Ore-Ida

Ore-Ida

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Parent	H. J. Heinz Company
Website	www.oreida.com

Ore-Ida is a brand of potato-based frozen foods currently produced and distributed by the H. J. Heinz Company. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Ore-Ida Potato Products, Inc. was founded by Idaho farmers F. Nephi Grigg and his brother Golden Grigg in 1952 with the development of a potato-processing facility located in Oregon, near the border of the state of Idaho. The company's name is a portmanteau 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. The name was used in the company's long term advertising slogan: “When it says Ore-Ida, it’s All Righta.”

Ore-Ida initially produced and sold frozen corn and french fries, however, F. Nephi Grigg developed Tater Tots, bite-sized "logs" formed from spiced slivers of potatoes, from leftovers produced through the company's french fry production. Tater Tots are today considered the brand's most well known product.^{[citation needed]}

The Ore-Ida brand was acquired by the H. J. Heinz Company in 1965, and its division headquarters were in Boise, Idaho until 1999 when a new frozen foods division was created based at Heinz's corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. McCain Foods bought Ore-Ida's foodservice division in 1997.

Full product list

• 9 Hash Browns
• Bagel Bites
• Chopped Onions
• Cottage Fries
• Country Inn Creations Hash Browns
• Country Style French Fries
• Country Style Hash Browns
• Country Style Steak Fries
• Crispers!
• Crispy Crowns
• Crispy Crunchies!
• Extra Crispy Easy Fries Golden Crinkles
• Extra Crispy Easy Fries Golden Fries
• Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries (similar to Burger King's Fries^{[citation needed]})
• Extra Crispy Golden Crinkles
• Extra Crispy Seasoned Crinkles
• Extra Crispy Steak Fries
• Extra Crispy Tater Tots
• Fajita Fries
• Golden Crinkles
• Golden Fries
• Golden Patties
• Golden Twirls
• Mashed Potatoes
• Mini Tater Tots
• Onion Ringers
• Onion Tater Tots
• Oven Chips
• Pixie Crinkles
• Potato Wedges
• Potatoes O’Brien
• Roasted Garlic and Parmesan
• Roasted Original
• Roasted Savory Herb
• Shoestrings
• Southern Style Hash Brown
• Steak Fries
• Tater Tots
• Texas Crispers!
• Toaster Hash Browns
• Twice Baked Potatoes
• VidaliaO’s Onion Rings
• Waffle Fries
• Zesties!
• Zesty Twirls

Sports sponsorship

• In 2005 and 2006 Ore-Ida sponsored Brian Vickers' #57 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series, using its Extra Crispy French Fries brand. In 2007 Ore-Ida/Heinz and Delimex foods were to sponsor Jon Wood's #21 car for selected NASCAR Nextel Cup events.