The history of Dry Creek Vineyard is a long and colorful one. Founded in 1972 by David S. Stare, Dry Creek Vineyard paved the way for a renaissance of winemaking and viticulture in the Dry Creek Valley. Before his arrival, the Dry Creek Valley was little more than a few family farms and prune orchards. It was Dave’s vision to start a Loire Valley inspired winery that reintroduced consumers to the wines of northern Sonoma County. Without a doubt, David Stare is a pioneer. Heading west in the late 1960s, Dave personified the character and work ethic of early Gold Rush pioneers. Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dave worked for the B&O Railroad for several years but quickly realized that his true calling was in the wine industry. Inspired by his trips to the Loire Valley, Dave headed west to California to start his own family winery.

Banfi is a private concern, founded in New York in 1919 by John Mariani, Sr. and today owned and operated by his grandchildren. The company is focused on the production and import of wine.Banfi Vintners is the sole U.S. importer of the Mariani family’s internationally renowned wine estates in Italy: Castello Banfi of Montalcino, Tuscany, and Vigne Regali Cellars of Strevi, Piedmont. Banfi also imports the wines of several other producers, including category leaders Bolla, Cecchi, Florio, Fontana Candida, Placido, Riunite, and Sartori from Italy, Concha y Toro and Emiliana from Chile, and Trivento from Argentina, Wisdom & Warter Sherries from Spain and Stone's Ginger wine from England. The company has ranked as North America’s leading wine importer for more than three decades.

Serving member-owners since 1920, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Inc. is headquartered in Reston, Va., just minutes from the heart of the nation's Capitol, Washington, D.C. The cooperative markets milk for 1,500-plus dairy farmer owners throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the U.S. Known for being a leader in the dairy industry, Maryland & Virginia has an 85-plus year reputation for integrity, service and high quality products. Maryland & Virginia also owns and operates three fluid processing plants: Marva Maid in Newport News, Va., Marva Maid of Landover, Md., Maola Milk & Ice Cream in New Bern, N.C.; two manufacturing plants: one in Laurel, Md. and Valley Milk Products LLC in Strasburg, Va.; and a farm supply warehouse in Frederick, Md. with a satellite location in Hickory, N.C. Together Maryland & Virginia's milk marketing and value-added businesses work to fulfill the cooperative's mission to maximize member returns.

The first company of the CEDC Group, Carey Agri, was founded in Poland in July 1990. The company’s founders were William O. Carey, Jeffrey Peterson and William V. Carey, the current President and CEO of CEDC. In February 1991, Carey Agri became the exclusive importer of Foster’s and Grolsch beers, as well as Anheuser Busch products, for the territory of Poland. Thanks to the initial success in the distribution of Foster’s beer, which is still exclusively licensed in Poland to Carey Agri, the company quickly expanded its offerings and added other beers from Europe and the U.S. Most of the sales in this period were to wholesale distributors in Poland.

Vilmorin & Cie wants to fill farms fields with bounteous crops. As one of the world's oldest (its roots date back to 1742) and largest producers and marketers of crop and vegetable seeds, the company supplies professional growers in France and overseas. Its crop seeds include those for corn, wheat, barley, canola and sunflower seed, amenity grasses, cotton, and beets. Vilmorin vegetable seeds for more than 30 of the world's most consumed vegetables, including tomatoes, melons, carrots, sweet peppers, cauliflower, squash, onions, watermelon, and cucumbers.

We at Johanna Foods value our long-standing and strong relationships with our employees, customers, vendors and neighbors. We believe that strong and abiding partnerships help us continue to supply the highest quality products at the best value on a consistent basis. In that spirit, we are proud to support many local and national organizations, both corporately and on an individual employee basis. Chief among the many community outreach programs that Johanna Foods sponsors is the National Immunotherapy Cancer Research Foundation (NICRF). The NICRF remains distinguished from other cancer foundations in that 100% of net revenues go directly into cancer research -no money is allocated to undirected studies nor to overhead. Johanna Foods contributes annually to the NICRF, and also underwrites the major fundraiser for the NICRF, the Johanna Foods, Inc. Golf Classic. Johanna Foods is also the major sponsor of the Flemington, NJ Turkey Trot, a 5K run/2 mile fitness walk held on Thanksgiving Day. All proceeds from the Turkey Trot, which celebrated its thirteenth anniversary in 2005, go to the Center for Educational Advancement, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting and guiding people with disabilities into employment.

L&M Companies, Inc. was founded in Raleigh, NC in 1964. Over the years, L&M grew and expanded into farming ventures up and down the East Coast, incorporating L&M Farms in 1983. In addition to its original farms in Georgia and Florida, L&M has continued to expand across the United States, Mexico, Central and South America.Today, L&M Farms and L&M Companies are members of the L&M Family of Companies—a fully integrated year-round supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables. We are growers, packers, shippers and marketers offering a full range of services including warehousing, distribution, transportation, information technology and more. From the beginning, L&M was committed to excellent service, unyielding integrity and long-term relationships. After more than four decades of hard work and growth, we still live by these same values.

Since 1875 Coleman has pioneered the natural and organic animal raising practices that represent the highest standard of meat production in the United States. We work exclusively with small family farms throughout the country that share this conviction to provide American families with premium natural and organic meat, poultry, and prepared foods.

Renshawnapier (formerly Napier Brown Foods) has found a sweet spot in the food biz. The Liverpudlian company is a supplier of sugar (Whitworths and nbf), marzipan and other baking ingredients (Renshaw), as well as icings (Regalice), and jams (R&W Scott). Renshawnapier company also makes caramel, cooking chocolate, sauces, and syrups, as well as dairy ingredients (milk powders, stabilizers, emulsifiers, boxed fats, and dextrose, glucose, and fructose). It serves customers in the food manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling, and foodservice sectors throughout the UK. It also exports its products to mainland Europe and the US. Renshawnapier is owned by The Real Good Food Company.

Here it is in a nutshell -- BALSU USA specializes in nuts from faraway places. The company processes hazelnuts in its temperature-controlled factory and storage facilities in Turkey and ships them to the US for distribution. (Turkey is a world-leading supplier of hazelnuts, also known as filberts.) BALSU USA was founded in 1993 to serve the North American market. The company's regular and organic hazelnuts are available in the following forms -- natural, dry-roasted, blanched, and diced kernels, as well as in paste and meal form. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, BALSU USA is part of the Turkish hazelnut company, Balsu Gida Sanayii A.S.

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