Exelixis Plant Sciences operates millions of small solar-powered factories -- i.e., plants. A subsidiary of cancer-drug-development company, Exelixis, Inc., it focuses on plant genomics (identifying plant DNA sequences and identifying specific genes and their functions) in order to produce natural flavors and colorants for food, health and wellness, and cosmetics manufacturers. In addition, the company's gene technology provides improvement in areas such as plant-disease resistance and improved crop yield. Since 2007 it has partnered with Dow AgroSciences to do research focused on the development of new tools for gene discovery and the validation of novel crop traits.

Anthony-Thomas Candy Company makes boxed chocolate confections, including buckeyes (peanut butter-filled), truffles, cordials, butter cremes, and chocolate-covered nuts. It also makes candy bars, novelty shaped chocolates, and jelly beans. Anthony-Thomas Candy Company's products are sold in and around Columbus through the company's 15 retail candy stores (Anthony-Thomas Candy Shoppes). Anthony-Thomas Candy Company produces an average of 50,000 pounds of chocolate daily at its 152,000 square foot factory in Columbus.

The Ganong family and friends have put their heart and soul into the chocolate confectioner's art. An art never lost. For the special skills in making quality confectionery have been passed down from father to son throughout the generations in the mall town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Ganong Bros., Limited makes and sells boxed and bagged chocolates and non-chocolate candies across Canada, the UK, and the US. Its product line includes popular treats such as Chicken Bones and Fruitfull candies. Ganong Bros., Limited operates a retail shop in its hometown of St. Stephen, Canada, and has an online retail business where visitors can purchase premium products. It also has offices in Moncton, Canada; Toronto; and Vancouver.

Dairy is our life's work and our strategy is to lead in dairy. We've built strong partnerships with other leading global dairy companies and we are co-operatively owned by 11,000 New Zealand dairy farmers. Find out more about what makes us tick.

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.

The family-owned and -operated The Musco Family Olive Co. was founded by Nicolo Musco, who immigrated to the US from Italy in the 1920s to start a food-distribution company. The Musco Family Olive Co. is the leading maker of canned and brined olives in the US. The Musco Family Olive company sells its products primarily under its flagship Pearls brand. It also sells olives under the Early California brand, as well as offering private-label services. Musco's products, which include black, green, and Mediterranean olives in sliced, chopped, pitted, and whole varieties, are sold through retail food outlets, as well as to restaurants and other foodservice providers across the nation.

In 1969, a group of passionate young entrepreneurs founded Celestial Seasonings upon the belief that their flavorful, all-natural herbal teas could help people live healthier lives. They harvested fresh herbs from the Rocky Mountains by hand, and then dried, blended and packaged them in hand-sewn muslin bags to be sold at local health food stores. By staying committed to their vision, the founders of Celestial Seasonings turned their cottage industry into an almost overnight success. Today, Celestial Seasonings is the largest specialty tea manufacturer in North America. We serve more than 1.6 billion cups of tea every year, and we source more than 100 different ingredients from over 35 countries to create our delicious, all-natural herbal, green, red, white, chai and wellness teas.

AVI Limited maintains a portfolio of more than 60 brands of food, beverages, cosmetics, apparel, and shoes. Its Entyce unit makes and sells tea, coffee, and juice; Snackworx sells crackers, chips, and other snack foods; other divisions sell frozen seafood, packaged foods, and cosmetics by Coty and Puig. The company's Ciro Beverage Solutions unit supplies Lavazza, House of Coffees, and Ciro brand coffee and beverage services to airports, hotels, restaurants, and corporations. AVI Limited is also licensed to distribute Jimmy Choo, DKNY, Gant, Lacoste, Prada, Nina Roche, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Stuart Weitzman brand clothes and shoes in South Africa.

More than 600 employees of Advance Brands, L.L.C. create the delicious, convenient chicken, beef and pork products known nationwide as Fast Fixin'. The company's mission is the driving force behind the high quality and convenience of our products: to exceed our customers' expectations and to enable our employees and shareholders to flourish and prosper.Advance Brands knows its customers have precious little time. That's why it spends its time manufacturing more than 150 fully-cooked, frozen, convenience meat products for hurried, harried, and hungry customers. Its Fast Fixin', Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style, and Steak-EZE brands of value-added meat items are made using beef, chicken, pork, turkey and veal. Varieties include breakfast sausage links, sausage patties, and sausage biscuits with gravy. Advance's brands are available at food retailers throughout the US. The company is a privately owned joint venture between Cargill's Excel division and Advance Food.

Founded in 1974, Veritable Vegetable is a longtime certified organic distributor of produce. Behold the Veritable Vegetable, an agricultural business that supplies organic produce from more than 340 growers to more than 300 retail and restaurant customers in California and the southwestern US. About 75% of business is generated from customers located in California, although its distribution area also includes Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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