Fun Facts

• Lakeside produced a record 53 million pounds of meat for the United States Department of Agriculture in 1992.
  
• As a means of improving communication between our geographically dispersed operations, car phones were first utilized by Lakeside in 1993.
  
• American troops serving in Desert Storm received dinner entrees produced by Lakeside Foods.
  
• Lakeside's mainframe computer was linked with individual personal computers at all locations in 1995.
  
• The United States Department of Agriculture presented Lakeside Foods with its Supplier of the Year award in 1997.
  
• Lakeside was the recipient of Kroger's Supplier of the Year award in 1997. We were the first canned vegetable supplier ever to receive this recognition.
  
• Lakeside donated nearly 39,000 cans of corn, peas, carrots and potatoes to the victims of tornadoes that devastated Oklahoma and Kansas in 1999.
  
• Lakeside's product grading system was computerized in 1992.
  
• Lakeside has presented $250,000 to the children of employees and shareholders in scholarship awards over the past 9 years.
  
• Nearly 80% of Lakeside people save for retirement through the 401(k) Plan.
  
• Lakeside has expended over $130,000 in payment of college courses for employees over the past 10 years.
  
• Random Lake has not had a lost time accident since 1990, Reedsburg since 1992.
  

• Lakeside introduced the industry's first private label skillet dinner in 1999 after only four months of development.
  

Lakeside Foods Corporate employees
gathered for this photo in front of our
Corporate building this June.

More Fun Facts

• An average household of four people uses 68,000 gallons of water yearly. Lakeside's Plants use 520,000,000 gallons: same as a community of 30,600 people or 7,650 houses.
  

• Lakeside's total electrical usage is 36,000,000 kilowatt hours. The average household uses 6,400 kilowatt hours per year.    Our usage could keep a community of 22,500 in electricity for a year.
  

• Lakeside consumes 438,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas, whereas a normal household uses 100,000 cubic feet. This would compare to a community of 14,600 people.

• SWEET CORN FACTS

  • There is an average of 3,000 ears of sweet corn in a ton.

  • There is an average of 800 kernels on one ear of corn.

  • 3 1/4 ears of corn must be cut in order to make one can of corn.

  • 21,000 seeds of corn are planted per acre.
    

• PEA FACTS

  • There are 450 to 500 peas in a can...

  • ,,,and 5 to 7 peas per pod...

  • ...and 4 to 5 pods per vine.

  • 575,000 seeds are planted per acre.

• BEET FACTS

  • Not all Lakeside beets are round.

  • Beets are topped at least two times per year.

  • There are 40 slices per can and 12-14 slices per beet.

  • 500,000 seeds are planted per acre.
    

• CARROT FACTS

  • There are between 14,000 to 15,000 slicer style carrots in a ton.

  • 25 to 30 slices are obtained from each carrot.

  • There are an average of 110 carrot slices per can.

  • 180,000 carrot seeds are planted per acre.
    

• GREEN BEAN FACTS

  • There is an average of 15 to 20 beans on each plant.

  • 40 to 45 beans are used to fill one can of cut beans.

  • 98,000 seeds are planted per acre.
    

• If all of our product was put into an equivalent 300 size can, we would circle the Earth 1 1/4 times!