Deli Star Corporation, a producer of high-quality cooked meats, merged on April 1 with King’s Food Products, a Belleville, Illinois-based producer of confectionary fudge and a co-packer of several brands of sauces, dressings and salsas. The merged company, with common ownership by the families of brothers Dan and Tom Siegel, will operate under the Deli Star name, while preserving the King's Food brand name for its key product line of specialty fudge.
Deli Star’s facility in Fayetteville, Illinois, will continue producing fresh, never frozen premium meats for foodservice customers under the Deli Star Classic, Chef’s Edge, Gaucho, and Simple Promise brand names. The Belleville, Illinois, facility will continue producing fudge, sauces and related products for its foodservice and retail customers.