Fry Foods, Inc. is a family-owned food manufacturer producing battered and breaded frozen appetizers, including onion, cheese, jalapeño, mushroom, zucchini, pickle, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, macaroni-and-cheese, and ravioli products. It sells nationally to foodservice companies and retailers and ships worldwide.
Lake Erie Frozen Foods CoSince 1961, Lake Erie Frozen Foods has made frozen appetizers for restaurant and retail food customers, with breaded and battered specialties produced at its Ashland, Ohio facility. The 20,000-square-foot operation includes 10,000 square feet of USDA-inspected production space and can produce about 20,000 pounds per shift. Its products reach more than 250 distributors across the United States, Canada, and Europe, and the company also develops custom-coated and custom-packed appetizers for restaurant chains.ASHLAND, OH
Frito-Lay North America, IncFrito-Lay North America, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, makes and sells snack foods under brands including FUNYUNS, BAKEN-ETS, and CHESTER’S. Its portfolio includes flavored onion rings, fried pork skins, and corn-based snacks. The company says its purpose is “food that matters for life’s moments.”YORK, PA
Codino's Foods IncSince 1961, family-owned and operated Codino’s Foods has grown from Leno and Teresa Codino’s small homemade-pasta shop into a Scotia, New York manufacturer of frozen filled pasta. Leno Codino’s patented lasagna-making innovations helped shape the company, which now distributes its individually quick-frozen foods across the Northeast, Midwest and beyond. Codino’s also develops custom products and supports private-label and co-packing work for food businesses.SCHENECTADY, NY
Mrs. T's PierogiesBorn in 1952 in the Twardzik family kitchen in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Mrs. T’s Pierogies makes frozen stuffed pasta pockets based on Mary “Mrs. T” Twardzik’s handmade potato-and-cheese recipe. Ted Twardzik started the company with five women making pierogies for local stores, and more than 65 years later his son Tom runs the family business. The company now describes itself as the country’s largest provider of pierogies, including its original classic and newer snack-sized varieties.311412SHENANDOAH, PA