Mr. R. William "Bill" Becker owns Peace River Citrus Products, Inc., which owns two processing plants with a total processing capacity of 18 to 20 million boxes. The Arcadia plant started production in November 1994 and the Bartow plant began production in November 2003. After selling his part of a family citrus business in 1991, Mr. Becker began studying the future of the Florida citrus industry. This study indicated a lack of citrus processing facilities in the new citrus growing region of Florida.The Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. Arcadia plant was built in the town of Arcadia, Desoto County, Florida. Arcadia was chosen because it was positioned in the center of the new growing region and there were no processing plants within 50 miles. Mr. Becker furthered his position in the citrus processing industry with the purchase of the plant in Bartow, Polk County, Florida in October 2002. The plant in Bartow will process both oranges and grapefruit (white and red) while the plant in Arcadia will primarily be dedicated to processing oranges. The mission of Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. is to produce the highest quality citrus products, market them at competitive prices, provide superior customer service, and maximize returns to Florida citrus growers. With this mission in mind, Mr. Becker maintains his processing facility with state of the art equipment utilizing a cost efficient layout.

The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing various chocolate and confectionery products, pantry items, and gum and mint refreshment products worldwide. It offers chocolate and confectionery products, including high-cacao dark chocolate products, such as chocolate bars, tasting squares, home baking products, and professional chocolate and cocoa items; and natural and organic chocolate products consisting of chocolate bars, drinking chocolate, and baking products. Hershey Co. provides snack products comprising snack mix, granola bars, and macadamia snack nuts and cookies in various varieties; and a line of refreshment products, such as mints, chewing gum, and bubble gum, as well as pantry items consisting of baking ingredients, toppings, and beverages.

Producers Rice Mill dries, mills, and markets more than 50 million bushels rice each year, which it sells both domestically and overseas. The growers' cooperative is one of the largest private-label producers of rice in the US, packaging more than 100 brands for the retail food, foodservice, private-label, and food-manufacturing industries. Its brands include ParExcellence, LeGourment, Golden Harvest, Classic Grains, Granada, Mandalay, Bamboo 103, Calrose, and Thai Orchard. It also processes rice for animal feeds such as Buck Grub deer feed and Equi-Jewel horse feed.

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.

All Points Cooperative provides agricultural support services to farmers and ranchers in central Nebraska. The cooperative offers seed, energy, fuel, agronomy, storage and purchasing services, along with financial, credit marketing, and purchasing assistance for its member/farmers. Its agronomy services include fertilizer application, soil sampling, and crop planning and management. Its energy division offers bulk fuel, bulk oil, heating oil and propane delivery. It also operates retail outlets, including two Ampride Convenience Stores and the Trustworthy Feed and Hardware Store. In addition to its headquarters in Gothenburg, Nebraska, All Points has cooperative operations in 12 other communities.

Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc. was founded in 1983 when the company became the owner of 28 acres of land, the artesian springs, eleven wells, water rights, a bottling plant, a warehouse, the resort pool and numerous other homes and buildings in Eldorado Springs, CO. Continuous growth over the years necessitated expansion and in 2001 Eldorado built a new 38,000 sq. foot state of the art bottling and distribution facility (see picture). The company relocated headquarters and operations to this new facility in August of 2001.

Icelandic UK company imports seafood to the UK from producers in the chilly northern waters of the Faroe Islands, Russia, Norway, Canada, and China. Frozen-at-sea fish, including cod, redfish, and haddock, are processed into fillets on board immediately after being caught for the trip to market. Icelandic UK supplies foodservice wholesalers, mainly local fish-and-chip shops. Launched in 1998, Icelandic UK also imports fish fillets, whole fish, crabsticks, warm-water prawns, and other seafood products under the Icelandic and other brand names. Icelandic UK, Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Icelandic Group.

Chelsea Milling Company was founded in 1887 and is based in Chelsea, Michigan. Chelsea Milling Company manufactures baking mixes. It offers apple cinnamon muffin, baking, banana muffin, blueberry muffin, bran with dates muffin, buttermilk biscuit brownie, buttermilk pancake, waffle cake, chocolate muffin, corn muffin, and crust mixes. Chelsea Milling company also provides frosting, fudge brownie, fudge frosting, lemon cake, oatmeal muffin, pie crust, pizza crust, raspberry muffin, white cake, and white frosting mixes. It offers its products in the United States and internationally through the United States military.

Overhill Farms is hoping it will get a better view of the frozen foods industry. The company custom-manufactures frozen soups, sauces, and entrees, including beef, chicken, pasta, and seafood dishes for customers in the foodservice, retail, and airline industries. It makes private labels and co-packing for food retailers such as Safeway and air carriers, including American Airlines. Overhill's largest customer is weight-loss business Jenny Craig, ringing up some 24% of sales; its second-largest customer, at 18% of sales, is restaurant chain Panda Express.

E.D. Smith & Sons is one of Canada's leading jam, pie-filling, and ketchup manufacturers. It also makes barbecue and pasta sauces, fruit topping, mayonnaise, salsas, and syrups. E.D. Smith & Sons company's products are offered under the E.D. Smith brand, as well as under private labels to grocery stores, foodservice suppliers, and industrial food manufacturers throughout North America. Family-owned for four generations, E.D. Smith was acquired by US-based TreeHouse Foods in 2007.

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