Lakeside Foods, founded in 1887, is a privately held, leading international private label food processor. With Corporate headquarters in Manitowoc, WI, fifteen plants and eight distribution centers in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio, our locations place us close to our fields, assuring fresh product.

Lakeside produces a diverse line of nutritional food products. Although we are known for our vegetables, including canned and frozen vegetables and canned dry beans (kidney, black, pork & beans, etc.), Lakeside's expertise extends to shelf stable meals, canned meats, organic products, health beverage supplements, non-dairy frozen dessert toppings, salsa and other sauces.

Our Mission, Our People

We exist to provide nutritious and affordable food products to our customers that meet all of their specific needs. We do this in a way that is profitable, ethical, and satisfying to our people.

We're people who care about our work and each other. We're truly involved in the continuous improvement of all aspects of Lakeside operations. Lakeside people (we employ an average of 1700) are our strongest competitive advantage in today's business world.

We develop and maintain close relationships with our customers. These successful relationships have been a result of our approach to customer service which is embodied in our Promise to our Customers.

Our Quality

Quality is the basis for our success of yesterday and our confidence for the future.

Lakeside people add quality to each product produced and every service provided. Throughout the growing season, we regularly monitor our crops to assure prime harvests. Clean and safe facilities and well-equipped laboratories, complemented by the abilities of our people, ensure consistent quality, safety and uniformity in all Lakeside products. Our continuing investment in technology enables us to position Lakeside for continued success in the 21st centuy.