Vanee Foods Company (Berkeley)
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THE QUICK READ
Vanee Foods Company runs a USDA-inspected canning plant in Berkeley, Illinois, where crews produce shelf-stable entrees, gravies, sauces, and soup bases for the foodservice industry. The Berkeley plant's flexible preparation area feeds multiple canning lines that handle several can sizes, and the facility employs roughly 100 workers. Founded in 1950 by Joseph and Adriana VanEekeren in downtown Chicago, Vanee is still family-owned — ten family members help run the business today. The company co-packs for major food brands and builds custom recipes for national restaurant chains, and during Desert Shield and Desert Storm it supplied T-Rations to the U.S. Army.
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No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.
PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $29.15–$42.45/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $35.06–$46.22/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $30.85–$42.66/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 12 techs in our network, Illinois · 16 postings
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $25.34–$36.59/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $30.64–$39.95/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $28.43–$38.92/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 35 techs in our network, Illinois · 59 postings
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~100
- Products
- processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Small
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN BERKELEY, IL
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. | Toluca, IL | 88 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Logansport, IN | 112 mi | 1 JOB → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Champaign, IL | 124 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Peru, IN | 127 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur, IL | 149 mi | 30 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Monmouth, IL | 157 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Kroger Limited Partnership II | Indianapolis, IN | 176 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Greenfield, IN | 177 mi | 2 JOBS → |
ABOUT VANEE FOODS COMPANY
Vanee Foods Company is a food processing manufacturer headquartered in Berkeley, IL, with three facilities across the Chicago area. The company produces ready-to-eat and not-ready-to-eat beef and chicken products for the food service and retail markets. As a small operation, Vanee Foods focuses on specialized meat processing and value-added protein products.
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