Ken's Foods is a privately held food manufacturing company located in

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. Ken's primary products are salad dressings, sauces, and marinades. The company's commercial food manufacturing divisions produce products both for retail sale and food service, including contract manufacturing for companies such as

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Operations

Ken's is the number-three manufacturer of salad dressings in the United States behind

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and

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. Besides its headquarters in Marlborough, the company employs over 600 people in facilities located in

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. The company's commercial foods division provides the majority of business, generating about $100 million in sales during 2001. Its retail sales of the company's bottled products reached almost $88 million in 2002. Ken's Steak House, Route 9, Framingham MA

Ken's Steak House, Route 9, Framingham MA

History

The

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takes its name after Ken's Steak House, a

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, restaurant founded by Ken and Florence Hanna in 1941. As the restaurant grew, locals began to request that the Hannas bottle their dressings for sale. In 1958 the Hannas licensed the company's name to a family friend and the manufacturing company was then founded. In 2005, they bought the Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce company for $30 million.

References

External links

Ken's Food Website
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