Global Tropical was formed in 1993 and is owned by its executives. Global Tropical is a New York-based, wholesale produce company specializing in domestic fruits and vegetables. Global Tropical are also direct importers of the finest quality tropical produce to be shipped daily into the United States. Global Tropical supplies many restaurants, caterers and supermarkets with the freshest produce available.

Gerber's more than 200 baby offerings include the almost ubiquitous glass jars of baby food. Gerber Products company, which had its beginnings in 1927 in Dorothy Gerber's kitchen, also makes baby cereal, juices, and toddler food, along with baby bath and skin care products, bottles, teethers, pacifiers, breastfeeding accessories, spill-proof cups, and infant toys. Its Gerber Life Insurance Company offers various whole and term life products. Gerber feeds, soothes, and amuses babies worldwide.

SunOpta was founded in 1973. SunOpta Inc. has three business segments: SunOpta Foods, Opta Minerals Inc. (Opta Minerals) and SunOpta BioProcess Inc. (SunOpta BioProcess). SunOpta Foods operates in the natural, organic and specialty foods and natural health product sectors. SunOpta Foods is comprised of five operating groups: Grains and Foods Group, Ingredients Group, Fruit Group, International Sourcing and Trading Group and Distribution Group. Opta Minerals processes, sells and distributes silica-free loose abrasives and other specialty industrial minerals to the foundry, steel, roofing shingle and marine/bridge cleaning industries. SunOpta BioProcess operates facilities in Brampton, Ontario and pilot plant facilities in Waterdown, Ontario.

Elamex is a Mexican company with manufacturing operations in Mexico and the United States. Elamex, S.A. de C.V. is involved in the production of food items related to its candy manufacturing and nut packaging operations as well as real estate holdings in Mexico. Elamex's competitive advantage results from its demonstrated capability to leverage low cost, highly productive labor, strategic North American locations, recognized quality and proven ability to combine high technology with labor-intensive manufacturing processes in world-class facilities. To be a world class manufacturing business and value added provider with the objectives of superior customer satisfaction, employee growth and development, long term supplier relationships with the ultimate goal of shareholder value.

Wolverine Packing was founded by the late Al Bonahoom who operated exclusively as a lamb and veal processor until the early 1960’s. During this time, the company went through many transitions and eventually evolved into one the leaders in the lamb and veal slaughter business. Wolverine Packing was a pioneer in the development of fresh vacuum-packed lamb and veal, which today is the industry standard.If Mary lost her little lamb anywhere near Detroit, it probably ended up at Wolverine Packing. The company is a leading packing plant that slaughters and processes lamb, along with veal, beef, pork, and poultry. Its offers boxed meat and portion control products, along with such value-added meat products as breaded veal patties. Wolverine Packing serves both food retailers and foodservice customers nationwide, as well as private-label customers. The family-owned meat packing business was started by the late Al Bonahoom.

Tate & Lyle -- one of the world's largest makers of white and raw cane sugar -- will soon have to look elsewhere. Headquartered in London, Tate & Lyle makes sugar by-products such as molasses used in animal feed, and sugar and high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, and starches used in foodstuffs. It is a top supplier of sucralose, the no-calorie sweetener sold in some 50 countries worldwide under the brand name SPLENDA. Serving multiple sectors, Tate & Lyle's customers include manufacturers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, industrial, and animal-feed industries. The firm is exiting the Sugars business to focus on value-added Specialty Food Ingredients.

What would hash browns and eggs over easy be without North Side Foods? An incomplete meal, that's what. North Side Foods supplies pre-cooked pork and turkey sausage products (links, patties, crumbles) to major US and Canadian restaurant chains, as well as schools and other foodservice customers. It is a major sausage supplier for McDonald's. The company's meats are marketed under the Ember Farms brand name. Founded in 1909 and a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods since 1998, North Side Foods is headquartered in Arnold, Pennsylvania, and has manufacturing facilities in Cumming, Georgia.

Knox Nursery, Inc. is a Florida plug and liner producer that packs the Florida sun into every plant, providing our customers with a Better Built Plant in our GoPlug™ and Flori-Color™ liner production. Dutch rolling benches are incorporated throughout the whole operation and each tray is equipped with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip that is an integral part of the software program Grower's Own™, developed by Knox Nursery, Inc. Annuals are an everyday business for Knox Nursery. Founded in 1962, the company grows 13,000 varieties of flowering annuals for a variety of customers, including landscapers and home improvement chain stores, nationwide. For the production of seedling annuals, which account for most of the company's sales, Knox Nursery spent about $6 million to build a growing facility that uses automation to cut labor costs, about in half. It operates its business on more than 20 acres in Florida. The company's major customers have included Ball Seed, Walt Disney World, and DPT Brokerage. The Knox family took the company private in mid-2005, citing the high cost of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

At Syfo Beverages, we're committed to delivering the highest quality, purest and most refreshing carbonated beverages at an affordable price. Our seltzers and naturally-flavored sparkling waters are made from 100% purified water and contain no sodium, sugar, artificial flavors, sweeteners, additives or preservatives. With a variety of three popular flavors, and more on the way, Syfo beverages are a healthy alternative to soda pop and are sure to please any taste (discover some delicious recipes here). We're distributed throughout the Southeast at Publix Super Markets and Winn-Dixie, south Florida, and various independent grocery stores and specialty markets. If you're a retailer and would like to carry Syfo Beverages in your store, contact us here. We care about protecting the environment and keeping the communities we serve healthy and clean. Our company's committed to using products and packaging for our seltzers and sparkling waters that are 100% recyclable. Our manufacturing process is designed to be environmentally friendly, clean and sustainable.

Great Western Juice Company is a privately owned company, incorporated in the state of Ohio in 1951. All of our product processing is done at our plant in Maple Heights, Ohio. We own the real estate, building and all of the manufacturing equipment and are a debt free, profitable operation. We are inspected, and approved, by the FDA, State Agricultural Department and Cleveland Kosher. Great Western Juice Company is registered with Dun & Bradstreet and the Better Business Bureau.

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