Buddy's Kitchen, Inc.
Food and Beverage ManufacturingMinnesota, United States201-500 Employees
Buddy's Kitchen, Inc. is a mid-sized food and beverage manufacturer based in Burnsville, Minnesota, that specializes in custom frozen foods and co-packing services. The company traces its origins to 1974, when Nils 'Buddy' Eian developed a handmade omelet recipe that helped establish a long-standing relationship with the airline industry. It operates a 65,000-square-foot facility in Minneapolis and produces more than 250,000 meals daily. Its customer base includes C-store and specialty food service operators as well as major consumer packaged goods brands, served through best-cost co-packing, product development, and packaging services. The business emphasizes a customer-intimate service model, lean manufacturing, strong food safety practices, culinary innovation, and highly customized solutions, and a 2021 collaboration with Corval Group and engineering partner VAA aimed to design capabilities that support client growth.