Swiss Valley Farms operates a dairy cooperative. The co-op, representing more than 1,000 member/farmers in the upper Midwest, offers milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, dips, and soft-serve and shake mixes. It also sells orange juice, lemonade, fruit drinks and bottled water. Swiss Valley's customers include retail food outlets and school lunch programs and other foodservice providers. The co-op operates manufacturing and packaging plants in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... the sprawling King Ranch, to be exact. Founded in 1853, King Ranch's operations extend beyond its original 825,000 Texan cattle-raising acres. The ranch is still home to cattle and horses, of course. However, King Ranch oversees considerable farming interests in its home state and elsewhere (cotton, sorghum, sod, citrus, pecans, vegetables, and cane sugar). It also has varied retail operations (hardware, designer saddles and other leather goods, publishing and printing). In addition, King Ranch also beefs up revenues with tourist dollars from birdwatchers, hunters, and sightseers who visit its Texas ranch lands. The descendants of founder Richard King own King Ranch.

It's always an adventure at The Inventure Group. The company -- founded by Don and Jay Poore in 1986 and formerly known as Poore Brothers -- makes snack chips and dips under Bob's Texas Style, Poore Brothers, Boulder Canyon Natural Foods, and Tato Skins brands. The company also makes savory snacks branded with the T.G.I. Friday's and BURGER KING names, as well as manufacturing store brands for several food chains in the southwestern US. The firm distributes its own and other companies' snack food products. Costco accounted for about 24% of the company's 2008 sales.

Del Monaco Specialty Foods, Inc. was founded in 1964 by its namesakes, the late Mike Del Monaco and his wife Ernestine. Del Monaco Specialty Foods cooks up and freezes Italian-style food items for the foodservice industry. Del Monaco's certified-organic food products include pastas, sauces, ravioli, tortellini, gnocchi, polenta, pestos, and desserts. It offers American-style foods as well, including barbecue sauce, pot pies and New England clam chowder. It makes its own Del Monaco products and also offers services such as recipe creation, duplication, and enhancement, plus the manufacture of custom products.

Mayfield Dairy Farms, LLC Founded in 1912, Mayfield Dairy Farms produces and distributes milk (including buttermilk, chocolate milk, half-and-half, and egg nog), ice-cream, and other cultured dairy products such as cottage cheese, whipping and sour cream, and dips. The company also offers beverages such as lemonade, orange juice, and bottled sweet tea. Mayfield Dairy serves nine southeastern US states from its Athens, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; and Braselton, Georgia, plants. The company is a subsidiary of Dean Foods and is run by CEO Scottie Mayfield, grandson of founder T.B. Mayfield.

Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED), a leading agricultural biotechnology company and a top player in seed industry, specializes in research and development, production, sale and distribution of agricultural crop seeds. The Company's major seed products are corn, rice, cotton and canola. Origin is headquartered in Beijing and conducts its business operations mainly through Beijing Origin Seed Technology Inc., Changchun Origin Seed Technology Development Ltd., Henan Origin Cotton Technology development Ltd., Zhengcheng Rice Seed Ltd., Changrong seed Ltd., and Beijing Origin State harvest Biotechnology Ltd..

Masters Gallery Foods’ sales and customer service team has been widely recognized for its ability to consistently source high quality products at competitive pricing. Strong, stable relationships with key manufacturing plants assure quality, consistency and reliable inventory levels throughout the year. The company’s effective programs are the result of nationwide networking created by Masters Gallery Foods. KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE TO ASSIST YOU IN SOURCING THE QUALITY CHEESE YOU DEMAND Masters Gallery Foods’ sales and customer service team has been widely recognized for its ability to consistently source high quality products at competitive pricing. Strong, stable relationships with key manufacturing plants assure quality, consistency and reliable inventory levels throughout the year. The company’s effective programs are the result of nationwide networking created by Masters Gallery Foods. Our in-house licensed cheese graders and quality assurance group are among the most demanding in the business. You can be assured of the very best in quality and consistency every time you place your order.

Celsius helps you get fit and stay fit. Celsius is your partner whether you walk the dog or workout at the gym. Studies show that drinking a great tasting Celsius may help you burn calories and give you lasting energy to power you through your routine and beyond.†* Even better, studies show Celsius may reduce body fat and build lean muscle. †* These were the results for participants, who drank a Celsius once a day during the 10-week study and on the days they exercised they consumed their daily Celsius 15 minutes prior to exercise.

Founded in 1996 by our president, Mitch Possinger, Cura Hospitality is a highly responsive and innovative dining services and hospitality provider exclusively serving fresh, nutritious and delicious foods to senior living communities and community hospitals throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Cura is synonymous with “care for others” and was chosen as the company's name to personally reflect Mitch’s belief in treating seniors, patients, families and staff members with respect, dignity and concern. CURA 1,000 support team members share this belief, dedicating themselves to Cura’s mission of Enhancing Life Around Great Food.

Shanghai Bright Dairy & Food (Bright Dairy) is one of China's largest dairy producers. It has the largest pasture in the East Asia and a 500,000 ton annual production capacity. Bright Dairy churns out a variety of dairy products including disinfected milk, fresh milk, yogurt, pasteurized milk, and milk powder. It also operates a number of urban fresh milk mills in the cities of Xi'an, Beijing, Wuhan, Wuxi, and Nanjing. Bright Dairy is majority-owned by Shaghai Industrial Holdings Ltd., whose shares are traded in Hong Kong. Shanghai Milk (controlled by Shanghai Nong Gong Shang) owns almost 31% of Bright Dairy. Groupe Danone sold its interest in the company in 2008.

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