Alpha Baking Co., Inc.

Alpha Baking Company, Inc. was established in 1979 with the acquisition of the Mary Ann Baking Company in Chicago. Founded in 1935, Mary Ann is best known for the ever-popular Chicago style poppy seed hot dog bun. In 1981, Alpha Baking purchased S. Rosen’s Baking Company, a Chicago staple and baker of Jewish hearth rye breads and variety rolls since 1909. Through the years, Alpha Baking has continued to grow with the acquisition of Kreamo Bakers in La Porte, Indiana in 1979, National Baking Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1997, Natural Ovens Bakery in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 2007 and recently in 2016 with the addition of a new sweet good facility in Chicago and a new baking facility in Grand Rapids, MI.

www.alphabaking.com

Amazing Fruit Products

Amazing Fruit Products is an innovative company dedicated to the development of all-natural fruit based snacks and ingredients. We have a US patented process for infusing dried fruit with all-natural fruit flavoring. This unique process takes place in our Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified plant under the highest standards of hygiene and manufacturing practice.

Amazin' Raisins come in a variety of crowd-pleasing flavors such as strawberry, sour lemon, orange, sour pineapple, peach, sour watermelon, and raspberry and come in a convenient 1.3 ounce single serving bag. Not only are they Smart Snacks, but each package has 1/4 cup of dried fruit which is the equivalent of the 1/2 cup fresh fruit requirement.

Amazin' Raisins are vegan, gluten-free, GMO-free, and manufactured in a facility that is entirely peanut and tree nut-free, making Amazin' Raisins free of all eight of the FDA's major food allergens.

amazingfruitproducts.com

America's Catch

Since 1987, America’s Catch has been committed to providing the best quality, freshest catfish available on the market. That’s why we are a vertically integrated catfish processor. We control the entire production process from the feed mill to the hatchery to delivery. This allows us to maintain the highest quality standards assuring that the freshest catfish reach the marketplace. At America’s Catch, we are committed to providing our customers the finest quality product available when you want it, where you want it, and the way you want it. We are America's Gourmet Catfish Company!

Our Recipe for Success:

• Vertically integrated process maintaining quality control standards from the hatchery to the consumer
• Own and operate a 5,000-acre farm
• One of the largest catfish producers in the United States
• State-of-the-art plant with processing capacity up to 280,000 lbs. per day

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Atlantic Capes Fisheries

Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. is a leading harvester and marketer of scallops and other seafoods from the cold, fertile waters of the North and Mid-Atlantic. The strength of Atlantic Capes Fisheries is the result of:

Direct production from our vertically integrated fleet of vessels;
Dedication to continued fleet expansion and modernization;
Industry leadership in conservation and sustainable management;
Pricing and Financial stability;
Industry experience.

www.atlanticcapes.com

Avieta

For the past 80 years and in the best artisanal Belgian traditions, Avieta has been combining classic recipes, superior quality ingredients, and know-how to produce its Baked in Belgium Waffles. Waffles are among Belgium's most iconic products along with beer and chocolate. Our family-owned company continuously strives for the best ingredients. All of our waffles are GMO-Free, have no preservatives, and have no coloring. Our premium and authentic Baked in Belgium Waffles are available in various local and international markets.

Avieta's waffles are produced in our bakeries in Belgium and are distributed by major food groups (branded, distributor's label, and co-packing). Our products include Authentic Brussels Waffles and Crunchy Pearl Sugar Waffles. Today, our Avieta's products are enjoyed in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, and Japan.

www.avieta.com

Bimbo Bakeries USA

Bimbo Bakehouse is a recognized leader in bringing top quality bread to in-store bakery, grocery shelves, and the foodservice industry for over a decade. We provide a full array of frozen bread products delighting our customers with artisan and crusty breads, rolls, baguettes, and sandwich breads. We are now proud to offer Sara Lee Bagels, Arnolds Sandwich Thins, Boboli Pizza Crusts, and Thomas' English Muffins.

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Buckhead-Appert’s

Appert's Foodservice's goal as a broadline foodservice distributor is to provide quality, friendly service with the delivery of every complete and accurate order. We provide you with the national and local brands you know and trust, and we also produce our own unique items at our USDA-inspected processing facility with competitive price points.

