SCRI’s research focuses on processes that regulate the growth of plants and their responses to pests, pathogens and the environment. It includes genetics to breed crops with improved quality and nutritional value. By understanding plants’ responses to pests and diseases and how they react to the soil, air and water around them, environmentally friendly and sustainable methods of protecting crops from the ravages of pests, diseases and weeds are developed.

Family owned and operated Mother Murphy's Laboratories was founded in 1945 by Kermit Murphy, Sr., who named the company after his mother. Murphy died in 2008. Mother Murphy does her cooking in an industrial-strength kitchen. Mother Murphy's Laboratories develops and manufactures dry and liquid, natural and synthetic flavorings and extracts for the bakery, beverage, dairy, tobacco, confectionery, pharmaceutical, tobacco, pet product, confectionery, and snack food industries. Mother Murphy's company specializes in vanilla and vanilla variations, offering a wide array of product types of everyone's favorite baking flavoring.

The Real Good Food Company has made a successful meal out of what larger food companies pushed off their plates. The Real Good Food company has been built up by the acquisition of smaller manufacturers that belonged to high-end convenience food makers who sold them off since they were no longer considered "core operations" -- some six since 2003. It's been a sweet tasty ride. Real Good Food's sugar products are made by subsidiary Renshawnapier. Its baking ingredients operations are under the purview of its Haydens Bakeries subsidiary, which makes yeast-dough products. Real Good's large retail customers include Waitrose and Marks and Spencer.

Sartori Food is an artisanal operation in a world of factory food. The Wisconsin-based company makes Italian (parmesan, gorgonzola, asiago, Hispanic, blue-veined and other aged specialty cheeses. It sells its products primarily as ingredients to other food manufacturers, as well as to retail food outlets and foodservice operators, and has partnerships with food distribution companies throughout the US. Sartori was founded in 1939 as S&R Cheese by Italian immigrant Paul Sartori and is still owned and operated by the third generation of the Sartori family.

Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. is a Japan-based company engaged in five business segments. The Marine Products segment is engaged in fishing, cultivation, processing and sale of seafood products. The Food segment manufactures and sells processed food products such as frozen food products and common temperature food products, among others. The Logistics segment is engaged in the refrigeration storage of marine products, as well as the transportation of frozen and chilled products. The Fine Chemical segment manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, health food and pharmaceutical materials. The Others segment is engaged in the construction and repair of ships, as well as the marine transportation and engineering business. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had 73 subsidiaries and 35 associated companies.

When Chicago needs meat, it turns to an authority. Chicago Meat Authority (CMA) processes beef and pork into a variety of sizes and cuts and sells its products not only in Chicago, but worldwide. The company's fresh and frozen meats are specially cut for a range of customers including food retailers, ethnic markets, further processors (such as sausage makers), healthcare providers, restaurants, and broadline distributors. It also offers services such as aging, custom cutting and trimming, marinating, and precooking, as well as a variety of packaging options. Headquartered in the historic Chicago Stockyards, Chicago Meat Authority was founded in 1990.

Duck Delivery Produce, founded by a graduate of the University of Oregon (the Oregon Ducks), is a leading supplier of custom-cut fresh fruits and vegetables serving restaurants and other foodservice operators, as well as some retail customers in Washington and Oregon. It also distributes such specialty products as fruit shortcakes, vegetable trays, nacho trays, packaged salads, and watermelon boats. Duck Delivery company has processing and distribution centers in Portland, Oregon and in Sumner, Washington. Duck Delivery Produce is owned by United Salad Co., a wholesale supplier of fruits and vegetables.

Our farmer-owned cooperative was formed back in 1909. It grew out of the desire on the part of a handful of farmers to ensure that the cheese produced in the area was of the absolute highest quality. That commitment caught on and Tillamook County Creamery Association eventually expanded to include all of the small, independent cheese plants in the county. Today, TCCA is made up of approximately 110 dairy families.Over the years, we have earned a reputation for producing premium-quality, consistent and best-tasting dairy products. Today, we are nationally recognized for that commitment to quality, the results of which can be tasted in any of our dairy products.

KeHE Distributors is a leading wholesale supplier of ethnic and gourmet foods serving more than 15,000 retail grocery stores across the country. It distributes more than 40,000 items including such ethnic offerings as African American, Asian, Hispanic, and kosher food products, as well as a wide variety of organic and natural food products. Additionally, KeHE company provides e-commerce services through subsidiary Eye Level Solutions. KeHE Distributors company's KeHE Direct unit provides online ordering services for its customers. Arthur Kehe started the employee-owned KeHE Distributors, LLC in 1952.

John Keeler & Co., Inc. was established in 1995 by president and CEO John Keeler. John Keeler & Co. is crabby but not in the way you're thinking. In fact, Mr. Keeler and his company, which does business as Blue Star Food Products, are more than happy to import blue swimming crabs from the South China Sea (in the waters around southeastern China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Borneo, and Vietnam) and sell them to customers in the US. The Miami-based company processes the crabs and offers crabmeat in cans or resealable pouches or as value-added prepared products such as crabcakes, to foodservice vendors throughout the US. Its brands include Blue Star and Oceanica.

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