Reser's Fine Foods, Inc., an American corporation based in

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, manufactures and distributes fresh and refrigerated prepared foods. Over 1,000 products are available in the 50 U.S. states, Canada,

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, Mexico, and areas of the

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. Its prepared foods are sold in national grocery chains, independent outlets, and

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, is named after the company, which is one of its sponsors. Reser’s is also a primary sponsor of

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and the #19 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Cup Series. Reser's consistently ranks in the top ten privately held Oregon companies by annual revenue.

History

Reser's grew from the

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business started by Mildred and Earl Reser in their kitchen in 1950, based in

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. Shortly after incorporating on May 14, 1959, Reser's moved from Cornelius to a facility in Beaverton, Oregon. Rapid growth over the next 30 years brought Reser's to its present-day operations at 12 plants with over 2800 employees. In 2011, the company purchased Oklahoma-based competitor Vaughan Foods for $18.3 million, and the assets of Orval Kent for $69.2 million. In 2010, annual revenue was approximately $700 million, ranking Reser's as the sixth-largest private company in Oregon by revenue. As of 2014, the company had almost 4,800 employees and was operating 16 facilities, in the United States and Mexico. In July 2014, it announced plans to build a facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, but indicated that its headquarters would remain at the site in Beaverton. In July 2015, the new Hillsboro plant, located on Century Blvd., was about three-fourths completed and was projected to begin being used for production in October 2015. By 2017, annual revenue had grown to $1.2 billion, ranking Reser's fifth highest annual revenue for private companies. This ranked Reser's highest in revenue for a non-public Oregon food producer, ranking one spot higher than

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. As of 2020, Reser's website stated they employed 4,000 people across 14 facilities in the United States and Mexico.

Relationship with Oregon State University

Several members of the Reser family, including former CEO Al Reser and his wife Pat, are Oregon State University alumni. In addition to the sponsorship naming rights of

, the company helped fund other projects on campus such as the Linus Pauling Science Center. From 2012-2015, Al's grandson Zack pitched for the

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team.

References

External links

Reser's Fine Foods

Reser's Foodservice
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