The Ashers really love to smother things in chocolate. Asher's Chocolates manufactures chocolate and confections, including chocolate-covered pretzels potato chips, and graham crackers. Asher's Chocolates, Inc. also produces boxed assortments (including truffles, chews, nuts, cordials, and creams) and gift baskets, fudge, pecan-caramel patties, almond bark, and sugar-free assortments. Asher's Chocolates sells its products through its own retail store (in Souderton, Pennsylvania -- near Philadelphia), by mail- order, and online on its Web site. The family-owned company was founded in 1892.

Founded in 1951 by Mr Stanley P Morrison and Mr J Howat, Morrison Bowmore Distillers Limited is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntory Limited and is one of the major names in Scotch whisky.With three Malt Whisky Distilleries situated in the major production areas of Islay, the Highlands and the Lowlands and significant blending, bottling and warehousing facilities, the company has established a leading role in the export of Bulk blend, Vatted Malt and in particular `Bottled in Scotland’ Blends and Single Malts. The success of Morrison Bowmore Distillers Limited is based upon maintenance of traditional values and innovation in the marketplace.

MRRM Inc. Company is incorporated with articles of Continuance issued under the Canada Business Corporations Act in 1979 at which time the name was changed to MRRM Inc. The Company was originally founded by Mr. Robert Reford in 1882 as Mount Royal Milling and Manufacturing Company. In 1946 the Company made its initial public offering and its name was changed to Mount Royal Rice Mills Limited. At the time of Continuance (July 1979) there were 16,501 preferred shares and 253,500 common shares outstanding. By 1987 the preferred shares were fully redeemed. Effective July 18, 2003 the common shares were split on a ten (10) for one (1) basis increasing the outstanding number to 2,535,000. The Company's common shares were transferred from the Montreal Exchange to the Canadian Venture Exchange on October 1, 2001, and trade under the symbol MRR. Trading is now under the TSX-Venture exchange where the Company is listed in the Tier-1 category.MRRM Inc. is the parent company of MRRM (Canada) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, with two operating divisions which are engaged in the food industry and ship agency services. The Company also has a portfolio of marketable securities. Les Aliments DAINTY Foods is the only rice mill in Canada. It has been milling and processing rice for over a century and generates over 90% of the consolidated aggregate revenues of the Company. The Company is engaged in the ship agency business through Robert Reford. This business was acquired from the Robert Reford Company, Limited on April 1, 1978.

Fresh Quest is on a mission to bring produce from Central America into the US. Primarily dealing in melons (cantaloupe, watermelon, and honey dew), the company grows fruits and vegetables on farms in Honduras and Guatemala and distributes its products throughout North America. The company's other products include peaches, plums, grapes, mangoes, nectarines, cucumbers, and asparagus. Fresh Quest was founded in 1993.

Diageo is still a relatively young company – we have only exisited in our current form since 1997- but our brands and our business have a rich heritage.For example our earliest ancestor company formed in 1749, is Justerini & Brooks - wine merchants, and blenders of the famous J&B whisky range. 10 years after that, in 1759 Arthur Guinness signed the lease on the now world famous St James's Gate brewery in Dublin, going on to create a globally iconic brand. Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of international brands across spirits, wine and beer. Many of our brands have been around for generations, while some have been developed more recently to meet new consumer tastes and experiences. Our great range of brands and geographic spread means that people can celebrate with our products at every occasion no matter where they are in the world. This is why 'celebrating life every day, everywhere' is at the core of what we do.

Begun in 1914 when seven Missouri farmers got together to buy binder twine, the agricultural cooperative MFA today ties together 45,000 farmers in Missouri and adjacent states. It is one of the US's oldest regional co-ops, supplying its member/owners with agronomy, distribution, financing, and purchasing services. It runs some 100 retail farm supply centers and works with independent dealers. MFA supplies animal feeds, seed, fertilizer, and crop protection products. In addition to feed, fertilizer, and seed, the co-op also provides its members with agronomy services, animal-health products, and farm supplies. It also offers marketing services, and is the publisher of Today's Farmer.

Shelton's Poultry teaches its chickens to "Just Say No!" The company raises its poultry under strict house rules: no drugs, no enhancers, no artificial ingredients. The firm produces and markets more than 50 fresh and processed chicken, turkey, and duck products under the Shelton's brand through natural food stores and conventional grocery retailers. Its processed products include frozen pot pies, meat snacks, turkey franks and burgers, and canned soups and broths. Shelton's is owned by the Flanagan family, which oversees its operations. The company was founded in 1924 by the Shelton family and was purchased by the Flanagans in 1969.

Etienne Guittard embarked on an arduous journey from France to America. It was during the California Gold Rush, and in just a few short years, while still in his twenties, this adventuresome Frenchman struck gold on the rough and tumble streets of early San Francisco. Etienne had brought delicious French chocolate to trade for mining supplies, but soon discovered that wealthy miners were willing to pay premium prices for this elegant treat. Etienne sailed back to Tournus, France, where he worked in his uncle's chocolate factory until he could afford to buy his own chocolate making equipment. In 1868, he returned to San Francisco and opened Guittard Chocolate on Sansome Street.

The Aztecs are thought to have been the first people to turn the cacao beans into a more edible form. They roasted the beans, ground them into a paste and dissolved the paste in water with a few spices and chillies. It might not sound particularly yummy, but there it was, the very first drinking chocolate. They called it chocolate, which means bitter drink, and it was lapped up in sacred rituals and quaffed by elite tribesmen for the next few hundred years. Today, chocolate has become one of the most versatile and beloved foods in the world. And yet it’s become so much more – we have an emotional, sensual connection with chocolate that we have with few other foods. It comforts us, delights us, draws us in and gives us a taste experience unlike any other. Simply put, we love it. And the humble beans it comes from have had a heck of a journey over the past 4,000 years.

For the first 35 years of his life, Jim Koch's family history and future career lay in the attic of his parents' house. Tucked away was an old family recipe from the 1800s for Louis Koch Lager. For five generations, the men in the Koch family were brewmasters, but the market for full-flavored beer had diminished and it seemed Jim's father would be the last Koch to carry on the tradition of brewing flavorful beer. However, Jim's passion for quality, flavorful beer kept him close to his roots. In the early 1980's he became convinced that he could build a niche in the competitive beer market for a high-quality American beer. Using the same recipe and traditional brewing processes that his great-great grandfather used, Jim brewed Samuel Adams Boston Lager® and took beer to a whole new level.

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