Friendship Dairies originated over 90 years ago in the small town of Friendship, located in upstate NY, where its founder first crafted an Old World Style Cheese called Farmer Cheese. This All Natural cheese was produced all week long then transported by railway to be sold on the streets of New York City. Today, Friendship is a leading producer of "All Natural" cultured and pasteurized dairy products, processing more than a million pounds of Grade A milk a day at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility still located in Friendship, NY. The milk is delivered fresh and used within hours of its arrival to make a wide variety of All Natural dairy products including Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream, Farmer Cheese, Buttermilk and select Yogurt products. The same care and attention to quality that have been the cornerstone of the Friendship Brand since its inception, is still adhered to this day. And Farmer Cheese, still in high demand, continues to be produced in a way that maintains its tradition of "homemade" excellence. Friendship has received much praise for the taste, consistency, and overall quality of its products. All Friendship dairy products conform to Vegetarian Diet Standards and, with the exception of Toasted Onion Flavored Sour Cream, are Gluten Free.

H.C. Brill Company, a subsidiary of global ingredients giant CSM, makes a wide variety of commercial bakery products, including frozen doughs and batters, icings and glazes, powdered and liquid fillings, whipped toppings, and frozen cakes. It also makes consumer products such as prepared mixes for bread, brownies, cakes, and puddings, as well as fruit-based glazes and fillings. Its products are available in some 25 countries. Brill took its present form in 2005 when CSM combined its three bakery-ingredient businesses -- H.C. Brill (which CSM had acquired in 2003), Baker & Baker, and Henry & Henry.

"Where's the beef?" In Brazil, if you're Marfrig. The company, through its GJ brand, is a top South American beef producer. Marfrig Frigor�ficos processes and exports (about 50% of sales) premium beef cuts and frozen cooked parts -- from tongues to shanks -- to consumer markets in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. It also supplies lamb, pork, and poultry, and other food products. It runs about 10 processing centers throughout South America, where it has a slaughter production capacity of about 10,000 animals per day, as well as a central storage facility. Marfrig is expanding internationally and has agreed to acquire US-based Keystone Foods for about $1.2 billion.

Index Fresh, Inc. distributes avocados and Asian pears to retailers and food service markets. It packs, ships, and imports avocados from California, Chile, and Mexico. Index Fresh company’s programs for growers include market information, pre-season estimates, seasonal harvest planning, maturity testing, volume rebate programs, free bin delivery/pickup or haul credit, feedback of packout information, analysis of grower returns, and online packouts and grower statements.

For meat eaters who delight in dining on swine, Pederson's Natural Farms produces fresh and processed natural pork products. The company's upscale uncured bacon ham, and smoked pork sausages (jalapeno, kielbasa, and sweet German) are sold at natural food and specialty food retailers, as well as through its Web site. Pederson's also offers beef hot dogs, chicken sausage, andouille, bratwurst, and bulk breakfast sausage. It also offers processesd bison meat. Headquartered in Hamilton, Texas, Pederson's Natural Farms was founded in 1992.

Tree of Life was founded in 1969. Tree of Life, Inc. markets and distributes natural, organic, ethnic, and gourmet food products in the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada. It offers nutritional supplements, personal care products, organic water crackers, organic tofu and cheese, tuna, soy and peanut nut butter, juices, canned beans, oil, popcorn, and wine and beer. Tree of Life company’s products also include frozen cherries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, and vegetables. It sells its products through a network of supermarkets, independent retail stores, and drugstores.

F. B. Purnell Sausage manufactures processed meat products under the Old Folks brand name. The company operates a processing facility in Kentucky; its products, including frozen breakfast and dinner sausages made from pork, beef, and turkey, are distributed to grocery stores and restaurants throughout the US, as well as in Mexico. The company offers value-added sausage products such as sausage and biscuits, country sausage gravy, and jeat-and-serve sausage patties. In addition to its "down home" American-style sausage, F. B. Purnell also makes brats, Italian sausage and chorizo. The company was founded in 1932 by Fred and Clara Purnell. It is still owned and operated by the Purnell family.

In 1893 Willis Boyd Johnston established W.B. Johnston Grain Company. The company was built on service, providing grain, seed, flour, coal, hay and livestock to the Cherokee Strip settlers. Five generations later, this is still the foundation of W.B. Johnston Grain Company. As the oldest and largest privately owned grain elevator company in Oklahoma, W.B. Johnston Grain Company’s success is based not only on our ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs and demands of the agricultural industry, but most significantly on our ability to deliver unwavering service to each customer. Knowledge equates with success, and our 117 year history and expertise allows us to continually strengthen our position as the regional leader in the grain industry.

Smith Dairy Products Company makes and distributes dairy products and beverages, marketed mainly under its Ruggles (ice cream), SMITH'S (fluid milk, ice cream, cottage cheese, and sour cream) brands. Smith Dairy also offers teas, juices, punches, and dips. Its customers include food retailers and foodservice businesses in Indiana and Ohio. Founded in 1909 by John and Peter Schmid, the family-owned and -operated dairy is known for its bright yellow plastic milk jugs, which it claims block out light rays which break down milk's vitamins and minerals and affect its flavor. The company also owns Wayne Dairy in Richmond, Indiana, and Pacific Valley Dairy in Pacific, Missouri.

Ruiz Company President Edward Ruiz started making flour tortillas in 1952 with his brother. Ruiz Mexican Foods is a leading maker of flour tortillas for the foodservice and food manufacturing industries. Ruiz company, which operates as Ruiz Flour Tortillas, makes traditional Mexican-style tortillas, as well as specialty varieties for customers needing low fat or zero trans fat food items. It also makes gourmet tortillas available in such flavors as apple cinnamon and jalapeeo chili. In addition to tortillas, Ruiz Mexican Foods makes flat breads and pita bread, along with other ethnic bread products.

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