a family business that started in the trunk of a car
Goode Foods is a family-owned, family-run company. The Johnson family started it in 2003, delivering cans out of the trunks of our cars. Today our canned vegetables and beans ship by the truckload to stores across the country, and the mission hasn’t changed: NEVER, EVER, GIVE UP.
the family album
23 years of never giving up, one snapshot at a time.
we're open for business!
The Johnson family opens a food distribution company in Chicago selling all-natural, sugar-free consumer packaged goods.
International Food Imports
Goode Foods became the exclusive U.S. distributor of the largest Danish Butter Cookie company in the world, expanding the brand’s retail presence through major national retailers, including Walgreens and Walmart.
helping wic centers
Goode Foods became the sole supplier for every WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) center in Chicago, providing fresh produce, canned fruit, baby formula, frozen vegetables, canned vegetables and canned beans.
retail growth
The Goode Foods brand of canned vegetables and beans launched in the Chicago retail market.
cereal for schools!
We won a contract to supply Chicago Public Schools with breakfast cereal.
goode fruit has arrived!
We launched Goode Promise Fresh canned fruit in WIC centers around Chicago.
baby food
Goode Foods introduced the Pic Select Fresh Stage 2 baby food brand to the retail market.
expanding into walmart
Goode Foods begins delivering cases of product to regional Walmart locations throughout the Midwest.
next... the world!
Goode Foods expands into a national brand through Target, Walmart, Meijer and Shaw’s.
second generation
Andrew Johnson steps in as CEO, carrying on what his dad started.
cranberry sauce
Goode Foods Premium Cranberry Jellied Sauce joins the lineup, a holiday table classic in a 14 oz can.
corn dust
Our first seasoning joins the family. Goode Foods Corn Dust is an all-purpose blend with no MSG, made for meat, vegetables, fruit and seafood.
the story isn't finished. you're in it.
Today Goode Foods has national distribution, coast to coast. From our family’s table to yours, every can is made for the meals you share with the people you love.
The second generation is running it. The third is learning it. And you? You’re the reason it keeps going. Every can you put in your cart, and every dinner you make with it, writes the next page of this story. Start yours below.
which goode can goes in your cart first?
