Cygnet Food was founded in 1996. Cygnet Foods keeps itself busy feeding more than 30,000 people every day. Cygnet company's main business is Cygnet Foods which produces and delivers fresh foods to institutional customers. Its production facility prepares individual and multi-portion sandwiches, entries, salads, desserts, and beverages, which are then distributed through its refrigerated truck fleet. Compact and Cygnet Catering are offshoots which offer in-house contract catering services. Compact's customers include nursing homes and business workplaces, while Cygnet caters to the education industry.

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.

Continental Grain Company (CGC) is all over the food chain. The agribusiness company trades grain worldwide through subsidiaries including ContiAsia and ContiLatin. That grain is fed to chickens at subsidiary Wayne Farms, a major US poultry processor with 11 facilities and a capacity to process almost 2 billion pounds of poultry a year. CGC also has partnerships with Seaboard Corporation (called ContiSea), Charoen Pokphand, and Overseas Shipholding Group. In 2008 CGC formed Arlon, a private investment firm that manages three separate portfolios made up of diverse holdings. Chairman and CEO Paul Fribourg (a descendant of company founder Simon Fribourg) and his family own CGC.

Founded by Gasparé Indelicato in 1924, Delicato Family Vineyards goal has always been to grow the finest possible grapes, and then use those grapes to create premium wines at affordable prices. Nearly 85 years later, Gasparé's original vision continues with the third generation of Indelicato family members. Nowhere is this more evident in the fact that Delicato has been named US Wine Producer of the Year an unprecedented three times at the International Wine and Spirits Competition along with countless individual awards for its wines. Affordably priced and created with intense character, Delicato wines deliver incredible value far beyond their price point. Available in six varietals, Delicato truly is a wine that is perfect for real life.

Since 1971, S-C Seasoning Company, Inc. has operated in the beautiful Ozark mountain setting of Harrison, Arkansas as a family owned and managed manufacturing company. For many years, company founders Spike and Steve Cavender made the unusual spice blend and gave it away to family and friends. As interest, as well as requests grew, Cavender's all-purpose Greek Seasonings' popularity soared and became a widely used "secret ingredient' by many people! Adding Cavender's Salt-Free Greek Seasoning to the product line in 1991 was well received by loyal Cavender's customers who had requested "their seasoning" without salt for many years.

Malt-O-Meal Company was founded in 1919. Malt-O-Meal Company, a cereal company, produces and sells hot wheat and ready-to-eat cereals. Its products include apple zings, balance, blueberry muffin tops, cinnamon toasters, coco roos, colossal crunch, corn bursts, crispy rice, dyno bites, and frosted flakes. The company also provides golden puffs, honey buzzers, honey graham squares, honey and oat blenders, marshmallow mateys, puffed rice, puffed wheat, raisin bran, scooters, spooners, and tootie fruities. In addition, it offers original malto meal, chocolate malto meal, maple and brown sugar malto meal, oatmeal, and creamy hot wheat. Malt-O-Meal company serves customers in the commercial food service industry, including K-12 schools, colleges, universities, healthcare, lodging, and corrections. It offers its products through a network of distributors and retail stores in the United States.

The Real Good Food Company has made a successful meal out of what larger food companies pushed off their plates. The Real Good Food company has been built up by the acquisition of smaller manufacturers that belonged to high-end convenience food makers who sold them off since they were no longer considered "core operations" -- some six since 2003. It's been a sweet tasty ride. Real Good Food's sugar products are made by subsidiary Renshawnapier. Its baking ingredients operations are under the purview of its Haydens Bakeries subsidiary, which makes yeast-dough products. Real Good's large retail customers include Waitrose and Marks and Spencer.

SunOpta was founded in 1973. SunOpta Inc. has three business segments: SunOpta Foods, Opta Minerals Inc. (Opta Minerals) and SunOpta BioProcess Inc. (SunOpta BioProcess). SunOpta Foods operates in the natural, organic and specialty foods and natural health product sectors. SunOpta Foods is comprised of five operating groups: Grains and Foods Group, Ingredients Group, Fruit Group, International Sourcing and Trading Group and Distribution Group. Opta Minerals processes, sells and distributes silica-free loose abrasives and other specialty industrial minerals to the foundry, steel, roofing shingle and marine/bridge cleaning industries. SunOpta BioProcess operates facilities in Brampton, Ontario and pilot plant facilities in Waterdown, Ontario.

Duck Delivery Produce, founded by a graduate of the University of Oregon (the Oregon Ducks), is a leading supplier of custom-cut fresh fruits and vegetables serving restaurants and other foodservice operators, as well as some retail customers in Washington and Oregon. It also distributes such specialty products as fruit shortcakes, vegetable trays, nacho trays, packaged salads, and watermelon boats. Duck Delivery company has processing and distribution centers in Portland, Oregon and in Sumner, Washington. Duck Delivery Produce is owned by United Salad Co., a wholesale supplier of fruits and vegetables.

Nodine's Smokehouse smokes and sells bacon and other meats, poultry, fish, and cheeses to wholesale customers throughout the US. Its products have been sold at well-known outlets such as Dean & DeLuca and Zabar's. In addition, Nodine's Smokehouse operates a retail store in Goshen, Connecticut, and sells its products online. The family-owned company, which also offers fundraising opportunities, is run by Johanne Nodine and her husband, Ronald. Nodine's Smokehouse was founded in 1969.

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