Bell Farms Inc was established in 1962 by Ted Bell, and grown into one of the largest cherry farms in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. After stepping down as president from another local maraschino cherry processor, Ted and son Craig began their own maraschino cherry processing plant called Eola Cherry Company Inc…named after the Eola Hills that surrounds their farm. Eola grew into one of the larges maraschino cherry processors in the world, and was at one time processing over 20 million pounds of fruit every year. As the cherry industry began to plateau, Eola felt a need to peruse different avenues in the food industry to differentiate themselves which would provide alternative opportunities. In 2004, Eola changed their name to Eola Specialty Foods, and in 2006 Eola sold the cherry division to their largest competitor…Oregon Cherry Growers.
Eola has now turned another page, and is processing some of the highest quality organic & all natural specialty food products available. Always seeking to be innovative and competitive Eola now offers a variety of different gourmet items, packaging, and product development concepts. Eola also contract packages on a customized basis for our customers.
Eola continues to market and expand product offerings under the Everyday Gourmet brand. We will also continue to offer private label programs & customized co-packing solutions for a wide variety of specialty gourmet items. We are also focused and excited about the evolution of our specialty hand packing division in Peru & Mexico.” There is no telling what the future will bring, but we’re sure that it will bring challenges that need solutions….”and providing solutions is what we do best!”
