Captain Kens Foods, founded in 1967, is a manufacturer of canned specialties. The company specializes in producing baked bean recipes, and follows the process of soaking beans overnight, and then slowly oven-baking them in commercial-sized ovens. Its line of products includes various chili recipes, Sloppy Joe, au gratin potatoes, taco meat, meatloaves, macaronis and beef. The company s products are fully cooked and packed frozen that preserves their homemade flavor and nutritional contents. Its distributors include broadliners, such as SYSCO, United States Foodservice, Reinhart, McLane Foodservice, Franchise Foodservice, and SORCE. The firm s end-users include institutional operators, local and regional restaurants, and fast-food chains. Captain Kens Foods is located in St. Paul, Minn.