Manufacturers

  • Chiquita Brands International Incorporated

    Chiquita Brands International Incorporated

    Chiquita Brands International Incorporated (CBII) and its subsidiaries is a major company engaged in marketing and distributing fresh produce, the most well known of which being bananas.  The company is headquartered in Ohio, USA. History CBII’s history began in 1870 when Captain Lorenzo D. Baker bought 160 bunches of bananas and sold them in New…

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  • Associated Milk Producers Incorporated

    Associated Milk Producers Incorporated

    AMPI is a dairy cooperative that processes and distributes billions of dairy products to different parts of the country. The company’s headquarters are located in Minnesota, USA History AMPI was founded in the year 1969, when more than a hundred dairy farmers came together for the purpose of adding more value to the milk they…

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  • Flowers Foods Company

    Flowers Foods Company

    Flowers Foods Incorporated is a company engaged in the production and marketing of bakery products in the United States. Its headquarters is located in Georgia, USA. History Flowers Foods was started in 1919 by brothers Joseph Hampton and William Howard Flowers. They originally named the business Flowers Baking Co. and set its main office in…

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  • American Crystal Sugar

    American Crystal Sugar

    The American Crystal Sugar Company is a cooperative of sugar beet farmers. Currently, its members are at a total of 2,800 farmers and its products are distributed throughout the country and internationally for its industrial customers. History Crystal Sugar’s history started when investors, headed by Henry Oxnard, put up a factory for beet sugar in…

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  • Foremost Farms USA

    Foremost Farms USA

    Foremost Farms USA is a cooperative which is owned by more than 2,000 dairy farmers in the USA. This cooperative’s farmers supply billions of gallons of milk every year which is then processed into various dairy products for distribution and marketing. History Foremost Farms USA was founded in 1995 with the consolidation of several cooperatives…

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  • Michael Foods, Inc.

    Michael Foods, Inc.

    Michael Foods, Incorporated is a major food processing company primarily focused on the production of refrigerated potato products and processed eggs. The company is headquartered in Minnesota, USA. History A large part of the growth and expansion of Michael Foods, Incorporated is attributed to the number of established companies that have joined the Michael Foods’…

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  • Seaboard Corporation

    Seaboard Corporation

    Seaboard Corporation is a worldwide conglomerate with diversified operations. It is primarily engaged in ocean transportation and agriculture businesses such as pork processing and production in the United States. History Seaboard Corporation’s history began  in 1918 when it started in the flour business by buying its first mill in Kansas. A year later, the company…

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  • The Dannon Company, Incorporated

    The Dannon Company, Incorporated

    The Dannon Company, Incorporated is a United States subsidiary of French company Groupe Danone. Dannon’s yogurt product competes with General Mill’s YoPlait for being first place in the US market. History The history of Dannon started in Spain in 1919. Isaac Carasso decided to start a yogurt business in Barcelona with the goal of introducing…

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