Richelieu Foods
Private label frozen pizza manufacturer founded in 1862.
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Richelieu Foods, an American company that makes food for other brands to sell, was founded in 1862 and is based in Wheeling, Illinois. It focuses on frozen pizza, producing over 100 million pizzas and 25 million crusts each year, with annual sales exceeding $500 million. The company has supplied store-brand items to retailers like Hy-Vee, Aldi, Save-A-Lot, Sam's Club, Hannaford Brothers Co., BJ's Wholesale Club, and Shaw's Supermarkets. With about 1,000 employees, it runs two pizza plants in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and Wheeling, Illinois.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1862
- Headquarters
- Wheeling, Illinois, U.S.
- Key people
- Chris Dugan, CEO
- Employees
- 1000 (2022)
- Industry
- Private label foods
- Products
- Food
- Parent
- Freiberger USA, Inc. (Südzucker AG)
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The company's own brands have included Chef Antonio, Raveena's, Pizza Presto!, Grocer's Garden, Caterer's Collection, Oak Park, and Willow Farms.
- According to Hoover's, Richelieu Foods' average annual revenue per worker is about $900,000.
- The Washington Court House, Ohio (cold press pizza crusts) location was closed in 2025.
- The Grundy Center, Iowa (sauces and dressings) location was closed in 2023.
History
Richelieu Foods traces its roots to 1862. By 1956, the company operated as Western Dressing Inc. It was sold to an investment group in 1988, which had the company expand its line of products. In 1994, Richelieu focused on contract packing and private label areas. The Western Dressing brand was sold and eventually acquired by Unilever, with Richelieu packing the dressing until Unilever took it in-house eight years later, marketing it under the Wish-Bone brand.
In 2003, Connecticut private equity firm Brynwood Partners purchased the company. In 2006, Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery magazine named Richelieu Foods Pizza Manufacturer of the Year. On August 30, 2008, the company acquired the Sauces and Dressings division of Sara Lee Foodservice along with the Sara Lee manufacturing facility in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. In 2010, the company was purchased by Centerview Partners, a private equity firm, then by Freiberger USA in December 2017.
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