Pura Foods is in a slick business. A subsidiary of US agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland, Pura Foods refines and processes edible oils, shortenings, margarines, and other spreads for the bakery, foodservice, and retail food sectors in the UK, as well as in selected overseas markets. Pura Foods company's oils include coconut, palm, rapeseed, and sunflower. Because of concern about genetically modified grains and livestock, as well as allergy and health issues, the company does not refine animal fats, soya, maize, or ground nuts. Pura's brands include Bake-lite, Peerless, Wesson Green, Pura, Leonara, and Frymax.

The country's largest brewery, it makes the popular Kingfisher Beer, which is exported to more than 50 countries around the world. UBL also brews London Pilsner, Kalyani Black Label, Premium Ice, and UB Export. Altogether, its brands account for half of India's beer market. The company sells about 75 million cases (900 million bottles) per year, both domestically and abroad. UBL traces its roots back to 1857, when a Scotsman began brewing beer in India for British troops stationed there. The brewery is a subsidiary of the UB Group, a conglomerate chaired by billionaire Vijay Mallya, who is also a member of India's parliament.

United Apple Sales, L.L.C. is owned by president Ward Dobbins, who also controls apple packhouse H. H. Dobbins. United Apple Sales (UAS) is a leading supplier of fresh fruit in the US. It primarily distributes apples under the America's Fruit label from growers in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington to fresh produce buyers throughout the country. Its products include Empire, Red Delicious, Pink Lady, and Macintosh varieties. United Apple Sales company also distributes produce (pears and and other stone fruits) harvested in South America.

Though its first product was sandwich steak, Murry's hit the road to success with its frozen French-toast sticks. The company now offers more than 150 frozen prepared beef, chicken, and pork products, along with its "we've achieved the American dream" French Toast sticks. Its products can be found in more than 10,000 grocery stores throughout the US; Murry's also offers private-label services and sells to restaurants, institutions, and other foodservice businesses. In addition, the firm operates some 30 Murry's supermarkets in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Philadelphia. The company, founded in 1948, is owned and operated by the third generation of the founding Mendelson family.

Randall Foods looks at a chickens and cows and sees dinner. The company processes poultry, pork, and beef into fresh packaged chicken and meats, and distributes them to retail food outlets and foodservice operators in Southern California and Arizona under the Randall Farms brand name. It makes some 500 different products, offering a variety of fresh beef, chicken, and pork products. The company's value-added fresh meats are sold under the Easy Does It Meals brand contain everything to make a complete meal. Randall also offers a line of natural meats from animals free of artificial ingredients and raised using no antibiotics or growth hormones. President and CEO Stan Bloom owns the company.

Candy corn, chocolate bunnies, bon-bons in a big, red, heart-shaped box -- these are things that make the holidays sweet, and Zachary Confections makes them. Zachary Confections, Inc. also makes boxed chocolates, chocolate-covered raisins, mints, caramels, and marshmallow candies, among others. In addition to making candy for the usual holidays, it also offers every-day, private-label and corporate-gift confections. Zachary Confections' manufacturing facility is located in Frankfort, Indiana. The Zachary family owns and runs the company, which was founded in 1950 by J. J. and Helen Zachary

Verve Clicquot Ponsardin has made ultra-premium champagnes and wines since the late 1700s. Its portfolio includes vintages from France (where it was founded), Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and the US. Brand names in France include its popular Champagne Veuve Clicquot, as well as Demi-Sec, GlobalLight, La Grand Dame, Vintage Rich, Vinage Ros�, and Yellow Label. In Australia and New Zealand, it produces wines at Cape Mentelle Vineyards and Cloudy Bay Vineyards. Italy boasts Ceretto, Vistorta, and other names. In the US, Clicquot makes wines at Newton Vineyard. The firm was established by Philippe Clicquot in 1772. Verve Clicquot is part of the Mo�t Hennessey USA family.

Dessert Innovations company manufactures and distributes just about anything you could want for dessert, including petit fours, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, muffins, parfaits, and layer cakes. Its Classic Confections unit supplies truffles, pralines, and other chocolate candies under the Monchelle Lamoure brand name. Dessert Innovations company's clients include hotels, conference planners, government food suppliers, restaurants, grocery stores, and caterers. Family-owned, Dessert Innovations also takes custom orders and provides custom logo packaging services.

The late Roberto Alvarez founded the family-owned business in 1950. Coast Citrus Distributors is a leading wholesale distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables in Mexico and the US. Coast Citrus Distributors company supplies a variety of produce, including bananas, lettuce, limes, and potatoes, to retail grocers and other food customers under such brands as Coast Citrus, Coast Tropical, and Olympic Fruit and Vegetable. Coast Citrus Distributors operates a half dozen distribution facilities in California, Texas, and Florida. It also has about five locations in Mexico.

Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc. is an innovative manufacturer of high-quality bakery items for the professional baker, foodservice operator and supermarket instore bakery. Our product lines include premium bakery mixes & bases, frozen batters for muffins, cakes, loaves & more, toppings and fillings, and frozen predeposited (ready-to-bake) batters for muffins, cookies, cakes and loaves.In 1941, a man with a vision set out to build a business. Noticing his friends and neighbors were relying more and more on the corner bakery, he had an idea of how he could help the busy baker. Equipped with one small bakery blender, he began producing bread and donut mixes and selling them to local bakers, founding what is now Bake’n Joy Foods, Inc.

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