{{Short description|American food company}} {{Infobox company | name = Vanee Foods Company, Inc. | logo = | type = Private, Family Owned | slogan = | foundation = February 1, 1950 | location = Oak Brook, IL, United States | key_people = | num_employees = 350 (2022) | industry = Food Processing & Manufacturing | products = Gravy, Sauces, Soups, Entrees, Flavor Bases | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.vaneefoodscompany.com/}} }}
'''Vanee Foods Company, Inc.''', is a manufacturer of a variety of food products, from canned entrees and gravies to dry mixes and soup bases.The company's products are marketed primarily through the foodservice and club store channels. Vanee Foods also manufactures custom formulations for national and regional chain restaurants, and is a co-packer for several major food companies. Founded by Joseph and Adriana VanEekeren in 1950 in downtown Chicago, Vanee Foods is still family owned and operated.<ref name="arti_Regi">{{Cite web| title = Reginald Van Eekeren of Vanee Foods, 1944-2014| author = Joan Giangrasse Kates| work = tribunedigital-chicagotribune| date = 2014-06-24| access-date = 2015-09-21| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2014/06/26/reginald-van-eekeren-of-vanee-foods-1944-2014/}}</ref> Today, there are ten family members involved in the day-to-day management of the company.<ref name="plas_Vane">{{Cite web| title = Vanee Foods adding hot-fill line| author = Jim Johnson| work = Plastics News| date = 2014-09-15| accessdate = 2015-09-21| url = http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20140915/NEWS/140919946/vanee-foods-adding-hot-fill-line}}</ref><ref name="area_Vane">{{Cite web| title = Vanee Foods Company Invests $8 Million At Its Broadview, Illinois, Manufacturing Plant| author = Area Development News Desk| work = Area Development| date = 2014-09-11| accessdate = 2015-09-21| url = http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/9-11-2014/the-vanee-foods-company-manufacturing-facility-broadview-illinois892344.shtml}}</ref><ref name="FergusonPublishing2009">{{cite book|author1=Ferguson|author2=Ferguson Publishing|title=Exploring Tech Careers, Fourth Edition, 2-Volume Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8uUXx7TPq88C&pg=PA362|date=1 January 2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-1227-5|pages=362–}}</ref>
Vanee Foods was involved in a minor recall in 2014 after 3,156 pounds of turkey base was mislabeled omitting contents which included milk, a known allergen.<ref name="food_Sysc">{{Cite web| title = Sysco Poultry Base Recalled for Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen| author = Carla Gillespie| work = Food Poisoning Bulletin| date = 2014-06-14| accessdate = 2015-09-21| url = https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2014/sysco-poultry-base-recalled-for-misbranding-and-undeclared-allergen/}}</ref> During the 1980’s and 1990’s Vanee Foods supplied T-Rations to the United States Army during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
== See also == * List of food companies
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.vaneefoodscompany.com/}}
Category:Canned food Category:Food manufacturers of the United States Category:Food and drink companies established in 1950 Category:Companies based in Cook County, Illinois Category:1950 establishments in Illinois
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