founded 1952 by f. nephi grigg and golden grigg 1 2 3 headquarters pittsburgh pennsylvania u.s. parent kraft heinz website www.oreida.com ore ida is an american brand of potato based frozen foods currently produced and distributed by the h. j. heinz company now part of kraft heinz . ore ida s primary production facility is located in ontario oregon and the company employs over 1 000 local residents . ore ida is generally considered a leading potato brand in the american market consistently accounting for a large amount of processed potatoes sold . 3 contents 1 history 2 sports sponsorship 3 see also 4 references history edit in 1934 mormon entrepreneurs f. nephi grigg and golden grigg began growing sweet corn in eastern oregon . their first company grigg brothers became the largest distributor of sweet corn in the united states . 1 4 2 in 1949 the brothers rented a frozen food plant located in ontario oregon near the border of the state of idaho and converted it into potato processing facility . they purchased the facility around 1952 after the plant went into foreclosure . 1 4 5 the company was officially founded that year as the oregon frozen foods company . 5 6 the company initially produced and sold frozen corn and french fries . 1 4 in 1953 nephi and his brother golden developed tater tots bite sized logs formed from spiced slivers of potatoes which were leftovers from french fry production . 1 3 7 tater tots are today considered the brand s most well known product . 3 7 2 in 1960 the company built a second plant in burley idaho 5 where their potato fields were located . 8 that year the company was renamed ore ida foods inc. 5 the company s name is a syllabic abbreviation of the first few letters of oregon and idaho and the original logo consisted of the outlines of oregon and idaho with ore ida superimposed in italicized letters . 1 after going public in 1961 1 9 the ore ida brand was acquired by the h. j. heinz company in 1965 . 1 8 10 the heinz company coined ore ida s long term advertising slogan when it says ore ida it s all righta . 8 mccain foods purchased ore ida s foodservice division in 1997 acquiring five of the company s plants including the burley location . 2 11 12 ore ida s division headquarters were located in boise idaho until 1999 when a new frozen foods division was created based at heinz s corporate headquarters in pittsburgh pennsylvania . 11 13 sports sponsorship edit in 2005 and 2006 ore ida sponsored brian vickers 57 chevrolet in the nascar busch series . 14 15 in 2007 ore ida heinz and delimex foods another heinz brand sponsored the 21 wood brothers racing ford for selected nascar nextel cup events driven by jon wood and bill elliott . 16 17 18 see also edit list of frozen food brands references edit a b c d e f g h lukas paul november 1 2003 . mr. potato head a dirt poor farmer turned spud scraps into gold . cnn money . retrieved may 1 2012 . a b c d the francis nephi neef grigg papers . university of utah library special collections . a b c d ore ida fun zone fun facts . ore ida . a b c a brief history of grigg brothers pdf . grigg brothers . retrieved 10 february 2016 . a b c d dick grigg december 2011 . family history and temples including grigg and related family genealogies . xlibris corporation . pp. 286 . isbn 978 1 4653 8287 0 . retrieved 9 february 2016 . company overview of ore ida foods inc. . bloomberg news . retrieved 10 february 2016 . a b elliott stuart august 25 2014 . ore ida campaign focuses on authenticity of tater tots . the new york times . retrieved 10 february 2016 . a b c evan morris 9 november 2004 . from altoids to zima the surprising stories behind 125 famous brand names . simon & schuster . pp. 60 61 . isbn 978 0 7432 7647 4 . retrieved 9 february 2016 . s.e.c. registrations . the new york times . june 30 1961 . retrieved 10 february 2016 . heinz is planning food acquisition directors approve plan for purchase of ore ida . the new york times . may 21 1965 . retrieved 10 february 2016 . a b h.j. heinz company annual report 2000 pdf . heinz . 2000 . retrieved 10 february 2016 . mccain foods june 30 1997 . mccain foods completes ore ida food service acquisition new company has strategic advantages . pr newswire . chicago . retrieved 10 february 2016 . sabatini november 11 1998 . heinz moves ore ida from idaho to pittsburgh . pittsburgh post gazette . retrieved 10 february 2016 . vickers to drive no. 57 ore ida chevy in busch series . hendrickmotorsports.com . concord north carolina hendrick motorsports . february 8 2005 . retrieved 9 june 2015 . ore ida racing . hendrickmotorsports.com . hendrick motorsports . october 26 2005 . retrieved 17 december 2014 . long dustin october 4 2006 . two will share ride for wood brothers . news & record . retrieved 9 february 2016 . ford racing october 13 2007 . charlotte ii elliott ford friday interview . motorsport.com . retrieved 9 february 2016 . press release june 11 2007 . little debbie ford show car 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