How does Del Monte's garden grow? Very well indeed. It is one of the US's largest manufacturers of branded canned fruit, vegetables, and soups and broths. Its flagship products (canned corn, green beans, peas, peaches, pears, and pineapples) are purchased mostly from US growers. The company makes tomato-based foods such as ketchup and tomato sauce. Its retail brands include College Inn, Del Monte, and Contadina. Del Monte makes pets grow too, with a stable of pet-food and -treat brands, including 9Lives, Gravy Train, Milk-Bone, and Meow Mix. The company also makes private-label products and food ingredients for other food manufacturers, and offers products to foodservice operators.

Nichirei Corporation is a Japan-based holding company engaged in six business segments. The Processed Foods segment manufactures, processes and sells frozen food, processed agriculture products, retort-pouch food, acerola, wellness products and packed ice. The Marin Products segment is engaged in the processing and trading of seafood products. The Meat and Poultry Products segment processes and sells poultry, pork and beef, and operates beef barbecue restaurants. Low-temperature Logistics segment is engaged in the third party logistics (3PL) business; the provision of storage, inventory control, import clearance, freezing and unfreezing services, and the design, construction and maintenance of buildings. The Real Estate segment is engaged in the sale of building lots; the leasing of office buildings and parking lots, and the management of real estate. The Others segment is engaged in the insurance agency business, and the provision of greenery and cleaning services, among others.

We didn’t set out to become the nation’s leading natural frozen food brand. All we wanted to do was create a business that would allow us to earn a living by providing convenient and tasty natural vegetarian meals for people like ourselves, who appreciated good food, but were often too busy to cook "from scratch." We started on a "shoestring," using our own house and barn as headquarters. The founding meetings were held in the same room where we were married and where our daughter Amy was born.This was in 1987, before the idea of "organic" food had become well known, and when there were very few frozen meals available for vegetarians to eat, either in health food stores or supermarkets. We were, however, very fortunate in being in the right place at the right time. The number of vegetarians had increased dramatically, as had consumer awareness of the harmful effects on their health and the environment of chemicals in the food supply.

Italgrani U.S.A. puts the flour in the fusilli, the pasta on your plate. Italgrani U.S.A. company purchases grain directly from US farmers in the Midwest, as well as through the Grain Exchange in Minneapolis and turns it into durum and semolina flour. Its distributes its products to pasta manufacturers throughout the US. Headquartered in St. Louis, Italgrani operates grain elevators in North Dakota, wheat mills in St. Louis and the Boston area, and a trading operation in Minneapolis (subsidiary Mayco Export). Italgrani U.S.A. is a subsidiary of bankrupt Italian grain producer, Italgrani S.p.A.

Founded in 1958 by Mauro Robles, La Reina began as a family owned business that specialized in making flour tortillas. Mauro's determination to bring customers a diversity of authentic Mexican products became a reality within several years. La Reina now operates multiple plants, products and brands to truly become a World Class company. Many of their manufactured products are packaged for private label companies.It is the philosophy of La Reina to service customers by working with them to develop new products, recipes, create eye appealing packaging and provide their insightful marketing experience for diverse Mexican food products. La Reina has several product divisions. These include: La Reina Inc., Anita's Mexican Foods Inc., Sierra Madre Foods Corp., and La Tolteca Tortillas.

LoBue Bros. offers harvesting, packing, and marketing services to growers of California oranges. LoBue Bros company offers its customers several citrus varieties, including Navels and Valencias. The independent commercial packer, which was founded in 1934 with a modest 10-acre orchard, is one of the largest of its kind in the industry. LoBue Bros. -- named after Fred, Mario, and Joe Sr. -- began as a broker of cherries, prickly pears, and other produce. LoBue Bros company is still operated by descendants of the LoBue family.

Neco Foods wants you to sink your teeth into its array of tasty comestibles. Neco Foods company, located in Palm Beach County, Florida, offers an array of smoked fish, seafood dips and spreads, fresh soups and salads, finishing butters, and sauces. Neco's appetizers and value-added seafood and non-seafood items are sold under the Atlantis Foods brand name. Its products are distributed to retail food outlets, club stores, and foodservice institutions, including restaurants, throughout the US. Neco also offers its customers new product development, individual product specifications, handling variations, and menu applications.

California Dairies, Inc. is the number one dairy cooperative in the number one dairy state in the United States. California Dairies, Inc. is the result of a successful 1999 merger of three of California's most financially successful cooperatives; California Milk Producers, Danish Creamery and San Joaquin Valley Dairymen. All three cooperatives were rich in tradition and established their roots back near the turn of the 20th century. California Dairies, Inc. is owned by 620 California dairymen who ship over 18 billion pounds of milk to be sold and processed annually. These members have over $130 million of equity invested in the Company. The Company has sales of $3.5 Billion in all 50 states and 52 foreign countries. The owners have dairies located from San Diego County in the south to Marin County in the north. Most of the milk supply is located in the San Joaquin Valley from Kern County to San Joaquin County.

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. traces its roots to 1852 and the Bavarian Brewery in St. Louis. The struggling brewery was acquired by Eberhard Anheuser, a successful soap manufacturer, in 1860. Anheuser had no experience in the brewing business, but his son-in-law did. Adolphus Busch, a successful German businessman, joined his father-in-law in the business in the 1860s and took on increasing responsibility. Through new technologies and modern marketing practices, he transformed the local brewery to an industry leader.

Aurora Organic Dairy is a company with several important priorities.First and foremost, we produce the highest quality organic milk available at prices our customers and our broad base of consumers can afford. We hope to see the day when all people who want organic milk will have access to it at a price they can afford in stores where they shop. Second, we have a positive, “expansionist” vision and a plan for the growth and prosperity of agriculture in the 21st century. We see the future in our integrated organic farm model in which the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth combine to create success and well-being. Third, we believe that innovation, as well as state-of-the-art technology and processes can be merged with traditional farming values to create high quality milk, efficient management and an exciting workplace.

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