marketer of rice products and second largest of pasta products in the United States. Its estimated sales revenue at the time was $1.5 billion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Spain-based food co. to combine brands into Houston-based business|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/12/14/spain-based-food-co-to-combine-brands-into-houston.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

Riviana's brands include Minute Rice and Ronzoni pasta.

== History ==

=== Early Years ===
Riviana dates back to the 1911 founding of the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, Inc., a consortium of thirty rice mills led by [[Frank Godchaux Sr.]] By 1931, the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, Inc. introduced consumer-friendly packaging.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Riviana Foods Inc. - Timeline|url=https://www.riviana.com/en-us/content/29899/Timeline.aspx|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.riviana.com}}</ref>

=== Mergers & Acquisitions ===
In 1965, Louisiana State Rice Milling Company merged with River Brand Rice Mills, Inc to form Riviana Foods Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Riviana Foods Inc. – FundingUniverse|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/riviana-foods-inc-history/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.fundinguniverse.com}}</ref>After being acquired by [[Colgate-Palmolive]] in 1976, and then sold back to the Godchaux family in 1986, Riviana became a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Koshetz|first=Herbert|date=1976-02-13|title=Colgate Slates Riviana Merger|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/13/archives/colgate-slates-riviana-merger-would-assume-active-role-in-food.html|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Riviana was most recently acquired by [[Ebro Foods]], S.A. in 2004.<ref name=":0" /> In 2006, Riviana acquired [[Minute Rice]], a brand of [[parboiled rice]], from [[Kraft Foods]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Riviana parent to buy Minute Rice|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/07/24/daily32.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> In 2011, Riviana Foods Inc. acquired American Rice, Inc., which owned several rice brands, including Comet Rice and Blue Ribbon Rice. In 2017, American Rice, Inc. and New World Pasta merged into Riviana Foods Inc.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Mike D.|date=2016-12-14|title=Ebro Foods to merge U.S. businesses into Houston subsidiary|url=https://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/Ebro-Foods-to-merge-U-S-business-into-Houston-10796295.php|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Rice Brands & Products ==

=== Carolina Rice ===
Carolina Rice, founded in 1927, is primarily sold in the northeast United States.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=The Story of Carolina Gold, the Best Rice You've Never Tasted|url=https://www.seriouseats.com/2016/05/carolina-gold-heirloom-rice-anson-mills.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.seriouseats.com|language=en}}</ref> Carolina Rice offers many varieties of rice including [[white rice]], [[parboiled rice]], whole grain [[brown rice]], [[organic rice]], [[yellow rice]], [[wild rice]], [[Basmati|basmati rice]] and [[Jasmine rice|jasmine rice.]] Most of Carolina Rice's US-grown rice is sourced from Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas. Riviana Foods commercializes other rice varieties that are originally grown in Thailand (jasmine rice) and India (basmati rice).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Carolina Rice|url=https://carolinarice.com/faqs/other/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Carolina® Rice|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Mahatma Rice ===
Riviana Foods introduced Mahatma Rice to the United States in 1932, during the Great Depression.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=July 18|first=Olivia Tarantino|last2=2018|date=2018-07-18|title=17 Foods With Different Names on East vs. West Coasts {{!}} Eat This, Not That!|url=https://www.eatthis.com/east-vs-west-coast-food-brands/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Eat This Not That|language=en}}</ref> Mahatma Rice is a national rice brand, serving all of the domestic United States, while its sister brand Carolina Rice covers northeast distribution from Maine to Washington, D.C.<ref name=":7" /> Mahatma Rice offers many varieties of rice, including [[white rice]], [[parboiled rice]], whole grain [[brown rice]], [[Valencia]] [[short grain rice]], organic rice, [[yellow rice]], [[wild rice]], [[Basmati|basmati rice]] and [[jasmine rice]]. Most of Mahatma Rice's US-grown rice is sourced from Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas. Riviana Foods commercializes other rice varieties that are originally grown in Thailand (jasmine rice) and India (basmati rice).<ref>{{Cite web|title=FAQ - General Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://mahatmarice.com/faqs/other/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Mahatma® Rice|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Minute Rice ===
[[Minute Rice]] was founded in 1941. It started as a patented method for precooking and dehydrating rice before being used by the U.S. Armed Forces for G.I. rations during World War II.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Minute Rice History|url=https://minuterice.com/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Minute® Rice|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=PRNewswire|date=2006-07-27|title=(PRN) Ebro Puleva Buys Kraft's Minute(R) Rice Brand and Assets; Minute Rice to Become Part of Riviana Foods|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/PRN-Ebro-Puleva-Buys-Kraft-s-Minute-R-Rice-1884903.php|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref> Minute Rice was eventually introduced to the greater population in 1946 and gained worldwide distribution in 1949.<ref name=":1" /> The brand first introduced precooked, parboiled white rice then expanded its product line to brown rice in 1990.<ref name=":3" /> Riviana Foods Inc. acquired Minute Rice in 2006 from [[Kraft Foods]].<ref name=":2" /> The brand expanded its product line significantly in 2008 when it launched ready-to-serve rice cups, an easy [[staple food]] that could be stored in pantries and microwaved when needed. Today, Minute Rice sells boxed [[instant rice]] and rice cups in many [[rice varieties]], and [[quinoa]].<ref name=":3" />

