BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $50.65M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Bridgford Foods
Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products, SIC 2013
Bridgford Foods Corporation manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products throughout the United States. Its offerings include biscuits, bread dough, roll dough, dry sausage, salami, and beef jerky, alongside private-label products. The company operates through two main business segments: frozen food products and snack food products. It serves retail chains, independent operators, convenience stores, and broadline and specialty foodservice customers including restaurants, schools, healthcare providers, resorts, and hotels.
The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It reaches retail and foodservice locations across all 50 states, supplying snack foods to approximately 19,000 supermarkets, mass merchandise outlets, and convenience stores, and distributing frozen foods through roughly 820 wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors. Products are delivered via customer-managed distribution centers, direct customer warehouses, direct-store-delivery networks, and independent distributor systems.
Summary of the business section of Bridgford Foods's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP
- Founded
- 1932
- Headquarters
- Anaheim, CA
- Address
- 1308 N Patt St, P O Box 3773 92801
- Phone
- (714) 526-5533
- Website
- bridgford.com
- Employees
- 668, Oct 31, 2025
- Industry
- Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products
- Incorporated in
- California
- Fiscal year ends
- October 30
- Auditor
- Baker Tilly US, LLP, Irvine, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BRID
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 9M, Aug 24, 2026
- Public float
- $13.75M, Apr 18, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 11-for-10, Dec 4, 1998; 11-for-10, Dec 3, 1997; 3-for-2, Jan 6, 1992; 3-for-2, Dec 31, 1990; 3-for-2, Jan 4, 1990; 3-for-2, Jan 4, 1989; 3-for-2, Jan 5, 1988
- SEC CIK
- 14177
- CUSIP
- 108763103
- ISIN
- US1087631032
- EIN
- 95-1778176
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Matthews-Morales | CFO, Secretary | 500 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Michael W. Bridgford | $353.77K | $353.01K | $354.23K | $64 | – |
| FY2024 Michael W. Bridgford | $346.83K | $343.16K | $350.18K | $72 | – |
| FY2023 Michael W. Bridgford | $498.55K | $498.55K | $509.40K | $84 | – |
| FY2022 Michael W. Bridgford | $470.64K | $470.64K | $447.52K | $106 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“had 668 employees (649 full-time employees) as of October 31, 2025, approximately 44% of those employment relationships are governed”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 27, 2022 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Feb 14, 2017 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Aug 22, 2008 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Jan 31, 2005 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Dec 17, 2004 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Jun 3, 2003 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |