Imperial Sugar is committed to protecting the health and safety of everyone who plays a part in our operations, lives in the communities in which we operate or uses our products. We will not be satisfied until we succeed in eliminating all injuries, occupational illnesses, unsafe practices and risks to food safety. Imperial Sugar will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and apply responsible standards where laws and regulations do not exist. The company's commitment begins with a visible and active leadership that engages employees and service providers to manage health and safety performance. This commitment is supported by a safety system based on the principles from OSHA Voluntary Protection Plan (and PSM Supplement) and OHSAS 18000.

Tropical Cheese Industries manufactures specialty dairy products under the Paisano, El Molino Rojo and Tropical brand names to satisfy the specialty fresh cheese needs of Caribbean and Hispanic consumers living throughout the US. The company also offers sour cream, yogurt shakes, flan, rice pudding, and chorizo and farmer-style sausage, as well as a line of tortillas. It distributes its products primarily along the East Coast. Tropical Cheese Industries was founded in the early 1980s by Rafael Mendez, a Cuban immigrant who started a milk delivery service in New Jersey in the 1950s, driving a single used truck.

Jack Brown Produce, Inc. was established in 1960. Jack Brown Produce is owned by its officers and by family shareholders. Jack Brown Produce provides distribution services for fresh fruit, representing about 100 regional growers. It specializes in supplying major US supermarkets with apples and peaches, and also ships to customers in South America and on the Pacific Rim.

In 1956, we opened our doors as Northwest Egg Sales with a small, family-owned egg grading plant in Seattle. Soon after, we added laying hens at our Cherry Lane Farms. We have since expanded into a fully integrated producer and processor of eggs and egg products. Today, headquartered in Everett, Washington, National Food Corporation operates its own feed mills, pullet farms, layer farms, processing plants and distribution centers in Washington, Oregon, Montana and South Dakota, serving markets throughout Alaska, Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. By controlling every aspect of production, processing, distribution and marketing, we are able to assure that our customers receive the highest quality shell eggs and egg products, backed by effective customer service and support programs. As the Northwest's leading producer of both organic and cage-free eggs, National Food Corporation continually seeks to strive toward eco-friendly efforts. Our chickens enjoy certified organic feed while nesting in newly remodeled cage-free environments and all of our Naturally Organic eggs come from fully Certified Organic farms.

Alabama Farmers Cooperative, originally the Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative, was organized in Decatur, Alabama in 1936 by a group of local county co-ops. Upon becoming a single entity, the new cooperative developed a modest plant in Decatur to satisfy the farmers’ need for fairly priced fertilizer.Over the years, AFC acquired or built additional facilities. Today, AFC has storage facilities for both liquid and dry fertilizer throughout the areas that it serves.Alabama Farmers Cooperative (AFC) provides farmers in the Yellowhammer State a full range of agricultural supplies and services, including feed, fertilizer, seed, grain storage, and marketing, along with home-gardening items such as seeds and hardware. The co-op, which boasts 46 member associations, serving members in 49 US states; it owns and operates member-only co-op stores in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AFC owns Bonnie Plants, one of the largest suppliers of vegetable and herb plants for the home gardener in the US, along with BioLogic, which makes forage products for wild game. AFC also operates catfish fish farms and supplies the foodservice industry with whole and value-added catfish.

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.

F. B. Purnell Sausage manufactures processed meat products under the Old Folks brand name. The company operates a processing facility in Kentucky; its products, including frozen breakfast and dinner sausages made from pork, beef, and turkey, are distributed to grocery stores and restaurants throughout the US, as well as in Mexico. The company offers value-added sausage products such as sausage and biscuits, country sausage gravy, and jeat-and-serve sausage patties. In addition to its "down home" American-style sausage, F. B. Purnell also makes brats, Italian sausage and chorizo. The company was founded in 1932 by Fred and Clara Purnell. It is still owned and operated by the Purnell family.

Chosen for its Mediterranean-style environment, the Tuxca valley offers warm, dry weather all year-round, ideal for providing you with the best vine ripened tomatoes during any season. Who knew that nature could produce sweet tomatoes in a desert climate? Desert Glory did. The company produces bagged on-the-vine fresh tomatoes and cherry tomatoes under the brand name NatureSweet. Its organic products are grown year-round in a controlled growing environment in Mexico. Desert Glory's tomatoes are sold to retail grocery providers, as well as to restaurant and other foodservice companies throughout the US. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the company's customers include retail chains such as Kroger, SAMS CLUB, Wal-Mart, Super Target, Whole Foods, and Safeway.

Barilla is Italy's and the world's #1 dry pasta maker. It is also a leader in the pasta sauce business in continental Europe, in the bakery products business in Italy, and in the crispbread business in Scandinavia. Barilla Holding sells its 1,500 products in more than 125 countries. The business encompasses Barilla (pasta, sauces), along with additional pasta and baked goods operations. Along with Barilla, the company's brands include Mulino Bianco and Pavesi (breads, cookies, cakes, crackers), Voiello (pasta), and Wasa (crackers). It also sells readymade pasta and frozen meals.

Arista Industries has been a leading supplier of premium seafood and top quality oils. From its modest beginnings in New York in 1930, Arista Industries set unprecedented standards in their relentless pursuit of superior products. With an aggressive spirit and dedicated personal service, Arista soon earned recognition among the most highly regarded suppliers in the business.Today, Arista Industries has enlarged its oil division product line to include specialty marine oils, natural vegetable oils, and industrial oils. Arista has expanded the seafood division from primarily Asian and South American imports to a strong position in the American domestic shrimp production of the Gulf of Mexico, with packing plants in several locations from the gulf coast. Arista is now established as a global competitor servicing top clientele in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, foodservice, wholesale and retail seafood industries.

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