please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message seneca foods corporation type public traded as nasdaq senea nasdaq seneb industry canned foods snacks air charter founded 1949 headquarters marion new york usa key people arthur s. wolcott chairman kraig h. kayser president and ceo products canned and frozen fruits and vegetables snacks revenue 1.28 billion us 2009 operating income 48 million us 2009 net income 19 million us 2009 number of employees 3 200 full time 9 700 seasonal 2009 website senecafoods.com seneca foods corporation is a food processor and distributor headquartered in marion new york usa . the company primarily produces canned frozen and bottled produce under private label as well as national and regional brands that the company owns or licenses . under an agreement with general mills the company produces products under the green giant and le sueur labels . the company also produces frozen vegetables fruit and chip products and steel cans and runs an air charter business . contents 1 history 2 acquisitions 2.1 1950s 2.2 1960s 2.3 1970s 2.4 1980s 2.5 1990s 2.6 2000s 3 corporate governance 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was founded in 1949 in dundee new york by cornell university business student arthur s. wolcott . in the 1950s seneca contracted with minute maid to co pack the first frozen grape juice in the nation . apple processing specialty syrups and maraschino cherries were added to the product line . the development of private label bulk industrial and co pack segments also took place during this time . fruit processing remained the primary focus for the next several decades . during the 1960s the company expanded with new plants and products including the nation s first frozen apple juice concentrate under the seneca brand . the corporate name was changed from seneca grape juice company to seneca foods corporation . during this time frame the prosser washington plant was opened for the production of applesauce and fruit juices and the company added brokers and expanded distribution . seneca stock began trading in the over the counter market and vitamin c enriched apple juice was introduced a first in the industry . the company grew in the 1970s through acquisitions of companies in the food distribution canned vegetable glass paint and textile businesses . through one of these acquisitions julius g. kayser joined seneca and played a key role in the company s growth until his death in 1988 . the corporate name was changed to s.s. pierce company and production of metal cans began . during the 1980s the corporate name changed back to seneca foods corporation and the company consolidated most of its non food operations and focused on its fruit and vegetable lines . the company produced the first natural frozen grape juice and expanded the juice line into white grape cranberry and cranberry blends . the company entered the private label retail and food service vegetable business in the midwest and began producing iqf frozen vegetables for the food service and industrial markets . in the 1990s through further acquisitions and internal growth seneca became the world s largest processor of canned vegetables . the company acquired six plants from pillsbury and entered into an alliance with them to manufacture products under the green giant label . at the end of the decade the company sold its juice and applesauce operations and raised capital with a shareholder rights offering . it expanded to global markets and purchased an apple chip business . seneca flight operations also became the fixed based operator at the penn yan new york airport and a hangar complex was constructed . acquisitions edit 1950s edit hudson valley pure food co. hilton fruit co op north wayne co op westfield maid co op 1960s edit boordy vineyards 1970s edit tapetex lehman bros. castle hansen s.s. pierce company and subsidiaries marion canning fruit belt preserving co. seneca kraut perfection foods 1980s edit libby s canned vegetable business stokely vegetables from quaker oats company 1990s edit treesweet orange plus and awake juice brands blue boy aunt nellie s and lohmann vegetable brands liberty fruit company 1997 now closed . 1 2000s edit chiquita processed foods 2 signature fruit company corporate governance edit current when members of the board of directors of seneca are arthur s. wolcott kraig h. kayser arthur h. baer andrew m. boas robert t. brady douglas f. brush g. brymer humphreys thomas paulson and susan w. stuart . references edit businesses from the city of latonia covington kentucky . nkyviews.com . chiquita to sell canning business to seneca . milwaukee sentinel journal . 2003 07 03 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title seneca foods & oldid 744455627 categories food manufacturers of the united statesagriculture companies of the united statescompanies based in new yorkhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2014all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from january 2014all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersvague or ambiguous time from january 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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