Founded in 1972 by father and son, Leonard and Brooks Firestone, Firestone Vineyard has enjoyed 35 years of family stewardship. Recently, so that they might concentrate on their burgeoning beer business and smaller Curtis Winery, the Firestone family decided to sell their iconic winery. In doing so, they turned to fellow Santa Barbara vintner Bill Foley (Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery, Lincourt Vineyards) as the logical next shepherd for the famous property. As the Firestone’s identified earlier on, Bill, too, recognized Santa Barbara County as the ideal location for the production of world class wines. Bill has vowed to continue the Firestone tradition in striving for the very best in vineyard management and cutting edge winemaking discipline. The vineyard focuses on optimal physiological balance in the vines yielding wines that are brightly flavored, crisp and delicious. Estate Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah vineyards are located on a series of mesas that have gravelly sub-soils, ideally oriented for perfect exposure. The Firestone Vineyard tasting room offers regular winery tours, delicious wines to sample and an idyllic setting for al fresco picnics. Visit the “new” Firestone Vineyard and experience the vision of hospitality that is shared by Bill Foley and the Firestone Family!

Maison Burtin is really into bubbles. The French champagne maker (one of the largest in the world) produces its tantilizing tingly beverages from grapes grown in France's Champagne region. The company's bubbly is available under such brands names as Champagne Lanson, Noble Cuve Brut Rose, Black Label Brut, Ivory Label Demi-Sec, and Gold Label Brut Mill sim. Burtin has been making champagne since 1760. The vintner is part of France's Boizel Chanoine Champagne group.

R&R Ice Cream Limited makes its own brands (fab and Kelly's) and also holds the UK license to produce and market Nestl�'s ice cream products. Its customers include retail food companies and foodservice operators. In addition to the UK, R&R sells its products in France, Germany, and Poland. It is Europe's largest ice cream manufacturer and has production plants throughout the continent. It also makes private-label products. The company was taken private in 2006 by US-based Oaktree Capital, which merged it with German ice cream company, Roncadin. Its name was changed the following year.

Tropical Cheese Industries manufactures specialty dairy products under the Paisano, El Molino Rojo and Tropical brand names to satisfy the specialty fresh cheese needs of Caribbean and Hispanic consumers living throughout the US. The company also offers sour cream, yogurt shakes, flan, rice pudding, and chorizo and farmer-style sausage, as well as a line of tortillas. It distributes its products primarily along the East Coast. Tropical Cheese Industries was founded in the early 1980s by Rafael Mendez, a Cuban immigrant who started a milk delivery service in New Jersey in the 1950s, driving a single used truck.

Wilmar International Limited, founded in 1991, is Asia’s leading agribusiness group. Wilmar International Limited, an investment holding company, operates as an agribusiness company in Asia. Wilmar International company’s business activities include oil palm cultivation, edible oils refining, oilseeds crushing, consumer pack edible oils processing and merchandising, specialty fats, oleochemicals and biodiesel manufacturing, and grains processing and merchandising. Wilmar International company’s operations are located in approximately 20 countries across four continents, with a primary focus on Indonesia, Malaysia, China, India and Europe. Its products are sold to approximately 50 countries worldwide. Merchandising & Processing - Palm & Laurics Wilmar International company is a processor and merchandiser of palm and lauric oils, with a distribution network spanning approximately 50 countries. Its products include RBD (refined, bleached, and deodorised) palm oil, RBD palm olein, RBD palm stearin, RBD palm kernel oil, RBD palm kernel olein, RBD palm kernel stearin, crude palm oil (CPO), specialty fats, oleochemicals, and biodiesel. Wilmar International company owns processing plants in palm producing countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as in consuming countries, such as China, The Netherlands, Germany and Vietnam.

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.

Morton International company is the #1 consumer salt maker in the US and sells industrial and consumer salts from under a big umbrella held by a little girl in a yellow dress. Along with Morton's familiar grocery products (table, kosher, and canning salt), the company also makes consumer and professional salt for controlling ice on roads and water conditioning; it also manufactures salts for the foodservice and food-manufacturing industries. In addition Morton owns the Canadian salt company Windsor Salt. Formerly a subsidiary of Rohm and Hass, Morton Salt was sold to to Germany's K+S in 2009.

Spectrum Organic Products claims to be fat's better half. Using natural products such as olives, fish, seeds, and soybeans, the company makes cooking oils, shortenings, and margarine; fatty acid nutritional supplements; condiments (mayonnaise, vinegar); and nutritional supplements (flaxseed oil). It sells its products to the retail and foodservice markets under the Spectrum Naturals, Spectrum Essentials, and Spectrum Ingredients brand names. Spectrum Organic benefits from consumers' aversion to hydrogenated oils and their preference for healthier alternatives. Its consumer products are sold in health-food and grocery stores in the US and Canada.

Discovery Foods was founded by chairman James Beaton in 1989. Discovery Foods aims to stamp out dull food by allowing home cooks and foodservice operators to discover the power of chilies. The UK company makes spice-rich sauces, seasonings, condiments, and meal kits based on mainly Mexican cuisine (with some Cajun, Creole, and Texan selections available as well). Its also makes tortillas, wraps, and chips. The company's Discovery-branded (consumer) and Santa Maria-branded (foodservice) products are sold in the UK and mainland Europe.

actus Feeders, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, has 10 large-scale cattle feedyards across the Texas High Plains & southwest Kansas. Since its founding in 1975, Cactus Feeders has grown into a $750 million company that employs about 500 people. Cactus Feeders is the world's largest cattle feeding operation. We buy cattle every day, so you can get more money for your cattle with Cactus Feeders. Employees own 40 percent of Cactus Feeders through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employee ownership means that each employee has a personal stake in the performance of the cattle and the success of Cactus Feeders. For our cattle feeding customers, this translates into a level of care and feeding for their cattle that only ownership can provide.

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