Alfesca has enjoyed year-on-year success resulting from an original business model, according to which complementary sales cycles and a differential exposure to raw material variations enable the company to operate a balanced portfolio of activities across several European food markets.Alfesca runs a market driven food business and is an acknowledged leader in its field, supplying markets where taste, quality, freshness and convenience are valued. Alfesca’s business is aligned with changes in consumers’ behaviour and its strength is reflected in a strong portfolio of market-leading brands such as Labeyrie, Blini, Delpierre, Michel Adrien and Skandia. At the same time, Alfesca is also one of the most efficient and successful producers of retailer or private label brands in Europe.Alfesca runs 15 well-equipped factories in Europe with high level of certification and employs around 3600 people on average.

Patrick Cudahy, established in 1888, calls itself the "Home of Sweet Apple Wood Smoked Flavor," and that says it all. The company makes sliced ham, salami, and specialty Italian and deli meats for sandwich shops, delicatessens, and fast-food operators. Its retail products include sausage, bacon, boneless hams, lean ham and turkey products, and sliced luncheon meats. The company has expanded its products to include Hispanic and Latino specialties, including such items as chorizo, salami higueral, salchichon servecero, and more. Patrick Cudahy also makes foodservice products and oils for industrial and institutional use. Patrick Cudahy is owned by meat giant Smithfield Foods, which purchased it in 1984.

Stewart Grain acts as a steward of grain collection, processing, and marketing for midwestern US farmers. The family-owned company processes and sells at wholesale prices corn, beans, and wheat from four grain elevator locations in Illinois and Indiana. Its facilities have the capacity to handle more than a million bushels of grain, and it has access to three local railroads, which transport harvested grain to and from the elevators. Stewart Grain was founded in 1922 by Bert Etchison (with original partners Joe Weaver and A.J. Miller). His grandson, Burton Etchison, has been the company's president and CEO since 1982.

As far as volume is concerned, the Garden of Eden had nothing on Dovex Fruit Company. The company processes, packages, and ships some 6 million cartons of conventional and organic apples, pears, cherries and other stone fruits every year. Most of the company's fruit comes from sister company Dovex Orchards (3,900 acres, 30% of which is certified organic); it also purchases fruit from other Washington State growers. Additional company operations include Dovex Marketing and Dovex Export. The company was established in 1982 by the DeNadai family and is part of the Dovex group of companies, or Dovex Corp.

Advanced BioNutrition Corp. was founded in 2001, having as its roots technology developed at Martek Biosciences Corporation (NASDQ:MATK) many years earlier by a co-founder of Martek and the founder of Advanced BioNutrition.The growing importance of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) in human infant and maternal nutrition was seen by the imaginative scientists that started ABN to be a path to be paralleled in the animal field. The team focused initially on aquaculture, which was utilizing 65% of all fishmeal and 80% of all fish oil produced as sources of DHA to fuel the unprecedented growth of that industry. ABN believed that there was an impending crisis in the overfishing of this resource and focused on a program to produce an environmentally responsible, sustainable alternative using algae, not fish.Squeeze a handful of algae and you'll usually just get mush. However, Advanced BioNutrition (ABN) has figured out a way to wring docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), arachidonic acid (ARA), and other essential fatty acids from specific algae for use as nutritional ingredients in aquaculture (i.e., fish farming) and domestic farm animal feeds. The company markets these long-chain fatty acids under the AquaGrow brand. ABN also develops oral and injectable vaccines to treat various aquatic animal diseases, which adversely affect the aquaculture industry's profits. ABN offers vaccines for treating diseases in salmon and shrimp, two of the most commercially farmed seafoods.

Founded by Donald Wentzel in 1958 near Milford, Indiana, Maple Leaf Farms began as a small duck operation producing 280,000 ducks its first year. Maple Leaf Farms' commitment to "quality you can count on" fueled its growth over the next several years as its duck operation grew to more than 1 million in 1964. Although Mr. Wentzel passed away in 1968, his son-in-law Terry Tucker has carried on his vision at Maple Leaf Farms.The Tucker family continues to set the direction for the company, based on its values of commitment to family, friends, personal fulfillment, community involvement, and, of course, quality products. Today, this family-owned company dominates the North American duck market with innovative, value-added products of unequalled quality that create, "The Meals You Remember."

Chef Solutions is a supplier of fresh-prepared foods to customers in the retail food and foodservice industries. Chef Solutions company offers fresh, refrigerated foods, such as deli-style salads, salad kits, mashed potatoes, and other side dishes, along with fresh-cut fruit, dips and salad dressings. Its Orval Kent unit makes fresh salads, dips, and other deli-style side dishes. Private equity and turnaround firm Questor Management is the majority owner of Chef Solutions.

Litehouse was founded by Edward Hawkins in 1963 and is owned and run by the Hawkins family. Litehouse company shines its light on salads. Litehouse is a leading maker of salad dressings, sauces, and vegetable dips under the Litehouse Foods label. It markets a variety of dressings including blue cheese, ranch, and vinaigrette, along with low fat and organic products. It also makes fruit dips, glazes, and cheese crumbles, as well as apple cider and marinades. With manufacturing facilities in Idaho and Michigan, Litehouse products are sold mostly through grocery retailers and warehouse clubs across the North America. Litehouse also supplies dressings and other products to foodservice distributors and restaurants.

A solid financial base isn’t an end result—it's a beginning. At FCS, we serve our customers well with resources responsibly built over generations. In 2007 we celebrated our cooperative's 100th anniversary, a tribute to strong financial management.We accept a second century's new challenges invigorated by the innovative spirit alive in today’s agriculture. Will the journey always be easy? No. Will we remain committed to the clear-headed focus that guided our forebearers? Absolutely!

Trinity Fruit Sales is a year-round shipper and marketer of fresh California and Chilean fruits, nuts and vegetables. Ever since Trinity opened our doors in 1999 our focus has been on service to our customers and growers alike, quality in the products Trinity ship, and creating increased value for our customers, growers, and employees.Trinity feature a full line of California fruits supplemented by a network of worldwide growers who allow us to service your needs twelve months a year. Trinity take pride in Trinity commitment to food safety, excellent service level, and Trinity innovations in packaging.Programs such as Trinity Preconditioned Fruit Program, featuring the Ripeway brand of fruit, have kept us on the cutting edge of value added fruit sales. Trinity Fruit Sales supplies a wide variety of market sectors including retailers, club-stores, foodservice providers and wholesalers on five continents. With state of the art packing facilities, digital photography EDI compatible computer systems, and a team of highly-trained interactive support personnel, Trinity Fruit Sales stays abreast and supports you with the latest produce technology.

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