Private company

XLNT Foods

Food company in California, US

XLNT Foods is an American food company based in Southern California. It is one of the oldest companies based in Southern California, and is the longest continuously operating brand of Mexican cuisine in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryMexican cuisine1
XLNT Tamale Co. horse-drawn wagon in 1906
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

XLNT Foods (pronounced "excellent") is an American food company based in Southern California. It is one of the oldest companies based in Southern California, and is the longest continuously operating brand of Mexican cuisine in the United States.2

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