Main Street Ingredients PR Archives – 2006
ACQUISITION - August 18, 2006
La Crosse, WI – August 18, 2006 – Main Street Ingredients, LLC, a leading manufacturer and supplier of functional food ingredients headquartered in La Crosse, WI, has acquired Hilton House Foods, Inc. in Wichita, KS.
Hilton House Foods, owned by Plaza Belmont, LLC, in Kansas City, MO, manufactures specialty products primarily for the ice cream and bakery industries. Main Street Ingredients will continue to produce at the manufacturing plant in Wichita until it transitions production to its facility in La Crosse WI.
“Hilton House Foods has a good reputation in the food industry,” stated Dave Clark, chief executive officer of Main Street Ingredients. “This is a great investment in the strategic direction of our organization.
Jon Buhler, president of Hilton House Foods added, “Main Street puts a very high value on customer service and has invested heavily into the technologies that will best serve Hilton House customers. I am certain this will be a seamless transition.”
With this acquisition, Main Street Ingredients will continue to focus on serving key industries with its broad base of products and services. Working together will allow new customers to take advantage of Main Street’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, along with a well equipped Research & Development Center.
“Main Street’s continued growth comes from our two most important assets—our customers and our employees,” added Bill Schmitz, president of Main Street Ingredients. “We look forward to leveraging our manufacturing and technical capabilities to carry on the rich tradition created by Hilton House.”
About Hilton House Foods, Inc.
Hilton House Foods, Inc. founded in 1979 by Thomas K. Hilton provides functional ingredients to the ice cream and bakery industries. The manufacturing facility in Wichita, KS includes 4 processing lines, an R&D lab and an in-house quality control lab. The operation adheres to Grade A standards and is Kosher-certified.
About Main Street Ingredients
Main Street Ingredients is a leader in providing high quality food ingredients to the dairy, nutritional and food processing industries. Applications include ice cream and frozen desserts, cheese products, bakery products, nutritional beverages, confections, and more. The corporate office and manufacturing facilities are located in La Crosse, WI with distribution outlets across North America. Recognized for its functional stabilizer systems, expertise in proteins, private-label nutritional systems and custom-formulated blends, Main Street Ingredients provides innovative concepts to customers worldwide. Main Street Ingredient’s manufacturing facility is USDA and Grade A, rated superior by the American Institute of Baking, certified by FPA-SAFE, Kosher compliant and certified Organic. A team of cutting-edge food scientists, combined with a new Research & Development Center and an accredited quality systems program is a recipe for success.
History of Main Street Ingredients, LLC:
1989 Main Street was founded in La Crosse, WI
1998 Became an affiliate of Dairy Farmers of America
1999 Purchased DMV-USA assets
2001 Became privately-held corporation
2002 Added 64,000 square feet of production and warehouse capacity
2004 Installed new agglomeration system
2005 Added 40,000 square feet of warehouse space and built a new Research & Development Center
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