=== Success Rice ===
Riviana Foods Inc. introduced Success Rice in 1977, its rice brand offering parboiled, [[boil-in-bag]] rice.<ref name=":1" /> The brand's product line includes four varieties of boil-in-bag rice, including [[white rice]], [[Basmati|basmati rice]], [[jasmine rice]], and [[brown rice]]. Boil-in-bag rice is made by parboiling rice after it is harvested.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Success® Rice - About|url=https://successrice.com/about|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Success® Rice|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, Success Rice released boil-in-bag tri-color [[quinoa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Riviana, the Maker of Success® Boil-in-Bag Products, Adds Tri-Color 100% Quinoa to Product Line|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/riviana-the-maker-of-success-boil-in-bag-products-adds-tri-color-100-quinoa-to-product-line-300423328.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Adolphus Rice ===
Adolphus Rice first came to market in 1938 in Houston, TX.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ANTOSH|first=NELSON|date=2004-01-03|title=Spanish buyer swallows American Rice|url=https://www.chron.com/business/article/Spanish-buyer-swallows-American-Rice-1970640.php|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Houston Chronicle|language=en-US}}</ref> Adolphus rice is grown in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adolphus - Products - A Texas Premium Brand|url=https://www.adolphusrice.com/en-us/products/categories/78/Products.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.adolphusrice.com}}</ref> It offers whole grain [[brown rice]], gold [[parboiled rice]], and long grain [[white rice]] and is sold in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adolphus - White Rice - A Texas Premium Brand|url=https://www.adolphusrice.com/en-us/products/245/WhiteRice.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.adolphusrice.com}}</ref>

=== Blue Ribbon Rice ===
Blue Ribbon Rice is grown in the USA and kosher approved. Blue Ribbon offers three varieties of rice: whole grain [[brown rice]], golden [[parboiled rice]] and [[white rice]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blue Ribbon - Products - A Premium Value Brand|url=https://www.blueribbonrice.com/en-us/content/2592/Products.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.blueribbonrice.com}}</ref> Originally purchased by American Rice, Inc. in 1975, Blue Ribbon Rice was acquired by Riviana Foods Inc. when American Rice, Inc. was purchased from Grupo SOS in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of American Rice, Inc. – FundingUniverse|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/american-rice-inc-history/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.fundinguniverse.com}}</ref>

=== Colusa Rose Rice ===
Colusa Rose Rice offers [[Calrose rice]], a variety of rice that originates from California.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riviana Foods Inc. - Food Service|url=https://www.riviana.com/en-us/content/29932/FoodService.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.riviana.com}}</ref>

=== Comet Rice ===
Founded in 1902,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comet Rice Commercial, no. 1|url=https://texasarchive.org/2014_02440|access-date=2020-10-01|website=texasarchive.org|language=en}}</ref> Comet Rice offers many varieties of rice, such as long grain [[white rice]], [[Brown rice|whole grain rice]] and [[parboiled rice]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riviana Foods Inc. - Rice Brands|url=https://www.riviana.com/en-us/content/29884/RiceBrands.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.riviana.com}}</ref> Comet Rice is a sister company of Wonder rice. Its rice is grown in the USA. Originally part of American Rice, Inc.,<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of American Rice, Inc. – FundingUniverse|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/american-rice-inc-history/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.fundinguniverse.com}}</ref> Comet Rice was acquired by Riviana Foods Inc. in 2011 when Riviana purchased American Rice, Inc. from Grupo SOS.<ref name=":1" />

