Ventura Foods, LLC manufactures and develops food solutions - dressings, sauces, mayonnaises, cooking oils, margarines, beverage mixes and specialty products - for the foodservice and retail industries. Founded in 1996 as a joint venture between CHS Inc. and Mitsui & Co., the company employs nearly 4,000 people and serves customers in more than 60 countries, with manufacturing facilities across North America.
The company's portfolio combines consumer brands such as Hidden Valley, Smart Balance and LouAna with dozens of brands offered exclusively to foodservice customers. Its work spans food manufacturing, culinary solutions and product development, food product innovation, category management, risk management and strategic insights. Customers include national restaurant chains, hospitals, universities and retail grocery outlets, alongside consumer packaged goods channels.
Ventura Foods describes its approach as combining organic growth with strategic acquisitions and a focus on crafting custom solutions for flavour and quality. Its cooperative and strategic-partnership heritage, established at its founding as a joint venture between CHS Inc. and Mitsui & Co., continues to shape its structure.
