Olam International is likely "the man behind the curtain" when it comes to many foods. A global leader in the supply-chain management of agricultural products and food ingredients, its stable of products includes confectionery and beverage ingredients (cocoa and coffee), food staples and packaged foods (rice, sugar, coffee, cocoa, and other packaged foods), fiber and wood products (cotton and wood items), and edible nuts, spices, and beans. The Singapore company, which has operations in more than 60 countries, sources raw materials from some 200,000 suppliers, and then processes, distributes, and markets 17 agricultural products. Olam supplies its food products to more than 6,500 customers globally.

PM Beef Holdings is a leading processor and supplier of meat products to consumers, retailers, and foodservice operators. Its PM Beef Group supplies private-label and branded (Nature's Pride and Angus Beef Preferred Stock) case-ready beef to food retailers, as well as other specialty meat products for restaurants and other hospitality operators. The company also sells a variety of steaks and other beef cuts direct to consumers through its Web site. It has operations in Minnesota and Virginia. PM Beef was started in the 1990s by billionaire John Kluge (founder of holding company Metromedia) and James Ukrop (Ukrop's Super Markets).

Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is a Canadian family-owned firm with over 100 years of experience in agribusiness, with locations stretching across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax. P&H has grown into a diversified, vertically integrated company that is committed to agribusiness and the entire agri-food industry. Parrish and Heimbecker is not your run-of-the-mill grain elevator company. Originally founded in 1909 as an operator of grain storage elevators, Parrish and Heimbecker has since expanded and become a diversified agriculture business. While it still operates its elevator business, the company also owns and operates flour milling and poultry subsidiaries. They include wheat miller, Ellison Milling; P&H Foods, a producer of Butterball turkey products in Canada; and Cook's, a supplier of edible beans, peas, lentil, coarse grains, and oilseeds. Parrish and Heimbecker has offices, distribution centers, and grain elevators on Canada and the northern US.

Mr. Altshuler learned the art of candy making, and after struggling for years, finally achieved success with his Rocky Road® candy bar. He named his business the “Annabelle Candy Company” after his daughter, and began manufacturing Rocky Road in San Francisco. The item quickly gained popularity throughout the western United States where it has its strongest hold today, and is currently ranked among the top 35-40 best selling chocolate bars on the West Coast. Annabelle Candy Company moved across the San Francisco bay to its present location in Hayward, California. Sam Altshuler passed away in 1971, leaving control of the Company to his daughter, Annabelle Altshuler Block. In 1972, the Company purchased Golden Nugget Candy Company, of San Francisco, the makers of Big Hunk® and Look® candy bars, and began manufacturing those products. In 1978, Annabelle engineered the acquisition of the Cardinet Candy Co., which manufactured U-NO® and Abba Zaba® candy bars. All of these items, in addition to Rocky Road, are now being made in the Hayward factory.

ADF was founded over thirty years ago by William H. Darr who began with the concept of re-purposing unused egg protein into a highly digestible, balanced source of essential amino acids for the petfood industry. Mr. Darr’s leadership set ADF’s standard for delivery of uncompromising quality in its products and services, and continuous improvement in quality is still a fundamental principle of the company.Our bottom line continues to be a commitment to customer satisfaction. ADF continues to offer Spray-Dried Egg Product, Spray-Dried Chicken, Spray-Dried Liver and Hypo-allergenic Protein Hydrolysates with year-in and year-out consistency. Our newer products include a line of Spray-Dried Novel Proteins such as Duck, Rabbit, Whitefish, Turkey and other varieties that are in development.ADF drying facilities are located in Missouri and Georgia in the U.S. where HACCP principles have been used for decades to ensure product quality and safety. Most products are EU-certified so that they can be imported into European Union countries and Canada.

Who has time to get veterinary supplies when you're tending to the farm? FarmVet.com understands and offers thousands of discounted name-brand animal-health products and farm supplies for livestock, horses, and pets throughout the US via its Web site. The company distributes more than 50,000 products, including dietary supplements, grooming supplies, insecticides, and tools, from its warehouse facility in Tennessee. It has separate category devoted to equine products. In addition to its online store, FarmVet also has a printed catalog, and operates mobile retail units that travel throughout the year to select horse show venues.

Natra isn't a drug maker, but its main product induces a sense of well-being and optimism, and provides phytochemical antioxidants linked to cardiovascular health. Whether you call it cacao or chocolate, Natra will make sure you get enough sweetness in all of its possible forms: powder, liquid, tablets and solid bars. Natra produces private-label finished confections for other European companies. Its customers include food manufacturers and confectioners. Natra, S.A. holds a majority stake in Natraceutical, which extracts caffeine and other ingredients from fruits and vegetables for use in food, drugs, and cosmetics. Natra also owns Torre Oria, the producer of the Spanish sparkling wine known as Cava.

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.

In an attempt to have better control over the growing, packing and shipping of his pears Ken Barr made the decision in 1989 to buy his own packing shed.Ken decided to leave the comfortable umbrella of a grower cooperative and take on the responsibility of packing and shipping his pears. A small shed owned by the Kelseyville Packing Company was purchased and Adobe Creek Orchards was born. It was not Kens' intent to run a commercial packing business but instead to have control of the way his fruit was packed and shipped. Ken felt that by planting the orchards, raising the trees, taking care of the fruit, picking the fruit and then having control of the packing and shipping put him in a very special and unique position. He was and still is one of the very few who can lay claim to this accomplishment. In 1990, with diversification on his mind, Ken joined forces with his brother, John Barr and business partner Broc Zoller and formed Adobe Creek Packing Co., Inc. These three men each came to the business with their own special talents. Ken controlled the orchards and is one the of the best pear growers in the county, John who had been the general manager for Kelseyville Packing for 20 years had the mechanical knowledge of running packing sheds, and Broc, known as the Pear Doctor, trained as a plant pathologist, runs his own business as a pest control advisor, knew the science of pears. With their combined knowledge they knew they could do things right.

Paragon Vineyards owns a winery and vineyard in the San Luis Obispo area between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company makes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Port, and Syrah wines under the Baileyana label. The Paragon vineyards operate under the Firepeak name, which also is the namesake for a second line of Baileyana wines. Other labels include CADRE, tangent, and trenza. Bottles can be ordered online from those states that allow such shipments to be made directly to consumers. Baileyana wines are also available through distributors in about 35 states and for export to Europe, Canada, and Asia. Part of the Niven Family Wine Estates, Paragon was founded by Catharine and Jack Niven in the 1970s.

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