Just after the turn of the century, a young Armenian named Armen Tertsagian emigrated from the Near East to the United States, working his way from Ellis Island across the rugged continent to the infant city of Seattle. There he met Mark Balaban, another young Armenian who was visiting from England. It wasn't long before the two became fast friends and decided to venture into business together. But life in Seattle was far from easy. Their initial business ventures-- a yogurt factory and an Armenian restaurant-- were both ahead of their time. And the gray, wet winters were difficult for people used to the balmy eastern Mediterranean climate.

Tulip is the largest producer of pork in the UK providing a vast choice of products to both the retail and foodservice markets. From fresh pork, bacon and sausages to pies, canned and cooked meats, we pride ourselves on creating high quality food from farms in both the UK and Denmark; with our commitment to quality and care exceeding many recognised industry standards.If you prefer the aroma of breakfast to cup-shaped springtime blooms, you'll be glad to know that Tulip grows pigs not flowers. The result of a 2004 merger between Danish Crown's UK subsidiary and Flagship Foods, Tulip is one of the UK's largest meat groups. As a fully integrated meat producer, Tulip oversees its own pig production, slaughterhouses, and meat processing facilities to produce bacon, deli meats, cooked meats, and fried and marinated poultry. The firm operates in four main products groups: bacon, luncheon meat, canned goods, and poultry products. Tulip, which bought Germany's Nietfeld in 2010, also markets SPAM and Stagg products in the UK for US-based Hormel.

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.

Fred Rubschlager founded the Rubschlager Baking Corporation in Chicago in 1913 as a neighborhood, full-line bakery called Rubschlager Brothers Bakery. All five Rubschlager brothers were at one time or another involved with Rubschlager Brothers Bakery. Rubschlager is still a family-owned business, located in Chicago, Illinois with distribution throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.Best-known for their Cocktail Breads, now available in four varieties, Rubschlager also produces a quality line of European-style breads in styles known as "Squares" and "Rye-Olas." The Squares, dense and fairly smooth in texture, are available in seven varieties. The Rye-Olas are a group of four breads made with 100% chopped, whole rye, in a style usually produced only in Northern Europe. Additionally, the company produces dinner rolls (both individually wrapped and bulk), Giant loaves (ten-pounds), sandwich breads, and a line of half-loaf Cocktail Breads in controlled atmosphere packaging for use in gift baskets. Rubschlager’s Natural Preferences® line of breads and toasted mini-chips are made with all-natural ingredients. All Rubschlager products are certified kosher, pareve, by the Orthodox Union.Rubschlager breads are usually sold in the deli section of supermarkets and specialty stores, although they may be sold at the in-store bakery or from the commercial bakery shelf. Rubschlager is generally distributed to retail and food service customers by deli and specialty distributors.

Venus Wafers hopes consumers will think its crackers are out of this world. The company manufactures and sells specialty crackers, breads, pizza crusts, and breadsticks under such labels as Haute Cuisine, Sunflower, CaPeachio's, and Nejaimes Lavasch. Its products are sold through gourmet food shops and online. Venus Wafers was founded in 1930 by Napolean Barkmakian; the Barkmakian family still owns and operates the business.

Caribe Food was founded in 1970 by Guillermo P. Rodriguez. Caribe Food imports and exports fresh fruits and vegetables, specializing in tropical produce. It distributes its products to customers including supermarkets, restaurants, and wholesale companies throughout North and South America and the Caribbean. Caribe's products include plantains and apple bananas (those cute little bananas in the grocery's produce section); even more exotic are malangas, cassava, and yampi. Caribe company's more familiar fruits and vegetables include avocados, papayas, mangos, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, oranges, pears, onions, and potatoes.

Appropriately enough given its market presence in Europe, "kraft" is German for "strong" -- although the company actually derives its name from its American founder, James Lewis Kraft, who started the company that became global food giant Kraft Foods when he set up his cheese business in Chicago in 1903. Kraft Foods Deutschland markets Kraft's world-famous brands, including Maxwell House coffee, Miracle Whip salad dressing and Philadelphia cream cheese, as well as brands with specifically German roots, including Jacobs and Kaffee HAG coffees. Through its production sites in Germany, Kraft produces cheese, ketchup, coffee, chocolate, and other comestibles.

The grower-owned cooperative's 1,300 members grow and harvest about 300,000 tons of apples each year to make apple juice and cider. The co-op produces the Tree Top brand of apple juice, blended fruit juices, and applesauce, among other products, for consumers and the foodservice industry. It also provides dehydrated and frozen fruit products to food manufacturers worldwide through its ingredients unit. Tree Top operates several production facilities in Washington and California and distributes its products through various channels, including retailers and brokers, in 30 states and several international markets.

Williams Sausage is a leading regional meat processor that produces sausage, ham, and bacon products for both retail and wholesale customers. Its product lines include several varieties of pork sausage, cured hams, and smoked bacon. The company also markets microwavable pork biscuit sandwiches and smoked pork sausages. Most of its meat products are sold under the Williams brand; it also markets sausage and bacon under the Old South banner. The family-owned company was founded by Harold Williams in 1958.

The Lion Brewery is the proud brewer and bottler of the ever-popular brands of Lionshead, Stegmaier, Pocono, Gibbons, Bartels, Olde Philadelphia Soda, and the Lion Brewery’s very own Root Beer! We are not just brand owners, but also a contract beverage manufacturer. As one of the largest American-owned breweries in the U.S., we have a large portfolio of customers and pride ourselves on producing the best consumer beverages.

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