Copersucar S.A. is the largest Brazilian sugar, ethanol and bioenergy company and a significant player in the major world markets. With 39 associated mills, it has a unique business model that integrates every link of the sugar, ethanol and bioenergy production, commercialization and logistics chain, from operational planning to direct delivery to the end customer in Brazil and abroad.Copersucar’s unique model enables it to capture value by driving production efficiency at the mills through its management of producers and by building scale in logistics, commercialization and risk management. The benefits for producers include the guaranteed sale of all their production on a long-term basis, lower performance and default risk and, most importantly, increased investment capacity through partnerships and projects aimed at driving the group’s growth and competitiveness. The company intends to triple its business by 2018, achieving a 30% share of Brazilian sugar and ethanol production. Copersucar’s growth strategy is based on expanding the production of member mills, attracting new members and expanding sales of sugar and ethanol produced by non-members.

StarKist Co. is a leading producer, distributor and marketer of shelf-stable seafood products in the United States. A category leader in innovation, StarKist was the first brand to introduce the StarKist Flavor Fresh Pouch®; StarKist Tuna Creations®, a line of lightly marinated tuna; and, a dolphin-safe policy. As America’s favorite tuna, StarKist represents a 65-year tradition of quality, innovation and consumer trust and is well known for its charismatic brand icon, Charlie® the Tuna, who swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961 and is still a fan favorite today. StarKist Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dongwon Group.

Founded in 1888, Manischewitz Food Products Corp. is one of the world's top bakers of matzo (unleavened bread) and one of the leading manufacturers of a bevy of other kosher products, including cookies, pasta, sauces, and soups. Its brands include Guiltless Gourmet, Manischewitz, Season, Mrs. Adlers, and Goodman's. The company, which is a subsidiary of The Manischewitz Company, also licenses the Manischewitz name for wine. Kosher foods are among the fastest-growing grocery categories in the US and Manischewitz endeavors to boost sales by attracting non-Jewish customers by introducing products with wider appeal (Asian entrees, soup cups).

Fact Corporation, through its subsidiary, Food and Culinary Technology Group Inc., operates in the functional food industry. The company engages in the development, licensing, and supply of functional bake mixes to customers who manufacture, distribute, and market bakery and pasta products to consumers through various conventional and alternative channels, including retail, food service, and specialty markets. The company also develops home-use retail baking mixes under its Nutrition First brand for cookies, brownies, and other products. Functional Food Business FACT Group holds the rights to certain formulations for the production of dough and batter based functional food products ranging from breads, bagels, pastas, and pizza shells, to sweet baked goods, snack bars and confectionery, and other foods derived from a dough, batter or mix. FACT Group sells its Nutrition First premixes and products to manufacturers, distributors and food service clients, who incorporate the premix into finished products to market and sell to the end consumer under their own retail brand/label. FACT Group’s premixes enable customers to make claims on their end products pertaining to various market positions, including, a reduction in refined carbohydrates, increased fiber, low or no sugar, organic and natural positioning, weight management benefits, and other tangible benefits.

We at Johanna Foods value our long-standing and strong relationships with our employees, customers, vendors and neighbors. We believe that strong and abiding partnerships help us continue to supply the highest quality products at the best value on a consistent basis. In that spirit, we are proud to support many local and national organizations, both corporately and on an individual employee basis. Chief among the many community outreach programs that Johanna Foods sponsors is the National Immunotherapy Cancer Research Foundation (NICRF). The NICRF remains distinguished from other cancer foundations in that 100% of net revenues go directly into cancer research -no money is allocated to undirected studies nor to overhead. Johanna Foods contributes annually to the NICRF, and also underwrites the major fundraiser for the NICRF, the Johanna Foods, Inc. Golf Classic. Johanna Foods is also the major sponsor of the Flemington, NJ Turkey Trot, a 5K run/2 mile fitness walk held on Thanksgiving Day. All proceeds from the Turkey Trot, which celebrated its thirteenth anniversary in 2005, go to the Center for Educational Advancement, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting and guiding people with disabilities into employment.

