The folks at Sunrise Growers are up long before the sun rises, hand-picking fresh strawberries from the fields. The company, which also raises, processes, and supplies fresh red bell peppers, markets and ships its produce throughout the US, as well as to Pacific Rim countries. Sunrise serves customers in the retail food, food manufacturing, and foodservice industries. The company's sister business, Frozsun Foods, processes part of Sunrise's crop, some of which it combines with other fruits, into frozen packs, toppings, purees, juicestock, and other beverage bases.

So where did that steak you threw on the barbecue last night come from? Perhaps it was from Agri Beef, an Idaho-based company that raises cattle on its ranches and then fattens them up on its four feedlots in Idaho, Kansas, and Washington. Then its off to its processing plant in Washington. Offering both fresh and processed meats, Agri Beef's brands include St. Helens and Snake River Farms (premium meats including American Kobe beef and Kurobuta pork), and Double R Ranch Northwest Beef. The family-owned business also operates Performix, a cattle-feed and -supplement manufacturer.

The country's largest brewery, it makes the popular Kingfisher Beer, which is exported to more than 50 countries around the world. UBL also brews London Pilsner, Kalyani Black Label, Premium Ice, and UB Export. Altogether, its brands account for half of India's beer market. The company sells about 75 million cases (900 million bottles) per year, both domestically and abroad. UBL traces its roots back to 1857, when a Scotsman began brewing beer in India for British troops stationed there. The brewery is a subsidiary of the UB Group, a conglomerate chaired by billionaire Vijay Mallya, who is also a member of India's parliament.

Established for more than 38 years, ADAS has a hard-earned reputation as a preferred supplier to the public and private sector.ADAS Holdings has found its place is at the junction of science, policy, and agriculture. Whether addressing the viability of bio-fuels, the management of water resources, or determining a carbon footprint, the company provides objective research and consulting services to both private and government-sponsored agricultural companies in the UK. ADAS employs more than 700 people who have expertise in nearly 60 areas of study, including biochemistry, hydrology, and plant pathology and can serve as expert witnesses, or just plain give expert opinions. ADAS serves clients in England, Wales, and Scotland, as well as overseas.

JVW Corporation grows and harvests grapes, makes wine and bottles and sells it as the Jordan Vineyard & Winery. Located in the Sonoma Valley in Healdsburg, California, the winery, designed to look like an 18th century French chateau, produces cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay wines, which are distributed in throughout the US, as well as in the UK and the Far East. The winery keeps vintages dating back to 1976. JVW also grows olive trees on its land and produces limited-edition olive oils for retail sale. JVW Corporation is the brainchild of oilman Tom Jordan.

Ice cold beverages are the stock and trade of this company. Doing business as Polar Beverages, Polar Corp. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fruit-flavored sodas, ginger ale, mixers, and spring water to customers in New England and upstate New York. It markets beverages under its flagship Polar brand, as well as bottling and distributing national brands such as 7UP, A&W, Izze, Gatorade, AriZona, and Sunkist. The company also offers corporate water services. Privately owned, Polar has two bottling plants, one in New York and another in Massachusetts.

European food retailers naturally look to Distriborg Groupe for specialty foods. A subsidiary of Dutch food group Koninklijke Wessanen, distriborg groupe is Europe's top distributor of organic, gourmet, and ethnic specialties (which includes foods from Europe, the Far East, India, the Mediterranean, and the US). Distriborg Groupe company distributes to supermarkets and health-food outlets throughout Europe, the franchised La Vie Claire organic-food shops in France, and various other specialty stores. Distriborg also has its own brands, such as Bonneterre, Vivis, Equilibrance, and Bjorg.

At Hornell Brewing (which does business as Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons) image is everything. Colorful, arty bottle and can designs distinguish the company's beverages -- including AriZona iced teas, energy drinks, and fruit drinks -- from the competition. The company's beverages are top sellers in the ready-to-drink iced tea sector in the US. Flavors include Green Tea with Ginseng, Pomegranate Green Tea, and Blueberry White Tea. Its other products include energy and sports drinks, juice, and smoothies. In addition to tea, Hornell Brewing makes and sells malt liquor and beer (Crazy Stallion, Mississippi Mud) and bottled water. Co-founders John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio own and run the company.

Bernatello's Pizza is a leading frozen-pizza maker in the US's Northeast, Midwest, and Rocky Mountain regions, marketing its pies under the Bernatello's and Roma brands. Its product line (pumping out 100,000 pizzas every day) offers a variety of different pizzas, such as pan-style, sausage and pepperoni, Mexican-style, four-cheese, half-pounder, and thin-and-crispy. The company also produces pizza-related frozen items such as garlic cheese bread, mozzarella sticks, and jalapeeo snappers (Bernie's Bites). In addition, Bernatello's provides manufacturing services for private-label customers. The family-owned company is controlled by food-industry veteran Bill Ramsay.

Beer Nuts company's nut varieties (including original, spicy & hot, bar mix, glazed peanuts, chocolate-covered nuts, almonds, cashews, macadamias, and pecans) do not contain any alcohol. The family-operated company started out as a small confectionery shop in Bloomington, Illinois, in the late 1930s. As their "redskin" nuts (called so because they were made with skins intact) gained popularity, the father-son team of Edward and Arlo Shirk began selling them to local liquor stores and bars. Beer Nuts' snack offerings are now sold in retail food and convenience outlets throughout the US as well as overseas.

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