Antoon Van Eekeren, an immigrant from Holland, traveled to the United States in 1941 with dreams to be successful. After learning about the growing demand for freezer storage, he purchased a building on Chicago’s south side to house frozen meats. In 1952, he expanded by producing frozen meat pies, TV dinners and wafer-sliced beef sold under the Land O’Frost name. In 2013, Land O’Frost moved into its new $6.4 million corporate headquarters in Munster, Ind., which features a pilot plant, a high-tech test kitchen and goals to become LEED certified.
Today, Land O’Frost is a third-generation family owned company driven by entrepreneurial spirit and a food safety culture.