Amy's Kitchen
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Amy's Kitchen is a privately held corporation which manufactures organic canned and frozen foods. Founded in 1987 by Andy and Rachel Berliner, Amy's Kitchen took its name from their then-newborn daughter. The company employs over 1,600 people and operates processing plants in Santa Rosa, California and White City, Oregon. New processing plants are being built in Corby, England, and Greenville, South Carolina. The corporate headquarters is in Petaluma, California.
Both founders had experience in the organic food business; Rachel's family had grown and advocated organic vegetables and fruits since the 1950s, while Andy was formerly the president and majority shareholder of the Magic Mountain Herb Tea company. Because Amy's Kitchen is a private entity, its annual earnings are not public knowledge. They reported gross sales of over 300 million dollars on CNBC's "How I made my Millions" in 2012.
Products
Amy's products are vegetarian and vegan. They are also marketed to people on halal diets, as well as those who avoid specific ingredients such as wheat gluten, soy, lactose, and maize derivatives. Most of Amy's meals are frozen, but they also make a line of canned soups, chili, beans, pasta sauce and salsas. In 2011, Amy's introduced several lines of products including Light and Lean, Gluten Free, and Light in Sodium for customers with special dietary needs. Amy's claims that it will only use conventional ingredients where no organic alternative exists. Amy's products do not use meat, eggs, seafood or peanuts, though some contain animal-derived elements (such as dairy and honey). Amy's products are claimed to be free of GMOs and hydrogenated fats and oils.
Amy's frozen foods compete with conventional frozen food brands such as Stouffers, Uncle Ben's, Lean Cuisine, and Healthy Choice.
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- Companies based in Sonoma County, California
- Companies established in 1987
- Economy of Santa Rosa, California
- Food and drink in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Food production companies of the United States
- Petaluma, California
- Privately held companies based in California
- Vegetarian companies and establishments
- 1987 establishments in the United States