Tree of Life was founded in 1969. Tree of Life, Inc. markets and distributes natural, organic, ethnic, and gourmet food products in the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada. It offers nutritional supplements, personal care products, organic water crackers, organic tofu and cheese, tuna, soy and peanut nut butter, juices, canned beans, oil, popcorn, and wine and beer. Tree of Life company’s products also include frozen cherries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, and vegetables. It sells its products through a network of supermarkets, independent retail stores, and drugstores.

SK Food Group company makes sandwiches, wraps, hoagies, subs, panini, burgers, and a breakfast sandwich that looks very much like an Egg McMuffin (made by the Golden Arches folks) which SK sells under the Oven Pride label. Its products, which are aimed at busy consumers, are sold to big box retail operations, conveniences stores, and vending machines. SK Food company also offers custom private-label products for restaurants, eatery franchises, and high-end food retailers. Headquartered in Seattle, its production facilities are located in Reno, Nevada.

Hudson River Fruit grows apples grown along, you guessed it, the Hudson River in New York State. The company harvests, packs, and distributes nearly 20 varieties of apples. Its apple offerings include Gala, Ginger Gold, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, McIntosh, Red Delicious, and Rome. The company also offers, Bosc, Clapp, Bartlett, and Seckel pears. It operates fruit orchards, a packing and storage facility, and a fleet of delivery trucks. With roots dating back to 1932, when Izzie Albinder bought a pushcart and began selling apples in the neighborhood streets of Brooklyn, Hudson River Fruit is owned and operated by the founding Albinder family.

The Mountain View team was founded by Randy and Ruth Ataide, Bill and Becky Janzen, and Mike and Peggy Thurlow in 1994. Having known each other for many years but never working directly together, the principals determined that there was the need for a different type of produce company to enter the marketplace. Each of the principals believed that in the modern agri-business world, the small and medium sized Growers and Packers were being dominated by corporate concerns, and that the family farm way of life were in jeopardy. The Ataide, Janzen and Thurlow families wanted to try to do something about this situation.Joining with like-minded local farmers of nectarines, peaches, plums and apricots, Mountain View broke ground on a state-of-the-art cold storage and distribution facility located in the very heart of their Growers fields. Surrounded by orchards and vineyards, this facility was intended to demonstrate the commitment of the founders to the family farms they served, and to prevent their fruit from being hauled long distances after picking for sorting, packing, storage and shipping.

Mercer Landmark Inc. is a locally owned farm cooperative located in West Central Ohio with 18 facilities in Mercer, Darke, Van Wert, Paulding and Defiance counties. Mercer Landmark is a landmark for farmers and other residents of rural west and central Ohio, and not just because you can see the company's grain elevators from miles away. The company stores and markets corn, soybeans, and wheat; it also offers agronomy services and sells animal feed, seed, poultry litter, diesel, gasoline, propane, and crop insurance. Mercer Landmark operates more than a dozen facilities. It also operates Mercer Soy, a processor of soybeans into high-protein meal and oil for use as animal feed. Mercer Landmark hs been in business since 1933.

Sebastiani’s first century in Sonoma winemaking began when Samuele (pictured right) emigrated from the Tuscany region of Italy in 1895 and started Sebastiani nine years later. A stonemason by trade, he quarry-mined the Sonoma hills for cobblestones that were used to build the streets of San Francisco. He worked long hours and saved carefully to buy land in Sonoma County, from which he would make wine for the Sonoma community and San Francisco’s restaurants.The winery was the only one in Sonoma County to continue operations through Prohibition, making a small amount of sacramental and medicinal wines. It has been joked, and perhaps with some grain of truth, that during this time there was a resurgence of people becoming very religious.

Parmalat aims to play a daily role in the well-being of consumers throughout the world. The group strives to gain recognition for the high quality of its products, for its ability to innovate and ultimately as one of the top global players in the “added-value functional food” segment. The group aims to optimize value for shareholders while adhering to ethical principles of business conduct. Parmalat is committed to fostering the professional development of employees and associates as well as contributing to economic and social progress in the communities in which it operates.

Vets Plus is a positive for animal professionals looking to perk up some pets or animate some animals. The company makes and markets healthcare products for livestock, farm, and domestic animals. Its products include skin and hair care products and dietary supplements. The company serves the international veterinary community through a network of distributors. Its brands include Horses Prefer, Pets Prefer, Goats Prefer, DVM Formula, and Probios. Vets Plus purchased Bomac Animal Health USA in 2006. It is now the exclusive US supplier of Bomac's products. Bomac's brand names include Feron 20 (iron deficiency treatment) and Paratak Plus (roundworm treatment).

Netafim knows how to rein in water and then disperse it ...slowly. Serving agricultural and landscaping companies around the globe, the company designs drip irrigation systems (enabling the slow-release of water) for farming and landscaping, as well as specialized systems for greenhouses and bio-energy crops. It also manufactures products such as dripperlines, sprinklers, mist emitters, valves, and water meters, as well as various farming machinery used to maximize irrigation efficiency. The company, which operates in about 110 countries, manufactures its products at more than a dozen factories located around the world. Netafim was founded in 1965.

Mavericks these days are the ones who don't use chemicals. Maverick Ranch, doing business as Maverick Ranch Natural Meats, only processes and distributes meat that has had limited or no exposure to antibiotics, pesticides, or steroids. Its meat products include natural beef, pork, buffalo, lamb, chicken, chicken eggs, turkey, turkey eggs, and an array of sausage, all of which it sells to more than 2,000 grocers in the US. Maverick's flagship product, extra lean ground beef is 96% fat free. Along with its fresh meats, the company offers fully-cooked meat entrees.

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