title: TreeHouse Foods Vocabulary
description: >-
  Domain vocabulary for TreeHouse Foods, one of North America's largest
  private label packaged food and beverage manufacturers. Covers product
  categories, supply chain, retail channels, and food manufacturing concepts.
created: "2026-05-03"
modified: "2026-05-03"

terms:
  - term: Private Label
    definition: >-
      Products manufactured by TreeHouse Foods and sold under a retailer's
      own brand name rather than a manufacturer's brand. TreeHouse is a
      leading private label manufacturer producing products for major
      grocery chains and retail customers across North America.
    tags:
      - Core Business
      - Manufacturing

  - term: SKU
    definition: >-
      Stock Keeping Unit — a unique identifier for each distinct product
      variant. TreeHouse Foods produces over 1,600 SKUs across snacking,
      beverage, and meal preparation categories.
    tags:
      - Product Management
      - Inventory

  - term: Snacking
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods' snacking category includes cookies, crackers, pretzels,
      nuts, and other shelf-stable snack foods produced under private label
      for retail grocery customers.
    tags:
      - Product Category
      - Snacking

  - term: Beverage
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods' beverage category includes private label hot beverages
      (single-serve pods, ground and whole bean coffee), powdered beverages,
      and shelf-stable drink products.
    tags:
      - Product Category
      - Beverage

  - term: Meal Preparation
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods' meal preparation category includes soups, broths,
      gravies, pasta and sauces, dressings and sauces, and other center-store
      shelf-stable products used in meal preparation.
    tags:
      - Product Category
      - Meal Preparation

  - term: Co-Manufacturing
    definition: >-
      Manufacturing products on behalf of other brands or retailers.
      TreeHouse Foods operates as a co-manufacturer and private label
      producer for retail grocery chains across North America.
    tags:
      - Manufacturing
      - Business Model

  - term: Retail Channel
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods sells products through retail grocery chains, club
      stores, mass merchandisers, drug stores, and dollar stores. Most
      sales are private label products sold under the retailer's brand.
    tags:
      - Sales Channel
      - Distribution

  - term: Foodservice Channel
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods supplies packaged food products to foodservice
      customers including restaurants, schools, healthcare facilities,
      and institutional food operators.
    tags:
      - Sales Channel
      - Distribution

  - term: THS
    definition: >-
      The NYSE ticker symbol for TreeHouse Foods, Inc. The company is
      publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
    tags:
      - Finance
      - Stock

  - term: Oak Brook
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods headquarters location. The company is headquartered
      in Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
    tags:
      - Location
      - Corporate

  - term: Fortune 1000
    definition: >-
      TreeHouse Foods is ranked among the Fortune 1000, the annual list
      of the 1,000 largest US companies by revenue published by Fortune magazine.
    tags:
      - Company Classification
      - Revenue