History

While TreeHouse Foods was formed in 2005, the history of its key operating company, Bay Valley Foods, dates back to 1862 with the formation of Alart and McGuire, pioneers in the pickle industry. Over the years Bay Valley has seen many expansions and changes. Until recently it was known as Dean Specialty Foods, a division of Dean Foods, the Dallas-based dairy company.

Over time, Bay Valley has evolved to become the largest producer of pickles, soup and non-dairy creamer in the U.S., with leading private label shares in all three categories. The company is also the leading manufacturer of refrigerated and shelf stable pickles for the food service industry. Bay Valley is also a leading producer of shelf stable cheese sauce and has strong regional businesses in syrup, sauces, liquid creamer, egg substitutes and dressings. The company's infant feeding business, Nature's Goodness®, is the #3 brand in the U.S. infant feeding category

In 2005 Dean Specialty Foods was spun off from Dean Foods and became Bay Valley Foods, a division of TreeHouse Foods. On June 28, 2005 TreeHouse Foods became an independent and public company trading on the New York Stock exchange under the ticker symbol THS. On April 24, 2006 TreeHouse Foods acquired the soup and infant feeding businesses of Del Monte Foods Company. On May 31, 2007, TreeHouse Foods acquired the San Antonio Farms’ salsa and picante business.  On October 15, 2007 TreeHouse acquired E.D. Smith, the leading supplier of private label salad dressings in Canada and the U.S. E.D. Smith also markets jams, jellies and pie fillings and other private label products in Canada. The Company has also acquired several smaller businesses which compliment its existing products.

TreeHouse Foods is led by Sam K. Reed and a team of seasoned food industry executives. This nine person team has well over 100 years of combined food industry experience. Recently, key members of the core executive team were responsible for the turnaround at Keebler where they increased the value of the company from $450 million in 1996 to $4.5 billion in 2001.