COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 311423

Dried/Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables Manufacturer

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

50companies1858–1997founding years50still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedLeroux S.A.S.
1858
FoundedDeli Universal NV
1869
FoundedBurns, Philp & Company Ltd.
1882
FoundedDole Food Company, Inc.
1894
FoundedFederico Paternina S.A.
1896
FoundedRanks Hovis McDougall Limited
1899
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
FoundedAjinomoto Co., Inc.
1909
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedMeiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.
1916
FoundedKewpie Kabushiki Kaisha
1919
FoundedBush Brothers & CompanyFoundedCampbell Soup CompanyFoundedZatarain's, Inc.
1922
FoundedGrupo Herdez, S.A. de C.V.
1923
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
FoundedStrauss-Elite Group
1934
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedCJ Corporation
1953
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedEvergreen International Aviation, Inc.
1960
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedImagine Foods, Inc.
1982
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedGoodman Fielder Ltd.
1986
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Leroux S.A.S. →
Active · founded 1858 · France
Leroux S.A.S.
Leroux S.A.S. →
Active · founded 1858 · France
Leroux S.A.S.
Deli Universal NV →
Active · founded 1869 · Netherlands
1960s:Deli Maatschappij enters into a partnership with Universal Leaf Tobacco Company to import and process burley…
Deli Universal NV →
Active · founded 1869 · Netherlands
1960s:Deli Maatschappij enters into a partnership with Universal Leaf Tobacco Company to import and process burley…
Burns, Philp & Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1882 · Australia
Long a part of Australia's corporate establishment, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd.
Burns, Philp & Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1882 · Australia
Long a part of Australia's corporate establishment, Burns, Philp & Company Ltd.
Sensient Technologies Corporation →
Active · founded 1882
Early 1970s:[fsps*2.5]Company expands into soft-drink bottling.
Sensient Technologies Corporation →
Active · founded 1882
Early 1970s:[fsps*2.5]Company expands into soft-drink bottling.
Dole Food Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1894
Best known for its pineapples, Dole Food Company, Inc., is promotes its Dole brand of fresh and packaged food and…
Dole Food Company, Inc. →
Active · founded 1894
Best known for its pineapples, Dole Food Company, Inc., is promotes its Dole brand of fresh and packaged food and…
Federico Paternina S.A. →
Active · founded 1896 · Spain
1940s:Paternina begins exporting wines to Europe and the Americas.
Federico Paternina S.A. →
Active · founded 1896 · Spain
1940s:Paternina begins exporting wines to Europe and the Americas.
Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited →
Active · founded 1899 · United Kingdom
Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited (RHM) is the food division of Tomkins PLC, which acquired the company (then known as…
Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited →
Active · founded 1899 · United Kingdom
Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited (RHM) is the food division of Tomkins PLC, which acquired the company (then known as…
The Quaker Oats Company →
Active · founded 1901
The product of a rocky union between three 19th-century millers, The Quaker Oats Company maintains a portfolio of…
The Quaker Oats Company →
Active · founded 1901
The product of a rocky union between three 19th-century millers, The Quaker Oats Company maintains a portfolio of…
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1909 · Japan
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., the world's first and still-largest producer of monosodium glutamate (MSG), is one of Japan's…
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. →
Active · founded 1909 · Japan
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., the world's first and still-largest producer of monosodium glutamate (MSG), is one of Japan's…
Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. →
Active · founded 1916 · Japan
Founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of biscuits and caramels, Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.
Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. →
Active · founded 1916 · Japan
Founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of biscuits and caramels, Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.
CSM N.V. →
Active · founded 1919 · Netherlands
CSM N.V.
CSM N.V. →
Active · founded 1919 · Netherlands
CSM N.V.
Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha →
Active · founded 1919 · Japan
Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha (QP Corporation is its English equivalent name), one of Japan's leading food products…
Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha →
Active · founded 1919 · Japan
Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha (QP Corporation is its English equivalent name), one of Japan's leading food products…
Bush Brothers & Company →
Active · founded 1922
Bush Brothers & Company, family owned and operated, is the nation's leading producer and marketer of baked beans.
Bush Brothers & Company →
Active · founded 1922
Bush Brothers & Company, family owned and operated, is the nation's leading producer and marketer of baked beans.
Campbell Soup Company →
Active · founded 1922
Campbell Soup Company is the number one maker of soups in the world, holds the top position in that category in Europe,…
Campbell Soup Company →
Active · founded 1922
Campbell Soup Company is the number one maker of soups in the world, holds the top position in that category in Europe,…
Ezaki Glico Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1922 · Japan
Ezaki Glico Company Ltd.
Ezaki Glico Company Ltd. →
Active · founded 1922 · Japan
Ezaki Glico Company Ltd.
Zatarain's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.
Zatarain's, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Zatarain's, Inc., is a leading producer of rice mixes.
Grupo Herdez, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1923 · Mexico
Grupo Herdez, S.A.
Grupo Herdez, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1923 · Mexico
Grupo Herdez, S.A.
General Mills, Inc. →
Active · founded 1928
General Mills, Inc.
General Mills, Inc. →
Active · founded 1928
General Mills, Inc.
Strauss-Elite Group →
Active · founded 1934 · Israel
Merging two of Israel's oldest and largest food companies in 2004, the Strauss-Elite Group has become that country's…
Strauss-Elite Group →
Active · founded 1934 · Israel
Merging two of Israel's oldest and largest food companies in 2004, the Strauss-Elite Group has become that country's…
CJ Corporation →
Active · founded 1953 · South Korea
South Korea's largest food manufacturer, CJ Corporation, is also one of the world's leading producers of such food…
CJ Corporation →
Active · founded 1953 · South Korea
South Korea's largest food manufacturer, CJ Corporation, is also one of the world's leading producers of such food…
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. →
Active · founded 1960
The "airline's airline," Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.
Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. →
Active · founded 1960
The "airline's airline," Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.
Kettle Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Kettle Foods Inc.
Kettle Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1981
Kettle Foods Inc.
Imagine Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1982
Imagine Foods, Inc.
Imagine Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1982
Imagine Foods, Inc.
Goodman Fielder Ltd. →
Active · founded 1986 · Australia
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
Goodman Fielder Ltd. →
Active · founded 1986 · Australia
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
Clif Bar Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
Based in Berkeley, California, Clif Bar Inc.
Clif Bar Inc. →
Active · founded 1997
Based in Berkeley, California, Clif Bar Inc.
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