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A skillet of pimento cheese with crackers, celery and carrots

The pimento cheese North Carolina grew up on.

Made in small batches in Burlington since 1952, with real Wisconsin cheese ground fresh several times a day.

Find it in a store Order by the gallon

Original or Jalapeño

A tub of Stan’s Original next to a cup of pimento cheese with celery

Original

The creamy classic. Pepper, pimentos and a splash of hot sauce give it a little kick.

A tub of Stan’s Jalapeño with crackers and sliced jalapeños

Jalapeño

The same recipe with jalapeños added, for anyone who likes it hotter.

How much do you need?

Both flavors come in all three sizes.

7 oz
First taste
14 oz
Fridge staple
1 gallon
Family legend

Real cheese, ground fresh

  • Real Wisconsin cheese, ground fresh in the factory several times a day.
  • No imitation cheese, and no pre-shredded cheese coated in anti-caking agents.
  • A short ingredient list, kept simple on purpose, and made in small batches.

Where to find it

Look for the brown-and-orange tub at these grocers.

  • Harris Teeter
  • Lowes Foods
  • Food Lion
  • Kroger
  • Piggly Wiggly
  • Carlie C’s IGA

Don’t see it at your store? Ask the manager to carry Stan’s.

Gallons for a party, a kitchen or a store

  • The 1-gallon tub comes in Original and Jalapeño.
  • In the Piedmont Triad, gallon orders can be picked up locally.
  • Stores and restaurants can also buy gallons wholesale through Stan’s distributors.

Gallon order

Who are the gallons for?
How many gallons?

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Framed portrait of Stan Hudgins
Stan Hudgins, who started it all.

Since 1952

Stan Hudgins grew his own grocery store into produce markets, five stores and a neighborhood diner, hauling his own goods along the way.

  1. 1952

    Stan’s Pimento Cheese begins. Stan and his wife, Virginia, make it the way they run everything else: carefully, with no shortcuts.

  2. 1983

    By now Stan’s has gone from the family’s own stores onto the shelves of regional grocery chains.

  3. 2018

    Their daughter, Sherry Hudgins-Tapp, takes over the operation as the second generation.

  4. 2026

    Jeff and Giselle Mitchell, longtime fans and Burlington locals, buy the company, with plans to take Stan’s across the Southeast.

From the recipe box

  • Crispy rice fritters on a blue plate over pimento cheese

    Rice fritters

    Crispy fritters made with the Jalapeño, creamy inside with a little heat.

  • Creamy chicken rotini on a blue plate

    Chicken rotini

    Chicken thighs in a white wine cream sauce with Stan’s stirred in, tossed with rotini.

  • A bowl of tuna dip surrounded by toasted bread slices

    Tuna dip

    Tuna and Stan’s, mixed into a dip for any get-together.

Work at Stan’s

Stan’s hires for production, packaging, sales, customer service and distribution.

Ask about openings: (336) 570-2572