Ore-Ida

Ore-Ida
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail, food
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
FoundersRoss Erin Butler Sr.
Francis Nephi Grigg
Golden Grigg[1][2][3]
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ParentKraft Heinz
WebsiteOre-Ida

Ore-Ida (/ɔːrˈdə/) is an American brand of potato-based frozen foods currently produced and distributed by Kraft Heinz's, H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC. based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ore-Ida's primary production facility is located in Ontario, Oregon, near the Idaho border where the company was originally founded in 1949.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ross Erin Butler Sr. Lukas, Paul (November 1, 2003). "Mr. Potato Head – A Dirt-Poor Farmer Turned Spud Scraps into Gold". CNN Money. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Francis Nephi ("Neef") Grigg Papers". University of Utah Library Special Collections. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ^ a b "Ore-Ida Fun Zone – Fun Facts" Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. Ore-Ida.
  4. ^ "How 2 Oregon brothers' efforts to mitigate food waste created the beloved tater tot". opb. Retrieved 2023-05-03.