=== Gourmet House ===
Gourmet House rice offers three varieties of [[wild rice]]: cracked, cultivated and quick cooking, all of which are grown in the USA.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gourmet House - Products - Gourmet House® ... America's Wild Rice Experts now offers Regular and Organic White or Brown Rice|url=https://www.gourmethouserice.com/en-us/products/categories/24/Products.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.gourmethouserice.com}}</ref> It was acquired by Riviana Foods in 1999 from [[Anheuser-Busch]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=News|first=Bloomberg|date=1999-12-02|title=Riviana Deal in Wild Rice|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/02/business/riviana-deal-in-wild-rice.html|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Riviana unit buys German rice miller|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2000/01/17/story8.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

=== Pear Blossom ===
Pear Blossom offers [[Calrose rice]], a variety that originate from California.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riviana Foods Inc. - Rice Brands|url=https://www.riviana.com/en-us/content/29884/RiceBrands.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.riviana.com}}</ref> Pear Blossom rice is similar to sticky rice and recommended for use in Japanese or Korean cooking.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pear Blossom Rice|url=https://www.amazon.com/stores/PearBlossom/PearBlossom/page/BB01E998-2ADD-4FB5-90DD-A5C751DFA8F5|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.amazon.com}}</ref>

=== RiceSelect ===
Riviana Foods purchased RiceSelect from [[RiceTec]] in 2015. RiceSelect was the consumer business of RiceTec at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Riviana Foods Buys RiceTec's RiceSelect Brand|url=https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=USA Rice|language=en}}</ref> RiceSelect offers [[rice]], [[quinoa]] and [[pasta]]. One of its products is Texmati rice, which RiceSelect claims was the first aromatic rice to be introduced in the USA resembling [[Basmati|basmati rice]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Story {{!}} RiceSelect®|url=https://riceselect.com/our-story/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=RiceSelect|language=en-US}}</ref> The rice variety was called Texmati because it was grown in Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Street
Journal|first=Rekha BaluStaff Reporter of The Wall|date=1998-04-06|title=Basmati Rice Grows in Texas, But Many are Steamed in India|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB891803406922118000|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

=== River Rice ===
River Rice is a sister company of Water Maid rice. Its rice is grown in the USA. Its products include medium grain white rice and whole grain brown rice. Both are kosher approved.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Water Maid and River Rice - America's Choice for Medium-Grain Rice|url=https://www.riverrice.com/en-us/content/860/AboutOurRice.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.riverrice.com}}</ref>

=== Sello Rojo ===
Introduced in Puerto Rico in 1926, Sello Rojo rice offers short grain rice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sello Rojo - Short Grain Rice|url=https://www.sellorojorice.com/en-us/products/152/ShortGrainRice.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.sellorojorice.com}}</ref> Its rice is harvested in California.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sello Rojo - About Our Rice|url=https://www.sellorojorice.com/en-us/content/865/AboutOurRice.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.sellorojorice.com}}</ref>

=== Water Maid ===
Water Maid rice is a sister company of River Rice. Its rice is grown in the USA. It offers one product, the Water Maid medium grain white rice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Water Maid and River Rice - America's Choice for Medium-Grain Rice|url=https://www.watermaidrice.com/en-us/content/860/AboutOurRice.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.watermaidrice.com}}</ref>

=== Wonder ===
Wonder brand rice is a sister company of Comet Rice. Its rice is grown in the USA and is kosher approved. It offers one product, the Wonder long grain enriched rice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comet - Wonder® Long Grain Enriched Rice|url=https://www.cometrice.com/en-us/products/1290/Wonder%C2%AELongGrainEnrichedRice.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.cometrice.com}}</ref>

