Rudolph Foods

Rudolph Foods is a Lima, Ohio-based producer of snack food, in particular pork rinds and cracklins. The company has six facilities in the United States and three international ventures; it was founded in 1955, by John Rudolph.

In addition to Rudolph Foods' primary business of traditional pork rinds and cracklins, Rudolph Foods also manufactures non-pork rind snacks including Rudolph’s-brand Cinnamon Churros, Original OnYums and Chile Limon Chicharinas. Its family of brands include Rudolph’s, Southern Recipe, Pepe’s El Original, Gaslamp Popcorn and Lee’s Pig Skins.

Southern Recipe manufactures Southern-inspired snacks including pork rinds and cracklins. Southern Recipe makes pork rinds in various flavors including; Original, Hot & Spicy, Salt & Vinegar, Bar-B-Q and Sweet BBQ. Cracklin varieties include Traditional, Washpot, Strips, Curly, Dipper Cracklins and Red Pepper Dipper Cracklins.

Southern Recipe pork rinds, as part of the salty snack category, have seen a significant increase in sales and popularity as a result of listening to consumer feedback and offering new products that deliver desired flavor profiles. Pork rinds are considered to be a low carb diet snack – with zero carbohydrates and contain more protein than peanuts.

Pepe's El Original is an authentic Mexican food and snacks brand in the U.S., is produced by [Rudolph Foods] Company, Inc. Pepe’s El Original is Rudolph Foods’ oldest brand and first began production in San Antonio, Texas. The Hispanic brand maintains its heritage and dedication to authentic Pepe’s snacks with a line of chicharrones, cracklins, gigante cracklins, tender curls and dippers. Additionally, the Hispanic snack line offers other, non-pork rind Hispanic-inspired snacks including sweet, cinnamon and sugar Churros and chile limon Duros. Pepe’s El Original pork rinds have seen an increase in sales and popularity as a result of consumer feedback and new products. The brand’s chicharrones product line address the industry’s growing Hispanic food trend, and address consumer interest in “healthy munchies” and low carb diet snacks – pork rinds contain zero carbohydrates and contain more protein than peanuts.

Lee's Pig Skins offers pork rinds and cracklins prepared and packaged in the Deep South and is produced by Rudolph Foods Company, Inc. Lee’s Pig Skins is based in New Hebron, Mississippi, and was founded in 1978 and incorporated in 1988. The brand’s tagline is “The Tastiest Pork Rind & Cracklin Snacks Between Texas and Tennessee.” In addition to its Lee’s Pig Skins, Dabo’s and Papa Tubs pork rinds, the snacks manufacturer also produces pork strips, curls, cracklins, dippers and washpot cracklins. Available flavors are Original, Seasoned, Hot, Hot Sweet and Salt & Vinegar. Hot & Spicy pork rinds address the industry’s growing Hispanic food trend, and overall address consumer interest in “healthy munchies” and low carb diet snacks – pork rinds contain zero carbohydrates and contain more protein than peanuts.

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