Before there was a company, there was a drink. Antoine Peychaud, a Creole immigrant, operated a pharmacy on the French Quarter's Royal Street in 1838. With his background as an apothecary, he was a natural mixologist. His friends would gather for late-night revelry at his pharmacy. Peychaud would mix brandy, absinthe and a dash of his secret bitters for his guests. Later this quaff would come to be known as the Sazerac.

Liberty Vegetable Oil Company was founded in 1948 by Isaac Sinaiko and is still owned and operated by his descendants. Liberty Vegetable Oil Company produces certified-organic and -kosher oils from tree nuts. Its oils include sweet almond, English walnut, and pecan, all of which are used in the food-manufacturing, personal-care product, and cosmetic industries. Liberty also makes specialty oils, including oleic canola oil and non-GMO (non-genetically modified) soybean oil. Liberty Vegetable Oil company's milling and refining facilities have the capacity to process 75 tons of nuts and kernels every day. Its products, which are made from US-grown nuts, are distributed throughout the world.

Nestle USA covers every other-side-of-the-Atlantic craving, from a child's sweet tooth to a grown-up's caffeine fix to Fido's appetite. Nestle USA company is a subsidiary of the world's largest food company, Switzerland's Nestle S.A. Nestle USA offers hundreds of products, including frozen pizza (Tombstone, DiGiorno), chocolate and confections (Baby Ruth, Goobers), beverages (Nestea, Taster's Choice, Nescafe, Nesquick), juices (Libby's), milk products (Carnation), ice cream (Edy's, Dreyer's, Heagan-Dazs), baking goods (Toll House, Libby's), and frozen prepared foods (Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine). Nestle S.A.'s bottled water brands and pet and infant-nutrition products are distributed in the US by separate subsidiaries.

Gerber's more than 200 baby offerings include the almost ubiquitous glass jars of baby food. Gerber Products company, which had its beginnings in 1927 in Dorothy Gerber's kitchen, also makes baby cereal, juices, and toddler food, along with baby bath and skin care products, bottles, teethers, pacifiers, breastfeeding accessories, spill-proof cups, and infant toys. Its Gerber Life Insurance Company offers various whole and term life products. Gerber feeds, soothes, and amuses babies worldwide.

It was 1939 and Max and Verda Foster took a chance in pursuit of a dream. Borrowing $1,000 on a life insurance policy, the couple placed a down payment on a small abandoned 80-acre farm south of Modesto in California's San Joaquin Valley. The operation, which began with a few chickens and turkeys, quickly expanded. In 1941, the Fosters added an all-Jersey cow dairy and distributed fresh milk in chilled glass bottles to the front doors of local Modesto residents. Over the years, the couple's business experienced phenomenal growth, with production and distribution increasing tenfold. In 1954, the Fosters added a modern creamery to their operation and in the 1960s, they opened a cultured products plant in an effort to produce a more diverse product line including cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, ice cream and butter. Max continued to concentrate on the Foster Farms Dairy operation while Paul, one of his sons, focused on the poultry business.

Pernod Ricard is the world’s co-leader in wines and spirits.Since its creation in 1975, Pernod Ricard has undergone steady development, founded on both organic growth and successive acquisitions. The purchase of the Swedish group V&S in July 2008 is the most recent sign of the Group’s worldwide ambitions.Building on its portfolio of Premium brands, its presence on every continent and its decentralised management structure, Pernod Ricard will continue to develop internationally.

Alaska Seafood Company, incorporated in 1987, is located in Juneau, Alaska. The company was formed to take advantage of the new technology of the retort pouch, a “soft can” method of canning. The process allows for a whole smoked salmon fillet or fillet portion to be made shelf stable (no refrigeration required). Alaska Seafood Company was the first facility in Alaska to produce smoked salmon in the retort pouch. We also offer boneless smoked salmon or non-smoked Wild Alaskan salmon and Halibut which is hand packed in traditional cans. Refrigerated products made available by our company include a line of hot and cold smoked salmon.

Florida's Natural Growers was organized in 1933 by growers who had a personal interest in bringing the best possible citrus products to the market. Today, we are one of the largest Florida citrus cooperatives of growers, with a membership base of 13 grower associations. The entire cooperative is made up of more than 1,000 grower-members who own more than 50,000 acres of fine citrus groves in the heart of central Florida. We own the land, and we personally nurture the fruit until it reaches peak ripeness. Because we process and package everything ourselves, we can guarantee the quality of our citrus juices. Citrus growing is a time-honored tradition in central Florida, one that has been passed down through generations. Our grower familiesWant to get to know us? Meet just a few members of our grower family. came together through Florida's Natural Growers to ensure that the knowledge and lands our grandfathers passed down to us continue to thrive and to cultivate the juiciest, best tasting oranges you can get anywhere in the world. As a grower-owned operation, we believe it's important to know exactly where your family's food and drinks come from. Our Florida’s Natural® Brand Premium juices are made and packaged right here in the U.S. so every time you pour a glass, you can be sure that it's always fresh and never importedIs Your Juice Imported? Find out where your juice comes from.

Greyston Bakery company employs the chronically unemployed (ex-convicts, ex-substance abusers), getting them off the streets and into the workforce. It produces brownies in varieties that include chocolate fudge, espresso, walnut -- and though some purists might beg to differ -- blondies. All bakery profits go to the Greyston Foundation, which funds a variety of social programs including child-care centers and health clinics. The bakery's award-winning sweets have been served at the White House and it is the sole supplier of brownie products for Ben & Jerry's. was founded in 1982 by Zen Buddhist priest (and applied mathematician and aerospace engineer) Bernard Tetsugen Glassman.

ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. ARAMARK Corporation offers corporate dining services and operates concessions at many sports arenas and other entertainment venues, while its ARAMARK Refreshment Services unit is a leading provider of vending and beverage services. ARAMARK Corporation also provides facilities management services. Through ARAMARK Uniform and Career Apparel, the company supplies uniforms for healthcare, public safety, and technology workers. Founded in 1959, ARAMARK is owned by an investment group led by chairman and CEO Joseph Neubauer.

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