Appert's delivers more than just groceries – we are committed to providing you with the tools and services necessary to help you succeed. As your distributor of choice we partner with you for your success.

www.apperts.com

Bueno Foods

Since 1951, Bueno Foods has grown into one of the Southwest's premier producers of New Mexican and Mexican style foods, serving restaurant and retail customers throughout the US.

Bueno Foods started out as a small neighborhood grocery store called The Ace Food Store. In 1946, several brothers, members of a long-time New Mexican family, had just returned from serving in World War II when they scraped together enough money to start a grocery business. At first, the small operation was quite successful . . . that is until grocery store chains started infiltrating the Albuquerque market. The Baca brothers soon found out their small “mom and pop” store could not compete with the Piggly Wigglys and Safeways of the world. They wanted to make a go of their business however, and they began to think of ideas to make their enterprise work.

At first, they started integrating their mother’s delicious cooking into their business, adding a carry-out component to the store. The homemade traditional dishes were a hit but the Baca brothers realized, the carry-out couldn’t sustain them forever. At this time, they formed a partnership, manufacturing corn and flour tortillas on a pie crust roller, tamales, and posole. They moved their operation from Bridge, around the corner to Airway, the site of their childhood home. Then, the Baca brothers had an idea. They talked about it around the supper table with their mother and father. They talked about it day and night. It was the early 1950s and every household was getting a freezer. Birdseye frozen vegetables were becoming the rage.The brothers asked themselves two questions: “Why couldn’t they take their heritage and preserve it, so to speak? Why couldn’t they start with an autumn tradition and use freezers to make it last until the following year’s harvest?” In other words, they had the idea to take chile, roast it over an open flame as the wonderful New Mexico autumn tradition dictated, and freeze it so that people could enjoy green chile year-round.

The Baca brothers were the first to flame roast green chile on a commercial scale. There was no equipment for this kind of process, so they had to build it. There was no process, so they had to invent it. And so they did, more than 60 years ago. With a handful of products as their focus, Bueno Foods was born, founded in 1951. So, for over half a century now, Bueno Foods has grown steadily from a small neighborhood grocery store into one of the Southwest’s premier producers of New Mexican and Mexican foods, still owned and operated by the Baca family. Consistent quality and service, customer responsiveness, innovation and hard work have resulted in Bueno’s steady upward growth and success.

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Burke Corporation

Since 1974, Burke has provided the highest-quality pizza toppings and other fully cooked meat products for the foodservice and prepared foods industries. Our philosophy is to give our customers what they want, when they want it, every time. Burke delivers products that are consistent, convenient, authentic and flavorful. Our commitment to quality is demonstrated each and every day through safe and consistent products, accurate product development and exceptionally responsive customer service.

Headquartered in Nevada, Iowa, Burke Corporation manufactures and markets pizza toppings and other fully cooked meat products to be used as ingredients in other people’s products – restaurants, foodservice establishments, frozen manufacturers of entrees and appetizers, and consumers. Throughout more than 30 years in the topping business and 50 years in the pizza industry, Burke has served more than 2,000 customers.

The company originated in Ames in 1957 as Pronto Foods, a frozen pizza producer. Bill Burke Sr. joined the company as operations manager in 1964 and purchased the company in 1967. The company shifted direction in 1974, when Mr. and Mrs. Burke changed the name to Burke Marketing Corporation, sold the frozen pizza line and began producing and marketing select recipes of meat pizza toppings. A focus on custom formulation and private labeling was a natural next step.

In 1984, the company outgrew its Ames production facility and moved the major production line to its current location. Since that time, the company has constantly updated with multiple expansions, implementation of new technologies and the introduction of new product lines. In 1991, after more than 20 years at the helm, Bill Burke Sr. transitioned leadership to his son, Bill Burke Jr.

In 1999, Burke expanded its capacity, improved its quick-freeze process, and created a new Technical Center to house its chemical and microbiological laboratories. In 2004, Burke’s most aggressive expansion project to date increased production capacity, improved efficiency in freezing packing and distribution, and created a fully automated clean room. Burke Corporation has experienced steady growth over the years, now employing more than 350 team members and running three shifts per day.

