Why can’t I find my Hidden Valley ranch dressing? (2024)

FAQs

Why is the Hidden Valley Ranch shortage? ›

Because of the multilayered nature of this incident (the sentence “The Hidden Valley Ranch shortage is due to a cybersecurity attack at Clorox” is a weird one to write) it would be easy to think that it's anomalous.

The Hidden Valley^® Guest Ranch is located near Santa Barbara in California and was favored by visitors who wanted to enjoy the natural surroundings.

One of the recalls involves Hidden Valley Original Ranch Homestyle dressing sold at Costco with UPC of 0 71100 21042 2 and a best-before date of March 28, 2024 due to undeclared mustard. “The Clorox Company of Canada is warning people with allergies to mustard not to consume the recalled product.

Hidden Valley's ranch dressing is high in sodium due in part to the cheddar, Parmesan, Romano and jack cheeses it contains. There are also over 20 ingredients in this dressing, many of which are preservatives. Best to save this one for a special occasion.

Clorox, Hidden Valley's parent company, is dealing with a cyberattack that has affected the dressing's production. So stores for months have had trouble stocking what some people call America's favorite dressing. Other mayonnaise-based dressing brands are available, including at fast food restaurants.

On October 30, 1972, The Clorox Company bought a small mail-order dressing business called Hidden Valley® Ranch. Forty-five years on, the Hidden Valley brand has grown far beyond its rural California beginnings. Ranch is a category all its own, a flavor beloved the world over, and not just on salads.

In October 1972, the Hidden Valley Ranch brand was bought by Clorox for $8 million, and Henson retired. Kraft Foods and General Foods introduced similar dry seasoning packets labeled as "ranch style".

A: No, we keep it in our pantry.

Today, with a full portfolio of Hidden Valley^® dressing, dip and sauce mixes, you can create endless combinations of Mix-It-Fresh flavors. Click here to see our ideas, or create your own. Go beyond Original Ranch^® dressing and see all that Hidden Valley^® has to offer for your restaurant or foodservice business.

The ranch packet has a fresher taste, because you add your own mayo and milk. Even though all the herbs and spices in the mix are dried, they rehydrate quickly and leave you with a product that feels homemade. This version of Hidden Valley Ranch is more flavorful than the bottled version and much, much thicker.

Does Hidden Valley Ranch still have MSG? ›

The ingredients in the seasoning packet have changed a bit since Henson first wrote the recipe and in particular, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is now one of the ingredients.

Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker makes it easy to add tangy ranch goodness to recipes, mix up a batch of creamy dressing, or perk up your snacks. This gluten-free ranch seasoning is perfect for burgers, chicken, potatoes, rice, steamed veggies, popcorn and more.

Even when a restaurant does start with premade ranch, they will often fold in extra fresh herbs, and maybe even more buttermilk, to lighten and bring in some brighter flavors that can be lost in shelf-stable bottling.

Clorox has recovered about 90% of the market share it lost after the August 2023 attack, and fully expects to restore the lost product distribution by the end of the fiscal fourth quarter, chair and CEO Linda Rendle told analysts during the fiscal third-quarter earnings call on Tuesday.