ORC Foods was started in August 1996 by Jeanette and Gregory Bukuras. At that time Jeanette was a full time stay at home mother of two and Greg was working for a large seafood distributor in the Boston area. Jeanette liked Crab Rangoons and Greg noticed that they could not buy them in the grocery stores. First they found a company that could make Crab Rangoons. Next they developed retail packaging. Finally while Greg was at work and the children went to preschool, Jeanette went out and called on a large list of supermarkets and club stores. Before long, Jeanette had built a nice customer base. Within a year, Greg left his job and went to work at ORC Foods full time.Since they have been in business, ORC Foods has become the largest supplier of Crab Rangoons as well as Scallops Wrapped in Bacon in the country. The company supplies most major supermarket chains as well as club stores nationally and military commissaries around the world. In August 2002, ORC Foods opened their own USDA inspected plant in Needham, MA. Jeanette and Greg are both proud that in the age of sending manufacturing jobs overseas, they have been able to grow their company in the USA.

Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc. makes and markets gumballs and gumball dispensers in classic and modern styles under the Carousel brand name. It also sells chewing gum and hard candy under brand names including Chunk-A-Chew and Yowser!! Ford Gum & Machine sells its chewy confections through product distributors, retail outlets, and its Web site, as well as bulk to vending companies. Ford Gum & Machine Company, Inc. also offers made-to-order and private-label manufacturing services. Entrepreneur and former roofing salesman, Ford Mason, founded the company in 1913.

Calbee Foods Co., Ltd. was founded in 1949. Calbee Foods Company sells a line of potato chips under the Calbee brand and other snack foods such as SAYA snow pea crisps, Vegetaberu vegetable snacks, Yakimorokoshi corn puffs, breakfast cereal, and the very popular Kappa Ebissen shrimp-flavored potato sticks and crackers. It also produces limited-edition regional-flavored chips and snacks in curry, kimchee, and even Caesar salad. Besides Japan, Calbee has operations in China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the US (as Calbee America).

LiDestri Foods, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fairport, New York. LiDestri Foods, Inc. has manufacturing facilities in Dundee, New York; Fresno, California; and Pennsauken, New Jersey. LiDestri Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes pasta sauces, dips, and salsas. It provides beverages, drinks, oils, cooking wines, vinegars, cooking wines, spirits, and soups, as well as beef and poultry products. LiDestri Foods company also offers contract manufacturing services, as well as packaging solutions.

Since launching in 1990, Plexus Cotton has rapidly grown into a global network of partnerships, with an annual turnover approaching half a billion dollars. Our influence and activities comprise farming, ginning, warehousing, logistics and marketing operations. This integration of expertise means that we’re agile and efficient, staying at the front of technological advances. Our market experience means we provide the best possible return to our growers and the best possible quality and price to our consumers, worldwide. Above all, at Plexus Cotton we work empathically with our partners, respecting the talents and needs of every individual involved from the soil to the shop rail.

The year 2009, in addition to seeing the conclusion of our Third Group Medium-Term Management Plan, marks the 120th anniversary of Asahi Breweries’ forerunner, and the 60th anniversary of the Company’s founding. As such, we remain committed to business initiatives, particularly in alcoholic beverages but also, of course, in soft drinks, food and pharmaceuticals, and overseas, that will encourage further Group growth and profitability. As in the past, the Asahi Breweries Group will continue to greatly value opportunities to interface with customers, taking to heart the customer feedback received in a never-ending cycle of management reform. In all corporate activities, be assured that respect for the customer’s viewpoint and the spirit of Asahi will always remain key considerations in the actions of each corporate officer and employee. Your support will be vital to the success of the Asahi Breweries Group as we boldly face the challenges that lie ahead this year.

Wimm-Bill-Dann is the market leader in dairy products and children’s food in Russia and one of the leading players in the market for non-alcoholic drinks in Russia and the CIS. Wimm-Bill-Dann has more than 35 production facilities in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia. More than 18,000 people work at WBD’s production facilities and trading affiliates. Our most recognized brands include: Domik v Derevne (Little House in the Village), Chudo (Wonder), Vesely Molochnik (Happy Milkman), Imunele and Lamber. We also have Russia’s best-known juice brand, J7. No less popular are our brands Lyubimy Sad (Favorite Garden), Chudo-Yagoda (Wonder-Berry), and Essentuki. Our Agusha trademark is Russia’s most recognized baby-food brand.

Vincor Canada is the largest producer and marketer of wine and related products in Canada. The Company's leading wine brands include Jackson-Triggs, Sawmill Creek and Inniskillin, maker of the world's leading Icewine. The Company's products are produced at a family of estate wineries located in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. These wineries are supported by a national distribution network and dedicated sales and marketing team. The Company's wine brands are complemented by a variety of popular priced wines, wine kits (RJ Spagnols) and refreshment products.Vincor Canada has a history that dates back to 1874. Its founding vision has been, and remains, to further the reputation and sales of Canadian wines in the premium, super-premium and ultra-premium categories, not simply at home but, as importantly, in the international marketplace. With an emphasis on quality grapes, the Company has worked consistently to develop vineyards with the most sophisticated viticultural technologies, not to mention research capabilities.

Just after the turn of the century, a young Armenian named Armen Tertsagian emigrated from the Near East to the United States, working his way from Ellis Island across the rugged continent to the infant city of Seattle. There he met Mark Balaban, another young Armenian who was visiting from England. It wasn't long before the two became fast friends and decided to venture into business together. But life in Seattle was far from easy. Their initial business ventures-- a yogurt factory and an Armenian restaurant-- were both ahead of their time. And the gray, wet winters were difficult for people used to the balmy eastern Mediterranean climate.

It was 1939 and Max and Verda Foster took a chance in pursuit of a dream. Borrowing $1,000 on a life insurance policy, the couple placed a down payment on a small abandoned 80-acre farm south of Modesto in California's San Joaquin Valley. The operation, which began with a few chickens and turkeys, quickly expanded. In 1941, the Fosters added an all-Jersey cow dairy and distributed fresh milk in chilled glass bottles to the front doors of local Modesto residents. Over the years, the couple's business experienced phenomenal growth, with production and distribution increasing tenfold. In 1954, the Fosters added a modern creamery to their operation and in the 1960s, they opened a cultured products plant in an effort to produce a more diverse product line including cottage cheese, sour cream, yogurt, ice cream and butter. Max continued to concentrate on the Foster Farms Dairy operation while Paul, one of his sons, focused on the poultry business.

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