Richelieu Foods

Richelieu Foods is an American private label food manufacturing company founded in 1862 and headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois. It was previously owned by investment group Brynwood Partners and owned by investment group Centerview Partners LLC from 2010 to December 2017, when it was sold to Parsippany, New Jersey–based Freiberger USA Inc., a subsidiary of the German Südzucker AG.

The company produces frozen pizza. Previously, it also produced salad dressing, sauces, marinades, and condiments to be marketed by other companies as their store brand or white label brand. Richelieu Foods manufactures over 100 million frozen pizzas and more than 25 million finished crusts annually, reporting more than $500 million in yearly sales.

Companies with private label items from Richelieu include Hy-Vee, Aldi, Save-A-Lot, Sam's Club, Hannaford Brothers Co., BJ's Wholesale Club (Earth's Pride brand) and Shaw's Supermarkets (Culinary Circle brand). The company's own brands have included Chef Antonio, Raveena's, Pizza Presto!, Grocer's Garden, Caterer's Collection, Oak Park, and Willow Farms.

With approximately 1,000 employees, Richelieu Foods operates two manufacturing facilities in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (pizza) and Wheeling, IL (pizza). The Washington Court House, Ohio (cold press pizza crusts) location was closed in 2025. The Grundy Center, Iowa (sauces and dressings) location was closed in 2023. The Elk Grove Village, Illinois (sauces and dressings) location was sold in 2024.

According to Hoover's, Richelieu Foods' average annual revenue per worker is about $900,000.