South Dakota Soybean the agricultural cooperative turns the 30 million bushels per year of soybeans from its 2,200 farmer/members into soybean oil, soybean hulls, and soybean meal. Its soybean meal is mainly sold to livestock feed companies and independent livestock producers. Most of South Dakota Soybean's crude soybean oil is processed into refined and bleached oil under the name Soyol, which is sold to manufacturers of various consumer items (plastics and biodiesel manufacturers, for example), who further process it for use in their products. The co-op owns 91% of Urethane Soy Systems Company (USSC), which it supplies with Soyol products.

Founded in 1911 by brothers Lloyd and Paul Skinner, James Skinner Baking Company is still family owned by president James Skinner. James Skinner Baking Company is that it supplies more than 200 million Danish pastries and batter products per year to customers throughout the US. Cinnamon rolls, sweet rolls, and coffee and crumb cakes are among the products manufactured and frozen at its Nebraska facility. Its baked goods are offered under the Skinner brand and other branded and private-label names to store bakeries, foodservice companies, and distributors. James Skinner Baking company also specializes in co-packing for contract food manufacturers. Skinner products are sold through a direct sales force and a national broker network.

Sime Darby was incorporated in 1910 as a small British company managing 500 acres of rubber estates in Malacca. From such humble beginnings, Sime Darby has grown into the biggest multinational corporation in Malaysia. Today, Sime Darby is a key player in the Malaysian economy as well as a diversified multinational involved in key growth sectors, namely, plantations, property, motors, industrial equipment, energy & utilities and healthcare. For the past 100 years, its business divisions seek to create positive benefits in the economy, environment and society where it has a presence.With a workforce of over 100,000 employees in over 20 countries, Sime Darby is committed to building a sustainable future for all its stakeholders.

Greencore Group plc manufactures convenience foods and ingredients. Greencore Group company has manufacturing sites in four countries of the European Union. Segments Greencore Group company’s segments include Convenience Foods and Ingredients & Related Property. Convenience Foods The Convenience Foods division provides a range of chilled, frozen and ambient foods to major retail and foodservice customers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Continental Europe, and Ireland. Food to Go: Greencore Group company operates as a sandwich manufacturer and producer of prepared salads and sushi, with four facilities. Prepared Meals: Greencore Group company operates as a manufacturer of chilled prepared meals and producer of quiche and savoury flans with three facilities. Chilled Sauces and Soups: Greencore Group company operates as a supplier of chilled sauces and soups. Its facility at Bristol provides both own label and branded products for retailers across the United Kingdom. Grocery: Greencore Group company manufactures ambient grocery products. It produces a range of both branded and customer own-brand sauces, pickles, dressings and condiments. Frozen Foods: Greencore Group company supplies frozen Yorkshire puddings, Toad in the Hole and filled Yorkshire puddings, under both brand and customer own label. Cakes and Desserts: Greencore Group company produces celebration cakes and supplies Christmas cakes and chilled desserts. Foodservice: Greencore Group company supplies frozen desserts to the U.K. foodservice industry.

Instant noodles for an instant world. That's how New Dragon Asia Corp. sees it. Formerly a grain and oil processor, the company now provides instant noodles (Long Feng brand) to the growing market of the on-the-go Chinese middle-classes. Although the company produces more than a billion packages of instant noodles each year, the product line accounts for only about one-fourth of New Dragon's sales. The bulk of its sales (55%) comes from wheat flour, with the rest coming from soybean powders. New Dragon Asia operates eight manufacturing plants, which together have the capacity to produce some 110,000 tons of wheat flour, approximately 1.1 billion packets of instant noodles, and 4,500 tons of soybean powder.

Viskase Companies forces hot dogs, sausages, and salami to shape up and ship out. The company is one of the world's leading producers of non-edible cellulose casings used to manufacture sausage and hot dogs. Viskase's casings are sold under brand names such as NOJAX (skinless hot dogs have "no jackets"), VISFLEX, and VISMAX. The company also produces SEALFLEX SILVER heat-shrinkable plastic bags for the meat poultry, and cheese industries. In the non-food arena, Viskase makes MEMBRA-CEL for use in dialysis. Viskase has production facilities in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, and the US. Billionaire and corporate raider Carl Icahn owns about 72% of Viskase.

Centaur Grain guards the harvest and protects the profits. At least it tries to. The farm cooperative specializes in grain marketing and trading for its members. The co-op's storage facilities serve over 1,800 UK grain growers in Southern England and the eastern counties up to the Scottish borders. It offers four marketing plans and advisors to help its farmer members choose wisely. In addition to marketing, Centaur provides grain grading, cash flow management, warehousing, and online ordering services. It sells grain to retailers, bakeries, and bio fuel producers. Centaur was founded in 2001 with the merger of Group Cereal Services and Lingrain Limited.

Oakshire Mushroom Farm has the right to dole out Dole products. The company is the exclusive grower of Dole's fresh mushrooms. Its mushroom varieties include white, portobello, and shiitake. Its subsidiary Oakshire Mushroom Sales markets and distributes the products to customers in the retail food and foodservice distribution sectors, as well as to food-manufacturing companies. Its other subsidiary, Golden Oak Spawn, produces a line of hybrid mushroom spawn for other commercial mushroom growers; it also offers shiitake home-growing kits for people perhaps looking for a new hobby. Oakshire Mushroom Farm was founded and is owned by president Gary Schroeder.

For nearly a decade, Canyon Creek has been dishing up delicious foods to grocery retailers, restaurant chains, and other foodservice institutions throughout Canada. Well known for its gourmet soups, Canyon Creek also makes tasty sauses, easy gravies, fresh mashed potatoes and a variety of other side dishes and entrees.At Canyon Creek, company commitment to quality defines who canyon are. Canyon Creek foods are prepared with the freshest ingredients to meet the needs of today's health conscious consumers. They are conveniently packaged to ensure easy preparation straight from the kitchen to the customer. From canyon federally inspected full scale manufacturing plant in Edmonton, Alberta, canyon superior products are shipped coast to coast in Canada. Canyon Creek Edmonton facility is federally inspected but on top of that manufacturing facility is also HAACP approved. With fully integrated production facilities coupled with extensive research and development, Canyon Creek has the right ingredients for satisfying its customers with high quality, custom formulated food products.

Founded in 1978 by Rod Harris (a.k.a. Harry), The Harris Soup Company is a subsidiary of Basic American Foods. The Harris Soup Company is a leading manufacturer of refrigerated, ready-to-eat foods for retail customers. Doing business as Harry's Fresh Foods, it makes chili, soup, and stew, as well as sauces and sides. The Harris Soup Company also makes such ready-to-eat entrees as beef stroganoff, jambalaya, and pasta dishes. In addition to its Harry's brand, the company makes food products under private labels, and it distributes ready-to-eat foods to customers in the foodservice industry.

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