Winland Foods

What Winland Foods does

Winland Foods is a privately held food manufacturing company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, backed by European private equity firm Investindustrial. The company operates 14 production facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy, producing a comprehensive portfolio spanning pasta, pasta sauces, Mexican sauces, pourable and spoonable dressings, preserves/jams/jellies, syrups, dry dinners, pita chips, soups, dry blends and baking products, and pie fillings. The platform combines private label manufacturing for retailers with a portfolio of 16+ heritage acquired brands including Mueller's, Creamette, Skinner, No Yolks, San Giorgio, Prince, Anthony's, Golden Grain, Wacky Mac, and E.D. Smith (a 140+ year old Canadian brand). Winland's pasta products reach 86% of US households annually and its preserves reach 64%, reflecting substantial retail distribution.

The company's business model is built on multi-channel distribution serving Traditional Grocery, Big-Box Retailers, Natural Food Stores, Club Stores, Food Away From Home (foodservice), Industrial/Co-Pack customers, E-commerce, and Export markets across North America and internationally. Revenue streams include private label manufacturing (transaction-based), branded product sales, co-manufacturing services, and foodservice distribution. Pricing is B2B and not publicly disclosed. In-house capabilities span R&D, product innovation, ingredient quality, food safety (GFSI-certified under SQF/BRC schemes), packaging engineering, graphics and labelling, logistics, and distribution. All facilities hold multi-jurisdictional certifications including Kosher, USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project, and Gluten-Free.

In September 2025, Investindustrial merged Winland Foods with Italian food manufacturer La Doria to form Windoria Top Holding Ltd, creating a combined entity with 28 manufacturing facilities across North America and Europe while both companies continue operating independently. Eric Beringause serves as CEO of both Winland Foods and Windoria. In 2025, Winland Foods (alongside 8th Avenue Food & Provisions) successfully petitioned the U.S. Commerce Department for anti-dumping tariffs of 91.74% on 13 major Italian pasta exporters.

Name

Winland Foods

Legal name

Winland Foods, Inc.

Website

https://winlandfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Winland Foods is a privately held, Investindustrial-backed food manufacturer operating 14 production facilities across the US, Canada, and Italy, producing private label and branded pasta, sauces, dressings, preserves, syrups, and dry dinners for grocery, big-box, club, foodservice, and co-pack customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Label Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Food Manufacturing (3119), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Entrées & Complete Meals (CRADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ethnic & international prepared meals manufacturing (AFAKAHAG), Frozen Ethnic & International Meals (CRADADAE)

Keywords

• Private label foods
• Pasta manufacturing
• Food contract manufacturing
• Branded food products
• Sauces and dressings

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Private Label Manufacturing: Winland Foods manufactures food products under private label brands for retail customers including grocery chains, big-box retailers, natural food stores, and club stores. Products include pasta, sauces, dressings, preserves, dry dinners, pita chips, soups, and more.
2. Branded Product Sales: The company sells consumer-loved branded products across multiple categories including pasta brands (Muellers, Creamette, Skinner, NoYolks, San Giorgio, Prince, Anthony's, etc.), preserves (E.D. Smith), dressings, and other food categories through retail channels.
3. Co-Pack Manufacturing: Winland Foods offers co-manufacturing services to food companies needing custom production capabilities, utilizing their 14 production facilities across North America and Italy.
4. Food Service Distribution: Products distributed through Food Away From Home channels including restaurants, institutions, and other food service operators requiring bulk or prepared food products.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Winland Foods is a global manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail and co-pack customers, producing pasta, sauces, dressings, preserves, dry dinners, pita chips, syrups, and pie fillings. The company operates 14 production facilities across the US, Canada, and Italy, with in-house capabilities spanning Research & Development, Product Innovation, Ingredient Quality, Food Safety, Packaging Engineering, Graphics & Labelling, Logistics and Distribution. It serves Traditional Grocery, Big-Box Retailers, Natural Food Stores, Club, E-commerce, Food Away From Home, Industrial, Export, and Co-Pack customers.

