Here it is in a nutshell -- BALSU USA specializes in nuts from faraway places. The company processes hazelnuts in its temperature-controlled factory and storage facilities in Turkey and ships them to the US for distribution. (Turkey is a world-leading supplier of hazelnuts, also known as filberts.) BALSU USA was founded in 1993 to serve the North American market. The company's regular and organic hazelnuts are available in the following forms -- natural, dry-roasted, blanched, and diced kernels, as well as in paste and meal form. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, BALSU USA is part of the Turkish hazelnut company, Balsu Gida Sanayii A.S.

For Gold-Eagle Cooperative, service to its member/farmers is the golden rule. The firm is a member-owned agricultural co-op located in north central Iowa. It offers its members grain drying, custom crop spraying, feed, seed, fertilizer, and other bulk and packaged farm chemicals, storage and warehousing, as well as feed milling and marketing. The co-op runs a transportation fleet of grain-hoppers, feed-bottle trucks, and specialty trailers that take members' crops to and from its facilities. Gold-Eagle operates nine grain elevator/service center locations.

Klosterman might just have more bread (of the eating kind) than anybody in the Cincinnati area. Klosterman Baking Co. makes some fifty different varieties of baked goods -- such as sliced bread, buns, breadsticks, and rolls -- for restaurants and grocery stores. Klosterman Baking company has bakeries and distribution centers throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Klosterman Baking also has partnerships with about a dozen food service distributors such as SYSCO Corporation and Gordon Food Service. Klosterman Baking company is owned and managed by the Klosterman family.

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.

Litehouse was founded by Edward Hawkins in 1963 and is owned and run by the Hawkins family. Litehouse company shines its light on salads. Litehouse is a leading maker of salad dressings, sauces, and vegetable dips under the Litehouse Foods label. It markets a variety of dressings including blue cheese, ranch, and vinaigrette, along with low fat and organic products. It also makes fruit dips, glazes, and cheese crumbles, as well as apple cider and marinades. With manufacturing facilities in Idaho and Michigan, Litehouse products are sold mostly through grocery retailers and warehouse clubs across the North America. Litehouse also supplies dressings and other products to foodservice distributors and restaurants.

Prima Limited has ground its way to the top. Beginning as a flour miller in Singapore in 1961, the company has grown into a diversified group of companies with worldwide operations. While flour is still the mainstay of Prima, its other businesses include feed milling, food manufacturing (including bakery products and ready meals), foodservice operations, restaurants (noodle shops). Not neglecting to keep up with the fast-paced, modern world, it manufactures supply-chain and logistics computer software. And, after all that, Pima has time left to do property management.

Meg Snow Brand Milk Co. is a Japanese dairy company. Familiarly known as Meg Milk, its products include fluid milk, yogurt, cream, margarine, fruit juices, and frozen desserts. The company also offers home milk delivery services. In 2009 the company merged with Japan Milk Community by means of a stock swap. Snow Brand Milk and Japan Milk were merged into the company now known as Meg Snow Brand Milk Co. The move reflects the consolidation in Japan's dairy industry, which is due, in part, to rising raw ingredient costs and weak consumer demand. Later that year, Tadashi Idota was appointed president of the company.

Griffith Laboratories is a food-ingredient manufacturer with operations and customers worldwide. Griffith Laboratories company's clients include food manufacturers; foodservice operators, such as restaurants, hotels, and cruise lines; and food retailers and wholesalers. Its products include seasonings, sauce and soup mixes, condiments, texturizers, and bakery blends. Griffith's subsidiaries include Custom Culinary (food bases and mixes) and Innova (meat and savory flavors). Griffith Laboratories company also offers customized ingredient services. Griffith has operations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

Finsbury Food Group has puffed up since it mixed up a recipe for a bakery roll-up. Starting with the purchases of Nicholas & Harris (specialty breads, muffins) and Memory Lane Cakes (boxed cakes, sponges), Finsbury has acquired more companies to fill up its bread box. Its subsidiary businesses include: California Cake Company (low-fat cakes, pies, muffins), Campbells Cake Company (unbaked desserts), United Central Bakeries (breads, breakfast goods), Livwell (Yorkshire Farm gluten-free breads and breakfast goods), Anthony Allen (Weight Watchers cakes), and Lightbody (Celebration cakes).

Genisoy Food Company was founded in 1964. Genisoy Food Company manufactures soy-based, non-genetically-modified powdered health supplements, trail mixes, crisps (the company calls 'em soytatoes), protein shakes and powders, snack foods, and energy bars. Its name-sake product, Genisoy, is a line of snacks and energy bars containing soy protein. The company's goods are available in grocery stores throughout the country; Genisoy also sells certain products through its online retail store.

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