Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods is a privately owned Canadian food manufacturing company headquartered in Saskatchewan, Canada.
History
The history of Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods began as far back as the 1800s with the Mendel family. During this time, the family had fifteen meat packing facilities in different parts of Europe. The family’s business focused on selling canned ham all throughout Europe under the Europa brand.
In 1936, Fred Mendel started the first of several packing facilities in Australia. He also introduced the Mayfair brand to the market. Four years later, due to growing tension in his homeland in Europe, Fred Mendel decided to abandon his business there. He then came to Canada and constructed a building in the area of Saskatchewan. He started a new company, Intercontinental Packers, which focused on canned hams aimed at the US market. In 1944, the company prepared significant quantities of luncheon meats designated for the UN Reliefs and Rehabilitation Agency. This was the company’s way of helping post-war Europe, as well as its refugees.
By 1950, Intercontinental Packers was ready to expand. With this, the company purchased Prairie Packers along with their Vancouver facility 1964. During this same period, a man named Fred Mitchell was also starting to learn the ropes of running a business engaged in meatpacking. Fred Mitchell was the grandson of Fred Mendel and was one of the fifth generation of Mendel’s who was exposed to the business. In 1976, Fred Mitchell was elected president of the company.
Under Mitchell’s leadership, the company continued its tradition of leadership, quality and commitment to its employees. Soon, Intercontinental Packers grew to be the biggest value-added meat (pork, specifically) processor in Canada. In 1986, Fred Mitchell introduced a new line of products to the market, the Mitchell’s Gourmet Food range.
Twelve years after, Intercontinental Packers officially became Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods. A yearlater, Mitchell’s and another food processing company, Schneider Corporation, entered into an agreement of strategic alliance and expansion. In 2001, Mitchell’s opened a new processing facility, called the McLeod Plant. This facility contained state-of-the-art equipment that allowed the company to continue and even improve its standards in pork processing. Today, Mitchell’s continues to thrive and its tradition of providing high-quality meat products still goes on.
Headquarters: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ownership Type: Private
Employees: Information not available
Geography: Canada
Demography: Foodservice companies, retail food product consumers
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I recently purchased a Mitchell’s ham on sale … I’ve bought smokies for years and have been very pleased with them as with the garlic sausage. I cut into the ham and it looked very fatty … it was, but what was more disappointing was the amount of unchewable gristle and sinew! From other comments posted, this is not a one time thing. I’m extremely happy that I did not purchase this piece of “meat” to serve to company … I would have been mortified!!! This is the first and last time I’ll buy a Mitchell’s ham … I don’t buy a lot of processed meat so the jury’s out on the other Mitchell’s products I’ve bought in the past. Very, very disappointed!!!
I have just gotten up from the dinner table to send this comment. For years we have bought Mitchells Ham at Costco and it was the size of a football and delicious. The other day and we had it for dinner tonight I purchased a smaller Mitchells ham and it was the most disgusting pieces of meat that we have ever eaten. The ham was full of gristle and was so salty you could almost need a drink of water each bite. I will probably never eat your ham again and make sure my friends know our tale when the opportunity arises.
We cooked up some Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods wieners on the barbecue and were enjoying lunch until my husband started to gag and choke. In one bite of his hot dog were several pieces of what we think may have chicken bone. Each piece had ragged edges and was 1-2 cm long by 6mm wide – a serious choking hazard! We contacted Maple Leaf Foods with our concerns and they offered us some coupons as compensation. We refused the coupons because we do not plan to purchase any of their products and wouldn’t recommend them to anyone else.
Hello I been looking for Mitchell’s Gourmet Bar BQ No Frills used to sale them in Scarborough but they stop selling them.
They are the best Hot Dogs ever .
Individually wrapped very nice hot dogs
Any Idea where Can I find them in Scarborough or in Toronto
I have been enjoying your garlic sausage for years, why? because it’s the best. Much to my horror yesterday at Save -on-foods (Parksville) I have been informed it has been discontinued! Why?
Where can we buy Mitchell’s hot dogs in Toronto. no one seems to sell them anymore they were the best dogs going..
Just bought a Mitchell’s Ham (1.5 kg) and it was the worst ham I’ve ever eaten. The texture of the ham feels fatty and the taste is a fatty taste. Additionally there is a lot of gristle in this ham. You get what you pay for as the cost of this ham is about half of what the other s are. I WOULD NOT BUY THIS BRAND AGAIN.
Looking for Mitchells gourmet hot Dogs in Kitchener, Waterloo Cambridge area of ontario, any one know any stores selling them
We are searching for the Mitchells goumet hot dogs that used to be sold at No Frillls in Kitchener Ontario Canada, But they don’t carry them any longer. Do you know of any stores in Kitchener, Waterloo , Cambridge Ontario where we could again enjoy them
just bought a Mitchell’s premium ham for Christmas family dinner.
It looked great on the outside but when we cut into it the central 50% of the ham was white fat and gristle.
Everyone was grossed out at the table when I sliced it in fron of them and they asked what brand it was and i told them Mitchell’s. They all said they will neverbuy a Mitchell’s ham ever.
I trimmed the outside of the ham where the meat wasn’t too fatty and threw the rest out.
A lot of money to pay for pork fat and to ruin a beautiful family dinner. Thanks Mitchell. Never again