dennis horseradish type private industry food founded delhi ontario canada 1969 headquarters delhi ontario canada products primary crop horseradish secondary crops green onions and asparagus owner ed and sandra dehooghe 1 jackie and jason ryder 2 number of employees 5 3 website dennishorseradish.com dennis horseradish is a regional food item that is grown near delhi ontario canada . the business has been in operation since 1969 ; selling their products at chain supermarkets in ontario . 4 western canada has been seen as a target market for dennis horseradish . 4 currently dennis horseradish has been sold as far north as lindsay ontario where it is a featured item at their farmers market . 5 summary edit the dennis brand of horseradish is named after dennis gyorffy of the gyorffy family who started their business in the basement of their home on north street in tillsonburg ontario in 1960 . the family was composed of dennis and mary gyorffy and their sons steve and robert . all of the family pitched in to produce and distribute the product . the roots were purchased from marshall farms of ancaster ontario . they were washed using wringer type washing machines . after cleaning and peeling they were ground up in a large butcher type meat grinder attached by belt to an electric motor . dennis experimented with various blades and screens in the grinder to achieve the desired consistency . the only mechanical aid used at the time was a filling machine which could be adjusted to dispense the exact amount in each jar . jar caps and labels were applied manually . the home on north street had a walk in cooler to store both the fresh roots and the finished product . the varieties of product produced at the time included regular horseradish creamed horseradish beet and horseradish relish seafood cocktail sauce hot mustard . the family distributed their products from windsor to ottawa and as far north as sudbury . customers ranged from small butcher shops and delicatessens to larger independent supermarkets such as the iga chain . by maintaining a high standard of quality repeat business was never a problem . since the sons were not interested in continuing the business dennis sold it to john hantz in 1969 and retired . dennis died in 1985 but the business label and brand he created remain as a lasting memorial to the family s efforts . this brand is dedicated to producing the highest quality of horseradish possible in the norfolk county region . 6 all products are kosher in order to comply with jewish dietary laws . 7 the farm and retail booth are located on 325 lynedoch road only five minutes driving distance from nearby lynedoch . 6 there is free parking located throughout the property and the retail booth is completely accessible by wheelchair . 6 all crops are grown and harvested in norfolk county . 6 dennis horseradish comes in several flavors ; ranging from hot horseradish to seafood flavored horseradish . 7 the average price for dennis horseradish in 2011 was 2.39 plus hst 2.53 in today s money . 8 all servings come in a glass bottle containing 250 millilitres or 0.066 us gallons of the food product . 7 originally acquired by the john hantz family it has been bought out by the ed dehooghe and jason ryder families . 4 jason ryder and his wife are third generation farmers in the lynedoch area . 2 all the crops are grown under 30 acres 1 300 000 sq ft of land . 4 the roots that are found in horseradish have been recently used to prevent bloating in livestock animals . 4 as a part of the recent trend for people living in the greater toronto area to eat local products dennis horseradish provides anti inflammatory agents in addition to combating bacteria and boosting the metabolism . 4 the ryder family also produces green onions and asparagus ; both sold on the same retail space as the horseradish . 2 this company utilizes one power unit and one truck driver and has been approved for interstate commerce . 9 they refrigerate their food products on the premises . 9 references edit ed dehooghe information at adapt council a b c ryder farms inc. information at wholesome pickins dennis horseradish inc at manta.com a b c d e f health benefits among root s selling points at simcoe reformer dennis horseradish inc at local harvest canada a b c d dennis horseradish inc at norfolk farms a b c flavor information at dennis horseradish horseradish taste test at shelf life taste test a b company snapshot of dennis horseradish at safer net coordinates 42 48 34 n 80 28 59 w 42.80957 n 80.482922 w 42.80957 ; 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