Alaskan Leader Fisheries, LLC, located in Lynden, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska is owned by the Alaskan Leader Group (ALG) and Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBEDC). Each of these groups consist of individuals who are lifelong fishing families that currently own and operate various fishing vessels in the salmon, longline and pot fisheries of Alaska. Alaskan Leader Fisheries manages three fishing vessels, the F/V Alaskan Leader, F/V Bristol Leader and the F/V Bering Leader, which are 50% owned by ALG and 50% by BBEDC.Each of the ALG members started in the 70's and 80's as crewmen in the Alaskan fishing industry and have independently worked their way up the ladder from deck, to wheelhouse, to eventually owning their own vessels.

The Patron Spirits Company hopes to make ultra-premium patrons of as many people as possible. The world's #3 tequila maker produces five varieties of Patron "ultra-premium" tequila in Jalisco, Mexico (where its main ingredient, the Weber Blue agave plant, grows). It also makes Patron Citronge, an orange liqueur, and Patron XO Cafe, a blend of coffee and tequila. Patron's liquor line up includes Pyrat Caribbean rum (US distribution only) and Ultimat Polish vodka (which it owns). The company distributes its various products in 100 countries where it targets upscale retailers and duty-free shops. Caribbean Distillers Corporation, which owns Pyrat and distributes Ultimat globally, owns Patron Spirits Company.

General Mills gets its Kix trying to grab the spotlight as the US's #1 breakfast cereal maker (wrangling for the top spot every year with uber-rival Kellogg). But #1 or not, the company has supermarket-aisles-full of kid-friendly products. Its Big G Cereals include the well-known brands Cheerios, Chex, and Wheaties. Its products are manufactured in 15 countries and available in more than 100. General Mills operates 70 production facilities (down from 79 in 2008, the closures were a cost-controlling measure) -- 44 in the US, 11 in the Asia Pacific region, three in Canada, seven in Europe, four in Latin America and Mexico, and one in South Africa.

Founded in 1919, Smith Frozen Foods is owned by former US Senator from Oregon, Gordon Smith, and his wife, CEO Sharon Smith. Smith Frozen Foods is a processor and packager of frozen vegetables, including peas, corn, beans, and carrots. Purchasing most of its produce from growers in northeastern Oregon, smith frozen company's plant and 250,000-sq.-ft. cold storage facility can process and hold more than 130 million pounds of vegetables at a time. It packages vegetables for customers under various brand and house names.

Enrobe yourself! Chocolates à la Carte makes and sells custom-designed chocolates. Among its customers are corporations, cruise ships, resorts, country clubs, airlines, hotels, and restaurants. Founders Rena and Rick Pocrass run the company from its manufacturing plant located in Valencia, California. Chocolate à la Carte's designs include marbleized chocolate seashells, swans, and tulips that customers/chefs can use as the centerpieces of their desserts by adding fruit, mousse, or sauces. Chocolates à ala Carte, Inc. also offers private-label and custom designing and does contract work for other chocolate manufacturers. It has some 5,000 customers.

Thomas Baliker started Spartan Foods of America, Inc. in 1987, naming the Mama Mary product line after his mother, Mary. Private equity firm Linsalata Capital Partners owns SFA. Spartan Foods of America company owns the famous Mystic Pizza pizzeria in Mystic, Connecticut. It also distributes a line of frozen pizzas under the Mystic Pizza brand to stores throughout the New England area. In addition, SFA makes and sells pizza crusts, refrigerated pancakes, packaged pepperoni slices, and pizza sauces under the Mama Mary's brand name. Mama Mary's products are distributed in some 20,000 retail supermarkets nationwide, as well as to foodservice and private-label customers.

Eagle Family Foods, Inc It's been called "Magic" ... a can of Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk plus a few select ingredients and the results are, well, like magic! Rich chocolate candies, moist cookie bars, picture-perfect lemon pies, light and luscious cheesecakes, fudgy frostings, caramel flans and creamy smooth ice cream ... just a few of the classic desserts made with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk.

DPI Specialty Foods, Inc. founded in 1989, is controlled by the Irish Dairy Board. DPI Specialty Foods is a leading wholesale food distributor that delivers gourmet, organic, and ethnic food, and other specialized products. DPI Specialty Foods company offers more than 55,000 items through its five main distribution centers and delivers goods to customers throughout the US. It serves food service operators, retail grocers, and customers in other food sectors. In addition to supplying food and other goods, DPI offers its customers technology support, marketing, merchandising, and sales services.

Founded by Warren Winiarski and his family in 1970.Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is best known for our estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignons—CASK 23, S.L.V., and FAY. Over the years, these wines have become some of the most highly regarded and collected wines worldwide. They are fashioned to express classic elegance, structure, and ageability, and to reflect the place in which they are grown.

If nibbling on a chicken wing while surfing the Net is your thing, Charoen Pokphand (CP Group) is the company for you. CP Group, Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate, supplies seafood, poultry, and pork products; it also has an expanding suite of telecom offerings. CP's agri-business, which includes subsidiary Charoen Pokphand Foods, produces pet and livestock feed and horticultural products and machinery. It also distributes vegetable and flower seeds, fertilizer, and cultivates seafood. The telecom side of things includes fixed-line and mobile phone service, cable TV, Internet service, and Web design and development under the name True Corporation.

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