Shearer's Foods' potato chips are Shearer perfection. Using Grandma Shearer's "hand-cooked" kettle recipe, the snacks company produces more than 30 million pounds of potato chips each year. Shearer's also makes and markets tortilla chips, cheese curls, corn puffs, pretzels, and pork rinds, as well as dips and salsa. The food maker's products are sold around the country and in the Shearer's Marketplace Factory Outlet store across the street from its headquarters in Brewster, Ohio. In addition to the Shearer brand, the firm makes a variety of snacks for private-label customers. Shearer's produces kettle-cooked potato chips for snack-food giant Frito-Lay.

California Dairies, Inc. is the number one dairy cooperative in the number one dairy state in the United States. California Dairies, Inc. is the result of a successful 1999 merger of three of California's most financially successful cooperatives; California Milk Producers, Danish Creamery and San Joaquin Valley Dairymen. All three cooperatives were rich in tradition and established their roots back near the turn of the 20th century. California Dairies, Inc. is owned by 620 California dairymen who ship over 18 billion pounds of milk to be sold and processed annually. These members have over $130 million of equity invested in the Company. The Company has sales of $3.5 Billion in all 50 states and 52 foreign countries. The owners have dairies located from San Diego County in the south to Marin County in the north. Most of the milk supply is located in the San Joaquin Valley from Kern County to San Joaquin County.

Black Star Farms, which calls itself "An Agricultural Destination," operates a winery and distillery, a fresh produce farm, horse stables (which can accommodate up to 13 horses), and an eight-room bed-and-breakfast inn. It also offers event planning at its facilities. Black Star's winery produces Arcturos brand white wines (pinot blanc, pinot gris, chardonnay, and reisling); red wines under the Leorie and Red House labels (merlot, pinot noir, and cabernat franc); as well as fruit wines and fruit brandies (apricot, apple, pear, and cherry). Also operating onsite is the Leelanau Cheese Company, an creamery that makes European-style cheeses made from cow's milk. The northern Michigan company was founded in 1998.

Who has time to get veterinary supplies when you're tending to the farm? FarmVet.com understands and offers thousands of discounted name-brand animal-health products and farm supplies for livestock, horses, and pets throughout the US via its Web site. The company distributes more than 50,000 products, including dietary supplements, grooming supplies, insecticides, and tools, from its warehouse facility in Tennessee. It has separate category devoted to equine products. In addition to its online store, FarmVet also has a printed catalog, and operates mobile retail units that travel throughout the year to select horse show venues.

For over 70 years, Grady Auvil led Auvil Fruit Company to be one of the pioneers in the growing and merchandising of apples in the Pacific Northwest. Best known among growers for his innovative production practices, much of Grady's success rested on a shrewd sense of market opportunities.For instance, noting the vast amount of red apples on the market, Grady introduced the Granny Smith to Washington State. The result was history. In all of Grady's ventures the company was guided by a basic policy: to deliver superior dessert quality fruit to consumers. With boundless enthusiasm, Grady encouraged his fellow growers to adopt this policy. What distinguished Grady was that he saw this goal in terms of the whole process of production and marketing, from selecting varieties to the check-out counter. In doing so he moved the entire Washington apple industry one step closer to perfection.

Do you have an oh-so-bad craving for something chewy? Oberto Sausage Company has the answer: Its Oh Boy! meat snacks. The company manufactures more than 400 varieties of dried meat products, such as jerky (in beef, pork, and turkey versions), snack sausages. All these goodies are sold under the brand names Lowrey's Meat Snacks, Oh Boy! Oberto, Pacific Gold, and Smoke Craft. Oberto's products are available across the US and Canada in supermarkets, club and convenience stores. In 2009 the company ended its 10-year distribution agreement with Frito-Lay.

Alpine has been o­ffering reliability and quality to customers for more than 15 years. We view ourselves as more than just a source of supply. By understanding the needs and challenges of our customers’ business environment, we can make their business easier and more lucrative.Let us help you reach your peak with our simple and straight forward approach: Listen to the customer, Anticipate change, and Focus on detail. Partnerships in strong and sophisticated systems of production and supplies help ensure our ability to meet commitments to customers 365 days a year. Our involvement in and ownership of production allows us to custom program our crop to match our customers’ needs, including consistent quality and continuous supply. Investing in outstanding customer service is a priority at Alpine. We provide advanced program pricing and on-time deliveries, and strive to work with individual customers to plan specific programs with them. Our customized packaging and private label programs can offer an additional dimension to your business.Non stop pursuit of quality is a rule at Alpine’s 50,000 square foot facility in Miami, Florida. Our facilities are designed to ensure quality and timeliness on all customer orders. State-of-the-art forced air and hydro-cooling are used to ensure proper temperature and hydration of all product received. Our warehouses are racked to maximize the available square footage and properly insure product selection. All our facilities are Primus Labs Certified.Eliminate the problems and hassles of sourcing by putting Alpine to work for you. We’ve been around long enough to know sourcing isn’t a simple job. Ask today how Alpine can help you achieve your goals.

Located in Franklin Park, Illinois, Sterling Extract is a family-owned company founded in 1947. Sterling Extract is bent on setting a sterling example in the flavoring industry. Sterling Extract company makes wholesale flavoring extracts and concentrates for the US ice cream, yogurt, bakery item, and confection industries. Its products include natural and artificial vanilla extract, fruit flavors, amaretto, mint, butter, rum, and nut flavors, and other natural and artificial concentrates and flavorings.

Encore Fruit Marketing, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is owned by president Greg Kaiser and vice president Lisa Coberg. Encore Fruit Marketing company markets and sources fruit juices and purees, as well as dried and frozen fruits and vegetables. It sells ingredient products to food and beverage manufacturers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Encore Fruit Marketing's services include technology and product development, processing, sales and marketing, distribution, and logistics.

H. H. Dobbins, which was founded in 1930, is owned by president Ward Dobbins. H. H. Dobbins packages, stores, and ships apples under the Old Dobbin brand name. In addition to some 15 varieties of apples, including McIntosh, Crispin, and Empire, H.H. Dobbins company distributes sweet and tart cherries, grapes, peaches, pears, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables. Dobbins purchases produce from growers in New York state, as well as other areas of the US. It distributes its products to customers, including food processors and retailers, throughout the US and Canada; it also sells products overseas.

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