Litehouse was founded by Edward Hawkins in 1963 and is owned and run by the Hawkins family. Litehouse company shines its light on salads. Litehouse is a leading maker of salad dressings, sauces, and vegetable dips under the Litehouse Foods label. It markets a variety of dressings including blue cheese, ranch, and vinaigrette, along with low fat and organic products. It also makes fruit dips, glazes, and cheese crumbles, as well as apple cider and marinades. With manufacturing facilities in Idaho and Michigan, Litehouse products are sold mostly through grocery retailers and warehouse clubs across the North America. Litehouse also supplies dressings and other products to foodservice distributors and restaurants.

Equal Exchange has created Big Change since 1986. Our founders envisioned a food system that empowers farmers and consumers, supports small farmer co-ops, and uses sustainable farming methods. They started with fairly traded coffee from Nicaragua and didn't look back. Today, we continue to find new and powerful ways to build a better food system. We partner with co-operatives of farmers who provide high-quality organic coffees, teas, chocolates and snacks from all over the world, including here in the United States. We invite you to join us. Together we can create stronger local communities, a more just food system and a healthier planet.

Founded by Irish immigrants, Wilson Farm has been in operation at its present location since 1884. James Alexander Wilson, W.M. Wilson, and brother-in-law George Reynolds came to Lexington from Enniskillen, Ireland. Here they were able to buy 16 acres of land and rent some of the surrounding fields for farming. James A. Wilson was the salesman, and the other partners worked the farm, growing vegetable crops and plants. Included among them were: cabbage, white turnip, celery, carrots, and beets. In the late 1800’s farmers from Lexington and nearby towns had to take their produce to Boston to sell at Quincy Market. In the evening many small farmers would bring their product to James A. Wilson, who would combine the partial loads in order to fill the market wagons. These market wagons were pulled by teams of road horses, as the work horses were retired for the day. On the return trip from market, the wagon would stop at the Boston area hotels and pick up garbage to be used to feed the pigs. If the driver fell asleep (as this sometimes happened), the horses knew the roads and could find their own way home. During the winter months, trips to the market were less frequent, thus vegetables were stored in pits. These pits were covered with salt marsh hay and boards - maintaining the temperature at 34-36°F until all the vegetables were sold at market. Slow winter days were spent in the barn repairing equipment.

Morrisons Pastry was founded in 1953 by Philip and Morris Wattenberg and is owned and operated by their descendants. The New York company manufactures yogurt muffins, mini-bundt cakes, and loaf cakes under the Grandpa's Original brand name. Its flagship muffins come in more than 20 different flavors, including Blueberry Crumb, Chocolate Chocolate Chip, and Sin-A-Muffin. Morrisons' baked goods are sold throughout the US through distributors hired by Morrisons Pastry Company

Dakota Growers Pasta Company is trying to put an al dente in the noodle market. It is a supplier of branded and private-label pasta products and flours to retail, food service, and food ingredient companies in North America. Its mills have an annual capacity to grind more than 12 million bushes of grain; its production facilities can produce 500 million pound of pasta (and makes more than 100 different shapes). Brand names include Dreamfields, Pasta Growers, Pasta Sanita, Primo Piatto, and Zia Briosa. Under license, the company distributes Ronzoni, Prince, Creamette, and Mrs. Weiss pasta brands to the foodservice sector.

Natural Selection Foods took root on a three-acre raspberry farm. Today it's a leading supplier of packaged organic salads to retailers and foodservice operators nationwide. Natural Selection Foods company's more than 100 different products, which also include organic fruits and vegetables, juice, cookies, and granola, are sold in 75% of US grocery stores under the Earthbound Farm brand name. Natural Selection's growers operate some 33,000 certified organic acres in the US (Arizona, California, Colorado, and Washington), Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand. In 2006 the California company recalled its fresh spinach and salad mixes containing spinach, which were the subject of an FDA nationwide recall due to an outbreak of E. coli.

AAK refines vegetable oils for specialised products which meet our customers' high requirements. In partnership with its customers, AAK develops leading global positions with a high level of profitability.AAK should be the first choice for customers whose production relies on high value-added vegetable oils. This is what has made AAK the world's leading producer of speciality vegetable fats. The products are used as substitutes for dairy fat and cocoa butter, as transfree solutions for fillings for chocolate and confectionery products, as well as by the cosmetics industry. Raw materials are obtained from areas such as Asia and West Africa. AAK is committed to sustainable development and is one of the prime moved behind RSPO, Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, and GreenPalm Ltd. Through these initiatives, AAK has contributed to the natural extraction of palm oil through natural agricultral development without ruthless exploitation.

Bonduelle SA engages in the production of processed vegetables in France and internationally. It offers fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables, as well as prepared food products. Bonduelle company’s fresh processed vegetables include green salads and raw vegetables without seasoning, such as lettuce, rocket, oak leaf, mixed green salad, corn salad, and curly endives; and delicatessen products. It also markets canned, frozen, fresh, and deli products under the Bonduelle brand to catering professionals. Bonduelle S.A. sells its products under Bonduelle brand in Europe and Latin America; Cassegrain brand in France; Frudesa and Salto brands in Spain; and Arctic Gardens brand in Canada. It offers its products through various distribution channels, such as retailers and discounters and restaurants, as well as corporate, school, and hospital foodservice operations.

Dairylea Cooperative’s rich heritage dates back to 1907. Throughout the years, we have made it a top priority to ensure that Northeast dairy farmers have the best possible market for their milk.As a milk-marketing organization, Dairylea markets members’ milk to realize a better financial return than an individual farmer could achieve alone. We maintain the toughest milk quality standards, and supply strong, stable markets for our members’ milk. In the mid 1980s, Dairylea embarked on a new venture by offering a variety of value-added services to help improve milk quality and boost farm businesses for members. These services continue to operate today as Agri-Max Financial Services, Agri-Services Agency (ASA), Eagle Dairy Direct, Risk Management Services (RMS), Empire Livestock Marketing, Dairy One Cooperative and Agri-Edge Development.

When someone mentions Chiquita, you probably think just of bananas -but there's a lot more to Chiquita than just bananas! In fact, Chiquita's basket overflows with a huge selection of delicious fruit such as pineapples, grapes, melons and avocados. The company also distributes and markets value-added produce including natural fruit ingredients, healthy snacks and nutritious blends of convenient green salads.The company’s products and services are designed to win the hearts and smiles of the world's consumers by helping them enjoy healthy fresh foods. The company markets its products under the Chiquita® and Fresh Express® premium brands.Chiquita is truly a global company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, there are 23,000 employees and operations on six continents. Most employees are based in Central America.

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