Who Owns Ready Pac Foods?

Ready Pac Foods was founded in 1969 in Irwindale, California, in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. The company built its business around fresh-cut produce and prepared salads at a time when the category was emerging, supplying retailers with washed, cut, and packaged vegetables.

Through the 1980s and 1990s, Ready Pac grew with the refrigerated produce category, expanding from fresh-cut items into complete salad kits and prepared meal solutions. Its Bistro brand became one of the recognized names in retail salad bowls, and the company developed private-label programs for grocery and foodservice customers alongside branded lines.

Private equity owner HIG Capital held the company for more than nine years through the 2000s and 2010s, during which Ready Pac grew to approximately $800 million in annual revenue with four US production facilities and more than 3,500 employees.

In March 2017, Bonduelle completed its acquisition of Ready Pac for approximately $409 million. The deal made the United States Bonduelle's largest country of operations and gave the French company a leading position in American fresh prepared foods, complementing its European canned, frozen, and fresh vegetable businesses.

Under Bonduelle, the unit was renamed Bonduelle Fresh Americas. The Ready Pac brand was retained for consumer products while the corporate identity shifted to the parent. In 2023, the unit launched Ready Pac Bistro Meal Kits, expanding from salads into complete meal solutions with grains and sauces. That same year, Bonduelle Fresh Americas earned B Corporation certification, the first Bonduelle business unit to do so.