Mr. Altshuler learned the art of candy making, and after struggling for years, finally achieved success with his Rocky Road® candy bar. He named his business the “Annabelle Candy Company” after his daughter, and began manufacturing Rocky Road in San Francisco. The item quickly gained popularity throughout the western United States where it has its strongest hold today, and is currently ranked among the top 35-40 best selling chocolate bars on the West Coast. Annabelle Candy Company moved across the San Francisco bay to its present location in Hayward, California. Sam Altshuler passed away in 1971, leaving control of the Company to his daughter, Annabelle Altshuler Block. In 1972, the Company purchased Golden Nugget Candy Company, of San Francisco, the makers of Big Hunk® and Look® candy bars, and began manufacturing those products. In 1978, Annabelle engineered the acquisition of the Cardinet Candy Co., which manufactured U-NO® and Abba Zaba® candy bars. All of these items, in addition to Rocky Road, are now being made in the Hayward factory.

Welch Foods produces Welch's juices and jellies as the operating subsidiary of the 1,200-member National Grape Cooperative Association. Its offerings include refrigerated juices and cocktails, frozen and shelf-stable concentrates, sparkling juice and single-serve juice products. Welch's produces fresh grapes, as well as jams, jellies, and preserves. Its products are sold under the Welch's and BAMA labels. The co-op licenses the Welch's name to other manufactures for use in products such as frozen fruit confections, dried fruit, fruit snacks, and carbonated beverages. It sells its more than 400 products to food and beverage retailers and foodservice operators in the US and 35 other countries and territories.

With over 120 years of brand heritage in the Canadian dairy industry, Parmalat Canada is committed to the health and wellness of Canadians and markets a variety of high-quality food products that help them keep balance in their lives.Parmalat Canada produces milk and dairy products, fruit juices, cultured products, cheese products and table spreads with such respected brands as Beatrice, Lactantia, Astro, Black Diamond, and Balderson. Our employees' continued commitment to quality and innovation has helped Parmalat Canada become one of the largest, most-dynamic food group companies in Canada, employing more than 2,900 people with 18 operating facilities across the country.Our parent company, Parmalat SpA, is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in Milan under the ticker symbol PLT.

Finsbury Food Group has puffed up since it mixed up a recipe for a bakery roll-up. Starting with the purchases of Nicholas & Harris (specialty breads, muffins) and Memory Lane Cakes (boxed cakes, sponges), Finsbury has acquired more companies to fill up its bread box. Its subsidiary businesses include: California Cake Company (low-fat cakes, pies, muffins), Campbells Cake Company (unbaked desserts), United Central Bakeries (breads, breakfast goods), Livwell (Yorkshire Farm gluten-free breads and breakfast goods), Anthony Allen (Weight Watchers cakes), and Lightbody (Celebration cakes).

Equal Exchange has created Big Change since 1986. Our founders envisioned a food system that empowers farmers and consumers, supports small farmer co-ops, and uses sustainable farming methods. They started with fairly traded coffee from Nicaragua and didn't look back. Today, we continue to find new and powerful ways to build a better food system. We partner with co-operatives of farmers who provide high-quality organic coffees, teas, chocolates and snacks from all over the world, including here in the United States. We invite you to join us. Together we can create stronger local communities, a more just food system and a healthier planet.

F.C.F. Fishery is gettin' jiggy with it! One of the largest marine product trading companies in Taiwan, F.C.F. Fishery is involved in squid jigging (a fishing method that uses weighted hooks that are jerked up and down in order to attract fish) in the North Pacific Ocean and the waters off New Zealand. Additionally, it procures and markets fresh and frozen swordfish, shark, tuna, other miscellaneous food fish. F.C.F.operates fishing bases in Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. Its catches are exported worldwide.

The National Fruit Flavor Company was formed in 1917 by Ira Harkey and Virgil Browne in New Orleans. By 1921, the company had achieved national and international distribution, due primarily to the success of its flagship carbonated beverage product, Orange Squeeze, which was sold to independent bottlers throughout the United States and in five foreign countries.In 1961, Adam Gambel purchased the company from Ira Harkey and expanded its products and services. In addition to the beverage flavors, National Fruit Flavor successfully developed flavors and concentrates for the food service, dairy, bakery and vitamin supplement industries. The company, still owned and operated by the Gambel family, currently occupies a 42,000 square foot facility (above) on 4 acres in Elmwood Business Park, located halfway between Downtown New Orleans and the New Orleans International Airport.

Founded in 1974, Veritable Vegetable is a longtime certified organic distributor of produce. Behold the Veritable Vegetable, an agricultural business that supplies organic produce from more than 340 growers to more than 300 retail and restaurant customers in California and the southwestern US. About 75% of business is generated from customers located in California, although its distribution area also includes Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Fredericksburg Lockers is a leading regional meat processor and supplier in central Texas. Doing business as Opa's Smoked Meats ("Opa" is German for grandfather), the company sells traditional German sausages such as bratwursts and knackwursts. It also sells hams, jerky, smoked poultry, and a variety of other sausages. Opa's sells its meat products through grocery stores and supermarkets (Albertson's, HEB), as well as direct to consumers through its retail store and Web site; it also supplies concessions operators. The company was founded in 1947.

Dios mio! M. Dias Branco is Brazil's top manufacturer of crackers, cookies, and pasta. The company is also one of the country's largest producers of wheat flour and whole grain wheat; other products include margarine and vegetable shortening. M. Dias Branco operates 11 factories and markets its products across Brazil under hundreds of brands including Adria, Fortaleza, Richester, and Vitarella. Its products are sold to 56,000 retailers, including Carrefour and Wal-Mart. In addition to selling raw ingredients to other food manufacturers, M. Dias Branco relies largely on its own supply of wheat and oil-based ingredients for its food production. The company was founded in the 1940s by baker Manuel Dios Branco.

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