Better Taste = Higher Profits
Better taste + quality =
higher profits
Where other producers cure and
render their pork rinds more
quickly in a single step process,
we separate drying and curing
from the rendering process. This
slower, two-step method gives us
better control over product quality
and gives our pork rinds a natural
smokehouse bacon flavor.
At our plants, team members are
highly focused on quality assurance,
striving for refinements in taste,
texture and product appearance,
advancements in automation and
food safety.
We carefully monitor our pork rinds
and cracklins at every stage of the
cooking process. We continually
invest in best-in-class equipment,
quality disciplines and advanced
technology. This results in a better
tasting snack which makes for more
store sales and higher profits for
our partners.
San Bernardino, CA
Lima, OH
Dallas, TX
Grasten, Denmark
Wapakoneta, OH
Lawrenceville, GA
Bring home the bacon ...
with Rudolph Foods as
your partner
Whether you’re in the market
for unpopped pellets,
Rudolph-branded snacks, or
private label snacks, our family
prides itself on being your
best partner.
More than 100 million pounds of
pork rinds are processed at our
Lima, Ohio facility, annually. We
also process and package other
grain-based snacks, in addition
to pork rinds and cracklins, at all
of our packaging plants in Ohio,
California, Mississippi, Texas and
Georgia. In fact, our pellets are
shipped to more than 20 countries
around the globe each year!
Riverside, CA
New Hebron, MS
Pachuca, Mexico
Chapeco, Brazil
Who loves the
Rudolph Foods taste?
Nearly everyone!
Brand A
72% vs.
Brand B
28%
61% vs.
Brand C
39%
57% vs.
43%
Pork rinds from Rudolph Foods are preferred an average
of 64% over other brands*
*In independent, blind label testing, nearly two-thirds of the respondents
indicated they preferred the taste of Rudolph Foods pork rinds over those from
three competitive producers.
In an independent, blind label
test, nearly 2/3 of respondents
indicated they preferred the
great taste of Rudolph Foods
pork rinds over three of our
competitors. What did they
love? They mentioned the
crispness, tenderness, color,
aftertaste, overall flavor and salt.
Dallas, TX
(214) 638-2204
Corporate Headquarters
6575 Bellefontaine Rd.
Lima, OH 45804
(419) 648-3611
Lawrenceville, GA
(770) 339-6952
www.RudolphFoods.com
Wapakoneta, OH San Bernardino, CA
(419) 738-8975
(909) 388-2202
New Hebron, MS
(601) 694-2030
Pachuca, Mexico
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Riverside, CA
(951) 684-6767
Chapeco, Brazil
Grasten, Denmark
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NOBODY
MAKES
BETTER
TA S T I N G
PORK RINDS
Our Story
Pork rinds are a tradition at Rudolph Foods ...
a family tradition, that is.
History of Rudolph Foods
1955
Rudolph Foods founded.
Our Unique Quality Process
Raw Material Inspecting & Cutting
Step 1 – Drying & Smoke Curing
Step 2 – Rendering
Pellet Sizing
1957
Dear Friends,
Mary Rudolph invents the secret pork rind recipe.
When our Dad, John Rudolph first
started the business in 1955, he bought
rinds already smoked, on the bacon,
as they had been for decades. But
just two years later, the meat industry
stopped smoking the rind on bacon,
and Dad was met with a challenge.
1966
Rudolph Foods sells to Beatrice Foods, John Rudolph
takes VP position at Beatrice with continuing
oversight of Rudolph Foods.
1972
John Rudolph becomes President of
Rudolph Foods once again.
1982
So, putting her home economics
John and Mary Rudolph
background to work, our Mom, Mary
Rudolph, tested several recipes and
cooking techniques until she created the perfect pork rind in terms of
taste, texture, and appearance. In fact, it was Mom who invented the
revolutionary two-step process the company still uses today! From
there, her sure-fire recipe and our Dad’s leadership created the snack
industry success story that is Rudolph Foods.
Since then, we’ve continued to expand the business and family
tradition. From a recipe created in our own kitchen, Rudolph Foods
has grown to be the world’s largest producer of pork rinds. Our pork
rinds and cracklins have the smokehouse bacon taste loved by people
throughout the world!
Our commitment to excellence has been passed from generation
to generation, just like the love for pork rind snacks! We guarantee
“Nobody makes better tasting pork rinds”.
and
Rudolph Foods begins making traditional cracklins.
1987
Rudolph family purchases Rudolph Foods back from
Beatrice and introduces crunchy tender cracklins.
1989
Ohio‘s Governor proclaims Lima, Ohio
“Pork Rind Capital of the World”.
1991
Pork skins are visually inspected before entering an
automatic slicer. This is just the first part of a continuous
quality control process.
Rudolph Foods opens California facility.
Only Rudolph Foods slowly dries and cures pork skins
while using real hardwood smoke. This gives our pork
rinds and cracklins the rich smokehouse bacon flavor
consumers prefer.
The second step in our exclusive process is carefully
rendering the pork skins to remove excess oil and create
pellets ready for frying and seasoning.
The pellets are conveyed automatically through a separator
where they are sorted and graded by size, then packaged
in specially lined boxes.
1992
Rudolph Foods acquires Texas facility.
1993
Rudolph Foods opens operations in Mexico.
Packing & Shipping
Frying the Pellets for Pork Rinds
Seasoning
Finished Snacks Packaging
1994
Rudolph Foods purchases Georgia facility.
2000
Rudolph Foods adds second Ohio-based facility.
2005
Rudolph Foods celebrates 50th Anniversary.
2006
Rudolph Foods continues to produce an ever
growing line of pork products, and also
expands to produce grain-based snack foods.
2008
Rudolph Foods opens a facility in Brazil and
acquires a facility in Mississippi.
Sealed boxes of pellets are labeled with bar codes and
conveyed through a metal detection unit before shipping
just-in-time to food processors around the world.
Jim and Rich Rudolph
To create finished pork rinds and cracklins, the pellets
are transferred via conveyors into frying units where they
literally “pop” into crispy snacks.
Still hot from the fryer, some of our pork rind snacks
are conveyed to tumblers where they are coated with
seasoning blends to create special flavors.
In our automated packaging area, bags are formed and
filled with carefully measured quantities of finished snacks,
then boxed for shipping to our customers.
For more historical photos, visit us at RudolphFoods.com
Nobody Makes Better Tasting Pork Rinds!
Rudolph Foods Company, Inc.
419-648-3611
www.RudolphFoods.com