Wixon Inc. was founded in 1907. Wixon, Inc. develops, manufactures, packages, and delivers ingredients and finished products for the food and beverage industry in the United States. Its products include bread and baking mixes, sauces, gravies, marinades, microwave meals, flavors, sweet, savory, blended seasonings, pet foods, and spices. The company serves alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, baking goods, confectionary, meat and poultry products, sausage, snack foods, dairy products, private label/specialty foods, and tobacco flavors/additives industries.

Scheid Vineyards, Inc. engages in the production and sale of wine grapes and bulk wine in the United States. It produces 17 varieties of wine grapes, such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah. The company also converts a portion of its grapes to wine. In addition, the company provides vineyard management services. The company sells its wine grapes under short and long-term grape purchase agreements to a variety of winery clients. As of December 31, 2005, the company had approximately 5,700 acres of wine grape vineyards located in Monterey and San Benito counties in California. Scheid Vineyards, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Salinas, California.

Pescanova Alimentacion has a product line that goes swimmingly well. Pescanova Alimentacion company is a vertically integrated seafood business -- it operates fish farms and harvests fish in the open sea; it then processes and distributes its catch/harvest and offers fresh fish, frozen fish, value-added fish products, and fish meal). Pescanova's wild-catch fish are sold under the Empresas brand. In 2008 Pescanova Alimentacion company added to its frozen seafood operations in Spain with the acquisition of Frictar for some $56 million.

Lotus Bakeries focuses on authentic specialities from the biscuit and cake world: caramelized biscuits (speculoos), gingerbread, cake specialties, waffles and pepparkakor biscuits. Lotus Bakeries, with headquarters in Belgium, is a dynamic, internationally oriented company with production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Canada, own sales organizations in 9 European countries and in the United States of America/Canada and an export department for the other countries. With 1,245 employees, Lotus Bakeries produces and sells high-quality, tasty products under the Lotus, Peijnenburg and Annas brand names. By maintaining a health balance between tradition and innovation, Lotus Bakeries indulges consumers with a unique range of products. In 2008 the Group achieved a turnover of EUR 256.7 million. The shares of Lotus Bakeries are listed on Euronext Brussels.

The Jordans & Ryvita Company, formerly W. Jordan (Cereals), is king of the UK breakfast table. As one of the largest breakfast cereal makers in the UK, the company manufactures some 30 organic, wholegrain breakfast cereals and health bars under the Jordans label. The company's cereals include just-add-milk flaked products and muesli, along with hot cereals such as oat porridge. Jordans' products are available at leading UK grocers including Sainsbury, Tesco,and Waitrose; it also exports its cereals. Associated British Foods (ABF) acquired W. Jordan (Cereals) in 2008 and merged it with its Ryvita operations.

Elior is a leading contract catering and concessions operator in Europe, providing foodservices for public and private enterprises, government facilities, nursing facilities, schools, and healthcare institutions. Its operations also include airport and motorway foodservice, corporate catering, concessions at sports stadiums and other event facilities, and vending services. In addition, elior company operates several high-end restaurants, including the Orsay Museum restaurant and Le Grand Louvre at the Louvre musuem. Holding Bercy Investissement owns some 60% of elior company; chairman Robert Zolade owns about 25%.

The grower-owned cooperative's 1,300 members grow and harvest about 300,000 tons of apples each year to make apple juice and cider. The co-op produces the Tree Top brand of apple juice, blended fruit juices, and applesauce, among other products, for consumers and the foodservice industry. It also provides dehydrated and frozen fruit products to food manufacturers worldwide through its ingredients unit. Tree Top operates several production facilities in Washington and California and distributes its products through various channels, including retailers and brokers, in 30 states and several international markets.

Icicle Seafoods is hard at work even when icicles are forming outside. The fishery and seafood-processing company catches, processes, and distributes fresh, canned, and frozen fish including cod, herring, pollock, halibut, salmon, crab, and trout. Its customers include retail food, industrial, wholesale and foodservice operations worldwide. It maintains floating seafood processing plants, shoreline plants, and other facilities in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. Its Alaskan cannery has been in operation since 1899. Icicle Seafoods, Inc. is owned by private investment firm Paine & Partners.

Grgich Hills Estate is a family-owned winery dedicated to the art of winemaking. Our wines are made completely from grapes that are certified organic and Biodynamic®, grown at our estate vineyards in Napa Valley, California.Grgich Hills Cellar makes chardonnay and cabernet wines from grapes grown on 367 acres in California's famous Napa Valley. Other vintages include zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. The company's founders, Miljenko "Mike" Grgich and his nephew Ivo Jeramaz, immigrated to the US in 1958 from Croatia. They founded Grgich Hills Cellar in 1977 in conjunction with Austin Hills of the Hills Bros. Coffee family.

The legacy of Teixeira Farms began with the marriage of J.C. and Elsie Teixeira in 1937. With the wisdom of four generations of agricultural know-how passed down through J.C. to his five sons, Teixeira Farms incorporated in 1970. With these years of knowledge, Teixeira Farms, including many members of the fifth-generation and its staff focuses on customer service. Their progessive approach to industry trends is demonstrated by their teamwork with Primuslabs.com’s certified food safety program. Teixeira Farms, Inc.’s commitment to food safety and quality of customer service is second to none. Excellence in the finished product must begin with excellence in the raw product which is achieved through generations of total commitment.

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