Kagome Co. Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture, purchase and sale of food products. Kagome Company has two business segments. The Food segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of drinks, gifts, food and food products for business, the manufacture and purchase of fresh vegetables, the purchase and sale of agriculture-related materials, as well as the sale of seeds and seedlings. This segment is also engaged in the mail-order business of products of Kagome Company. The Others segment is involved in the logistics and real estate businesses. As of March 31, 2010, Kagome Company had 11 subsidiaries and four associated companies.

Think of Tyson Foods as a 600-pound chicken with a bullish attitude. One of the largest US chicken producers, Tyson's Fresh Meats division makes it a giant in the beef and pork sectors as well. In addition to fresh meats, the company offers value-added processed and pre-cooked meats, and refrigerated and frozen prepared foods. Its chicken operations are vertically integrated -- the company hatches the eggs, supplies contract growers with the chicks and feed, and brings them back for processing when ready. Tyson processes 41 million chickens, 393,000 head of pork, and 139,000 head of beef every week. Its customers include retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers in the US and more than 90 other countries.

Weil Brothers Cotton is an international cotton merchant. Weil Brothers buys ginned cotton from US producers and markets it worldwide. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the company was founded in 1878. It has been part of Weil Brothers & Stern Limited, a cotton trader in the UK, since 1991. As such, it handles all sales and administration of the UK company's US, Central and South American, and Chinese operations; it also oversees the company's Australian office. Due to volatile price fluctuations and severe losses in US cotton futures during 2008, Weil Brothers is slated to shut down operations in 2010, as is Weil Brothers & Stern.

Bernard Matthews is the top turkey processor in the UK. The company produces fresh, chilled, and frozen turkey and value-added turkey products under the Bernard Matthews and Golden Norfolk brand names. It operates 56 turkey farms in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire. It expanded in Lincolnshire with its purchase of free-range and fresh turkey provider Lincs Turkeys in 2010. Founder and chairman Bernard Matthews started the company in 1950 with just 20 turkey eggs and a used incubator and grew the business by coaxing consumers into thinking of turkey as a year-round meat by introducing value-added products. After nearly 30 years as a public company, Matthews and his family took the company private in 2000.

Nearly a century ago Ajinomoto was built on our discovery that an amino acid is the key to the human body’s ability to recognize nutritious foods by taste. Deliciousness, we learned, is actually a signal for nutritiousness. Healthy diet, healthy life. One comes only with the other. Through 100 years of amino acid research Ajinomoto has deeply penetrated into the source of human health. That is to say, our research explored the roots of happiness.On the eve of our centennial anniversary we are expressing our mission in a new promise: Ajinomoto Works for life. Working to fulfill our individual potential we will work for all life on earth. It is a promise we make at the start of the new century. It is a promise we make to extend a lifetime. Ajinomoto Co. is a science-oriented manufacturer and marketer of processed food, seasonings, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and animal nutrition. Since the start in 1909, Ajinomoto Co. has established itself as a household food brand in Japan, and a reliable source of nutrition that helps people savor those golden moments in life. Today, Ajinomoto Co. operates globally, with operations in 23 countries and regions backed by over 100 manufacturing facilities.Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Company Inc. (Japan) originally started its business in the U.S. in 1956. In keeping with its impressive growth and effective diversification, three limited liabilities companies were formed in the state of Delaware on April 1, 2003 to improve operations and hence, to serve the customers better. These are Ajinomoto Food Ingredients LLC, Ajinomoto AminoScience LLC and Ajinomoto Heartland LLC.

Less is more at the Carl Buddig & Company, which manufactures and markets some of the thinnest lunch meats available. The company's most popular brand, Original Buddig, is a svelte 10-15 calories per slice and comes in choices such as beef, chicken, turkey, ham, pastrami, and corned beef. It also offers Old Wisconsin brand smoked beef jerky sticks and snack bites, along with wieners, bratwurst, Polish sausage, summer sausage, and ring bologna. Carl Buddig's meat products are available in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada, and are sold at retail food outlets, including Kroger, Albertson's, Safeway, Food Lion, Giant, Roundy's, and others.

Darigold products are unique because our more than 500 dairy farmers are also our owners. Since 1918, our producers have taken pride in producing dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Today we are one of the nation's largest agricultural cooperatives, producing the equivalent of two million gallons every day - that's seven billion pounds of milk every year. Darigold produces a full line of dairy-based and other products for wholesale, retail, grocery and foodservice customers. We also produce butter, cheese, milk powder and whey products for institutions, food brokers and food processing companies. Beyond great products, our hallmark is listening to our customers' needs. Through innovative technology and our efficient, flexible production capabilities, we deliver value-added products and customer-driven solutions. We are proud of our history and even more excited about our future. Darigold is now known throughout the world for bringing fresh, wholesome dairy products and ingredients from the Northwest to people all around the globe.

Ceres Solutions is a growth business. The agricultural partnership provides farmers in about a dozen Indiana counties with crop farming support services and supplies. It sells, stores, and distributes such goods as fertilizers and fuel (gasoline, propane, home-heating). The company's agronomy services include field mapping, crop and pest management, soil sampling, and yield analysis. Ceres Solutions also offers crop-financing programs, sells crop insurance, and provides marketing services. Its Green Notes newsletter offers the state's farmers market and technical advice and analysis.

Gatorade may be the granddaddy of energy drinks and Red Bull may be the world's best seller, but Impulse Energy USA says it's steering the industry in a whole new direction. Impulse Energy has embraced the increasing use of energy drinks as cocktail mixers. The company launched its Impulse Energy drink in 2001 on the beaches of South Florida. In 2004 Impulse Energy introduced Impulse Zero, a zero-carb, zero-calorie version of its energy drink. Also available is Impulse Extreme, a sugar-free energy drink that triples the blend of taurine, caffeine, and other ingredients found in Impulse Energy.

Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines (DC&E) is part of Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O); the world’s leading premium drinks business. DC&E produces and markets premium wines from around the globe including Napa Valley, Sonoma, the California Central Coast, Washington, France, New Zealand and Australia. Brands include: Beaulieu Vineyard, Sterling Vineyards, Sterling Vintner's Collection, Rosenblum Cellars, Chalone Vineyard, Acacia Vineyard, Edna Valley Vineyard and Provenance Vineyards as well as the French wines of Barton & Guestier. DC&E is also a leading importer of classified Bordeaux and Burgundy estate-bottled wines and F.E. Trimbach.Diageo's broader business includes an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wine and beer including Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan and Crown Royal. Diageo is a global company, listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE).

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