The family-owned and -managed Ateeco Inc. was founded by Ted Twardzik in 1952; the product was named after his mother, Mary Twardzik. Ateeco, manufacturer of the traditional Polish specialty dish, potato-stuffed pasta. The company makes and ships more than 11 million frozen Mrs. T's brand pierogies every week. Its customers include retail food, convenience, and club stores, and foodservice providers across the US, as well as US military commissaries around the world. Mrs. T's pierogies come in about a dozen varieties, including potato and cheddar; sauerkraut; and potato, sour cream and chives.

Since 1937 Baker Commodities Inc. has been one of the nation’s leading providers of rendering, and grease removal services. Baker Commodities Inc. is a completely “green” company, recycling animal by-products and kitchen waste into valuable products that can be used to feed livestock, power vehicles, and act as a base for everyday items.

Bodegas Riojanas brings fine wine to dinner tables throughout Spain and many places abroad. From growing grapes to aging wine and putting it in bottles, the company produces and distributes high-end wine from Spain's famed Rioja region. Its top labels include Canchales, Monte Real, Vi�a Albina, and Puerta Vieja. Bodegas Riojanas wine is sold across Europe, the US, and Latin America. The founding Fr�as-Artecho and Artecho-Nieto families still help run the company. Bodegas Riojanas also owns 83% of Bodegas Torreduero, another maker of Spanish wine and liquor.

A bunch of nuts make money for John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS). The company offers peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, mixed nuts and other tree nuts. JBSS processes, packages, and sells nuts under private labels and its own brands, which include Fisher, Flavor Tree, Sunshine Country, and Texas Pride. It also produces and distributes other foods and snacks such as peanut butter, ice cream and salad toppings, trail mixes, corn snacks, and candy. JBSS's products are sold worldwide to retail, wholesale, vending, industrial, foodservice, and government customers.

US Farms Inc. farms out the hard work. The company grows, markets, and distributes, horticultural and agricultural products. Its American Aloe Vera Growers and American Nursery Exchange units supply such products as potted aloe vera, jade plants, and other succulents, along with cactus, palm and other trees, cycads and ornamental shrubs to customers that include garden and home centers, mass merchants, drug and grocery chains, wholesalers, landscapers, and large end-users such as hotels, office parks, and golf courses. It also sells aloe vera to customers in the nutraceutical and cosmetic industries for use in dietary supplements, gels, creams, and other personal care products.

The Ganong family and friends have put their heart and soul into the chocolate confectioner's art. An art never lost. For the special skills in making quality confectionery have been passed down from father to son throughout the generations in the mall town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Ganong Bros., Limited makes and sells boxed and bagged chocolates and non-chocolate candies across Canada, the UK, and the US. Its product line includes popular treats such as Chicken Bones and Fruitfull candies. Ganong Bros., Limited operates a retail shop in its hometown of St. Stephen, Canada, and has an online retail business where visitors can purchase premium products. It also has offices in Moncton, Canada; Toronto; and Vancouver.

Superior Foods strives to make, distribute, and market a superior quality of frozen foods. Its products include vegetables, fruits, herbs, specialty potato products (think french fries), herbs and spices, and semi-prepared foods. The company serves customers in the retail food, industrial food, and foodservice sectors. Superior Foods purchased Birds Eye Foods' blending and packaging facility in Texas in 2004, where it processes products for private-label customers. Superior company has manufacturing operations in Asia, Central, South, and North America, as well as in Europe.

SHS Group Ltd was established in 1975 and operates in the FMCG sector. The company is privately owned, employing over 700 people across the British Isles with a turnover in 2006 of £375 million.

Homestat Farm company makes hot cereals with familiar and not-so-familiar brand names (Maypo, Maltex, and Wheatena) and soups and broths (G. Washington's). Its customers include retail food and foodservice companies throughout the US. Homestat opened for business in 2001 when founder and president Bill Stadtlander purchased the Maltex, Maypo, Wheatena, and G. Washington brands from ConAgra.

Nestled in the lushness of Vancouver, British Columbia, a tradition sprang from the love of chocolate and the love of people. Richard Carmon Purdy opened his first chocolate shop in 1907 on Robson Street in Vancouver. His reputation for superb chocolates grew, earning him the respect of chocolate lovers throughout Vancouver. Since 1907, one thing has remained constant at Purdy's — a commitment to quality and tradition. View Purdy's Chocolates' historical timeline. Purdy's Chocolates are made using only the finest ingredients from around the world including chocolate from Belgium, ginger from Australia, cashews from India, and dairy products delivered fresh daily from farms across Western Canada. Care is taken to ensure each batch of creams curls just right; nuts are roasted to perfection; caramel flavour bursts as it fills your mouth; and Hedgehogs have that silky, smooth texture that our customers have come to expect.

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