Founded in 2004, Monogram Food Solutions began operations when a group of Memphis investors purchased King Cotton and Circle B Brand foods from Sara Lee Corporation of Chicago. The purchase signified a homecoming for the brands. King Cotton was founded nearly 70 years ago in Memphis. King Cotton and Circle B are among the leading brands in retail sales of hot dogs, corn dogs, sandwich meats, and smoked sausages in the Memphis and Mid-South area.The former president of the Sara Lee Foods Dinner Group, Wes Jackson, continued Monogram's growth with the help of established relationships with key industry contacts. This was the precursor to licensing brands featuring NASCAR® and Jeff Foxworthy.

Our mission is to be the acknowledged leader in supplying the food processing industry with superior quality, efficiently and safely produced fruit, vegetable and other agricultural products from the growers of our Cooperative. Pro-Fac Cooperative grows big and strong on fruits and veggies. The farm co-op provides marketing and sales services to its approximately 500 member/owners across the US. The agricultural co-op sells its member-farmers' crops to companies in the food processing industry, including Birds Eye Foods (typically buys more than 40% of crops). Pro-Fac has members primarily in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. It was formerly a partial owner of Birds Eye, which was sold to Blackstone entity Pinnacle Foods in 2009. Since the sale, Pro-Fac has implemented a liquidation plan and looks to disband in 2012.

For over 70 years, Grady Auvil led Auvil Fruit Company to be one of the pioneers in the growing and merchandising of apples in the Pacific Northwest. Best known among growers for his innovative production practices, much of Grady's success rested on a shrewd sense of market opportunities.For instance, noting the vast amount of red apples on the market, Grady introduced the Granny Smith to Washington State. The result was history. In all of Grady's ventures the company was guided by a basic policy: to deliver superior dessert quality fruit to consumers. With boundless enthusiasm, Grady encouraged his fellow growers to adopt this policy. What distinguished Grady was that he saw this goal in terms of the whole process of production and marketing, from selecting varieties to the check-out counter. In doing so he moved the entire Washington apple industry one step closer to perfection.

S. J. McCullagh imports, roasts, and wholesales coffee and related products in the US and Canada. It sells both Arabica and Robusta coffee at different grinds, grades, and roasts. The company also markets tea, cocoa, and sugar. S. J. McCullagh traces its roots to the 19th century when Samuel McCullagh and his brother founded the New York Tea Company.

Meiji-brand sweets include chocolate and non-chocolate candy and chewing gum, along with personal care products, such as throat gargle. Its pharmaceutical division offers antibiotics, generic drugs, and anti-anxiety medications for humans, as well as veterinary drugs. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. is also involved in commercial leasing and sports complex management. Formerly called Meiji Seika Kaisha, a well known candy and pharmaceutical maker, the company merged with Japanese dairy producer Meiji Dairies Corp. in 2009 to form Meiji Holdings.

Kenneth Lee and Caryl Levine started Lotus Foods, Inc. in 1995. Lotus Foods is a leading importer and distributor of organic and specialty rice. Lotus Foods company purchases rice primarily from family farms overseas; its products include such varieties as Organic Jasmine, Bhutanese Red, and Cassava Sesame. Lotus Foods distributes rice to specialty gourmet and natural food stores and to restaurants. It also sells rice and rice cooking products to consumers online.

Formed in 1993 and located in the great plains of North Dakota, North American Bison Cooperative (NABC) is a 330-member cooperative of ranchers from the United States and Canada. We operate a harvest facility in New Rockford, ND – noted by many to be one of the most humane in the United States. With controlling interest of North Dakota Natural Beef, LLC, we utilize their state-of-the-art fabrication and processing facility in Fargo. This facility is one of only a few USDA and EU approved bison and beef processing facilities in the United States. Both plants follow strict HACCP policies and procedures.NABC bison are naturally and humanely raised, have never been fed hormones and thrive on a diet of natural, free-range grazing and brief introduction to grain. All animals are source verified (can be traced back to the ranch where they were born) and are free of antibiotics. The cooperative is vertically integrated for consistency and high quality.

Evans Food Products Co. manufactures pork rinds and pork cracklings under the Cracklins, Crooked Creek, Hearty Hog, and Pete's brand names. Its products are available at retailers worldwide. Evans Food company also provides private-label production and packing, and supplies pork pellets in bulk to companies wishing to pop and package their own pork rinds and pork cracklings. Evans Food's US operations are located in California, Illinois, Ohio, and Texas; overseas, it also has a plant in Mexico.

CEO Glynn Lloyd and two partners started the company in 1994 offering take-out lunch service. City Fresh Foods is a leading food service contractor serving institutional clients primarily in the Boston metropolitan area. It offers meals for day care centers, school lunch programs, and other educational programs throughout the city. City Fresh Foods also provides meals to such senior assistance programs as Meals on Wheels.

Bright Harvest was founded in 1967 in Clarksville, Arkansas. Its products were marketed under the Kim's, Chef Francisco, and Ore-Ida labels as part of the Heinz company until 1999, when CEO Don Kerr acquired the company through Kerr Industries. Bright Harvest Sweet Potato manufactures and sells frozen sweet potatoes and value-added sweet potato products under the Bright Harvest brand name. It is the top processor of sweet potatoes in the US and supplies the USDA.) The company's offerings include center cut, candied patties, and mashed sweet potatoes, as well as sweet potato casserole.

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