Green Chile Ranch Superfood Dressing • Dip". Let Thy Food. March 15, 2017 . Retrieved March 4, 2023. Ragland, Gigi (June 1, 2022). "At This Albuquerque Restaurant, the Flavors of New Mexico's 19 Pueblos Come Together". Condé Nast Traveler . Retrieved March 4, 2023. One side effect of the adoption of the name "ranch" for Henson's new salad dressing was that it resulted in a federal lawsuit over whether the phrase "ranch style" could be used to describe other competing salad dressing products. Since the early 1930s, there had already been an existing product called Ranch Style Beans, which is still sold by Conagra Brands today. Ranch dressing is produced by many manufacturers, including Hidden Valley, Kroger, Ken's, Kraft, Litehouse, Marie's, Newman's Own, and Wish-Bone.

The case was tried before federal judge Eldon Brooks Mahon in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1976. Mahon ruled in favor of Waples-Platter in a lengthy opinion which described the various "ranch style" and "ranch" products then available in the 1970s in the United States, of which many had been created to compete against Hidden Valley Ranch. Mahon's opinion cites to evidence which indicates the lawyers had compelled Henson himself to sit for a deposition during the discovery process to testify about the history of Hidden Valley Ranch. [12]

Ranch dressing is a savory, creamy American salad dressing usually made from buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, mustard, herbs (commonly chives, parsley and dill), and spices (commonly pepper, paprika and ground mustard seed) mixed into a sauce based on mayonnaise or another oil emulsion. Sour cream and yogurt are sometimes used in addition to, or as a substitute for, buttermilk and mayonnaise. Scinto, Maria (November 13, 2022). "These Are America's Best Restaurants For Celebrating Thanksgiving". Tasting Table . 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] Mahon specifically noted that Hidden Valley Ranch and Waples-Platter had no dispute with each other, though he also noted that Hidden Valley Ranch was simultaneously suing General Foods in a separate federal case in California. The only issue before the Texas federal district court was that Waples-Platter was disputing the right of other American food manufacturers to compete against Hidden Valley Ranch by using the label "ranch style". [12] See also [ edit ] 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. Landes, Craig (June 9, 2022). "Recipe For Success". American City Business Journals . Retrieved March 4, 2023. In the Southwestern United States, there is a variant from New Mexican cuisine called "green chile ranch" which adds green New Mexico chile pepper as an ingredient. [7] [8] Restaurant chains like Dion's produce and sell green chile ranch, as do others in the region. [9] [10] [11] Trademark lawsuit [ edit ]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 a b c d Redmon, Michael (November 20, 2015). "Ranch Dressing Originated in Santa Barbara's Mountains". The Santa Barbara Independent . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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. People rushing Dion's for new green chile ranch". KRQE NEWS 13. August 29, 2017 . Retrieved March 4, 2023.a b c d Koerner, Brendan (2005-08-05). "Ranch Dressing. Why do Americans love it so much?". Slate Magazine. ISSN 1091-2339 . Retrieved 2023-09-27. 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.