Kronos Foods

Kronos Foods, Inc., is a Chicago-based company which is a foodservice manufacturer of Mediterranean food in the United States and the largest manufacturer of gyros in the world.{{cite web|last1=Gazdziak|first1=Sam|title=Masters of the Mediterranean|url=http://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/99889-masters-of-the-mediterranean|website=The National Provisioner|publisher=National Provisioner|access-date=15 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Gyro's History Unfolds|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/dining/15gyro.html|work=New York Times|first=David|last=Segal|date=July 14, 2009|access-date=15 May 2016}} Kronos Foods is known for being one of the first to produce, standardize, and market gyro cones (an argument exists as to who exactly was the first to "invent" the first manufactured gyro cone). They also produce marketing for gyro consumption.{{cite web|last1=Elliott|first1=Gwendolyn|title=The Gyro Poster Model: Who Is She and What's Her Story|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/953375-129/the-gyro-poster-model-who-is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620122039/http://archive.seattleweekly.com/home/953375-129/the-gyro-poster-model-who-is|archive-date=2016-06-20|website=Seattle Weekly|publisher=Seattle Weekly|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-09-11}}

With over 200 employees at its factory in Glendale Heights, Illinois, Kronos has expanded its product line from just gyro meats in the late 1970s to Greek yogurt, pita, hummus, spanakopita, baklava, and other Mediterranean foods.