Product overview

Winland Foods is a global manufacturer of private label and branded foods, operating as a single integrated food manufacturing platform. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio spanning multiple product categories: pasta (with 16 acquired heritage brands including Mueller's, Creamette, Skinner, American Beauty, No Yolks, San Giorgio, Prince, Anthony's, Golden Grain, Light N Fluffy, Mrs. Weiss, Pasta Lensi, Luxury, Pennsylvania Dutch, Ronco, and WackyMac), pourable and spoonable dressings, preserves/jams/jellies, pasta sauces, Mexican sauces, syrups, soups, dry blends and baking products, dry dinners, pie fillings, pita chips, and general sauces. The portfolio includes the Canadian E.D. Smith brand (140+ years old), and is distributed across retail, food away from home, and co-manufacturing channels. The company operates 14 production facilities across the US, Canada, and Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creamette: Pasta brand serving North American consumers
• Mueller's
• San Giorgio
• Skinner
• No Yolks
• American Beauty
• Prince
• Anthony's
• Golden Grain
• Wacky Mac
• E.D. Smith
• Light N Fluffy
• Luxury
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Pasta Lensi
• Mrs. Weiss
• Cain's
• Ronco
• Heartland
• Windoria Top Holding Ltd

Products and services

• Pasta (Mueller's) Long-standing pasta brand offering various pasta shapes including spaghetti, elbows, and specialty cuts, serving North American retail consumers.
• Pasta (Creamette) Well-established pasta brand popular in North American markets.
• Pasta (Skinner) Heritage pasta brand with long history in pasta production.
• Pasta (American Beauty) Classic pasta brand offering various pasta shapes for retail.
• Pasta (No Yolks) Noodle brand specializing in egg noodles and related products.
• Pasta (San Giorgio) Traditional pasta brand offering lasagna and other pasta varieties.
• Pasta (Prince) Pasta brand known for lasagna and specialty pasta products.
• Pasta (Anthony's) Heritage pasta brand offering jumbo elbows and other pasta shapes.
• Pasta (Golden Grain) Pasta brand offering various pasta shapes including rigatoni.
• Pasta (Light N Fluffy) Egg noodle brand focused on lighter pasta options.
• Pasta (Mrs. Weiss) Egg noodle brand specializing in extra fine noodles.
• Pasta (Pasta Lensi) Specialty pasta brand including red lentil fusilli and other legume-based pasta.
• Pasta (Luxury) Premium pasta brand offering bowties and specialty cuts.
• Pasta (Pennsylvania Dutch) Fine egg noodle brand with regional heritage.
• Pasta (Ronco) Pasta brand offering various shapes including mostaccioli.
• Pasta (WackyMac) Mac and cheese brand offering fun-shaped pasta products.
• E.D. Smith Preserves Canadian pie filling and preserves brand with over 140 years of history, including cherry, apple, blueberry, and other fruit pie fillings.
• Pourable Dressings Private label salad dressings offered in multiple flavors and packaging options for retail and food service channels.
• Spoonable Dressings Mayonnaise, sandwich spreads, and related condiment products including regular and light mayonnaise, aioli, tartar sauce, and whipped dressings.
• Preserves, Jams & Jellies Private label preserves, jams, jellies, and fruit spreads including premium, organic, and reduced sugar options.
• Pasta Sauces Tomato-based pasta sauces with Italian heritage, including traditional recipes and premium Italian flavors, available through 3 plants in US, Canada, and Italy.
• Mexican Sauces Authentic Texan salsa, picante, taco sauces, and tomato-based Mexican sauces produced since the early 1900s.
• Syrups Table syrups, corn syrups, and dessert syrups including original, butter, lite, sugar-free, and flavored dessert options.
• Soups Premium ready-to-serve soups packaged in glass jars, with 20+ unique flavors including shelf stable, premium, clean label, and conventional formulations.
• Dry Blends and Baking Dry powder products including bouillon, baking powder, baking cocoa, gelatin, baking mixes, and pancake mixes in various packaging formats.
• Dry Dinners Convenient meal solutions including mac and cheese microwavable cups, boxed mac and cheese, rice sides, couscous, pasta entrees, with organic and kosher options.
• Pie Filling Fruit pie fillings including cherry, apple, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, rhubarb strawberry, cherry cranberry, and lemon in retail and bulk formats.
