wholesale fresh dairy distribution, cold storage and fulfillment services
Armour-Eckrich Meats is a branded meat company with a presence in retail, deli and food service channels. It manages a staff of more than 3,100 employees throughout over 10 U.S. states. The company offers meat products under various brands, such as Margherita, LunchMakers, Schickhaus and Mayrose. Armour-Eckrich Meats provides ham, turkey, chicken, hot dogs and smoked sausage. The company is certified by the American Heart Association. It also offers a variety of Italian salami and bacon. Armour-Eckrich Meats serves clients in Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota.
One of the most prominent food distributors and suppliers in the country, Performance Foodservice provides quality products, innovative technology, and custom solutions with a local touch to restaurant partners and hospitality from coast-to-coast. With nearly 70 years of authentic culinary expertise, Performance is an industry leader in pizza and Italian food, the thriving Hispanic segment, and high-end protein offerings like premium Braveheart Black Angus Beef. Supporting restaurants is the Performance Foodservice mission - any concept, any solution, anywhere.
Casa de Oro Foods is among the largest tortilla companies in the United States, manufacturing more than 6 million tortillas per day. Maintaining one of two plants in Omaha, Neb., Casa de Oro Foods primary focus is the foodservice, co-pack, private label and retail markets. As of January 1993, Casa de Oro Foods was officially in business as a new division within ConAgra Foods. In 1998, the company purchased Mesa Foods in Louisville, Ky., which in addition to heat pressed tortillas, manufactured tortilla chips, taco shells, corn tortillas, pre-fried chips and flatbread products. In 2004, Plaza Belmont Management Group of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, an investment company specializing in food manufacturing companies, purchased Casa de Oro Foods from ConAgra. Casa de Oro brands encompass Chi-Chi s, Mesa and Casa de Oro as well as private label products, are found in all areas east of the Rockies. In addition, the company supplies major U.S. food companies with manufactured products. Casa de Oro produces proprietary products and company products for national restaurants and food service accounts.
Tyson Foods was established in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Ark. The company is one of the world s largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork and is one of the largest food companies in the Fortune 500. The company produces a variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are marketed under the Powered by Tyson strategy. Tyson is a recognized market leader in the retail and food service markets it serves, providing products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. The company has approximately 114,000 workers employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and throughout the world, including a location in Omaha, Neb.
