COMPANY HISTORY. VernDale Products, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned business founded in 1958 by LaVerne and Marlene Johnson. In 1976 VernDale moved from their original Atwater address on the Detroit riverfront to their current Lyndon Location in Detroit. In 2014 using the most up-to-date technology, process integration techniques, and food safety methods VernDale completed construction of its second manufacturing facility on Weaver St. als...