What Glory Foods does

Glory Foods is a family-owned packaged food brand founded in 1989 in Columbus, Ohio, by William F. 'Bill' Williams and three partners (Dan Charna, Iris Cooper, Garth Henley). The company produces fully seasoned, ready-to-heat Southern-style canned vegetables and sides organized into five core product categories: Greens (Collard, Turnip, Mixed), Variety Vegetables (Corn, Turnips), Peas and Beans (Pinto, Blackeye, Butter, Red, Great Northern, Field Peas with Snaps), Reduced Sodium variants, and specialty items including Fried Apples, Honey Carrots, and Gumbo. The company also extends into a fresh format via pre-washed Garden Fresh bagged greens and offers a Simply Seasoned sub-line with reduced sodium and no artificial ingredients.

The underlying technology is conventional canning and food processing designed to deliver fully cooked, pre-seasoned products requiring only heating before serving, with all cans converted to BPA-free linings as of 2016. Approximately 80% of produce inputs are sourced from local farms within 150 miles of the parent-owned canning facility operated by McCall Farms, Inc., in Effingham, South Carolina. Glory Foods now operates as a brand under McCall Farms, Inc., with a sister-brand relationship to Bruce's Yams.

Revenue is generated through one-time retail sales of packaged goods. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer in the sense that the consumer is the end buyer, but distribution is achieved through near-universal placement in U.S. retail grocery stores and major online retailers, supported by a brand-operated online product locator. Marketing is conducted through social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletters, recipe content, and creator/influencer collaborations. Pricing is set at standard retail pricing and is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Glory Foods

Legal name

McCall Farms, Inc.

Website

https://gloryfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Glory Foods is a family-owned packaged food brand, founded in 1989 and now operating under McCall Farms, that produces fully seasoned, ready-to-heat Southern-style canned vegetables and sides sold through U.S. grocery retailers and online channels to household consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Canned Southern-style Vegetables

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Canned Beans, Legumes & Pulses Manufacturing (AFAKACAC)

Keywords

• Canned vegetables
• Southern-style foods
• Ready-to-heat sides
• Seasoned greens
• Shelf-stable meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Canned Food Product Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of canned, fully seasoned Southern-style vegetables and prepared foods through retail grocery stores and online retailers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glory Foods produces and sells fully seasoned, ready-to-heat Southern-style canned vegetables and side dishes for household consumers. The portfolio spans Greens (Collard, Turnip, Mixed), Variety Vegetables (Corn, Turnips), Peas & Beans (Pinto, Blackeye, Butter, Red, Great Northern, Field Peas with Snaps), Reduced Sodium variants, and specialty items such as Fried Apples, Honey Carrots, and Gumbo. All products are pre-seasoned, fully cooked, and packaged in BPA-free cans.

Product overview

Glory Foods is a family-owned food company (since 1989) that produces fully seasoned, ready-to-heat Southern-style canned vegetables and sides. The company operates as a single unified product line organized into five core product categories: Greens (Collard, Turnip, Mixed Greens), Variety Vegetables (Corn, Turnips), Peas & Beans (Pinto, Blackeye, Butter, Red, Great Northern, Field Peas), Reduced Sodium variants of their core products, and Other specialty items including Fried Apples, Honey Carrots, and Gumbo. All products are pre-seasoned, fully cooked, and packaged in BPA-free cans as of 2016. The portfolio emphasizes convenience (heat-and-serve), Southern soul food authenticity, and local sourcing (80% from farms within 150 miles of their canning facility).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bruce's Yams: Sister brand of Glory Foods, featured alongside Glory Foods in holiday cookbooks.

Products and services

• Greens Fully seasoned Collard Greens, Turnip Greens, and Mixed Greens that capture the essence of Southern soul food. Pre-seasoned and ready to heat and serve, targeting households seeking convenient authentic Southern sides.
• Variety Vegetables Sweet Corn, tender Turnips, and other traditional vegetables pre-seasoned and ready to heat and eat, offering convenient Southern-style vegetable side dishes for households.
• Peas & Beans Protein-rich, hearty selections including fully seasoned Pinto Beans, Blackeye Peas, Butter Beans, Red Beans, Great Northern Beans, and Field Peas with Snaps, packaged pre-seasoned and ready to heat.
• Reduced Sodium Reduced Sodium versions of various greens, vegetables, and peas offering the authentic taste of traditional Southern-style cuisine with less sodium for health-conscious families.
• Other Good Stuff Complete menus with fruit, seasonings, and specialty combinations including Fried Apples, Honey Carrots, Gumbo, and other specialty items to round out a quick and easy meal for households.
• Simply Seasoned Vegetables Vegetables with half the sodium and no artificial ingredients but all the flavor of Glory's downhome cooking. Marketed as half the salt, all natural ingredients, heat and serve.
• Garden Fresh Greens Pre-washed and bagged young and tender greens immediately bagged for optimum freshness and nutrition, ready to cook.
• Seasoned Southern Style Vegetables Marketed as America's #1 Seasoned Southern Style Vegetables, seasoned to perfection with garlic, onions, and sweet bell peppers. Rich Southern seasoning, fully cooked, heat and serve.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bruce's YamsminorOthersBruce's Yams is a sister brand to Glory Foods. Both brands compile holiday cookbooks together that are available as free downloads on the Glory Foods website. The brands share recipe content and marketing materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Del Monte Foods: Del Monte is a large incumbent across canned fruits, vegetables, and beans. While not Southern-specialized, it competes for the same canned-vegetable shelf set and household consumption occasions.
• Seneca Foods: Seneca Foods is one of the largest North American producers of canned fruits and vegetables, including private-label and branded canned vegetable offerings that overlap with Glory Foods' product set.
• B&G Foods: B&G Foods owns a portfolio of shelf-stable food brands including canned vegetables, beans, and specialty items. As a broad CPG incumbent, it competes indirectly with Glory Foods across multiple canned food categories.

Direct peers

• Bush's Best (Bush Brothers & Company): Bush's Best is a category leader in canned beans and a partial overlap with Glory Foods' Peas & Beans product line. Both brands compete for canned-bean shelf space at grocery retail.
• Hanover Foods: Hanover Foods is a canned vegetable and bean manufacturer with comparable product formats (canned beans, vegetables, greens) sold through retail grocery and foodservice.
• Margaret Holmes: Margaret Holmes is a direct competitor producing seasoned Southern-style canned vegetables (greens, beans, peas, and yams) for retail grocery. It is the closest category analog to Glory Foods' core product line.
• S&W Beans: S&W Beans produces canned beans, peas, and other vegetables for retail grocery, directly overlapping with Glory Foods' bean and pea SKUs in mass-market channels.
• Allens (Veg-All): Allens produces canned Southern-style vegetables, beans, and greens sold primarily through retail grocery, directly competing with Glory Foods across overlapping canned vegetable categories.

Others

• Bruce's Yams: Bruce's Yams is the sister brand to Glory Foods under parent McCall Farms. Both brands co-market holiday cookbooks and share distribution through retail grocery, making it a closely adjacent portfolio brand rather than a true competitor.
• McCall Farms: McCall Farms is the parent corporation of Glory Foods and Bruce's Yams. It operates the canning facility, supply chain, and shared infrastructure that Glory Foods depends on for production and distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/gloryfoods
• Facebookfacebook.com/gloryfoods
• Instagraminstagram.com/Glory_Foods
• Xx.com/gloryfoods

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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