Founded in 1918, Cook Flavoring Company/R.R. Lochhead Manufacturing Company is the foremost innovator in pure vanilla and premium flavor extracts. Cook's vanilla represents the Lochhead family's 100-year obsession with vanilla. Ray Lochhead has long been recognized as a true maverick in the industry, traveling the globe in search of the highest quality beans, and experimenting for many years to find the perfect balance and beautiful simplicity that makes the best pure vanila extract. Ken Cook, who had discovered R.R. Lochhead's vanilla when he was president of Dreyer's Ice Cream, dreamed of offering these exquisite extracts to households around the country. In partnering with Ray, Cook Flavoring Company was born to bring Lochhead's peerless vanilla straight to kitchens, ice cream companies, bakeries, and restaurants all over the United States and the world.