National Frozen Foods

Name

National Frozen Foods

Legal name

National Frozen Foods

Website

https://nffc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Frozen Vegetables and Fruits

NAICS

Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing (311411), Frozen Food Manufacturing (31141), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Fruit & Vegetable Processing (IQF, Frozen Blends) (AFAKAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Fruits & Vegetables Manufacturing (AFAKACAF), Frozen Foods Wholesale (Packaged & Private Label) (AFAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Frozen vegetables
• Frozen fruits
• Private label frozen foods
• IQF frozen produce
• Food service distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Private-Brand Frozen Produce Sales: Manufactures and sells frozen vegetables, fruits, blends, and purees under private-brand arrangements to retailers and food service companies. Products include corn, beans, peas, carrots, squash, edamame, and various vegetable blends. Revenue is generated through wholesale distribution of bulk frozen food products to grocery retailers who rebrand under their own labels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

National Frozen Foods manufactures and supplies private-brand frozen vegetables, fruits, blends, and purees — including corn, beans, peas, carrots, squash, edamame, vegetable blends, IQF rehydrated beans, purees, and fruits (cranberries, blueberries, rhubarb) — to grocery retailers and food service companies under their own store labels. Operating as a division of Oregon Potato Company since 1912, the company uses Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) technology to process produce within hours of harvest to preserve freshness, color, flavor, and nutritional value.

Product overview

National Frozen Foods is the nation's premier producer of private-brand frozen vegetables, blends, and fruits, operating as a division of Oregon Potato Company. The product portfolio includes Cut Corn, Cob Corn, Beans (green, wax, lima), Peas, Carrots, Squash, Edamame, Vegetable Blends, Other Green Vegetables (Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Greens, Okra, Spinach), IQF Rehydrated Beans, Purees, and Fruits (Cranberries, Blueberries, Rhubarb). The company leverages its 100+ year history since 1912 to offer frozen produce products with consistent quality, year-round availability, and pre-prepped convenience for foodservice and retail private-label customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cut Corn

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% yield with reduced waste
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NORPAC Foods: NORPAC is a sister company under Oregon Potato Company (visible in the OPC navigation as a linked brand at norpac.com), producing private-label and branded frozen vegetables, fruits, and soups for retail and foodservice. It is the most direct comparable — same parent, same Pacific Northwest footprint, same IQF/private-label GTM, and overlapping customer rosters in retail and foodservice.
• Pictsweet Farms: Pictsweet is a family-owned frozen vegetable processor (founded 1945) producing branded and private-label IQF vegetables and vegetable blends for retail and foodservice, with growing operations in the U.S. South. Same core category (IQF vegetables/blends), same private-label/channel structure, and same customer set (grocery retailers and foodservice) as NFF.
• Hanover Foods: Hanover Foods is a privately held U.S. food processor (founded 1902) producing canned and frozen vegetables under private label as well as select branded lines, primarily for retail and foodservice. Same category (canned/frozen vegetables), same private-label-led B2B model, and similar functional positioning to NFF.

Broad incumbents

• Birds Eye (Conagra Brands): Birds Eye is one of the largest U.S. branded frozen-vegetable platforms, owned by Conagra Brands, with national brand presence across single-ingredient and prepared/battered frozen vegetables. Comparable product category and customer set (grocery), but much larger scale and stronger consumer brand equity; overlaps with NFF through retail vegetable category and foodservice.
• McCain Foods: McCain is the world's largest frozen-potato producer and a top-three global frozen-food manufacturer, with growing exposure in vegetables, appetizers, and prepared foods. Same frozen-food processing category, same foodservice/retail channels, and overlapping buyer set with NFF in foodservice supply.
• Bonduelle Group: Bonduelle is a global leader in processed vegetables (canned, frozen, fresh) headquartered in France, with significant North American frozen-vegetable operations. Direct category overlap with NFF in frozen vegetables/blends and shared global frozen-vegetable supply economics.
• Ardo Group: Ardo is one of Europe's largest frozen-vegetable producers (IQF vegetables, blends, herbs, prepared) with global B2B/private-label orientation. Strong category overlap with NFF (IQF vegetables, blends, purees) with a primarily B2B/private-label go-to-market, similar supply-side constraints, and a similar foodservice customer base.
• Lamb Weston Holdings: Lamb Weston is the leading global supplier of value-added frozen potato products (incl. french fries, formed potatoes) with foodservice and retail channels. Sister company under Oregon Potato Company's broader frozen-foods ecosystem competes in adjacent frozen categories; less direct vegetable overlap but same parent-adjacent frozen-foods/foodservice context.

Emerging players

• Stahlbush Island Farms: Stahlbush Island Farms is a Pacific Northwest-based frozen-vegetable and fruit grower/processor with sustainability positioning and presence in retail frozen produce. Geographic and category overlap with NFF (Oregon-grown frozen vegetables and berries, retail and foodservice), though smaller scale and more branded/consumer-facing.
• Cascadian Farm (General Mills): Cascadian Farm is a General Mills-owned organic frozen-vegetable and fruit brand focused on the natural/organic channel. Overlaps with NFF in frozen organic vegetables, fruits (blueberries, etc.), and blends, especially as NFF expands its organic puree and vegetable lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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