The National Fruit Flavor Company was formed in 1917 by Ira Harkey and Virgil Browne in New Orleans. By 1921, the company had achieved national and international distribution, due primarily to the success of its flagship carbonated beverage product, Orange Squeeze, which was sold to independent bottlers throughout the United States and in five foreign countries.In 1961, Adam Gambel purchased the company from Ira Harkey and expanded its products and services. In addition to the beverage flavors, National Fruit Flavor successfully developed flavors and concentrates for the food service, dairy, bakery and vitamin supplement industries. The company, still owned and operated by the Gambel family, currently occupies a 42,000 square foot facility (above) on 4 acres in Elmwood Business Park, located halfway between Downtown New Orleans and the New Orleans International Airport.

Unilever N.V. is the numero uno Unilever. It has joint custody of food and personal care products giant Unilever. Along with Unilever PLC, the Netherlands-based firm operates Unilever as a joint venture. The three companies operate as the Unilever Group, which has a single board of directors and one set of financial statements. Unilever holds the No. 1 spot in manufacturing dressings, savory, and spreads with brand names Hellmann's, Knorr, Wish Bone, and Ragú. Its other top products include ice cream (Breyers, Ben & Jerry's), tea (Lipton), deodorants (Sure, Degree), and mass skin care (Dove). The company holds the No. 2 position in laundry detergents. Unilever also operates tea and oil plantations.

DPI Specialty Foods Midwest is a regional operating unit of specialty food wholesaler DPI Specialty Foods. DPI Specialty Foods company supplies supermarkets, specialty food stores, and other food retailers with a range of food and non-food items, including imported foods, organic and natural goods, and ethnic food items. DPI Midwest serves customers in more than a dozen Midwestern states.

Blendex Company produces custom-made breading, batters, coatings, marinades, pizza crusts, sauce and seasoning mixes, flavored sugars, dry rubs and beverage mixes for commercial and private-label food manufacturers. It manufactures more than 200 products and provides custom formulation, packaging, storage, and shipping services as well. Blendex was founded in 1975 and was acquired by the late Eugene Pottinger, father of CEO Ronald Pottinger, in 1981.

Morton International company is the #1 consumer salt maker in the US and sells industrial and consumer salts from under a big umbrella held by a little girl in a yellow dress. Along with Morton's familiar grocery products (table, kosher, and canning salt), the company also makes consumer and professional salt for controlling ice on roads and water conditioning; it also manufactures salts for the foodservice and food-manufacturing industries. In addition Morton owns the Canadian salt company Windsor Salt. Formerly a subsidiary of Rohm and Hass, Morton Salt was sold to to Germany's K+S in 2009.

Atalanta Corporation was founded in 1945; it is controlled by the Gellert family led by chairman George Gellert. Atalanta Corporation is a leading specialty food importer that markets a variety of gourmet cheeses, deli and canned meats, frozen seafood, and pastas, as well as a line of kosher foods. Its brands include Celebrity, Zerto, Del Destino, and Martel; the company also sells products under its own name brand. Importing products from Europe, Asia, and South America, Atalanta sells primarily to restaurants and other foodservice operators, grocery stores, and specialty food retailers.

For 55 years, Rudolph Foods’ commitment to excellence has been passed from generation to generation, just like their love for flavorful, traditional pork rinds snacks. In 1955, John Rudolph learned of an untapped market for pork rinds and the Ohio entrepreneur quickly launched his own company producing pork rinds from smoked bacon rinds. Two years later the company would face its first big challenge, the meat industry no longer smoked the rind on the bacon. Under pressure to save their fledgling business, John’s wife, Mary, put her home economics background to work and invented a revolutionary process the company still uses today.With Mary’s surefire recipe and John’s leadership, Rudolph Foods became a snack industry success story. Since then, John and his sons have continued to dramatically expand their business and the family tradition. Today, the company has six facilities in the United States and three International ventures. With over 350 employees, Rudolph Foods has launched into new areas of the snack food industry while maintaining its presence as the nation’s leading producer of pork rinds and cracklin snacks.

River Ranch Fresh Foods is a leading supplier of packaged salads to the retail food and foodservice industries. River Ranch Fresh Foods company produces salad mixes and fresh cut vegetables to supermarkets and other grocery stores under the labels Popeye Fresh (through a licensing agreement with King Features) and River Ranch. It also offers private-label services with a range of products including salad kits and premium salad blends. In addition, River Ranch supplies restaurants and other foodservice operators with spinach, lettuce, and mixed salads. River Ranch Fresh Foods company was acquired in mid-2010 by competitor Taylor Fresh Foods, which is also based in Salinas, California.

AVI Limited maintains a portfolio of more than 60 brands of food, beverages, cosmetics, apparel, and shoes. Its Entyce unit makes and sells tea, coffee, and juice; Snackworx sells crackers, chips, and other snack foods; other divisions sell frozen seafood, packaged foods, and cosmetics by Coty and Puig. The company's Ciro Beverage Solutions unit supplies Lavazza, House of Coffees, and Ciro brand coffee and beverage services to airports, hotels, restaurants, and corporations. AVI Limited is also licensed to distribute Jimmy Choo, DKNY, Gant, Lacoste, Prada, Nina Roche, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Stuart Weitzman brand clothes and shoes in South Africa.

Coca-Cola Hellenic serves approximately 560 million people in 28 countries. We are one of the largest bottlers and vendors of The Coca-Cola Company’s products in the world, and the largest based in Europe. Coca-Cola Hellenic was formed in 2000 as a result of the merger of the Athens-based Hellenic Bottling Company and the London-based Coca-Cola Beverages. Since then, our territory has expanded and currently extends from as far west as Galway, Ireland, to Petropavlovsk, the easternmost point of Russia. This breadth provides attractive growth opportunities and reduces our dependence on any particular market. In conducting operations across 28 countries, Coca-Cola Hellenic provides guidance, support and supervision to each operation while placing day-to-day management and operation in the hands of local employees with a deep familiarity of their own country, its business practices and community aspirations. Coca-Cola Hellenic is headquartered in Athens and currently listed on the Athens, New York and London stock exchanges. Our two major shareholders are the Kar-Tess Holding S.A., a private holding company, and The Coca-Cola Company.

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