Celebrating more than 25 years under its current ownership as “the world’s custom food maker,” Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., develops, contract-manufactures and packages for private-label, foodservice and branded products for retail customers. While it may not have a name that’s widely recognized at the retail level, the “little” company has grown from $100,000 in sales in 1984 to well over $200 million today.
Jointly led by third-generation family members, Dan and John Geocaris, Little Lady Foods listens to customers with all ears and carries out sophisticated product execution, equipped with a fully staffed research and development team, technical team, sales and marketing team and operations/production department, as well as process and culinary trends experts.