Kenneth Lee and Caryl Levine started Lotus Foods, Inc. in 1995. Lotus Foods is a leading importer and distributor of organic and specialty rice. Lotus Foods company purchases rice primarily from family farms overseas; its products include such varieties as Organic Jasmine, Bhutanese Red, and Cassava Sesame. Lotus Foods distributes rice to specialty gourmet and natural food stores and to restaurants. It also sells rice and rice cooking products to consumers online.

Taher, Inc. is a contract food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, business dining and catering, summer camp dining, and vending and office coffee services to clients in 10 states. Since its founding in 1981 by President and CEO Bruce Taher, the company has focused on serving fresh foods expertly prepared by a team of chefs, Taher Food Service Managementmonitored by a group of seasoned veterans, and delivered at a reasonable price. Taher serves over 34 million meals per year, and employs and/or supervises over 2,000 employees. Supporting each of Taher's field sites is a regional staff of dietitians, merchandising and creative design professionals, purchasing personnel, and specialists in information technology, facility design, and operations.

C.F. Sauer has been adding a little spice to life. It produces extracts, flavorings, and spices for the consumer food and foodservice industries. The C.F. Sauer company also sells mayonnaise, mustard, seasoning blends, dry mixes, margarine, and cooking oils. In addition to its namesake brand, Sauer, it also makes the Duke's, Bama, Spice Hunter, Gold Medal, and Mrs. Filbert's brands. Sauer's customers include retail food outlets and foodservice providers, including restaurants and concessionaires east of the Mississippi River. C.F. Sauer also provides private-label and blending services for food processors.

Tony the Tiger may have gobbled up Ernie the Elf when Kellogg took over Keebler in 2001, but Kellogg's successful US snacks business is proof that cookies continue to please. Part of cereal giant Kellogg, it is the #2 cookie and cracker maker in the nation (behind Kraft's Nabisco). Its Keebler and Sunshine labels include leading brands such as Fudge Shoppe cookies and Sandies shortbread. The company also makes Cheez-It snack crackers, as well as Famous Amos cookies and Ready Crust piecrusts. Beyond cookies and crackers, Kellogg stocks food retailers' shelves with cereals-turned-into-snacks, including products such as Rice Krispies Treats and Nutri-Grain Bars.

VRANKEN-POMMERY MONOPOLE has corked the notion that fine champagne does not belong on a supermarket shelf. Founded in 1976, the company has built its name selling its libations at grocery retailers -- a market its older competitors have historically shunned. It makes the Charles LAFITTE, Cuve Diamant, Demoiselle, Heidsieck & Co Monopole, POMMERY, and VRANKEN brands of champagne. It also owns the ROZS port brand. VRANKEN-POMMERY operates subsidiaries in Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. Founder and president Paul-Franois Vranken owns some 70% of VRANKEN-POMMERY.

A bunch of nuts make money for John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS). The company offers peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, mixed nuts and other tree nuts. JBSS processes, packages, and sells nuts under private labels and its own brands, which include Fisher, Flavor Tree, Sunshine Country, and Texas Pride. It also produces and distributes other foods and snacks such as peanut butter, ice cream and salad toppings, trail mixes, corn snacks, and candy. JBSS's products are sold worldwide to retail, wholesale, vending, industrial, foodservice, and government customers.

BOCM PAULS helps farmers with many mouths to feed. The company is one of the largest animal feed makers in the UK. Its Feedex Nutrition business produces pig feed; its Farmgate unit produces feed for cattle, poultry, and other livestock. Its Hickstead Feeds unit manufactures feed for horses, and its Marsdens Feeds produces specialty feeds for game birds and sport dogs. The company operates 16 feed mills. BOCM PAULS was founded in 1992 as a result of the the merger of BOCM Silcock and Pauls Agriculture. Management owns a majority of the company.

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.

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, has a sweet tooth. If we're correct and he does, See's Candies has what it takes to satisfy it. Owned by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, See's makes more than 100 varieties of premium chocolate truffles, caramels, toffee, and other confections, including boxed assortments, lollipops, and kosher treats. See's Candies, Inc. sells its sweets at some 200 franchised, black-and-white-decorated shops in the US, primarily in the western states. See's products are also sold for fundraisers, through its Internet site, and by mail order.

UniSea, Inc. produces an impressive variety of finished seafood products that are marketed and distributed throughout the world. UniSea company's Alaska operation consists of the state-of-the-art processing facilities, G1 and G2, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. UniSea also operates a secondary processing facility in Redmond, Washington. UniSea produces seafood products from Pollock, Pollock Roe, Pacific Cod, Black Cod, Snow Crab, King Crab, Halibut, Whitefish Meal, Fish Oil.UniSea's quality surimi is produced for many special markets with specific characteristics desired by the customer. The company also produces a number of other co-products including quality fish meal, fish oil and bone. UniSea's fish meal is known for its consistent top quality. The fish oil is used as fuel in the fish meal production process and is also a popular product marketed in Taiwan and Japan.

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