MMPA was formed on May 23, 1916 when a small group of dairy farmers from the Howell area gathered at what was then the Michigan Agricultural College in East Lansing. They met to establish a stable, reliable market and price for their milk. The principles and organizational structure which these intuitive farmers established in 1916, laid the ground work for what is now an integral part of today's dairy industry. The basic premise of a cooperative, groups of people working together for the betterment of all, has been instrumental in this country's history. We continue to do business through cooperatives today because history ensures us that it works.

Vilmorin & Cie wants to fill farms fields with bounteous crops. As one of the world's oldest (its roots date back to 1742) and largest producers and marketers of crop and vegetable seeds, the company supplies professional growers in France and overseas. Its crop seeds include those for corn, wheat, barley, canola and sunflower seed, amenity grasses, cotton, and beets. Vilmorin vegetable seeds for more than 30 of the world's most consumed vegetables, including tomatoes, melons, carrots, sweet peppers, cauliflower, squash, onions, watermelon, and cucumbers.

Wet Planet Beverages touts its flagship soda as an alternative to coffee that contains twice the caffeine as the big-name brands made by Coca-Cola and Pepsi. As if twice the caffeine contained in a can of Coke wasn't enough, the company added taurine, guarana, ginsing and B vitamins to Jolt. Marketed heavily to college students, Jolt's most lucrative markets are in the US, Australia, Japan, and Germany. WPB also manufactures Napa Valley natural sodas and for the adult crowd, it offers Thornwood Estates and Autumn Frost wines. Launched in 1985 under the banner "All the sugar, twice the caffeine," Jolt was a pioneer in energy drinks.

CEO Perween Warsi, dubbed the "Samosa Queen," founded S & A Foods Group in 1986. S & A Foods Group is a leading manufacturer of pre-packaged chilled-foods specializing in international flavors. S & A Foods Group company makes ready-to-eat meals inspired by Asian and Indian cuisine, as well as pan-European and Middle Eastern dishes. S & A Foods sells its products mostly to customers in the retail food, catering, and foodservices sectors.

NORPAC was formed by a group of Oregon farmers in 1924. NORPAC Foods company is a 240-member, grower-owned cooperative that produces frozen and canned fruits and vegetables, as well as soup and pasta mixes, under the FLAV-R-PAC, NORPAC, WEST-PAK, SOUP SUPREME, and Pasta Perfect labels. The cooperative sorts, processes, and packages its growers' products at its five processing plants in the northwestern US and sells the packaged foods to foodservice companies, retail grocers, club stores, and food manufacturers throughout the US; it also exports products to Canada, Latin America, Puerto Rico, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

East Coast Seafood Inc. was established in 1981 and is a subsidiary of the AHI Group, which also includes affiliates Paturel International (seafood procurement and processing in Canada) and Worldwide Perishables Enterprises (international transportation and freight forwarding). East Coast Seafood distributes lobster and other fresh and frozen seafood throughout the world. In addition to its specialty product, North American live lobster, the company sells fresh scallops, squid, whiting, dogfish, skate, and monkfish. It also sells frozen lobster products. East Coast Seafood delivers seafood to international customers from sales and distribution locations throughout North America and Europe.

Vincor Canada is the largest producer and marketer of wine and related products in Canada. The Company's leading wine brands include Jackson-Triggs, Sawmill Creek and Inniskillin, maker of the world's leading Icewine. The Company's products are produced at a family of estate wineries located in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. These wineries are supported by a national distribution network and dedicated sales and marketing team. The Company's wine brands are complemented by a variety of popular priced wines, wine kits (RJ Spagnols) and refreshment products.Vincor Canada has a history that dates back to 1874. Its founding vision has been, and remains, to further the reputation and sales of Canadian wines in the premium, super-premium and ultra-premium categories, not simply at home but, as importantly, in the international marketplace. With an emphasis on quality grapes, the Company has worked consistently to develop vineyards with the most sophisticated viticultural technologies, not to mention research capabilities.

San Francisco-based Diamond Foods is a high-growth innovative packaged food company focused on building, acquiring and energizing brands including, Kettle Chips, Emerald snack nuts, Pop Secret popcorn, and Diamond of California snack and culinary nuts. The Company's strategy is to build brands from the ground up as well as identify opportunities in under-developed brands and then add value by making a relevant connection to the contemporary consumer. Diamond's products are distributed globally in stores where snacks and culinary nuts are sold.Founded in 1912 with a strong heritage in the walnut market under the Diamond of California brand, Diamond Foods completed its initial public offering in July, 2005. The Company has approximately 1,700 year-round employees and its stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol DMND.

CEO Glynn Lloyd and two partners started the company in 1994 offering take-out lunch service. City Fresh Foods is a leading food service contractor serving institutional clients primarily in the Boston metropolitan area. It offers meals for day care centers, school lunch programs, and other educational programs throughout the city. City Fresh Foods also provides meals to such senior assistance programs as Meals on Wheels.

Bernard Matthews is the top turkey processor in the UK. The company produces fresh, chilled, and frozen turkey and value-added turkey products under the Bernard Matthews and Golden Norfolk brand names. It operates 56 turkey farms in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Lincolnshire. It expanded in Lincolnshire with its purchase of free-range and fresh turkey provider Lincs Turkeys in 2010. Founder and chairman Bernard Matthews started the company in 1950 with just 20 turkey eggs and a used incubator and grew the business by coaxing consumers into thinking of turkey as a year-round meat by introducing value-added products. After nearly 30 years as a public company, Matthews and his family took the company private in 2000.

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