Columbia Grain markets the harvest. It processes, stores, and ships the pulses and grains grown by farmers in the Western US. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company has grain elevators with a total storage capacity of more than 1 million tons in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington. Columbia Grain ships its bulk and bagged products worldwide from its Portland Terminal 5, located near the joining of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. In addition to grain handling, it provides customers with crop seed for wheat, barley, pulses, and canola and works with researchers to develop new varieties. The company is a subsidiary of Japan's Marubeni Corporation.

Established in 1956, TableMark company is a Japanese manufacturer of frozen and processed foods and beverages. Products include seafood, rice and noodles, bottled water, and alcoholic beverages. The firm also has interests in real estate, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment facilities. In addition, TableMark makes medical, cosmetic, and veterinary products. TableMark company operates about a dozen offices in Japan, as well as a factory network that extends into China and Southeast Asia. It changed its name to TableMark in 2010. Japan Tobacco acquired TableMark company in 2008 and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Meiji-brand sweets include chocolate and non-chocolate candy and chewing gum, along with personal care products, such as throat gargle. Its pharmaceutical division offers antibiotics, generic drugs, and anti-anxiety medications for humans, as well as veterinary drugs. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. is also involved in commercial leasing and sports complex management. Formerly called Meiji Seika Kaisha, a well known candy and pharmaceutical maker, the company merged with Japanese dairy producer Meiji Dairies Corp. in 2009 to form Meiji Holdings.

M.A.Patout & Son, Ltd., also known as "Enterprise Factory", is located in Patoutville, Louisiana, approximately 6 miles southwest of Jeanerette. M.A.Patout & Son, Ltd. is the oldest sugar company in the United States still owned and operated by the original family - Patout. It was founded in 1825. Today, it operates three raw sugar cane factories in southern Louisiana, M.A.Patout & Son, Ltd., Sterling Sugars, Inc., and Raceland Raw Sugar Corporation. Former C.E.O. Wm. S. Patout III led the effort of mill capacity expansion and acquisition of Sterling Sugars, Inc. and Raceland Raw Sugar Corp. All three mills are producers of sugar, molasses and syrup. Enterprise Factory has a processing capacity of 22,000 tons of cane per day and 2,100,000 tons of cane for the season. The combined capacity of the three mills is 4,600,000 tons of cane annually.

Chu nin chien kang! When this toast for good health is made, it's often with a glass of Chinese rice wine in hand ... rice wine made by China Shaoxing Yellow Wine Group. One of the largest producers of rice wine in the country, China Shaoxing Yellow Wine Group makes more than 110,000 tons annually for domestic and overseas markets. The wine is used for cooking, drinking, and as a solvent for Chinese herbal medicated ointment. Sometimes referred to as the "Champion of the Famous Orient Wine," the company sells its products under the brands Gu Yue Long Shan and Shen Yong He. Shaoxing is in southeastern China where the subtropical climate is ideal for producing rice and grains, two of the wine's key ingredients.

Founded in 1910, Organic Bean & Grain is owned and operated by the fourth generation of the Vollmar family. Organic Bean & Grain goes with the grain, not against it. Organic Bean agricultural company grows and harvests organic, non-genetically modified corn, spelt, and wheat, as well as soybeans, navy beans, and black turtle beans. Organic Bean & Grain also produces flour, meal, and oil products, and it purchases organic crops from other Michigan farmers. Organic Bean company sorts, cleans, and packages organic goods, and it markets them to food manufacturers and consumers.

Chippewa Valley Bean Company processes and wholesales dried light and dark red kidney beans. It grows and purchases beans grown on irrigated land in Wisconsin and three adjacent states. Chippewa Valley Bean's processing facility handles 40 million pounds of kidney beans every year. It exports its products to European and developing countries. Chippewa Valley Bean company also deals in pinto beans and dried green peas and sells prepackaged bean soups. Chippewa Valley Bean is a family-owned and -operated business.

Ben & Jerry's is still Ben & Jerry's Homemade: a top maker of super premium ice cream (along with rival Nestl�'s H�agen-Dazs). The quirky company was bought by consumer products giant Unilever in 2000, but it still marches to the beat of its own ice cream scoops on its drums of ice cream. The company sells its colorfully named ice cream, ice-cream novelties, and frozen yogurt ("FroYo") under such monikers as Chunky Monkey, Phish Food, and Cherry Garcia. It also franchises some 750 Ben & Jerry's SCOOP SHOPS worldwide. Ben & Jerry's donates a minimum of $1.1 million of pretax profits to philanthropic causes yearly.

Orchard House Foods Ltd Founded in 1981, Orchard House Foods was the first business in the UK to commercialise freshly squeezed orange juice. We remain the UK's market leader in ready-to-eat fresh fruit products, fresh fruit patisserie and drinks for leading UK retailers. Our commitment to innovation and NPD is renowned, as is our investment in our people. Orchard House Foods employs around 900 people in 5 purpose-built factories plus the addition of a brand new factory for Oakley Foods, all located at Corby, in the heart of England. Our sister company, Paradise Foods Ltd, employs around 300 people in Gateshead. Consumers´ desire for a healthier lifestyle, plus the government's "5 A Day initiative", mean that Orchard House Foods and Paradise Foods are strong, healthy growing businesses.

Davis Bynum is distinguished as the first winery to produce a single vineyard pinot noir from the Russian River Valley. The vintage was 1973 and the grapes were from Joe Rochioli's now prized vineyard. Today, more than thirty years later, the heritage of Davis Bynum lives on through the hand crafted creation of pinot noir and chardonnay grown exclusively in Russian River Valley.

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