LouAna is one of the retail and food service oil and concession product brands of Ventura Foods. It is one of the largest cooking oil refineries and leading processors of peanut oil in the United States. The refinery s operations include refining canola, cottonseed, sunflower, soybean and peanut oil. Ventura Foods specializes in a variety of edible oils, shortenings, dressings, margarine, sauces and flavor bases. The parent company provides Hidden Valley salad dressings and portion packs and cups. It offers Smart Balance, which is fat-free oil that helps to improve cholesterol ratio. Ventura Foods provides Classic Gourmet flavor bases for soups, sauces and gravies.