Setton International Foods, Inc., based in Commack, New York, is a full service provider of nuts, dried fruit, edible seed, chocolate and yogurt panned items and candies to the snack industry. We currently carry over 1,000 products, some of which are imported from over twenty countries. Setton offers a variety of consumer and bulk packaging for its customers as well as custom packaging options. Setton Pistachio based in Terra Bella, California is the second largest pistachio processor in the United States. We export our premium California pistachios to over thirty foreign markets. Our many years of experience allow us to react daily to changing market conditions, enabling us to maximize returns to our pistachio growers and provide competitive pricing to our customers. Setton Farms is our premium brand, as well as the corporate identity of our numerous pistachio orchards. You might say this company is nuts about pistachios. A leading producer of nuts, edible seeds, and other snacks, Setton International Foods is one of the largest pistachio processors in the US, with more than 5,000 acres of orchards it either owns or farms. The company sells pistachios and more than 1,000 other snack products (candies, chocolate-covered nuts and fruits, dried fruits) to retail customers under the Setton Farms brand; it also supplies goods to customers in the food manufacturing industry. Joshua and Morris Setton founded the family-owned business in 1971.

Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s premiere member-owned cooperatives. We offer local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state-of-the-art production and business services. We also are a leading marketer of dairy-based food products for consumers, foodservice professionals and food manufacturers. Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s premiere member-owned cooperatives. We offer local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state-of-the-art production and business services. We also are a leading marketer of dairy-based food products for consumers, foodservice professionals and food manufacturers.

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.

Here it is in a nutshell -- BALSU USA specializes in nuts from faraway places. The company processes hazelnuts in its temperature-controlled factory and storage facilities in Turkey and ships them to the US for distribution. (Turkey is a world-leading supplier of hazelnuts, also known as filberts.) BALSU USA was founded in 1993 to serve the North American market. The company's regular and organic hazelnuts are available in the following forms -- natural, dry-roasted, blanched, and diced kernels, as well as in paste and meal form. Headquartered in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, BALSU USA is part of the Turkish hazelnut company, Balsu Gida Sanayii A.S.

LongDa Foodstuff Group Company processes fruits and vegetables, grains, meats, and fish for sale domestically and for export. Its products include flour, freeze-dried foods, frozen fruits and vegetables, noodles, peanut oil, processed pork, prepared foods, and soy sauces. Other subsidiaries include agricultural support companies, a 20-store chain of supermarkets, a furniture and wood work manufacturer, a paper and plastic packaging factory, and a slaughterhouse. Many of the LongDa operations are joint ventures with companies from Japan and Singapore.

Paragon Vineyards owns a winery and vineyard in the San Luis Obispo area between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company makes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Port, and Syrah wines under the Baileyana label. The Paragon vineyards operate under the Firepeak name, which also is the namesake for a second line of Baileyana wines. Other labels include CADRE, tangent, and trenza. Bottles can be ordered online from those states that allow such shipments to be made directly to consumers. Baileyana wines are also available through distributors in about 35 states and for export to Europe, Canada, and Asia. Part of the Niven Family Wine Estates, Paragon was founded by Catharine and Jack Niven in the 1970s.

New Belgium Brewing Company Inc traces its origin to a bike ride through Belgium that inspired the company's founder, Jeff Lebesch to start the business. That jaunt is commemorated with the company's flagship product, Fat Tire ale. The regional Colorado brewery's other beers go by names such as Blue Paddle, Mothership Wit, and Skinny Dip, and a series of labels under the Lips of Faith name. New Belgium makes some 350,000 barrels of beer a year and distributes them throughout the US. The US's third largest craft brewer by sales in 2008, the company attributes its success to its "whimsical approach to business."

Graves Brothers produces grapefruits and oranges on the graves of timberlands. The company's orchards are located on about 6,500 acres of its former Florida timberland. It grows, packs, and distributes citrus fruit under the Orchid Grapefruit, Coral Produce, and Cypress Florida Citrus labels. Graves Brothers has customers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its varieties include ruby red, flame, Rio star, and white seedless grapefruit; navel, Hamlin, Valencia and temple oranges; and Orlando and Minneola tangelos. The company also has interests in timber, farmland, and real estate in South and North Carolina and Georgia. The company is owned and operated by the founding Graves family.

Founded in 2003, DS Waters has grown through the acquisition of regional brands and is owned by private investment fund Kelso & Co. The largest water-cooler delivery company in the US, the company delivers to homes and offices, owning some 25 manufacturing sites across some 40 US states. Regional brands offered by DS waters of america company include Alhambra, Belmont Springs, Crystal Springs, Hinckley Springs, Kentwood Springs, Nursery, Sierra Springs, and Sparkletts. The company also operates a national coffee and tea delivery service under the Roast2Coast banner and sells water filtration systems.

Monarch Beverages is a diversified, international beverage company operating in 35 countries and offering over 200 products spanning traditional carbonated soft drinks and New Age categories such as energy drinks.

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