The family-owned and -operated The Musco Family Olive Co. was founded by Nicolo Musco, who immigrated to the US from Italy in the 1920s to start a food-distribution company. The Musco Family Olive Co. is the leading maker of canned and brined olives in the US. The Musco Family Olive company sells its products primarily under its flagship Pearls brand. It also sells olives under the Early California brand, as well as offering private-label services. Musco's products, which include black, green, and Mediterranean olives in sliced, chopped, pitted, and whole varieties, are sold through retail food outlets, as well as to restaurants and other foodservice providers across the nation.

A bunch of nuts make money for John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS). The company offers peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, mixed nuts and other tree nuts. JBSS processes, packages, and sells nuts under private labels and its own brands, which include Fisher, Flavor Tree, Sunshine Country, and Texas Pride. It also produces and distributes other foods and snacks such as peanut butter, ice cream and salad toppings, trail mixes, corn snacks, and candy. JBSS's products are sold worldwide to retail, wholesale, vending, industrial, foodservice, and government customers.

Frog's Leap Winery owns operates organic vineyards and a winery and distributes its wines through its store, its tasting room, and thorough mail order. Frog's Leap bottles Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and a number of blends. Frog's Leap was founded in 1981 by John Williams, who is credited as an early pioneer of organic grape-growing in Napa Valley. Frog's Leap was founded on land that was a commercial frog farm in the late 1800s -- thus, its name.

Our mission is to be the acknowledged leader in supplying the food processing industry with superior quality, efficiently and safely produced fruit, vegetable and other agricultural products from the growers of our Cooperative. Pro-Fac Cooperative grows big and strong on fruits and veggies. The farm co-op provides marketing and sales services to its approximately 500 member/owners across the US. The agricultural co-op sells its member-farmers' crops to companies in the food processing industry, including Birds Eye Foods (typically buys more than 40% of crops). Pro-Fac has members primarily in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. It was formerly a partial owner of Birds Eye, which was sold to Blackstone entity Pinnacle Foods in 2009. Since the sale, Pro-Fac has implemented a liquidation plan and looks to disband in 2012.

Campbell Company of Canada (Campbell Canada), 11 billion letters are used worldwide every year to make Campbell's alphabet soups. Fear not, this overview will not be anywhere near that long. The first foreign division of US parent Campbell Soup, Campbell Canada began operations in 1930 and has grown to be one of the country's major food manufacturers. Its products include canned and shelf-stable soups and broths, bottled sauces, and canned and bottled juices. It also manufactures value-added frozen food products for the foodservice industry.

Ag Processing Inc a cooperative (AGP®) is a farmer-owned cooperative engaged in the procurement, processing, marketing, and transportation of grains and grain products.Since its formation in 1983, AGP has been committed to the success of its owners. Today, that is 184 local cooperatives representing over 250,000 farmers throughout the Midwest, and five regional cooperatives representing farmers throughout the United States and Canada.AGP operates nine soybean processing plants including six plants in Iowa, located at Eagle Grove, Emmetsburg, Manning, Mason City, Sergeant Bluff, and Sheldon. Other AGP processing plants are located at Dawson, Minnesota, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Hastings, Nebraska. The Hastings plant is the first farmer-owned soybean processing facility in that state.

Empresas Polar also sells both domestic and imported wines and distributes PepsiCo beverages (through its Pepsi-Cola Venezuela subsidiary). It addition to beverages, the company is also a top Venezuelan food providers, processing corn and selling pasta, pasta sauce, canned food, and palm oil. The company's other product lines include animal feed and cleaning products. Empresas Polar started out as a small brewery in 1941 and has grown to become one of the largest private companies in Venezuela.

Black Star Farms, which calls itself "An Agricultural Destination," operates a winery and distillery, a fresh produce farm, horse stables (which can accommodate up to 13 horses), and an eight-room bed-and-breakfast inn. It also offers event planning at its facilities. Black Star's winery produces Arcturos brand white wines (pinot blanc, pinot gris, chardonnay, and reisling); red wines under the Leorie and Red House labels (merlot, pinot noir, and cabernat franc); as well as fruit wines and fruit brandies (apricot, apple, pear, and cherry). Also operating onsite is the Leelanau Cheese Company, an creamery that makes European-style cheeses made from cow's milk. The northern Michigan company was founded in 1998.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. takes a licking and keeps on selling -- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream is the leading US ice cream producer. The company manufactures premium ice creams and other frozen dairy desserts under its namesake Dreyer's and its Edy's brands for distribution to food retailers and foodservice purveyors throughout the US and some 25 overseas markets. In addition, Dreyer's distributes Nestl�'s H�agen-Dazs and ice cream novelties; it also operates the H�agen-Dazs Shoppe Company, which franchises ice cream parlors worldwide. Dreyer's is a subsidiary of Swiss food giant Nest.

Compass Group is the world's largest contract foodservices provider with operations in more than 50 countries. It provides hospitality and foodservice for a variety of businesses and such public-sector clients as cultural institutions, hospitals, and schools. It also offers vending, catering, and concessions services for a number of events and sports venues. Its foodservice brands include Chartwells, Crothall, and Levy Restaurants. In addition, Compass is a franchisee of such well-known chains as Burger King and Starbucks.

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