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Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Kchi
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Date: April 10, 2012 05:40PM
Does anybody remember the Beatrice Foods billboard on the Kennedy Expressway?
The sign used to change to display various products they owned.
I believe the company was located in Chicago from the early 1900's until KKR bought it and did what they did best, breakup a company to profit from the pieces.
Feel free to name as many of the products that the company once owned.
The sign used to change to display various products they owned.
I believe the company was located in Chicago from the early 1900's until KKR bought it and did what they did best, breakup a company to profit from the pieces.
Feel free to name as many of the products that the company once owned.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Kchi
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Date: April 10, 2012 05:45PM
Found a link that provides more info annd lists many of the products.
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/12/companies-that-vanished-beatrice-foods-former-household-name/
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/06/12/companies-that-vanished-beatrice-foods-former-household-name/
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: April 10, 2012 05:53PM
Yeah, that monstrous sign is now used to advertise Wrigley products. Beatrice also had a huge cold storage building on State St. near 18th.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Kchi
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Date: April 10, 2012 05:55PM
Found this long list of products on Wikipedia
Former Beatrice brands
Absopure
Acryon
A.H.Schwab
Airstream
Allison
All-Pro
Altoids
American Hostess
American Pickles
Antoine's
Aqua Queen
Argosy
Arist O' Kraft
Armitage Realty Co.
Arrowhead Water
Assumption Abbey
Aunt Nellie's
Avan
Avis
Banner
Barbara Dee
Barcrest
Beatreme
Beatrice
Becky Kay's
Beefbreak
Beeforcan
Beneke
Best Jet
Bickford
Bighorn
Big Pete
Bireley's orange drink (see Asahi Soft Drinks)
Blue Ribbon
Blue Valley
Body Shaper
Bogene
Boizet
Bonanza
Bosman
Bowers
Bredan
Brenner
Brookside
Brown Miller
Bubble Stream
Burny Bakers
Butterball
Butterchef Bakery
Buttercrust
Buxton
Byrons
California Products
Campus Casuals
Captain Kids
Cartwheels
CCA Furniture
Chapelcord
Charmglow
Checkers
Chicago red wine products
Chicago specialty plumbing tools and supplies
Churngold condiments
Cincinnati Fruit
Citro Crest
Clark
Classic
Classy Crisps
Cook n' Cajun
Costello's
Country Hearth
County Line
Cow Boy Jo's
Culligan
C.W. pickles
Dannon yogurt
Eckrich
Gebhardt
Good & Plenty
Hunt's
Jolly Rancher
Kobey's
Krispy Kreme
La Choy
Little Brownie cookies
Ma Brown
Mario olives
Martha White
Meadow Gold
Milk Duds
Morgan Yacht Company
Now and Later
Orville Redenbacher's
The Ozarka Spring Water Company
Peter Pan
Pik-Nik
Playtex
Rosarita
Rusty Jones
Samsonite
Sexton Foods
Shedd's
Stiffel Lamps
Swift Ice Cream
Swiss Miss
Switzer licorice
Tropicana
Wesson
World Dryer hand dryers
Former Beatrice brands
Absopure
Acryon
A.H.Schwab
Airstream
Allison
All-Pro
Altoids
American Hostess
American Pickles
Antoine's
Aqua Queen
Argosy
Arist O' Kraft
Armitage Realty Co.
Arrowhead Water
Assumption Abbey
Aunt Nellie's
Avan
Avis
Banner
Barbara Dee
Barcrest
Beatreme
Beatrice
Becky Kay's
Beefbreak
Beeforcan
Beneke
Best Jet
Bickford
Bighorn
Big Pete
Bireley's orange drink (see Asahi Soft Drinks)
Blue Ribbon
Blue Valley
Body Shaper
Bogene
Boizet
Bonanza
Bosman
Bowers
Bredan
Brenner
Brookside
Brown Miller
Bubble Stream
Burny Bakers
Butterball
Butterchef Bakery
Buttercrust
Buxton
Byrons
California Products
Campus Casuals
Captain Kids
Cartwheels
CCA Furniture
Chapelcord
Charmglow
Checkers
Chicago red wine products
Chicago specialty plumbing tools and supplies
Churngold condiments
Cincinnati Fruit
Citro Crest
Clark
Classic
Classy Crisps
Cook n' Cajun
Costello's
Country Hearth
County Line
Cow Boy Jo's
Culligan
C.W. pickles
Dannon yogurt
Eckrich
Gebhardt
Good & Plenty
Hunt's
Jolly Rancher
Kobey's
Krispy Kreme
La Choy
Little Brownie cookies
Ma Brown
Mario olives
Martha White
Meadow Gold
Milk Duds
Morgan Yacht Company
Now and Later
Orville Redenbacher's
The Ozarka Spring Water Company
Peter Pan
Pik-Nik
Playtex
Rosarita
Rusty Jones
Samsonite
Sexton Foods
Shedd's
Stiffel Lamps
Swift Ice Cream
Swiss Miss
Switzer licorice
Tropicana
Wesson
World Dryer hand dryers
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Chipast
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Date: April 11, 2012 02:32PM
Yes, I remember that large sign on the Kennedy Expressway, Actually erected in 1967. Plus I remember the Ma Brown sign which was a few yards south, Probably erected in the mid-1960's. And the Lambrecht cheesecake sign on the east wall, Below the huge sign. Towards W. Cortland. Also installed in the 1960's.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
backwardk4501
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Date: April 12, 2012 01:49AM
I do have a good photo of the Beatrice sign that I have found on the net..how do I post a photo?
