Faribault Foods history

In 1953, Butter Kernel began to distribute its canned corn products nationwide through cooperative packaging and distribution agreements with canneries around the country.

Faribault purchased the remaining 50 percent interest in Butter Kernel in 1972.

The purchase of the Durand Canning Company, of Mondovi, Minnesota, in 1977, added snap beans to Faribault’s product offering.

Faribault experienced a record in corn packing at Cokato in 1979.

By 1984, upgrades at the Faribault facility supported year-round production.

Through the acquisition of Pride of Illinois, from Pillsbury in 1988, Faribault attained the Mrs.

In 1994, Faribault completed construction on a new, state-of-the-art food processing facility designed to accommodate meat processing and the production of pasta and soup products for private-label customers.

In 1995, Faribault purchased the SeaSide brand from the California Bean Growers Association.

In 1999, Faribault initiated production of soup and specialty products, notably with an investment in ShariAnn’s Organics, a leading national brand of organic soups.

The 2001 acquisition of the Sun Vista brand of dry bean foods supplemented Faribault’s capacity to produce those products.

To accommodate growth in specialty foods, the company added a fourth packaging line in 2002.

Also, Faribault expanded its canned vegetable operations with the purchase of S&W Fine Foods from Del Monte Foods, Inc., in July 2006.