Daffin's Candies has gained a national name for its delectable milk and semi-sweet chocolate candy. In addition to offering its regular line of yummy chocolates Daffin's provides gourmet chocolates through its Jean Marie Collection. This scrumptious collection offers unique hand-molded chocolates with extra special insides containing such things as whole nuts, truffles and their famous Opera Cream. Chocolate has an interesting history, as it didn’t catch on with the public until the 192Os. This wasn't a matter of people not enjoying the delicious taste of chocolate. Rather, it was the debut of air conditioning - which helped prevent chocolate from melting - that pushed chocolate sales through the roof. Prior to that it was uncommon for stores to carry chocolate past April because of the warm temperatures.

Continental Grain Company (CGC) is all over the food chain. The agribusiness company trades grain worldwide through subsidiaries including ContiAsia and ContiLatin. That grain is fed to chickens at subsidiary Wayne Farms, a major US poultry processor with 11 facilities and a capacity to process almost 2 billion pounds of poultry a year. CGC also has partnerships with Seaboard Corporation (called ContiSea), Charoen Pokphand, and Overseas Shipholding Group. In 2008 CGC formed Arlon, a private investment firm that manages three separate portfolios made up of diverse holdings. Chairman and CEO Paul Fribourg (a descendant of company founder Simon Fribourg) and his family own CGC.

O.K. Industries, Inc. is an Industrial Plastic Recycling company started by James Kenyon in 1992 as O.K. Granulating. In 1993 O.K. Granulating was incorporated as O.K. Industries, Inc. in Findlay, Ohio. In July of 2007 O.K. Industries, Inc. moved to its new home in Fostoria, Ohio. The company is now housed in a 107,000 sq. ft. facility and still has a 135,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Findlay; O.K. Industries, Inc. is adequately equipped to handle most any plastic recycling job.Our goal at O.K. Industries, Inc. is to build and maintain a company which is a source of pride to its employees and which serves its customer’s demands with quality and integrity.

While homemakers are busy making chapati, roti, and pooris, Food Corporation of India (FCI) stays busy managing India's grain supplies. FCI buys and markets wheat and rice for the Indian government, purchasing both domestically grown and imported grains, keeping the stockpiles in its own warehouses. Through periodic sales, FCI controls and manages the domestic grain supply, regulating the market prices for those commodities. It also provides some of its stores of grain to government-subsidized food programs, and it builds up buffer stocks to meet any food crisis. One of Asia's largest companies, FCI operates under the direction of the Indian government's Food Ministry. It was founded in 1965.

Ferrero has come out of its shell and spread sweetness across the globe. The Italian company, one of the world's largest chocolate producers, makes treats such as Rocher chocolates and its original product, the chocolate-hazelnut spread, Nutella (originally called Pasta Gianduja). The confectioner's other products include Mon Chéri hazelnut chocolates and Raffaello, a coconut and almond filled candy. Ferrero also makes chocolate-covered snack cakes, wafers candy bars, creme-filled eggs under the Kinder brand name. On the non-chocolate side of things, the company makes Tic Tac breath mints. Ferrero S.p.A. is owned and managed by the founding Ferrero family.

Carnivores have a friend in JBS. With a slaughter capacity of 73,900 cattle a day, the company is the world's largest beef processor and exporter. It distributes its products worldwide. In addition to fresh and processed beef and pork (it is the third largest pork producer in the US), JBS sells cooked beef, canned goods, and ready-to-eat meals; it also sells hides and other cattle parts. JBS markets its beef domestically under the Friboi brand. It also owns a majority of US poultry firm Pilgrim's Pride. The company's top export markets are Mexico, Russia, and the EU. JBS is in the process of a major growth phase, buying up meat operations in the US, Europe, and Australia.

For meat eaters who delight in dining on swine, Pederson's Natural Farms produces fresh and processed natural pork products. The company's upscale uncured bacon ham, and smoked pork sausages (jalapeno, kielbasa, and sweet German) are sold at natural food and specialty food retailers, as well as through its Web site. Pederson's also offers beef hot dogs, chicken sausage, andouille, bratwurst, and bulk breakfast sausage. It also offers processesd bison meat. Headquartered in Hamilton, Texas, Pederson's Natural Farms was founded in 1992.

The family-owned and -operated Joe Granato, Incorporated was founded by its namesake, the late Joe Granato, in 1964. Joe Granato is a fresh fruit and vegetable wholesaler. The Salt Lake City company purchases produce from farmers in Arizona and California and distributes it to customers in Utah and neighboring states through a partnership with Pride Transport. It also imports produce from overseas. They partner with such companies as Taylor Farms, Sunkist Growers, Growers Express and Bolthouse Farms.

World Variety Produce was founded in 1984 by president Joe Hernandez. World Variety Produce, which does business under the brand Melissa's/World Variety Produce, is a leading importer and distributor of specialty produce from around the world that offers more than 800 varieties of exotic fresh and dried fruits and vegetables. It supplies produce to grocers, supermarkets, and other retailers, as well as foodservice operators. World Variety Produce also sells products to consumers through its Web site. In addition to fresh produce, the company markets condiments, sauces, soy products, and specialty ingredients used in Latin and Asian cooking.

GRUMA is the indisputable worldwide leader in corn flour and tortilla production, with operations in United States Mexico, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela and more recently, Europe.The Company began operations in Mexico in 1949. Its objective was to modernize the traditional Mexican masa and tortilla industry, which is an activity of huge economic and social significance, through an industrial, ecological and more efficient process.Because of its constant research and development efforts, GRUMA developed proprietary technology that allowed the Company to position itself as the worldwide leader in corn flour and tortilla production, in production costs and product quality.

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