It takes two parents -- one Dutch and one British -- to make one Unilever. Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC, together with their group companies, constitute a global food, personal care, and household products powerhouse. The company's vast portfolio of products includes eleven brands that ring up more than $1 billion each annually. They include Hellmann's (mayonnaise), Knorr (soups), Lipton (tea), Dove and Lux (soaps), and Sure and Degree (antiperspirants). Unilever's consumer goods are sold in more than 170 countries. The company was the world's #1 consumer products maker until Procter & Gamble purchased Gillette in 2005. Based in England, Unilever PLC trades on the London and New York stock exchanges.

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries specialize in the production and distribution of instant noodles, beverages, and baked goods in China. Tingyi, is the Chinese market leader in instant noodles, ready-to-drink teas, and bottled water. Tingyi company also makes fruit juices, egg rolls, and sandwich crackers. Tingyi distributes its products, under the Master Kong brand throughout China via a country-wide sales network consisting sales offices and warehouses that serve food wholesale and food retail customers. Tingyi's management owns a controlling interest in the firm.

A fan of smoked meats? Roger that! Meat processor Roger Wood Foods produces more than a half million pounds a week of smoked sausage and other smoked meats, which it distributes to six Southeast US states (North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Virginia). Its products, which also include hot dogs and chorizo, are offered under brand names such as Roger Wood Lumberjack, Redwood, and Santana. The company ships its products to regional and national deli and grocery retailers, including Wal-Mart, Kroger, Food Lion, and Publix. The Solana family owns and operates the company their grandfather, Roger Wood, founded in 1946.

As the first company of Yıldız Holding, operating its core business for 64 years, Ulker Biskuvi serves as the flagship of the Holding both in terms of sales turnover and profitability. According to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) 2007 list of Turkey’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises, Ulker Biskuvi was ranked 108th.In 1996, Ulker Biskuvi received the ISO 9002 certification for quality standards in production; and in 2001, it was awarded the HACCP certification for quality standards in food safety. In 2002, it won the top mark of “High Level” in an analysis made by the Europe-based quality certification firm BRC, which has further secured its success in the field of quality control.

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of international brands across spirits, wine and beer. Many of our brands have been around for generations, while some have been developed more recently to meet new consumer tastes and experiences. Our great range of brands and geographic spread means that people can celebrate with our products at every occasion no matter where they are in the world. This is why 'celebrating life every day, everywhere' is at the core of what we do. Diageo is still a relatively young company – we have only exisited in our current form since 1997- but our brands and our business have a rich heritage.For example our earliest ancestor company formed in 1749, is Justerini & Brooks - wine merchants, and blenders of the famous J&B whisky range. 10 years after that, in 1759 Arthur Guinness signed the lease on the now world famous St James's Gate brewery in Dublin, going on to create a globally iconic brand.

As one of the world's largest poultry-breeding operations, Aviagen knows that the egg probably came first, but it's chicks that sell best. Comprised of two units (broiler/breeder and turkey), Aviagen sells day-old parent and grandparent chicks for the production of commercial chicken broilers and turkeys. Its chicken brands include Arbor Acres, L.I.R., and Ross; its turkey brands are Nicholas and British United Turkeys (B.U.T.) The company also offers biosecurity programs for poultry operations that designed to keep pathogens out of the food chain. Aviagen has customers worldwide and is owned by the privately owned German holding company, the EW GROUP.

At A. Moksel the best of times are the wurst of times. One of Germany's largest meat processors, it slaughters and packages meat at its more than 15 slaughterhouses and processing and merchandising facilities (all located in Germany). The company then distributes the fresh and value-added meat products, mainly in Europe. Not content to limit itself to just one or two types of meat, Moksel processes beef, pork, veal, lamb, poultry, and wild game. It also offers sausage and seafood. Moksel's customers include grocery retailers and wholesalers, butcher shops, and catering operations throughout the world.

SPI Group is one of the world's leading drinks companies - controlling the process from grain, through production to sales and distribution.We are Russia's largest exporter of vodka and owner of the famous Stolichnaya brand. From our heritage in alcohol production, we have diversified and become an innovative property developer

This bunch of Florida siblings Lykes land, lots o' land. Family-owned Lykes Bros. concentrates its efforts on its 337,000 acres of land holdings -- which is home to the company's diverse operations, which include cattle ranching (20,000 head), forestry, and sod and sugarcane farms. The company also grows landscaping trees, leases grazing and farm land, oversees pine and eucalyptus forests, and offers hunting (deer, quail, turkey) and fishing tours on its 1,867-acre Silver Lake Preserve. The company was founded by Dr. Howell Tyson Lykes in 1900 and is owned by the descendants of his seven sons.

The #1 dairy processor in Canada, Saputo makes Italian and European-style cheeses for sale to retail, foodservice, and industrial customers in Canada, the US, and Argentina. Its big brands include Armstrong, Frigo, Stella, and Treasure Cave. Saputo also produces fluid milk and yogurt, and distributes imported cheeses for the Canadian consumer retail market. Also in Canada, Saputo bakes up snack cakes, tarts, and cereal bars under such brands as Vachon and Granny's. Originally a small mozzarella maker, the company grows through acquisitions.

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