Hodgson Mill company touts its use of grinding stones (rather than the steel blades that the big companies use) to mill a variety of grains, including wheat, oats, rye, and corn. The Missouri mill was built in 1837; company founder Alva Hodgson purchased the mill after its second rebuilding in 1882. Hodgson Mill products include flours, flax seed, couscous, cereals, bread and baking mixes, batters, and non-gluten and soy products. It has added wholewheat and veggie dried pastas to its offerings, which are available at retail food outlets nationwide.

Kantner Group, Inc. makes cheese-making ingredients, such as milk proteins and replacers, rennet, whey, cheese powders and analogues, and starter media. Its other products include ice cream and shake mixes. The company also offers private-label and custom-blending, and -packaging services. Kantner owns cheese-manufacturing companies Blue Valley Foods and Chianti Cheese. Chianti makes Italian specialty cheeses; Blue Valley also makes Italian cheeses, plus Cheddar and Jack. Kantner's customers include food retailers and manufacturers and foodservice providers. The firm was founded by CEO Doug Kantner in 1999.

Martori Farms is an American grower and shipper rooted in a century’s experience in fresh fruit and vegetables.Our origins trace back to the turn of the century, to a horse drawn wagon owned by one of the first members of the Martori family to set foot in the United States. He founded a solid tradition, as a fruit vendor on the streets of New York City. He distinguished himself by consistently offering only the freshest products of the finest quality. A firm handshake and his honest reputation guaranteed every transaction. That grassroots approach stayed in the Martori family. Today you’ll see at Martori Farms a fourth generation striving to honor that century old tradition.Over the years, Martori Farms has grown into a vertically integrated operation, shipping fresh fruits and vegetables year round throughout North America. We maintain direct control over all aspects of production, and we adhere to those same simple principles that sparked our grandfather’s success all those decades ago.

Founded in 1996 by our president, Mitch Possinger, Cura Hospitality is a highly responsive and innovative dining services and hospitality provider exclusively serving fresh, nutritious and delicious foods to senior living communities and community hospitals throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Cura is synonymous with “care for others” and was chosen as the company's name to personally reflect Mitch’s belief in treating seniors, patients, families and staff members with respect, dignity and concern. CURA 1,000 support team members share this belief, dedicating themselves to Cura’s mission of Enhancing Life Around Great Food.

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.

Let's hear a shout for Royal Schouten Group's efforts in animal nutrition and biofuel. The group operates through several companies. Schouten Ceralco supplies soy, corn, palm oil, grains, and other products to the food, feed, and bio-energy markets. Its ColzaOil unit distributes rapeseed oil and other bio fuels by ship and truck for consumers across Europe. Schouten Products develops and produces vegetable-based ingredients, including toasted soya, tapioca, and corngluten meal, that are used to produce animal feed.

Family-owned and -operated, Plochman was founded in 1852 as Premium Mustard Mills. Fourth-generation Carl (Terry) Plochman, III, is the company's president and CEO. Aside from being one of the oldest manufacturers of good, old, American yellow as well as specialty mustards, the company introduced the nation's first squeeze-packaged condiment in the 1957. Currently, its products include flavored mustards such as Spicy Horseradish and Honey Dijon, and specialty mustards Kosciusko and Natural Stone Ground. Plochman company's Web site has mustard facts, history, and recipes, a mustard-lover's club, and an online store.

Sudzucker knows you can't get blood from a turnip, but it definitely knows you can get zucker (sugar) from a beet. Producing some 5 million tons of sugar a year, the company is one of the world's largest sugar producers. Sudzucker and its partially owned affiliate, AGRANA, and subsidiaries, Raffinerie Tirlemontoise and Saint Louis Sucre, make frozen entrees and pizzas; bakery additives such as fruit concentrates, starch products, and sugar substitutes; food-portion-control containers; and bioethanol. Southern German beet farmers control Sudzucker's largest shareholder, Suddeutsche Zuckerruben-Verwertungsgenossenschaft ("SZVG"), which holds more than 55% of company shares.

Seafreeze company is a producer of bait products for the fishing industry, with freezing capacities both on water and land. Operating on the East Coast of the US, Seafreeze processes and packages such underused species as butterfish, Illex and Loligo squid, Atlantic mackerel, and Atlantic herring. Seafreeze operates two freezer trawlers (Persistence and Relentless) and an onshore freezing and cold-storage facility, from which it ships frozen seafood to both domestic and international customers. Part of the storage operation is available to the public for cold storage. Seafreeze's products are used as bait on longline ship fleets.

Multiple Organics, Inc. was formed in 2002 by President Dave Lanstein. Multiple Organics provides a multitude of naturally grown food ingredients. Multiple Organics company supplies bulk organic beans and legumes, dried fruit, seeds, grains, nuts, sweeteners, and other products to health food manufacturers. It serves customers in Canada and the US from warehouses in California, New York, and New Jersey. Multiple Organics purchases crops from farmers around the globe.

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