Dixie Growers company sources its produce from growers with more than 2,000 acres in north, central, and south Florida. Dixie Growers company's products include strawberries, cantaloupe, cucumbers, bell peppers, eggplant, chili peppers, and squash, as well as a variety of herbs. It boasts a 64,000-sq.-ft. packing facility. Dixie Growers is headquartered -- appropriately enough -- in Plant City, Florida, and is owned and operated by Charles Lawton (president) and Linda Lawton.

Westbridge Research Group wants to survive for another thousand years or so, and its products will make sure the planet will be here as well. The company manufactures environmentally safe agricultural chemicals for agriculture (fruits and vegetables), gardens, lawn, and turf. Its offerings include bioremediation (sewage treatment) products, fertilizers, and plant-growth regulators, all safe for consumers, workers, and the environment. The company's brands include TRIGGRR (plant-growth regulator) and BIOLINK (fertilizer). Westbridge Research also develops formulations for private-labels clients. The company was founded in 1982.

Gilster-Mary Lee is a leading Private Label food manufacturer, headquartered in Chester, Illinois, a small, southern Illinois town located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Gilster produces over 8,000 items in over 500 different private label brands, as well as its own Hospitality label. Approximately 3,000 employees work in 14 different manufacturing facilities across four states. Gilster-Mary Lee company-owned truck fleet delivers products daily throughout the US and Canada, as well as shipments destined for markets throughout the world.

Boyd Coffee Company is a fourth generation family owned business founded by Percival Dewe Boyd. P.D. Boyd, born in New Zealand in 1879, came to the United States with his family in 1882. Landing in the great Northwest, PD Boyd worked in grocery and sales until he decided to go off on his own and start a business. Located in downtown Portland, Boyd peddled his wares from a red, horse-drawn wagon he had purchased for $5 and thus, founding the "Boyd Importing Tea Company." By 1910, the horse-drawn wagons were replaced with trucks. With the spread of the automobile, the business took a new direction, and by 1920, home delivery was terminated. As his business grew, and Boyd gained in popularity, his reputation as a perfectionist followed. His greatest passion was for quality coffee. He also proved to be an ingenious businessman. Boyd was the first US coffee distributor to loan coffee brewing equipment to restaurants and the food service industry, a tradition that spread throughout the industry. By 1939, PD Boyd had a branch office in Yakima, Washington and soon other distribution points were established. The "Boyd Blend" of coffee was in demand.

So where did that steak you threw on the barbecue last night come from? Perhaps it was from Agri Beef, an Idaho-based company that raises cattle on its ranches and then fattens them up on its four feedlots in Idaho, Kansas, and Washington. Then its off to its processing plant in Washington. Offering both fresh and processed meats, Agri Beef's brands include St. Helens and Snake River Farms (premium meats including American Kobe beef and Kurobuta pork), and Double R Ranch Northwest Beef. The family-owned business also operates Performix, a cattle-feed and -supplement manufacturer.

Peter's Food Service manufactures chilled and frozen food, including meat pies, pasties, sandwiches, and sausages. Peter's Food Service company distributes products under its flagship Peter's and Peter's Premier brands to grocery stores and other retail outlets. It also supplies chilled food products to the foodservice industry. Mike Grimwood, a former Northern Foods executive, led a buyout of Peter's Food Service company from John Griffiths and his family in 2007.

Williams Sausage is a leading regional meat processor that produces sausage, ham, and bacon products for both retail and wholesale customers. Its product lines include several varieties of pork sausage, cured hams, and smoked bacon. The company also markets microwavable pork biscuit sandwiches and smoked pork sausages. Most of its meat products are sold under the Williams brand; it also markets sausage and bacon under the Old South banner. The family-owned company was founded by Harold Williams in 1958.

Millbrook Distribution Services, Inc. carries and distributes specialty food items, health and beauty care, non-food items, and general merchandise in the United States. Millbrook Distribution Services company’s products include ethnic, kosher, gourmet, organic, natural foods, non-food items; perishables; and confections. It also offers a portfolio of distribution, purchasing, marketing, category management, merchandising, logistics, and in store retail services. Millbrook Distribution Services company serves a variety of retail formats, including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators, mass merchandisers and chain drug stores, and the food service channel.

Japanese pro baseball fans know the Nippon Ham Fighters, the team owned by Nippon Meat Packers (NMP). NMP, in turn, knows meat. The company is one of Japan's top beef-, pork-, and chicken-processing firms. Its meat business comprises all stages of production, from raising the animals and making their feed to processing the meat to delivering it to customers. In addition to fresh meat, NMP makes ham, sausage and deli meat; it offers dairy foods (including Luna brand yogurt and foodservice cheese) and ramen noodles. Its marine farming activities supply toppings and fillings for foodservice sushi. NMP makes probiotic beverages and a health drink, called Celeb no Jikan, made from pig placenta.

BakeMark USA LLC produces bakery and food ingredients and supplies. It offers mixes, bases, fillings, icings, glazes, frozen products, flours, sugars, shortenings, and paper products. The company also provides mixes and bases for donuts, cakes/muffins, cookies/brownies/scones, Danish/laminated dough, cinnamon rolls, bagel/bread/rolls, fruit/crème fillings, custard/mousse/powders, icings and glazes, flavors and colors, Hispanic ingredients, shortening/oil/pan sprays, and bakery essentials.

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