SN DIRECTORY OF FRESH MEALS SUPPLIERS 1996-09-09 (1)

The community of suppliers that sells the food -- specifically, entrees, side dishes and other meal components -- intended for supermarket food-service programs is growing and changing in step with the rapidly evolving industry it strives to serve.

stry associations, consultants, supermarket operators and others.

In the interest of keeping this first such directory focused, SN limited the list to companies those who supply meals-oriented prepared foods to deli\food-service departments, including:

Chilled, never frozen whole meals, side dishes, salads;

And frozen meals or components to be thawed and sold at the store level.

Packaging; cooking\holding and merchandising equipment and the other elements that complete the larger picture of supermarket meals programs are issues to be addressed in future directories.

Advanced Fresh Concepts

320 W. Carob St. Compton,

CA 90220 PHONE: 310-604-3200

FAX: 310-604-4900 Contact: Kevin Barton,

marketing manager Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, sushi

Product format: fresh, never frozen

Distribution channel: DSD, on-site production (sushi bars inside

supermarkets)

Aristocrat International Corp.

25 48th Street Weehawken, NJ

07086 PHONE: 201-866-1900 FAX:

201-866-8338 Contact: Stephen

Tillim, president Geographic

Coverage: national Product cate-

gories: entrees, side dishes Product

format: pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store Distribution channel: brokers, distributors

ASK Foods

P.O. Box 388 Palmyra, Pa 17078

PHONE: 717-838-6356 FAX: 717-

838-7458 Contact: J.R. Manzolillo,

marketing category specialist

Geographic coverage: East Coast;

17 states Product categories:

entrees, side dishes, salads, soups,

desserts Product format: fresh, never frozen; frozen, thawed at

store; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store; West Vaco

packaging Distribution channel: distributors, internal trucking

Barber Foods

Box 4821 Portland, ME 04112

PHONE: 201-856-1430 FAX: 201-856-1449 Contact: Mark

Dvorozniak, marketing director

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: frozen, thawed at

store; bulk, portioned at store;

contains preservatives Distribution channel: distributors

Bay State Chowda Co.

101 Phoenix Avenue Lowell, MA

01852 PHONE: (508) 970-1144

FAX: (508) 970-0450 Contact: Bill

Keleher, vice president, sales

Geographic coverage: national

Product Categories: soups, chowders, chili and sauces Product for-

mat: frozen, thawed at store; pre-

portioned packages; bulk, por-

tioned at store Distribution channel: brokers, distributors

Borden Italian Foods (division of

Borden Inc.) 180 E. Broad St.

Columbus, OH 43215 PHONE:

614-225-4000 FAX: 614-627-8593

Contact: Astrid Campos, product manager Geographic

coverage:national Product cate-

gories: not specified Product for-

mat: fresh, never frozen; bulk, por-

tioned at store Distribution channel: brokers, distributors

Boston Salad & Provision Co.

85 Newmarket Square Boston,

MA 02718 PHONE: 617-541-4040

FAX: 617-541-0552 Contact: John

A. Zofchak, president Geographic

coverage: New England, Atlantic

Seacoast Product categories: sa-

lads Product format: fresh, never

frozen; preportioned packages;

contains preservatives Distribution

channel: DSD, distributors

Buxton Foods

401 Broadway Buxton, ND 58218

PHONE: 800-726-8057 FAX: 701-

847-2110 Contact: Paul Siewert,

owner Geographic Coverage: nation-

al Product categories: entrees, side

dishes Product format: frozen, thawed at store-level, pre-

portioned packages, bulk packages

Distribution channel: distributors

Campbell Foodservice

1008 W. 8th Avenue King of Prussia,

PA 19406 PHONE: 610-337-8773

FAX: 610-337-1868 Contact: Vincent

Agostini, director of deli Geographic

Coverage: national Product cate-

gories: packaged whole meals,

entrees Product format: fresh,

never frozen; frozen, thawed at store; pre-

portioned packages Distribution

channel: distributors, brokers

Campbell Soup Co.

Box 778 Omaha, NB 68101

PHONE: 402-342-8118 FAX: 402-

342-2417 Contact: Theresa

DeHart, plant manager's assistant

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: frozen, thawed at store; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store

Distribution channel: distributors

Captain Ken's Foods Inc.

344 S. Robert Street St Paul, MN

55107 PHONE: 612-298-0071

FAX: 612-298-0849 Contact: Don

Keis, sales manager Geographic

coverage: national Product cate-

gories: entrees, side dishes Product

format: frozen, thawed at store;

pre-portioned packages; bulk, por-

tioned at store Distribution channel:

DSD, brokers, distributors

Casa de Bertacchi

1910 Gallagher Drive Vineland, NJ

08360 PHONE: 609-696-5600 FAX:

609-696-9350 Contact: Ann Marie

Durham, marketing director

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged whole

meals, entrees Product format: pre-

portioned packages, bulk packages

Distribution channel: distributors

Celentano, Inc.

