B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. is an American branded foods holding company based in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company was formed in 1996 to acquire Bloch & Guggenheimer, a Manhattan-based producer of pickles, relish and condiments which had been founded in 1889.

B&G Foods, Inc.
Formerly
  • B Companies Holdings Corp. (1996–1997)
  • B&G Foods Holdings Corp. (1997–2004)
Company typePublic
Traded as
  • NYSE: BGS
  • S&P 600 component
IndustryFood
PredecessorBloch & Guggenheimer
Founded1996 (1996)
Headquarters
Parsippany, New Jersey
,
U.S.
Areas served
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Puerto Rico
Key people
  • Stephen C. Sherrill (chairman)
  • Kenneth C. "Casey" Keller (president and CEO)
  • Debra Martin Chase (board member)
Revenue US$1,968 million (2020)
Net income
 US$132 million (2020)
Total assets US$3,768 million (2020)
Total equity US$831,877 (2020)
Number of employees
3,207 (2021)
Websitebgfoods.com
Footnotes / references

B&G has been publicly traded since 2007 and its primary growth strategy is to acquire "orphaned" brands, those which no longer fit with their parent company's primary business. The company made 20 acquisitions between 1997 and 2017 and as of 2018 held 51 brands mostly frozen and shelf-stable food.

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