== Pasta Brands & Products ==

=== Ronzoni ===
Ronzoni was founded in 1918 as the Ronzoni Macaroni Company. By the 1970s, Ronzoni was the number one pasta in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Salorio|first=Gene|date=1974-09-01|title=A Label That's All the Family|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/01/archives/a-label-thats-all-in-the-family.html|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1990, Ronzoni was acquired by the [[The Hershey Company|Hershey Food Corporation]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Seiber|first=Valerie|date=2016-01-15|title=Hershey and Pasta: An Interesting Relationship|url=https://hersheystory.org/hershey-pasta-interesting-relationship/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Visit The Hershey Story Museum|language=en-US}}</ref> Ronzoni pasta was then acquired by [[New World Pasta]], which in turn was acquired by [[Ebro Foods]] S.A. in 2006. Ronzoni products include classic pasta and innovations like Turmeric pasta and SuperGreens pasta (vegetable pasta).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trends driving the market for pasta|url=https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/31910-trends-driving-the-market-for-pasta|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.bakingbusiness.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== American Beauty ===
American Beauty was founded in 1916 after the Kansas City Macaroni and Importing Co. merged with the Denver Macaroni Company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} American Beauty|url=https://americanbeauty.com/about/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=americanbeauty.com}}</ref> It appears to be a sister company of Ronzoni pasta. Similar to Ronzoni pasta, American Beauty offers several product lines, including classic pasta, gluten free pasta, SuperGreens pasta (vegetable pasta) and Thick & Hearty pasta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuperGreens® Vegetable Pasta {{!}} American Beauty|url=https://americanbeauty.com/product-categories/supergreens/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=americanbeauty.com}}</ref> It was acquired by [[Hershey Foods Corporation]] in 1984 before being sold to New World Pasta, which in turn was acquired by Ebro Foods S.A. in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-06-07|title=Ebro Puleva will acquire New World Pasta, leader in pasta in the USA and Canada|url=https://www.ebrofoods.es/en/news/ebro-puleva-will-acquire-new-world-pasta-leader-in-pasta-in-the-usa-and-canada-06-06/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Ebro Foods|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== No Yolks ===
No Yolks was introduced in 1976. It was first developed as a no-cholesterol egg noodle, made only with wheat flour, corn flour and egg whites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=No Yolks® - Our Story|url=https://www.noyolks.com/en-us/content/26245/OurStory.aspx|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.noyolks.com}}</ref> In 2011, No Yolks was purchased by New World Pasta as part of an acquisition of [[Strom Products]], which also included another Riviana brand, Wacky Mac.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Strom Products LTD's Brands NO YOLKS® and WACKY MAC® to be Acquired by New World Pasta|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9058741.htm|access-date=2020-09-29|website=PRWeb}}</ref> In 2017, when New World Pasta, American Rice, Inc. and Riviana Foods Inc. merged, No Yolks became part of Riviana Foods.<ref name=":0" />

=== Skinner ===
Skinner was founded in Omaha, NE in 1911. In 1979, [[Hershey Foods Corporation]] acquired Skinner,<ref>{{Cite web|last=writer|first=Barbara Soderlin / World-Herald staff|title=Forget macaroni: Skinner pushes profile as Omaha baker|url=https://omaha.com/money/forget-macaroni-skinner-pushes-profile-as-omaha-baker/article_6b8d5bd7-0798-516b-bfe0-c7f8230f5aa4.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Omaha.com|language=en}}</ref> which was eventually sold to New World Pasta and folded into Riviana Foods Inc. Skinner is distributed in the southeast United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skinner® - Our Story|url=https://www.skinnerpasta.com/en-us/content/27479/OurStory.aspx|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.skinnerpasta.com}}</ref> It sells a Texas-shaped pasta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skinner® - Texas Shape|url=https://www.skinnerpasta.com/en-us/products/6411/TexasShape.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.skinnerpasta.com}}</ref>

=== Creamette ===
The macaroni, called Creamette, was introduced in 1912 as a new macaroni noodle that had a thinner wall and larger hole.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Loop Back: Creamette's Beginnings in the North Loop|url=https://northloop.org/about/history/loop-back-creamettes-beginnings-north-loop/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=North Loop Neighborhood|language=en-US}}</ref> It was manufactured by Minnesota Macaroni Company. Creamette is distributed in 37 states in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Creamette® - Our Story|url=https://www.creamette.com/en-us/content/27330/OurStory.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.creamette.com}}</ref>Creamette was originally sold to the [[Borden (company)|Borden Company]] in 1979 before becoming a brand owned by Riviana Foods Inc.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramirez|first=Anthony|date=1990-06-21|title=Borden Plan for Profits: One Nation, One Pasta|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/21/business/borden-plan-for-profits-one-nation-one-pasta.html|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== Light 'n Fluffy ===
Light 'n Fluffy is a pasta brand that specializes in [[egg noodles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Light 'n Fluffy - Our Story|url=https://www.lightnfluffy.com/en-us/content/27368/OurStory.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.lightnfluffy.com}}</ref> It became a brand owned by Riviana Foods Inc. after the merger with [[New World Pasta]] in 2017.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Riviana Foods Inc. - Merger of U.S. Companies|url=https://www.riviana.com/en-US/content/31073/MergerofU.S.Companies.aspx|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.riviana.com}}</ref>

