In 1915, Peter J. Oberweis found that he had too much milk so he began selling it to neighbors. In essence, the family dairy business that now spans almost 100 years had begun. The Oberweis family has been delivering milk to homes since 1927 when Peter bought a half partnership in the Big Woods Dairy. A few years later he bought the entire enterprise, renamed it Oberweis Dairy and his high school son Joe left school to help out. During the Depression refrigeration was inefficient. Milk could be safely kept only a few days thus necessitating daily home delivery.

The folks at Sunrise Growers are up long before the sun rises, hand-picking fresh strawberries from the fields. The company, which also raises, processes, and supplies fresh red bell peppers, markets and ships its produce throughout the US, as well as to Pacific Rim countries. Sunrise serves customers in the retail food, food manufacturing, and foodservice industries. The company's sister business, Frozsun Foods, processes part of Sunrise's crop, some of which it combines with other fruits, into frozen packs, toppings, purees, juicestock, and other beverage bases.

Ladies and Syngenta-men help farmers across the US plant seeds, which are then fertilized, enabling them to grow into crops that are protected by agricultural chemicals. Syngenta Corporation is the North American arm of the global agricultural colossus, Switzerland's Syngenta AG. The US operation develops and sells seeds for farmers and home gardeners alike. It also produces herbicidal, fungicidal, and insecticidal chemicals and manufactures crop-protection products for the professional agricultural and consumer turf and ornamental markets. Headquartered in Delaware, Syngenta Corporation has its own US research and development facilities.

Sudzucker knows you can't get blood from a turnip, but it definitely knows you can get zucker (sugar) from a beet. Producing some 5 million tons of sugar a year, the company is one of the world's largest sugar producers. Sudzucker and its partially owned affiliate, AGRANA, and subsidiaries, Raffinerie Tirlemontoise and Saint Louis Sucre, make frozen entrees and pizzas; bakery additives such as fruit concentrates, starch products, and sugar substitutes; food-portion-control containers; and bioethanol. Southern German beet farmers control Sudzucker's largest shareholder, Suddeutsche Zuckerruben-Verwertungsgenossenschaft ("SZVG"), which holds more than 55% of company shares.

Forget Idaho. County Super Spuds has been growing Maine potatoes for five generations. The company operates through three subsidiaries -- the 500-acre Sunday River Farms (bought in 2004) grows the potatoes, JDR Transport (launched in 1992) ships them to food processors such as Penobscot McCrum, which was also bought in 2004. County Super Spuds is owned by the McCrum family. The company is located in Aroostook County, in northeastern Maine near the Canadian border, which was known as the Potato Capital of America in the early 20th century.

The global company processes, imports, exports, and trades fresh, frozen, and cured fish; frozen shellfish; and other seafood and meat products. Its offerings include salmon, cuttlefish, crab, lobster, and octopus. The company also purchases and sells fresh produce from Mexico. Agritec Americas' wholesale customers include food processors, hotels, and resorts.

Thanksgiving Coffee Company roasts and sells fair trade coffee beans, roasted, whole or ground, to java lovers in Northern California. Fair trade coffee is purchased from small farmers who are paid a price that can sustain their small-scale coffee bean production. The company purchases coffee beans from more than 20 countries and sells some 100 different coffee brands and varieties. In addition, it sells tea under the Royal Gardens banner. Thanksgiving Coffee also owns and operates a small Mendocino, California, bakery. The company was founded in 1972 by Paul (CEO) and Joan (president) Katzeff. The Katzeffs own 78% of the company.

The farm's herd of more than 260 Jersey and Guernsey cows produce the raw material for Devon clotted cream, fresh yogurt, ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, and cheese. The company's distribution service delivers its products to grocery retailers, hotels, and restaurants in Cornwall, Devon, and southern England, as well as retail and foodservice outlets in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Japan. Langage Farms has been run for many years by farmers in the Harvey Family; today it is owned by senior partner L. Harvey.

Juanita's Foods is a Mexican food maker and the world's largest manufacturer of menudo, a spicy soup made with tripe (the stomach lining of the pig or cow) and hominy (dried and boiled whole corn kernels), which is said to cure hangovers. Juanita's Foods company makes other canned and frozen traditional foods such as caldo de pollo (chicken and potatoes) and pozole (a Mexican stew), as well as dips and sauces, refrigerated entrees (chili verde, carnitas), and a variety of drink mixes. Its consumer products are available mostly in California. Juanita's Foods also makes products for use by the foodservice industry. Its brand names are Juanita's Foods and Pico Pica.

Morinaga Milk Industry is one of the largest dairy manufacturers in Japan. Its products include milk, yogurt, and cheese. The company also produces infant formula and tofu for domestic consumption as well as export. Through joint ventures and licensing agreements Morinaga Milk produces industrial dairy ingredients, European-style cheeses, ice cream, and fruit juices. Its also makes medical food products for elderly people and palliative patients, including liquid diets and supplements. Japanese confectioner, Morinaga & Co. is one of the company's major stockholders.

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