Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. traces its roots to 1852 and the Bavarian Brewery in St. Louis. The struggling brewery was acquired by Eberhard Anheuser, a successful soap manufacturer, in 1860. Anheuser had no experience in the brewing business, but his son-in-law did. Adolphus Busch, a successful German businessman, joined his father-in-law in the business in the 1860s and took on increasing responsibility. Through new technologies and modern marketing practices, he transformed the local brewery to an industry leader.

Celsius helps you get fit and stay fit. Celsius is your partner whether you walk the dog or workout at the gym. Studies show that drinking a great tasting Celsius may help you burn calories and give you lasting energy to power you through your routine and beyond.†* Even better, studies show Celsius may reduce body fat and build lean muscle. †* These were the results for participants, who drank a Celsius once a day during the 10-week study and on the days they exercised they consumed their daily Celsius 15 minutes prior to exercise.

J.W. Judson bought part ownership of the company and constructed a new factory on a part of the old Judson Ranch, which is now South Flores Street. In the 30's Judson added a starch department and started manufacturing candies with jelly and creme centers such as fruit drops, orange slices, jelly beans, and easter eggs. Mr. Judson started experimenting, trying to make a more tart jelly bean, and ended up inventing the "sour", one of the company's most popular items. J.W. Judson's sons purchased the company from Mr. Jenner and in 1945 changed the name to Judson Candies. Mr. Judson's son George Jr. then invented another popular item, the chewy praline. Pralines used to be prepared by scooping up the batter with an ice cream scooper, however that process was mechanized using an electronic depositor developed by Southwest Research Institute.

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.

Nearly a century ago Ajinomoto was built on our discovery that an amino acid is the key to the human body’s ability to recognize nutritious foods by taste. Deliciousness, we learned, is actually a signal for nutritiousness. Healthy diet, healthy life. One comes only with the other. Through 100 years of amino acid research Ajinomoto has deeply penetrated into the source of human health. That is to say, our research explored the roots of happiness.On the eve of our centennial anniversary we are expressing our mission in a new promise: Ajinomoto Works for life. Working to fulfill our individual potential we will work for all life on earth. It is a promise we make at the start of the new century. It is a promise we make to extend a lifetime. Ajinomoto Co. is a science-oriented manufacturer and marketer of processed food, seasonings, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and animal nutrition. Since the start in 1909, Ajinomoto Co. has established itself as a household food brand in Japan, and a reliable source of nutrition that helps people savor those golden moments in life. Today, Ajinomoto Co. operates globally, with operations in 23 countries and regions backed by over 100 manufacturing facilities.Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Company Inc. (Japan) originally started its business in the U.S. in 1956. In keeping with its impressive growth and effective diversification, three limited liabilities companies were formed in the state of Delaware on April 1, 2003 to improve operations and hence, to serve the customers better. These are Ajinomoto Food Ingredients LLC, Ajinomoto AminoScience LLC and Ajinomoto Heartland LLC.

Martin Mathew is one of the UK's leading importers and distributors of canned and other shelf-stable food products. Martin Mathew company offers more than 350 products lines from more than 25 countries worldwide including Spanish anchovies and Italian tomatoes. Its main brand is Riverdene, but others include Ballerina, Clover Leaf, Country Town, and its own Martin Mathew brand. Martin Mathew company's customers include companies in the food retail, manufacturing, and foodservice sectors. Martin Mathew was founded more than three decades ago by chairman James Donnelly.

Alabama Farmers Cooperative, originally the Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative, was organized in Decatur, Alabama in 1936 by a group of local county co-ops. Upon becoming a single entity, the new cooperative developed a modest plant in Decatur to satisfy the farmers’ need for fairly priced fertilizer.Over the years, AFC acquired or built additional facilities. Today, AFC has storage facilities for both liquid and dry fertilizer throughout the areas that it serves.Alabama Farmers Cooperative (AFC) provides farmers in the Yellowhammer State a full range of agricultural supplies and services, including feed, fertilizer, seed, grain storage, and marketing, along with home-gardening items such as seeds and hardware. The co-op, which boasts 46 member associations, serving members in 49 US states; it owns and operates member-only co-op stores in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AFC owns Bonnie Plants, one of the largest suppliers of vegetable and herb plants for the home gardener in the US, along with BioLogic, which makes forage products for wild game. AFC also operates catfish fish farms and supplies the foodservice industry with whole and value-added catfish.

Victory Brewing Company makes European-style craft beers. The company's colorfully named brands -- among them HopDevil, Hop Wallop, Golden Monkey, St. Boisterous, and Old Horizontal -- are also sold in taverns and retail outlets in its home state, Pennsylvania, as well as in about a dozen other states. It also operates an onsite brewpub that serves up sandwiches, salads, pizza -- and Victory's beers. Boyhood friends Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet founded the company in 1996.

Meat and potato lovers avoid D'Arrigo Bros. The family-owned business does business as Andy Boy and is best known for its green vegetables, such as broccoli, fennel, hearts of romaine, and cauliflower. The fresh produce grower and distributor also supplies radicchio, cactus pears, and several varieties of lettuce. D'Arrigo Bros. serves customers in the retail food, foodservice, and the food wholesale sectors. The company, which farms some 24,000 acres, was founded by brothers Andrea and Stefano D'Arrigo in 1923. It began using the Andy Boy brand name, featuring Andrea's three-year-old son, Andrew "Andy" D'Arrigo, in 1927.

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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