Welch Foods produces Welch's juices and jellies as the operating subsidiary of the 1,200-member National Grape Cooperative Association. Its offerings include refrigerated juices and cocktails, frozen and shelf-stable concentrates, sparkling juice and single-serve juice products. Welch's produces fresh grapes, as well as jams, jellies, and preserves. Its products are sold under the Welch's and BAMA labels. The co-op licenses the Welch's name to other manufactures for use in products such as frozen fruit confections, dried fruit, fruit snacks, and carbonated beverages. It sells its more than 400 products to food and beverage retailers and foodservice operators in the US and 35 other countries and territories.

Lotus Bakeries focuses on authentic specialities from the biscuit and cake world: caramelized biscuits (speculoos), gingerbread, cake specialties, waffles and pepparkakor biscuits. Lotus Bakeries, with headquarters in Belgium, is a dynamic, internationally oriented company with production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Canada, own sales organizations in 9 European countries and in the United States of America/Canada and an export department for the other countries. With 1,245 employees, Lotus Bakeries produces and sells high-quality, tasty products under the Lotus, Peijnenburg and Annas brand names. By maintaining a health balance between tradition and innovation, Lotus Bakeries indulges consumers with a unique range of products. In 2008 the Group achieved a turnover of EUR 256.7 million. The shares of Lotus Bakeries are listed on Euronext Brussels.

Meat and potato lovers avoid D'Arrigo Bros. The family-owned business does business as Andy Boy and is best known for its green vegetables, such as broccoli, fennel, hearts of romaine, and cauliflower. The fresh produce grower and distributor also supplies radicchio, cactus pears, and several varieties of lettuce. D'Arrigo Bros. serves customers in the retail food, foodservice, and the food wholesale sectors. The company, which farms some 24,000 acres, was founded by brothers Andrea and Stefano D'Arrigo in 1923. It began using the Andy Boy brand name, featuring Andrea's three-year-old son, Andrew "Andy" D'Arrigo, in 1927.

Cliffstar Corporation began over 100 years ago, when Meyer Star settled in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area in New York State. As an innovator in the rapidly growing grape industry, Meyer Star produced Star Wine in the heart of this Chautauqua County grape belt. From those beginnings, the Cliffstar Corporation evolved in the early 1970’s and now produces shelf stable juices, teas, sports drinks, fitness waters, and vitamin waters. Today, Cliffstar remains privately owned by the Star Family. Cliffstar now includes 10 geographical locations and employs over 1300 associates which contribute to the company’s success. Cliffstar Corporation is the largest independent grape, cranberry, and prune juice processor, and one of the largest private label beverage suppliers in the United States. In addition to serving thousands of private label lines with more than 145 blends of juices, Cliffstar presses most of its own grapes, cranberries, and prunes to ensure consistent quality, flavor, and color in all its beverages. The Company's facilities include the most modern and sophisticated pressing and filtration equipment, large blending tanks, and numerous juice pasteurizers and coolers. Towering stainless steel tanks provide cold storage capacity in excess of 6 million gallons.

General Custer ran into trouble at the Little Big Horn and Alexander Graham Bell made his famous telephone call to Mr. Watson. In St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Busch was brewing his first batch of beer. Meanwhile, across the state in the busy river town of St. Joseph, Dr. George Washington Chase faced a dilemma. In those days it was difficult raising a family on a doctor’s meager wages. Drawing upon his previous experiences while growing up back East, Chase decided to open a fruit and produce business. The business prospered and in the early 1920’s Chase built a modern four story factory in downtown St. Joseph. About this time the third generation of the Chase family, Charles, joined the Company.

Ampol Food Processing Ltd. was set up in 1988 with 90 million baht capital. The company vision is to produce and distribute domestic agricultural processed goods and products. At the first stage, the company dealt with vegetables and fruits exportation to other countries around the world. Later, the company invested in Chaokoh UHT Coconut Milk research and development and lastly became the first instant UHT coconut milk manufacturer in Thailand. The new products are also accepted and warmly welcomed by general public. In 1996, the company turned to invest in healthy beverage market to respond the new trend of health care by launching the latest Fit-C Konjac Drink With 25% Fruit Juice, Pro-Fit Job's Tears Cereal Drink, and V-Fit Young Rice Milk Cereal Drink. Those products are corporately developed by the Institute of Nutrition, MahidolUniversity to produce new coming Good-Life Seasoning Sauce Less Sodium and Less Saturated Fat Cereal Coconut Milk. From that success, the company had more than 700 employees and gained 1,000 millions baht for its revenue each year, with continuously growing income. Ampol Food Processing Ltd. runs its business with high technology and is standardized by ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 14001 on Environmental Friendliness, OHSAS/ TIS 18001 with HACCP and GMP on Security and Sanitation from BVQI, accompanied with the certification of the Ministry of Pulbic Health's Food and Drug Administrative Committee. All certifications are to guarantee the best products and services to every customer.

Salvatore Ferrara came to America from Nola, Italy in 1900 and founded Ferrara Pan Candy Company in 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of his immigration from Italy, Mr. Ferrara was skilled in the art of making Italian pastries and sugar coated candy almonds. Sugar coated candy almonds, otherwise known as "confetti", continues to be a tradition at Italian weddings. Salvatore Ferrara had become proficient in the English language. Since he was fluent in both English and Italian the Santa Fe Railroad hired him as an interpreter between crews and their foreman. He worked at the Santa Fe Railroad for four years. In 1908 he came to Chicago and opened a retail pastry and confection shop. From 1908 to 1919 the sugar coated almond business experienced substantial growth and Mr. Ferrara was shipping to an extensive market in the Midwest.

Coloma Frozen Foods supplies fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, along with fruit juice concentrates under the Nature Blessed label. It specializes in cherry juice concentrate, which it packages in quart, half-gallon, and gallon bottles. Coloma also packages an assortment of fresh vegetables, like asparagus and celery, and fresh fruit, such as cherries, blueberries, rhubarb, and apples. Its customers include US foodservice operators and food manufacturers and wholesalers. In addition, Coloma offers custom repacking services. Headquartered in Coloma, Michigan, the company operates a distribution facility and a warehouse in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Willow Wind Organic Farms was founded by Steve and Margaret Walser in 1980. The agricultural company grows certified organic vegetables on its 640-acre farm in Washington State (it is developing a 2,000-acre farm in Oregon). Willow Wind's vegetable products include frozen broccoli, carrots, green beans, peas, mixed vegetables, sweet corn, and potato products (hash browns, french fries, nuggets). Its frozen veggies are available under the Earth's Finest Organic label. Willow Wind Organic Farms customers include national food chains and club stores including Costco.

The global company processes, imports, exports, and trades fresh, frozen, and cured fish; frozen shellfish; and other seafood and meat products. Its offerings include salmon, cuttlefish, crab, lobster, and octopus. The company also purchases and sells fresh produce from Mexico. Agritec Americas' wholesale customers include food processors, hotels, and resorts.

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