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Vita Food Products Inc.

(VFPI) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$53.8M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Vita Food Products, Inc. (the Company) has been engaged in the sale of specialty food products under the Vita brand name for over 70 years. The Company believes that its long history of producing and marketing quality products has created a strong recognition of the Vita brand name among consumers and has enabled the Company to build an extensive national distribution network of established food brokers for the sale of its products to supermarket chains and wholesale clubs (collectively Supermarkets) and to institutional/food service operations, such as restaurant chains, hotels, country clubs, cruise lines and other bulk purchasers (collectively Institutional Purchasers). The Company believes that Vita , with its accompanying logo, is the most widely recognized brand name in herring products and cured and smoked salmon products. The Company is the leading processor of herring products and cured and smoked salmon products in the United States and has been producing and selling herring products for over 70 years and cured and smoked salmon products for over 30 years. The Companys products include a variety of cuts of pickled herring in cream and wine based sauces, and lox and nova salmon. ...

President and Chief Executive Officer
Clifford K. Bolen
Number of Employees 178
Contact Information

2222 W Lake St

Chicago, Illinois 60612-2210

www.vitafoodpro...

(312) 738-4500

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing: 311999

Recent Events

  • Vita Food recalls herring-sour cream product

    11/24/09 - Product Recall - View Story

News & Analysis

vita food products inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Clifford K. Bolen President and Chief Executive Officer
R Anthony Nelson Chief Financial Officer
Clark L. Feldman Secretary & Executive Vice President
Charles Curtis Vice President, Sales
Howard Bedford Owner
Ed Dolanski Director Nominee
Louis Lyrla Director, Purchasing

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joel D. Spungin Board of Directors
Michael Horn Board of Directors
Neal Jansen Board of Directors
Stephen D. Rubin Board of Directors
Terry W. Hess Board of Directors

Clifford K. Bolen was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective August 18, 2006. Prior to that, he was one of three members of the Office of the Chief Executive, which was responsible for the overall planning and direction of the Company, since March 2006, in addition to the positions of Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the overall operations of the seafood division (named in June 2005), Senior Vice President (named in March 2003) and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Bolen joined the Company in November 2000 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bolen was Vice President of Operations for The Northwestern Corp, a leading manufacturer of vending machines from 1998 to 2000, and Vice President of Gummed Papers of America L.P., a wholesale distributor of label paper products from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Bolen s experience includes roles in executive management as CFO and Controller for manufacturing, food processing, real estate syndication and management, and wholesale distribution firms. In addition, Mr. Bolen has eight years of public accounting experience and received his CPA certification in 1987. Mr. Bolen has a B.S. in management from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a M.B.A. from The University of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Vita Food Products, Inc. CFO & COO Former
Illinois Institute of Technology B.S. In Management Former
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Chicago M.B.A. Former
Illinois Institute of Technology B.S. In Management Former

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Secretary & Executive Vice President Current
Vita Food Products, Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Owner Current
Bedford Group President Former
Vita Food Products, Inc. Member of the Board of Directors Former
University of Vermont B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Aviall, Inc. Senior Vice President of Operations Current
Vita Food Products, Inc. Director Nominee Current
Raytheon Aircraft Co. Vice President, Customer Service & Support Former
John Brown University Bachelor's Degree In Organizational Management Former
MagneTek, Inc. Director Former
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Former
John Brown University B.A. In Organizational Management Former

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Director, Purchasing Current
Vita Food Products, Inc. Director, Purchasing Former

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vita Food Products, Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
University of Wisconsin Law School J.D. Former
University of Wisconsin B.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Vita Food Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vita Food Products, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
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