Basic American Foods

Basic American Foods is an American food corporation.[1][2][3]

Overview

It was started in 1933 by Jaquelin H. Hume and his brother Bill Hume as a dehydration processing plant in Vacaville, California.[1][3] In the 1950s, they established a potato processing plant in Blackfoot, Idaho, whereby potato powder could be turned into mashed potatoes by adding boiling water.[1] This technique was used by brands such as Potato Pearls, Golden Grill, Classic Casserole and Savory Series.[1] In 1986, they invented the same technique for beans, for brands such as Santiago Refried Beans and later Santiago Black Beans and Santiago Quick-Start Chili.[1] The company holds forty patents for food production.[1]

The company is led by Jaquelin's sons, William J. Hume and George H. Hume.[1] It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.[2][3]

References
  1. "Official website, Our History". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  2. Yahoo! Archived March 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bloomberg BusinessWeek


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