Boar's Head Provisions is more of a ham than a bore. Under the Boar's Head brand name, the company manufactures and distributes specialty deli meats, cheeses, and soups to restaurants, grocers, and delicatessens throughout the US. Its products are distributed in distinctive black and red refrigerated trucks owned by its sister company, Frank Brunckhorst Company. Boar's Head has operations in Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. The company was founded in 1905 by Frank Brunckhorst, who delivered his foods by horse-drawn wagon to small delicatessens and mom-and-pop stores in New York City. It is still owned and operated by his descendants.

It should be pointed out that chickens don't start out with fingers, but Brakebush Brothers produces plenty of 'em. The company manufactures processed value-added chicken products (wings, nuggets, patties, fingers, and strips) for sale through retail grocery and foodservice operators. Its subsidiary, Squawkers, is a branded, restaurant-concept family of products marketed to the foodservice industry; Brakebush Transportation distributes the company's products to destinations in the 48 contiguous US states. Brakebush Brothers, a family-owned company, was founded by William and Otto Brakebush in 1925.

BRF - Brasil Foods (formerly Perdig�o) leads pigs and chickens from the farm to the freezer. A top Brazilian provider of fresh and frozen pork and poultry, it owns farms, slaughterhouses, animal-feed factories, incubators, and meat-processing facilities. In addition to chicken, turkey, pork, and some beef, the company has concentrated on offering more value-added processed frozen foods. The company's processed foods, which accounted for half of its 2009 sales, include frozen vegetables, pizza, and desserts, as well as margarine, powdered and fluid milk, soy-based vegetarian products, and pasta-based ready meals. In 2009 the company acquired rival Brazilian meat company Sadia and was renamed BRF - Brasil Foods.

Bridgford Foods Corporation traces its roots back seventy-eight years to February 1932. Hugh H. Bridgford (1908-1992) opened a retail meat market in San Diego, California. The business evolved first into several retail meat markets, then meat wholesaling to hotels and restaurants, frozen food distribution, meat packing and processing and frozen food manufacturing. The Company is now headquartered in Anaheim, California about four miles from Disneyland. In addition to meat processing and bakery operations in Anaheim the Company has four additional factories, two in Dallas, Texas, one in Chicago, Illinois and one in Statesville, North Carolina.

Brown Packing Company knows the difference between a foreshank and a flank. The Illinois company, which also does business as Dutch Valley Foods, slaughters, prepares, and packs veal and lamb for food retailers. The company also offers other branded meat products, such as organic Dakota Beef, Hudson Valley Foie Gras, King's Pride Fresh Chilled Australian Lamb, and grass-fed Tallgrass Beef, and Tracy Lynns Veal, which contains no preservatives or other additives. Brown Packing was founded in 1944.

Burke Corporation's products are top of the line. They top off pizzas, pasta, and tacos. The company makes cooked meat products for use by other food manufacturers, foodservice companies, and restaurants. Burke's meats include breakfast patties, chicken strips and pieces, shredded beef, meatballs, Mexican-style meat fillings, and pizza toppings (beef and pork crumbles and pepperoni). Its brands include Premoro (Italian meats), Tezzata (Mexican meats), and MagniFoods (specialty meats). The company also provides bulk packaging and custom formulation services. Burke was acquired by Hormel Foods in 2007.

Butterball, LLC, is the largest U.S. turkey producer. Smithfield Foods owns 49 percent of the company, a joint venture with Maxwell Farms, Inc., of Goldsboro, North Carolina. Formerly Carolina Turkeys, the company adopted the Butterball name in acquiring the brand in October 2006. The celebrated Butterball name is the most widely recognized brand in the turkey industry and carries more than a half century of brand equity. Primary lines of business include whole turkeys, cooked turkey breasts, turkey sausages, ground turkey, lunchmeat, and fresh tray pack, bone-in and boneless turkey. Available through retail, deli, and foodservice channels, Butterball products are sold in approximately 20 countries.

You shouldn't drive 55 -- or any other speed for that matter -- after partaking of the fruit of Cabo Wabo's efforts. A holding company formed by rock star Sammy Hagar, the company oversees the marketing and distribution for his 110-proof Cabo Wabo tequila as well as the operations of his Cabo Wabo Cantina. Cabo Wabo's premium line of tequila ages for up to three years in oak barrels before ever seeing the bottom of a shot glass. The bar and restaurant, located in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, offers Tex-Mex and Baja Mexican cuisine, as well as Cabo Wabo tequila, of course. The company also merchandises Cabo Wabo apparel and accessories. It's majority-owned by Davide Campari-Milano, which bought an 80% stake in 2008.

We are a vertically integrated poultry company supplying fresh and frozen chicken products to customers coast to coast and worldwide. Since we are vertically integrated we control our chickens from the breeder flocks, hatchery, feed mill, broiler growout farms, and processing plants to you. To be here since 1945 is a testament to the many people who have been and who continue to be an invaluable part of our company. Quality products don’t just happen-our people make the difference. Whether it is fresh, frozen, or breaded chicken products, we will do our best to earn our customer’s business each day.

Calumet Diversified Meats Inc. is a leading processor of pork products located in Southern Wisconsin with over 30 years of experience in the meat packing industry. Calumet's management team of men and women are the key players in our fast-paced business. Their talent coupled with technology has generated a level of innovation that is unsurpassed in the meat industry. From raw material to finished product, Calumet's production team is helping it's customers to create an eye-pleasing menu item to keep their customers returning again and again.

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