Founded in 1933, Basic American Foods is one of the leading privately held suppliers and manufacturer of a variety of potato-based food items in the world. Its products include mashed, scalloped and hash brown potatoes. The company offers products under the brand names of Potato Pearls, Nature s Own, Redi-Shred, Golden Grill, Classic Casserole, Santiago and Quick-Start. Basic American Foods also provides potato pancakes and cheese. The company operates processing plants and offices throughout the United States, as well as Mexico and China. It serves several food service distributors and operators, wholesale clubs and retail customers in the domestic and international markets