So where did that steak you threw on the barbecue last night come from? Perhaps it was from Agri Beef, an Idaho-based company that raises cattle on its ranches and then fattens them up on its four feedlots in Idaho, Kansas, and Washington. Then its off to its processing plant in Washington. Offering both fresh and processed meats, Agri Beef's brands include St. Helens and Snake River Farms (premium meats including American Kobe beef and Kurobuta pork), and Double R Ranch Northwest Beef. The family-owned business also operates Performix, a cattle-feed and -supplement manufacturer.

Marlow Foods will sell you a fungus-based protein deftly seasoned to taste like chicken, or any other meat your taste buds might enjoy. Marlow Foods has given our brave new world Quorn, a meat substitute that is made not with the usual suspects (soy or grain), but from a mycoprotein similar to mushrooms. Frozen Quorn-brand products include nuggets, patties, cutlets, entrees, and even "Quorn dogs." Marlow Foods company manufactures its products at two facilities in the UK. Quorn is a top-selling meat substitute in the UK and Europe, and it's a leading poultry-alternative in the US, where it is sold through natural-food retailers and mass market grocers. Marlow Foods is a subsidiary of Premier Foods.

The family-owned and -operated The Musco Family Olive Co. was founded by Nicolo Musco, who immigrated to the US from Italy in the 1920s to start a food-distribution company. The Musco Family Olive Co. is the leading maker of canned and brined olives in the US. The Musco Family Olive company sells its products primarily under its flagship Pearls brand. It also sells olives under the Early California brand, as well as offering private-label services. Musco's products, which include black, green, and Mediterranean olives in sliced, chopped, pitted, and whole varieties, are sold through retail food outlets, as well as to restaurants and other foodservice providers across the nation.

Our business has been a soft drinks business since 1875 making, marketing and selling some of the UK’s best loved soft drinks brands. Our biggest brand is IRN-BRU which is seen by many as part of the culture of the Scottish Nation. We have been investing in and building brands like IRN-BRU for over 100 years and continue to develop our business to meet consumers continually changing needs. We are a national business with strong roots in Scotland and the north of England but with a growing consumer and customer base throughout the UK and further afield.

Since 1913, the colossally creative artisans at Wells' Dairy, Inc.—the largest family-owned and managed dairy processor in the United States—have been hard at work putting all things chunky, chewy, rich and gooey into their ice cream.The Blue Bunny® brand was born in 1935 after the Wells brothers held a "Name That Ice Cream" contest in the Sioux City Journal . A Sioux City man won the $25 cash prize after submitting the winning entry along with his rendition of the original Blue Bunny® character. Today, ice cream aficionados throughout all 50 states and Mexico can choose from nearly 500 tantalizingly tasty Blue Bunny® ice cream flavors, frozen dairy desserts and delectable novelties.Blue Bunny® is made in Le Mars, Iowa: The Ice Cream Capital of the World. More ice cream is made in Le Mars than any other place on the planet.

Mount Olive Pickle Company, which boasts more than 1,200 brine vats, was founded in 1926. Mount Olive Pickle Company makes pickled products preferred by persnickety people. Mount Olive Pickle company's pickles are the #1 selling brand in the southeastern US and a top seller across the nation. Every year, it produces more than 90 million jars of condiments -- offering some 80 styles of processed and fresh-pack pickles, relishes, and peppers. Mount Olive Pickle company procures its yearly supply of some 130 million pounds of fresh produce from farmers in Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, and Michigan. It also imports brined cucumber and pepper products from India and Greece.

KT's Kitchens, Inc., established in 1987, is a frozen pizza manufacturer specializing in private label and contract packing. KT's Kitchens 120,000 sq ft. facility enables us to produce a wide range of pizza products with a multitude of toppings crust types, and packaging capabilities. KT's Kitchens bakery specializes in high end, hand stretched crusts. However, a wide range of crusts are available. As a co-packer KT's Kitchens customers include some of the largest food companies and brands in the US.KT's Kitchens also have organic capability specializing in production and sourcing. KT's Kitchens also produces the Bob's Big Boy refrigerated salad dressing line which has a strong retail presence in 5 Western states. KT's Kitchens flavors include Bleu Cheese, Lite Bleu Cheese, Roquefort, Ranch, Thousand Island, and Seafood Sauce and Tartar Sauce.

Distell Group Limited is South Africa’s leading producer and marketer of fine wines, spirits, ciders and ready-to-drinks (RTDs). The Group is listed on JSE Limited. Distell employs over 4 200 people and has an annual turnover in excess of R7.9 billion.Distell was created in 2000 by the merger of Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery (SFW) and Distillers Corporation.SFW has long been a major force in the wine industry in South Africa. This company was the brainchild of William Charles Winshaw, an American medical doctor who came to South Africa in 1900 at the time of the Anglo Boer War. In 1925, SFW was created with Winshaw remaining as the MD of the organisation until 1962 when, at the age of 92, he retired. SFW, as the name implies, excelled at producing quality wines for the full spectrum of consumer needs. This company was also instrumental in the creation of a major new segment in our alcoholic beverage industry - ciders or alcoholic fruit beverages as we know them. One of the company's key strengths has always been innovation.

Maid-Rite Steak Company, Inc.® , Chef Italia® , and Minit Chef® are manufacturers and suppliers of fine quality, portion controlled meat products, including quick frozen beef, ground beef, pork, veal, and lamb products. Our product line includes sandwich steaks, burgers and hamburgers, patties, breaded products, and meatballs. We also carry a complete line of healthcare and child nutrition items perfectly suited to the food service industry, as well as a complete line of fully cooked products.At Maid-Rite, this commitment to quality assures that every one of our over 1200 portioned meat products is consistently top of the line. It begins with the careful selection, inspection and testing of every cut of fresh meat we purchase, followed by processing in a plant that far exceeds government standards for cleanliness and quality assurance.

French agri-food empire Societe Cooperative Agricole et Agro-Alimentaire, or Agrial, provides a rich crop of agricultural products as one of the country's largest food cooperatives. Created in 2000 from the merger of three co-ops -- Agralco, Orcal, and Coop Can -- Agrial grows, processes, and markets vegetables, cereals, beef, pork, poultry, and dairy products, selling its products in France and in other European countries. It also mills flour, and operates hardware stores and nursery and garden centers under the Point Vert and Magasin Vert names. Subsidiaries include Valtero, and Socopa. Agrial and Coopagri Bretagne cooperate in a pig-production venture, Gie Capig.

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