Born from Jack Maas Sr.’s 1960 Cincinnati-area butcher shop, J.T.M. Food Group now makes fully cooked frozen foods and culinary solutions for foodservice, schools, retailers, and the military. Still family-owned and operated, the Harrison-based company carries its butcher-shop roots into a 100-million-pound annual production operation, with four generations of Maas family involvement. J.T.M. is especially distinctive for combining large-scale food processing with custom menu development and kettle-crafted sauces, soups, and fillings.
Maid-Rite Specialty Foods IncStarted more than 60 years ago in Scranton with a 3,000-square-foot shop, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods now produces portioned frozen meats for commercial foodservice, retail and private-label customers. The family-founded company operates multiple processing facilities in northeastern Pennsylvania and makes more than 300 million portions a year, including custom recipes for major restaurant, grocery and foodservice companies.DUNMORE, PA
Maid-Rite Specialty Foods IncFounded by Don Bernstein in Scranton more than 60 years ago, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods grew from a 3,000-square-foot shop staffed by its founder and two others into a substantial independent frozen-meat manufacturer. Today, it works with foodservice and retail customers on portioned products and custom private-label recipes, with annual demand exceeding 300 million portions.DUNMORE, PA
Sunrise Foods, IncFamily-owned and operated Sunrise Foods grew from founder Mark Pi Sr.’s restaurant background into a Columbus manufacturer known for more than 45 years of Asian food research, development, and production. The company supplies frozen cuisine to high-volume food-service operations, including the Mark Pi’s Restaurants franchise, while also developing individually packaged proteins and sauces for customers seeking consistent preparation.COLUMBUS, OH
Louis Foods IncBorn from a Cincinnati butcher shop established in 1887, Louis Foods produces Uncle Lou’s super-clean pork chitterlings and supplies grocery retailers nationwide, while also developing value-oriented prepared chicken meals under the Hart brand. The Rothhaas family’s fifth generation now carries the business forward, with Louis Foods founded by brothers Rick and Rob in 1997 to bring their family’s signature chitlins to frozen-food aisles across the country. Its Uncle Lou’s Gives Back program has contributed more than $250,000 to community charities since launching in 2018.CINCINNATI, OH