Durkee (food business)

E.R. Durkee & Company (1891 etching)
A jar of Durkee meat tenderizer (contains bromelain)

Durkee is a brand of spices, marinades, and powdered sauce mixes in the U.S.[1] It is owned by B&G Foods. Durkee Famous Foods was established by Eugene R. Durkee in 1851.[2]

The company has a major production facility in Ankeny, Iowa.[2] There was also a large Durkee factory in Elmhurst, Queens, New York.[3]

Since the 1980s the company has had a series of owners,[4] and in 2016 it was sold by ACH Food Companies, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, to B&G Foods.[5]

The company's Durkee Sauce is sold at Court Street Grocers in Brooklyn and served on their Turkey + Durkee sandwich in the "mustardy, vinegary, mayonnaise-based" sauce concoction.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Did Abraham Lincoln Really Love Durkee Sauce?". Huffington Post. 28 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 http://www.durkeefoodservice.com/about Durkee Food Service "About"
  3. ↑ http://forgotten-ny.com/2009/09/durkee-factory-elmhurst/ September 2009, Forgotten New York
  4. ↑ "Durkee Famous Foods was sold for $120 million". 20 August 1986 – via LA Times.
  5. ↑ Shropshire, Corilyn. "Jolly Green Giant picks up Durkee, Spice Islands for $365 million".
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