In 1969, a group of passionate young entrepreneurs founded Celestial Seasonings upon the belief that their flavorful, all-natural herbal teas could help people live healthier lives. They harvested fresh herbs from the Rocky Mountains by hand, and then dried, blended and packaged them in hand-sewn muslin bags to be sold at local health food stores. By staying committed to their vision, the founders of Celestial Seasonings turned their cottage industry into an almost overnight success. Today, Celestial Seasonings is the largest specialty tea manufacturer in North America. We serve more than 1.6 billion cups of tea every year, and we source more than 100 different ingredients from over 35 countries to create our delicious, all-natural herbal, green, red, white, chai and wellness teas.

Valley Fruit and Produce was founded in 1920. Val-Pro is a leading supplier of California fresh fruits and vegetables to customers. Doing business as Valley Fruit and Produce, it packages and ships a variety of fresh produce including apples, bananas, lettuce, and melons to retail and foodservice customers. Val-Pro company has a 92,000 square-foot warehouse facility in Los Angeles, as well as space in the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. Its dispatch office is equipped with a fleet computer system to track the company's more than 30 delivery trucks.

Del Monte Pacific Limited (Del Monte Pacific) is an investment holding company. Del Monte Pacific Company, together with its subsidiaries are principally engaged in growing, processing, and selling canned and fresh pineapples, pineapple concentrate, tropical mixed fruit, tomato-based products, and certain other food products under the brand names of Del Monte, Today’s and S&W. It operates in two business segments: Asia Pacific, and Europe and North America. The Asia Pacific segment includes processed products, beverages and non-processed products. The Europe and North America segment includes processed products. The Company’s immediate holding company is NutriAsia Pacific Limited.

The Andersons earns its daily bread on a mix of grains, trains, and corncobs. The agricultural company's main business (and most lucrative at 71% of 2009 sales) -- the Grain & Ethanol Group -- consists of the buying, conditioning, and reselling of corn, soybeans, and wheat, which it acquires from US grain farmers and stores, using a system of elevators and terminals located in the Midwest. But there's more -- the company has five operating segments. In addition to the Grain & Ethanol Group, its other segments are the Plant Nutrient Group, the Retail Group, the Turf & Specialty Group, and the Rail Group. The Andersons has operations in seven US states, as well as rail-leasing interests in Canada and Mexico.

Blue Diamond® Growers is the world's largest tree nut processing and marketing company. Founded in 1910, the cooperative is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010. Blue Diamond® led the development of California's almond industry from a minor domestic specialty crop to the world leader in almond production and marketing. We continue to build markets and create new products, new uses, and new opportunities for members of Blue Diamond® Growers. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, approximately 3000 California almond growers deliver California almonds annually to their cooperative. The crop is marketed to all 50 states and more than 90 foreign countries, making almonds California's largest food export, and the sixth largest U.S. food export. The California crop is valued annually at over $2 billion dollars.

The Herkimer Cheese tradition has its roots in the rich soil of New York's Herkimer County, where conditions are ideal for dairy farming. By the 1850s, the area became a major center of cheese production because the milk produced there was so wholesome and plentiful. Soon Herkimer County cheddar was known the world over for its exceptional flavor and quality. Herkimer Cheese – originally Herkimer County Cheese Company – was founded in 1949 by Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Basloe. Since that time, the Basloes and their three sons have earned a national reputation for their finely-crafted artisan cheeses, carrying the proud Herkimer County tradition forward into the 21st Century.

Purcell Jojoba International company then processes the trees' nuts into oils, esters, and beads so they can be used in consumer products such as lipstick and other makeup. The oil is also used in the making of shampoos and conditioners, moisturizers and shaving lotions, self-tanners and lip balm, cuticle softeners, nail oils and hardeners, baby lotions, oils, and items for the bath. Purcell Jojoba International company grows more than 750,000 trees on 2,000 acres in Arizona and produces 12,000 drums of jojoba oil a year. Purcell's customers include some of the leading manufacturers in the consumer-products sector.

Boizel Chanoine Champagne has a hand in making one of the finer things in life. It's the second largest producer of champagne in France (behind LVMH). BCC makes and sells champagne for the domestic and international markets. The group owns and markets seven brands (or "houses") of champagne. The company's acquisition of Maison Burtin and Champagne Lanson in 2006 doubled its activity and made it a tour de force in the industry. Maison Burtin sells the Besserat de Bellefon and Alfred Rothschild labels, and Lanson is known for its coveted Noble Cuvee. Chairman and CEO Bruno Paillard has a 25% stake in the company.

Victoria Packing was founded by Pelligrino Aquilina in 1929 and is a family-owned business. Victoria Packing Corporation company manufactures more than 300 mostly Italian food products, including canned vegetables, edible oils, sauces, condiments, spices, and dips for sale in grocery stores and warehouse clubs, and to foodservice companies throughout the US. Victoria has operations in New York, the Midwest, and New England. Victoria Packing Corporation company also provides private-label and co-packing services for more than 50 firms.

Aside from water, beer’s chief ingredient, barley is the primary raw material. The barley has to germinate for five days in the maltworks before being dried with hot air. This results in malt. The colour of the malt and consequently, of the beer as well, is determined by the temperature. In the brewing hall we mix the ground malt with the brewing water that is drawn from our own sources. We have four 60m-deep wells. This mixture of water and malt, the mash, is brought to various temperatures in a series of steps. The enzymes that are formed during germination further break down the starch in the malt into fermentable sugars. Through filtration, the solids (draff) are separated from the liquid sugar extract (wort). During the cooking process, we add various types of hops which give the beer its characteristic bitterness and pleasing aromas. For the hops our brewers select only the best aromatic varieties, Saaz-Saaz from the Czech Republic and Styrian Golding from Slovenia. After the hops are removed and the mixture is processed in the whirlpool, it is allowed to cool and the beer extract is pumped into the fermentation vessels.

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