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.

John & Sarah Hill started business with a shop in Dukinfield in 1855 and over the next few years expanded the baking side in a relatively small way to compliment the general Grocery & Provisions supplies.In 1889 the manufacturing business started to develop on a much larger scale and in 1894 the foundation stone for Tudno Mill in Ashton under Lyne, which still houses the bakery, was laid by Sarah Hill. The business continued to flourish and became a limited company in 1906.From that date onwards John Hill & Co, whose name would eventually change to Hill Biscuits, passed through a number of ownerships including John Mackintosh & Co. which in turn was to be purchased in 1969 by Rowntrees.When Rowntrees made the decision to sell Hill Biscuits in 1980 Don Bennett took the opportunity to lead a management buy in and return the company to private ownership. The company remains in private ownership today and the Management Board is proud to maintain many of the family values associated with Hill Biscuits over the years meaning the business of today is a successful blend of high volume production capability and traditional baking methods.Supported by further investment and an ongoing development programme the company intends to continue to build on its heritage and longstanding reputation.In 2007 a review of the Hill product offering resulted in new packaging and product developments which has led to increased distribution and a renewed awareness of the quality and value that the company name represents.

Kent Gida Maddeleri Sanayii ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi wants to sweeten your world view. Kent Gida Maddeleri Sanayii ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, known as Kent, makes about 30 varieties of candy, gum, and chocolate, which are distributed in more than 100 countries. Its products include Cadbury Grand Chocolates, Villa chocolates, Topi Top lollipops, Jelibon gummies, and Relax gum. Kent is a publically trading company. The UK's candy giant, Cadbury, owns about 95% of Kent and a majority of Birlik, Kent's distribution arm. Kent began in 1927 making the traditional Turkish sesame-seed-based candy called tahin.

Autogrill Belux NV was founded in 1974 and is based in Merelbeke, Belgium. As of October 20, 2006, Autogrill Belux N.V. is a subsidiary of Autogrill SpA. Autogrill Belux N.V. operates as a catering group in Europe. The company operates in two divisions, Motorway Services and Airport Catering. Motorway Services division operates motorway restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg. Airport Catering division concentrates on operating catering outlets in various European airports, including Brussels, London, Lille, Bale-Mulhouse, Stuttgart, and Hamburg.

Located in Franklin Park, Illinois, Sterling Extract is a family-owned company founded in 1947. Sterling Extract is bent on setting a sterling example in the flavoring industry. Sterling Extract company makes wholesale flavoring extracts and concentrates for the US ice cream, yogurt, bakery item, and confection industries. Its products include natural and artificial vanilla extract, fruit flavors, amaretto, mint, butter, rum, and nut flavors, and other natural and artificial concentrates and flavorings.

Founded in 1992, The Republic of Tea sparked a Tea Revolution. We began by canvassing the most prized tea gardens of the world for their worthiest leaves. Our mission was—and is—to see these teas steaming in the cups of men, women and children everywhere, and to emphasize a Sip by Sip Rather Than Gulp by Gulp lifestyle. In keeping with our identity as an independent republic, we designate our employees Ministers, our sales representatives as Ambassadors, our customers as Citizens and retail outlets as Embassies. With supreme good fortune, we have progressed—constantly enriching people’s lives through the experience of premium teas, education and innovation. Our award-winning packaging includes teas and herbs available in specially designed air-tight, light-resistant tins containing either full-leaf teas and herbs or our signature round, unbleached tea bags, free of unnecessary envelopes, strings, tags or staples. Decaffeinated (using a natural CO2 method) varieties are also available. Most of our teas are Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO).

Mr. Altshuler learned the art of candy making, and after struggling for years, finally achieved success with his Rocky Road® candy bar. He named his business the “Annabelle Candy Company” after his daughter, and began manufacturing Rocky Road in San Francisco. The item quickly gained popularity throughout the western United States where it has its strongest hold today, and is currently ranked among the top 35-40 best selling chocolate bars on the West Coast. Annabelle Candy Company moved across the San Francisco bay to its present location in Hayward, California. Sam Altshuler passed away in 1971, leaving control of the Company to his daughter, Annabelle Altshuler Block. In 1972, the Company purchased Golden Nugget Candy Company, of San Francisco, the makers of Big Hunk® and Look® candy bars, and began manufacturing those products. In 1978, Annabelle engineered the acquisition of the Cardinet Candy Co., which manufactured U-NO® and Abba Zaba® candy bars. All of these items, in addition to Rocky Road, are now being made in the Hayward factory.

Lucas Bols BV is the oldest Dutch company still active, and the oldest distillery brand in the world. Since April 2006 it is back in Dutch hands thanks to a buy-out by the management and investor AAC Capital Partners. Lucas Bols has returned to the city where it all began in 1575: Amsterdam. Bols has mastered the art of mixing and blending; with old recipes and new flavors. Liqueur, genever, Corenwijn and gin. Both pure or as part of an exciting range of cocktails.Lucas Bols might best be described as an old soul making new spirits. The company, founded by its namesake, Lucas Bols, in 1575, makes Genevers (the national liquor of Holland, which is also called Dutch Gin), Damrak gin, Bols vodka, and a variety of Bols liqueurs. It also offers the Italian liqueur, Galliano and the green-colored, banana-flavored liqueur, Pisang Ambon. The Dutch distiller's products are distributed in more than 110 countries across the globe. French spirits maker R�my Cointreau acquired Bols in 2000; in 2006 the company returned to Dutch ownership as the result of a buyout by its management and ABN AMRO Capital.

Gilster-Mary Lee is a leading Private Label food manufacturer, headquartered in Chester, Illinois, a small, southern Illinois town located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Gilster produces over 8,000 items in over 500 different private label brands, as well as its own Hospitality label. Approximately 3,000 employees work in 14 different manufacturing facilities across four states. Gilster-Mary Lee company-owned truck fleet delivers products daily throughout the US and Canada, as well as shipments destined for markets throughout the world.

In 1893 Willis Boyd Johnston established W.B. Johnston Grain Company. The company was built on service, providing grain, seed, flour, coal, hay and livestock to the Cherokee Strip settlers. Five generations later, this is still the foundation of W.B. Johnston Grain Company. As the oldest and largest privately owned grain elevator company in Oklahoma, W.B. Johnston Grain Company’s success is based not only on our ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs and demands of the agricultural industry, but most significantly on our ability to deliver unwavering service to each customer. Knowledge equates with success, and our 117 year history and expertise allows us to continually strengthen our position as the regional leader in the grain industry.

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