Hometown Food Company
Food and Beverage ServicesIllinois, United States201-500 Employees
Hometown Food Company is a Chicago-based company in the Food and Beverage Services industry, employing 201 to 500 people at its location of 500 West Madison Street. The company operates a portfolio of branded baking and snack brands and has expanded through acquisitions, notably the De Wafelbakkers brand in 2021 and the Chef Boyardee brand in 2025. It is owned by Brynwood Partners, a private equity firm. In 2026 the company launched a line of skillet meals and entered into a Premier Protein partnership to introduce two muffin products (Premier Protein Muffin Mixes and Microwavable Muffin Cups). In May 2026, Hometown Food Company conducted a limited voluntary recall of a single lot of Birch Benders 12oz Sweet Potato Pancake Mix due to potential undeclared eggs, in cooperation with Element Food Solutions.