Rudolph Foods is a producer of snack foods based in
Lima, Ohio
Lima ( ) is a city in Allen County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75 in Ohio, Interstate 75, appr ...
. They specialize in
pork rinds
Pork rind is the culinary term for the skin of a pig. It can be used in many different ways.
It can be rendered, fried in fat, baked, or roasted to produce a kind of pork cracklings (US), crackling (UK), or scratchings (UK); these are se ...
and cracklings. The company has six facilities in the United States and three international ventures. It was founded in 1955 by John Rudolph.
Community
In 2010, Rudolph Foods sponsored the Pork Rind Heritage
Festival
A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...
.
Pepe's El Original has sponsored Fiestas Patrias in
Los Angeles
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. In 2010, Pepe's El Original hosted the contest Mi Amor, Mi Chicharrones in celebration of
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month ( Spanish: ''Mes nacional de la herencia hispana'') is annually observed from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic culture to the nation's achi ...
.
In 2010, Lee's Pig Skins sponsored the Smokin’ Pig Festival in
Lake City, Florida and the Cracklin Festival in
Port Barre, Louisiana.
Pork Rind Appreciation Day
In January 2011, Rudolph Foods declared "National Pork Rind Appreciation Day" to be observed each year on the same day as the NFL
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual History of the NFL championship, league championship game of the National Football League (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966 NFL season, 1966 (with the excep ...
. Rudolph Foods agreed to make charitable donations in return for online support of the campaign. Ohio Governor
John Kasich
John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, and a Republican candidate for the pre ...
issued a letter of support
for Pork Rind Appreciation Day on February 6, 2012.
References
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External links
Rudolph Foods Official Website
Food and drink companies based in Ohio
Food and drink companies established in 1955
1955 establishments in Ohio
Snack food manufacturers of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Ohio
Lima, Ohio