Sargento Explained

Sargento Foods Inc.
Type:Private
Industry:Cheese and food production, marketing
Founder:Leonard Gentine and Joseph Sartori
Location City:Plymouth, Wisconsin
Location Country:United States
Key People:Louie Gentine, CEO
Products:Packaged food, Dairy products
Revenue:Sales are over $1.8 billion annually
Owner:The Gentine family
Num Employees:1,800 (2016 estimate)

Sargento Foods Inc. is an American food producer best known for its cheese. It was founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin by Leonard Gentine and Joseph Sartori.[1] The company name is a combination of Sartori and Gentine, with an "o" added to make the name sound Italian, as the company specialized in Italian-style cheeses.[2] [3] Sargento is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, and is one of the country's largest retail cheese companies.[4] The company offers profit sharing, tuition reimbursement and benefits for its employees.[5] The company has been a sponsor in American motorsports for many years;[6] for example, it is prominently displayed on Road America raceway.[7] [8]

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Sargento was the first company to sell pre-packaged sliced cheese (1953), to sell pre-packaged shredded cheeses (1958),[9] and the first to develop zippered packaging for its cheeses (2001).[10] [11] The company also produces and markets specialty cheeses, which it purveys on its website and in catalogs.[12] Additional products include sauces, snack cheeses and snack foods, and the company also manufactures custom cheese and food products for corporate clients.[12]

In early 2017, Sargento recalled seven cheeses for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.[13]

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  1. Book: Hildebrand, Janice . Sheboygan County: 150 Years of Progress : an Illustrated History . 1 January 1988 . Windsor Publications . 9780897812528 . Google Books . 28 April 2018.
  2. July 29, 2016 . Hall of Fame honors for Sargento's founder; DMI, Bai Brands make executive appointments . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822135339/http://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/91879-hall-of-fame-honors-for-sargentos-founder-dmi-bai-brands-make-executive-appointments . 2017-08-22 . August 21, 2017 . Dairy Foods Magazine.
  3. News: Hajewski . Doris . May 22, 2010 . Saying 'cheese' with a genuine smile . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822133958/http://archive.jsonline.com/business/93958824.html/ . 2017-08-22 . August 21, 2017 . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  4. Book: Plymouth . 2006 . Arcadia Pub . 978-0-7385-4086-3 . Plymouth Historical Society (Plymouth, Wis.) . Images of America . Charleston, SC . 67 . Sheboygan County Historical Research Center.
  5. Book: Daft, Richard L. . The Leadership Experience . July 17, 2007 . 436. Cengage Learning . 978-0-324-53968-4 .
  6. Web site: Road America News - Sargento Named Title Sponsor for NASCAR Nationwide Series Event at Road America . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220132437/http://www.racingwisconsin.com/story.asp?aid=4798 . 2016-12-20 . 2016-12-11.
  7. Web site: Welcome to Road America Elkhart Lake's Road America, Inc. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226125522/http://roadamerica.com/ . 26 February 2011 . 28 April 2018 . www.roadamerica.com.
  8. Web site: 14 January 2020 . Sponsorships . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008224308/https://www.roadamerica.com/sponsorships . 8 October 2020 . Oct 5, 2020 . Road America.
  9. News: Garner . Alex . 2023-12-03 . . It's a lot, but I love it: Sargento celebrates 70 years of cheesemaking, community and family . The Oshkosh Northwestern . C2.
  10. Book: Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac 2008: Food Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies . 28 April 2018 . Plunkett Research . 9781593921064 . Google Books . 28 April 2018.
  11. Book: Hoover . Gary . Hoover's MasterList of Major U.S. Companies . Hoover's . 28 April 2018 . Reference Press . 9781573110709 . Google Books . 28 April 2018.
  12. Book: Plunketts Food Industry Almanac 2008: The Only Comprehensive Guide to Food Companies and Trends . 483 . 978-1-59392-106-4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240906055304/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ckx-w7yuvTUC&pg=PT483#v=onepage&q&f=false . 2024-09-06 . . 2008 . Plunkett Research .
  13. Web site: Conlon . Kevin . Gatewood . Johanzynn . February 14, 2017 . Listeria-related cheese recall expands . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240906055409/https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/12/health/sargento-cheese-recall/index.html . September 6, 2024 . August 28, 2017 . CNN.

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