Sturm Foods

Infobox_Company
company_name = Sturm Foods, Incorporated
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1905
location = flagicon|USAManawa, Wisconsin, USA
key_people = To be announced, President and CEO
num_employees = 500 (approximate)
industry = Dry grocery product manufacturer
products = Seasonings, Powdered drink mixes, Dried oatmeal, Organic products
revenue = $77.4 million USD (2006)
homepage = [http://www.sturmfoods.com/index.html External link]

Sturm Foods is a privately held company that manufactures dry groceries under private label brands and distributes them to the foodservice industry and grocery suppliers throughout the world.

History

Sturm Foods' origin was a dairy farm operation begun in 1905 by Arthur Sturm and his four sons. World War II helped increase the business, at that point known as "A. Sturm & Sons". The company began manufactured- for the first time- bulk amounts of dried food products, such as eggs and powdered milk, to be delivered to American servicemen on the battle fronts. The company entered the private label distribution market in the early 1970s and continues this business model to the current day. In May 2005, Sturm Foods was acquired by the LLC and private equity firm HM Capital Partners.

External links

* [http://www.sturmfoods.com/index.html Consumer/Corporate Splash page]