Premier Foods Company makes bread, spreads, pickles, vinegars, sauces, beverage mixes, and snack foods, as well as bulk condiments. Its big brand names include Ambrosia and Bird's custards, Mr Kipling cakes, Branston baked beans, Hartley jellies, Hovis bread, Loyd Grossman sauces, and Sun-Pat peanut butter. Premier's offerings are available at food retailers and foodservice providers throughout the UK. It has become a lead player in the UK food sector in recent years, with the acquisition of RHM and Campbell Soup's UK operations.

Banfi is a private concern, founded in New York in 1919 by John Mariani, Sr. and today owned and operated by his grandchildren. The company is focused on the production and import of wine.Banfi Vintners is the sole U.S. importer of the Mariani family’s internationally renowned wine estates in Italy: Castello Banfi of Montalcino, Tuscany, and Vigne Regali Cellars of Strevi, Piedmont. Banfi also imports the wines of several other producers, including category leaders Bolla, Cecchi, Florio, Fontana Candida, Placido, Riunite, and Sartori from Italy, Concha y Toro and Emiliana from Chile, and Trivento from Argentina, Wisdom & Warter Sherries from Spain and Stone's Ginger wine from England. The company has ranked as North America’s leading wine importer for more than three decades.

Established in 1989 by partners Tom Russell and Dave Johnson, Pacific International Marketing (Pacific) continues today as an employee-owned company. This means virtually all the key sales people and management personnel are also owners of Pacific and take great pride in the way your business is handled and are eager to work with you to help develop new business prospects. Pacific International Marketing is involved in the growing, packing and shipping of more than 100 different commodities. Assuring a year-round supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, Pacific ships over 20 million packages per year from the Western United States and Mexico. Pacific has a very diverse line of organic and conventional value-added products. These products are designed to be cost efficient, cut waste, and provide the end user with fresh vegetables in a convenient and efficient form. These items are processed at company owned facilities located in several growing regions to ensure maximum freshness and shelf life year round. The facilities are inspected by an independent third party, American Institute of Baking (AIB) and are consistently rated in the top percentile for cleanliness and food safety. The organic value-added facilities are also inspected by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF). CCOF is the largest U.S. state based organization of organic interests in the nation requiring its members to adhere to a stringent set of principles and insuring the integrity of organic products.

Nearly a century ago Ajinomoto was built on our discovery that an amino acid is the key to the human body’s ability to recognize nutritious foods by taste. Deliciousness, we learned, is actually a signal for nutritiousness. Healthy diet, healthy life. One comes only with the other. Through 100 years of amino acid research Ajinomoto has deeply penetrated into the source of human health. That is to say, our research explored the roots of happiness.On the eve of our centennial anniversary we are expressing our mission in a new promise: Ajinomoto Works for life. Working to fulfill our individual potential we will work for all life on earth. It is a promise we make at the start of the new century. It is a promise we make to extend a lifetime. Ajinomoto Co. is a science-oriented manufacturer and marketer of processed food, seasonings, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and animal nutrition. Since the start in 1909, Ajinomoto Co. has established itself as a household food brand in Japan, and a reliable source of nutrition that helps people savor those golden moments in life. Today, Ajinomoto Co. operates globally, with operations in 23 countries and regions backed by over 100 manufacturing facilities.Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Company Inc. (Japan) originally started its business in the U.S. in 1956. In keeping with its impressive growth and effective diversification, three limited liabilities companies were formed in the state of Delaware on April 1, 2003 to improve operations and hence, to serve the customers better. These are Ajinomoto Food Ingredients LLC, Ajinomoto AminoScience LLC and Ajinomoto Heartland LLC.

The late Vincent Charles Ferachi started the family-owned business in the 1940s. Capitol City Produce is a fresh fruits and vegetables supplier in the capitol city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as in the surrounding region. Capitol City Produce company provides products to food service and retail operations in the southeastern US. It specializes in fresh produce and herbs, as well as frozen vegetables and processed items. Capitol City Produce operates a refrigerated storage facility and a delivery fleet of 50 trucks.

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