Specialty food manufacturer with retail and foodservice brands
Marzetti manufactures dressings, sauces, breads, and frozen prepared foods sold under owned brands (Marzetti, New York Bakery, Sister Schubert's) and licensed restaurant brands (Olive Garden, Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby's, Subway, Texas Roadhouse). The tech stack reflects a traditional manufacturing operation—SAP, HMI, Ignition, and Allen-Bradley/Siemens/Fanuc automation dominate—with recent SAP adoption signaling an ERP modernization push. Hiring is heavily manufacturing-focused (75 of 131 active roles), aligned with projects targeting equipment efficiency, GMP compliance, waste reduction, and labor cost control.
Marzetti is a publicly traded specialty food manufacturer headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, with 1,001–5,000 employees. The company operates two business lines: retail consumer brands distributed through grocery channels, and foodservice supply serving major restaurant chains. Product portfolio spans dressings and dips, frozen breads and rolls, sauces, and pasta. The business is built on licensed recipes and exclusive supply agreements with major restaurant operators. Manufacturing and operations dominate the organizational structure, reflecting capital-intensive food production and distribution.
Core systems include SAP and SAP S/4HANA (ERP), ServiceNow, SAP HANA, Power BI, and Kronos/UKG for HR. Manufacturing and automation rely on HMI, Ignition, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Fanuc. Social and marketing tools: Instagram, TikTok, Meta, Hootsuite, Sprout Social.
Active projects target waste reduction, equipment downtime, labor costs, GMP compliance, and food safety. Current initiatives include overall equipment efficiency improvement, formulation optimization, grain and dough processing validation, and an operational excellence program.
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