The Shipper of Selection award, presented by FreightWaves in partnership with TriumphPay, recognizes the manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the very best job of keeping the American economy moving by fighting driver detention, providing accessible facilities and understanding what it takes to remove inefficiencies from the availability chain.
Among the many top 25 Shippers of Selection for 2023 is … Ken’s Foods.
About Ken’s Foods
Ken’s Foods, headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, is a privately held food manufacturing company known for its production of salad dressings, sauces and marinades.
The family-owned company was founded in 1958 within the basement of the Ken’s Steak House restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, in keeping with its website. Today, it’s the third-largest manufacturer of salad dressing behind Kraft Heinz and Wish-Bone, producing greater than 400 varieties of dressings and sauces. Its brands include Ken’s, Sweet Baby Ray’s and Sticky Fingers.
Headquarters | Marlborough, Massachusetts |
Shipper of Selection history | First appearance |
The corporate’s industrial food manufacturing divisions produce greater than 1,000 products each for retail sale and food service.
Over the many years, Ken’s has expanded nationwide and now operates 4 manufacturing facilities with greater than 1,200 employees in Marlborough, Las Vegas, McDonough, Georgia, and Lebanon, Indiana. The Lebanon location produces between 300 million and 400 million kilos of dressings, sauces and marinades annually, in keeping with the corporate.
“[The facility] has been designed to enhance distribution logistics and support the expansion of Ken’s Foods product sales for each retail and food service,” the corporate said.
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Why Ken’s Foods made the cut
Ken’s is making its debut within the annual Shipper of Selection awards. Corporations on the list received nominations between February and May detailing how they went above and beyond up to now 12 months to make sure efficient and effective operations. The FreightWaves Research team then evaluated the tons of of nominations and contextualized them with SONAR data sets like industry-specific detention times to pick this 12 months’s 25.
The awards have turn out to be a big benchmark within the freight industry, highlighting the businesses which are leading the way in which in fostering strong relationships with their carrier partners and making a positive impact within the industry. The 2023 list reflects the dynamic nature of the industry, with a combination of long-standing leaders and recent entrants making their mark.
In nominating Ken’s, Paul Truman of carrier Truline Corp., said: “They understand the challenges of the trucking industry and work closely with their carriers to search out efficient solutions. They understand the word ‘partnership’ and dealing together brings more value than attempting to make the most of either party.”
About Shipper of Selection partner TriumphPay
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