Nearly a century ago Ajinomoto was built on our discovery that an amino acid is the key to the human body’s ability to recognize nutritious foods by taste. Deliciousness, we learned, is actually a signal for nutritiousness. Healthy diet, healthy life. One comes only with the other. Through 100 years of amino acid research Ajinomoto has deeply penetrated into the source of human health. That is to say, our research explored the roots of happiness.On the eve of our centennial anniversary we are expressing our mission in a new promise: Ajinomoto Works for life. Working to fulfill our individual potential we will work for all life on earth. It is a promise we make at the start of the new century. It is a promise we make to extend a lifetime. Ajinomoto Co. is a science-oriented manufacturer and marketer of processed food, seasonings, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and animal nutrition. Since the start in 1909, Ajinomoto Co. has established itself as a household food brand in Japan, and a reliable source of nutrition that helps people savor those golden moments in life. Today, Ajinomoto Co. operates globally, with operations in 23 countries and regions backed by over 100 manufacturing facilities.Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Company Inc. (Japan) originally started its business in the U.S. in 1956. In keeping with its impressive growth and effective diversification, three limited liabilities companies were formed in the state of Delaware on April 1, 2003 to improve operations and hence, to serve the customers better. These are Ajinomoto Food Ingredients LLC, Ajinomoto AminoScience LLC and Ajinomoto Heartland LLC.

he Gaviña family has been in the coffee business for over 130 years as growers, importers, and roasters of gourmet coffee. The most important word in this statement is family. A strong sense of family is at the heart of F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc., more commonly known as Gaviña. The Company, one of the largest and most successful coffee businesses in the western United States, is led by a team of four siblings: three brothers, Jose, Pedro and Paco, and one sister, Leonor Gaviña-Valls. We have been US specialty coffee roasters since 1967 and we are the largest privately held minority coffee roaster nationwide, producing more than 30 million pounds of roasted coffee a year. The installation of our new state-of-the-art roasting and packing facility is almost complete, with a capacity of 60 million pounds and expandable to 100 million pounds. Our leading specialty retail brands.

The quality and taste you’ll find in a Plymouth Beef Hamburger is the same today as it was over 40 years ago when we first started grinding our special formula in New York City’s famous 14th Street Market.Today, Plymouth Beef is still a family-owned firm and operates in a brand new state-of-the-art facility in the Hunts Point Market, Bronx, New York. This is the largest food distribution center in the world. Amidst the corporate giants, prudent decision-making and innovative ideas have allowed us to grow without losing sight of our original goal: to deliver the best available beef products to the marketplace, and to do it better than anyone else. We have grown into one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of all-beef hamburger patties, ground beef products and other fabricated beef cuts.

In 1931, two brothers, Israel and Max Garelick, borrowed $10,000 to buy their first farm in rural Franklin, Massachusetts. Today, the original Garelick Brothers farmstead is New England’s largest dairy. And Garelick Farms supports over 1,000 local farms throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine and upstate New York. While the Garelick Farms family has grown from two brothers to over 1,600 employees, one thing has never changed, and that’s our unwavering commitment to providing the best products to meet your family’s needs.

At one point, Swedish confectioner Cloetta and Finnish confectioner Fazer went together like chocolate and peanut butter. The two companies melted into Cloetta Fazer for eight years until 2008, when the relationship went sour and they broke back into separate entities. Now Cloetta is once again on its own, producing some 20,000 tons of chocolate and candy per year from its two production plants in Sweden. Its products are only sold in the Nordic countries; however, Cloetta buys cocoa exclusively from the Ivory Coast. As part of the demerger settlement with Fazer, Cloetta kept Sweden's third-largest throat-lozenge and lollipop manufacturer, Karamellpojkarna.

In 1893 Willis Boyd Johnston established W.B. Johnston Grain Company. The company was built on service, providing grain, seed, flour, coal, hay and livestock to the Cherokee Strip settlers. Five generations later, this is still the foundation of W.B. Johnston Grain Company. As the oldest and largest privately owned grain elevator company in Oklahoma, W.B. Johnston Grain Company’s success is based not only on our ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs and demands of the agricultural industry, but most significantly on our ability to deliver unwavering service to each customer. Knowledge equates with success, and our 117 year history and expertise allows us to continually strengthen our position as the regional leader in the grain industry.

Vivartia is the leading food company in Greece and one of the largest in Europe . Its brands are recognized by millions, reaching consumers in 30 countries whilst expanding across the world map. 2.5 billion Vivartia products are consumed every year reaching a regional market of 1 billion people. In Greece alone, 9 out of 10 households consume Vivartia's products, and 99% of consumers recognize its brands. While Vivartia innovates within the Greek market, it has transcended national borders, representing an outward-looking economic powerhouse which showcases Greek entrepreneurship internationally, whilst at the same time making a substantial contribution to the growth of the national economy. Vivartia's success is based first and foremost on its respect for the consumer, and its tireless daily efforts to supply the best possible value in the form of healthy, quality products.Formed in September 2006, following the absorption by DELTA Holding of DELTA Dairy S.A., Chipita S.A., Goody's S.A. and General Frozen Foods – Barba Stathis S.A., -- all well respected companies with long and solid traditions and heritage -- Vivartia is now comprised of four divisions: Dairy and Drinks; Bakery and Confectionery; Foodservices and Entertainment; and Frozen Foods.

Founded in 1976, Waymouth Farms sells its products mostly through grocery stores and other retailers throughout the US, as well as overseas. Waymouth Farms aims to please mouths and minds with health-conscious snacks. Waymouth Farms company manufactures dried fruit, nuts, seeds, trail mixes, and other snacks under the Good Sense, Popzels, Fruitmates, GoodNiks, Omega Munchies, and Snack 'n Veggies brands. It also makes Salad Pizazz toppings and pretzel-shaped fruit snacks sold under the Fruitzels name. Waymouth Farms company uses more than 20 different kinds of fruits in order to make its snack offerings.

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers has built a reputation for delivering high quality, organic and Fair Trade coffees year after year to preeminent coffee roasters. We make it easy for roasters to buy specialty-grade green coffee from a sustainable supply chain. Our team in Portland provides importing, shipping, and warehousing logistics to ensure a timely delivery of coffee to roasters. When you work with Sustainable Harvest, we add value to help you strengthen your coffee business and build direct relationships with your suppliers. And when you do well, you help us do good in coffee-growing communities. Our supply-side development team works daily with farmers and cooperatives to help them improve quality and meet your rigorous standards in order to foster long-term, successful relationships among roasters and growers.

Arctic Glacier Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium quality packaged ice products, primarily under the brand name Arctic Glacier® Premium Ice. We are the largest producer of packaged ice in Canada and are among the largest producers in the United States, serving over 75,000 retail, commercial and industrial customer locations throughout six provinces in Canada and nineteen states in the northeastern, central and western United States. Arctic Glacier Income Fund have grown significantly since our start in 1996, primarily through an aggressive acquisition strategy in the highly fragmented ice production and distribution industry. We have acquired 78 packaged ice businesses in Canada and the United States to date at a cost of almost US$475 million. These geographically contiguous acquisitions have established our critical mass, allowing us to improve financial results by leveraging our investments in infrastructure and brand development. We are now the largest producer and distributor of packaged ice in each of the markets that we operate.We currently operate 39 production and 48 distribution facilities, and employ more than 1,100 people year-round. Our labor force increases to more than 2,400 employees during the summer to meet the increased seasonal increases in demand for our products. Our current production capacity is approximately 11,000 tons of ice per day.

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