The Country Pride Cooperative has provided assistance to farmers in south central South Dakota since 1935. Country Pride offers it members an agronomy center, seed sales, grain storage and merchandising, a feed mill, and an equipment-rental center, as well as finance programs and farm supply stores an auto-service center and bulk refined fuel delivery. It also operates five convenience stores under the Cenex name. The co-op was created through the 2000 merger of two area cooperatives, Freeman Oil Cooperative (formed in 1935) and Dakota Pride Cooperative.

Enstrom Candies, Inc. handmade process uses almonds, butter, sugar, and chocolate to make the toffee, which comes in dark or milk chocolate varieties. It also makes other confections, including chocolates, truffles, caramels, toffee popcorn, and ice cream. But toffee is Enstrom's "bread and butter" -- it turns out 500,000 pounds of toffee every year. Enstrom Candies, Inc. confections are shipped to customers in the US and internationally. It also operates five retail candy stores in Colorado. Chet Enstrom started the company in 1960; his granddaughter Jamee, and her husband Doug Simons now oversee the company.

BelGioioso Cheese hopes customers will say "Bella, bella!" in response to its dairy products. The company manufactures Italian-style specialty cheeses, including mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Parmesan, and Romano, which are pre-cut, wrapped, and labeled for sale in grocery store deli cases. The company also makes vegetarian and gluten-free cheeses. BelGioioso owns and operates five state-of-the-art production facilities located near Denmark and Pulaski, Wisconsin (both of which are small towns in the general vicinity of the world cheesehead capital, Green Bay). BelGioioso Cheese was founded in 1979 by president Errico Auricchio.

Hiland Dairy began in Springfield, Missouri, in 1938 by two men, Mr. Putman and Mr. Carter, who used a gas-powered electric generator to facilitate the milking of a 50-cow herd. All sales at this time were conducted door-to-door to homes in the area. Hiland Dairy was one of about 40 such dairies that existed around Springfield in the late 1930s. In 1948, Hiland moved to a single, two-story brick building on old Route 66. Mr. Putman worked hard for many years and developed the business until 1979, when he sold the operation to Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. and Dairy Farmers of America, Incorporated. Hiland Dairy is now jointly owned by these two dairy farmer cooperatives. Since the late 1970s, Hiland has competed against other much larger national dairies. Today, Hiland is the only locally operated dairy due in large part to its single-minded commitment to quality. Hiland’s stringent production standards exceed the toughest state and federal requirements which help ensure the highest quality dairy products available.

You want proof? The people at Bacardi Global Brands will pour it out for you -- from a bottle. One of the world's leading wine and spirits makers, Bacardi produces 10 varieties of its namesake rum (of which it sells some 20 million cases every year). However, rum is not the only potable offered by Bacardi. The company's portfolio consists of more than 200 brands and labels, including Bombay Sapphire Gin, Martini Vermouth, Dewar's Scotch Whisky, B&B and Bandictine liqueurs, and Grey Goose Vodka. Other types of spirits in its portfolio include tequila, vermouth, cognac, and sparkling wine. Serving more than 100 countries, the company operates 27 production sites around the world.

Mott's LLP is a leading US producer of branded applesauce and apple juice. Its products are available in family-sized and single-serve varieties. The firm's products include Mott's for Tots, single-serving, vitamin-C-enhanced, reduced-sugar juice drinks in four flavors -- apple, apple white grape, fruit punch, and strawberry banana. In order to better serve the adult sector, Mott's offers a "plus light" vitamin-fortified apple-juice beverage sweetened with Splenda. Mott's LLP company's products are available throughout North America. Mott's is part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group.

Founded in 1938, Oskaloosa Food Products quickly developed a strong reputation for exceptional quality. We have gained international acclaim as a premier provider of egg products to the food industry. Our passion has been to produce excellent food products and services. As a team that lives and works in one of America’s richest farmland environments, we are uniquely positioned to lead our industry while defining its standards for quality and excellence. Today Oskaloosa Food Products is a state-of-the-art, environmentally conscious producer of the highest quality products found in the food industry. All of our processes are designed around HACCP and Total Quality Concepts with strict adherance to clearly defined procedures. The end result is a full line of exceptional egg products that are not compromised with respect to quality, value and overall excellence.

You might say this company is trying to be the best of the wurst. Alexander & Hornung is a popular sausage maker that has been serving the Detroit area since 1945. The company makes a variety of bratwursts, knockwursts, and hot dogs, as well as Polish sausages, bologna, and salami. It also offers bacon, ham, and deli meats. In addition it owns Brookside Foods (deli meats), Bosell Foods (deli salads), and Gateway Specialty Foods (meat brokerage). Alexander & Hornung distributes its food products to retail grocers and deli stores throughout the US; it also operates a retail meat store in Detroit. The family-owned business was started by butchers Erich and Willie Alexander and sausage maker Otto Hornung.

Shelton's Poultry teaches its chickens to "Just Say No!" The company raises its poultry under strict house rules: no drugs, no enhancers, no artificial ingredients. The firm produces and markets more than 50 fresh and processed chicken, turkey, and duck products under the Shelton's brand through natural food stores and conventional grocery retailers. Its processed products include frozen pot pies, meat snacks, turkey franks and burgers, and canned soups and broths. Shelton's is owned by the Flanagan family, which oversees its operations. The company was founded in 1924 by the Shelton family and was purchased by the Flanagans in 1969.

Premier Tech Industrial Equipment Group (PT IEG) was born in 1989 to satisfy a need for automation at Tourbières Premier (now Premier Horticulture, PT IEG’s sister company). PT IEG started out as the company’s engineering department, manufacturing equipment to support internal technological needs. But PT IEG quickly decided to sell its equipment outside the company and became an international leader in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of state-of-the-art industrial equipment. Mostly involved in the organic industry at the beginning of the 1990s, PT IEG quickly expanded its activities towards non-organic markets through both its extensive IR&D programs and the acquisition of Chronos Richardson Systems. By adding this 125-year-old German company to its team, PT IEG paved the way for major growth in the food, chemical, and mineral industries while complementing its product lines with new packaging technologies. With its wide range of products and innovative solutions tailored to customers’ individual needs, PT IEG is now an international leader in the field of Industrial Flexible Packaging (IFP) equipment.

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