Basic American INC
At a glance
EmployeesNot reported
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersWalnut Creek, CA
US patents13
SAM.gov UEICN6ZRTJKZQC3
CAGE code1H9W4
Incorporated inDE
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- mashed potatoes
- hashbrowns
- casseroles
- potato tot mix
- beans
- restaurants
- food
- K-12 schools
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
13 US patents granted 2000–2012, none of them in the five years to SEP 2025.
Food chemistry 11Chemical engineering 2
- Dehydrated mash potato product and processUS 8,304,011 · granted NOV 6, 2012
- Emulsified bean-based oil substituteUS 8,282,978 · granted OCT 9, 2012
- Dehydrated mash potato product and processUS 8,216,626 · granted JUL 10, 2012
- Dehydrated mash potato product and processUS 8,017,173 · granted SEP 13, 2011
- Emulsified bean-based oil substituteUS 7,879,385 · granted FEB 1, 2011
Newest 5 shown · Granted to Basic American, Inc. · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plants
8 FACILITIES| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic American INC | Walnut Creek | CA | — | ACTIVE |
| Basic American Foods INC | Walnut Creek | CA | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Basic American Potato CO INC | Blackfoot | ID | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Basic American Foods (blackfoot) | Blackfoot | ID | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Basic American Potato Company | Blackfoot | ID | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Basic American Foods | Moses Lake | WA | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Basic American Foods | Plover | WI | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Basic American INC | Plover | WI | — | UNVERIFIED |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.