Birds Eye Foods, Inc. · Rochester, NY United States ·(Unannounced: Undetermined)

Whether from a bird's eye or with eyes on the bottom line, the view is excellent at Birds Eye Foods. Its namesake frozen vegetables hold the #1 position in the US's frozen vegetable sector, generating some $1 billion in retail sales in 2009; it hold the #2 position in the bagged meal category. However, (cue the sounds of cheering children) Birds Eye offers more than vegetables. The company also makes specialty foods, such as canned pie fillings, canned chili, salad dressings, and (ok, kids, hit it) an array of salty snacks. In addition to retail food outlets, the company supplies foodservice and industrial-market customers throughout the nation. In October 2009 Birds Eye took flight and filed an IPO. To read the full description, subscribe now.