Bel Brands USA is the American subsidiary of Fromageries Bel, a worldwide marketer and manufacturer of branded cheeses with headquarters in Paris, France. Our business has been built on brands that have delighted consumers for generations, such as Kaukauna®, WisPride®, Merkts® and Owls Nest® spreadable cheeses.

Emerald Dairy conducts operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Heilongjiang Xing An Ling Dairy and Heilongjiang Beian Nongken Changxing Lvbao Dairy. Founded in 1980, Emerald Dairy is one of the leading producers of infant formula, milk powder, soybean and rice powders products in China. The Company is headquartered in Beian City, Heilongjiang, one of China’s largest milk production bases. With the access to quality resources and the Company’s commitment to quality control, Emerald Dairy provides consumers best quality products at a competitive price. In 2005, “Xing An Ling,” the Company’s principle brand, was named one of the leading brands by the Government of Heilongjiang. In addition to being ISO 90001 certified, the Company‘s products are certified by the national government as organic products. Today, the Company’s products are distributed under brands “Xing An Ling” and “Yi Bai” throughout 20 provinces in China, servicing second- and third-tier city consumers. Going into 2008 and onward, Emerald Dairy will continue to pursue growth opportunities through capacity expansion, continued commitment to best quality and increasing popularity of its brands.

Columbia Grain markets the harvest. It processes, stores, and ships the pulses and grains grown by farmers in the Western US. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the company has grain elevators with a total storage capacity of more than 1 million tons in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington. Columbia Grain ships its bulk and bagged products worldwide from its Portland Terminal 5, located near the joining of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. In addition to grain handling, it provides customers with crop seed for wheat, barley, pulses, and canola and works with researchers to develop new varieties. The company is a subsidiary of Japan's Marubeni Corporation.

MRRM Inc. Company is incorporated with articles of Continuance issued under the Canada Business Corporations Act in 1979 at which time the name was changed to MRRM Inc. The Company was originally founded by Mr. Robert Reford in 1882 as Mount Royal Milling and Manufacturing Company. In 1946 the Company made its initial public offering and its name was changed to Mount Royal Rice Mills Limited. At the time of Continuance (July 1979) there were 16,501 preferred shares and 253,500 common shares outstanding. By 1987 the preferred shares were fully redeemed. Effective July 18, 2003 the common shares were split on a ten (10) for one (1) basis increasing the outstanding number to 2,535,000. The Company's common shares were transferred from the Montreal Exchange to the Canadian Venture Exchange on October 1, 2001, and trade under the symbol MRR. Trading is now under the TSX-Venture exchange where the Company is listed in the Tier-1 category.MRRM Inc. is the parent company of MRRM (Canada) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, with two operating divisions which are engaged in the food industry and ship agency services. The Company also has a portfolio of marketable securities. Les Aliments DAINTY Foods is the only rice mill in Canada. It has been milling and processing rice for over a century and generates over 90% of the consolidated aggregate revenues of the Company. The Company is engaged in the ship agency business through Robert Reford. This business was acquired from the Robert Reford Company, Limited on April 1, 1978.

The family-owned General Produce Co., Ltd. was started by Tai Oy Chan in 1933. General Produce is a leading wholesale distributor of fresh produce serving both retail and foodservice customers in Northern California and parts of Oregon and Nevada. It supplies a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to supermarket chains and independent grocers, as well as restaurants, schools, and institutional foodservice operators. In addition to fresh produce, General Produce distributes such specialty products as flowers, ethic food items, and organic produce.

If nibbling on a chicken wing while surfing the Net is your thing, Charoen Pokphand (CP Group) is the company for you. CP Group, Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate, supplies seafood, poultry, and pork products; it also has an expanding suite of telecom offerings. CP's agri-business, which includes subsidiary Charoen Pokphand Foods, produces pet and livestock feed and horticultural products and machinery. It also distributes vegetable and flower seeds, fertilizer, and cultivates seafood. The telecom side of things includes fixed-line and mobile phone service, cable TV, Internet service, and Web design and development under the name True Corporation.

CEO Perween Warsi, dubbed the "Samosa Queen," founded S & A Foods Group in 1986. S & A Foods Group is a leading manufacturer of pre-packaged chilled-foods specializing in international flavors. S & A Foods Group company makes ready-to-eat meals inspired by Asian and Indian cuisine, as well as pan-European and Middle Eastern dishes. S & A Foods sells its products mostly to customers in the retail food, catering, and foodservices sectors.

Givaudan SA is a Switzerland-based Company engaged in the fragrance and flavor industry. Givaudan Company has three divisions: Flavor, Fragrance and Innovation. The Flavor division creates flavors for beverages, sweet goods, savory and dairy products, as well as ingredient systems. The Fragrance division is engaged in creating fragrance ingredients, fragrances for air care, laundry care, home care products, and fine fragrances, which are used for perfumes and colognes. The Fragrance division has two fine fragrance studios in Paris, France, and New York, the United States. Givaudan Company's fragrance ingredients business focuses on design, production and commercialization of Perfumery raw materials. The Innovation division is engaged in research and development of flavors and fragrances. It also operates a perfumery school. As of December 31, 2009, Givaudan Company had 53 wholly owned subsidiaries in Switzerland, Argentina, Australia and China, among others, and two majority owned subsidiaries.

Mavericks these days are the ones who don't use chemicals. Maverick Ranch, doing business as Maverick Ranch Natural Meats, only processes and distributes meat that has had limited or no exposure to antibiotics, pesticides, or steroids. Its meat products include natural beef, pork, buffalo, lamb, chicken, chicken eggs, turkey, turkey eggs, and an array of sausage, all of which it sells to more than 2,000 grocers in the US. Maverick's flagship product, extra lean ground beef is 96% fat free. Along with its fresh meats, the company offers fully-cooked meat entrees.

Since 1840, generations of agricultural pioneers have committed themselves to a labor of love in preserving an historic piece of property in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley. In 1975, a 250-acre parcel known as Sweet Water Springs Ranch was turned over to eager viticulturalists and the award-winning Hop Kiln Winery was born.Hop Kiln Winery is geographically blessed, located on Healdsburg’s Westside Road amongst the Russian River’s finest producers. This land has seen many proud owners in its 100 + year history. In 2004, this renowned property was purchased by Westside Grapes. And with that switch, tradition returned to the soil with the sole purpose of upscaling and excellence, realizing the full potential of incredible real estate, yet remaining committed to preserving the property’s colorful past.

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