225 Bloomfield Avenue Verona, NJ

07044 PHONE: 201-239-8444

FAX: 201-239-1871 Contact: Tom

Finn, national sales manager

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, side

dishes Product format: fresh, never

frozen; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store; modified

atmosphere packaging Distribution

channel: DSD, distributors

Chilli-O-Frozen Foods

311 N. Aberdeen Street Chicago,

IL 60607 PHONE: 312-666-1976

FAX: 312-666-1975 Contact:

Jeffrey Rothschild, president

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: pre-portioned

packages; bulk packages; contains

preservatives Distribution channel:

distributors, brokers

Cohen's Famous Frozen Foods

631 Frelinghuysen Avenue

Newark, NJ 07114 PHONE: 201-

824-2700 FAX: (not given) Contact:

Neil Cohen, vice president

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged whole

meals, entrees Product format:

frozen, thawed at store-level, pre-

portioned packages, bulk packages

Distribution channel: distributors

Coles Quality Foods, Inc.

5043 Cascade Road Grand Rapids,

MI 49546 PHONE: 616-975-0081

FAX: 616-975-0267 Contact: Tom

Quinn, vice president of sales

Geographic coverage: East of

Mississippi Product categories:

garlic bread Product format:

frozen, thawed at store level

Distribution channel: brokers

Connell Foods (division of

The Connell Co.) 45 Cardinal Drive

Westfield, NJ 07090 PHONE:908-

233-0700 FAX:908-233-1070

Contact: Jerry Begnal Geographic

coverage: national Product categories: (company is importer)

entrees, side dishes, salads Product

format: bulk, portioned at store

Distribution channel: distributors

Cook Family Foods, Ltd. (Con Agra,

Inc.) 200 South Second Street

Lincoln, NE 68508 PHONE: 402-

475-6700 FAX: 402-475-4772

Contact: Doug Small, national sales

manager Geographic coverage:

national/international Product cate-

gories: entrees Product format:

fresh, never frozen; pre-portioned

packages; contains preservatives;

modified atmosphere packaging

Distribution channel: brokers, distributors

Corte & Co.

414 Hoboken Avenue Jersey City,

NJ 07306 PHONE: 201-653-7246

FAX: 201-653-2271 Contact:

Dolores LoMega, president

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: entrees Product

format: pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store

Distribution channel: brokers, distributors

Country Chef Foods

1303 Herschelle Street Bronx, NY

10461 PHONE: 718-792-9233

FAX: 718-829-1527 Contact: Paul

Sabatos, president, Gary

Schumann, general manager

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, side dishes, quiches, pie shells Product

format: frozen, thawed at store;

pre-portioned packages; bulk, portioned at store Distribution channel:

distributors

Country Maid Inc.

1919 South Kinnickinnic Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53204 PHONE:

414-383-3970 FAX: 414-383-9809

Contact: Jordan Plotkin, accoun-

tant Geographic coverage: Midwest

Product categories: side dishes, sal-

ads, potato baskets Product format:

fresh, never frozen; pre-portioned

packages; bulk, portioned at store; contains preservatives

Distribution channel: DSD, brokers, distributors

Country Smoked Meats

Box 46 Bowling Green, OH 43402

PHONE: 419-353-0783 FAX: 419-

352-7330 Contact: Bruce

Schroeder, sales Geographic

Coverage: national Product cate-

gories: entrees, side dishes Product

format: pre-portioned packages,

bulk, portioed at store Distribution

channel: distributors, brokers

CPC Foodservice (division of CPC

International) 9353 Belmont Avenue Franklin

Park, IL 60131 PHONE: 847-678-

1241 FAX: 847-671-3783 Contact:

Mike Bevilacqua, president

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, side

dishes, salads, soups, sauces,

pizza crusts Distribution channel: distributors

Culinary Foods Inc.

4201 South Ashland Avenue

Chicago, IL 60609 PHONE: 312-

650-4000 FAX: 312-650-4501

Contact: Don Gardner, marketing

director Geographic Coverage:

national Product categories: pac-

kaged whole meals, entrees, side

dishes Product format: frozen, thawed at store;

pre-portioned packages; bulk, portioned at store;

contains preservatives Distribution

channel: distributors, brokers

D'Alterio Foods Corp.

109-18 Northern Blvd. Corona,

NY 11368 PHONE: 718-779-4770

FAX: 718-335-5823 Contact:

Alberto Olavarria, vice president

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: frozen, thawed at

store; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store

Distribution channel: brokers

Dawn's Foods, Inc.