=== Mrs. Weiss' ===
Mrs. Weiss' is a pasta brand that specializes in European Hungarian and Ukrainian [[egg noodles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mrs. Weiss'® - Products|url=https://www.mrsweiss.com/en-us/content/27464/Products.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.mrsweiss.com}}</ref>

=== Prince ===
Prince pasta was founded in 1912 when three Sicilian immigrants opened a small pasta shop in the North End of Boston, MA at 92 Prince Street. By 1941, Prince pasta relocated to Lowell, MA.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-15|title=Wednesday Is Prince Spaghetti Day {{!}} Prince Pasta|url=https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-nostalgia/wednesday-is-prince-spaghetti-day/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=New England Today|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1987, Prince pasta was sold to [[Borden (company)|Borden]] Inc., which was eventually acquired by [[New World Pasta]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Borden Announces Plan to Sell Prince Pasta Plant|url=https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/borden-announces-plan-to-sell-prince-pasta-plant.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.massmoments.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New World Pasta Buys Rest of Borden|url=https://apnews.com/article/93935f18d991ea3f3bf0b7b60eae8373|access-date=2020-09-30|website=AP NEWS}}</ref> It became one of Riviana Foods Inc.'s brands in 2017 when Riviana merged with New World Pasta.<ref name=":6" />

=== San Giorgio ===
In 1914, the Keystone Macaroni Company in Lebanon, PA was renamed San Giorgio. By 1950, San Giorgio went from producing 100 pounds of pasta a day to 400,000 pounds per week.<ref>{{Cite web|title=San Giorgio® - Our Story|url=https://www.sangiorgio.com/en-us/content/26217/OurStory.aspx|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.sangiorgio.com}}</ref> [[Hershey Foods Corporation]] acquired San Giorgio in 1966.<ref name=":4" /> After Hershey Foods Corp. sold its dry pasta business to New World Pasta in 1998 and New World Pasta merged with Riviana Foods Inc. in 2017, San Giorgio became one of Riviana Food Inc.'s brands.

=== Wacky Mac ===
Wacky Mac was created in 1976 as a multi-shaped, tri-colored pasta meant to be used in salads and casseroles. Because of its popularity with kids, a kid-friendly boxed macaroni and called called Wacky Mac Macaroni and Cheese Dinner was developed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wacky Mac® - Our Story|url=https://www.wackymac.com/en-us/content/27428/OurStory.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.wackymac.com}}</ref> In 2011, [[New World Pasta]] bought Wacky Mac as a part of an acquisition of [[Strom Products]], which also included another Riviana brand, No Yolks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-12-23|title=Pasta purchase: Chicago-area firm sells its brands|url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20111223/NEWS07/111229896/pasta-purchase-chicago-area-firm-sells-its-brands|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Crain's Chicago Business|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, when New World Pasta, American Rice, Inc. and Riviana Foods Inc. merged, Wacky Mac joined Riviana Foods Inc.<ref name=":5" />

== COVID-19 Events ==
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Riviana Foods has made large donations to emergency responders and food banks. In June 2020, Riviana donated 22,000 bags of rice to firefighters and food banks in Houston, TX and the Bronx, NY.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Riviana Foods Donates Over 22,000 Bags of Rice to COVID-19 Frontline Firefighters and local Houston Food Banks {{!}} Markets Insider|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/riviana-foods-donates-over-22-000-bags-of-rice-to-covid-19-frontline-firefighters-and-local-houston-food-banks-1029282442|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=markets.businessinsider.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Inc|first=Riviana Foods|title=Riviana Foods Donates Over 22,000 Bags of Rice to COVID-19 Frontline Firefighters in the Bronx|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/riviana-foods-donates-over-22-000-bags-of-rice-to-covid-19-frontline-firefighters-in-the-bronx-301069466.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref>


