Novus Foods is a food manufacturer behind a family of refrigerated brands, including dips and desserts. Founded in 1988 as Lakeview Farms, the business grew from a small team serving a local community into a manufacturer whose foods are found in grocery stores across the country; it adopted the Novus Foods name in 2025.
Ascot Valley FoodsAscot Valley Foods grew from Bunny “B” Sauerkraut Balls & Ice Company, founded by JT Salem in 1964, into the Cuyahoga Falls food manufacturer it is today. Renamed in 2015 after operating as Or Derv Foods, the company now works with brands to develop and produce frozen foods, emphasizing hands-on collaboration and a “better for you” approach. Its HACCP-certified facility and SQF Excellent Rating reflect the food-safety systems behind that work.CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
Bob Evans FarmsBorn from Bob Evans’ search for better sausage in 1948, Bob Evans Farms grew from a small Gallipolis, Ohio, restaurant into a national food manufacturer rooted in its farmstead beginnings. Today, the New Albany company prepares refrigerated dinner sides and breakfast foods for grocery shoppers nationwide, with its Lima plant producing more than 100 million pounds of potato and pasta products each year.COLUMBUS, OH
Eagle Family Foods Group LLCFounded in 2015, Cleveland-based Eagle Family Foods Group builds a modern food company around heritage brands, making familiar foods such as sweetened condensed milk, popcorn and convenient meal solutions. Its portfolio traces back more than 150 years, from Eagle Brand and PET Milk to newer additions including Popcorn Indiana, G.H. Cretors, Helper and Suddenly Salad. The company combines a young, entrepreneurial organization with brands rooted in generations of family cooking.CLEVELAND, OH
Rich Products CorporationBorn from innovation in 1945, Rich Products Corporation is a family-owned food company making bakery, dessert, pizza and culinary products for food professionals around the globe. Its portfolio ranges from the pioneering non-dairy Whip Topping introduced in 1945 to Bettercreme whipped icing, launched in 1978, alongside solutions for beverages and prepared foods. Rich’s combines a global reach with a distinctly family-owned identity and emphasizes food safety and consistent product quality.BUFFALO, NY