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
cadelew
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Date: April 12, 2012 01:59AM
A number of those brands are now a part of ConAgra Foods!
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: April 13, 2012 08:53PM
My father was a union baker and worked for Burny Bros. Bakery on 4600 West Chicago Avenue in the 1960's and 1970's until the close of the company. Here is a website showing the plant and the products they made.
http://burnybros.blogspot.com/
Burny Bakers was the wholesale division of the bakery located in Northlake on North Avenue.
Didn't the government step in and break up Beatrice Foods for being a monopoly? I remember my Dad talking about Beatrice Foods selling Burny Bros. Bakery around 1978-79. I know it went through some rough times around 1976-1978 until they closed. My Dad was there til the last days of Burney Bros. in 1979.
http://burnybros.blogspot.com/
Burny Bakers was the wholesale division of the bakery located in Northlake on North Avenue.
Didn't the government step in and break up Beatrice Foods for being a monopoly? I remember my Dad talking about Beatrice Foods selling Burny Bros. Bakery around 1978-79. I know it went through some rough times around 1976-1978 until they closed. My Dad was there til the last days of Burney Bros. in 1979.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Chipast
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Date: April 14, 2012 02:15AM
I could actually remember a Burny Bros bakery on W.Randolph, E of Wabash. I also remember when the logo was modernized in 1973 with more modernized printing & a heart sitting above the oval logo. I also recall, If I'm right. That Jewel food stores was a major supplier of their baking goods, More less of a division of Jewel..
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/2012 02:16AM by Chipast.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/2012 02:16AM by Chipast.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Berwyn Frank
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Date: April 14, 2012 02:40AM
There was a Burny Bros. Bakery location in Cicero where some of the family lived.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
PKDickman
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Date: April 14, 2012 06:57PM
rjmachon Wrote:
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> My father was a union baker and worked for Burny
> Bros. Bakery on 4600 West Chicago Avenue in the
> 1960's and 1970's until the close of the company.
> Here is a website showing the plant and the
> products they made.
>
> http://burnybros.blogspot.com/
>
> Burny Bakers was the wholesale division of the
> bakery located in Northlake on North Avenue.
>
> Didn't the government step in and break up
> Beatrice Foods for being a monopoly? I remember my
> Dad talking about Beatrice Foods selling Burny
> Bros. Bakery around 1978-79. I know it went
> through some rough times around 1976-1978 until
> they closed. My Dad was there til the last days of
> Burney Bros. in 1979.
Beatrice sold the Burny Bros operation to Entenemanns in '79.
I don't think they were forced to,I think it was just a business decision.
If I remember correctly, they shopped it to a couple of other companies before Entenemanns.
Entenemanns closed down most of the outlets but continued to bake in Northlake until 2004 or '05. the factory has since been torn down.
I remember back in the early seventies seeing a red Maserati parked in the lot out front. It was the first one I had ever seen and it was beautiful.
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> My father was a union baker and worked for Burny
> Bros. Bakery on 4600 West Chicago Avenue in the
> 1960's and 1970's until the close of the company.
> Here is a website showing the plant and the
> products they made.
>
> http://burnybros.blogspot.com/
>
> Burny Bakers was the wholesale division of the
> bakery located in Northlake on North Avenue.
>
> Didn't the government step in and break up
> Beatrice Foods for being a monopoly? I remember my
> Dad talking about Beatrice Foods selling Burny
> Bros. Bakery around 1978-79. I know it went
> through some rough times around 1976-1978 until
> they closed. My Dad was there til the last days of
> Burney Bros. in 1979.
Beatrice sold the Burny Bros operation to Entenemanns in '79.
I don't think they were forced to,I think it was just a business decision.
If I remember correctly, they shopped it to a couple of other companies before Entenemanns.
Entenemanns closed down most of the outlets but continued to bake in Northlake until 2004 or '05. the factory has since been torn down.
I remember back in the early seventies seeing a red Maserati parked in the lot out front. It was the first one I had ever seen and it was beautiful.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Rustymuscle
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Date: April 21, 2012 06:16PM
Dennis Madia posted this photo on the facebook FC site.
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Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: April 21, 2012 06:31PM
Yep, that's the one! The section on the right would 'flip' to change the advertised product at regular intervals.
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
TannerBoyle
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Date: April 26, 2012 03:55AM
Berwyn Frank Wrote:
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> There was a Burny Bros. Bakery location in Cicero
> where some of the family lived.
I'm not sure if there was a Burny Brothers Bakery location in the Town of Cicero.
And...as for the "some of the family"--I was "it".
I'm Daniel Burny. Jule Burny, Jr was/is my father. His father was the guy who sold the whole shebang back in the day.
Hey, Frank! Thanks for the link to this place. ;-D
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> There was a Burny Bros. Bakery location in Cicero
> where some of the family lived.
I'm not sure if there was a Burny Brothers Bakery location in the Town of Cicero.
And...as for the "some of the family"--I was "it".
I'm Daniel Burny. Jule Burny, Jr was/is my father. His father was the guy who sold the whole shebang back in the day.
Hey, Frank! Thanks for the link to this place. ;-D
Re: Beatrice Foods
Posted by:
Kchi
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Date: January 31, 2016 01:15PM
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