Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH)
Overview
Ralcorp Holdings reminds us that you can't judge food by its cover. The company is a top US maker of private label or store brand ready-to-eat and hot breakfast cereals. Ralcorp also stocks its portfolio of pantry items with a variety of private label cookies, crackers, peanut butter, ketchup, snack nuts, and candy. The company makes brand name products, too: Ralston hot cereal, Post dry cereals, Ry Krisp crackers, and Rippin' Good cookies. Its Carriage House unit produces private label dressings, syrups, jellies, and sauces, and its Lofthouse and Parco businesses, frozen cookies to in-store bakery goods. In 2010 Ralcorp acquired American Italian Pasta Co. (AIPC), adding pasta to its offerings.
Sample Overview & HistoryKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH)
| Company Type | Public (NYSE: RAH) |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | September |
| 2011 Sales (mil.) | £3,033.8 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | 17.1% |
| 2011 Net Income (mil.) | (£119.8) |
| 2011 Employees | 11,000 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | 1.9% |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH)
| Chairman | William P. (Bill) Stiritz (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| Vice Chairman | J. Patrick (Pat) Mulcahy |
| Co-CEO, President, and Director | David P. Skarie |
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Subsidiaries/affiliates of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH)
- American Italian Pasta Company
- The Carriage House Companies, Inc.
- Harvest Manor Farms, LLC
- Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc.
- Ralston Food Sales, Inc.
- Sepp's Gourmet Foods Ltd.
Rankings from Hoover's UK
See how Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RAH) ranks in standard industry listings such as Fortune 500, S&P 500, and Dow Jones
- S&P 400
- #533 in FORTUNE 1000 (May 2011)