While Burke continues to grow to meet the needs of its customers, the company’s ongoing commitment remains: To give customers what they want, when they want it, every time.

www.burkecorp.com

Carl Buddig & Company

What does it mean to be a family company? We are owned and operated by the Buddig family. We're proud to be entering our fourth generation of family ownership, which is nearly unheard of in today's corporate world. When we call ourselves a family company, we're also talking about your family. We have a proud tradition of innovating to better serve your family with fresh, great tasting, affordable meats. We're not content with meeting USDA standards. Instead, we're guided by a simple principle: Would we serve this to our family?

Buddig and Old Wisconsin have a reputation for high quality, delicious meats and handcrafted sausages. And with a convenient variety of flavors, serving sizes, and cuts, we have the perfect product options available to fit any need. With over 60 years of experience, we’ve customized solutions for generations of projects, events, and unique needs, and we’re ready to help make your next project a huge success!

With a wide range of flavors, varieties, and dietary options, Buddig and Old Wisconsin offer delicious options for everyone: Quality Lunch Meats, Hardwood Smoked, Flame Grilled Chicken, Shelf-Stable Hardwood Smoked Sausages, Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free, No-MSG Added, and Grilling Sausages.

Our hardwood smoked Fast Fuel sausage snack sticks are a shelf-stable source of tasty, on-the-go energy. Available in Beef and Honey Brown Sugar Turkey varieties, they’re low in sodium, fat, and sugar, and contain 40 calories or fewer per stick. That means they meet USDA Smart Snack standards, making them perfect for school food programs.

www.buddig.com

Clemens Food Group (Hatfield Quality Meats)

Hatfield Quality Meats is a family owned and operated company that has been in business since 1895. Hatfield Quality Meats is a manufacturer and supplier of quality fresh and manufactured pork products for retail and foodservice industries. Hatfield Quality Meats has prided itself on providing the most wholesome and great tasting pork possible. The pride and quality tradition of Hatfield Quality Meats that has carried the spotless reputation thus far, will continue as we enter into the next millennium.

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Deb-El Food Products

Founded in 1984 by Elliot P. Gibber, Deb-El Foods was designed to be the most modern egg drying plant in the world. From 1984 through 1993, the company’s sole business was the manufacturing and domestic and export selling of a complete line of dried egg products to the commercial food industry. While continuing to grow and diversify, Deb-El Foods remains one of the largest and most modern egg drying facilities in the world.

Ten years later, in 1994, Gibber added a line of liquid and frozen egg products, ideal for bakeries and food manufacturers.

That same year, Deb-El began to produce and distribute the company’s first retail product --- Just Whites --- under the Deb-El company name. With this entry into the specialty food industry, other products followed including Scramblettes, Whole Eggs, and the Island Blaze line of Hearts of Palm.

Gibber purchased G&L Food Products, LLC in 1996 and thus entered the food service business. The manufacturer of mayonnaise, salad dressings, powdered drink mixes, plus a variety of powdered products packed in cans, G&L packs products both under its own label as well as for private label. G&L’s house label for mayonnaise and salad dressing is called Robert’s Gourmet. The house label for powered drink mixes is Country Farm.

Deb-El Foods continued to grow as Gibber purchased the family egg breaking plant in Thompsonville, NY, and merged it into Deb-El Foods. The Deb-El breaking plant has since been remodeled and expanded and is now a state-of-the-art facility. The Thompsonville Deb-El plant manufactures a full line of liquid and frozen egg products both for the commercial food industry, as well as for the food service channels.

Deb-El Foods is now a major player in the egg product business in The United States and worldwide. Deb-El has the ability to provide any type of frozen, liquid or dried egg product that a commercial manufacturer or a food service operator would require.

www.debelfoods.com

Deep River Snacks

The world didn’t need another bag of chips, but it did need more companies that wanted to do things right. That’s why we started Deep River Snacks. We didn’t just want to treat our friends to the best tasting snacks ever; we wanted to help them too.

So we set up our family-owned business in Old Lyme, CT, a small town with a history of independence and volunteerism – perfect for a company committed to giving back.

We’re known for our kettle-cooked potato chips, but we actually started with popcorn. It took 19 recipes before our Sharp White Cheddar Popcorn beat our competitors in a blind taste test, but we think you’ll agree; it was worth it.

