OSI Food Solutions

OSI Food Solutions is the German operating brand of OSI Group, a privately held global supplier of custom value-added food products to foodservice and retail food brands. OSI Group traces its origins to 1909, when Otto Kolschowsky founded a family-owned meat market and butcher shop in the Chicago area as Otto & Sons. The company expanded into Europe (Germany) in 1978 via a joint venture. Today OSI Group describes itself as having more than 65 facilities and 20,000 employees in 18 countries and regions.

OSI Group's history represents more than a century of strategic growth. The company was founded in 1909 by Otto Kolschowsky as a family-owned meat market and butcher shop in the Chicago area, operating as Otto & Sons. In 1955 it was selected as McDonald's first supplier of fresh ground beef. In 1973 a West Chicago, Illinois plant opened as Otto & Sons' first dedicated facility for McDonald's. In 1975 Otto & Sons became OSI Industries in the USA. Expansion to Europe (Germany) followed in 1978 via a joint venture, with further expansion in Europe (Spain) in 1980 and into Latin America (Brazil) in 1982. Subsequent milestones include a Chicago, Illinois facility in 1986; the K&K joint venture in Taiwan in 1987, marking the start of OSI Asia-Pacific; expansion to Austria in 1989; the GenOSI joint venture in the Philippines in 1990; the TROSI de Carnes joint venture in Mexico in 1990; OSI China established as HUSI, a WFOE in Hebei Province, in 1991; entry into Central Europe (Hungary, Poland) in 1993; the Nation Pizza and Foods (USA) partnership in 1994; operations in India as Vista Processed Foods in 1995; Australian business entry through joint venture in 1996; acquisition of Moy Park (UK) in 1996; a second further processing plant in China (Shanghai) in 1996; and the purchase of a plant in Oakland, Iowa, USA to produce bacon, sausage and hot dogs in 1996. The timeline also notes aggressive expansion in the global poultry business in Europe around 2000.

Premier global supplier of custom value-added food products to the world's leading foodservice and retail food brands.

Product categories. custom value-added food products · fresh ground beef · bacon · sausage · hot dogs · poultry

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