• Pita Chips Baked pita chips in various flavors including sea salt, parm/garlic, garlic herb, multigrain, cinnamon sugar, and salt & pepper. Kosher certified, non-GMO and organic options available.
• Sauces (BBQ, Marinades, Wing, Steak, Cocktail, Ethnic) Diverse sauce portfolio including BBQ sauces, marinades, wing sauces, steak sauces, cocktail sauces, and ethnic sauces available in shelf stable, refrigerated, value, and premium formulations.
• Private Label Manufacturing Services Custom private label food manufacturing services for retail and co-pack customers across pasta, sauces, dressings, preserves, and other food categories.
• Cain's Mayonnaise Mayonnaise and condiment brand serving retail and food service channels.
• Heartland Pasta Pasta brand serving natural and specialty retail channels.
• Naturally Fresh Fresh condiment and dressing products brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 86% of U.S. households purchase pasta products annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La DoriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025La Doria has been merged with Winland Foods under Windoria Top Holding Ltd. Both companies continue to operate independently under their names. The new entity combines resources, operations, and product offerings across 28 manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Antonio Ferraioli serves as CEO of La Doria Group.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TreeHouse Foods: Large North American private-label food manufacturer serving grocery, club, and food-service channels across shelf-stable categories including dressings, sauces, pasta, and dry meals — the closest direct comparator to Winland's private-label business model.
• Lancaster Colony: U.S. manufacturer of branded and private-label dressings, sauces, frozen breads, and frozen baked goods — overlapping directly with Winland's spoonable/pourable dressing and sauce categories and serving the same retail and food-service customers.
• B&G Foods: Owner/operator of a portfolio of heritage center-store CPG brands across pasta, syrups, dressings, and Mexican sauces. B&G's acquisition-led model and brand-heavy portfolio mirror Winland's heritage-brand strategy in similar shelf-stable categories.
• Mizkan Holdings: Global producer of vinegars, pasta sauces, salad dressings, and Mexican-style sauces. Headquartered in Japan with strong North American presence (Ragu, Bertolli licensing history), Mizkan is a direct competitor in Winland's core sauce and dressing categories.
• La Doria: Italian producer of private-label pasta, canned tomatoes, sauces, and ready-made meals that merged with Winland Foods under Windoria Top Holding in September 2025 — previously a comparable pure-play private-label pasta/sauce platform serving European retailers.
• TreeHouse Private Brands (within TreeHouse Foods): Already covered under TreeHouse Foods; included here to highlight the most analogous private-label dry-dinner, pasta, sauce, and dressing platform competing for the same retailer RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Post Holdings: Large diversified packaged-foods holding company operating branded CPG brands across center-store categories including cereals, pasta sides, and dressings. Wider portfolio than Winland but overlapping in shelf-stable branded foods with similar M&A-led growth strategy.
• Conagra Brands: Major U.S. packaged-foods company with overlapping categories including pasta sauces (Hunt's, Ragu), Mexican sauces (Ortega), dressings (Wish-Bone), and frozen meals. A much larger, branded-anchored competitor with significant private-label exposure.

Regional players

• Bolton Group: Italy-headquartered family-owned CPG group operating across food (pasta, sauces, condiments, frozen meals) and home care. Comparable European private-label pasta/sauce manufacturer; serves as a benchmark for pan-European scale CPG operators adjacent to Winland.
• Orkla Foods: Nordic-listed branded and private-label food group with categories spanning pizza, sauces, dressings, preserves, and condiments. Similar multi-category private-label-plus-heritage-brand structure though primarily serving Northern European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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