Our Mission Elevate snacking enjoyment through our unwavering commitment to:

• Simpler, Better Ingredients
• Disciplined Business Practices
• Making a Difference in Our Communities

Our Company Vision To challenge and redefine the snack industry while inspiring our communities to do the right thing.  

www.deepriversnacks.com

Diamond Crystal Brands

Solutions for flavor enhancement across the tabletop, solutions for private label and right-size packaging, solutions for your specific foodservice needs. Our extensive range of products and abilities enables us to confidently and continually deliver solutions that are innovative, collaborative, value-added and driven by strong brands you can trust.

For over 50 years, Diamond Crystal Brands has been a premier food service company. Headquartered in the lovely city of Savannah, we have five plants in Georgia, Iowa and California, that specialize in right-size packaging, wet and dry blended products, and custom printing.

While much has changed in our company and the food service industry since we opened our doors in 1966, one thing has remained the same: our reputation. Consistent quality, service, flexibility and innovation. That’s what we are known for, that’s Diamond Crystal Brands.

Give your customers the unsurpassed quality they deserve. With Diamond Crystal Brands, you'll shake it on, pour it out and serve it up with confidence every time. 

Count on Diamond Crystal to give you product variety, exceptional service and the best expertise you need to give your patrons the very best. 

We provide:

• salt and pepper flat pack packets    
• salt and pepper 2-flute and 4 flute packets    
• Pink and Blue sweetener packets    
• non dairy creamer, crushed red pepper and Parmesan packets    
• Non dairy creamer, EFG sugar, flowable brown sugar canisters gravy mixes    
• disposable salt and pepper shakers    
• sugar packets    
• Turbinado (flowable brown) sugar packets    
• dry puddings, mousses, gelatins and non-bake cheesecake mixes - also in sugar-free versions    
• dry drink mixes: regular and sugar free    
• non dairy soft serve    
• non dairy soft serve yogurt    
• dry gravy mixes    
• dry casserole mixes    
• cappuccino mixes    
• cocoa products

www.dcbrands.com

Eli's Cheesecake

Dedication. This word means a lot to us at Eli's Cheesecake. For almost two decades, we have been dedicated to providing our customers with products and services that live up to the name "Chicago's Finest." When my father Eli Schulman decided to create a special dessert for his restaurant so many years ago, he couldn't have realized how famous that dessert was going to become. Using the finest ingredients, an innovative recipe, and a lot of love, he developed a cheesecake so delicious that his customers demanded more.

At Eli’s that means everything from coming up with the perfect recipe and selecting the finest ingredients to hand-decorating and staying up all night to bake our crisp all-butter cookie crusts. Eli Schulman believed baking was an art. So when he created the very first Eli’s Cheesecake as the signature dessert for his award-winning restaurant, Eli’s the Place for Steak, a legend for 39 years, his customers proclaimed it “Chicago’s Finest.” With the same care and dedication demonstrated by Eli himself, The Eli’s Cheesecake Company, a family owned business, has been baking up delicious cheesecakes and other desserts since 1980.  At Eli’s, we slow bake our cheesecakes in small batches, taking the time to allow our ingredients to develop to their optimum flavors…the key to achieving Eli’s unique taste and texture. Eli’s prefers using regional ingredients from local farms and producers who share Eli’s commitment to quality.

www.elicheesecake.com

English Bay Batter Inc.

English Bay is a beautiful beach that is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is west of the downtown peninsula separating the bay from Burrard Inlet. The lively West End neighborhood of Denman St. and Davie St. begin at English Bay, where on both streets you'll find a great variety of restaurants, cafes and shops. In 1983 we were one of the popular retail bakery outlets on Denman street. We have moved from the bakery to manufacturing plants but still kept the name as inspiration for the café that started our journey.

Our founder, Jack Seguin, created the first cookie recipes that were hand scooped and baked for the retail outlet. The same quality ingredients are found in our unchanged base recipes of today. To meet the North American demand, our gourmet cookies are now made in larger manufacturing facilities with the same attention to superior quality as we did when we started in the small café. Now English Bay has 6 food plants that employ over 200 people. In Canada we have 2 facilities located in Delta, British Columbia; 3 in Mississauga, Ontario and in the US we have one facility in Columbus, Ohio.

