The family-owned company was started in 1982 by Bernard Mayrsohn and his son, Mark. The Mayrsohn family's roots in the produce business stretch back to the 19th century. Mayrsohn International Trading is a leading importer and exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables with facilities in Miami and New York. It handles a wide array of fresh produce, including apples, onions, and potatoes, as well as Florida grapefruit. The company also imports bananas and plantains from Ecuador.

J.W. Judson bought part ownership of the company and constructed a new factory on a part of the old Judson Ranch, which is now South Flores Street. In the 30's Judson added a starch department and started manufacturing candies with jelly and creme centers such as fruit drops, orange slices, jelly beans, and easter eggs. Mr. Judson started experimenting, trying to make a more tart jelly bean, and ended up inventing the "sour", one of the company's most popular items. J.W. Judson's sons purchased the company from Mr. Jenner and in 1945 changed the name to Judson Candies. Mr. Judson's son George Jr. then invented another popular item, the chewy praline. Pralines used to be prepared by scooping up the batter with an ice cream scooper, however that process was mechanized using an electronic depositor developed by Southwest Research Institute.

Farmer Bros. Co. is a leading manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. Our product lines and services are specifically focused on the needs of our customers: foodservice establishments including restaurants, hotels, casinos, hospitals and foodservice providers, as well as retailers such as convenience stores, coffee houses, general merchandisers, private label retailers and grocery stores.To meet our customers' needs we carry hundreds of items including roasted coffee, liquid coffee, coffee related products such as coffee filters, sugar and creamers, assorted teas, cappuccino, cocoa, spices, gelatins and puddings, soup, salad dressings, pancake and biscuit mixes, and jellies and preserves. Approximately 50% of our total sales are from roasted coffee products.

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.

In business since 1978, Seabrook Brothers & Sons, Inc. is still run by the founding Seabrook family. Seabrook Brothers and Sons almost has an alphabet of products. From asparagus to water chestnuts, seabrook company grows, processes, and freezes a harvest of vegetables. In addition to producing items for retail sale under its Seabrook Farms label, seabrook company supplies vegetables to customers in the industrial ingredients, foodservice, and private-label retail sectors. It serves customers throughout the US, as well as in internationally in Canada, Chile, Israel, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia. Seabrook also makes such value-added products as frozen skillet meals, creamed spinach, and butter and cheese sauces.

The history of Dry Creek Vineyard is a long and colorful one. Founded in 1972 by David S. Stare, Dry Creek Vineyard paved the way for a renaissance of winemaking and viticulture in the Dry Creek Valley. Before his arrival, the Dry Creek Valley was little more than a few family farms and prune orchards. It was Dave’s vision to start a Loire Valley inspired winery that reintroduced consumers to the wines of northern Sonoma County. Without a doubt, David Stare is a pioneer. Heading west in the late 1960s, Dave personified the character and work ethic of early Gold Rush pioneers. Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dave worked for the B&O Railroad for several years but quickly realized that his true calling was in the wine industry. Inspired by his trips to the Loire Valley, Dave headed west to California to start his own family winery.

Arla Foods has given Scandinavian dairy farmers a firm grip on Europe's milk business. The 7,800-member cooperative's consumer products include fluid milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, and cream. Its major milk brands are Lactofree and Cravendale; its butter and spreads include Anchor and Lurpak brands; and Apetina, Buko, and Denmark's Finest are among its cheese brands. Arla offers dairy ingredients and bacterial cultures for food manufacturers and agricultural use and supplies powdered milk and cheese products to markets across Europe, as well as in the UK, the US, Asia, and the Middle East. Sales outside Denmark and Sweden make up 60% of Arla Foods' sales.

Bunge Alimentos S.A. was founded in 1818 and is based in Gaspar, Brazil. Bunge Alimentos S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Bunge Ltd. Bunge Alimentos S.A., an agribusiness and food company, sells grains in Brazil. It also produces vegetable oils, special oils, olive oils, margarines, mayonnaises, ready mixed products, vegetable fats and creams, wheat flour, texturized soy protein, crude soy oils, degummed soybean oils, lecithin, tocoferol, fatty acids, sugar, wheat germ, and pulp and fibers. In addition, the company provides ingredients for animal feed, such as soy bran, cotton bran, sunflower bran, canola bran, wheat bran, ground wheat bran, corn in grain, sorghum in grain, soy husk, and cotton husk. It serves consumers, confectionary, and baking and food service sectors.

Tillie and Hyman Gold founded Gold Pure Food Products Co., Inc. in 1932. Gold Pure Food Products makes and distributes sauces and condiments including horseradish sauce, as well as horseradish-added wasabi sauce, mustard (Dijon, honey mustard), tartar sauce, ketchup, hot dog relish, and salsa. Gold Pure Food Products sells its tangy items under the Gold's, Nathan's, Uncle Dave's, and Chef Allen brand names. It offers its products in glass jars and in "squeeze me" packages. The Gold Pure Food website offers recipes and sells products online.

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