In 1969, a group of passionate young entrepreneurs founded Celestial Seasonings upon the belief that their flavorful, all-natural herbal teas could help people live healthier lives. They harvested fresh herbs from the Rocky Mountains by hand, and then dried, blended and packaged them in hand-sewn muslin bags to be sold at local health food stores. By staying committed to their vision, the founders of Celestial Seasonings turned their cottage industry into an almost overnight success. Today, Celestial Seasonings is the largest specialty tea manufacturer in North America. We serve more than 1.6 billion cups of tea every year, and we source more than 100 different ingredients from over 35 countries to create our delicious, all-natural herbal, green, red, white, chai and wellness teas.

Paramount Distillers makes and distributes a wide variety of spirits, including brandy, cognac, tequila, gin, rum, schnapps, vodka, and whisky. The company also owns the Meier's Wine Cellars, which operates a 40-acre vineyard on North Bass Island on Lake Erie (the vineyard was larger before the company sold much of the land in 2004 to the state of Ohio). Paramount Distillers operates warehousing and distribution facilities in Iowa and Ohio, but offers its more than 45 varieties of wine globally. The company also offers non-alcoholic sparkling and still juice beverages. Paramount, founded shortly after the repeal Prohibition, was purchased by Robert Gottesman and Associates in 1957. In 2009, Paramount Distillers celebrated 75 years as a proud part of Cleveland's business community. Paramount's history dates back to 1934, when J. F. Moessmer founded the company on W. 106th St. a month after the repeal of Prohibition. Under Moessmer, Paramount was a modest operation, marketing primarily cordials and vodka in Ohio and Iowa. The company prospered and moved to its present site on Berea Road in 1946.

Ralcorp Holdings reminds us that you can't judge food by its cover. The company is a top US maker of private-label or "store-brand" ready-to-eat and hot breakfast cereals. Ralcorp has also stocked its pantry with a variety of private-label cookies, crackers, peanut butter, ketchup, snack nuts, candy, and breakfast cereal. In addition, the company makes branded products: Ralston Hot Cereal, Post dry cereals, Ry Krisp crackers, and Rippin' Good cookies. Its Carriage House unit produces private-label dressings, syrups, jellies, and sauces, and its Lofthouse and Parco businesses offer frozen cookies to in-store bakeries. In 2010 Ralcorp announced an offer to acquire American Italian Pasta Company (AIPC).

DeLoach Vineyards pioneered Pinot Noir wine growing in the Russian River Valley when Cecil DeLoach, a firefighter from San Francisco with a passion for winemaking, first planted the grape in 1973. In 2003, DeLoach Vineyards was purchased by the Boisset Family from Burgundy, France, when Jean-Charles Boisset fell in love with the Russian River Valley on his first visit to the area, immediately recognizing the similarities between Sonoma County and Burgundy: each boast a confluence of river, mountains, and soil that is perfect for growing world-class Pinot Noir. A recognized authority on biodynamic, organic, and sustainable winemaking, the Boisset Family had been using these eco-friendly practices in their estate vineyards in Burgundy and understood the positive effects they had on the health of the land and the quality of the wine. In 2004 the family brought that vision here to DeLoach Vineyards. Showing our dedication to the environment, we tore up award-winning, highly-lauded vineyards after the 2004 vintage and replanted with cover crops designed to revitalize the soil. New vines were planted in 2006, and the first vintage grown with biodynamic farming techniques will be the eagerly-awaited 2010 vintage. In the meantime, we continue to produce world-class wine by partnering with winegrowers who are equally dedicated to and passionate about eco-friendly farming practices and the production of high-quality wines of distinction.

CoolBrands International Inc closed or sold off nearly all of its operating units, which included such popular product brands as Eskimo Pie, Godiva, and Yoplait. It also operated and franchised retail outlets under the banners I Can't Believe It's Yogurt, Tropicana Smoothies, and Yogen Fr�z. CoolBrands is looking to invest in new business opportunities. The families of chairman Michael Serruya and former co-chairman Richard Smith control the company.

Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) is an international group of companies with its principal business the trade and distribution of agricultural products. Our main trading subsidiaries are Catz International B.V. in Rotterdam (100%, spices and food raw materials), TEFCO EuroIngredients B.V. and Snick EuroIngredients N.V. (100%, natural food ingredients) and RCMA Commodities Asia (Pte) Ltd., Singapore (43%, natural rubber. ACOMO's trading subsidiaries source the raw materials in the production areas and sell them in the consumer markets. Our expert traders are committed to meet their customers' specific needs. We are building on 150 years experience to offer you an efficient and reliable service. Our customers are both the producers in mainly tropical countries (plantations, farmers, cooperations) and industrial consumers of agricultural commodities (spice mills, food processors, tire manufacturers).

Depending on what stage of life you're currently inhabiting, you're likely to associate Pepperidge Farm with either "all grown up now" Milan cookies or "yippee" Goldfish crackers -- a staple of most preschoolers' diets -- and, truth be told, lots of adults' workplace desk drawers as well. A subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company, Pepperidge Farm is part of the company's Baking and Snacking segment, which accounts for about a quarter of Campbell's total sales. Products in the Pepperidge Farm line include fresh bread and rolls, cookies, crackers, stuffing mixes, and ready-made croutons, as well as frozen puff pastry.

Heinz North America Consumer Products business segment of H. J. Heinz, it makes the US and Canada's top-selling ketchup (60% market share in the US, 80% in Canada). Other products include mustard and barbecue and pasta sauces with brand names like Heinz 57, Jack Daniels, Classico, and Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce. The unit also offers Heinz's frozen-food products such as entrees, pasta, pizza, potato products, and snacks. Its brands include Bagel Bites, Boston Market meals, Ore-Ida, Tater Tots, T.G.I. Friday's products, Weight Watchers meals, and more. It also makes Heinz baby food (#1 in Canada), as well as Nurture infant formula.

Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. has become one of the top 25 manufacturers of confections in the world. Headquartered in Round Lake, Minnesota, Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of quality confectionery and gum products, offering full line, full service opportunities to all classes of trade in the United States. Farley's & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. success in the industry, experience with acquisitions, and significant capital resources established Farley's & Sathers Candy Company as a leader in the confection industry. Farley's & Sathers Candy Company has developed its business both through internal growth and through the acquisitions of famous confectionery brands, including FARLEY'S®, SATHERS®, HEIDE®, JUJYFRUITS®, NOW AND LATER®, BOBS®, SWEET STRIPES®, SUPER BUBBLE®, FRUIT STRIPE®, RAIN-BLO®, TROLLI®, CHUCKLES®, AND BRACH'S®.

Germain-Robin Alambic produces hand-distilled brandies and bourbons under the Anno Domini, Select Barrel XO, Shareholders Reserve, and Grappa labels. Germain-Robin products, said to rival the great French brandies (called cognac), are distilled from premium wine grapes such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Viognier (grappa is made from apples). Germain-Robin was founded by Ansley Coale and Hubert Germain-Robin who, according to company legend, set out to make brandy using an antique still found in an abandoned cognac distillery.

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