Atwater canner adds Mexican products

JANUARY 8, 2016 4:42 PM

Teasdale Foods buys three Bruce Foods brands

BY JOHN HOLLAND

Teasdale Foods Inc., which cans beans and hominy in Atwater, has bought the Mexican food business of Bruce Foods Corp. of New Iberia, La.

The purchase, at an undisclosed price, provides Teasdale with the Casa Fiesta, Viva Mexico and Mexene brands. The Texas-made products include beans, peppers, sauces, corn items and seasonings.

This is the fourth in a series of acquisitions for Teasdale, which dates to the 1930s. In 2012, it bought Zateca Foods, which produces beans, peas and lentils in Greeley, Colo. The same year, it purchased Hoopeston Foods, a bean producer in Hoopeston, Ill. Last year, Teasdale acquired Jardine Foods, which makes Southwestern products in Buda, Texas.

Teasdale employs 170 people at its plant just east of Highway 99 and 196 people at other locations.

Bruce Foods will continue with other products, including marinades, seasonings, sauce mixes, pancake mix and outdoor cooking appliances.

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