List of food manufacturers of Chicago
Since the 1830s, when Chicago enjoyed a brief period of importance as a local milling center for spring wheat, the city has long been a center for the conversion of raw farm products into edible goods.[2] Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to leading 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.
Food manufacturers
Hundreds of well-known food products have originated or are produced in the city. Below is a list of widely known food manufacturers with current or historical ties to Chicago.
- A.J. Canfield Company[3]
- Armour and Company
- Brach's
- Budlong Pickle Company
- Cloverhill Bakery
- ConAgra[4]
- Cracker Jack
- Curtiss Candy Company
- Eli's Cheesecake
- Ferrara Pan Candy Company
- Fortune Brands
- Fuhrman and Forster Company
- Goose Island Brewery[5]
- Keebler Company
- Koval Distillery
- Kraft Heinz Company
- La Preferida
- M&M/Mars
- Mondelēz International[6]
- Morton Salt
- Nabisco
- Oscar Mayer
- Parker House Sausage Company[7]
- Quaker Oats Company
- Sara Lee Corporation
- Swagger Foods Corp.
- Swift & Company
- Tootsie Roll Industries
- Tropicana Products
- Upton's Naturals[8]
- Urban Accents
- Vanee Foods
- Vienna Beef
- Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
- World's Finest Chocolate
See also
References
- ^ "Doublemint". Wrigley Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark R. (2005). "Food Processing: Regional and National Market". The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Arthur J. Canfield, 84". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "It's official: ConAgra is Chicago-bound—but at what cost?". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "A Visit to Chicago's Goose Island Beer Co. | Brewpublic.com". brewpublic.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ Buss, Dale. "Kraft Foods Revs Old Brands With Kraft Spin-Off and Mondelēz Launch". brandchannel:. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Our Story - Welcome to Parker House Sausage Company - He really started something!". www.parkerhousesausage.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Empire of the seitan". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
External links
- "Community Development Department". City of Chicago. 2010.
- "Made in Chicago". Chicago: City of the Century. PBS. 2003.