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WORTHINGTON®

Worthington Foods, Inc., has grown from a tiny manufacturer of specialty foods into a leader of the U.S. markets for vegetarian foods and meat alternatives. The business traces its heritage to 1939, when Dr. George T. Harding III founded Special Foods in Worthington, Ohio. Harding established Special Foods to supply vegetarian foods to his father’s nearby sanitarium (health spa). With companies …

active United StatesUSA & Canada Founded 1939 ListedEmployees: Over 500 (at time of 1999 acquisition) checked 2026-10-05

Profile

Industry
Alternative proteins, Food ingredients
Topics
Plant-based meat, dairy & egg, Yeast, fermentation & food ingredients
Role
Producer — “…Inc., has grown from a tiny manufacturer of specialty foods into a leader of the U.S. markets for vegetarian f…”
Parent / group
Heritage Health Food
Why it is bioeconomy
Worthington Foods is a manufacturer of vegetarian food products and meat alternatives.
Found via
Impossible Foods; Beyond Meat

Bio-solutions it supplies 0

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What they offer

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News & status 6

Network: owners, partners, peers

Ownership & investors 2

parentHeritage Health Food, Inc
parentHeritage Health Food

Partners & deals 2

counterpartyHeritage Health Food
…The company was acquired by Heritage Health Food, Inc. in 2016 and continues to operate as a brand under that parent company.…
counterpartyInc
…The company was acquired by Heritage Health Food, Inc. in 2016 and continues to operate as a brand under that parent company.…

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