Hiland Dairy began in Springfield, Missouri, in 1938 by two men, Mr. Putman and Mr. Carter, who used a gas-powered electric generator to facilitate the milking of a 50-cow herd. All sales at this time were conducted door-to-door to homes in the area. Hiland Dairy was one of about 40 such dairies that existed around Springfield in the late 1930s. In 1948, Hiland moved to a single, two-story brick building on old Route 66. Mr. Putman worked hard for many years and developed the business until 1979, when he sold the operation to Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. and Dairy Farmers of America, Incorporated. Hiland Dairy is now jointly owned by these two dairy farmer cooperatives. Since the late 1970s, Hiland has competed against other much larger national dairies. Today, Hiland is the only locally operated dairy due in large part to its single-minded commitment to quality. Hiland’s stringent production standards exceed the toughest state and federal requirements which help ensure the highest quality dairy products available.

Stonyfield Farm is banking on choosy moms to spend a few cents more to save the planet -- or at least buy the company's natural yogurts and ice cream. Founded in 1983, Stonyfield Farm uses certified organic milk and uses no gelatins, fillers, artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners in its products. For customers allergic to cows' milk, it offers a line of soy-based yogurts. A longtime leader among health-food store brands, its products are now distributed across the US through national supermarket chains, natural food stores, and wholesale club stores, as well as overseas. Stonyfield is a subsidiary of France's Groupe Danone.

The global company processes, imports, exports, and trades fresh, frozen, and cured fish; frozen shellfish; and other seafood and meat products. Its offerings include salmon, cuttlefish, crab, lobster, and octopus. The company also purchases and sells fresh produce from Mexico. Agritec Americas' wholesale customers include food processors, hotels, and resorts.

Chef Solutions is a supplier of fresh-prepared foods to customers in the retail food and foodservice industries. Chef Solutions company offers fresh, refrigerated foods, such as deli-style salads, salad kits, mashed potatoes, and other side dishes, along with fresh-cut fruit, dips and salad dressings. Its Orval Kent unit makes fresh salads, dips, and other deli-style side dishes. Private equity and turnaround firm Questor Management is the majority owner of Chef Solutions.

Soup means M'm! M'm! Money! for Campbell Soup. The company is the world's biggest soup maker; in the US its most popular selections are chicken noodle, tomato, and cream of mushroom. Campbell also makes meal kits, Franco-American canned pasta, Pace picante sauce, V8 beverages, and Pepperidge Farm baked goods (yes, it makes the Goldfish crackers you hide in your desk at work). Its Australian division produces snack foods and that Aussie favorite, Arnott's biscuits. The company has manufacturing facilities located throughout the world. In addition to North America, its principal markets are France, Germany, Belgium, and Australia; in all, Campbell's products are sold in more than 120 countries.

Last century, great-great-grandfather, John Sleeman, established his brewery in the quiet town of Guelph because of it's pristine water source, critical for brewing great beer. We would love to have you visit us; we're about an hour or so from Toronto. Here you'll find a map to our premises, along with detailed directions. The Sleeman brewery is located at the edge of southern Guelph, approximately 80 kilometres WSW of Toronto.

Ruiz Foods company produces some 200 frozen Mexican foods under the El Monterey and Tornados brand names, including burritos, taquitos, enchiladas, and tamales. Its value-added convenience products can be found in grocery stores throughout the US; it also serves foodservice clients. Ruiz Foods manufactures its products at its main 300,000-sq.-ft. facility in Dinuba, California, and, in order to meet the demand for its products in the eastern and midwestern US, two more in Texas. In a move to provide healthy food products, in 2006 the company removed all trans fats from its El Monterey brand products.

Jimmy Sanders, Inc., founded by, you guessed it, Jimmy Sanders, makes and distributes farm supplies, fertilizers, and agricultural chemicals. It also provides grain marketing and storage, seed processing and handling, crop advisors, technology support, and other related services. Started in 1953, the company took its present structure in 1995 when three companies owned by the founder (Jimmy Sanders Seed, Sanders Elevator, and Cleveland Chemical) merged. Jimmy Sanders has more than 50 locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Think of Tyson Foods as a 600-pound chicken with a bullish attitude. One of the largest US chicken producers, Tyson's Fresh Meats division makes it a giant in the beef and pork sectors as well. In addition to fresh meats, the company offers value-added processed and pre-cooked meats, and refrigerated and frozen prepared foods. Its chicken operations are vertically integrated -- the company hatches the eggs, supplies contract growers with the chicks and feed, and brings them back for processing when ready. Tyson processes 41 million chickens, 393,000 head of pork, and 139,000 head of beef every week. Its customers include retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers in the US and more than 90 other countries.

Plainville Farms is proud to provide you with the very best turkey in the marketplace today. In an era where far too many companies are only focused on the bottom line, Plainville Farms presents a clear, sensible, alternative. The quality of our products is a natural outgrowth of a philosophy of caring for our customers, team members, animals and the planet that we all share.Providing tasty food products that are healthy, convenient, and responsibly produced has been our passion since 1835. We evolve and continuously improve but our commitment to this mission never wavers.

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