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.

Chosen for its Mediterranean-style environment, the Tuxca valley offers warm, dry weather all year-round, ideal for providing you with the best vine ripened tomatoes during any season. Who knew that nature could produce sweet tomatoes in a desert climate? Desert Glory did. The company produces bagged on-the-vine fresh tomatoes and cherry tomatoes under the brand name NatureSweet. Its organic products are grown year-round in a controlled growing environment in Mexico. Desert Glory's tomatoes are sold to retail grocery providers, as well as to restaurant and other foodservice companies throughout the US. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the company's customers include retail chains such as Kroger, SAMS CLUB, Wal-Mart, Super Target, Whole Foods, and Safeway.

Delaware North is a leading provider of foodservices and hospitality at airports, sports stadiums, and tourist destinations throughout the US and in a handful of other countries. Its Sportservice division operates concessions at more than 50 major and minor league sporting arenas, while its Travel Hospitality Services division runs concessions and retail operations at more than 25 airports. In addition, the company provides hospitality services at several tourist destinations, and it operates Boston's TD Garden arena. In all family-owned Delware North operates at 200 locations and serves 500 million guests a year.

In February 2002, Todd Woloson and Greg Stroh, two friends who love good food and drink, were having lunch in Boulder, Colorado. They spoke of life and work, and what it would be like to start a company that not only made a great product, but also gave back to the greater good. They thought about the sophisticated European sodas they’d recently tried, and recognized an opportunity to create an all-natural version. Their beverage would have to be made from pure simple ingredients, and they‘d have to be proud to produce it, share it, and drink it. The goodness of this brand had to go beyond what was inside the bottle. In 1998, Todd and his wife, Eliza, had founded a non-profit, Global Education Fund, on the belief that educating kids secures a better future for the world. IZZE and GEF – a perfect blend of pure, simple, and good.

Succulent pork roast, yum. Your satisfied taste buds and full tummy has Quality Pork Processors to thank. The company is a fresh-meat processing and co-packing company that does the slaughter and cutting of fresh pork for Hormel Foods. Headquartered in Austin, Minnesota, Quality Pork operates a pork-processing plant in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and processes more than 19,000 hogs a day. A privately held company founded in 1987 by Richard Knight as a custom meat operation, today Quality Pork provides services such as loin boning, rib conversion, and packaging for Hormel.

L&H Packing Company disassembles beef. The company's San Antonio, Texas, facilities produce boneless beef, preserved hides, tripe and other offal products, rendered blood and bone meal, as well as tallow for wholesale distribution. It has the capacity to process more than 260,000 cows per year. L&H Packing was founded in 1963 by Al Leonard and Dwayne Harral and is still owned and operated by the Leonard family. In business since 1979, L&H's sister company, Surlean Foods, provides chicken, pork, and beef entrees along with soups, sauces, marinades, and rubs to the foodservice industry.

Paramount Distillers makes and distributes a wide variety of spirits, including brandy, cognac, tequila, gin, rum, schnapps, vodka, and whisky. The company also owns the Meier's Wine Cellars, which operates a 40-acre vineyard on North Bass Island on Lake Erie (the vineyard was larger before the company sold much of the land in 2004 to the state of Ohio). Paramount Distillers operates warehousing and distribution facilities in Iowa and Ohio, but offers its more than 45 varieties of wine globally. The company also offers non-alcoholic sparkling and still juice beverages. Paramount, founded shortly after the repeal Prohibition, was purchased by Robert Gottesman and Associates in 1957. In 2009, Paramount Distillers celebrated 75 years as a proud part of Cleveland's business community. Paramount's history dates back to 1934, when J. F. Moessmer founded the company on W. 106th St. a month after the repeal of Prohibition. Under Moessmer, Paramount was a modest operation, marketing primarily cordials and vodka in Ohio and Iowa. The company prospered and moved to its present site on Berea Road in 1946.

SIPEF (Societe Internationale de Plantations et de Finance) focuses on the tropical plantation business. Starting in business in 1919, the Belgium-based company produces and trades a variety of agricultural products, such as palm oil, rubber, tea, tropical fruits, spices and ornamental plants. The company owns some 62,000 hecatares of planted land. It has operations worldwide. SIPEF also provides insurance and management and consulting services for the agriculture industry.

Mr. Altshuler learned the art of candy making, and after struggling for years, finally achieved success with his Rocky Road® candy bar. He named his business the “Annabelle Candy Company” after his daughter, and began manufacturing Rocky Road in San Francisco. The item quickly gained popularity throughout the western United States where it has its strongest hold today, and is currently ranked among the top 35-40 best selling chocolate bars on the West Coast. Annabelle Candy Company moved across the San Francisco bay to its present location in Hayward, California. Sam Altshuler passed away in 1971, leaving control of the Company to his daughter, Annabelle Altshuler Block. In 1972, the Company purchased Golden Nugget Candy Company, of San Francisco, the makers of Big Hunk® and Look® candy bars, and began manufacturing those products. In 1978, Annabelle engineered the acquisition of the Cardinet Candy Co., which manufactured U-NO® and Abba Zaba® candy bars. All of these items, in addition to Rocky Road, are now being made in the Hayward factory.

Atalanta Corporation was founded in 1945; it is controlled by the Gellert family led by chairman George Gellert. Atalanta Corporation is a leading specialty food importer that markets a variety of gourmet cheeses, deli and canned meats, frozen seafood, and pastas, as well as a line of kosher foods. Its brands include Celebrity, Zerto, Del Destino, and Martel; the company also sells products under its own name brand. Importing products from Europe, Asia, and South America, Atalanta sells primarily to restaurants and other foodservice operators, grocery stores, and specialty food retailers.

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