Despite what your toddler says at bedtime, good things do come out of the dark. Franklin Organic Mushrooms, which does business as Franklin Farms, has sprouted into one of the top growers and harvester of certified organic mushrooms in the US. The company's mushroom crop, grown completely without pesticides, includes agaricus (white "button" mushrooms), portabella, shiitake, crimini, oyster, enoki, beech, and maitake. It also produces meat-alternative vegetarian products made from soy and mushrooms, including Veggiburgers, Veggiballs, Veggidogs, and Chick'n Nuggets. The company was founded in 1983.

Grapette International, Inc. began as part of the original Grapette Company in Camden, Arkansas in 1939. The company gained national prominence with its flagship Grapette and Orangette sodas, which are now sold exclusively in Wal-Mart stores nationwide under the Sam's Choice brand. Grapette International has evolved into a full-service flavor manufacturer. We provide customized flavors, ingredients, and value-added products to customers in the United States and around the world. Centrally located in Malvern, Arkansas, the company produces the flavors for Grapette and Orangette sodas as well as a spectrum of flavors used in brands throughout North America, Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia.

Del Monte Pacific Limited (Del Monte Pacific) is an investment holding company. Del Monte Pacific Company, together with its subsidiaries are principally engaged in growing, processing, and selling canned and fresh pineapples, pineapple concentrate, tropical mixed fruit, tomato-based products, and certain other food products under the brand names of Del Monte, Today’s and S&W. It operates in two business segments: Asia Pacific, and Europe and North America. The Asia Pacific segment includes processed products, beverages and non-processed products. The Europe and North America segment includes processed products. The Company’s immediate holding company is NutriAsia Pacific Limited.

Western Yeast Company produces cultured yeast and other dietary supplements for farm animals and livestock. Yeast aids in digestion and is especially helpful for pregnant or nursing animals and their young. Western Yeast makes supplements suitable for beef and dairy cattle, goats, horses, swine, chickens and turkeys, and sheep, as well as for dogs. The company also makes sanitizing products for controlling and.or eliminating odor from live animal operations and septic tanks. Western Yeast was founded by Dr. E. W. Newhaven in 1932 and incorporated in 1969.

Founded in 1928 in New Iberia, Louisiana, Bruce Foods had been manufacturing original Cajun and Tex Mex food products for more than eighty years - long before these spicy cuisines were introduced to the rest of the world. Our Mexican food plant in El Paso, Texas was founded in 1931 and pioneered the first canned Mexican foods.Today, Bruce Foods is one of America's largest privately-owned food manufacturers with more than 1,200 employees, and four processing plants in the U.S. Bruce products are distributed throughout the U.S. and in more than 100 countries, and are carried by most of the top retail grocery chains worldwide so there's bound to be one near you.Known for bruce famous "Original" Louisiana brand hot pepper sauce, Cajun Injector Products, Bruce's Yams and Casa Fiesta Mexican food items, bruce manufacture a variety of more than 350 food products under nine premium brands - all authentic, all delicious and all natural.

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.

Florida Food Products doesn't stop at food ingredients, it also makes plant-based products for manufacturers in the personal care, beverage, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and agricultural industries. For the foodies, the company makes vegetable juice concentrates, blends, and powders, as well as dried fruit juices. In addition, it specializes in growing and processing aloe vera into liquids, powders, gels, and extracts for addition to consumer products. Florida Food Products company's brands include Veg Con, Veg Blend, Veg Dry, Juice Dry, Crystal Dry, and Aloe Con. Florida Food also produces an organic pesticide called INVITE that deters corn rootworm beetles.

Clougherty Packing processes pork products, including fresh-cut pork, prepared bacon, sausages, and boneless and bone-in cooked ham. The company distributes its meat to retailers under the Farmer John brand name. It is a sponsor for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers and makes the hot dogs long-time baseball fans know as Dodger Dogs. The company's Web site offers recipes and cooking and serving tips featuring Clougherty products. Founded by the Clougherty family in 1931, the company was purchased by Hormel Foods in 2004.

Founded in 1972 by father and son, Leonard and Brooks Firestone, Firestone Vineyard has enjoyed 35 years of family stewardship. Recently, so that they might concentrate on their burgeoning beer business and smaller Curtis Winery, the Firestone family decided to sell their iconic winery. In doing so, they turned to fellow Santa Barbara vintner Bill Foley (Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery, Lincourt Vineyards) as the logical next shepherd for the famous property. As the Firestone’s identified earlier on, Bill, too, recognized Santa Barbara County as the ideal location for the production of world class wines. Bill has vowed to continue the Firestone tradition in striving for the very best in vineyard management and cutting edge winemaking discipline. The vineyard focuses on optimal physiological balance in the vines yielding wines that are brightly flavored, crisp and delicious. Estate Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah vineyards are located on a series of mesas that have gravelly sub-soils, ideally oriented for perfect exposure. The Firestone Vineyard tasting room offers regular winery tours, delicious wines to sample and an idyllic setting for al fresco picnics. Visit the “new” Firestone Vineyard and experience the vision of hospitality that is shared by Bill Foley and the Firestone Family!

The market for vegetarian-fed, hormone-free beef is quite the cash cow for Meyer Natural Angus. After acquiring Coleman Natural Foods' beef division and Laura's Lean Beef, Meyer Natural Angus is now one of the top producers of natural beef (i.e., fed a grass- and grain-only diet, using no hormones or antibiotics) in the US. Its meat comes from the 43,000-acre Meyer Company Ranch in Montana and 200 contracted Red Angus cattle ranchers across the US. Processing about 10,000 head of cattle every month, Meyer's sells its fresh and frozen ground beef, bulk and pre-formed patties, fresh and frozen steaks and cuts, and dry-aged steaks throughout the country.

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