Tabatchnick

What Tabatchnick does

Tabatchnick Fine Foods is a fifth-generation, family-owned American soup manufacturer founded in 1905, headquartered at 1230 Hamilton Street in Somerset, New Jersey, with 101-250 employees. The company produces over three dozen varieties of frozen soups and side dishes, single-serve Soup Singles, and shelf-stable aseptic soups and broths under its core brand and the Benje's Naturals organic sub-brand. Its core production technology is a small-batch, slow-simmered preparation method using purified well water, combined with a proprietary freezing technique developed early in the company's history that eliminates the need for preservatives while preserving freshness.

The company sells through a multi-channel go-to-market model: (1) retail grocery distribution across 10+ major US chains including Publix, ShopRite, Price Chopper, Hy-Vee, and Ralphs; (2) direct-to-consumer e-commerce via tabatchnickshop.com with shipping on chicken, low-sodium chicken, vegetable, and beef broths; (3) Instacart marketplace; and (4) a dedicated food service division supplying bulk products to institutional buyers including school systems, shelters, and elderly nutrition programs. Products are positioned around health-conscious attributes (low-sodium, USDA Organic, gluten-free, vegan) and carry Star-K Kosher certification, including Passover-certified chicken broth.

Beyond commercial operations, Tabatchnick maintains a humanitarian partnership with USAID and UNICEF to develop and distribute Nutty Butta, a high-protein nutritional paste for malnourished children in Africa, and donates over 500 gallons of soup weekly to Holy Apostles Church Soup Kitchen in New York City. The company operates without institutional investors, subsidiaries, or public listing, and transitioned ownership internally after CEO Ben Tabatchnick's death in November 2014, with his wife Rita and children continuing to operate the family business.

Name

Tabatchnick

Legal name

Tabatchnick Fine Foods, Inc.

Website

https://tabatchnick.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tabatchnick Fine Foods is a fifth-generation, family-owned American soup manufacturer founded in 1905, producing 36+ varieties of Kosher, organic, low-sodium, and specialty frozen and shelf-stable soups sold through major US grocery chains, DTC e-commerce, and institutional food service channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Soup & Broth Manufacturing

NAICS

Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing (311412)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Soups, Stews & Chili (CRADADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soup, Chili & Comfort Foods (Self-Serve or Packaged) (CRAHAKAF), Canned Soups, Broths & Stews Manufacturing (AFAKACAE)

Keywords

• Frozen soups
• Shelf-stable broths
• Kosher foods
• Organic packaged soups
• Food service supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerset

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: Sale of frozen and shelf-stable soups through major US grocery store chains nationwide. Products include Kosher soups, gluten-free, organic, vegan and other specialty soups and side dishes.
2. E-commerce Direct Sales: Online store (tabatchnickshop.com) selling Chicken, Low-Sodium Chicken, Vegetable, and Beef broths with direct shipping to consumers.
3. Food Service/Institutional: Bulk products for food service industry including school systems, shelters, elderly nutrition programs, and government contracts.
4. Nutritional Product Development: Development and distribution of therapeutic/nutritional foods (e.g., Nutty Butta) through international aid organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tabatchnick Fine Foods manufactures and distributes handcrafted frozen soups, aseptic shelf-stable soups, broths, and single-serve Soup Singles across Kosher, organic, gluten-free, vegan, and low-sodium varieties. The company sells nationwide through major US grocery chains, an online store (tabatchnickshop.com), and a dedicated food service division that supplies bulk products to school systems, shelters, elderly nutrition programs, and government aid organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Benje's Naturals: Organic and natural soup line including Black Bean, Mushroom, Split Pea, Tomato Basil, Tuscany Lentil, Vegetable soups, and Vegetarian Chili - all certified USDA Organic and gluten-free.

