Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of branded ethnic Southwestern sauces and food products in the Mexican food segment of the domestic food industry. The company's products are sold under the Stokes and Ellis labels, two Southwestern brands in its primary market of Colorado.
The company’s subsidiary, Stokes Ellis Foods, Inc., operates as a holding company for Stokes Canning Company (stokes).
The company's product...
Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of branded ethnic Southwestern sauces and food products in the Mexican food segment of the domestic food industry. The company's products are sold under the Stokes and Ellis labels, two Southwestern brands in its primary market of Colorado.
The company’s subsidiary, Stokes Ellis Foods, Inc., operates as a holding company for Stokes Canning Company (stokes).
The company's products are sold through grocery stores, superstores and club stores, such as Kroger, Safeway, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Albertson’s and Costco, located in Colorado, Arizona, California and in a small number of major metropolitan markets in adjoining states.
Products
The company offers five green chile sauces and three chili con carne or chili products under the Stokes brand. Both its sauces and chili products come in varieties with pork, chicken, beef and no meat. The company's Ellis products include four varieties of refried beans, three tamale products, three chili products, two bean products, and its Ellis burrito sauce.
The company packages its sauces and food products in 15 and 28 ounce cans designed for one-meal and family-sized portions. The company also sells various products in 108 ounce cans suitable for use by food service customers.
Competition
The company's major competitors include Pepsico, Inc.; General Mills, Inc.; ConAgra Foods, Inc.; and B&G Foods, Inc. The company also competes with regional sauce brands, including Las Palmas; La Victoria; 505 Southwestern; Hatch; and La Preferida.
History
Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation, a Delaware corporation, was founded in 2003.