Morton Frozen Foods is the brand name of a now-discontinued line of
frozen foods, including
honey buns,
jelly donuts, and
pot pies, that was distributed nationwide in the
United States for almost 50 years. It was ultimately acquired by
ConAgra Foods.
History
In 1940, Harold Morton began making a chicken and noodle dish sold in glass jars in
Louisville, Kentucky. The business transitioned to frozen foods after
World War II, and the product line expanded to
pot pies and dessert pastries . The manufacturing plant relocated to
Crozet, Virginia in
Albemarle County and
Webster City, Iowa.
Morton Frozen Foods' ownership changed several times. Its owners would include the Continental Baking Company, Del Monte (which itself was a division of R.J. Reynolds), and finally ConAgra Foods , which shut down the Crozet plant in 2000.
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