Overhill Farms

What Overhill Farms does

Overhill Farms, Inc. is a U.S. frozen food co-manufacturer and private label producer founded in 1968 (originally as IBM Foods) and headquartered at 2727 East Vernon Ave., Vernon, California. The company develops and produces a broad frozen and refrigerated product portfolio across nine categories: specialty proteins, entrées and ready meals, fresh pasta, side dishes, handhelds, sauces and soups, snacks (including the registered Pizza Bites® line), plant-based items, and pizzas. Production is concentrated at two Los Angeles-area facilities using small-batch precision cooking combined with high-speed filling lines, supported by on-site pasta extrusion and protein cooking capabilities and R&D kitchens that convert culinary prototypes into factory-ready recipes.

The company's go-to-market is exclusively business-to-business: it supplies leading retailers, food manufacturers, foodservice operators, club and dollar store chains, restaurant brands, airlines, c-stores, and export customers, but does not sell under its own consumer brand. Since 2016 it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods), a ~$16 billion publicly listed global food conglomerate, and in 2019 it was merged with the concurrently acquired Frozen Specialties Inc. to form CP Foods North America. Multi-certification credentials — GFSI (noted as exceptional), Certified Organic, Halal, and Gluten Free — are core to retailer and foodservice qualification.

Pricing is custom and quote-based per co-manufacturing engagement; revenue is generated through one-time manufacturing and shipping contracts rather than recurring licenses despite that label in the input schema. Distribution is entirely indirect: finished goods move through customers' own retail and foodservice channels, with sister CP Foods facilities in Jackson and Archbold, Ohio enabling nationwide U.S. coverage and an export channel reaching international markets via the parent. Headcount is reported in the 501-1,000 range, and no independent revenue figure is publicly disclosed.

Name

Overhill Farms

Legal name

Overhill Farms, Inc.

Website

https://overhillfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Overhill Farms is a U.S. frozen food co-manufacturer and private label producer serving retailers, foodservice operators, club and dollar stores, and export customers with proteins, ready meals, pasta, sides, snacks, plant-based items, and pizzas from facilities in California and Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Frozen Food Co-Manufacturing

NAICS

Frozen Food Manufacturing (31141), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Side Dishes (Vegetables, Potatoes, Grains) (CRADADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refrigerated & Frozen Doughs and Batters Manufacturing (AFAKACAM)

Keywords

• Frozen food manufacturing
• Private label co-manufacturing
• Foodservice supply
• Custom frozen meals
• Frozen ready meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Vernon

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Co-Manufacturing Services: Custom food development and manufacturing for leading retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice firms. Produces frozen private label products and co-manufactured items.
2. Private Label Frozen Foods: Develops and produces vast array of frozen and refrigerated foods under client brands. Revenue derived from manufacturing and shipping frozen foods.
3. Foodservice Supply: Supplies frozen foods to foodservice operators including restaurants, airlines, convenience stores, and other foodservice establishments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Overhill Farms is a B2B frozen food co-manufacturer and private-label producer that develops, manufactures, and ships frozen and refrigerated foods (proteins, entrees, pasta, sides, handhelds, sauces and soups, snacks, plant-based, and pizza) under client brands. The company serves leading retailers, food manufacturers, and foodservice operators with custom product development and small-batch-to-high-speed manufacturing capabilities, backed by global ingredient sourcing through its CP Foods parent.

