Marsan Foods

Marsan Foods headquarters
The Jewett family kitchen, 1969

The first factory was our kitchen.

Our Focus from Day One: You.

Our father, Ken Jewett, started Marsan Foods in our family kitchen in 1969.

He‘d read a story about how the finest restaurant in Paris was “flash freezing” their meals for Air France so that flight attendants could re-heat them and serve them to their first class passengers.

The light bulb went on. “What,” he wondered, “if I could make gourmet meals with that kind of ready-when-you-are convenience?”

And so we began. We were the production line, mom was quality assurance and dad was the master chef. Liquid nitrogen was a regular fixture in our garage as we learned how to flash freeze our own meals. The station wagon was the delivery truck.

Our first significant opportunity came in the early 70s as the lead supplier to Canada’s first “kitchen-less hospital.” This was the start our long-term commitment to the healthcare industry.

Today our company operates two first class, federally inspected facilities in Toronto, Ontario.

Both facilities are GFSI SQF Level II certified and produce a wide variety of products that are used every day across North America in four broad sectors:

One thing hasn’t changed from the time our family worked around that kitchen table: our father’s belief that it takes creative thinking and perseverance to produce winning products.

That belief still holds today. Marsan Foods employs the best chefs, marketing and process people in the industry.

And we match that talent with the latest technology and equipment, plus a sector-leading focus on production efficiencies and cost-reduction strategies.

At Marsan, we’ve never forgotten: we earn your loyalty when our creative solutions help you earn the loyalty of your own customers. We succeed in our business when we help you succeed in yours.

Graeme and James Jewett signatures

Let's Talk

Tel: 416-755-9262
Fax: 416-755-6790
160 Thermos Road,
Toronto Ontario
Canada M1L 4W2

RETAIL/PRIVATE LABEL/AIRLINE

James Jewett
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
416-755-9262 ext. 239
james@marsanfoods.com

FOOD SERVICE

Manager, Product Development and Innovation – Foodservice
416-755-9262 ext.257
scott@marsanfoods.com

HEALTHCARE

(Managed by Shalit Foods)
Ron Shalit
Director of Sales and Marketing
416-663-2727 or 800-969-6991
ron@shalitfoods.com

PURCHASING

John Wismayer
Purchasing and Planning Manager
416-755-9262 ext. 272
john@marsanfoods.com

Graeme Jewett

President & CEO
416-755-9262 ext. 227
graeme@marsanfoods.com

In March 2023, Marsan Foods was acquired by Roskam Foods, a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (“e2p”). Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, Roskam Foods is a large-scale, diversified co-manufacturing operation servicing many of North America’s iconic food brands and companies. We remain committed to providing exceptional value to our customers with the additional support and resources of Roskam Foods.

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