When someone mentions Chiquita, you probably think just of bananas -but there's a lot more to Chiquita than just bananas! In fact, Chiquita's basket overflows with a huge selection of delicious fruit such as pineapples, grapes, melons and avocados. The company also distributes and markets value-added produce including natural fruit ingredients, healthy snacks and nutritious blends of convenient green salads.The company’s products and services are designed to win the hearts and smiles of the world's consumers by helping them enjoy healthy fresh foods. The company markets its products under the Chiquita® and Fresh Express® premium brands.Chiquita is truly a global company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, there are 23,000 employees and operations on six continents. Most employees are based in Central America.

The Eckes-Granini Group based in Nieder-Olm near Mainz (Germany) is a financially sound and independent family-owned enterprise with annual turnover amounting 827 million Euros. “We bring people the best of fruit for a healthy and enjoyable life” – that is the guiding principle behind everything we do. Competent, committed employees, strong brands and a long-term strategy devoted to sustainable value enhancement are pillars of strength at Eckes-Granini. Since the early 1990s, we have pursued a consistent course toward internationalization. Today, we are represented by 14 national organizations in Europe and employ roughly 1,461 people. We shall continue to seek ways to achieve further growth in future – through organic development as well as acquisitions and strategic partnerships. The internationally renowned premium brand granini and our strong national and regional brands are the foundation of our business. Enjoyment and health, innovation and tradition – these are the goals to which we are dedicated as an independent brand producer in the beverage industry. Superior quality is our highest priority – from the selection of fruits and raw materials to our gentle production process to the finished product.

American Seafoods is one of the largest integrated seafood companies in the U.S. in terms of revenues. The Company harvests and processes a variety of fish species aboard its sophisticated catcher-processor vessels, its freezer-longliner vessels and at its land-based processing facilities, and markets its products to a diverse group of customers in North America, Asia and Europe. In the U.S., American Seafoods is the largest harvester and at-sea processor of pollock and hake. In addition, American Seafoods harvests and/or processes additional seafood, including cod, scallops and yellowfin sole. The Company maintains an international marketing network through its U.S., Japan and European sales offices. American Seafoods operates in two principal business segments, at-sea harvesting and land-based processing. The at-sea harvesting segment includes the harvesting and processing of pollock, cod, hake and yellowfin sole. Processing of these whitefish species occurs on the Company's vessels while at sea. The land based processing segment includes the processing of groundfish, value added seafood and scallops at our facilities in Massachussetts.

Alpine has been o­ffering reliability and quality to customers for more than 15 years. We view ourselves as more than just a source of supply. By understanding the needs and challenges of our customers’ business environment, we can make their business easier and more lucrative.Let us help you reach your peak with our simple and straight forward approach: Listen to the customer, Anticipate change, and Focus on detail. Partnerships in strong and sophisticated systems of production and supplies help ensure our ability to meet commitments to customers 365 days a year. Our involvement in and ownership of production allows us to custom program our crop to match our customers’ needs, including consistent quality and continuous supply. Investing in outstanding customer service is a priority at Alpine. We provide advanced program pricing and on-time deliveries, and strive to work with individual customers to plan specific programs with them. Our customized packaging and private label programs can offer an additional dimension to your business.Non stop pursuit of quality is a rule at Alpine’s 50,000 square foot facility in Miami, Florida. Our facilities are designed to ensure quality and timeliness on all customer orders. State-of-the-art forced air and hydro-cooling are used to ensure proper temperature and hydration of all product received. Our warehouses are racked to maximize the available square footage and properly insure product selection. All our facilities are Primus Labs Certified.Eliminate the problems and hassles of sourcing by putting Alpine to work for you. We’ve been around long enough to know sourcing isn’t a simple job. Ask today how Alpine can help you achieve your goals.

Kontos Foods manufactures and markets Greek and Middle Eastern bakery products including more than 22 varieties of flatbread, including as pita and hand-stretched (not die-cut) fillo dough. Kontos Foods company also provides Mediterranean specialty foods such as gyro meats, feta cheese, grape leaves, and kalamata olives. Kontos sells its products wholesale to US supermarkets, ethnic grocers, specialty food stores, restaurants, and foodservice distributors. Kontos Foods also exports to Canada and other countries.

Salvatore Ferrara came to America from Nola, Italy in 1900 and founded Ferrara Pan Candy Company in 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of his immigration from Italy, Mr. Ferrara was skilled in the art of making Italian pastries and sugar coated candy almonds. Sugar coated candy almonds, otherwise known as "confetti", continues to be a tradition at Italian weddings. Salvatore Ferrara had become proficient in the English language. Since he was fluent in both English and Italian the Santa Fe Railroad hired him as an interpreter between crews and their foreman. He worked at the Santa Fe Railroad for four years. In 1908 he came to Chicago and opened a retail pastry and confection shop. From 1908 to 1919 the sugar coated almond business experienced substantial growth and Mr. Ferrara was shipping to an extensive market in the Midwest.

Today, consumers want more than a promise of quality, they want proof. That's why more and more consumers today are buying eggs from Egg Innovations. The high standards we live by everyday are helping set a higher industry standard across the nation. The endorsements we've earned from the industry's leading certifiers prove it. When it comes to eggs that are "Better for You"... consumers trust us because we do more than promise quality, we prove it.

Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is a Canadian family-owned firm with over 100 years of experience in agribusiness, with locations stretching across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax. P&H has grown into a diversified, vertically integrated company that is committed to agribusiness and the entire agri-food industry. Parrish and Heimbecker is not your run-of-the-mill grain elevator company. Originally founded in 1909 as an operator of grain storage elevators, Parrish and Heimbecker has since expanded and become a diversified agriculture business. While it still operates its elevator business, the company also owns and operates flour milling and poultry subsidiaries. They include wheat miller, Ellison Milling; P&H Foods, a producer of Butterball turkey products in Canada; and Cook's, a supplier of edible beans, peas, lentil, coarse grains, and oilseeds. Parrish and Heimbecker has offices, distribution centers, and grain elevators on Canada and the northern US.

Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) is serious about making breads, cakes, and cookies. The US subsidiary of Mexico's baking behemoth, Grupo Bimbo ("bimbo" is a shortened version of the Spanish word "bambino" or "small child"), BBU operates 35 bakeries and has more than 7,000 distribution routes. In addition to bread, the company also manufactures tortillas, bagels, snack cakes, muffins, and pizza crust, as well as sweet and salty snacks. It makes and distributes products under the Bimbo, Boboli, Mrs Baird's, Oroweat, Old Country, Weber's, Francisco, Tia Rosa, and Marinela brands.

Despite its bucolic trademark of a barefoot country girl leading a milk cow, ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries means big business. It offers some 50 different ice cream flavors. And although Blue Bell is still considered a regional brand (with distribution in fewer than 20 US states), it is one of the US's most popular ice cream brands. In addition to ice cream, the company sells yogurt, frozen treats (ice cream sandwiches, fruit pops), sherbet, and low-fat and sugar-free ice creams. Blue Bell continues to expand from its strong regional base in Texas and surrounding areas, but no giant-corporation tactics for this company -- it retains total control over production and distribution of its products.

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