English Bay Batter is available for all distribution channels: Food Service, In-Store Bakeries, Private Label, C-Stores and Club Stores. We offer our own (English Bay Batter) brand, co-manufacturing, Private Label and blending opportunities.

Our Research and Development is on-going, aiming to introduce new and exciting products to complement our delectable bakery lines. We are an aggressive, flexible company dedicated to satisfying customer needs and market demands.

We offer Frozen Cookie dough in pre-portion sizes, Scoop and bake pails; Chubs; Break and bake; and Seasonal Canisters. We also have frozen muffin batter in pails for scoop and bake convenience. Our Baked plant supplies gourmet cookies, muffins, brownies, fruit bars and graham crumbs. We expanded our offerings with a pastry line including biscuits, scones, cinnamon buns, crescent rolls, and pie crusts; a dry blend division offering bakery and drink mixes; salad dressings available in pails to foodservice; and our newest member is our fine line of English Bay chocolates.

www.englishbaycookies.com

Farmer's Rice Cooperative

Since 1944, we have supplied domestic and international food manufacturers, brewers, private retailers, exporters and distributors with premium quality California rice.

As industry leaders, we work to develop production, milling and marketing programs that ensure a secure supply of quality rice for consumers, a profitable return on the investments made by our member growers, and a responsible approach to the overall impact our business imposes on our environment.

 Farmers’ Rice Cooperative maintains its competitive edge because it invests time and resources in its business and establishes long-term relationships with its customers. The differentiation in the quality of FRC products that are used in manufactured food products and for direct consumption, together with the total service FRC provides to its customers, is recognized both domestically and internationally.

Farmers’ Rice Cooperative is committed to excellence. As industry leaders, FRC works to develop production, milling and marketing programs to ensure a secure supply of quality rice for consumers and a profitable return on the investments made by its members. No other rice business in the United States can match FRC’s ability to meet a wide variety of customer specifications while guaranteeing the overall quality of the finished product. Farmers’ Rice Cooperative continually redefines the standard of excellence that both domestic and international buyers should expect.

www.farmersrice.com/

Foster Farms - Corn Dogs

We could tell you the franks are plumper. The batter crunchier. The meat more generous. Our evalutaions show it's all true. But what it comes down to, what it all means, is this: These dogs sell.

And when you know the ingredients and process Foster Farms uses, that's exactly what you'd expect. Take our famous crunchiness. It comes from high-quality Pillsbury batter - the only kind we ever use. And these franks are plump, with a generous 50/50 meat-to-batter ratio. They're also fried in only 100% vegetable oil.

Our in-line process means the franks are stuffed, cooked in the smokehouse, chilled, put on a stick, battered, flash fried and frozen immediately fro ultimate freshness, shape and batter coverage. Better still, with Corn Dogs prepared daily in Oregon, California and Alabama, we can quickly deliver that freshness to any region of the nation.

All of which makes Foster Farms Corn Dogs, Pop Dogs and Pancake Wraps a tasty - and profitable choice for any operation. Why not add them to yours?

www.fosterfarmsfoodservice.com

Foster Farms Foodservice

www.fosterfarmsfoodservice.com

Godshall's Quality Meats

From very humble beginnings, Godshall's Quality Meats has grown from a single butcher shop with two employees to a company with two locations, in Telford and Lebanon, Pennsylvania, currently employing over 200 people. The Godshall Family, now in its third generation of leadership, remains dedicated to supplying premium turkey, beef, and pork specialty items to its loyal customers. We expect change for the better with a firm commitment to maintaining the highest quality in our entire product line and a long standing belief in strong moral values and dedication to our customers

www.godshalls.com

Gold&Green Foods

Gold&Green Foods is a cross-cultural food tech company that sells and develops novel, delicious, and sustainable plant protein foods. We combine the latest Nordic food science findings and the pure, natural, and trendy Nordic ingredients with some specific Asian food technologies in our innovative products. With our smart plant protein, the people who care about the wellbeing of themselves, their children, and the planet can make better nutritional choices.

