Clarkson Grain Company, Inc. was founded in 1974 by the Clarkson family. Clarkson Grain is a grain, oilseed, and ingredient supplier to the food manufacturing and animal-feed industries. It procures its raw materials -- crops (corn and soya) from farmers in the US and Canada. Clarkson operates grain elevators, conditioning and processing plants, storage warehouses, and a barge station. Its products include corn and soy flours, masa, meal, refined soy oil, lechitin, whole grains, and organic and non-GMO grains and oilseeds. They are shipped to customers throughout the world by road, rail, and water.

When my grandfather, Frank Vignieri, borrowed $35 from my grandmother’s cookie jar to start a meat packing company in 1936, he couldn’t have imagined what that investment would turn into. The company, known as Kenosha Beef, quickly grew its Midwest customer base thanks to a reputation built on customer satisfaction, high quality standards, innovative ideas, and exceptional tasting food.For more than seven decades, Birchwood Foods has been a leader in providing quality beef for the foodservice and retail industries. My father, Charles Vignieri (pictured), continued to successfully grow the company while never losing sight of the traditions and family values it was founded on.

The Warrell Corporation began as Pennsylvania Dutch Candies in 1965. A specialty candy manufacturer, distributor, and marketer, the company sold its products to the specialty gift trade across the country. Today, Pennsylvania Dutch Candies operates as a unit of The Warrell Corporation and continues to supply more than 4,000 retail accounts across the United States with over 1,000 specialty candy and snack items. Today, The Warrell Corporation’s central strategic objective is to develop long-term contract manufacturing partnerships with the world’s top food companies. Our business model, management focus and experience are based upon this principle. Family owned since 1965, significant capital investment has been made year-after-year to expand and improve our Central Pennsylvania facilities. A successful transition to the second generation of ownership has been made. The management of the company is a mix of family management and well respected outside industry executives. A strong Board of Directors with well-qualified outside directors secures our future.

Founded in 1886, Gonnella Baking makes fresh Italian- and French-style specialty breads for grocers and restaurants in the Midwest. The Chicago-based company also makes frozen dough and fresh baked frozen bread for in-store bakeries and restaurants. Gonnella rolls out a variety of bread crumbs, rolls, and breadsticks for retail sale. From its frozen dough plant in Schaumburg, Illinois, Gonnella ships its in-store bakery and foodservice products throughout the US. Gonnella Baking company has six production facilities total. The Gonnella and Marcucci families own Gonnella Baking.

Lionel Hitchen (Essential Oils) Ltd. is owned and operated by founder Lionel Hitchen and his family. Lionel Hitchen (Essential Oils) knows a properly squeezed orange can yield more than just juice. Lionel Hitchen company manufactures natural concentrated citrus oils from oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits. Beyond those basics, the company extracts oils from plant parts, including leaves, buds, roots, seeds, and twigs. Lionel Hitchen uses these extracts to make steam distilled oils, alcoholic extracts, oleoresins, liquid seasonings, and dry herbs and spices. Lionel Hitchen is a major supplier to the UK beverage, cosmetic, food, and toiletry industries.

Brown-Forman is a diversified producer of fine quality consumer products. It was founded in 1870 by George Garvin Brown in Louisville, KY, U.S. His original brand, Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, was America's first bottled bourbon and remains one of Brown-Forman's finest brands today. Geo. Garvin Brown IV, a descendant of the founder, is part of the 5th generation of Brown Family members engaged with the company and serves as the Presiding Chairman of the Board. Brown-Forman employs 4,120 people worldwide with about 1,000 located in Louisville. Brown-Forman, one of the largest American-owned spirits and wine companies and among the top 10 largest global spirits companies, sells its brands in more than 135 countries and has offices in cities across the globe. In all, Brown-Forman has more than 25 brands in its portfolio of wines and spirits.

Ruggiero Seafood is not squeamish when it comes to squid. The New Jersey has company processed and distributed some 300 million pounds of domestic calamari (squid) since its beginnings in 1938. Along with squid, Ruggiero offers other shellfish under its own Fisherman's Pride and other, imported brand names. Its products, available throughout the US, include calamari, squid ink, mussels, clams, conch, and seafood salads, all of which it delivers directly to customers using its own fleet of refrigerated trucks. Ruggiero Seafood was founded by Andrew Ruggiero and is owned and operated by his nephew and company president, Rocco Ruggiero.

LeaderBrand is a fresh produce grower and supplier. It grows, packs, and markets its broccoli, sweet corn, lettuce, squash, and other vegetables in New Zealand and the US, as well as Japan, South Korea, and other northeast Asian countries. Taking its products from the field to the market, vertically-integrated LeaderBrand also offers packaged fresh salad blends and slaws. In addition, it supplies food processors. LeaderBrand's customers include restaurant chains and grocery retailers. Business partnerships, with companies such as the fast-food chains Subway and Burger King, have proved lucrative for LeaderBrand Produce Company.

Purcell Jojoba International company then processes the trees' nuts into oils, esters, and beads so they can be used in consumer products such as lipstick and other makeup. The oil is also used in the making of shampoos and conditioners, moisturizers and shaving lotions, self-tanners and lip balm, cuticle softeners, nail oils and hardeners, baby lotions, oils, and items for the bath. Purcell Jojoba International company grows more than 750,000 trees on 2,000 acres in Arizona and produces 12,000 drums of jojoba oil a year. Purcell's customers include some of the leading manufacturers in the consumer-products sector.

National Foods’ vision is to be a leading branded food and beverage company in the Asia Pacific region though the delivery of superior and sustainable growth. The Company is committed to investing in its people and employee engagement is one of the company’s key strategic objectives.The group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lion Nathan National Foods Pty Ltd. It was created in 1991 through the amalgamation of several dairy and food related businesses with brand names and histories dating back to the 1800s. National Foods is the only milk and juice business servicing the entire Australian market. It is the market leader in fresh milk and produces a range of full cream, flavoured and modified fresh and UHT milks, with leading brands such as Pura, Dairy Farmers, Moove, Farmers Union, Dare, Big M and Masters.

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