1960 - Valley Services Was Founded
Valley Services was founded by entrepreneur, Mr. Bill Hogg, who identified the need for a food service management company in Mississippi.
1971 - Valley Signs Hinds Community College Contract
Valley signs a contract to manage the campus dining at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi. Valley continues to manage the dining services at Hinds Community College making them Valley's oldest customer.
2001 - Valley Expands
Valley Services began producing frozen and shelf-stable meals in an 80,000-square-foot USDA-inspected facility with 21,000 square feet of freezer space. The initial goal of the plant was to reach home-bound seniors. In April 2008, the company broke ground to expand the plant by an additional 60,000 square feet. Today, this company is known as Traditions.
2005 - Hurricane Katrina Made Landfall
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coasts. Valley provided disaster relief meals to customers throughout the affected areas.
2010 - Valley Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Valley celebrates 50th Anniversary as a premier food service management company.
2012 - Valley Merged with TrustHouse
Valley merged with TrustHouse Services Group out of Charlotte, North Carolina, making us the sixth largest contract food service company in the nation and the largest U. S. based contract food service company specializing in senior nutrition.
Valley Partners with Elior
Valley, as a part of TrustHouse, partners with Elior in 2013. Elior is a prominent provider of contract and concessions catering. This partnership strengthens Valley's position as a market leader in contract food service management.
Mr. Hogg
Valley Services founder, Bill Hogg, was a visionary in the food services industry. A self-made entrepreneur, he started his first business in 1946 by selling foods to grocery stores out of a delivery truck. In these early years, his only hard assets were a Chevy truck, a desk, and an adding machine; however, he was committed to working long hours to achieve great success.
Mr. Hogg was one of the first to notice a growing trend of less scratch-prepared foods during the 1950's. He capitalized by selling frozen entrees and desserts, thus becoming a pioneer in prepared foods available for consumers to purchase
In 1958, Mr. Hogg seized another opportunity to manage the food service operations for businesses offering in-house dining to their employees. Ultimately the later move led to the launch of Valley Services. Valley quickly grew to expand to other market segments including healthcare, education, seniors and corrections.
Mr. Hogg had a deep philosophy to hire the best employees and treat every employee well. He remained involved in the day-to-day management of Valley Services until his death in 2008. His presence remains through his famous "Captain's Wheel," a training tool that is still used today.
