Interview Contact:
Ed Schaefer, president of Silver Spring Gardens
(715) 830-5280
eschaefer@silverspringgardens.com
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Joan Collins
Joan Collins Publicity, Inc.
(608) 222-2899
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Silver Spring Gardens, Eau Claire, WI, has acquired the Thor-Shackel Horseradish Company,
Burr Ridge, Illinois.
Ed Schaefer, president and CEO of Silver Spring Gardens, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish products, said the firm will produce Thor’s Hot Horseradish, Thor’s Nippy Horseradish Sauce, Thor’s Prepared Beet Horseradish, Thor’s Cocktail Sauce and several other labels.
Both Thor-Shackel Horseradish Company and Silver Spring Gardens have been privately owned and operated for 75 years. Thor-Shackel got it start by selling fresh horseradish products at Chicago’s famous Randolph Street Farmer’s Market. Silver Spring Gardens will sell the Thor product line to grocery and finer food stores under the Silver Spring brand, worldwide
The acquisition is the second firm Silver Spring Gardens has purchased in the last six months. The company recently bought the Waldorf, Nuevo Sol and Bella Migliore brand labels from Ventura Foods, LLC, a $1.6 billion privately held company.
Schaefer said the recent acquisitions provide a perfect fit for Silver Spring Gardens, which is expanding its line of products and capabilities as a result of new efficient state-of-the-art technologies available in the new 100,000 square foot plant that recently opened.
“We can now meet the needs of small and medium-sized food companies where big manufacturing companies can’t compete. We are large enough to offer the latest in technology and equipment and small enough to be flexible and user friendly,” Schaefer said. “Consumers know us for our Silver Spring award winning horseradish and mustard products but we can now offer a variety of specialty manufacturing services, especially in the condiment and sauces niche.”
Phone: 800-826-7322. Online: www.silverspringgardens.com
