Editing Imlay City, Michigan (section)

== Economy ==
Michigan-born Vlasic Pickles has a long history in Imlay City. Having built their first plant in the city. <ref>{{cite web |title=Abous Us, Vlassic |url=https://www.vlasic.com/about-us |website=Vlassic Pickles |access-date=7 April 2025}}</ref>

Founded by Croatian immigrant Franjo Vlasic in 1920s, the Vlasic Company began as a creamery in Detroit that eventually grew to be the state’s largest wholesale milk distributorship. As the company grew, it added hams and pickles for the city’s polish community.

The Vlasics produced pickles in barrels, as had been the standard for centuries. In 1942 Franjo’s son, Joseph, and grandson, Bob, began packing pickles in glass jars and the demand for pickles began to take off.

To keep up with demand, in 1957 Joseph Vlasic bought an existing pickle plant on Blacks Corners Road in Imlay City, Michigan, and two years later the Vlasic pickle empire was born when he founded Vlasic Foods.

Still a vital part of the Imlay City community, Vlasic maintains a presence in the state as well. The cucumbers used in Vlasic pickles are grown in Michigan, in the cities of Mount Pleasant and Kalamazoo.