Service is our Heritage
Service is our Heritage
About Cache Creek Foods: Your Trusted Partner in Plant-Based Ingredient Manufacturing
We have a strong heritage in food & beverage manufacturing,
we’re passionate about land stewardship, and we want to see people thrive.
Our Story
1940’s
Cache Creek Foods Founder, William (Bill) A. Shade is shot down over Nazi-occupied France, after serving as one of the most successful American Lieutenant fighter pilots in WWII. He is discovered by a French priest and given refuge in the underground of a monastery until he can escape.
1960s
After a few successful ventures in the food business, Bill (pictured far left) creates Shade Foods in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the help if his wife, Marjorie (pictured center). Shade Foods becomes a leader in chocolate ingredients innovations, and is eventually acquired by Kerry Group.
1970s
Bill & Marjorie purchase a 350-acre walnut orchard by the Cache Creek river in Capay Valley and embrace farm life with their family & Bill’s adopted Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Bear.
1993
Bill sees opportunity in the tree nut ingredients space and creates Cache Creek Foods in Woodland, California.
2002 - Present
Bill's son-in-law, Matthew Morehart assumes operations Cache Creek Foods. Alongside a team of seasoned food manufacturing experts, he helps grow the company into the leading tree nut ingredient supplier it is today.
1940's
Cache Creek Foods Founder, William (Bill) A. Shade is shot down over Nazi-occupied France, after serving as one of the most successful American Lieutenant fighter pilots in WWII. He is discovered by a French priest and given refuge in the underground of a monastery until he can escape.
1960s
After a few successful ventures in the food business, Bill (pictured far left) and his wife, Marjorie (pictured center), create Shade Foods in the San Francisco Bay Area. Shade Foods becomes a leader in chocolate ingredients innovations, and is eventually acquired by Kerry Group.
1970s
Bill & Marjorie purchase a 350-acre walnut orchard by the Cache Creek River in Capay Valley and embrace farm life with their family & Bill's adopted Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Bear.
1993
Bill sees opportunity in the tree nut ingredients space and creates Cache Creek Foods in Woodland, California.
2002 - Present
Bill's son-in-law, Matthew Morehart assumes operations Cache Creek Foods and builds a team of seasoned food manufacturing experts. He helps grow the company into the leading tree nut ingredient supplier that it is today, now operated under the leadership of President, Justin Smith.
Generations of Experience
Cache Creek Foods is the golden standard manufacturer & supplier of ultra-fine nut butters for beverage applications and plant-based innovations.
We also create & scale new ingredients, such as small particle, unroasted nut butters, and full fat, water soluble tree nut powders and instant almond milks.
Our line of snack nuts is known for superior quality and flavor.
With our customers, we move the marketplace forward and nurture healthier lives & communities. Our industry expertise equips us to support you at each stage of the development process, from formulation to contracting.