Lopez Foods Snapshot
Lopez Foods is the Hamburglar's Fort Knox. The company's primary plant operates around the clock as it grinds, blends, molds, and quick-freezes millions of Big Mac and Quarter Pounder hamburger patties, pork sausage patties, and Canadian-style bacon for McDonald's restaurants. Lopez Foods also makes chorizo sausage and private-label meat products. The company's retail brands include Country Cousin and Quick'n Eat. Besides McDonald's, Lopez Foods' full roster of customers includes other big players in the food business, such as Burger King, Applebee's, Sonic, and Wal-Mart. Lopez boasts production facilities in Oklahoma City and Caryville, Tennessee.
