The National Fruit Flavor Company was formed in 1917 by Ira Harkey and Virgil Browne in New Orleans. By 1921, the company had achieved national and international distribution, due primarily to the success of its flagship carbonated beverage product, Orange Squeeze, which was sold to independent bottlers throughout the United States and in five foreign countries.In 1961, Adam Gambel purchased the company from Ira Harkey and expanded its products and services. In addition to the beverage flavors, National Fruit Flavor successfully developed flavors and concentrates for the food service, dairy, bakery and vitamin supplement industries. The company, still owned and operated by the Gambel family, currently occupies a 42,000 square foot facility (above) on 4 acres in Elmwood Business Park, located halfway between Downtown New Orleans and the New Orleans International Airport.

Since its founding in 1969, the National Raisin Company has been owned by the Bedrosian family. National Raisin might secretly like to twist the old adage to go something like -- a raisin a day (actually, maybe cup) keeps the doctor away. Located in the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley raisin-growing region, the company processes more than 100 million pounds of raisins every year. National produces organic and conventional raisins for retail customers under the Champion and Bonner Organic labels. It also grows and dries plums (prunes) and apricots, also sold under the Champion brand name. In addition, National's foodservice operation offers currents, raisin juice concentrate, and raisin paste.

Natraceutical is shooting for your food dollar. It is the biotechnology arm of Spanish agri-chemical and food producer Natra (which owns a more than 55% stake in Natraceutical). Natraceutical company is primarily in the business of extracting essential oils and and natural chemicals from plants for use as ingredients in the food production cosmetic manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries. It also makes nutritional supplements. Natraceutical company's products include soluble cocoa fiber that is shown by research to lower cholesterol and kola-nut extract with a high caffeine content. Natraceutical holds a major stake in France's Naturex.

Natunola Health Biosciences Inc. (formerly known as Sentex Systems Ltd.) and its manufacturing plant are located in Winchester, Ontario. It is the parent company of Natunola Health Inc. which was acquired in 2002. Natunola Health Inc. is a leading manufacturer and researcher in the field of flaxseed derived Omega-3 fatty acids, specialty natural products, bio-nutrients and functional supplements for human nutritional and animal nutritional markets. The Company also produces natural ingredients, for the cosmetic and personal care industry.

The Natural Fruit Corp. was founded in 1984 by Colombian brothers Simon (president) and Jorge Bravo, Sr. (EVP). Natural Fruit Corp. company manufactures and markets frozen snacks made from 100% natural fruit -- no artificial anything. Its signature product is the Chunks O' Fruti frozen fruit bar, but the company also makes frozen yogurt bars and Allyson JAYNE brand frozen fruit drink mixes. Natural Fruit Corp. company's fruit-filled foods are distributed throughout the US and internationally.

Natural Selection Foods took root on a three-acre raspberry farm. Today it's a leading supplier of packaged organic salads to retailers and foodservice operators nationwide. Natural Selection Foods company's more than 100 different products, which also include organic fruits and vegetables, juice, cookies, and granola, are sold in 75% of US grocery stores under the Earthbound Farm brand name. Natural Selection's growers operate some 33,000 certified organic acres in the US (Arizona, California, Colorado, and Washington), Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand. In 2006 the California company recalled its fresh spinach and salad mixes containing spinach, which were the subject of an FDA nationwide recall due to an outbreak of E. coli.

In 1980, Eastern Foods launched the Naturally Fresh® brand, consisting of all-natural salad dressings, sauces, dips, oils, and vinegars. The company later developed the Jackaroo® line of meat sauce products. Naturally Fresh company was known as Eastern Foods until 2002 when it became Naturally Fresh, Inc. The change was made to recognize the company's strongest brand and to emphasize our commitment to providing only the freshest, highest quality products.Since the introduction of Naturally Fresh® products, Naturally Fresh has handled production, including research and development, product preparation, packaging, and delivery in company owned and operated refrigerated trucks. Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, Naturally Fresh expanded its retail business into leading supermarkets and increased its market penetration into quick serve, casual, and fine dining restaurants. Today Naturally Fresh remains competitive by constantly introducing new products.

Nature's Path Foods, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. Nature's Path Foods, Inc. produces organic cereals. Nature's Path Foods company offers breakfast foods, snacks, and pasta. It also provides cold and hot cereals, bars, snack foods, waffles, breads, baking mixes, ingredients, soy-based vegetarian entrees, crispy rice and granola bars, organic crackers and cookies, and weils. Nature's Path Foods company’s products are sold through online stores and retailers internationally. It sells its products in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Natures Way Foods Ltd. company was founded in 1994 when Tesco asked farmer, David Langmead, to produce a salad product it required. Langmead's brother, Robert, a former food consultant to Unilever, joined him and together they created the Natures Way as a sister company to Langmead Farms. Once simply a lettuce farm, the company now prepares and packages ready-made salads, and watercress for sale through major UK grocery retailers and restaurants; it also provides bagged ready-to-eat fresh fruit.

Naturex SA was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Avignon, France. Naturex SA develops, manufactures, and markets plant extracts with flavoring, coloring, antioxidant, or nutraceutical properties. Its extracts are used by its industrial customers in food products, such as meat products, drinks, and cooked meals; and food supplements, including tablets and capsules. The company’s products include NAT Arom, a line of extracts, oleoresins, and essential oils pure and formulated; natural chemicals; and water soluble rosemary extracts. Its products also comprise NAT Color, a line of natural colors pure and formulated, including paprika oleoresin, palm oil extract, carrot oleoresin, turmeric oleoresin, marigold oleoresin, annatto extract, spinach oleoresin, grape skin extracts, and black carrot extract, as well as blends of Naturex coloring extracts; and NAT Activ, a line of botanical extracts for health. In addition, the company’s products include NAT Stabil, a line of rosemary extracts with antioxidant properties. Its rosemary extracts include Oxy’Less and StabilEnhance products in various formulations, including powder, liquid, water soluble, and oil soluble.

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