Since "Yosemite" means "those who kill," it is a fitting name for this meat processor. Yosemite Meat & Locker Service specializes in the slaughter and cutting of fresh pork. The company also offers fresh beef and chicken, along with specialties such as beef tripe, goat, quail, and headcheese. Its brand names include Yosemite, Yosemite Gourmet, and Azteca (aimed at California's large Latino population). The company's customers include Hispanic and Asian supermarkets, as well as restaurants and carnicerias (Mexican meat markets) located primarily in California and Nevada.

Taher, Inc. is a contract food service management company providing K-12 school lunch management, campus dining, senior dining, business dining and catering, summer camp dining, and vending and office coffee services to clients in 10 states. Since its founding in 1981 by President and CEO Bruce Taher, the company has focused on serving fresh foods expertly prepared by a team of chefs, Taher Food Service Managementmonitored by a group of seasoned veterans, and delivered at a reasonable price. Taher serves over 34 million meals per year, and employs and/or supervises over 2,000 employees. Supporting each of Taher's field sites is a regional staff of dietitians, merchandising and creative design professionals, purchasing personnel, and specialists in information technology, facility design, and operations.

Symons Frozen Foods is no simpleton when it comes to frozen fruits and vegetables. Symons Frozen Foods company processes and packages frozen produce, including corn, peas, carrots, green beans, and bush berries supplied by contract growers. It operates two quick-freeze facilities in the State of Washington, producing the Mountain Mist, Symons Best, and private labels. Symons sells its fruits and vegetables to foodservice, industrial, and retail food customers. Symons Frozen Foods company also exports its frozen products to customers in North America and Asian and European countries.

Despite its bucolic trademark of a barefoot country girl leading a milk cow, ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries means big business. It offers some 50 different ice cream flavors. And although Blue Bell is still considered a regional brand (with distribution in fewer than 20 US states), it is one of the US's most popular ice cream brands. In addition to ice cream, the company sells yogurt, frozen treats (ice cream sandwiches, fruit pops), sherbet, and low-fat and sugar-free ice creams. Blue Bell continues to expand from its strong regional base in Texas and surrounding areas, but no giant-corporation tactics for this company -- it retains total control over production and distribution of its products.

The Carriage House Companies manufactures store-brand food products including jams, jellies, pasta, sauces (barbecue, cocktail, Mexican, pasta, seafood), peanut butter, salad dressings, and flavored and table syrups. The Carriage House also does contract packaging, offering such services as global sourcing, market analysis, vertical integration, shipping, warehousing, and delivery. The Carriage House's products are available in retail food and foodservice outlets worldwide. The Carriage House company's subsidiary, Beverage Specialties, is the maker of Major Peter's and JERO non-alcoholic drink mixes. The Carriage House Companies is a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings.

Guida's Milk & Ice Cream is one of the largest independent dairies in New England. Since 1886 Guida's has had the reputation of supplying the finest products and service to our large customer base. With a fleet of over 200 vehicles, Guida's Milk & Ice Cream delivers fresh dairy and dairy related products throughout Southern New England. Our service area includes Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, northern New Jersey and New York State including Long Island. Emphasis on quality control cannot be overstated. With a 18-day code on all of our fluid milk products, Guida's can guarantee the utmost integrity of its product line. Guida's also processes a full line of ice cream mixes, fruit juices, fruit drinks and water to meet all of our customers' needs.

The family-owned and -operated Chelten House Products Inc. was started in 1965 by Martin Dabrow. Chelten House Products makes all-natural, organic salad dressings and marinades for private-label customers and under its own Chelten House, Marinade Bay, and Simply Natural brand names. Its products, which also include marinades, rubs, salsa, mustard, and seafood, horseradish, soy, and pasta sauces, are sold in grocery stores in the US and Canada. Chelten's retail food customers include Albertson's, Giant, Kroger, Meijer, Whole Foods, and Wal-Mart. It also sells to the foodservice sector (Chef Select Recipes brand).

The Dean's story begins in 1975 at the heart of Helen Dean's kitchen, in the small town of Huntly, North East Scotland.It was here that Helen first created her delicious traditional shortbread. First baking for friends and family who loved the ‘melt in the mouth’ sensation. Her husband Bill, a Drum Major, thought it was so delicious he decided to use Helen’s baking to help raise funds for the local Huntly pipe band. Their touring helped to spread her shortbread's fame far and wide. Soon the aroma of home baking would fill the town as Helen established her own small bakery to meet demand.

Sara Lee mixes it up. And we're talking more than Ms. Lee's cheesecake recipe here. The parent company underwent a major restructuring in 2005 and one result was the creation of Sara Lee International Beverage and Sara Lee International Bakery. The operations oversee the non-US coffee, tea, and bakery business (bread, buns, rolls, specialty breads, refrigerated doughs, and frozen desserts) of Sara Lee in Australia, Brazil, and Europe. Its major beverage brands include Douwe Egberts, Senseo, and Caf� do Ponto; its top bakery brands are Ortiz, BonGateaux, and Sara Lee.

Interbake Foods LLC is a baked goods manufacturer with over 100 years of business experience. We are an industry leader recognized for our process-centered culture. We focus on market niches where broad-based operational excellence is the primary determinant for success. With over 1,000 employees in six different locations, we are the third largest cookie/cracker manufacturer in North America.

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