That sweet smell of success might be coming from the ovens at Bahlsen. One of Germany's leading manufacturers of biscuits (or as Americans call them, cookies), the company makes Leibniz butter biscuits, a favorite among consumers since it was introduced in 1891. Bahlsen also makes upscale products such as chocolate-dipped Pick Up! snack bars. With five production facilities in Europe, the company exports products to about 80 countries and offers private-label production services. The family of founder Hermann Bahlsen, led by his grandson Werner Bahlsen, continues to control the company.

Sweet success may come in a bottle -- at least at Sweet Leaf Tea it does. The company, founded on the belief that nothing beats a glass of Southern-brewed sweet tea, offers organic ready-to-drink iced iced teas as well as diet and fruit-flavored versions of its teas. It bottles some 10,000 gallons of tea a day at its three production plants. The company's beverages are distributed at food retailers, convenience stores, hotels, restaurants, and other outlets throughout the US. Sweet Leaf's teas come in 11 classic iced-tea flavors and three lemonade flavors and are available nationwide at retailers including Kroger, Safeway, and Whole Foods. The company is owned by investment firm Catterton Partners.

Beef is just one of the cornerstones of this food company. Keystone Foods is one of the largest makers of hamburger patties and processed poultry with about 30 distribution and processing centers located throughout the world. A major supplier to McDonald's restaurants, Keystone serves about 28,000 restaurants in a dozen countries worldwide with hamburgers, chicken wings, breast fillets, and chicken patties, as well as fish and pork products. Keystone also provides new product development services to its customers, as well as custom distribution and logistics services. The company, which began as a beef-boning business in the 1960s, has agreed to be acquired by Brazil's Marfrig Alimentos for about $1.2 billion.

Heartland Co-op offers agricultural products and services for its central Iowa member/farmers. The cooperative operates 50 grain elevators and service centers. Heatland offers agronomy products and services, such as seed treatments and alfalfa fertilization; grain drying, storage, and merchandising; petroleum products for farm vehicles and home heating; livestock and pet feed; and personal and crop credit and financing. Headquartered in West Des Moines, Heartland was formed in 1987 when cooperatives in Dallas Center, Minburn and Panora merged. There have been some 13 subsequent mergers that have seen Heartland grow to become a 4,500-member agricultural cooperative.

Italgrani U.S.A. puts the flour in the fusilli, the pasta on your plate. Italgrani U.S.A. company purchases grain directly from US farmers in the Midwest, as well as through the Grain Exchange in Minneapolis and turns it into durum and semolina flour. Its distributes its products to pasta manufacturers throughout the US. Headquartered in St. Louis, Italgrani operates grain elevators in North Dakota, wheat mills in St. Louis and the Boston area, and a trading operation in Minneapolis (subsidiary Mayco Export). Italgrani U.S.A. is a subsidiary of bankrupt Italian grain producer, Italgrani S.p.A.

Anna Olvera-Ullrich and Jim Ullrich started the business in early 1997 by selling jars of Ana's Salsa to neighbors, friends, and co-workers. It's public unveiling occurred in August 1998 at the 8th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival where Ana's Salsa took first place, People's Choice Award, Red Salsa Commercial category. The salsa has been awarded 20 awards, including the Golden Chile Pepper at the Fiery Food Challenge for Fresh Salsa in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Ana's Salsa Pico de Gallo was awarded its first place award in its debut at the 2005 Chile Pepper's Fiery Food Challenge. Ana's Herbs was added to Anna's Unlimited, Inc. gourmet food lineup at the 3rd Annual Texas Fiery Foods Show, August 1999. It has already won a number of first place awards, including the prestigious 2001 and 2002 Scovie Award for Table Seasonings.Anna's latest creation are her serrano pepper jellies that are 'sweet with a little heat'. These are available in strawberry, peach and original serrano.

BRISK Coffee was founded by Richard Perez in 1968, with a 100-pound batch roaster, a small warehouse, one delivery truck and a passion for fine coffees. Today, BRISK has grown to become one of the largest independent roasters in the Southeastern United States, with offices in Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Atlanta. Through our network of distributors and transportation affiliates, we are able to serve customers in Florida, throughout the US and worldwide. BRISK Coffee continues to be family owned—and operated with the same philosophy that laid the foundation for our success more than 40 years ago.

Inspired by Mama Hanna, who originally created the recipe for Frozen Yogurt in her kitchen back home, our products are made with pride from only the highest quality ingredients. The Hanna brothers - John, Dave, and Jim - founded International Yogurt Company in 1976. Since then it has come to be known as Yocream International, because the company's product line has expanded to include much more than yogurt. Beginning in 1977, the Hanna brothers franchised a chain of specialty restaurants selling their yogurt. Though the franchises did well, they were gradually phased out as the company's focus shifted to foodservice sales. Today the company produces frozen yogurt, smoothies, and sorbet under its flagship brand. It also produces and packages ice cream and organic products.

Sara Lee chose cheesecake over clothing. Jettisoning the apparel business, Sara Lee now peddles mostly food and drink, along with some household goods, although it's selling off that business too. Its North American Retail unit is a major packaged meat maker (Ball Park, Jimmy Dean), and a leading manufacturer of frozen bakery products, including Ms. Lee's famous raid-the-refrigerator-at-midnight frozen cheesecakes. The fresh bakery segment supplies North America with prepackaged bread and other baked goods. Sara Lee International oversees coffee, tea, and bakery in Europe, Australia, and Brazil. The North American Foodservice unit supplies coffee, meat, and bakery to foodservice operators across the continent.

Intelligentsia Coffee’s mission is to provide our customers, staff, and community with an unparalleled and complete coffee and tea experience in an environment steeped in understanding, knowledge, skill, service and mutual respect. Intelligentsia exists to provide both a fulfilling work environment for our employees and the highest quality products for our customers. Both goals are equally necessary to the success of our business.

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