Products and services

• Frozen Soups (Kosher, organic, gluten-free, vegan, low-sodium varieties) Handcrafted frozen soups made in small batches with purified well water and slow-simmered cooking, sold in over three dozen varieties targeting health-conscious consumers, Kosher-observant households, and consumers seeking low-sodium, organic, gluten-free, vegan, or 100-calorie-or-less options.
• Shelf-Stable Broths and Aseptic Soups Aseptic shelf-stable soups and broths including Chicken, Low-Sodium Chicken, Vegetable, and Beef broths, available through major grocery chains and the company online store for convenient home delivery.
• Single-Serve Soup Singles Single-serve frozen soup portions designed for convenient individual consumption.
• Specialty Side Dishes Specialty frozen side dishes including Pasta e Fagioli, Tuscan White Bean, and other accompaniments complementing the company's soup portfolio.
• Benje's Naturals Organic Soup Line USDA Organic and gluten-free sub-brand including Black Bean, Mushroom, Split Pea, Tomato Basil, Tuscany Lentil, Vegetable soups, and Vegetarian Chili led by Benje Tabatchnick.
• Nutty Butta High-Protein Nutritional Paste Therapeutic high-protein peanut butter blend with vitamins developed in partnership with USAID and distributed internationally by UNICEF to treat malnourished children in Africa.
• Food Service / Institutional Bulk Products Bulk product line sold through the dedicated food service division to institutional buyers including school systems, shelters, elderly nutrition programs, and government aid organizations.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Holy Apostles Church Soup KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTabatchnick partners with NYC's largest soup kitchen, donating over 500 gallons of soup weekly (24,000+ gallons annually) to serve 1,200+ hungry and homeless New Yorkers. Ben Tabatchnick, a former volunteer, now returns as corporate donor supporting 'Tabatchnick Fridays'. Donation valued at $57,000+ annually to the organization.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop Nutty Butta, a high-protein nutritional peanut butter blend with vitamins for malnourished children. Product distributed internationally through UNICEF and USAID programs across Africa, saving lives of malnourished children.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistribution partner for Nutty Butta nutritional paste developed in collaboration with USAID for therapeutic feeding of malnourished children in Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Imagine Foods: Imagine Foods makes organic broths, soups, and non-dairy beverages. Directly competes with Tabatchnick in the organic soup and broth category and shares a similar natural-channel retail footprint.
• Pacific Foods: Pacific Foods (owned by Campbell's) specializes in organic broths, soups, and plant-based beverages. Highly comparable to Tabatchnick on clean-label positioning, USDA Organic SKUs, and food service/institutional distribution, making it the closest premium-segment peer.
• Amy's Kitchen: Amy's Kitchen produces organic, vegetarian frozen meals and soups sold in natural and mainstream grocery. Comparable on organic/clean-label positioning, retail channel mix, and family-founded brand heritage, though with a broader meal portfolio.
• Health Valley: Health Valley produces organic, low-sodium soups and crackers sold in natural food stores. Overlaps with Tabatchnick on organic/low-sodium positioning and Kosher certification, though it operates at smaller scale.
• Dr. McDougall's: Dr. McDougall's makes organic cup soups and ramen-style meals focused on plant-based eating. Comparable target customer (health-conscious, low-sodium seekers) and shelf-stable format, though primarily cup-soup rather than frozen.
• Bear Creek Country Kitchens: Bear Creek makes dry soup mixes and side dishes sold through grocery and food service channels. Comparable on institutional and consumer soup mix distribution, though positioned on dry-mix convenience rather than Tabatchnick's frozen/shelf-stable prepared format.

Broad incumbents

• Campbell Soup Company: Campbell's is the dominant US soup manufacturer (Campbell's, Swanson, Pacific Foods brands). Comparable as the category leader Tabatchnick competes with across retail and food service, but operates at vastly greater scale with a much broader portfolio.
• Progresso (General Mills): Progresso is General Mills' shelf-stable soup brand and a direct rival on retail shelves. Both target health-conscious consumers seeking ready-to-heat soups, though Progresso benefits from General Mills' nationwide distribution and marketing scale.

Emerging players

• Kettle & Fire: Kettle & Fire specializes in bone broth and premium soups, distributed through Whole Foods, Sprouts, and DTC. Comparable on clean-label broth positioning and DTC-first GTM, but skews more premium and digitally native than Tabatchnick's grocery-led model.
• Soupergirl: Soupergirl produces plant-based, gluten-free refrigerated soups sold at Whole Foods and via DTC. Comparable on clean-label/vegan positioning but at much smaller scale with a fresh-refrigerated (not frozen) format that competes for the same use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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