Basic American Foods is an American food corporation. [1] [2] [3] The company, which is privately owned, claims three-quarters of the North American dehydrated potato granule market. [4]
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]
Basic American Foods competes with General Mills, Pillsbury and Sunspiced, Inc. [4] The company, however, had an agreement with General Mills for it to manufacture the dehydrated potato products that it sells under its Betty Crocker brand. [4] During the 1990s, Basic American Foods also acquired Pillsbury’s entire food service business, including its facility at Shelley, Idaho. [4]
Basic American Foods is led by Jaquelin's sons, William J. Hume and George H. Hume. [1] It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. [2] [3] The company is one of the original members of a consortium led by Avure Technologies [5] formed for the Department of Defense Dual Use S&T (DUST) program. [5]
Basic American Foods is an American food corporation. [1] [2] [3] The company, which is privately owned, claims three-quarters of the North American dehydrated potato granule market. [4]
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]
Basic American Foods competes with General Mills, Pillsbury and Sunspiced, Inc. [4] The company, however, had an agreement with General Mills for it to manufacture the dehydrated potato products that it sells under its Betty Crocker brand. [4] During the 1990s, Basic American Foods also acquired Pillsbury’s entire food service business, including its facility at Shelley, Idaho. [4]
Basic American Foods is led by Jaquelin's sons, William J. Hume and George H. Hume. [1] It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. [2] [3] The company is one of the original members of a consortium led by Avure Technologies [5] formed for the Department of Defense Dual Use S&T (DUST) program. [5]