Changes: Penick & Ford, Ltd.

Revision as of 20:34, 29 March 2021

Penick & Ford, Ltd. was founded in 1897 by William S. Penick and James P. Ford in Shreveport, Louisiana. Its industry is specialty food ingredients and its headquarters were in Shreveport, Louisiana (1897-?), Bellevue, Washington (?-2002) and Englewood, Colorado (2002-present).

It reorganized in 1920 following the acquisition of Douglas Starch Works. The company was acquired by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1965. The business was sold to the Univar Corporation in 1971. Univar spun off its manufacturing operations including Penick & Ford into a new company, Penwest, Ltd. in 1984. In 1997, the Penford Corporation was formed as a holding company. Both firms were acquired by Ingredion, Inc. in 2014.

PLANTS

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

COMPANY NAMES

Penick & Ford (1897-1920)

Penick & Ford, Ltd. (1920-1987)

Penford Products Company (1987-present)

PRODUCTS

Brer Rabbit New Orleans Molasses
- Green Label
- Gold Label
Vermont Maid Syrup (1928-1965)

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+{{Company|image1 = Penford.jpg|industry = Specialty food ingredients|founded = 1897|founder(s) = *William S. Penick
-'''Penick & Ford, Ltd. '''was founded in 1897 by William S. Penick and James P. Ford in Shreveport, Louisiana. Its industry is specialty food ingredients and its headquarters were in Shreveport, Louisiana (1897-?), Bellevue, Washington (?-2002) and Englewood, Colorado (2002-present) with its principal plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
+*James P. Ford|headquarters = *Shreveport, LA. (1897-?)
+*Bellevue, WA. (?-2002)
+*Englewood, CO. (2002-present)|owner(s) = *[[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] (1965-1971)
+*[[Univar Corporation]] (1971-1984)
+*[[Penwest, Ltd.]] (1984-1997)
+*Penford Corporation (1997-present)
+*[[Corn Products Refining Company|Ingredion, Inc.]] (2014-present)|image2 = Feee7859d18893572c70a8a857f9c5ce3d9f04de 400x260 crop.jpg|caption2 = Penford Corp. main offices in Englewood, CO.}}'''Penick & Ford, Ltd. '''was founded in 1897 by William S. Penick and James P. Ford in Shreveport, Louisiana. Its industry is specialty food ingredients and its headquarters were in Shreveport, Louisiana (1897-?), Bellevue, Washington (?-2002) and Englewood, Colorado (2002-present).
-It reorganized in 1920 following the acquisition of [[Douglas Starch Works]]. The company was acquired by the [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] in 1965. The business was sold to the [[Univar Corporation]] in 1971. Univar spun off its manufacturing operations including Penick & Ford into a new company, Penwest, Ltd. in 1984. In 1997, the Penford Corporation was formed as a holding company. Both firms were acquired by [[Ingredion, Inc.]] in 2014.
+It reorganized in 1920 following the acquisition of [[Douglas Starch Works]]. The company was acquired by the [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] in 1965. The business was sold to the [[Univar Corporation]] in 1971. Univar spun off its manufacturing operations including Penick & Ford into a new company, Penwest, Ltd. in 1984. In 1997, the Penford Corporation was formed as a holding company. Both firms were acquired by [[Corn Products Refining Company|Ingredion, Inc.]] in 2014.
-=== '''COMPANY NAMES''' ===
+=== '''<u>PLANTS</u>''' ===
+* Cedar Rapids, Iowa
+=== '''<u>COMPANY NAMES</u>''' ===
 Penick & Ford (1897-1920)
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 Penford Products Company (1987-present)
-=== '''PRODUCTS''' ===
+=== '''<u>PRODUCTS</u>''' ===
-* Brer Rabbit Molasses
+* Brer Rabbit New Orleans Molasses
 ** Green Label
 ** Gold Label
 * [[Vermont Maple Syrup Company|Vermont Maid Syrup]] (1928-1965)
+==='''<u>ADVERTISEMENTS</u>'''===
+<gallery>
+brerrabbit.JPG|''The Ladies' Home Journal'' (January 1921)
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Companies founded in 1897]]
+[[Category:Companies of Louisiana]]
+[[Category:Companies of Shreveport, LA.]]
+[[Category:Companies of Washington]]
+[[Category:Companies of Bellevue, WA.]]
+[[Category:Companies of Colorado]]
+[[Category:Companies of Englewood, CO.]]