Cooperative Regions of Organic Producers Pool (CROPP) is one of the largest organic farmer cooperatives in the US. Its 1,341 farmer/members produce the co-op's Organic Valley Family of Farms brand of fluid and shelf-stable milk, along with cheese, butter, and soy milk. Beyond the dairy barn, the cooperative also offers organic citrus juices, produce, eggs, meats, and poultry. Organic Valley retail products are sold at food retailers, and its ingredients are marketed to other organic food processors. Wisconsin-headquartered CROPP's member/farmers are located in California, Florida, and the northeast, northwest, and midwest regions of the US.

Miss Meringue is the leading company in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia for over 12 years. We've been in business since 1997 with a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, California and 15 restaurants stretching from San Diego to San Francisco. We pride ourselves on producing the most delicious and authentic French inspired desserts. From Meringue Cookies, Specialty Cookies, Madeleines, and Food Service Desserts, we manufacture for all major U.S retailers, club stores, restaurants, hotel chains and key accounts.

Lotus Bakeries focuses on authentic specialities from the biscuit and cake world: caramelized biscuits (speculoos), gingerbread, cake specialties, waffles and pepparkakor biscuits. Lotus Bakeries, with headquarters in Belgium, is a dynamic, internationally oriented company with production facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Canada, own sales organizations in 9 European countries and in the United States of America/Canada and an export department for the other countries. With 1,245 employees, Lotus Bakeries produces and sells high-quality, tasty products under the Lotus, Peijnenburg and Annas brand names. By maintaining a health balance between tradition and innovation, Lotus Bakeries indulges consumers with a unique range of products. In 2008 the Group achieved a turnover of EUR 256.7 million. The shares of Lotus Bakeries are listed on Euronext Brussels.

The market for vegetarian-fed, hormone-free beef is quite the cash cow for Meyer Natural Angus. After acquiring Coleman Natural Foods' beef division and Laura's Lean Beef, Meyer Natural Angus is now one of the top producers of natural beef (i.e., fed a grass- and grain-only diet, using no hormones or antibiotics) in the US. Its meat comes from the 43,000-acre Meyer Company Ranch in Montana and 200 contracted Red Angus cattle ranchers across the US. Processing about 10,000 head of cattle every month, Meyer's sells its fresh and frozen ground beef, bulk and pre-formed patties, fresh and frozen steaks and cuts, and dry-aged steaks throughout the country.

Campbell Company of Canada (Campbell Canada), 11 billion letters are used worldwide every year to make Campbell's alphabet soups. Fear not, this overview will not be anywhere near that long. The first foreign division of US parent Campbell Soup, Campbell Canada began operations in 1930 and has grown to be one of the country's major food manufacturers. Its products include canned and shelf-stable soups and broths, bottled sauces, and canned and bottled juices. It also manufactures value-added frozen food products for the foodservice industry.

Caribe Food was founded in 1970 by Guillermo P. Rodriguez. Caribe Food imports and exports fresh fruits and vegetables, specializing in tropical produce. It distributes its products to customers including supermarkets, restaurants, and wholesale companies throughout North and South America and the Caribbean. Caribe's products include plantains and apple bananas (those cute little bananas in the grocery's produce section); even more exotic are malangas, cassava, and yampi. Caribe company's more familiar fruits and vegetables include avocados, papayas, mangos, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, oranges, pears, onions, and potatoes.

Retail farm-supply and grain-marketing cooperative GROWMARK can mark its growth by the grain. A member-owed agricultural co-op, GROWMARK serves farmers in the midwestern US and Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1980, it has more than 250,000 members. Under the FAST STOP name, the co-op runs more than 300 fuel stations and convenience stores in the Midwest. Its Seedway subsidiary sells commercial vegetable seed and farm seed for turf, and grains including alfalfa, corn, wheat, and soybeans. GROWMARK also offers fertilizer, seeds, ethanol, biodiesel, and farm financing. Its MID-CO COMMODITIES subsidiary trades grain and offers advice regarding futures and options.

The Cambria Winery grows chardonnay, pinot noir, and syrah grape varietals on its 1,400-acre vineyard located 17 miles from the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Maria Valley just north of Santa Barbara, California. All of its wines are made from these estate-grown grapes, which are hand picked from the vine. Cambria proprietor, Barbara Banke, is also vice chairman of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, which she co-founded with her husband, Jess Jackson. Cambria's wines can be purchased at beverage retailers in the US and from the company's Web site, but all online purchases are subject to state restrictions.

Kodiak Fishmeal Company opened business with a new fish by-products processing facility in January of 1995. Its purpose is to produce top-grade fishmeals for use in the aquaculture and livestock feed markets as well as the agriculture business. The facility consists of 23,216 square feet and is capable of processing over 1,000 metric tons of fish per day.

Mavericks these days are the ones who don't use chemicals. Maverick Ranch, doing business as Maverick Ranch Natural Meats, only processes and distributes meat that has had limited or no exposure to antibiotics, pesticides, or steroids. Its meat products include natural beef, pork, buffalo, lamb, chicken, chicken eggs, turkey, turkey eggs, and an array of sausage, all of which it sells to more than 2,000 grocers in the US. Maverick's flagship product, extra lean ground beef is 96% fat free. Along with its fresh meats, the company offers fully-cooked meat entrees.

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