For those who want the buzz without the bitter taste, there is Halewood International, maker of sugary, bubbly alcoholic drinks. In the UK Halewood International annually sells some 40 million bottles of Lambrini, a fizzy pear drink described by one retailer as the illicit drink of British housewives. In its bottling plant near Liverpool, Halewood churns out a variety of alcopops, designed to be drunk by twentysomethings who don't like the taste of alcohol. Alco-popularity has led to a string of successes like the firm's Caribbean Twist and Red Square offerings as well as forays into the spirits and wine market. Halewood International is owned by its chairman, John Halewood.

Tate & Lyle -- one of the world's largest makers of white and raw cane sugar -- will soon have to look elsewhere. Headquartered in London, Tate & Lyle makes sugar by-products such as molasses used in animal feed, and sugar and high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, and starches used in foodstuffs. It is a top supplier of sucralose, the no-calorie sweetener sold in some 50 countries worldwide under the brand name SPLENDA. Serving multiple sectors, Tate & Lyle's customers include manufacturers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, industrial, and animal-feed industries. The firm is exiting the Sugars business to focus on value-added Specialty Food Ingredients.

DeMet’s Candy Company makes some of America’s most beloved chocolate indulgences. DeMet's Candy Company make timeless classics like TURTLES®. DeMet's Candy Company also make irresistible sensations like FLIPZ®, TREASURES® and STIXX®. In fact, we make such incredibly delicious candies and snacks. DeMet’s Candy Company takes great pride in using the finest quality ingredients to create world-class products. From baking our own pretzels and wafers fresh everyday to sourcing premium chocolates, nuts, and caramel, DeMet’s chooses only the best ingredients.

Brothers Mike and Dave Weaver are the owners. Weaver Meats was a retail butcher shop, with over 70+ feet of meat and deli cases. It was a full service operation. In the mid 1980's they started making Beef Jerky and Snack Sticks. With their outstanding quality and savory flavor their sales really took off.They had people coming from 3 different counties to purchase their top quality Meat Snacks. People wanted them to ship it out of state to friends and relatives. They also had many requests to sell their Meat Snacks to some local bars and taverns. However, being a retail exempt store they could not sell their products outside of their immediate store in Mentor-On-The-Lake.Therefore, after much thought and sadness(15 years of friends and customers) they sold their retail store in August 1996. Then in February 1997 ground was broken for their new state of the art USDA inspected Meat Snack processing plant in Painesville, Ohio.

Redbridge Holdings is among the largest suppliers of fresh produce and cut flowers to UK high-street retail food outlets, supermarkets, caterers, and wholesalers. It operates through three divisions: Worldfresh (procurement), Redbridge Produce and Flowers (wholesale), and Redbridge Fresh Services (foodservice and smaller chain store sales). Along with bulk produce, the company supplies prepared fruits, vegetables, and salads as well as herbs and floral plants. Redbridge company was acquired by Total Produce, a fresh produce business spun off from Fyffes, in 2006.

Chu nin chien kang! When this toast for good health is made, it's often with a glass of Chinese rice wine in hand ... rice wine made by China Shaoxing Yellow Wine Group. One of the largest producers of rice wine in the country, China Shaoxing Yellow Wine Group makes more than 110,000 tons annually for domestic and overseas markets. The wine is used for cooking, drinking, and as a solvent for Chinese herbal medicated ointment. Sometimes referred to as the "Champion of the Famous Orient Wine," the company sells its products under the brands Gu Yue Long Shan and Shen Yong He. Shaoxing is in southeastern China where the subtropical climate is ideal for producing rice and grains, two of the wine's key ingredients.

Advanced BioNutrition Corp. was founded in 2001, having as its roots technology developed at Martek Biosciences Corporation (NASDQ:MATK) many years earlier by a co-founder of Martek and the founder of Advanced BioNutrition.The growing importance of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) in human infant and maternal nutrition was seen by the imaginative scientists that started ABN to be a path to be paralleled in the animal field. The team focused initially on aquaculture, which was utilizing 65% of all fishmeal and 80% of all fish oil produced as sources of DHA to fuel the unprecedented growth of that industry. ABN believed that there was an impending crisis in the overfishing of this resource and focused on a program to produce an environmentally responsible, sustainable alternative using algae, not fish.Squeeze a handful of algae and you'll usually just get mush. However, Advanced BioNutrition (ABN) has figured out a way to wring docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), arachidonic acid (ARA), and other essential fatty acids from specific algae for use as nutritional ingredients in aquaculture (i.e., fish farming) and domestic farm animal feeds. The company markets these long-chain fatty acids under the AquaGrow brand. ABN also develops oral and injectable vaccines to treat various aquatic animal diseases, which adversely affect the aquaculture industry's profits. ABN offers vaccines for treating diseases in salmon and shrimp, two of the most commercially farmed seafoods.

Arctic Glacier Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium quality packaged ice products, primarily under the brand name Arctic Glacier® Premium Ice. We are the largest producer of packaged ice in Canada and are among the largest producers in the United States, serving over 75,000 retail, commercial and industrial customer locations throughout six provinces in Canada and nineteen states in the northeastern, central and western United States. Arctic Glacier Income Fund have grown significantly since our start in 1996, primarily through an aggressive acquisition strategy in the highly fragmented ice production and distribution industry. We have acquired 78 packaged ice businesses in Canada and the United States to date at a cost of almost US$475 million. These geographically contiguous acquisitions have established our critical mass, allowing us to improve financial results by leveraging our investments in infrastructure and brand development. We are now the largest producer and distributor of packaged ice in each of the markets that we operate.We currently operate 39 production and 48 distribution facilities, and employ more than 1,100 people year-round. Our labor force increases to more than 2,400 employees during the summer to meet the increased seasonal increases in demand for our products. Our current production capacity is approximately 11,000 tons of ice per day.

Sylvan Inc. is the world leader in fungal science and technology and our proprietary technology for propagating microorganisms on solid substrates in sterile environment allows us to produce quality spawn and innovative fungal products that deliver high yields for our customers.Sylvan Inc. is headquartered in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States, and employs more than 400 people in 18 countries and distributes its products worldwide. Reflecting on its international portfolio, the company is organised into two operating divisions: Spawn and Bio.In 2004, Sylvan was acquired by the Snyder Associated Companies of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, which has interests in minerals mining, gas and oil exploration and production and mushroom farming.

Chippewa Valley Bean Company processes and wholesales dried light and dark red kidney beans. It grows and purchases beans grown on irrigated land in Wisconsin and three adjacent states. Chippewa Valley Bean's processing facility handles 40 million pounds of kidney beans every year. It exports its products to European and developing countries. Chippewa Valley Bean company also deals in pinto beans and dried green peas and sells prepackaged bean soups. Chippewa Valley Bean is a family-owned and -operated business.

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