NORPAC was formed by a group of Oregon farmers in 1924. NORPAC Foods company is a 240-member, grower-owned cooperative that produces frozen and canned fruits and vegetables, as well as soup and pasta mixes, under the FLAV-R-PAC, NORPAC, WEST-PAK, SOUP SUPREME, and Pasta Perfect labels. The cooperative sorts, processes, and packages its growers' products at its five processing plants in the northwestern US and sells the packaged foods to foodservice companies, retail grocers, club stores, and food manufacturers throughout the US; it also exports products to Canada, Latin America, Puerto Rico, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

Townsend®, Family Owned and Operated Since 1891. This statement says a lot about the longevity of our company, but there’s a whole lot more to Townsend® than our age.Townsend® is a family owned poultry, agri-products and property holding company headquartered in Georgetown, Delaware. Over the years the company has evolved from apple and peach orchards, lumber milling and grain production into a leading poultry products company. Today under the third generation leadership of P. Coleman Townsend we are focused on growing our Value Added and Fresh Chicken businesses.Townsend® has taken a leadership approach to new opportunities in the food industry. Townsend® was the first company to offer Organic Chicken products nationwide. We also have Antibiotic Free Chicken in addition to our conventional products. If your need is for Value Added Chicken, we have the capabilities and expertise to give you high quality, consistent, competitively priced products that meet the needs of any operation.From our family farmers to all of our 3,500 employees, the Townsend® goal is to become the best company in our industry, not the largest. Best in class customer service, product quality and dependability while serving all of your poultry needs.

Sunsweet Growers Inc. is the world's largest handler of dried tree fruits including cranberries, apricots and prunes. A grower-owned marketing cooperative representing more than one-third of the prune market worldwide, Sunsweet processes more than 50,000 tons of prunes a year.Founded in 1917 as the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association, the cooperative served as a marketing agent to offer the crops of its members - under the brand name "Sunsweet" - to consumers at better prices than were offered by individual growers.Today, Sunsweet processes and markets the dried fruit production of more than 400 grower-members with orchard holdings primarily in California's Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. After nearly nine decades, Sunsweet boasts an enviable brand recognition of 85 percent in American households, placing it in the very top rank of long-standing successful American products.

Neuhaus expertise is based on over 150 years of tradition and know-how. This dynamic and innovative Belgian company enjoys an international reputation for its wide range of high quality products. These, along with its image, are regularly reworked and updated. It is this shrewd blend of tradition, modernity and quality that contributes to the brand's success. From bean to chocolate, discover the extraordinary story that starts in the country where the beans originate and ends in the creation of delicious chocolates that are consumed all over the world.

Since 1914, Tastykake's employees have taken tremendous pride in the company's rich heritage and bright future. Unquestionably, our products represent the industry benchmark for consistent taste, quality, and freshness. Over the years, Tastykake has become a true Philadelphia success story, with gross annual sales in excess of $280 million. But for all of us, we have our sights set much higher, and have a concrete plan in place to overcome the numerous challenges that lie ahead. We believe we will be a company that will be a formidable competitor in the years to come.

Riceland Foods, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is based in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Riceland Foods, Inc., a farmers’ cooperative, provides marketing services for rice, soybeans, and wheat grown by its farmer-members. Riceland Foods company also engages in soybean processing and oil production businesses. In addition, it offers rice products for private label packaging, as well as bulk rice for club stores and bulk users. Further, the company supplies rice, oil, and shortening products to restaurants, fast-food chains, cafeterias, and military installations in the United States; and sells defatted rice bran, rice bran oil, and mill feed and hulls to livestock and pet food industries as ingredients. It exports rice products to Western Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean, Scandinavia, Central and South America, and Eastern Europe.

Since Suntory was founded in 1899, our mission has been to offer high-quality whiskys, beers, soft drinks and other products to enrich our customers' daily lives. Our motto, "Yatte Minahare" (Go for it!), expresses our willingness to constantly challenge ourselves to increase the value and range of our liquor and food products and continue to grow our company. Our current business portfolio is not limited to alcoholic beverages and general foods, but has expanded to include health foods, food services and flowers, making Suntory a multi-faceted corporate group. In 2003, the Suntory Group adopted a corporate philosophy expressed by the phrase "Resonating with People and Nature" With this philosophy always in mind, we aim to become good corporate citizens not only by offering the highest quality products and services in line with the needs of our customers, but also by striving to conserve the global environment and contributing to the realization of a truly prosperous society.

PM Beef Holdings is a leading processor and supplier of meat products to consumers, retailers, and foodservice operators. Its PM Beef Group supplies private-label and branded (Nature's Pride and Angus Beef Preferred Stock) case-ready beef to food retailers, as well as other specialty meat products for restaurants and other hospitality operators. The company also sells a variety of steaks and other beef cuts direct to consumers through its Web site. It has operations in Minnesota and Virginia. PM Beef was started in the 1990s by billionaire John Kluge (founder of holding company Metromedia) and James Ukrop (Ukrop's Super Markets).

Mavericks these days are the ones who don't use chemicals. Maverick Ranch, doing business as Maverick Ranch Natural Meats, only processes and distributes meat that has had limited or no exposure to antibiotics, pesticides, or steroids. Its meat products include natural beef, pork, buffalo, lamb, chicken, chicken eggs, turkey, turkey eggs, and an array of sausage, all of which it sells to more than 2,000 grocers in the US. Maverick's flagship product, extra lean ground beef is 96% fat free. Along with its fresh meats, the company offers fully-cooked meat entrees.

Naturex SA was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Avignon, France. Naturex SA develops, manufactures, and markets plant extracts with flavoring, coloring, antioxidant, or nutraceutical properties. Its extracts are used by its industrial customers in food products, such as meat products, drinks, and cooked meals; and food supplements, including tablets and capsules. The company’s products include NAT Arom, a line of extracts, oleoresins, and essential oils pure and formulated; natural chemicals; and water soluble rosemary extracts. Its products also comprise NAT Color, a line of natural colors pure and formulated, including paprika oleoresin, palm oil extract, carrot oleoresin, turmeric oleoresin, marigold oleoresin, annatto extract, spinach oleoresin, grape skin extracts, and black carrot extract, as well as blends of Naturex coloring extracts; and NAT Activ, a line of botanical extracts for health. In addition, the company’s products include NAT Stabil, a line of rosemary extracts with antioxidant properties. Its rosemary extracts include Oxy’Less and StabilEnhance products in various formulations, including powder, liquid, water soluble, and oil soluble.

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