he Gaviña family has been in the coffee business for over 130 years as growers, importers, and roasters of gourmet coffee. The most important word in this statement is family. A strong sense of family is at the heart of F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc., more commonly known as Gaviña. The Company, one of the largest and most successful coffee businesses in the western United States, is led by a team of four siblings: three brothers, Jose, Pedro and Paco, and one sister, Leonor Gaviña-Valls. We have been US specialty coffee roasters since 1967 and we are the largest privately held minority coffee roaster nationwide, producing more than 30 million pounds of roasted coffee a year. The installation of our new state-of-the-art roasting and packing facility is almost complete, with a capacity of 60 million pounds and expandable to 100 million pounds. Our leading specialty retail brands.

Zacky Farms really likes to talk turkey. It also likes to raise and process them. The company works at hatching, raising, and processing turkeys and creating turkey-based deli products ( turkey franks, turkey bologna, turkey ham, and yes, turkey salami). The vertically integrated company works from five locations in Southern California, producing its own feed and operating a distribution fleet. In addition to products from traditionally raised birds, Zacky Farms offers "100% natural," free-range turkey products. In addition to retail grocery outlets, the company makes items for companies in the foodservice sector.

Flavormatic Industries is a family-owned firm founded in the 1960s. Flavormatic Industries company makes and distributes flavorings, juice blends, essential oils, and fragrances. Its dry and liquid flavorings are used by the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Flavormatic's essential oils and fragrances are used in cosmetics and cleaners. The firm also makes custom flavored-drink bases for the beverage and dairy sectors. Its custom-formulated products are sold through sales agents in the UK, France, US, Puerto Rico, Japan, and Canada.

StarKist Co. is a leading producer, distributor and marketer of shelf-stable seafood products in the United States. A category leader in innovation, StarKist was the first brand to introduce the StarKist Flavor Fresh Pouch®; StarKist Tuna Creations®, a line of lightly marinated tuna; and, a dolphin-safe policy. As America’s favorite tuna, StarKist represents a 65-year tradition of quality, innovation and consumer trust and is well known for its charismatic brand icon, Charlie® the Tuna, who swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961 and is still a fan favorite today. StarKist Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dongwon Group.

CHS is a diversified energy, grains and foods company committed to providing the essential resources that enrich lives around the world. A Fortune 100 company, CHS is owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives, along with thousands of preferred stockholders, across the United States. CHS supplies energy, crop nutrients, livestock feed, grain, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions, including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.

Farmer-owned Prairie Farms Dairy has provided the freshest, highest quality dairy products for over 70 years. Our brand following is substantial as a leader in the dairy market. Over 700 farms strong, the knowledge and dedication of Prairie Farms’ farm families is represented in our full line of retail and foodservice dairy products. Prairie Farms network of local manufacturing plants and branch offices enables highly efficient, dairy fresh distribution throughout Mid-America and the South. From farm to family... Prairie Farms’ foundation is built upon products of uncompromising quality.

Pecorino Romano, Grana Padano, Asiago, and plain old Parmigiano Reggiano are the stuff of life for Lotito Foods. At its two plants in New Jersey, the company cuts and packages domestic and imported Italian hard cheeses for its retail and foodservice customers. Various product options are available -- Lotito will grate, shred, halve, cube, or wedge your cheese, or you can order whole wheels. Along with its Gabriella and Suprema brands, the company packages its cheeses under private labels for retailers. Owned and operated by the third generation of the Lotito family, the company expanded dramatically in 2002, when it purchased the assets of bankrupt Suprema Specialties for $4 million. Among its foodservice customers is Darden Restaurants (owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster).

Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945, today it is one of the most important baking companies in brand and trademark positioning, sales, and production volume around the world. In Mexico and Latin America it is an undisputed leader in its area, with presence in 17 countries in the United States, Latin America and Asia encompassing over 7,000 products and has more than 150 prestigious brands. Since 1980, Grupo Bimbo has been traded in the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores). It comprises six organizations and a corporate department that operates companies in the baking industry and in general, in the food industry.

Del Monte Pacific Limited (Del Monte Pacific) is an investment holding company. Del Monte Pacific Company, together with its subsidiaries are principally engaged in growing, processing, and selling canned and fresh pineapples, pineapple concentrate, tropical mixed fruit, tomato-based products, and certain other food products under the brand names of Del Monte, Today’s and S&W. It operates in two business segments: Asia Pacific, and Europe and North America. The Asia Pacific segment includes processed products, beverages and non-processed products. The Europe and North America segment includes processed products. The Company’s immediate holding company is NutriAsia Pacific Limited.

Viterra provides premium quality ingredients to leading global food manufacturers. Headquartered in Canada, the global agribusiness has extensive operations across Western Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, with Adelaide, Australia as the base for Viterra’s Southeast Asian operations. Our growing international presence also extends to operations in the United States, offices in Japan, Singapore, China, and Switzerland. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, we operate in five interrelated business areas: grain handling and marketing, agri-products, food processing, feed products and financial services. Our expertise, close relationships with producers and superior logistical assets allow the company to consistently meet the needs of the most discerning end-use customers, helping to fulfil the nutritional needs of people around the world.Viterra and ABB Grain reached a historic agreement in September 2009 to combine operations, creating one of the world’s leading agricultural companies.

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