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C.F. Sauer Foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of The C.F. Sauer Company, based in Richmond, Virginia. In 1887 Conrad Frederick Sauer founded the first company in the country to provide pure flavoring extracts in five- and ten-gram cartoned bottles. The company grew rapidly so that by 1927, The C.F. Sauer Company had become the largest producer of extracts and spices in the nation.
In
1929 the Sauer Company purchased Duke’s Products Company of Greenville,
South Carolina, the maker of Duke’s Mayonnaise since Business during the Depression and World War II required dealing with the extremes of changing world and national markets. C.F. Sauer, Jr. made the decision to sell at a close margin of profit while increasing the tonnage of products sold. This has remained the philosophy of The C.F. Sauer Company. The 1950s saw a major addition to the company’s manufacturing plant in Greenville, South Carolina and an expanded product line that included the addition of the Gold Medal line of spices, condiments, and salad dressings. In December of 1964, the company purchased Dean Foods, a local margarine manufacturer that produced several private label retail products as well as bulk packaged margarine and liquid butter substitutes for institutional and foodservice markets. In
addition to concentrating on producing fine quality foods at reasonable
prices, the Sauers have always been interested in packaging. One of C.F.
Sauer’s early ventures was the American Glass Works, where the bottles
needed for packaging his extracts were made by
By 1984 it became evident that C.F. Sauer Foods needed to become a separate entity to make recipes and flavorings for commercial users. This division has established itself as a high quality, low-cost producer of mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, margarine, spices, seasonings, and extracts. While the company is a proud maker of Duke’s and Sauer’s branded products, it's strength in foodservice is developing and packing products that meet it's customer’s specifications as well as offering competitive alternatives to most national brands. C.F.
Sauer IV became the 4th generation Sauer to hold the
president’s post when he took over that position in 1993. Under his
watchful gaze, the company has continued expansion with an eye on
continued future growth. Two manufacturing plants have been added in the
western half of the United States. A spice plant in California was
purchased and a state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility was built in
Kansas. At the same time, the original Duke’s manufacturing plant in
South Carolina has been upgraded, enlarged and automated. With an expertise forged over four generations of the Sauer family and 120 years, The C.F. Sauer Company offers quality, service, value, and confidence in it's ability to be among our customer’s most trusted suppliers. |
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hand. Once the factory
burned in 1923, the company used packaging from other sources. Then in
1976 Metrolina Plastics, Inc. was purchased so that the company could
manufacture the complete Sauer’s line of spice cans, bottles and
tops. Sauer’s was the first company to use plastic containers for spices,
and still holds the patent.