Basic American Foods

Basic American Foods

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Basic American Foods is the largest Manufacturer of Dehydrated Potato Products in the United States.

Family owned and operated since 1933, Basic American Foods is a global leader in providing value-added, branded shelf stable potato and bean products to foodservice and retail.

Basic American Foods Brands include: Brilliant Beginnings®, Hungry Jack® (a licensed trademark of the JM Smucker Company); Idaho Spuds™  Natures Own® Potato Pearls® Premium Mashed Potatoes; Santiago® Golden Grill Russet™ Premium Hash Brown Potatoes; Potato Pearls EXCELR®; Quick-Start® Home Style Chili and Santiago® Refried and Seasoned Black Beans.

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Basic American Foods (BAF)
January 12, 2009

Basic American Foods press release on closure of Plover facility

Basic American Foods announced plans to moth-ball its Plover, WI facility. The downturn of the economy, coupled with the high costs of energy and raw material in Wisconsin requires Basic American Foods to shift production to other facilities in the we...
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Basic American Foods
November 26, 2008

Reasoning Behind Basic American Foods Lays Off Questioned by United Potato Growers of Idaho

Basic American Foods announced it will be closing part of its Shelley plant, one of three facilities the business has in Idaho.Their reasoning they say is the downturn of the economy, the high cost of Idaho potatoes and the loss of sales volume.However...
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November 25, 2008

Basic American Foods Plans to Eliminate 65 Positions, to close a factory

Basic American Foods announced Monday they are consolidating their production facilities in Eastern Idaho by laying off 65 positions in Shelley along with cost reductions at the Rexburg and Blackfoot production facilities and the central distribution c...
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Basic American Foods (BAF)
May 29, 2007

Loren Kimura Named President, CEO of Basic American Foods

Loren Kimura has been named President and CEO of Basic American Foods, one of the world’s leading suppliers of convenience foods. A 21-year veteran of the company, Kimura was previously Vice President, Sales. Well-known in the industry, Kimura’s exten...
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