Heritage Specialty Foods is a Portland, Oregon-based producer of fresh soups, sauces, dressings and ready-to-eat sides for retail and foodservice clients. Founded as a family business, the company has grown into a division of Charlie's Produce, focusing on culinary innovation and small-batch cooking. Heritage produces refrigerated soups like chicken noodle and chowders, pasta sauces, dips and deli salads and offers private-label manufacturing and co-packing services. The company sources local ingredients when possible and employs chefs to develop seasonal and custom recipes. Its products are distributed through grocery delis, natural food stores and regional restaurant chains. Contact information was not publicly available on the website, but Heritage Specialty Foods is known in the Pacific Northwest for delivering high-quality fresh foods and partnering with retailers on branded and private-label programs.