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.

Border Foods, Inc. is owned by investment firm, Allied Capital. Border Foods company is a major global processor of private-label green chili peppers and a leading US supplier of jalapeeo peppers. It also offers tomatillos and banana pepper products. Located in New Mexico, Border Foods supplies the foodservice, food manufacturing, and retail food industries throughout the US with canned, fresh, frozen and dried peppers, salsas, dips, enchilada sauce, as well as other Mexican condiment products.

Chupa Chups (pronounced "choopa choops") might be hard to say, but its products just roll off the tongue. A Spanish confectioner, the company makes some four billion lollipops a year and it offers more than 100 different flavors. The company produces Smint Xylicare "dental" candy, which it claims protects teeth from cavities, as well as Cremosa sugar-free strawberry and cream-flavored lollipops. It also licenses the Chupa Chups brand to makers of clothing, footwear, and personal care products. Founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat, Chupa Chups was owned and run by the Bernat family until 2006, when it was sold to leading Italian confectioner Perfetti Van Melle.

Natra isn't a drug maker, but its main product induces a sense of well-being and optimism, and provides phytochemical antioxidants linked to cardiovascular health. Whether you call it cacao or chocolate, Natra will make sure you get enough sweetness in all of its possible forms: powder, liquid, tablets and solid bars. Natra produces private-label finished confections for other European companies. Its customers include food manufacturers and confectioners. Natra, S.A. holds a majority stake in Natraceutical, which extracts caffeine and other ingredients from fruits and vegetables for use in food, drugs, and cosmetics. Natra also owns Torre Oria, the producer of the Spanish sparkling wine known as Cava.

Blue Diamond® Growers is the world's largest tree nut processing and marketing company. Founded in 1910, the cooperative is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010. Blue Diamond® led the development of California's almond industry from a minor domestic specialty crop to the world leader in almond production and marketing. We continue to build markets and create new products, new uses, and new opportunities for members of Blue Diamond® Growers. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, approximately 3000 California almond growers deliver California almonds annually to their cooperative. The crop is marketed to all 50 states and more than 90 foreign countries, making almonds California's largest food export, and the sixth largest U.S. food export. The California crop is valued annually at over $2 billion dollars.

Zweigle's is a regional food manufacturer best known for its hot dogs and other sausage products. The company makes skinless and natural casing frankfurters, along with Italian sausages, knockwurst, and Polish sausages. Zweigle's also markets a variety of deli meats and condiments. The company's products are sold through supermarkets and retailers mostly in New York and other East coast states. Zweigle's also sells products through its Web site and it distributes to foodservice suppliers. The family-owned company was started in 1880 by Whilehem Zweigle.

Grupo Mac Ma is partial to sweets. Operating through a number of subsidiaries, the holding company produces, distributes, and sells cookies, biscuits, and chocolates throughout Mexico. Focused on high quality and gourmet markets, the company sells its treats under the Mac'Ma and Chocolates Ferback brands. Grupo Mac Ma also makes and sells quality pasta products under the Pinerolo brand. The company sells its products through department stores, grocery stores, and its own chain of about 60 Mac'Ma stores, which account for about 35% of sales.

Weetabix has been part of Great Britain's breakfast for nearly 80 years. Venturing beyond the Isles, the food maker has extended its reach to now sell its flakes and muesli in more than 80 countries. Weetabix company's breakfast cereals include its flagship brand Weetabix (a UK version of shredded wheat), Weetos, Ready brek, Alpen, and Oaty. The Weetabix brand accounts for about 8% of the UK's total cereal sales. Weetabix products jockey for space on store shelves alongside cereals made by US cereal behemoths General Mills and Kellogg. But Weetabix faces other foes as well, such as private-label cereals, ever more popular cereal bars, and busy people who skip breakfast. Lion Capital owns Weetabix.

C.H. Guenther & Son manufactures the Pioneer brand of baking, pancake, biscuit and gravy mixes, as well as the White Wings, Peter Pan, and Morrison branded fours, tortilla mixes, and ready-to-eat tortillas. It also makes frozen bakery products for the foodservice industry. In addition to foodservice operators, the 150-plus-year-old company supplies the retail food sector. Guenther has manufacturing facilities in Texas, Tennessee, and South Carolina. C.H. Guenther & Son also operates The Guenther House, a combination restaurant, museum, and gift shop located in San Antonio, Texas.

Paternina makes part of the history of Spanish wine, of the history of La Rioja. It was inaugurated in 1896 and since then this Riojan wine cellar has been faithful to its history yet at the same time renewing itself. For dinner or dessert, Federico Paternina fills the glass. The company produces and distributes wine from Spain's famed La Rioja region. Its labels include Banda Azul, Clos, Conde de los Andes, and Monte Haro. Though wine provides a great majority of the company's sales, Paternina also produces brandy and sherry. Paternina sells worldwide, but Spain accounts for most of its revenues. The Eguiz�bal family bought the seized Federico Paternina vineyards in an auction (from the Spanish government) for a single peseta in 1984. Chairman Marcos Eguiz�bal Ramirez owns more than 80% of the company. Founded in 1896, the winery uses cellars dating back to the 1500s.

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