In 1975, Waples-Platter, the Texas-based manufacturer of Ranch Style Beans, sued Kraft Foods and General Foods for trademark infringement for their "ranch style" products, even though Waples-Platter had declined to enter the salad dressing market itself over concerns about rapid spoilage.

Ranch has been the best-selling salad dressing in the United States since 1992, when it overtook Italian. [1] It is also popular in the United States and Canada as a dip, and as a flavoring for potato chips and other foods. In 2017, 40% of Americans named ranch as their favorite dressing, according to a study by the Association for Dressings and Sauces. [2] History [ edit ] People rushing Dion's for new green chile ranch". KRQE NEWS 13. August 29, 2017 . Retrieved March 4, 2023.In 1949, Thayer, Nebraska native Steve Henson (1918–2007) moved with his wife to the Anchorage, Alaska, area, where he worked as a plumbing contractor. While there, he invented a new salad dressing.

Over 50 years ago, a Nebraska-born entrepreneur settled in Santa Barbara, California where he founded the hidden valley ranch. Guests came to enjoy the great outdoors and wholesome home-cooked meals. They were especially fond on the salads topped with a buttermilk dressing, lovingly prepared by the proprietor using fresh heerbs and spices - the Original Ranch Dressing. Today you can still enjoy the same great taste.TV Ad: Pizza, Taco & Nacho Cheese Flavored Ranch Dressing by Hidden Valley (Television advertisement). 1993. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. a b c Brown, Gerald L.; Dell, Robert F.; Davis, Ray L.; Duff, Richard H. (May–June 2002). "Optimizing Plant-Line Schedules and an Application at Hidden Valley Manufacturing Company". Interfaces. Catonsville, MD: The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. 32 (3): 1–14. doi: 10.1287/inte.32.3.1.44. ISSN 0092-2102. S2CID 15375294 . Retrieved 14 March 2020. Green Chile Ranch Superfood Dressing • Dip". Let Thy Food. March 15, 2017 . Retrieved March 4, 2023. Manufacturing of the mix was later moved to San Jose, then Colorado, and then to Sparks, Nevada in 1972. [3] [4] Ingredients: M altodextrin, Buttermilk ( milk), Salt, MonosodiumGlutamate, G arlic*, Onion*, Lactic Acid ( milk), Calcium Lactate ( milk), Spices, Citric Acid, C alciumStearate, Artificial Flavour, XanthanGum, Carboxymethylcellulose, G uarGum, Natural Flavour. May contain soya, mustard