COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 311422

Specialty Canning

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

17companies1866–1996founding years16still active1no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedNestlé S.A.
1866
FoundedThe B. Manischewitz Company, LLC
1888
FoundedBeech-Nut Nutrition Corporation
1890
FoundedHormel Foods Corporation
1891
FoundedRoyal Numico N.V.
1896
FoundedRanks Hovis McDougall Limited
1899
FoundedH.J. Heinz Company
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedCSM N.V.FoundedKewpie Kabushiki Kaisha
1919
FoundedCampbell Soup Company
1922
FoundedBruce Foods Corporation
1928
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedSkalli Group
1964
FoundedGroupe Danone
1966
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
FoundedSpectrum Organic Products, Inc.
1980
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedRelìv International, Inc.
1988
FoundedAnnie's Homegrown, Inc.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedB & G Foods, Inc.
1996
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Nestlé S.A. →
Active · founded 1866 · Switzerland
Nestlé S.A.
The B. Manischewitz Company, LLC →
Active · founded 1888
s: 311812 Commercial Bakeries; 311821 Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing; 311422 Specialty Canning Since 1998, The B.
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation →
Active · founded 1890
Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, a subsidiary of the Milnot Company, is the third largest baby food manufacturer in the…
Hormel Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1891
Early 1940s:Jay and George Hormel found the Hormel Foundation, which would control the company through holdings of its…
Royal Numico N.V. →
Defunct · founded 1896 · The Netherlands
Fast-growing Royal Numico N.V.
Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited →
Active · founded 1899 · United Kingdom
Ranks Hovis McDougall Limited (RHM) is the food division of Tomkins PLC, which acquired the company (then known as…
H.J. Heinz Company →
Active · founded 1900
Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J.
CSM N.V. →
Active · founded 1919 · Netherlands
CSM N.V.
Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha →
Active · founded 1919 · Japan
Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha (QP Corporation is its English equivalent name), one of Japan's leading food products…
Campbell Soup Company →
Active · founded 1922
Campbell Soup Company is the number one maker of soups in the world, holds the top position in that category in Europe,…
Bruce Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1928
Bruce Foods Corporation, headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana, is one of the largest, privately-owned specialty food…
Skalli Group →
Active · founded 1964 · France
Skalli Group, one of the pioneers in producing branded varietally labeled wines, has been in the grain and wine…
Groupe Danone →
Active · founded 1966 · France
Known until 1994 as BSN Groupe S.A., Groupe Danone is one of the largest food companies in the world.
Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1980
Spectrum Organic Products, Inc., comprises three major business segments: natural and organic foods under the Spectrum…
Relìv International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1988
Relìv International, Inc.
Annie's Homegrown, Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Annie's Homegrown sponsored many programs in keeping with its various commitments to social causes.
B & G Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1996
Established in 1996 by a coalition of New York investment firms, B & G Foods, Inc.
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