AgFeed Industries readies hogs for the abattoir (i.e., the slaughterhouse). The company manufactures, distributes, and sells hog feed and feed additives, and owns almost 30 hog farms in China. It sells feed from its five plants to more than 650 large-scale pig farms (including its owns farms) and distributes feed to more than 1,000 retail locations. The company sells more than 75,000 tons of feed products a year under more than 20 different brand names. AgFeed Industries also raises hogs, including purebred Yorkshire, Landrace, and Duroc hogs, for slaughter. It produces more than 400,000 hogs per year and operates a 68-acre breeder pig farm to supply its farms with sows and boars. AgFeed was founded in 1995.

At ak-mak Bakeries, four generations of the Soojian family have been very busy. Since 1893, the Soojians have been baking their Armenian flat-bread. Sold under the ak-mak label, the stone-ground, whole-wheat flat crackers are staple products on the shelves of natural foods retailers. Popular at first with dieters and diabetics, the crackers have found favor with the general public and can be found at major retail food outlets nationwide. The company also makes sheets of "country-style" whole-wheat cracker bread, pita bread, and rice cakes. Its products are made with no preservatives or bleaches.It is our desire to provide the highest quality affordable product available to the health conscious consumer. To that end we are often asked about promotions or coupons. To insure that our customers get the best value possible, we prefer to sustain the lowest pricing possible continuously. Promotions cost a considerable amount of money and resources to implement, and then additional costs to administer. This philosophy also aids in another area we feel strongly about and that is to not abuse the environment through the unnecessary use of printed materials such as coupons, advertisements, mailings, etc.

Amay's Bakery & Noodle Co., Inc. was founded over 30 years ago as a small family business with the belief of sharing traditional Chinese food items in America. The founder, Mr. Hom, believed in making quality traditional cookies and noodles by using only the finest ingredients. Today this belief continues and Amay's products are enjoyed by people in Asia and North America.

At AIPC we are passionate about our pasta. As North America's largest producer of dry pasta, we are a proud provider of quality pasta food products.Founded in 1988 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, AIPC has grown to include plants in Columbia, South Carolina, Tolleson, Arizona and Verolanuova, Italy. With over 600 employees, AIPC produces pasta for consumption in the United States and abroad. We take pride in our facilities, and quality of products we produce.Our customers are some of the largest food retailers in the world. We provide our own branded pasta, and we provide pasta to the retail food distribution channel under a variety of private label programs. In addition, we provide much of the pasta consumed by the food service industry, including restaurants and cafeterias, schools, business and industry.

Atkins has pushed beef off its plate in favor of a protein shake. Atkins Nutritionals, which once touted the meat-heavy Atkins diet, makes nutritional bars and shakes. The number of products offered by the company is down from the more than 300 items it made at the height of the low-carbohydrate diet craze. Atkins no longer offers strictly low-carb dieting advice, but instead focuses on nutrition. As with other weight-loss companies, Atkins offers memberships and diet plans. Its Web site has an online support group called the Community Forum. The company's branded food products are sold in retail outlets worldwide.

Bagels, muffins, and coffee are fueling this company. BAB operates a chain of about 120 franchised coffee and baked goods outlets under the brand names Big Apple Bagels and My Favorite Muffin. The stores offer several varieties of bagels and spreads, muffins, sandwiches, soups, salads, and gourmet coffee. The company also markets a proprietary java brand, Brewster's Coffee. BAB has coffee shops in more than 25 states, as well as in the United Arab Emirates. An investment group controlled by CEO Michael Evans and VP Michael Murtaugh owns nearly 40% of the company.

That sweet smell of success might be coming from the ovens at Bahlsen. One of Germany's leading manufacturers of biscuits (or as Americans call them, cookies), the company makes Leibniz butter biscuits, a favorite among consumers since it was introduced in 1891. Bahlsen also makes upscale products such as chocolate-dipped Pick Up! snack bars. With five production facilities in Europe, the company exports products to about 80 countries and offers private-label production services. The family of founder Hermann Bahlsen, led by his grandson Werner Bahlsen, continues to control the company.

The story of one of India's favourite brands reads almost like a fairy tale. Once upon a time, in 1892 to be precise, a biscuit company was started in a nondescript house in Calcutta (now Kolkata) with an initial investment of Rs. 295. The company we all know as Britannia today.The beginnings might have been humble-the dreams were anything but. By 1910, with the advent of electricity, Britannia mechanised its operations, and in 1921, it became the first company east of the Suez Canal to use imported gas ovens. Britannia's business was flourishing. But, more importantly, Britannia was acquiring a reputation for quality and value. As a result, during the tragic World War II, the Government reposed its trust in Britannia by contracting it to supply large quantities of "service biscuits" to the armed forces.Today, more than a century after those tentative first steps, Britannia's fairy tale is not only going strong but blazing new standards, and that miniscule initial investment has grown by leaps and bounds to crores of rupees in wealth for Britannia's shareholders. The company's offerings are spread across the spectrum with products ranging from the healthy and economical Tiger biscuits to the more lifestyle-oriented Milkman Cheese. Having succeeded in garnering the trust of almost one-third of India's one billion population and a strong management at the helm means Britannia will continue to dream big on its path of innovation and quality. And millions of consumers will savour the results, happily ever after.

The cookie may crumble but at Burton's Foods what remains is income. The company is one of the largest sweet biscuit companies in the UK. Burton's makes such childhood favorites as Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels. Its other brand names include Viscount and Maryland (another favorite in the UK). Burton's also offers private-label biscuits, confectionery, and snack foods. Its products are available in Europe and North America. The company was founded in 2001 as the result of the merger of Burton's Gold Medal Biscuits and Horizon Biscuits Company. Burton's is owned by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Apollo Management.

Soup means M'm! M'm! Money! for Campbell Soup. The company is the world's biggest soup maker; in the US its most popular selections are chicken noodle, tomato, and cream of mushroom. Campbell also makes meal kits, Franco-American canned pasta, Pace picante sauce, V8 beverages, and Pepperidge Farm baked goods (yes, it makes the Goldfish crackers you hide in your desk at work). Its Australian division produces snack foods and that Aussie favorite, Arnott's biscuits. The company has manufacturing facilities located throughout the world. In addition to North America, its principal markets are France, Germany, Belgium, and Australia; in all, Campbell's products are sold in more than 120 countries.

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