D. D. Williamson is one of the world's leading manufacturers of caramel colorings, which used for tinting such products as beer, bread, yogurt, and pet foods. D. D. Williamson company makes more than 100 varieties of colorings used by food and beverage makers around the world, including soft drink maker Coca Cola. D. D. Williamson also makes other natural coloring ingredients in a rainbow of colors used to create dairy products, dressings, sport drinks, and other foods and beverages. D. D. Williamson company has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Kenneth Lee and Caryl Levine started Lotus Foods, Inc. in 1995. Lotus Foods is a leading importer and distributor of organic and specialty rice. Lotus Foods company purchases rice primarily from family farms overseas; its products include such varieties as Organic Jasmine, Bhutanese Red, and Cassava Sesame. Lotus Foods distributes rice to specialty gourmet and natural food stores and to restaurants. It also sells rice and rice cooking products to consumers online.

Founded in 1946 by Sol Friend, On-Cor is now owned by his son and company president, Howard Friend. On-Cor Frozen Foods company's Redi-Serve and On-Cor frozen products run the gamut from down-home comfort foods like macaroni and cheese or Salisbury steak to more fancy fare such as breaded veal Parmigiana. Its more than 20 different On-Cor-branded meals come in two-pound sizes to feed a family of four. The Redi-Serve line offers ready-to-eat meat items including beef patties and chicken strips. On-Cor Frozen Foods company's products are available at food retailers and to foodservice suppliers throughout the US.

McCall Farms company farms and cans tomatoes, okra, corn, squash, beans, peas, peaches, peanuts, and greens. Its products are sold in mostly the southeastern US. The produce is grown on McCall's 2,000-acre South Carolina farm; it also contracts with growers for another 3,000 acres. The company offers about its foods under the Margaret Holmes and Miss Millie brands and also makes private-label and foodservice products. Under the Peanut Patch brand, McCall offers the hard-to-find traditional Southern treat -- boiled peanuts. In 2009 McCall acquired another Southern specialty food maker, Glory Foods.

MMPA was formed on May 23, 1916 when a small group of dairy farmers from the Howell area gathered at what was then the Michigan Agricultural College in East Lansing. They met to establish a stable, reliable market and price for their milk. The principles and organizational structure which these intuitive farmers established in 1916, laid the ground work for what is now an integral part of today's dairy industry. The basic premise of a cooperative, groups of people working together for the betterment of all, has been instrumental in this country's history. We continue to do business through cooperatives today because history ensures us that it works.

Ventura Foods, LLC is a joint venture between CHS and Mitsui & Co. that was formed in 1995. Ventura Foods is one slick company. Its branded and private-label products include salad oils, shortenings, margarine, butter and butter blends, pan coatings, liquid butter alternatives, mayonnaises, salad dressings, fruit glazes and more. Ventura Foods company also makes soup and flavor bases and concession items such as popcorn popping oil. It sells its products to foodservice operators, other food manufacturers, and retail food stores in the US and abroad. Ventura's consumer brands include Marie's Dressing, Dean's Dip, Gold 'n Soft margarine, and LouAna Oils.

The grower-owned cooperative's 1,300 members grow and harvest about 300,000 tons of apples each year to make apple juice and cider. The co-op produces the Tree Top brand of apple juice, blended fruit juices, and applesauce, among other products, for consumers and the foodservice industry. It also provides dehydrated and frozen fruit products to food manufacturers worldwide through its ingredients unit. Tree Top operates several production facilities in Washington and California and distributes its products through various channels, including retailers and brokers, in 30 states and several international markets.

Kagome Co. Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture, purchase and sale of food products. Kagome Company has two business segments. The Food segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of drinks, gifts, food and food products for business, the manufacture and purchase of fresh vegetables, the purchase and sale of agriculture-related materials, as well as the sale of seeds and seedlings. This segment is also engaged in the mail-order business of products of Kagome Company. The Others segment is involved in the logistics and real estate businesses. As of March 31, 2010, Kagome Company had 11 subsidiaries and four associated companies.

QAF Limited is an investment holding and management company. The principal activities of QAF Company consist of the manufacture and distribution of bread, bakery and confectionery products; provision for warehousing logistics for food items; trading and distribution of food and beverages; production, processing and marketing of meat; feedmilling and sale of animal feeds and related ingredients; production, processing and sale of dairy products, and manufacture and sale of fruit juice-concentrate and investment holding. QAF Company operates in five segments: food manufacturing, bakery, primary production, trading and logistics and investments and others. As of May 6, 2009, QAF Limited announced that its interest in Australian incorporated joint venture company, Diamond Valley Pork Pty Ltd (DVP), has increased from 51% to 80%.

Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) is a major manufacturer of an excellent array of grain-based products including food, pharmaceutical and personal care starches, maltodextrins and corn syrup solids, grain neutral spirits, industrial starches and animal nutrition ingredients. The Company, a subsidiary of Kent Corporation, markets its products worldwide.

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