Our mission is to be the world's premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. We seek to produce financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fairness and integrity. "PepsiCo's responsibility is to continually improve all aspects of the world in which we operate - environment, social, economic - creating a better tomorrow than today." Our vision is put into action through programs and a focus on environmental stewardship, activities to benefit society, and a commitment to build shareholder value by making PepsiCo a truly sustainable company.

The Nisshin OilliO Group company sells salad dressing, cooking oil, and margarine for home and commercial use, as well as meal and grain products. The Nisshin OilliO Group company also dabbles in fine chemicals and health food. Its health foods, designed primarily for patients requiring specific diets, meet the needs of Japan's aging population. Nisshin OilliO's other businesses include software development, restaurants, insurance, and logistics.

Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell (past U of O fraternity brothers), and another friend, Rob Strasser, were approached by Jeff Schultz, Bob's accountant, and an avid home brewer.Construction began in June of 1988 in Ashland along a very scenic little stream called Lithia Creek. The 10 bbl brew system was set up in a basement with a 60 seat Pub above. The first brews were Amber and Gold. The Brewery and Pub opened in October 1988. While the Brew Pub was located in a very pretty and scenic location, had a beautiful deck and enjoyed moderate success and the beer was great, Ashland was not to be Rogue's only adventure. Ashland was basically land locked, and frankly we were losing our butts in Ashland, trying to sell our hand-crafted ales. Rogue needed room to grow and grow we did. So Jack set off in search of greener pastures.

Seaboard Foods is one big pork project, but taxpayers should take heart -- the government has nothing to do with it. A subsidiary of Seaboard Corporation, the company produces and supplies fresh and frozen pork products to food processors, foodservice operators, and distributors across the US. It raises about 4 million hogs at facilities in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas; Seaboard Foods has processing plants Montana, Oklahoma, and Utah. It sells bulk products mostly to processors to make such items as bacon, lunchmeats, and sausage; Seaboard Foods also sells processed pork under such brands as Daily's and Prairie Fresh. In addition, the company supplies private-label products for other customers.

New World Pasta Company manufactures brands such as American Beauty, Ronzoni, San Giorgio, Creamette, Prince, Skinner, a high-fiber pasta called Ronzoni Healthy Harvest, and a whole-grain pasta called Ronzoni Smart Taste. New World Pasta's foodstuffs are sold at retail grocers, wholesale clubs, drug and convenience stores, mass merchandisers, foodservice purveyors, and other food manufacturers in the US and Canada. New World Pasta Company is owned by Spanish food company Ebro Puleva.

Valley Fig Growers is located in Fresno, California. All of the commercially sold dried figs produced in the United States are grown in the Fresno area and north, in the fertile San Joaquin Valley. California represents 20% of the world production of dried figs. Valley Fig Growers was established in 1959 and is the largest handler of figs in North America. The cooperative has 30 grower members representing about 40% of the California fig industry.

Chelan Fresh Marketing was established in August 2004 as a result of mergers and acquisitions and holds the sales and marketing responsibilities for Gebbers Farms and Chelan Fruit Cooperative.Today, Chelan Fresh has grown to become one of Washington state's largest marketers of fresh fruit with an estimated annual sale of ten million boxes of apples, one million pears, two million cherries, and 350 thousand boxes of stone fruit. Through volume and diversity of product offerings, Chelan Fresh continues to effectively provide quality fruit, outstanding levels of service and appropriate technology that results in consistency every day of the year at competitive prices to retailers and consumers. While serving as the link between the growers and the retailers to move fresh fruit; Chelan Fresh Marketing provides the vehicle for 419 plus growers to market their fresh products under one roof.As a result of the original merger, Chelan Fresh Marketing, shares roots with the oldest operating apple businesses in Washington State part of Gebbers Farms 4000 acre orchard near Brewster, WA.

While homemakers are busy making chapati, roti, and pooris, Food Corporation of India (FCI) stays busy managing India's grain supplies. FCI buys and markets wheat and rice for the Indian government, purchasing both domestically grown and imported grains, keeping the stockpiles in its own warehouses. Through periodic sales, FCI controls and manages the domestic grain supply, regulating the market prices for those commodities. It also provides some of its stores of grain to government-subsidized food programs, and it builds up buffer stocks to meet any food crisis. One of Asia's largest companies, FCI operates under the direction of the Indian government's Food Ministry. It was founded in 1965.

Bumble Bee® Foods was founded by a handful of dedicated canners back in 1899. As a company Bumble Bee® has grown more than bumble founding fathers would have dreamed. Bumble Bee employs over 1,000 hard working men and women and is an international company selling canned tuna and salmon throughout the world under the Bumble Bee Label and in Canada under the Clover Leaf brand name.Bumble Bee has canning facilities in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; and Santa Fe Springs, Ca. Over the years Bumble Bee has transformed its plants from labor intensive production lines to automated lines. By keeping up with today's technology, Bumble Bee is able to provide a quality product at a competitive price. When consumers see the "Bee" on a canned seafood product, they can be assured it means premium quality seafood.

Organic Milling Corporation company manufactures a plethora of private-label and and licensed high-fiber grain-based foods, including cereals, granola, cookies, sweet and savory crackers, toaster pastries, ready-made cracker pie crusts, microwave popcorn, and other salty snack foods. Its products are sold in retail food stores across the US. Kraft Foods purchased the company's biggest brand, Back to Nature, in 2003; however, it continues to manufacture Back to Nature products for Kraft. Organic Milling's other brands include Cinnabon, Nutritious Living, and Vita-Crunch.

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