Formed in 1993 and located in the great plains of North Dakota, North American Bison Cooperative (NABC) is a 330-member cooperative of ranchers from the United States and Canada. We operate a harvest facility in New Rockford, ND – noted by many to be one of the most humane in the United States. With controlling interest of North Dakota Natural Beef, LLC, we utilize their state-of-the-art fabrication and processing facility in Fargo. This facility is one of only a few USDA and EU approved bison and beef processing facilities in the United States. Both plants follow strict HACCP policies and procedures.NABC bison are naturally and humanely raised, have never been fed hormones and thrive on a diet of natural, free-range grazing and brief introduction to grain. All animals are source verified (can be traced back to the ranch where they were born) and are free of antibiotics. The cooperative is vertically integrated for consistency and high quality.

A.V. Thomas Produce knows a sweet potato is not just a yam by another name. The California grower produces, packages, and sells several varieties of yams and the yam's sweeter cousin, the sweet potato. (Though the names are used interchangeably in this country, most US-grown "yams" are actually sweet potatoes.) With 1,700 acres in production, its brands include Best West, Court House, Nature's Pride, Oriental Beauty, Royal Flush, Sweetie Pie, Thomas, and Winner; it is also a major US producer of organic sweet potatoes, which it sells under the Natural Beauty label. Founded in 1960 by Antonio Vieira Tomas, an immigrant from the Azores Islands, A.V. Thomas is owned and run by Tomas's nephew, CEO Manuel Vieira.

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.

Founded in 1933 by Francesco Illy, illycaffè produces and sells a unique blend of high quality coffee made from 9 types of pure Arabica beans A careful balance of ingredients from South and Central America, India and Africa creates the unmistakable illy flavor: always identical in any espresso cup, wherever it is drunk around the world. The illy blend is destined for the Ho.Re.Ca. (hotel, restaurant and catering) sector, household and office consumption. It is now marketed in 140 countries worldwide, covering all 5 continents, and is served in more than 50,000 of the finest restaurants and coffee bars in the world.

The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC which dates back to 1915, became a grower-owned beet-sugar cooperative in 1997. The Amalgamated Sugar Company (also known as the Snake River Sugar Company) processes sugar beets for its member/farmers. The cooperative manufactures granulated, coarse, powdered, and brown consumer sugar products marketed under the brand name White Satin. It also provides private-label products for retail grocery chains. In addition, Amalgamated Sugar produces beet pulp, molasses, and other beet byproducts for use by food and animal-feed manufacturers.

The First Colony Coffee & Tea Company is owned by 96,000 Colombian coffee growers, who are members of the Columbian coffee cooperative, Federaci�n Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia - Comit� Departamental de Cafeteros de Antioquia. They supply First Colony with its raw material -- coffee beans. The company makes hand-selected, hand-roasted, Arabica coffees under the First Colony name. In addition it makes branded flavored coffees for Ghirardelli, Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort, Tia Maria, and Carolan's Irish Cream. First Colony also makes Benchley teas. The company primarily serves the restaurant industry. It offers private-label services, supplying some of the US's largest department stores.

Since 1987, Behind the Scenes Catering has been providing affordable, quality catering for all occasions. Whether you are planning a large wedding reception or a small office party, from food only to full service, Behind the Scenes Catering strive for excellence. Behind the Scenes Catering prepare food with a homemade quality using only the finest, freshest ingredients. Behind the Scenes Catering cater hot or cold buffets, dessert buffets, Hawaiian luaus, picnics, cocktail parties, Mexican fiestas, full service dinner receptions, and nearly any other occasion imaginable. Behind the Scenes Catering also provide gourmet take-out, delivery services, and private school lunch programs. For dependable service, affordable pricing, and delicious food please consider Behind the Scenes Catering.

Shank's Extracts was formed in 1899 by pharmacist Jacob Shank, who created flavorings for medicines. Shank's Extracts company has locations in St. Louis and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Shank's knows what vanilla should taste like. Shank's Extracts is a top producer of vanilla extract in the US. Shank's Extracts company makes and distributes extracts and other products including flavors, emulsions, botanical extracts, colors, and sauces for retail and food industry customers. It also provides custom formulation and private label services.

Amy Sinaiko started Eat Your Heart Out! in 1999. Eat Your Heart Out! makes a line of freeze-dried fruit and vegetable snack foods, including apple cinnamon wedges, peach wedges with mango, and sweet and sour green soybeans. Eat Your Heart Out! company sells its products through health food stores and supermarkets in select markets around the country, as well as through its own online store.

CGB has been an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries since 1970, when it began modestly in a small office in St. Louis, Missouri with 3 employees. Today, CGB operates a global enterprise in more than 70 locations with over 1200 employees, overseeing a diverse family of businesses.The company provides an array of services for grain farmers, from financing and risk management to buying, storing, selling and shipping of the crop. CGB continues to be one of the largest shippers of grain on the inland river system.. The company’s entrepreneurial approach has thrived over 40 years as CGB has expanded in many new directions. Natural extensions have included the addition of soybean processing and fertilizer products.

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