- published: 05 Dec 2015
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Amy's Kitchen is a privately held corporation which began operation in 1987, with the purpose of making healthy, organic, and easy-to-prepare frozen food. Owned and run by Andy and Rachel Berliner, Amy's Kitchen took its name from their then-newborn daughter. The company employs over 1,600 people and operates processing plants located in Santa Rosa, California and White City, Oregon. New processing plants are being built in Corby, England, and Greenville, South Carolina. The corporate headquarters is now located in Petaluma, California.
Both proprietors had been long involved in the organic food business; Rachel's family had been growing and advocating organic vegetables and fruits since the 1950s, while Andy was formerly the president and majority shareholder of the Magic Mountain Herb Tea company. Because Amy's Kitchen is a private entity, reports of its annual earnings are not public knowledge.
While Amy's products are vegetarian and vegan, focus is also given to people on halal diets, as well as those who are unable to tolerate ingredients such as wheat gluten, soy, lactose, and maize derivatives. Most of Amy's meals are frozen, but they also make a line of canned soups, chili, beans, pasta sauce and salsas. In 2011, Amy's introduced several lines of products including Light and Lean, Gluten Free, and Light in Sodium for customers with special dietary needs. Amy's places a great emphasis on organic ingredients and will only use conventional ingredients where no organic alternative exists. Amy's never uses meat, eggs, seafood or peanuts, though some contain animal-derived elements (such as dairy and honey). Amy's products are non-GMO and do not contain hydrogenated fats or oils.