Product overview

Overhill Farms is a frozen private label, co-manufacturing, and foodservice food company offering a comprehensive portfolio of frozen food products. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing platform organized into distinct product lines: Specialty Proteins (further processed chicken, beef, pork, shrimp), Entrees/Ready Meals (power bowls, grain bowls, international cuisine), Pasta (fresh pasta, lasagna, pasta bakes), Side Dishes (vegetables, comfort foods), Handhelds (custom handheld formats), Sauces and Soups (ethnic and classic sauces, homemade soups), Snacks (Pizza Bites, baked and fried snacks), Plant-Based products (plant-based meals and sides), and Pizza (retail and foodservice). The company emphasizes small-batch precision combined with high-speed efficient production, leveraging culinary and R&D expertise to develop custom products for retail private label, foodservice, retail deli, and co-manufacturing customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialty Proteins Further processed and cooked specialty proteins including chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp offered to foodservice operators, co-manufacturing clients, and retail deli and ready meal customers.
• Entrees / Ready Meals Frozen ready meals such as power bowls, teriyaki bowls, tikka masala, breakfast casserole, grain bowls, shepherd's pie, and Korean beef bowl for retail private label and foodservice.
• Pasta Fresh pasta products made from semolina durum wheat at an on-site pasta plant and flash frozen, including lasagna, macaroni and cheese, chicken alfredo, spaghetti bolognese, and pasta bake in single serve, family pack, or foodservice pan and pouch formats.
• Side Dishes Frozen side dishes spanning ethnic cuisines and comfort foods such as mashed cauliflower, mashed sweet potatoes, baked beans, battered crispy cauliflower, parmesan broccoli, loaded mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, and au gratin potatoes.
• Handhelds Custom-developed handheld products combining protein, sauce, plant-based, or other ingredients in formats such as dough-enrobed sweet bites, handheld mini fried sweets, turkey or veggie burgers, baked filled breads, and on-the-go snacks and appetizers.
• Sauces and Soups Homemade-taste soups and custom sauces such as tikka masala sauce, alfredo sauce, meat sauce, bolognese sauce, tomato soup, teriyaki sauce, and gravy across American, Italian, French, and Asian cuisines.
• Snacks Frozen baked and fried snacks across all cuisines, fillings and topicals including Pizza Bites (registered trademark), dessert bites, cheese bites, dough-enrobed fruit bites, egg & sausage breakfast bite, open-faced bites, handheld snacks, and handheld desserts.
• Plant-Based Plant-based meals, snacks, and sides including plant-based crusts and handheld wrappers, plant-based side dishes, and par-fried vegetables such as mashed sweet potatoes, sweet potato holiday dessert, mashed cauliflower, cauliflower crusted pizza, cauliflower wraps on Pizza Bites, and par-fried cauliflower.
• Pizza Specialty frozen pizzas combining local R&D and culinary development with global ingredient sourcing from CP Foods, including value pizza, combo pizza, cauliflower crust, flatbreads, and retail and foodservice pizza formats.

Quantifiable outcome

• Food safety certification excellence

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bellisio Foods: Frozen prepared meals and multi-category frozen food company. Was Overhill Farms' parent before the 2019 restructuring; competes head-to-head in co-manufactured frozen entrees and meals for retail and foodservice.
• AdvancePierre Foods (Tyson subsidiary): One of the largest U.S. frozen and refrigerated prepared food manufacturers serving foodservice, retail, and convenience channels. Direct overlap in protein, sandwich, and ready-meal co-manufacturing.
• Rich Products Corporation: Family-owned frozen food manufacturer and foodservice supplier with broad categories including prepared meats, appetizers, and baked goods. Closely comparable B2B co-manufacturing model.
• Windsor Foods (now part of Windsor Quality Holdings): Frozen prepared foods co-manufacturer specializing in ethnic cuisines, value-added proteins, and ready meals for retail and foodservice — almost identical product mix to Overhill Farms.

Broad incumbents

• Schwan's Company (CJ CheilJedang): Large-scale frozen food company (Red Baron, Tony's pizzas, Schwan's foodservice) with deep retail and foodservice penetration. Comparable in scale and category breadth to Overhill Farms as a private-label and branded frozen food platform.
• Lamb Weston: Global leader in frozen potato products (including pizza crusts and appetizers) supplying foodservice and retail globally. Adjacent co-manufacturing model in frozen prepared foods with a focus on potato-based platforms.
• Conagra Brands (Private Label / Pinnacle legacy): Large packaged food company with significant frozen meals (Banquet, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's) and a major private-label frozen business. Competes with Overhill across multiple frozen categories.
• Cargill Kitchen Solutions: Cargill's prepared and frozen foods business serving foodservice and retail with proteins, entrees, and side dishes. Closely comparable co-manufacturing, R&D, and ingredient sourcing capabilities at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Kettle Cuisine: Premium frozen soups, sauces, and prepared foods for foodservice and retail. Comparable as a frozen B2B co-manufacturer focused on soups and sauces — an Overhill Farms product line.

Regional players

• Highliner Foods: North American frozen seafood processor and private-label supplier. Overlaps with Overhill's shrimp and seafood protein lines; primarily Canada-based with growing U.S. presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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