There's probably a lot of breath mints available at Christopher Ranch, the largest garlic producer in the US. Christopher Ranch sells dozens of types of fresh and jarred garlic, as well as specialty onions, sun-dried tomatoes, broccoli, dried chilies, herbs, and spices. (The company is phasing out jars in favor of resealable, recyclable plastic pouches.) Christopher Ranch ships more than 60 million pounds of garlic every year to foodservice companies and grocery stores such as Kroger, Safeway, and Whole Foods. Its garlic is also exclusively used in Michael Angelo's frozen foods. Christopher Ranch was founded in 1953 by brothers Don and Art Christopher. Don's son Bill now runs the company.

Viterra has its roots in grain. Canada's largest grain company, the company collects, stores, markets and ships grain. It sells farm goods such as seed and fertilizer, farm equipment, crop-protection products through its 252 retail outlets located throughout western Canada. It also processes malting barley and oats into value-added products, and provides grain storage (99 elevators) and transportation services (100 rail-car loaders). In addition, Viterra offers livestock-production and financial services. The company is most active in Canada and the US but has customers in more than 50 other countries. In 2010 the company acquired US-based pasta producer Dakota Growers Pasta.

The Mushroom Company was founded as the Mushroom Canning Company in 1931 by a group of mushroom farmers. In order to better reflect its range of products and services, it changed its name to The Mushroom Company in 2006. The Maryland company raises, processes, markets, and distributes all manner of the familiar fungi. It makes quick-blanched refrigerated, frozen, and canned mushrooms. It also offers mushroom sauces and bases, mushroom slices, pizza-diced mushrooms, and breaded appetizers, all under the MGA and MGA Gourmet labels. The Mushroom company it provides customized processing and private-label packaging services for other food manufacturers and food retailers.

Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. was formed in 1990. Riveridge Produce Marketing is a leading supplier of fresh apples and related products under the Honeycrisp, Michigan Apples, and Riveridge labels. Riveridge Produce Marketing company sources apples from growers in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, and Canada; in addition to packing and shipping fresh apples, Riveridge Produce markets caramel apples and apple cider.

Greyston Bakery company employs the chronically unemployed (ex-convicts, ex-substance abusers), getting them off the streets and into the workforce. It produces brownies in varieties that include chocolate fudge, espresso, walnut -- and though some purists might beg to differ -- blondies. All bakery profits go to the Greyston Foundation, which funds a variety of social programs including child-care centers and health clinics. The bakery's award-winning sweets have been served at the White House and it is the sole supplier of brownie products for Ben & Jerry's. was founded in 1982 by Zen Buddhist priest (and applied mathematician and aerospace engineer) Bernard Tetsugen Glassman.

United States Bakery was founded in 1906 by Engelbert and Joseph Franz and is still owned by the Franz family. United States Bakery also known as Franz Bakery, owns and operates six regional bakeries, as well as a chain of some 50 bakery thrift stores, all located in the Northwestern US. In addition to selling baked goods at its retail outlets, United States Bakery sells a variety of breads, pastries, bagels, donuts, and cookies to grocery stores, restaurants, and foodservice operators.

Nodine's Smokehouse smokes and sells bacon and other meats, poultry, fish, and cheeses to wholesale customers throughout the US. Its products have been sold at well-known outlets such as Dean & DeLuca and Zabar's. In addition, Nodine's Smokehouse operates a retail store in Goshen, Connecticut, and sells its products online. The family-owned company, which also offers fundraising opportunities, is run by Johanne Nodine and her husband, Ronald. Nodine's Smokehouse was founded in 1969.

Hickory Foods produces pre-formed, frozen BUBBA Burgers and BUBBA Hickory Smoked Bacon for retail grocery customers. Best known in the southeastern portion of the US, the company's products are available throughout the US, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas, as well as worldwide through the US military commissary system. BUBBA Burgers come in a range of styles and tastes, including jalapeno, reduced fat, sweet onion, and Texas-shaped varieties. Walter "Bubba" Eaves founded the company in the 1990s and continues to oversee burger production, although he sold the company to partners and executives, William Morris and Steven Coon in 2000.

When someone mentions Chiquita, you probably think just of bananas -but there's a lot more to Chiquita than just bananas! In fact, Chiquita's basket overflows with a huge selection of delicious fruit such as pineapples, grapes, melons and avocados. The company also distributes and markets value-added produce including natural fruit ingredients, healthy snacks and nutritious blends of convenient green salads.The company’s products and services are designed to win the hearts and smiles of the world's consumers by helping them enjoy healthy fresh foods. The company markets its products under the Chiquita® and Fresh Express® premium brands.Chiquita is truly a global company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, there are 23,000 employees and operations on six continents. Most employees are based in Central America.

At House of Raeford Farms, a turkey can become a meatloaf, a pot roast, or a ham; a chicken can be transformed into fajitas, lunch meat, or a breaded dog-on-a-stick. The vertically-integrated North Carolina poultry processor supplies fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken and turkey products to retail food, in-store deli, and foodservice operators. It offers whole, cut-up, ground, boneless and bone-in meat, ready-to-heat entrees, as well as poultry sausage and smoked and breaded poultry products. Its brands include House of Raeford and Lakewood Plantation and are available throughout the US. Raeford has eight facilitates located in eight facilities in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and Michigan.

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