Cuisine Solutions Inc. / FZN
An employee measures out ingredients one of the company's chef-created recipes. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Cuisine Solutions Inc.
85 S. Bragg St., Suite 600, Alexandria, Va. 22312
www.cuisinesolutions.com
| 703-270-2900
| Founded: 1972
Industry: Manufacturing | Category: Public Companies
Cuisine Solutions is a provider of high-end frozen entrees and sauces for the travel and hospitality industries. Although its airline business suffered after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the company has bounced back with major sales to the U.S. military. In addition to its Alexandria plant, the company has two factories in France and a minority interest in a seafood facility in Chile. Last year, the company expanded into the Spanish market and increased the Alexandria plant's capacity by 60 percent.
2007 Financial Data
Revenues: $80,331,000 | Net Income: $10,544,000Asssets: $42,820,000 | Earnings Per Share: $0.58
Stockholder Equity: $24,625,000 | Annual Dividend: $0.00
Total employees: 354 | Local employees: 230
Company Leadership
| John D. Firestone | Director |
| Robert N. Herman | Director |
| Charles C. McGettigan | Director |
| Hugues Prince | Director |
| Robert D. Van Roijen | Director |
| Jean-Louis Vilgrain | Chairman |
| Sebastien Vilgrain | Director |
| Stanislas Vilgrain | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
Did You Know
NOUVELLE CUISINE: The company's chief scientist, Bruno Goussault, pioneered the sous vide method of slow cooking in vacuum-packed plastic bags and has taught it to such prominent chefs as Daniel Boulud and Michel Richard.
