Amy's
Amy's is an American organic and vegetarian food brand offering frozen meals, canned foods, soups, pizzas, and Mexican-inspired foods.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
Amy's is the brand associated with Amy's Kitchen, Inc., an American food company focused on organic, vegetarian, and convenient foods. Founded by Andy and Rachel Berliner in 1987, the brand was named after their daughter, Amy. Its development is associated with home-style cooking, vegetarian eating, and organic-food principles. The portfolio later expanded to frozen meals, canned foods, soups, pizzas, burritos, and other convenient foods. Amy's generally positions itself around meat-free choices, relatively simple recipes, and meals that can be prepared quickly at home. Its products are primarily sold through grocery retail channels and target vegetarians, consumers interested in organic foods, and households seeking convenient meals. Publicly verifiable information about its current regional scale and financial performance is limited, so this entry does not make claims about market share, revenue, or sales volume.
History
Amy's was founded in the United States in 1987 by Andy and Rachel Berliner, and the brand was named after their daughter, Amy. The business developed around vegetarian and organic food principles, initially emphasizing convenient foods suitable for home consumption. As demand for vegetarian, organic, and frozen convenience foods grew, the range expanded to include frozen meals, pizzas, soups, canned foods, and Mexican-inspired products. The brand has generally been identified with meat-free choices and a home-style product image, distributed primarily through grocery retail channels. Publicly available material is insufficient to reliably summarize all of its facilities, international operations, ownership changes, or recent business developments, so this history is limited to the basic facts that can be stated with confidence.
- 1987
Products and positioning
Organic, vegetarian, plant-forward, and convenient prepared food with broad vegan and gluten-free availability. The brand combines natural-food credentials with familiar comfort-food formats intended for quick preparation at home or in a casual restaurant setting.
Frozen meals
One of Amy's core product lines, these convenient meals target households seeking quick preparation and are associated with the brand's vegetarian and organic positioning.
Frozen pizzas
Amy's frozen pizza line extends its vegetarian and convenience-food positioning into a product commonly sold through grocery freezer channels.
Soups
Amy's packaged soups are intended for household consumption and are associated with the brand's organic, vegetarian, and convenient-food principles.
Burritos
Burritos are a representative convenient-food category for Amy's, designed for quick heating and including vegetarian-oriented options.
Canned foods
Amy's canned-food line consists of shelf-stable packaged foods suited to storage and quick preparation, consistent with its home-style, organic, and vegetarian image.
Controversies
2022
Cal/OSHA cites Amy's Santa Rosa plant for safety violations
A Cal/OSHA inspection identified a serious machine-guarding violation and additional workplace-safety infractions at the Santa Rosa production facility. The cited issues included inadequate protection around tortilla-preparation machinery and obstructed or inaccessible emergency eyewash stations.
2022
Workers and labor advocates accuse Amy's Kitchen of union busting
Workers at the San Jose facility raised concerns about unsafe working conditions, while UNITE HERE alleged that employees were disciplined for participating in labor activity before the facility was shut down.
2022
Santa Rosa workplace-safety violations
Cal/OSHA identified a serious violation and additional infractions at Amy's Santa Rosa production plant. Findings included unsecured machine guards on tortilla-preparation equipment and emergency eyewash stations that were obstructed or not reachable within the required time.
2022
San Jose labor-relations dispute
Workers raised claims concerning unsafe conditions at the San Jose facility. UNITE HERE alleged that Amy's disciplined employees for labor activity before the plant was shut down amid supply-chain disruption and changing demand.
Recent events
- 2023
Amy's Kitchen names Paul Schiefer president[1]
Leadership change
Paul Schiefer was named company president after serving as interim president of the Amy's Drive Thru division.
- 2023
Amy's Kitchen introduces family-sized products[1]
Product launch · Product generation
The company introduced family-sized versions of selected established products, extending its convenience-food portfolio beyond individual portions.
- 2020
Amy's Kitchen receives B Corporation certification[1]
Other
The company achieved B Corporation certification, adding a formal social and environmental assessment framework to its corporate profile.
- 2020
Amy's Kitchen donates meals during the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Other
Amy's expanded food-relief activity during the pandemic and donated hundreds of thousands of meals to communities near its operations.
- 2017
Amy's Kitchen appoints Xavier Unkovic as global president[1]
Leadership change
Amy's Kitchen appointed former Mars executive Xavier Unkovic as global president as the privately held food company expanded its international and retail operations.
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