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Ebro Foods, S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
BMAD: EBRO
IndustryFood processing
FoundedMay 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Key people
Antonio Hernández Callejas (Chairman and CEO)
ProductsRice, pasta and sauces, food technology
Revenue€1.702 billion (2017)[1]
€201.0 million (2017)[1]
€388.8 million (2017)[1]
Total assets€2.885 billion (end 2017)[1]
Total equity€1.607 billion (end 2017)[1]
Number of employees
4,980 (average, 2017)[1]
Websitewww.ebrofoods.es
Head office

Ebro Foods, S.A. (/ˈiːbroʊ fuːdz/; Spanish: [ˈeβɾo ˈfuðs]), formerly Ebro Puleva, is the leading company in the Spanish food processing sector.[2] Ebro Foods is the world's largest traders/miller of rice[2] and the second biggest producer of pasta[3] (its Panzani brand is a market leader in France).[2] The company's head office is in Madrid.[4]

History

In 2005, Ebro Foods sold Catesa Foods for $37.9m. Catesa Foods specializes in tropical fruits, flowers, and ornamental plants on Tenerife Island.[5]

Ebro was previously the largest manufacturer of value-added dairy products in Spain, until it sold this business unit to Lactalis in March 2010 for €630 million.[6] It also was Spain's largest sugar producer prior to the divestment of that division to the British Sugar subsidiary of Associated British Foods in 2009.[7] Ebro Foods operates in 23 countries worldwide.

International development

Ebro Foods entered the U.S. market in 2004 when it acquired Houston-based Riviana Foods, which purchased American Rice in 2011 and now produces brands such as Mahatma, Success, Minute Rice, Water Maid and several private labels.[8] In 2006, Ebro acquired New World Pasta, producer of Ronzoni, San Giorgio and other products, and which is also now under the Riviana corporate umbrella.[9] Riviana Foods, New World Pasta, and American Rice united under the Riviana Foods name in 2017 to become the largest manufacturer of rice and second-largest manufacturer of pasta in the U.S.[10]

Ebro Foods owns the Puleva Biotech subsidiary, which engages in the research and development of new functional food products.

It has a biofuel production joint venture with Abengoa.[11]

Riviana Foods

Riviana Foods Inc. is a subsidiary of Ebro Foods, S.A. When it merged with American Rice, Inc. and New World Pasta Co. in 2017, it became the largest manufacturer and marketer of rice products and second largest of pasta products in the United States. Its estimated sales revenue at the time was $1.5 billion.[12]

Riviana's brands include Minute Rice and Ronzoni pasta.

History

Early Years

Riviana dates back to the 1911 founding of the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, Inc., a consortium of thirty rice mills led by Frank Godchaux Sr. By 1931, the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, Inc. introduced consumer-friendly packaging.[13]

Mergers & Acquisitions

In 1965, Louisiana State Rice Milling Company merged with River Brand Rice Mills, Inc to form Riviana Foods Inc.[14]After being acquired by Colgate-Palmolive in 1976, and then sold back to the Godchaux family in 1986, Riviana became a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.[13][15] Riviana was most recently acquired by Ebro Foods, S.A. in 2004.[12] In 2006, Riviana acquired Minute Rice, a brand of parboiled rice, from Kraft Foods.[16] In 2011, Riviana Foods Inc. acquired American Rice, Inc., which owned several rice brands, including Comet Rice and Blue Ribbon Rice. In 2017, American Rice, Inc. and New World Pasta merged into Riviana Foods Inc.[17]

Rice Brands & Products

Carolina Rice

Carolina Rice, founded in 1927, is primarily sold in the northeast United States.[18] Carolina Rice offers many varieties of rice including white rice, parboiled rice, whole grain brown rice, organic rice, yellow rice, wild rice, basmati rice and jasmine rice. Most of Carolina Rice's US-grown rice is sourced from Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas. Riviana Foods commercializes other rice varieties that are originally grown in Thailand (jasmine rice) and India (basmati rice).[19]

