Pacific International, also known as PIRMI, produces white rice using abrasion and friction, which reduces the weight of the rice by 10%. Pacific International Rice Mills company was founded in 1960 by Curt Rocca and purchased by Anheuser-Busch in 1986 and is now part of the Busch Agricultural Resources division. Pacific International and another Anheuser-Busch-owned rice mill, located in Arkansas, provide more than 60% of the Bud maker's milled rice requirements. It also makes rice for retail sale under the Calrose, Fuji Mai, Homai, Maruyu, Nikko, Pacific International, and Pacific Pride brand names.

Valio is a company owned by Finnish dairy farmers that secures milk production in Finland and the vitality of the nation's countryside by processing milk into tasty products that promote well-being. Quality, expertise and responsibility have served as Valio's guidelines for more than a century. Valio is a trailblazer in Finnish nutrition and an international pioneer of functional dairy products. Valio products are made from the EU's cleanest milk and you can be certain of their origin and safety. Valio safeguards the environment employing recyclable packaging materials and re-usable trays.

R&H Hall is Irelands biggest importer and supplier of animal feed ingredients for feed manufacturing through its extensive trading, purchasing, shipping and storage capability. The deficit in native cereal and protein production must be supplemented by the importation of animal feed ingredients. IAWS purchased two small feed trading businesses between 1988-1989 called Unigrain and James Allen. Another feed trading company R&H Hall plc was purchased by IAWS in September 1990 and at that time was a major acquisition doubling the size of the overall organisation. Founded in Cork in 1839 and quoted on the stock exchange since 1967, R&H Hall had a long established and well acknowledged record of service to Irish Agribusiness. All three companies were merged under the name R&H Hall, as this was the best known of the names.

Warburtons is proof that a family business can rise nicely by loafing around. With roots that date back to the late nineteenth century, Warburtons is one of the the largest independent bread bakeries in the UK. Warburtons company bakes up breads, crumpets (English muffins in the US), rolls, fruit loafs, and teacakes day at its 13 bakeries. Its products are distributed in the UK under the Warburtons brand name. Warburtons company has grown through careful expansion, choosing to build new factories throughout the years, rather than acquire smaller businesses. The fifth generation of the founding Warburton family owns and operates Warburtons company.

Nonpareil Corporation company grows and ships fresh potatoes and manufactures value-added potato products such as hash browns, mashed potatoes, and potato flakes, which it distributes to US foodservice operators. Nonpareil also supplies ingredients, including flavor additives made from potatoes, to other food manufacturers. Nonpareil company's potatoes are grown on a 10,000 acres in Nebraska and 3,000 acres in Idaho. The Nonpareil Corporation was founded in 1946 by Harold and Robert Abend; it continues to be owned and managed by members of the Abend family.

Ladies and Syngenta-men help farmers across the US plant seeds, which are then fertilized, enabling them to grow into crops that are protected by agricultural chemicals. Syngenta Corporation is the North American arm of the global agricultural colossus, Switzerland's Syngenta AG. The US operation develops and sells seeds for farmers and home gardeners alike. It also produces herbicidal, fungicidal, and insecticidal chemicals and manufactures crop-protection products for the professional agricultural and consumer turf and ornamental markets. Headquartered in Delaware, Syngenta Corporation has its own US research and development facilities.

Family-owned Culver Duck Farms knows the trick to smoking ducks is keeping those eggs lit. The vertically-integrated company hatches close to 3.5 million ducks every year, then processes them into fresh and frozen whole ducks, fillets, sausage, smoked or marinated breasts, and even duck sticks (think jerky). The company also produces chicken products, and barbecue sauces and rubs. Using every bit of their birds, the company also makes soaps from duck oil. Dating back to 1858, Culver Duck Farms sells its products to specialty retailers, the foodservice industry, restaurants, and directly to consumers through its Web site.

Eberly Poultry knows a fair amount about fowl. The Pennsylvania company processes and markets certified organic, free-range, naturally raised chicken, turkey, and Cornish game hen. The birds are raised on area Amish, Mennonite and other family-owned farms. Eberly processes and sells them under the Eberly, Guinta's, Koch's, and John F. Martin brands to mainly eastern US food wholesalers and retailers. The company also offers specialty poultry, including duck, pheasant, and quail. Eberly owns and operates an outlet store adjacent to its Stevens, Pennsylvania, headquarters. The founding Eberly family has been in the poultry business since the 1940s.

Burn Stewart Distillers Limited is a fully integrated Scotch whisky producer and brand owner with three single malt whisky distilleries and a strong portfolio of Scotch whisky brands.With its head office and bottling hall based in East Kilbride near Glasgow, and, with three distilleries;Deanston in Doune, Perthshire; Bunnahabhain on the Isle of Islay; and Tobermory based on the Isle of Mull,Burn Stewart produces and markets a well balanced range of Scotch whisky brands to appeal to every type of Scotch consumer.In early 2003, Burn Stewart became part of CL WorldBrands Limited, the Trinidadian owned drinks group. Included in the CL WorldBrands structure are Angostura (rum and bitters) and Hine Cognac. The group also owns a number of in-market distribution companies.

Stirling Foods® began with a simple mission: To produce the highest-quality flavoring syrup possible and sell it at a competitive price to retailers in the Seattle and Tacoma area of Washington State. But . . . a funny thing happened on the way to the market! In spite of minimal advertising and no sales staff, Stirling Gourmet Flavors® were soon in demand throughout the Northwest. The company grew rapidly as orders poured in from across the country. Stirling® is now one of the top flavoring syrup manufacturers in North America, shipping products across the nation and around the world.Was it luck? Was it timing? Clearly, Stirling® brought a quality product to the right market at the right time. Today Stirling® is an industry leader because we offer the highest quality gourmet flavoring syrups available, at a reasonable price, with customer service that knocks the socks off our competitors. Stirling syrups are used in specialty coffee beverages and teas, iced non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, baked goods and culinary creations. Stirling's customers include independent specialty coffee shops, gourmet product retailers, high-end restaurants, and at-home consumers.In addition to this tremendous growth, Stirling Gourmet Flavors® has been honored with multiple American Tasting Institute Gold Medal Awards for product excellence. These awards are given by an independent panel of chefs from across the nation, and they provide even more proof that Stirling Gourmet Flavors® are "Simply The Very Best".

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