Our Roots

100% Cajun Company

Like the Cajuns themselves, Savoie’s Foods started with the humblest beginnings. Since then, the name Savoie’s (pronounced “sav-wah’s”) has come to represent the very essence of authentic Cajun food and cooking.

From the popular roux used in gumbos and gravies to the smoked sausage, boudin and tasso added for that unmistakable authentic flavor, Savoie’s Cajun food products have become staples of Cajun cuisine, a part of every family meal and gathering. Through the years, our products have expanded to accommodate the changing needs of our audience.

"Ms. Eula's products are as authentically Cajun as those our forefathers put on their tables over two centuries ago." -Chef Paul Prudhomme

1949

Founders Eula & Tom Savoie purchase a small grocery store, Little Teche Grocery, in Opelousas, LA, opening the re-named Savoie’s Grocery.

1955

Ms. Eula begins making smoked sausage, boudin, hoghead cheese, and whatever else they can make from butchering a hog.

1962

Company adds Savoie’s® Rice Dressing Mix and jarred roux to its Cajun product line. Loacal workers are hired to help Ms. Eula.

1977

Company begins to invest in its Opelousas processing plant. Automated equipment is added for better efficiency-but NOT to replace employees.

1989

Company becomes Federal/USDA-inspected facility.

2009

Savoie’s Companies introduces Savoie’s® Liver-Free Rice Dressing Mix. The alternative enables health-conscious customers using blood-thinning medication to more safely enjoy the traditional taste of Savoie’s® Rice Dressing Mix, without the added risk of liver-enriched food.

Today

Savoie's Food is a multimillion-dollar company supplying to national grocery chains such as Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Rouses, HEB, Kroger, Super 1 Foods, Albertsons, Brookshires Gro. and many independent grocery chains and stand-alone stores. Award-winning restaurants around the country serve Savoie’s® Smoked Sausages and food products daily.

1952

With funds borrowed from the bank and their families, the Savoies purchase the adjacent 187-acre land for supplemental hog-farming business.

1957

National Food Stores brings Savoie’s® products into retail distribution.

1974-1978

Business continues to grow, expanding retail distribution throughout Louisiana.

1980

The business is incorporated as Savoie’s Sausage and Food Products, Inc., upon recommendation of new son-in-law, Frederick Lafleur.

1990-2000

Company’s retail business expands into Southeast Texas and Mississippi. One of the first companies to be named Certfied Cajun.

2012

2012: Savoie's Foods becomes SQF 2000 Level 2-certified by the Safe Quality Foods Program, ensuring the highest quality food production.

Savoie's Today

Tradition Continues

Today, the enterprises under Savoie’s Food are among the brand leaders in Cajun food products, with members of the Savoie family continuing to head the business. Company headquarters are still located on the original Savoie’s Grocery site on Highway 742 in Opelousas, Louisiana. Many employees are from the same families who first worked for Ms. Eula – proving we still consider ourselves first and foremost, a family business. And when you taste any of Savoie’s® Cajun food products, you’ll see for yourself what it means to be a part of our family.

Savoie’s Food is a privately held, Louisiana-based group of enterprises involved in the development, manufacturing, packing, marketing and distribution of a wide range of authentic Cajun Food Products. Our products may be shipped in bulk, directly from our plant facilities, by refrigerated transport. Please contact us if you are ready to bring in our line of authentic cajun food products in your distribution offerings.

Smoked Sausage

Andouille & Boudin

Rouxs & Sauces

Dressing Mix

Smoked & Seasoned Meats

Gluten Free

Breakfast

Appetizers

Entrees

Sides

Soups & Gumbos