Marvin and Linda Brown and their partners Ronnie and Pam Young, established BBI Produce, Inc. in 1990. Production of high quality strawberries and outstanding customer service have made them leaders in the Florida marketplace. With over 40 years of growing experience combined, BBI uses many innovations in production, packaging and shipping, thus allowing the company to remain on the leading edge. Under the "Berry Boss" brand, BBI delivers strawberries that have the look and taste customers demand.BBI Produce, Inc. sells and ships strawberries from Brown's and Young's own 425 acres, plus the fruit from selected independent growers in the Dover, Florida area, located near Plant City, the "Winter Strawberry Capital" of the world. Their customers appreciate the dedication and care given to all phases of production from planting in the field to final delivery.

Tabasco is hot. Created in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny, the popular pepper sauce is still made at the original site by McIlhenny Company on Avery Island, Louisiana. In fact, Tabasco actually created the pepper-sauce industry, and it remains a leader in its production and sale to this day. The sauce is distributed to foodservice clients (bars and restaurants) and food retailers in 160 countries. With a 600,000 bottle-a-day capacity Tabasco is labeled in more than 20 languages and dialects. McIlhenny also co-brands and produces other products such as pepper jelly, soy sauce, steak sauces, alcoholic beverages, and, not for the faint of heart, Tabasco lollipops. The McIlhenny family still owns and runs the company.

Begun in 1914 when seven Missouri farmers got together to buy binder twine, the agricultural cooperative MFA today ties together 45,000 farmers in Missouri and adjacent states. It is one of the US's oldest regional co-ops, supplying its member/owners with agronomy, distribution, financing, and purchasing services. It runs some 100 retail farm supply centers and works with independent dealers. MFA supplies animal feeds, seed, fertilizer, and crop protection products. In addition to feed, fertilizer, and seed, the co-op also provides its members with agronomy services, animal-health products, and farm supplies. It also offers marketing services, and is the publisher of Today's Farmer.

With a portfolio of over 150 brands, operations on five continents and a history stretching back 160 years, we’ve built something unique at Foster’s.We are a global premium branded drinks company, delivering beer, wine, spirits and ciders to millions of consumers every day.From Penfolds to Beringer, Foster’s Lager to Victoria Bitter, we produce the labels that consumers have learnt to trust since the 1840s. Our winemakers and brewers are today developing the innovative new products that will tap consumer trends in the years ahead.Foster’s operates as 5 regional businesses supported by a corporate centre.

Fredericksburg Lockers is a leading regional meat processor and supplier in central Texas. Doing business as Opa's Smoked Meats ("Opa" is German for grandfather), the company sells traditional German sausages such as bratwursts and knackwursts. It also sells hams, jerky, smoked poultry, and a variety of other sausages. Opa's sells its meat products through grocery stores and supermarkets (Albertson's, HEB), as well as direct to consumers through its retail store and Web site; it also supplies concessions operators. The company was founded in 1947.

Greyston Bakery company employs the chronically unemployed (ex-convicts, ex-substance abusers), getting them off the streets and into the workforce. It produces brownies in varieties that include chocolate fudge, espresso, walnut -- and though some purists might beg to differ -- blondies. All bakery profits go to the Greyston Foundation, which funds a variety of social programs including child-care centers and health clinics. The bakery's award-winning sweets have been served at the White House and it is the sole supplier of brownie products for Ben & Jerry's. was founded in 1982 by Zen Buddhist priest (and applied mathematician and aerospace engineer) Bernard Tetsugen Glassman.

Do you have an oh-so-bad craving for something chewy? Oberto Sausage Company has the answer: Its Oh Boy! meat snacks. The company manufactures more than 400 varieties of dried meat products, such as jerky (in beef, pork, and turkey versions), snack sausages. All these goodies are sold under the brand names Lowrey's Meat Snacks, Oh Boy! Oberto, Pacific Gold, and Smoke Craft. Oberto's products are available across the US and Canada in supermarkets, club and convenience stores. In 2009 the company ended its 10-year distribution agreement with Frito-Lay.

Amay's Bakery & Noodle Co., Inc. was founded over 30 years ago as a small family business with the belief of sharing traditional Chinese food items in America. The founder, Mr. Hom, believed in making quality traditional cookies and noodles by using only the finest ingredients. Today this belief continues and Amay's products are enjoyed by people in Asia and North America.

At Green & Black’s, we make and sell premium organic chocolate. We use fine organic ingredients and these are ethically sourced. This perfect balance between taste and principles is what we stand for and why we pay a premium for all our ingredients. The story of how Green & Black's began is certainly a unique one. People often ask us questions about organic sourcing, ethical sourcing and trading, the early days and how we got our name. So we hope we can answer most of your questions here.

Mars knows chocolate sales are nothing to snicker at. Mars, Incorporated makes such worldwide favorites as M&M's, Snickers, and the Mars bar. Its other confections include 3 Musketeers, Dove, Milky Way, Skittles, Twix, and Starburst candy; Combos and Kudos snacks; Uncle Ben's rice; and pet food under the names Pedigree, Sheba, and Whiskas. It also owns the world's largest chewing gum maker, the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. The Mars family (including siblings and retired company CEO Forrest Mars Jr., chairman John Franklyn Mars, and VP Jacqueline Badger Mars) owns the highly secretive firm, making the family one of the richest in the US.

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