1530 La Dawn Drive Portage, WI

53901 PHONE: 608-742-2494 FAX:

608-742-1806 Contact: Terry Swan,

general manager Geographic cover-

age:Midwest Product categories:side

dishes, salads, desserts Product for-

mat: fresh, never frozen; pre-

portioned packages; contains preserva-

tives Distribution channel: DSD, bro-

kers, distributors

FAX: 414-647-4806 Contact: Dick

Cobb, markeging director

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, side

dishes Product format: pre-por-

tioned packages; bulk, portioned

at store; contains preservatives

Distribution channel: distributors, brokers

Everson Spice Co. 2667 Gundry Ave. Long Beach CA

90806 PHONE: 310-988-1223

FAX: 310-988-0219 Contact:

Kenneth B. Hopkins, president

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees

Product format: fresh, never

frozen Distribution channel: DSD,

brokers, distributors, grocery wholesalers

G&G Foods Inc.

1012 Revere Avenue San

Francisco, CA 94124 PHONE:

415-715-2250 FAX: 415-715-2260

Contact: Rick Goldberg, Chris

Glab, managing director

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: side dishes, desserts Product format: frozen,

thwawed at store; pre-portioned

pacakges; bulk, portioned at store;

line-sized, line-priced Distribution

channel: brokers

Gorton's Seafood

128 Rogers Street Glouster, MA

01930 PHONE: 508-283-3000

FAX: 508-281-8295 Contact: direc-

tor of marketing Geographic cover-

age: national Product categories:

packaged whole meals, entrees,

side dishes Product format: frozen,

thawed at store; pre-portioned

packages, bulk, portioned at store;

contains preservatives Distribution

channel: distributors

Goya Foods, Inc.

100 Seaview Drive Secaucus, NJ

07096 PHONE: 201-348-4900

FAX: 201-348-6609 Contact: Eric

Bray, advertising director

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: frozen, thawed at

store; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store; contains

preservatives Distribution channel:

direct delivery, distributors

Harry's Fresh Foods

11735 NE Sumner Street

Portland, OR 97220 PHONE: 503-

257-7687\800-307-7687 FAX: 503-

257-7363 Contact: Rod Harris,

Maureen Hotchkiss, sales and

marketing Geographic coverage:

Colorado and westward; some dis-

tribution to Illinois and Iowa

Product categories: entrees, side

dishes, soups, chili, desserts

Product format: fresh, never

frozen; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store; fresh and

natural, no preservatives

Distribution channel: DSD, brokers,

distributors

Hans Kissle Co., Inc.

330 Ballardvale Street

Wilmington, MA 01887 PHONE:

508-658-8080 FAX: 508-658-9292

Contact: John O'Leary, vice presi-

dent, general manager Geographic

coverage: New England, NY, NJ,

Mid-Atlantic states Product categories: packaged whole meals,

entrees, side dishes, salads Product

format: fresh, never frozen; pre-

portioned packages; bulk, por-

tioned at store; contains preserva-

tives Distribution channel: DSD,

brokers, distributors, direct to

supermarket warehouse

HeaterMeals Inc.

311 Northland Boulevard

Cincinatti, OH 45246 PHONE:

513-772-3066 FAX: 513-772-3269

Contact: Andrew McLandrich,

director of marketing & sales

Geographic coverage: East of

Mississippi, Canada Product

Categories: packaged whole meals

Product format: pre-portioned

packages; retort tub of food, 3/4 lb.

with built-in heater (food is packaged by Land O Frost, Chicago)

Distribution channel: brokers, distributors

Hormel Foods 1 Hormel Place Austin, MN 55912

PHONE: 507-437-5611 FAX: 507-

437-5119 Contact: Don Pohlman

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: fresh. never

frozen; frozen, thawed at store;

pre-portioned packages; bulk, por-

tioned at store; contains preserva-

tives; modified atmosphere pack-

aging Distribution channel: DSD,

distributors, brokers

House of Raeford Farms, Inc.

P.O. Box 100 Raeford, NC 28376

PHONE: 910-875-5161 FAX: 910-

875-8300 Contact: none given

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes

Product format: fresh, never

frozen; frozen, thawed at store;

pre-portioned packages; bulk, por-

tioned at store; contains preserva-

tives Distribution channel: chain

warehouses

Huxtable's 2100 E. 49th Street Vernon, CA

90058 PHONE: 213-589-3387

FAX: 213-589-3387 Contact: Mike

Carey Geographic coverage: nation-

al Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes,

salads Product format: fresh, never

frozen; frozen, thawed at store;

modified atmosphere packaging

Distribution channel: DSD, brokers,

distributors, warehouse

Italian Foods Chef Italia

2317 Vestal Pkwy Vestal, NY

13850 PHONE: 607-754-1070

FAX: 607-786-0233 Contact: Tom

Panzella, vp, sales & marketing

Geographic Coverage: national

Product categories: entrees Product

format: pre-portioned packages,

bulk packages Distribution channel:

distributors

Joseph's Gourmet Pasta & Sauces

145 Oxford Avenue Haverhill, MA

01835 PHONE: 508-521-1718

FAX: 508-374-7917 Contact: David

Robinson, vice president,

marketing Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, side

dishes Product format: pre-portioned packages,

bulk packages, contain preservatives

Distribution channel:

direct delivery

Ling Ling Foods, Inc.

