In 1977, Harry's Fresh Foods started its endeavor under the name of "Harry’s Mustache", which soon became famous for its creamy clam chowder. As Harry’s Mustache grew in popularity and drew visitors from miles away with its legendary chowder, Harry's started producing more and more soup. With demand for soups continuing to escalate, a recipe was created for a fresh chowder base that only needed to be made once a week. Before long, Harry's was making enormous quantities of the chowder base and selling them to other restaurants in addition to its own customers.
The following year, Harry's invested in a used food processor and two 15-gallon stockpots. New equipment was set up in the kitchen of Harry’s Mustache and Harry’s Famous Original Clam Chowder Company was born.
Eventually, soup sales soared to the point that Harry’s Soup and Chowder Company was born. In 1984, operations were moved to an actual food manufacturing plant to accommodate the additions of entrees, side dishes, sauces, gravies and desserts to Harry’s repertoire. Now Harry's Fresh Foods, the company is located in an 80,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Portland, OR.
Anyone will still tell you that everything essential to the company has stayed exactly the same: Harry’s still uses the freshest ingredients in the same, small-batch recipes and remains committed to creating delicious, heat-and-serve home-style meals for consumers and foodservice partners.