Wish-Bone is an American brand of
salad dressing
A salad dressing is a sauce for salads. Used on virtually all '' leafy salads'', dressings may also be used in making salads of beans (such as three bean salad), noodle or pasta salads and antipasti, and forms of potato salad.
Salad dressing ...
,
marinades
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,
dips and
pasta salad
Pasta salad (pasta fredda) is a salad dish prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing. It is typically served as an appetizer, side dish or a main cours ...
.
The original salad dressing was based on a recipe served at the Wishbone restaurant in
Kansas City, Missouri, founded by ex-soldier Phillip Sollomi in 1945 along with Lena Sollomi, Phillip's mother.
The Italian dressing served at the Wishbone was based on a recipe from Lena Sollomi's
Sicilian family which was a blend of oil, vinegar, herbs and spices.
Demand for the salad dressing proved so high that Phillip started a separate operation to produce it for sale, making it by the barrel.
The brand was acquired by
Lipton, part of the
Unilever
Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy dri ...
portfolio, in 1958, and was manufactured in the Kansas City area. In 2013,
Pinnacle Foods
Pinnacle Foods, Inc., is a packaged foods company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, that specializes in shelf-stable and frozen foods. The company became a subsidiary of Conagra Brands on October 26, 2018.
History
The company was fou ...
acquired Wish-Bone from Unilever. In turn,
ConAgra
Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restaurants, ...
acquired Pinnacle Foods on October 26, 2018.
Pinnacle Foods to buy Unilever's Wish-Bone salad dressing business
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Varieties
*Balsamic and Basil Vinaigrette
*Raspberry Hazelnut Vinaigrette
*Italian¹
*House Italian
*Robusto Italian¹
*Fat Free Italian
*Light Italian
*Balsamic Vinaigrette
*Red Wine Vinaigrette
*Light Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette
*Greek Vinaigrette
*Ranch
*Light Ranch
*Fat Free Ranch
*Light Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch
*Cheddar Bacon Ranch
*Buffalo Ranch
*Light Buffalo Ranch
*Deluxe French
*Chipotle Ranch
*Light Deluxe French
*Sweet and Spicy French
*Light Sweet and Spicy French
*Chunky Blue Cheese
*Light Blue Cheese
*Fat Free Chunky Blue Cheese
*Creamy Caesar
*Light Creamy Caesar
*Creamy Italian
*Russian
*Thousand Island
*Light Thousand Island
*Light Honey Dijon
*Sweet and Spicy Honey Mustard
*Western Original
*Fat Free Western
*Light Western
¹ Indicates Kosher varieties
See also
* List of brand name condiments
This is a list of brand name condiments. A condiment is a supplemental food, such as a sauce, that is added to some foods to impart a particular flavor, enhance its flavor, or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally describe ...
References
External links
Official website
Salad dressings
Pinnacle Foods brands
Brand name condiments
Products introduced in 1945
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