For more than three decades, BC Hot House Foods Inc. has led the industry in perfecting the art of growing consistent, premium produce.In 1973, a group of greenhouse growers in British Columbia decided to pool their resources and called themselves the Western Greenhouse Growers Cooperative Association.Our products were an immediate success, which led to ongoing expansion. The association grew considerably over the years through new growers joining the co-op and existing growers expanding their greenhouses. In 1988, the Western Greenhouse Growers Cooperative Association merged with the Vancouver Island Greenhouse Growers Cooperative which created a consistent supply of fresh products that adhered to some of the highest quality standards in the produce industry. Today BC Hot House Foods Inc. is a leading North American company that offers a full line of greenhouse grown products across North America. While the company has changed over the past thirty years, the original mandate has remained the same – providing consumers with the very best quality hot house produce. The BC Hot House brand has become the preferred choice in the greenhouse industry.

LiDestri Foods, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fairport, New York. LiDestri Foods, Inc. has manufacturing facilities in Dundee, New York; Fresno, California; and Pennsauken, New Jersey. LiDestri Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes pasta sauces, dips, and salsas. It provides beverages, drinks, oils, cooking wines, vinegars, cooking wines, spirits, and soups, as well as beef and poultry products. LiDestri Foods company also offers contract manufacturing services, as well as packaging solutions.

Good Food, Good Life is the very essence of Nestlé and this philosophy can be traced back to our beginnings. The Nestlé Company was founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé, who developed the first milk-based baby formula in order to save the life of a neighbour’s baby. His Farine Lactée formula went on to nourish many babies who were unable to feed from their mothers or unable to accept the usual substitutes. Since this beginning, nutrition has been the heart of the Nestlé business. At Nestlé, we believe that every food has a role to play in achieving a balanced diet. This is why we produce and market a wide range of foods and beverages which satisfy many consumer needs – nutrient content, variety, pleasure and convenience – which all contribute to achieving a balanced diet and overall well-being. We continue to use our extensive scientific knowledge to develop new products to help consumers manage their health, well-being and body weight and to improve the nutritional profiles of existing products.

When Little Debbie smiles up out of your lunch bag, you know you are loved. McKee Foods' Little Debbie is one of the US's best known brands of snack cakes, named for and featuring the smiling face of the four-year-old granddaughter of the company's late founders, O.D. and Ruth McKee. McKee also makes ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, granola, creme-filled cookies, crackers, and snack bars. There are more than 150 varieties of Little Debbie-brand snack packs. McKee's products are available in the US, Canada, and Mexico, as well as at US military commissaries around the world. The company is still owned and operated by the McKee family, including CEO Mike McKee.

R&H Hall is Irelands biggest importer and supplier of animal feed ingredients for feed manufacturing through its extensive trading, purchasing, shipping and storage capability. The deficit in native cereal and protein production must be supplemented by the importation of animal feed ingredients. IAWS purchased two small feed trading businesses between 1988-1989 called Unigrain and James Allen. Another feed trading company R&H Hall plc was purchased by IAWS in September 1990 and at that time was a major acquisition doubling the size of the overall organisation. Founded in Cork in 1839 and quoted on the stock exchange since 1967, R&H Hall had a long established and well acknowledged record of service to Irish Agribusiness. All three companies were merged under the name R&H Hall, as this was the best known of the names.

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.

The winds of change might be blowing from Valley Proteins, but you'll still probably want to hold your nose. A major US rendering company with 12 plants operating in seven states, Valley Proteins and its Carolina By-Products subsidiary gather inedible waste from slaughtering operations, provide dead animal collection, and pick up used cooking grease and bones from restaurants and supermarkets. The company turns these otherwise thrown-away products into liquid fats, oils, and protein meals for agricultural and pet-food manufacturing companies. Its products are also used in the production of bio-diesel and other bio-fuels.

Cosan Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of sugar and ethanol in Brazil and internationally. Cosan Ltd. also involves in the distribution of oil products, including ethanol, lubricants, and aviation fuel, as well as the operation of convenience stores through a network of 1,500 service stations in Brazil. It offers a range of sugar products comprising raw, organic, crystal, and refined sugars. Cosan Ltd. sells sugar to wholesale distributors, food manufacturers, and retail super markets under the Da Barra brand. Its principal ethanol product is fuel ethanol, which is used as an automotive fuel and as an additive in gasoline.

Tri-Union Seafoods tries hard to unite seafood lovers under the Chicken of the Sea banner. Tri-Union Seafoods company, which does business as Chicken of the Sea International, produces one of the top brands of canned tuna in the US (along with StarKist and Bumble Bee). Tri-Union cans tuna (Albacore and light), salmon, crab, shrimp, oysters, clams, sardines, and mackerel for sale in North America. Tri-Union Seafoods company also offers other value-added seafood products, including frozen and shelf-stable pouches (including smoked salmon), and "peel & eat" cups (salmon and tuna).

Interbake Foods LLC is a baked goods manufacturer with over 100 years of business experience. We are an industry leader recognized for our process-centered culture. We focus on market niches where broad-based operational excellence is the primary determinant for success. With over 1,000 employees in six different locations, we are the third largest cookie/cracker manufacturer in North America.

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