Border Foods, Inc. is owned by investment firm, Allied Capital. Border Foods company is a major global processor of private-label green chili peppers and a leading US supplier of jalapeeo peppers. It also offers tomatillos and banana pepper products. Located in New Mexico, Border Foods supplies the foodservice, food manufacturing, and retail food industries throughout the US with canned, fresh, frozen and dried peppers, salsas, dips, enchilada sauce, as well as other Mexican condiment products.

When my grandfather, Frank Vignieri, borrowed $35 from my grandmother’s cookie jar to start a meat packing company in 1936, he couldn’t have imagined what that investment would turn into. The company, known as Kenosha Beef, quickly grew its Midwest customer base thanks to a reputation built on customer satisfaction, high quality standards, innovative ideas, and exceptional tasting food.For more than seven decades, Birchwood Foods has been a leader in providing quality beef for the foodservice and retail industries. My father, Charles Vignieri (pictured), continued to successfully grow the company while never losing sight of the traditions and family values it was founded on.

Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation is really very good at being a leading meat processor in the US. It excels at turning cows, pigs and turkeys into meat at its plants in the US and Canada, which it sells countries around the world. It also produces case-ready and pre-cooked meats and meals for the grocery and foodservice industries. Its brands include Honeysuckle White, Sterling Silver, Angus Pride, and Tender Choice. Cargill Meat Solutions supplies fresh beef and pork to Precept Foods, a joint venture with Hormel that markets branded fresh meats. Cargill Meat Solutions is the integrated result of a string of acquisitions, including Emmpak Foods, Taylor Packing, and Excel.

Kegel's Produce is a leading wholesale supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables in Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Kegel's Produce company distributes a wide variety fruit, including citrus, apples, bananas, berries, and melons, along with vegetables, such as lettuce, onions, and tomatoes. It also provides value-added bagged salads and fresh cut fruits and vegetables. Kegel's Produce company's customers include food retailers and restaurants and other foodservice operators.

LoBue Bros. offers harvesting, packing, and marketing services to growers of California oranges. LoBue Bros company offers its customers several citrus varieties, including Navels and Valencias. The independent commercial packer, which was founded in 1934 with a modest 10-acre orchard, is one of the largest of its kind in the industry. LoBue Bros. -- named after Fred, Mario, and Joe Sr. -- began as a broker of cherries, prickly pears, and other produce. LoBue Bros company is still operated by descendants of the LoBue family.

Van Drunen Farms company manufactures air-, sun-, freeze- and drum-dried organic and conventional food ingredients made from fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Van Drunen company also offers sugar-infused, individually-quick-frozen, and fire-roasted products. It grows herbs on its farms in Illinois and California and also procures produce from growers throughout the US and in Europe. Van Drunen company's also processes grains, legumes, dairy, and specialty food ingredients, such as freeze-dried cheeses, miso, surimi, and tofu. Van Drunen's products are sold wholesale to other food processors and packers. Van Drunen company is owned and operated by the Van Drunen family.

Land O'Frost makes meat sandwich-worthy. The family-owned company manufactures lunch and deli meats (beef, chicken, turkey, Canadian bacon, and ham) under the DeliShaved, Land O'Frost, Taste Escapes, and Premium brand names. Land O'Frost customers include food retailers, food processors and foodservice companies across the US. It also provides meat-derived ingredients to other food manufacturers and bulk products to foodservice providers. The company operates three plants, one each in Illinois, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Land O'Frost was founded by Antoon Van Eekeren in the 1950s and is still owned and managed by his descendants.

SOLECO, one of Europe's largest prepared salad and vegetable producers, specializes in mixed bags. SOLECO (also known as The Florette Group) markets more than 200 products under the Florette brand, including salads, salad dressings, frozen vegetables, and soups. SOLECO company sells to retail and catering customers in Europe and the UK. The Florette brand is the European market leader in prepared salads. The products are prepared at five company production plants located in France, Spain, and the UK. A subsidiary of the agri-giant Agrial, SOLECO secures its mostly French produce from sister companies Prim'Co and Européenne Fruitière.

Westbridge Research Group wants to survive for another thousand years or so, and its products will make sure the planet will be here as well. The company manufactures environmentally safe agricultural chemicals for agriculture (fruits and vegetables), gardens, lawn, and turf. Its offerings include bioremediation (sewage treatment) products, fertilizers, and plant-growth regulators, all safe for consumers, workers, and the environment. The company's brands include TRIGGRR (plant-growth regulator) and BIOLINK (fertilizer). Westbridge Research also develops formulations for private-labels clients. The company was founded in 1982.

McCall Farms company farms and cans tomatoes, okra, corn, squash, beans, peas, peaches, peanuts, and greens. Its products are sold in mostly the southeastern US. The produce is grown on McCall's 2,000-acre South Carolina farm; it also contracts with growers for another 3,000 acres. The company offers about its foods under the Margaret Holmes and Miss Millie brands and also makes private-label and foodservice products. Under the Peanut Patch brand, McCall offers the hard-to-find traditional Southern treat -- boiled peanuts. In 2009 McCall acquired another Southern specialty food maker, Glory Foods.

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