Sargento

Sargento Foods Inc.
[privately held company]
Industry Cheese and food production, marketing
Founded Plymouth, Wisconsin, 1953
Founder Leonard Gentine and Joseph Sartori
Headquarters Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States
Key people
 Louis Gentine, CEO
Products Packaged food, Dairy products
Revenue Sales are over $1.3 billion annually
Owner The Gentine Family
Number of employees
 1,800 (2016 estimate)
Website www.sargento.com

Sargento Foods Inc. is an American food producer best known for its cheese. It was established in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin by Leonard Gentine and Joseph Sartori.[1][2] Sargento is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States,[3] and is one of the largest retail cheese companies in the U.S.[4] The company offers profit sharing, tuition reimbursement and benefits for its employees.[5]

Products

Sargento was the first company to sell packaged shredded cheese, and the first to develop zippered packaging for its cheeses.[6][7] The company also produces and markets specialty cheeses, which it purveys on its website and in catalogs.[8] Additional products include sauces, snack cheeses and snack foods, and the company also manufactures custom cheese and food products for corporate clients.[8]

Works

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wisconsin Cheese: A Cookbook and Guide to the Cheeses of Wisconsin - Martin Hintz, Pam Percy
  2. ↑ Sheboygan County: 150 years of progress, an illustrated history - Janice Hildebrand
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Cheese: A Cookbook and Guide to the Cheeses of Wisconsin - Martin Hintz, Pam Percy. p. 248.
  4. ↑ Plymouth. p. 67.
  5. ↑ The Leadership Experience - Richard L. Daft. p. 436.
  6. ↑ Plunketts Food Industry Almanac 2008: The Only Comprehensive Guide to Food ...
  7. ↑ Hoover's MasterList of Major U.S. Companies - Gary Hoover, Hoover's
  8. 1 2 Plunketts Food Industry Almanac 2008: The Only Comprehensive Guide to Food Companies and Trends. p. 483.

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