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Heartland Co-op offers agricultural products and services for its central Iowa member/farmers. The cooperative operates 50 grain elevators and service centers. Heatland offers agronomy products and services, such as seed treatments and alfalfa fertilization; grain drying, storage, and merchandising; petroleum products for farm vehicles and home heating; livestock and pet feed; and personal and crop credit and financing. Headquartered in West Des Moines, Heartland was formed in 1987 when cooperatives in Dallas Center, Minburn and Panora merged. There have been some 13 subsequent mergers that have seen Heartland grow to become a 4,500-member agricultural cooperative.

Operating under the Canadian Springs and Labrador Source brands, Aquaterra delivers 18.5-litre returnable and small format bottled water to more than 175,000 customers in Canada through retail, office, and home delivery channels. The company also provides services such as water cooler rental, sales and cleaning, and point of use water filtration systems. Aquaterra was formed in mid-2006 when France's Groupe Danone sold its Danone Waters of Canada business to the Toronto-based investment firm Birch Hill Equity Partners. Groupe Danone had acquired the company, known at the time as Sparkling Springs, from the Canadian investment bank Clairvest in 2003.

Martin Miller's Gin is distilled by obsessive gin makers at The Reformed Spirits Company for obsessive gin connoisseurs around the world. The premium gin, which has won many awards for its quality and taste, is distilled in a century-old copper still outside of London, then shipped to Iceland where it's blended with spring water. Reformed Spirits has given close attention to packaging and public relations to establish Martin Miller's as a top premium brand. The company exports to Australia, Ireland, Russia, and the US.

No, it's not the redwoods that California Giant produces -- it's strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. In order to supply its customers with berries throughout the entire year, the company has growing operations in California, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, Florida, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. California Giant's berries are distributed to customers in the retail grocery, foodservice, and restaurant industries around the world. It also has extensive research and breeding operations, testing more than 15,000 new berry varieties every year. California Giant was founded in the 1970s by president Bill Moncovich and his partners.

Latham Seed Company provides genetically superior varieties of soybean seed to farmers in the upper Midwest, including Iowa and parts of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Soybean brands sold include Roundup Ready and CystX. The company was founded in 1947 by Willard Latham. It remains family-owned and -operated. Its newly formed sister company, Latham Hybrids, specializes in seed corn.

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.

Home to internationally acclaimed Made in Michigan craft beer including the beloved Celis brand beers. Brewing Company feature Merindorf Meats, The Distillery, the Winery, the Pub & Patio, as well as our own thingsBEER store, catering to home brewers and vintners. Michigan Brewing Co lso pride ourselves on hosting the best customers around

The Strauss Group, Israel’s second-largest food & beverage company, is today an international corporation with around 13,000 global employees operating twenty two production sites in twenty countries. In the last six years the Group has consistently achieved growth, generating around $1.62 billion in turnover at the end of 2009, of which 47% came from international activities. The Strauss Group is comprised of four core business units: Strauss Israel, Strauss Coffee, Strauss North America and Strauss Water. The Group is a leading player in coffee markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Brazil and Israel for roast & ground (R&G) coffee and other coffee related products and services. The Strauss Group is traded on the Tel Aviv 25 Index, which lists the largest public companies in Israel, and has achieved a top AA+ credit rating from Maalot, an affiliate of Standard and Poor’s. The Strauss Group is in partnership with leading multinationals Danone and PepsiCo; and Strauss Coffee recently entered into a partnership with TPG Capital, a leading private equity investment fund.

Scheid Vineyards, Inc. engages in the production and sale of wine grapes and bulk wine in the United States. It produces 17 varieties of wine grapes, such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah. The company also converts a portion of its grapes to wine. In addition, the company provides vineyard management services. The company sells its wine grapes under short and long-term grape purchase agreements to a variety of winery clients. As of December 31, 2005, the company had approximately 5,700 acres of wine grape vineyards located in Monterey and San Benito counties in California. Scheid Vineyards, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Salinas, California.

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