Anna Olvera-Ullrich and Jim Ullrich started the business in early 1997 by selling jars of Ana's Salsa to neighbors, friends, and co-workers. It's public unveiling occurred in August 1998 at the 8th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival where Ana's Salsa took first place, People's Choice Award, Red Salsa Commercial category. The salsa has been awarded 20 awards, including the Golden Chile Pepper at the Fiery Food Challenge for Fresh Salsa in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Ana's Salsa Pico de Gallo was awarded its first place award in its debut at the 2005 Chile Pepper's Fiery Food Challenge. Ana's Herbs was added to Anna's Unlimited, Inc. gourmet food lineup at the 3rd Annual Texas Fiery Foods Show, August 1999. It has already won a number of first place awards, including the prestigious 2001 and 2002 Scovie Award for Table Seasonings.Anna's latest creation are her serrano pepper jellies that are 'sweet with a little heat'. These are available in strawberry, peach and original serrano.

Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc. was founded in 1914 as an 80 acre homestead with 8 acres of fruit trees has today become the 4,500 acre family owned and operated Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc. Now in the fourth generation of active family management, the fruit ranch, located in Sunny Slope 30 miles southwest of Boise, Idaho produces over 25 varieties of apples, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, pears, wine grapes, asparagus, onions and potatoes. Our orchards are planted on rich volcanic soil on the hills overlooking the Snake River. Our products are sold both domestically and internationally; all with the purpose of delivering the best quality and flavored fruit to our customers. Symms Fruit Ranch is one of the nations Top 100 Fruit Growers and Packers listed in the Fruit Growers Magazine.

Royal Rose has found its niche growing produce normally found in the fields of Italy. The California company grows and markets such Tuscan treats as radicchio, treviso, frisee, and other specialty leafy vegetables under the Royal Rose brand. Its products are primarily used in packaged salad mixes sold in grocery stores, although it does sell some of its items pre-bagged. It also sells produce to foodservice customers. The company, which says it is the largest radicchio grower in the world, was formed in 1993 by Italian growers Lucio Gomiero and Carlo Boscolo, and California growers John Tamagni and A.W. Johnson & Son.

A solid financial base isn’t an end result—it's a beginning. At FCS, we serve our customers well with resources responsibly built over generations. In 2007 we celebrated our cooperative's 100th anniversary, a tribute to strong financial management.We accept a second century's new challenges invigorated by the innovative spirit alive in today’s agriculture. Will the journey always be easy? No. Will we remain committed to the clear-headed focus that guided our forebearers? Absolutely!

A simple desire to build a family-based produce business through hard work and commitment to quality, was the seed that grew into one of the world's largest agricultural organizations. That seed was planted by "Papa Joe" Giumarra over 70 years ago. Today, The Giumarra Companies is recognized for setting standards of excellence in the world of agribusiness. We are privately owned and operated by members of the Giumarra family.Giumarra works hard with its international network of growers to make sure its wide variety of products are available to retailers throughout the year. Giumarra's association with the finest international produce brands guarantee the highest quality fruits and vegetables arrive on time at their destinations.

Foremost Farms is owned and guided by the dairy farmer members who produce our quality milk. Our member-owners, executive leaders and employees all work together to ensure that we operate ethically and responsibly – as we supply world-class dairy products and ingredients to customers across the globe.

The family-owned business was founded in 1976 by brothers, Tom and Bob Nunes. The Nunes Company wants to be known as the foxy lady of the produce industry. The Nunes company markets fresh vegetables under the Foxy label. Its products include heads of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and celery, as well as bags or party trays of fresh-cut vegetables, salad mixes, and stir-fry vegetables. Nunes also provides some organic produce. The Nunes company operates more than 20,000 acres of cropland, as well as processing and shipping facilities in Arizona and California.

This company's chickens have roads in three states to cross. (Why is the perennial eight-year-old's question, not answered here.) Mountaire Farms operates poultry hatcheries and processing plants in Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina. The vertically integrated company produces fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products for wholesale, foodservice, and private-label food customers. It sells its chicken products throughout the US and overseas. The company owns feed mills for its own use in North Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware, and operates full-service grain elevators in Maryland and Delaware, which handle corn, soybeans, wheat, and barley from local farmers.

Chupa Chups (pronounced "choopa choops") might be hard to say, but its products just roll off the tongue. A Spanish confectioner, the company makes some four billion lollipops a year and it offers more than 100 different flavors. The company produces Smint Xylicare "dental" candy, which it claims protects teeth from cavities, as well as Cremosa sugar-free strawberry and cream-flavored lollipops. It also licenses the Chupa Chups brand to makers of clothing, footwear, and personal care products. Founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat, Chupa Chups was owned and run by the Bernat family until 2006, when it was sold to leading Italian confectioner Perfetti Van Melle.

Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of food, and household and institutional cleaning products in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Lam Soon company’s food products include flour, edible oils, and vegetable fats for catering industries and consumers. Its cleaning products comprise liquid dish washing detergents, laundry powders, liquid laundry detergent, fabric softeners, and floor cleaners. Lam Soon company offers its flour products under the American Roses, Golden Statue, Super Locomotive, Crown, and L'arce De Triomphe brand names; oil products under the Knife and Red Lantern brand names; and detergent products under the AXE, Labour, and Pow brand names. In addition, it provides trucks rental service; warehousing and logistics services; Internet marketing services; trustee services; and silo facilities, as well as involves in property holding.

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