RESER CorpSustainability-Report Booklet 090624 FNL spreads - Flipbook - Page 10
Our History
From making potato salad in a rural farmhouse
kitchen to over 4,000 employees across North
America, Reser’s Fine Foods remains a family
business with the same values that have driven
our growth for nearly 75 years.
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
A BUSINESS
IS BORN
EXPANSION
AND PRODUCT
DIVERSIFICATION
GROWTH AND
INNOVATION
RETURNING TO
ROOTS
50 YEARS OF
GROWTH
LEGACY OF A
LEADER
CARRYING ON
TRADITIONS
Reser’s continues to
expand product lines
in while growing its
distribution network
and completing a
55,000-square-foot Salad
Manufacturing Facility
and Distribution Center in
Beaverton, Oregon.
Al proudly takes Reser’s
back as a privately held
family business.
NEW
FACILITIES AND
ACQUISITIONS
Reser’s marks its 50th
anniversary with major
expansions, including
new facilities in Halifax,
NC, Topeka, KS, and
acquisitions of Stonemill
Kitchens and Don Pancho
Authentic Mexican Foods.
Al Reser steps down as
President, passing the
role to his son Mark.
In 2010, Al Reser passes
New Capitol Plant
opens in Pasco, WA, and
growth continues. The
cornerstones of Al Reser’s
philosophy rested on
customer service, food
safety, consistency and
value. We continue to live
by this policy, providing
the highest quality
service and food to the
people and communities
we serve—as a company,
and as a family.
Grandma Mildred began
making Mrs. Reser’s
Salads in her Cornelius,
Oregon kitchen, selling
them to Safeway
stores, and eventually
expanding to a small
20×50 plant in Cornelius.
Mrs. Reser’s Salads
becomes Reser’s Fine
Foods, with Al Reser
as president. Al takes
the company public
in 1961, expands to a
35,000-square-foot
facility, grows the routes
distribution system
and diversifies the
product line.
Reser’s expands with the
opening of a Salad Plant
and Potato Facility in
Topeka, KS, and later a
Potato Plant in Pasco, WA,
while also acquiring
La Siesta Foods to
enhance burrito and
tortilla offerings.
away, leaving a legacy
of generosity and
commitment. Reser’s
opens new facilities,
including a Tortilla
Facility in Halifax, NC,
and new plants and
distribution centers in
Topeka, KS, Hillsboro,
OR, and Vista, CA. With
significant investments
and acquisitions, Reser’s
reaches $1 billion in sales.
