Neil Jones Food Company

What Neil Jones Food Company does

The Neil Jones Food Company is a family-run, privately-owned US food processing corporation founded in 1915, headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. The company fresh-packs California tomatoes and Pacific Northwest fruits, operating three processing facilities through wholly-owned subsidiaries: San Benito Foods in Hollister, California; TomaTek in Firebaugh, California; and Northwest Packing in the Vancouver area. Its product portfolio spans canned and pouch tomato products (whole peeled, crushed, diced, pizza sauce, paste, puree, catsup) under brands including San Benito, San Benito Organic, Old California, EarthPure Organic, and Central Valley, alongside canned Pacific Northwest pears, cherries, plums, and cranberries under the Oregon Trail brand. TomaTek produces industrial tomato ingredients in drums and 300-gallon bins using aseptic processing technology that preserves color, texture, and flavor, while Northwest Packing supplies industrial juice concentrates, essences, purees, and pomaces to beverage, confectionery, nutraceutical, cidery, distillery, and craft brewery customers.

The company generates revenue across five channels: Foodservice (independent restaurants, institutional feeders, casual dining chains), Industrial (food manufacturers, beverage companies, confectioners, nutraceutical manufacturers, cideries, distilleries, craft breweries), Chain (national restaurant partners receiving proprietary custom blend sauces), Retail (branded and private label products for food retailers and wholesalers in packaging from 15 oz to 210 oz), and International (export to importers with full documentation support). Pricing is quote-based and negotiated by volume and specification, not publicly disclosed. Distribution runs through a nationwide broker, distributor, and warehouse network covering the US and Canada, plus a dedicated international division leveraging port proximity. The company holds SQF, USDA Organic, CCOF, Halal, and Kosher certifications and maintains sustainability programs including subsurface drip irrigation, a 6-million-gallon condensate retention pond, solar energy, and electric forklifts that conserve 120 million gallons of water per fresh-pack season. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed; the company is controlled by the Jones family with no institutional, private equity, or parent company involvement.

Name

Neil Jones Food Company

Legal name

The Neil Jones Food Company

Website

https://neiljonesfoodcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Neil Jones Food Company is a family-run, privately-owned US food processor founded in 1915 that fresh-packs California tomatoes and Pacific Northwest fruits across three processing facilities, selling canned and pouch retail products, custom chain restaurant sauces, and industrial juice concentrates and ingredients to foodservice, retail, chain, industrial, and international customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Canned and Processed Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941), Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033)

akta.pro primary industry

Ketchup & Tomato-Based Sauces Manufacturing (AFAKADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fruit & Vegetable Ingredients for Food Manufacturing (Diced, Slices, Fillings, Toppings) (AFAKAFAI), Jams, Jellies, Preserves & Fruit Spreads Manufacturing (AFAKADAI)

Keywords

• Canned tomato products
• Fruit juice concentrates
• Private label foods
• Foodservice ingredients
• Industrial tomato processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tomato Products Sales: Sale of California tomato products including crushed tomatoes, whole peeled tomatoes, diced tomatoes, catsup, pizza sauces, pastes and purees through retail, foodservice, and industrial channels.
2. Pacific Northwest Fruit Products Sales: Sale of Pacific Northwest pears, cherries, plums, cranberries as canned fruit and industrial juice concentrates.
3. Industrial Juice Concentrates: Sale of industrial juice concentrates, essences, purees, and pomaces from various fruits to food processing, beverage, confectionary, nutraceutical industries, cideries, distilleries, and craft beer producers.
4. Custom Formulation Services: Custom formulation work for industrial customers including juice and flavor customization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Neil Jones Food Company is a family-owned U.S. food manufacturer that processes and packages fresh-packed California tomatoes (crushed, whole peeled, diced, pizza sauces, pastes, purees, catsup) and Pacific Northwest fruits (canned pears, cherries, plums, cranberry sauces). It also produces industrial tomato ingredients (aseptic diced, chopped, paste, puree) and a wide range of juice concentrates, essences, purees, and pomaces for beverage, confectionery, nutraceutical, and craft alcohol producers, with both conventional and organic offerings across retail, foodservice, chain restaurant, industrial, and international channels.

Product overview

Neil Jones Food Company is a family-run, privately-owned food processing company that produces fresh-packed Pacific Northwest fruit and California tomato products. Founded in 1915, the company operates three processing facilities and offers products across multiple channels including retail, foodservice, industrial, chain restaurant, and international markets. The product portfolio consists of multiple sub-brands organized around two main categories: (1) California Tomato Products under brands including San Benito, San Benito Organic, Old California, Central Valley, and EarthPure Organic, featuring canned and pouch tomato products such as crushed/ground tomatoes, whole peeled tomatoes, diced tomatoes, pizza sauces, marinara, catsup, pastes, and purees; and (2) Pacific Northwest Fruit Products under the Oregon Trail brand including canned Bartlett pears, plums, cherries, cranberries, and juice concentrates. The company also operates TomaTek for industrial tomato ingredients and Northwest Packing for industrial juice concentrates, essences, and purees serving food processing, nutraceutical, and beverage manufacturing industries. Products are available in both conventional and organic varieties, packed in cans from 15 oz to 210 oz and pouches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• San Benito: Primary brand for California tomato products including whole peeled tomatoes, diced tomatoes, sauces, and pizza sauces
• San Benito Organic
• Old California
• EarthPure Organic
• Central Valley
• Oregon Trail
• TomaTek
• San Benito Pizzeria
• San Benito Selecto
• San Benito Diciotto
• San Benito Kitchen Style
• San Benito Mission's Best
• San Benito Cuore Del Sole
• San Benito Perfecto

