John & Sarah Hill started business with a shop in Dukinfield in 1855 and over the next few years expanded the baking side in a relatively small way to compliment the general Grocery & Provisions supplies.In 1889 the manufacturing business started to develop on a much larger scale and in 1894 the foundation stone for Tudno Mill in Ashton under Lyne, which still houses the bakery, was laid by Sarah Hill. The business continued to flourish and became a limited company in 1906.From that date onwards John Hill & Co, whose name would eventually change to Hill Biscuits, passed through a number of ownerships including John Mackintosh & Co. which in turn was to be purchased in 1969 by Rowntrees.When Rowntrees made the decision to sell Hill Biscuits in 1980 Don Bennett took the opportunity to lead a management buy in and return the company to private ownership. The company remains in private ownership today and the Management Board is proud to maintain many of the family values associated with Hill Biscuits over the years meaning the business of today is a successful blend of high volume production capability and traditional baking methods.Supported by further investment and an ongoing development programme the company intends to continue to build on its heritage and longstanding reputation.In 2007 a review of the Hill product offering resulted in new packaging and product developments which has led to increased distribution and a renewed awareness of the quality and value that the company name represents.

If you're looking for a taste treat with a distinct and spicy flavor, Chorizo De San Manuel is where it's at. Located in Edinburg, Texas, the company makes and distributes chorizo (an Hispanic spiced sausage, usually made with pork but sometimes beef). The firm's meat products, sold under the Chorizo De San Manuel and San Luis brands, are all-natural, with no added preservatives or fillers. They are available at food retailers including HEB, Wal-Mart and Sams Club, as well as through the company's Web site. Chorizo De San Manuel, founded in 1975, is owned and operated by the Flores family.

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.

The PepsiCo challenge (to keep up with archrival The Coca-Cola Company) never ends for the world's #2 carbonated soft-drink maker. Its soft drinks include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Mug. Cola is not the company's only beverage: Pepsi sells Tropicana orange juice brands, Gatorade sports drink, SoBe tea, and Aquafina water. The company also owns Frito-Lay, the world's #1 snack maker with offerings such (Lay's, Ruffles Doritos, Fritos). Its Quaker Foods unit offers breakfast cereals (Life, Quaker Oats), rice (Rice-A-Roni), and side dishes (Near East). Pepsi's products are available in some 200 countries. In 2010 the company acquired its two largest bottlers, Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas.

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, our privately held company employs 138,000 people in 67 countries. Cargill may be private, but it's highly visible. The agribusiness giant, the US's largest private corporation, has operations in 70 countries. It has five main business segments -- Agriculture Services (customized farm services and products); Food Ingredients and Applications (food and beverage ingredients, and meat and poultry products); Industrial, Origination and Processing (commodity origination, processing, marketing and distribution); and Risk Management and Financial (risk management and financial solutions); and Industrial (salt, steel, and fertilizer). Cargill's customers include food, beverage, industrial, pharmaceutical, and personal care product makers, as well as farmers and foodservice providers.

A. Smith Bowman's distilling roots date back to the years before Prohibition. In 1935, after the Repeal of Prohibition, Abram Smith Bowman and his sons relocated to Virginia continuing the family tradition with the distillation of bourbon. The original distillery was located on the Bowman family homestead in Fairfax County, Virginia called Sunset Hills Farm. In response to the rapid growth of Northern Virginia, the distillery was moved in 1988 and is now nestled in Spotsylvania County near the city of Fredericksburg, 60 miles away from the original location.As a small and privately owned company, A. Smith Bowman Distillery continues the time-honored traditions on which it was founded. Considered a micro-distillery by today's standards, A. Smith Bowman produces an assortment of hand-crafted spirits distilled from only the finest natural ingredients and using the latest technology. This micro-distillery focuses on the production of premium spirits honoring the legacy of Virginia's first settlers.

Mrs. Clark's Foods produces salad dressings, sauces, and juices under the Mrs. Clark's brand name, as well as under private-labels for its foodservice customers. Mrs. Clark's Foods, L.C. company is a subsidiary of grain cooperative AGRI Industries. Mrs. Clark's Foods company's dressings, sauces, and mayonnaise come in porable or spoonable varieties. Its fruit and vegetable juices and juice blends come bottled or in shelf-stable packaging. Sizes vary from individual-serving cups to 2,000-pound totes. Mrs. Clark's also offers co-packing services.

French cuisine is an art form, but for Evialis, animal nutrition is all about science. The company's nutrition business develops, manufactures, and distributes feeds for livestock and exotic animals. Its health division develops and manufactures medicinal feed additives, while its premix and specialties business exports feeds and premixes and provides advisory services to other feed manufacturers. In 2008 the company acquired the French feed operations of Cargill. With manufacturing throughout the world, Evialis' products are available worldwide. The company is owned by the French agricultural cooperative, Union InVivo.

Tony the Tiger may have gobbled up Ernie the Elf when Kellogg took over Keebler in 2001, but Kellogg's successful US snacks business is proof that cookies continue to please. Part of cereal giant Kellogg, it is the #2 cookie and cracker maker in the nation (behind Kraft's Nabisco). Its Keebler and Sunshine labels include leading brands such as Fudge Shoppe cookies and Sandies shortbread. The company also makes Cheez-It snack crackers, as well as Famous Amos cookies and Ready Crust piecrusts. Beyond cookies and crackers, Kellogg stocks food retailers' shelves with cereals-turned-into-snacks, including products such as Rice Krispies Treats and Nutri-Grain Bars.

Eco Organic Coffee company was started in 1989 by Karen Cebreros, who, after a trip to Peru, became interested in passing along organic, shade-grown methods to small coffee bean farmers who were struggling to stay in business due to the overuse of pesticides. Eco Organic Coffee also has implemented fair trade practices, which guarantee a living wage for coffee farmers. It is owned by InterAmerican Coffee.

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