Mahatma Rice

Riviana Foods introduced Mahatma Rice to the United States in 1932, during the Great Depression.[13][20] Mahatma Rice is a national rice brand, serving all of the domestic United States, while its sister brand Carolina Rice covers northeast distribution from Maine to Washington, D.C.[18] Mahatma Rice offers many varieties of rice, including white rice, parboiled rice, whole grain brown rice, Valencia short grain rice, organic rice, yellow rice, wild rice, basmati rice and jasmine rice. Most of Mahatma Rice's US-grown rice is sourced from Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas. Riviana Foods commercializes other rice varieties that are originally grown in Thailand (jasmine rice) and India (basmati rice).[21]

Minute Rice

Minute Rice was founded in 1941. It started as a patented method for precooking and dehydrating rice before being used by the U.S. Armed Forces for G.I. rations during World War II.[22][23] Minute Rice was eventually introduced to the greater population in 1946 and gained worldwide distribution in 1949.[13] The brand first introduced precooked, parboiled white rice then expanded its product line to brown rice in 1990.[22] Riviana Foods Inc. acquired Minute Rice in 2006 from Kraft Foods.[16] The brand expanded its product line significantly in 2008 when it launched ready-to-serve rice cups, an easy staple food that could be stored in pantries and microwaved when needed. Today, Minute Rice sells boxed instant rice and rice cups in many rice varieties, and quinoa.[22]

Success Rice

Riviana Foods Inc. introduced Success Rice in 1977, its rice brand offering parboiled, boil-in-bag rice.[13] The brand's product line includes four varieties of boil-in-bag rice, including white rice, basmati rice, jasmine rice, and brown rice. Boil-in-bag rice is made by parboiling rice after it is harvested.[24] In 2017, Success Rice released boil-in-bag tri-color quinoa.[25]

Adolphus Rice

Adolphus Rice first came to market in 1938 in Houston, TX.[26] Adolphus rice is grown in Texas.[27] It offers whole grain brown rice, gold parboiled rice, and long grain white rice and is sold in Texas.[28]

Blue Ribbon Rice

Blue Ribbon Rice is grown in the USA and kosher approved. Blue Ribbon offers three varieties of rice: whole grain brown rice, golden parboiled rice and white rice.[29] Originally purchased by American Rice, Inc. in 1975, Blue Ribbon Rice was acquired by Riviana Foods Inc. when American Rice, Inc. was purchased from Grupo SOS in 2011.[30]

Colusa Rose Rice

Colusa Rose Rice offers Calrose rice, a variety of rice that originates from California.[31]

Comet Rice

Founded in 1902,[32] Comet Rice offers many varieties of rice, such as long grain white rice, whole grain rice and parboiled rice.[33] Comet Rice is a sister company of Wonder rice. Its rice is grown in the USA. Originally part of American Rice, Inc.,[34] Comet Rice was acquired by Riviana Foods Inc. in 2011 when Riviana purchased American Rice, Inc. from Grupo SOS.[13]

Gourmet House

Gourmet House rice offers three varieties of wild rice: cracked, cultivated and quick cooking, all of which are grown in the USA.[35] It was acquired by Riviana Foods in 1999 from Anheuser-Busch.[36][37]

Pear Blossom

Pear Blossom offers Calrose rice, a variety that originate from California.[38] Pear Blossom rice is similar to sticky rice and recommended for use in Japanese or Korean cooking.[39]

RiceSelect

Riviana Foods purchased RiceSelect from RiceTec in 2015. RiceSelect was the consumer business of RiceTec at the time.[40] RiceSelect offers rice, quinoa and pasta. One of its products is Texmati rice, which RiceSelect claims was the first aromatic rice to be introduced in the USA resembling basmati rice.[41] The rice variety was called Texmati because it was grown in Texas.[42]

River Rice

River Rice is a sister company of Water Maid rice. Its rice is grown in the USA. Its products include medium grain white rice and whole grain brown rice. Both are kosher approved.[43]

Sello Rojo

Introduced in Puerto Rico in 1926, Sello Rojo rice offers short grain rice.[44] Its rice is harvested in California.[45]

Water Maid

Water Maid rice is a sister company of River Rice. Its rice is grown in the USA. It offers one product, the Water Maid medium grain white rice.[46]

Wonder

Wonder brand rice is a sister company of Comet Rice. Its rice is grown in the USA and is kosher approved. It offers one product, the Wonder long grain enriched rice.[47]