Products and services

• San Benito Canned Tomato Products Canned tomato product line including crushed tomatoes, whole peeled tomatoes, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, pizza sauces, marinara sauce, catsup, tomato paste, and tomato purees sold to retail, foodservice, and chain restaurant customers under the flagship San Benito brand established in 1915, with flexible packaging from 15 oz to 210 oz and a 36-month shelf life.
• San Benito Organic Tomato Products USDA-certified organic tomato products including organic whole peeled tomatoes, organic diced tomatoes, organic ground tomatoes, organic tomato paste, and organic tomato purees, sold to retail and foodservice customers seeking organic alternatives.
• Old California Fresh-Packed Pouch Tomato Products Fresh-packed pouch tomato products offering a lighter, more space-efficient, lower-carbon-footprint alternative to canned tomatoes with a higher product-to-package ratio, sold to retail and foodservice customers through the Old California brand.
• EarthPure Organic Fruit and Tomato Products Organic fruit and tomato products certified by CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) and USDA Organic, sold to retail and foodservice customers seeking certified organic alternatives across multiple SKUs.
• Central Valley Tomato Products California tomato products processed from San Joaquin Valley tomatoes and sold to retail and foodservice channels under the Central Valley brand.
• Oregon Trail Pacific Northwest Fruit Products Pacific Northwest canned fruit brand offering Bartlett pears (whole, halves, slices, diced), dark sweet cherries (pitted in juice and heavy cane syrup), Italian plums, and cranberries (jellied sauce, whole berry sauce) in conventional and organic varieties, plus juice concentrates and purees, sold to retail and foodservice channels.
• TomaTek Industrial Tomato Ingredients Industrial tomato ingredients including diced, chopped, ground, concentrated crushed tomatoes, hot break and cold break tomato paste, and tomato sauce and puree sold in steel drums, fiber drums, and 300-gallon wooden bins to food manufacturers, canneries, beverage makers, and other industrial customers, processed with TomaTek's aseptic system for brighter color, consistent texture, and fresher flavor.
• Northwest Packing Industrial Juice Concentrates Industrial fruit juice concentrates, essences, purees, pomaces, and custom-blended concentrates including apple, blueberry, raspberry, marionberry, elderberry, high-PAC cranberry, pear, plum, and cherry varieties, sold to nutraceutical, cider, seltzer, and craft beer producers as well as beverage and confectionery manufacturers.
• Private Label Packing and Custom Formulation Services Private label packaging and custom formulation services for retail and foodservice customers, including proprietary custom blend tomato sauces for chain restaurants, offered in virtually all can and pouch sizes from 15 oz to 210 oz with nationwide broker, distributor, and warehouse distribution.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120 million gallons of water conserved per fresh-pack season through condensate recovery
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Del Monte Foods: Large U.S. producer of canned fruits, vegetables, and tomato products across retail, foodservice, and industrial channels with deep distribution. Broader portfolio than NJFC but directly overlapping in canned tomatoes, fruit cocktail, and cranberry sauce categories.
• ConAgra Brands: Major packaged food conglomerate owning Hunt's (canned tomatoes, tomato sauce) and other tomato-adjacent brands. Competes with NJFC in retail canned tomatoes and pizza sauce categories, with substantially greater scale and marketing budget.
• The Kraft Heinz Company: Global packaged food major with Heinz ketchup, Classico sauces, and other tomato-based categories. Overlaps with NJFC's pizza sauce, catsup, and marinara lines; substantially larger scale, marketing reach, and retail-shelf negotiating power.
• TreeHouse Foods: Large private-label food manufacturer producing center-store grocery products including sauces, pickled vegetables, and fruit products for retail and foodservice customers. Comparable in private-label capabilities and multi-category co-packing, though broader and more retail-channel-focused than NJFC.

Direct peers

• Seneca Foods: One of North America's largest producers of canned fruits and vegetables, with extensive private-label and branded offerings across retail, foodservice, and industrial channels. Comparable in canned produce portfolio breadth, private-label positioning, and seasonal processing model.
• Pacific Coast Producers: California-based grower-owned cooperative canning tomatoes, fruits (pears, peaches, fruit cocktail), and other produce for private-label retail and foodservice. Directly comparable in canned tomato/fruit co-packing, private-label focus, and West Coast growing-region sourcing.
• Tree Top Applesnacks (Tree Top): Grower-owned Pacific Northwest cooperative producing apple and pear juices, purees, and concentrates for industrial and foodservice customers. Comparable to NJFC's Northwest Packing division for industrial juice concentrates, purees, and pomaces from Pacific Northwest fruits.
• Red Gold: Vertically integrated U.S. tomato processor producing ketchup, canned tomatoes, sauces, and juice for retail, foodservice, and industrial channels. Closely comparable in tomato product portfolio, private-label capability, and multi-channel distribution model.
• Stanislaus Food Products: Family-owned California tomato processor specializing in premium pizza sauces and canned tomato products for foodservice and chain restaurant customers. Directly comparable to NJFC's San Benito and TomaTek operations in product mix, customer base, and channel focus.
• Ocean Spray Cranberries: Grower-owned cooperative and leading branded cranberry sauce and juice concentrate producer serving retail and industrial customers (including nutraceutical). Directly comparable for NJFC's cranberry sauce line and high-PAC industrial cranberry concentrate business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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