West Central Cooperative serves farmers in west-central Iowa. The full-service, farmer-owned agricultural co-op is made up of some 3,100 farmers in 10 counties. It provides administrative services, agronomy services grain marketing (82 million bushels per year), and feed, seed, fertilizer, and soybean processing to its members. The cooperative also operates facilities, the Renewable Energy Group, which converts soy oil into alternative energy fuels. West Central Cooperative traces its roots to the Farmers Elevator Company, which was formed in 1907 to market grain; it became a cooperative (Farmers Cooperative Association of Ralston) in 1933.

RFI Ingredients, based in Blauvelt, NY, is a manufacturer of innovative natural ingredients for the food, functional food and dietary supplement industries. RFI Ingredients which was formed in 1989, specializes in the supply of quality ingredients (including certified-organic) and proprietary formulations, building on its global partnerships and in-house applications laboratory.RFI Ingredients extensive network of global partners enables us to offer multiple markets for natural products sourcing, allowing us to capitalize on worldwide seasons and economic fluctuations. With manufacturing operations in North America, South America and China, RFI can offer true global reach. In addition to RFI international raw materials sourcing platform, RFI also operate Atlantic Coast Functional Foods (ACFF), a separate company that concentrates on selling functional foods into the Asian market.

Arista Industries has been a leading supplier of premium seafood and top quality oils. From its modest beginnings in New York in 1930, Arista Industries set unprecedented standards in their relentless pursuit of superior products. With an aggressive spirit and dedicated personal service, Arista soon earned recognition among the most highly regarded suppliers in the business.Today, Arista Industries has enlarged its oil division product line to include specialty marine oils, natural vegetable oils, and industrial oils. Arista has expanded the seafood division from primarily Asian and South American imports to a strong position in the American domestic shrimp production of the Gulf of Mexico, with packing plants in several locations from the gulf coast. Arista is now established as a global competitor servicing top clientele in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, foodservice, wholesale and retail seafood industries.

LongDa Foodstuff Group Company processes fruits and vegetables, grains, meats, and fish for sale domestically and for export. Its products include flour, freeze-dried foods, frozen fruits and vegetables, noodles, peanut oil, processed pork, prepared foods, and soy sauces. Other subsidiaries include agricultural support companies, a 20-store chain of supermarkets, a furniture and wood work manufacturer, a paper and plastic packaging factory, and a slaughterhouse. Many of the LongDa operations are joint ventures with companies from Japan and Singapore.

Nordzucker AG was formerly known as Zuckerverbund Nord AG and changed its name in 1998. Nordzucker AG is based in Braunschweig, Germany. Nordzucker AG produces and sells sugar made from beet in Europe. Its products include industrial and household sugar; sugar by-products, including sugar beet pellets; molasses that is used to enhance the nutritional content of feed, as well as used in yeast and alcohol industry, or by feed manufacturers; and bee feed for honey producers. Nordzucker AG also produces bioethanol from sugar beet. It offers its products to the food processing industry, chemical or pharmaceutical industries, retailers, and end users.

Blavod Wines & Spirits plc, based in London, is the owner of Blavod Black Vodka, Blackwood's Gin and Vodka and Jago's. The company markets and sells the brand in a number of international markets as well as in the UK and US. In addition, the UK business represents a number of spirit brands destined for the UK market (Bruichladdich Whisky, Mickey Finn's Schnapps, Molinari Sambuca, Cockspur Rum and Fernet Branca). It also represents a number of prestigious wine agencies such as Château Lafite Rothschild, Royal Tokaji and Matariki wines from New Zealand.

Established in 1989 Blanchard Valley Farmers Cooperative is a locally owned farmers' cooperative located in Findlay Ohio. BVFC has 13 locations including four agronomy stations, a farm and garden store, and two petroleum locations as well as two seasonal locations to service customers in the areas with grain.A cooperative is owned by the customers, so a membership to BVFC brings benefits such as voting rights and equity returns. BVFC has averaged a 5% increase through grain marketing and operates off of 1% of its total revenue the rest of which is turned over to the members. At BVFC we are proud to put our members first, and always will.

Leading Edge Brands is a soft drink marketer and manufacturer offering consumer products in the Caribbean, Mexico, the South Pacific, and the US. It owns the Frostie root beer brand, which dates back to 1936. The company also sells bottled water under the Heaven's Rain label. The company was founded in 1997 after acquiring the Kist and Flavette brand names from Monarch Beverage. That was followed by the purchase from Monarch of the Frostie label in 2000.

In 1931, two brothers, Israel and Max Garelick, borrowed $10,000 to buy their first farm in rural Franklin, Massachusetts. Today, the original Garelick Brothers farmstead is New England’s largest dairy. And Garelick Farms supports over 1,000 local farms throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine and upstate New York. While the Garelick Farms family has grown from two brothers to over 1,600 employees, one thing has never changed, and that’s our unwavering commitment to providing the best products to meet your family’s needs.

Peet's Coffee & Tea enjoys the daily grind. The company owns and operates about 190 coffee shops in California and half a dozen other states offering java lovers about 25 types of whole bean and fresh ground coffee, including about 15 blends. Its teas run the spectrum from India black to herbal blends. The stores also offer fresh brewed coffee, biscotti, and other pastries, along with mugs and brewing equipment. In addition to its retail operation, Peet's sells coffee through retail grocery chains such as Safeway and Whole Foods, and through its own online mail order operation. The company also supplies coffee to foodservice operators.

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