Pasta Brands & Products

Ronzoni

Ronzoni was founded in 1918 as the Ronzoni Macaroni Company. By the 1970s, Ronzoni was the number one pasta in New York.[48] In 1990, Ronzoni was acquired by the Hershey Food Corporation.[49] Ronzoni pasta was then acquired by New World Pasta, which in turn was acquired by Ebro Foods S.A. in 2006. Ronzoni products include classic pasta and innovations like Turmeric pasta and SuperGreens pasta (vegetable pasta).[50]

American Beauty

American Beauty was founded in 1916 after the Kansas City Macaroni and Importing Co. merged with the Denver Macaroni Company.[51] It appears to be a sister company of Ronzoni pasta. Similar to Ronzoni pasta, American Beauty offers several product lines, including classic pasta, gluten free pasta, SuperGreens pasta (vegetable pasta) and Thick & Hearty pasta.[52] It was acquired by Hershey Foods Corporation in 1984 before being sold to New World Pasta, which in turn was acquired by Ebro Foods S.A. in 2006.[53]

No Yolks

No Yolks was introduced in 1976. It was first developed as a no-cholesterol egg noodle, made only with wheat flour, corn flour and egg whites.[54] In 2011, No Yolks was purchased by New World Pasta as part of an acquisition of Strom Products, which also included another Riviana brand, Wacky Mac.[55] In 2017, when New World Pasta, American Rice, Inc. and Riviana Foods Inc. merged, No Yolks became part of Riviana Foods.[12]

Skinner

Skinner was founded in Omaha, NE in 1911. In 1979, Hershey Foods Corporation acquired Skinner,[56] which was eventually sold to New World Pasta and folded into Riviana Foods Inc. Skinner is distributed in the southeast United States.[57] It sells a Texas-shaped pasta.[58]

Creamette

The macaroni, called Creamette, was introduced in 1912 as a new macaroni noodle that had a thinner wall and larger hole.[59] It was manufactured by Minnesota Macaroni Company. Creamette is distributed in 37 states in the United States.[60]Creamette was originally sold to the Borden Company in 1979 before becoming a brand owned by Riviana Foods Inc.[61]

Light 'n Fluffy

Light 'n Fluffy is a pasta brand that specializes in egg noodles.[62] It became a brand owned by Riviana Foods Inc. after the merger with New World Pasta in 2017.[63]

Mrs. Weiss'

Mrs. Weiss' is a pasta brand that specializes in European Hungarian and Ukrainian egg noodles.[64]

Prince

Prince pasta was founded in 1912 when three Sicilian immigrants opened a small pasta shop in the North End of Boston, MA at 92 Prince Street. By 1941, Prince pasta relocated to Lowell, MA.[65] In 1987, Prince pasta was sold to Borden Inc., which was eventually acquired by New World Pasta in 2001.[66][67] It became one of Riviana Foods Inc.'s brands in 2017 when Riviana merged with New World Pasta.[63]

San Giorgio

In 1914, the Keystone Macaroni Company in Lebanon, PA was renamed San Giorgio. By 1950, San Giorgio went from producing 100 pounds of pasta a day to 400,000 pounds per week.[68] Hershey Foods Corporation acquired San Giorgio in 1966.[49] After Hershey Foods Corp. sold its dry pasta business to New World Pasta in 1998 and New World Pasta merged with Riviana Foods Inc. in 2017, San Giorgio became one of Riviana Food Inc.'s brands.

Wacky Mac

Wacky Mac was created in 1976 as a multi-shaped, tri-colored pasta meant to be used in salads and casseroles. Because of its popularity with kids, a kid-friendly boxed macaroni and called called Wacky Mac Macaroni and Cheese Dinner was developed.[69] In 2011, New World Pasta bought Wacky Mac as a part of an acquisition of Strom Products, which also included another Riviana brand, No Yolks.[70] In 2017, when New World Pasta, American Rice, Inc. and Riviana Foods Inc. merged, Wacky Mac joined Riviana Foods Inc.[17]

COVID-19 Events

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Riviana Foods has made large donations to emergency responders and food banks. In June 2020, Riviana donated 22,000 bags of rice to firefighters and food banks in Houston, TX and the Bronx, NY.[71][72]

Financial activity

The company's shares are listed on the Bolsa de Madrid.

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