Eagle Family Foods Incorporated
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Eagle Family Foods Incorporated and its brands/products were acquired by The J.M. Smucker Company in May 2007.
The company's name is derived from the product created by Gail Borden
and sold under Borden, Inc., from 1856 to 1997. The company was created in 1997 by employees of Borden Milk Products, which sold its condensed milk line.
As part of the 2007 acquisition, sales of Eagle Brand products in Canada transitioned to The Smucker Company's Canadian subsidiary, Smucker Foods of Canada.
Eagle Family Foods has made several acquisitions and changes to their product line:
Closed facilities
These facilities produced Eagle Brand products under Borden Milk:
The company's name is derived from the product created by Gail Borden
Gail Borden
Gail Borden, Jr. was a 19th century U.S. inventor, surveyor, and publisher, and was the inventor of condensed milk in 1853.- Early years :...
and sold under Borden, Inc., from 1856 to 1997. The company was created in 1997 by employees of Borden Milk Products, which sold its condensed milk line.
As part of the 2007 acquisition, sales of Eagle Brand products in Canada transitioned to The Smucker Company's Canadian subsidiary, Smucker Foods of Canada.
Eagle Family Foods has made several acquisitions and changes to their product line:
- Mott'sMott'sMott's is a company involved in producing apple-based products, particularly juices and sauces. The company was founded in 1842 by Samuel R. Mott in Bouckville, New York, who made apple cider and vinegar. Mott products were exhibited at Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition in 1876 and Chicago's...
acquired the Realemon and Realime brands from Eagle. - 2001 - Cremora and Cremora Royale creamers sold to Dean FoodsDean FoodsDean Foods is an American food and beverage company with two operating divisions: Fresh Dairy Direct and WhiteWave-Morningstar. The company maintains plants and distributors in the United States and the United Kingdom. Dean Foods products are sold throughout the USA.-History:In 1925, Samuel E...
- 2003
Products
- Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
- Eagle Brand Low Fat Condensed Milk
- Eagle Brand Signature Premium Dessert Kits
- Borden Eggnog
- Kava neutralized coffee
- None Such mincemeat
Facilities
- El Paso, Texas - evaporated and condensed milk
- Seneca, Missouri - evaporated and condensed milk
Closed facilities
These facilities produced Eagle Brand products under Borden Milk:
- Ingersoll, Ontario - Ingersoll Dairy originally supplied Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
- Toronto, Ontario - supplied Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk in OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- Montreal, Quebec - supplied Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk in Canada
- Chester, South Carolina - supplied Cremora and Cremora Royale worldwide (except South Africa)
Rivals
- Carnation evaporated milk and Highlander Sweetened Condensed Milk by NestleNestléNestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...