1200 7th Avenue Neptune, NJ

07753 PHONE: 908-918-1128

FAX: 908-988-8816 Contact: Bruce

Fall, national sales manager

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, side

dishes, appetizers Product format:

pre-portioned packages; bulk, por-

tioned at store; modified atmos-

phere packaging Distribution channel:

brokers, distributors

Love & Quiches

178 Hanse Avenue Freeport, NY

11520 PHONE: 516-623-8800

FAX: 516-623-8817 Contact: Elena

Howlin, marketing director

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: entrees, cakes,

mousses, tarts Product format: pre-

portioned packages Distribution

channel: distributors

LSG/Lufthansa Service Sky Chefs

5425 E. Lamar Boulevard Arlington,

TX 76011-3999

PHONE: 415-668-5838 FAX: 415-

668-0207 Contact:James H. Cole,

vice president, business develo-

pment Geographic coverage: nation-

al/international Product categories:

packaged whole meals, entrees,

side dishes, salads Product format:

fresh, never frozen; frozen, thawed

at store; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store; modified

atmosphere packaging Distribution

channel: distributors

Mallard's Food Products

708 L Street Modesto, CA 95354

PHONE: 209-522-1018 FAX: 209-

577-8364 Contact: Steve Lay

Geographic coverage: national

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, refrigerated pastas,

sauces Product format: fresh, never

frozen; pre-portioned packages;

bulk, to be portioned at store

Distribution channel: distributors,

direct to retail chain warehouses

Mann Packing Co., Inc.

P.O. Box 690 Salinas, CA 93902-

0690 PHONE: 408-422-7405 FAX:

408-422-5171 Contact: Tom

Livingston, director of food-ser-

vice division Geographic coverage:

national Product categories:

entrees, side dishes, salads, fresh-

cut vegetable ingredients for all of

the above Product format: fresh,

never frozen Distribution channel:

distributors, direct purchase

Mann's International

9097 F. Street Omaha, NE 68127

PHONE: 402-339-7000 FAX: 402-

339-1579 Contact: Ivan Streit,

National Sales Manager

Geographic coverage: international

Product categories: packaged

whole meals, entrees, side dishes,

soups, sauces Product format:

frozen, thawed at store; pre-por-

tioned packages; bulk, portioned

at store Distribution channel:

DSD, brokers, distributors

Missionero Vegetables

1129 Harkins Road Salinas, CA

93901 PHONE: 408-424-7063

FAX: 408-424-0740 Contact: Greg

Gattis Geographic coverage: nation-

al\international Product categories:

salads, fresh produce Product for-

mat: fresh, never frozen

Distribution channel: DSD, bro-

kers, distributors

Mr. R's Ravioli Kitchen

240 Atwater Street Plantsville, CT

06416 PHONE: 203-276-0078

FAX: 203-276-0561 Contact: Frank

Leto, sales manager Geographic

coverage: regional Product cate-

gories: packaged whole meals,

entrees, side dishes Product for-

mat: frozen, thawed at store; pre-

portioned packages Distribution

channel: direct delivery

Mrs. Giles (division of Bob

Evans Farms) P.O. Box 11889 Lynchburg,

VA 24506 PHONE: 804-845-4577

FAX: 804-528-3863 Contact: Steve

Goff, director of sales & distribu-

tion Geographic coverage: Eastern

U.S. Product categories:salads

Product format: pre-portioned packages;

bulk, portioned at store; contains preservatives

Distribution channel:

DSD, brokers, distributors

Mrs. Stratton's Salads, Inc.

380 Industrial Lane Birmingham,

AL 35211 PHONE: 205-940-9640

FAX: 205-940-9650 Contact:

Johnny Perkins, George Bradford,

sales Geographic coverage: GA,

AL, MS, TX, FL, TN, SC Product

categories: salads Product format:

fresh, never frozen; pre-portioned

packages; bulk, portioned at store;

contains preservatives Distribution

channel: DSD, brokers

Myers Foods Co. (subsidiary of

Hanover Foods Co.) P.O. Box 334

Hanover, PA 17331 PHONE: 717-

632-6000 FAX: 717-632-3501

Contact: Whitney Coombs,

marketing director Geographic cover-

age: national Product categories:

entrees, side dishes Product for-

mat: pre-portioned packages; bulk,

portioned at store Distribution

channel: brokers