Guest Services was founded in 1917 as a private company to serve governmental agencies. Guest Services company provides contract foodservices and hospitality-management services nationwide. It operates cafeterias and onsite restaurants, catering to businesses, hotels, hospitals, conference centers, and government operations, including the US Supreme Court, the US House of Representatives, and the National Park Service. Guest Services also provides special-event catering and offers management services to leisure and resort facilities, including marketing, human resources, procurement, quality-assurance, and information technology services.

Mr. R. William "Bill" Becker owns Peace River Citrus Products, Inc., which owns two processing plants with a total processing capacity of 18 to 20 million boxes. The Arcadia plant started production in November 1994 and the Bartow plant began production in November 2003. After selling his part of a family citrus business in 1991, Mr. Becker began studying the future of the Florida citrus industry. This study indicated a lack of citrus processing facilities in the new citrus growing region of Florida.The Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. Arcadia plant was built in the town of Arcadia, Desoto County, Florida. Arcadia was chosen because it was positioned in the center of the new growing region and there were no processing plants within 50 miles. Mr. Becker furthered his position in the citrus processing industry with the purchase of the plant in Bartow, Polk County, Florida in October 2002. The plant in Bartow will process both oranges and grapefruit (white and red) while the plant in Arcadia will primarily be dedicated to processing oranges. The mission of Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. is to produce the highest quality citrus products, market them at competitive prices, provide superior customer service, and maximize returns to Florida citrus growers. With this mission in mind, Mr. Becker maintains his processing facility with state of the art equipment utilizing a cost efficient layout.

Blendex Company produces custom-made breading, batters, coatings, marinades, pizza crusts, sauce and seasoning mixes, flavored sugars, dry rubs and beverage mixes for commercial and private-label food manufacturers. It manufactures more than 200 products and provides custom formulation, packaging, storage, and shipping services as well. Blendex was founded in 1975 and was acquired by the late Eugene Pottinger, father of CEO Ronald Pottinger, in 1981.

As one of the world's largest poultry-breeding operations, Aviagen knows that the egg probably came first, but it's chicks that sell best. Comprised of two units (broiler/breeder and turkey), Aviagen sells day-old parent and grandparent chicks for the production of commercial chicken broilers and turkeys. Its chicken brands include Arbor Acres, L.I.R., and Ross; its turkey brands are Nicholas and British United Turkeys (B.U.T.) The company also offers biosecurity programs for poultry operations that designed to keep pathogens out of the food chain. Aviagen has customers worldwide and is owned by the privately owned German holding company, the EW GROUP.

Founded in 1978, the DeBruce Companies are a growing $5 billion organization currently ranked 56th on the Forbes 500 list of private companies. It is the 4th largest privately held company in Kansas City, Missouri. DeBruce continues to be an innovative and aggressive industry leader, and ranks 7th in North America with storage capacity in excess of 140,000,000 bushels.

Westward Seafoods processes ocean-going fin fish, crab, and surimi. Processing is done either in the company's plant near Anchorage, Alaska, or at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, which is located off the coast of the Aleutian islands in the Bering Sea. (Dutch Harbor has the distinction of being US' largest commercial fishing port). Seattle-headquartered Westward Seafoods has the capability of processing some 65,000 metric tons of seafood each year. Westward Seafoods, Inc. is owned by Japanese fish-processing giant, Maruha Nichiro.

Founded in 1984 by Rebecca Wallace, Word of Mouth, Inc. has produced such events as the grand opening ceremony for the Austin Bergstrom International Airport and a tea in honor of Queen Elizabeth II at the Texas governor's mansion. Word of Mouth operates as Word of Mouth Catering, a leading event services business serving in Central Texas. It offers planning and catering for weddings, receptions, and corporate events.

BRF - Brasil Foods (formerly Perdig�o) leads pigs and chickens from the farm to the freezer. A top Brazilian provider of fresh and frozen pork and poultry, it owns farms, slaughterhouses, animal-feed factories, incubators, and meat-processing facilities. In addition to chicken, turkey, pork, and some beef, the company has concentrated on offering more value-added processed frozen foods. The company's processed foods, which accounted for half of its 2009 sales, include frozen vegetables, pizza, and desserts, as well as margarine, powdered and fluid milk, soy-based vegetarian products, and pasta-based ready meals. In 2009 the company acquired rival Brazilian meat company Sadia and was renamed BRF - Brasil Foods.

Turkey is the main dish at West Liberty Foods, but the company has room for other meats on its plate as well. In addition to slaughtering and processing turkeys, the company also prepares and slices pork, chicken, ham, beef and cheese into value-added meat products (luncheon meat, deli trays) for retail and foodservice customers, including the Subway sandwich shop chain. West Liberty operates four production facilities (three in Iowa and one in Utah). It co-packs branded meats for bigger companies and also offers private-label services. The company's commodity products include deboned turkey, ground turkey, turkey parts, and premixed meat slurries which it supplies to other food processors.

When Chicago needs meat, it turns to an authority. Chicago Meat Authority (CMA) processes beef and pork into a variety of sizes and cuts and sells its products not only in Chicago, but worldwide. The company's fresh and frozen meats are specially cut for a range of customers including food retailers, ethnic markets, further processors (such as sausage makers), healthcare providers, restaurants, and broadline distributors. It also offers services such as aging, custom cutting and trimming, marinating, and precooking, as well as a variety of packaging options. Headquartered in the historic Chicago Stockyards, Chicago Meat Authority was founded in 1990.

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