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. Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to firms in other areas of the food processing industry, including cereals, baked goods, and candy.
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
Below is a list of notable food manufacturers with current or historical ties to Chicago.
- A.J. Canfield Company
- Armour and Company
- Brach's
- Budlong Pickle Company
- Chicago Bar Co.
- Cloverhill Bakery
- ConAgra
- Cracker Jack
- Curtiss Candy Company
- Eli's Cheesecake
- Ferrara Pan Candy Company
- Fortune Brands
- Fuhrman and Forster Company
- Goose Island Brewery
- Jays Foods, Inc.
- Keebler Company
- Koval Distillery
- Kraft Heinz Company
- Kronos Foods
- M&M/Mars
- Mondelēz International
- Morton Salt
- Nabisco
- Oscar Mayer
- Parker House Sausage Company
- Quaker Oats Company
- Sara Lee Corporation
- Sweet Baby Ray's
- Swift & Company
- Tootsie Roll Industries
- Tropicana Products
- Urban Accents
- US Foods
- Vanee Foods
- Vienna Beef
- Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
- World's Finest Chocolate
See also
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References
- "Doublemint". Wrigley Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ 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.
- Segal, David (2009-07-15). "The Gyro's History Unfolds". New York Times.
- Buss, Dale (October 2012). "Kraft Foods Revs Old Brands With Kraft Spin-Off and Mondelēz Launch". brandchannel. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- "Our Story - Welcome to Parker House Sausage Company - He really started something!". www.parkerhousesausage.com. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
External links
- "Community Development Department". City of Chicago. 2010.
- "Made in Chicago". Chicago: City of the Century. PBS. 2003.