Stanley Orchard Sales is now a major wholesale distributor of apples and pears. Founded by husband-and-wife team Morris and Sadie Cohn, who purchased a farm in Hudson Valley back in 1931, and run by the third-generation of the family (president and CEO Ronald Cohn is Morris and Sadie's grandson), the firm owns approximately 1,000 acres of orchards in New York State. Stanley Orchard sells more than 1 million bushels of apples every year and imports South American apples and pears, as well as other fruit.

Soup means M'm! M'm! Money! for Campbell Soup. The company is the world's biggest soup maker; in the US its most popular selections are chicken noodle, tomato, and cream of mushroom. Campbell also makes meal kits, Franco-American canned pasta, Pace picante sauce, V8 beverages, and Pepperidge Farm baked goods (yes, it makes the Goldfish crackers you hide in your desk at work). Its Australian division produces snack foods and that Aussie favorite, Arnott's biscuits. The company has manufacturing facilities located throughout the world. In addition to North America, its principal markets are France, Germany, Belgium, and Australia; in all, Campbell's products are sold in more than 120 countries.

It should be pointed out that chickens don't start out with fingers, but Brakebush Brothers produces plenty of 'em. The company manufactures processed value-added chicken products (wings, nuggets, patties, fingers, and strips) for sale through retail grocery and foodservice operators. Its subsidiary, Squawkers, is a branded, restaurant-concept family of products marketed to the foodservice industry; Brakebush Transportation distributes the company's products to destinations in the 48 contiguous US states. Brakebush Brothers, a family-owned company, was founded by William and Otto Brakebush in 1925.

Red Jacket Orchards is a leading apple and fruit grower with more than 600 acres of orchards in Upstate New York. The company produces more than 20 different varieties of apples, including Empire, McIntosh, and Red Delicious. Red Jacket also grows apricots, raspberries, and strawberries, along with peaches and plums. The company also produces cider and fruit juices. Red Jacket sells its produce direct to consumers through farmers markets and its own orchard store, as well as through supermarkets and grocery retailers. The company's orchards were originally planted in 1917 and have been operated by the Nicholson family since 1958.

Naked Juice makes a splash with its all-natural juices. The company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, focuses on preservative-free (thus "naked"), no-sugar-added juices, smoothies, and other beverages, which are spiked with combinations of proteins, probiotics, vitamins, and herbs. Its products are sold throughout the US at health food stores and neighborhood markets, as well as major food retailers and club stores. They are also available in Canada and the UK. Naked Juice's customers include Costco, Kroger, Wal-Mart, Target, and Whole Foods Market.

AVI Limited maintains a portfolio of more than 60 brands of food, beverages, cosmetics, apparel, and shoes. Its Entyce unit makes and sells tea, coffee, and juice; Snackworx sells crackers, chips, and other snack foods; other divisions sell frozen seafood, packaged foods, and cosmetics by Coty and Puig. The company's Ciro Beverage Solutions unit supplies Lavazza, House of Coffees, and Ciro brand coffee and beverage services to airports, hotels, restaurants, and corporations. AVI Limited is also licensed to distribute Jimmy Choo, DKNY, Gant, Lacoste, Prada, Nina Roche, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Stuart Weitzman brand clothes and shoes in South Africa.

Gatorade may be the granddaddy of energy drinks and Red Bull may be the world's best seller, but Impulse Energy USA says it's steering the industry in a whole new direction. Impulse Energy has embraced the increasing use of energy drinks as cocktail mixers. The company launched its Impulse Energy drink in 2001 on the beaches of South Florida. In 2004 Impulse Energy introduced Impulse Zero, a zero-carb, zero-calorie version of its energy drink. Also available is Impulse Extreme, a sugar-free energy drink that triples the blend of taurine, caffeine, and other ingredients found in Impulse Energy.

Peter's Food Service manufactures chilled and frozen food, including meat pies, pasties, sandwiches, and sausages. Peter's Food Service company distributes products under its flagship Peter's and Peter's Premier brands to grocery stores and other retail outlets. It also supplies chilled food products to the foodservice industry. Mike Grimwood, a former Northern Foods executive, led a buyout of Peter's Food Service company from John Griffiths and his family in 2007.

Cygnet Food was founded in 1996. Cygnet Foods keeps itself busy feeding more than 30,000 people every day. Cygnet company's main business is Cygnet Foods which produces and delivers fresh foods to institutional customers. Its production facility prepares individual and multi-portion sandwiches, entries, salads, desserts, and beverages, which are then distributed through its refrigerated truck fleet. Compact and Cygnet Catering are offshoots which offer in-house contract catering services. Compact's customers include nursing homes and business workplaces, while Cygnet caters to the education industry.

United Dairy Farmers Limited tend their herds and send the resultant milk along to the co-op's processing facilities, which processes and collects and markets the milk under the Dale Farms, Dromona, Loseley, Rowan Glen, and Spelga brand names. In addition to milk processing and marketing, United provides its members with general farm services, feed, and other inputs. United's products include fluid milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, cultured dairy products, and dairy ingredients for the retail grocery and food manufacturing industries.

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