Every meal we eat shapes the world we live in. Gold&Green Foods decided to be the change that the planet and our children need. Made from clean Nordic oats and beans, Gold&Green Pulled Oats is full of protein but free of all additives and e-codes. It's the perfect ingredient for all the meals you love. It is rich in goodness but free from compromises. The revolutionary new plant protein is born - a unique combination of Nordic oats, legumes, and love. Its juicy and spicy-loving texture is perfect for frying, and it's the perfect ingredient for all the meals you love.

Gold&Green Pulled Oats is a vegan product that's full of fiber and minerals and totally free of genetically manipulated ingredients, additives, or preservatives. You can use oats to cook anything your heart and taste buds desire. If you suddenly find yourself starving and stretched for time, grab a ready-to-cook Oatburger or pan-fried patty or Nordic Oatballs that are ready whenever you are. Gold&Green Pulled Oats pack all the amino acids your body needs, and the production process creates way less greenhouse gases and uses way less water than it takes to produce meat.

Gold&Green Pulled Oats is made with just five simple and wholesome ingredients - oats, yellow peas, faba beans, cold-pressed canola oil, and salt. It's made by mechanically heating and abrading the ingredients - absolutely no additives or chemicals are used in any part of the process.

Gold&Green Foods' products include Nordic Oatballs, Nordic Oatballs Meze, Nordic Oatballs Tomato, Pulled Oats Pan-Fried Patty, Pulled Oats Hamburger, Pulled Oats Nude, Pulled Oats Tomato, and Pulled Oats Mexico.

goldandgreenfoods.com

Hilton Whole Grain Millers Ltd./WOWBUTTER

WOWBUTTER Foods is a small family business, owned and operated by the Mahon family.  We started over 20 years ago with the idea of creating unique natural foods grown on our very own farms where we could provide superior quality products by completing every step of the process from "Field to Table" all in one facility.   We also wanted to work towards ensuring the future viability of our family farm and at the same time help support other local neighbouring family farms.

Through many years of product development, trials and test marketing, we have progressed to the point where we now focus specifically on soy based foods using soybeans grown on our own farms and other local neighbouring farms located in the fertile soil of South-western Ontario, an area renowned worldwide for its high quality soybeans.  In particular, our "Wow! Tastes Just Like Peanut Butter!" Safe-for-School WOWBUTTER spread has become our main product line that has been selected as the focus of our efforts and the product we feel is most needed and most beneficial to society.

Having experienced first hand the impact of peanut allergies in our family and the importance of providing a peanut free environment for school kids, we developed our unique Safe-for-School WOWBUTTER specifically as a peanut butter replacement that "Tastes Just Like Peanut Butter!" for use in schools and other public institutions.  We are proud to produce this much needed peanut butter replacement because it provides good nutrition at a time when better child nutrition is desperately needed in society.  The benefits of consuming soy foods as part of a healthy diet are well known and extremely important during childhood years and throughout adulthood.

www.wowbutter.com

Impossible Foods

Together, Impossible Foods is working to transform the global food system by inventing better ways to make the foods we love without compromise. Food is essential for life yet a virtually unexplored scientific frontier. Impossible Foods lives at the edge of this frontier, investigating the molecular basis of food flavors and textures, learning how the foods we choose affect our planet and our bodies. We're discovering healthy and sustainable new ingredients from nature. Our brilliant team of curious, creative, and collaborative scientists take a fresh look at food and invent new ways to make the meat we crave directly from plants.

Remember the best burger you've ever eaten? Our dedicated team of top scientists, farmers, and chefs spent the last five years studying it from cow to bun. Then we identified methods and ingredients to naturally recreate everything - the sights, sounds, aromas, textures, and flavors. The result? This impossibly delicious game changer of a burger. Because we use 0% cows, the Impossible Burger uses a fraction of the Earth's natural resources. Compared to cows, the Impossible Burger uses 95% less land, 74% less water, and creates 87% less greenhouse gas emissions.

impossiblefoods.com

ItalCrust

Two time award winning ItalCrust Frozen Pizza Crusts are the best in class solution to premade crusts.  Better than par baked pizza crusts and easier than pre-sheeted, our dough is made with "00" flour and five simple ingredients,  proofed for twenty four hours, hand-stretched and then wood fired.  Treated with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, ItalCrust will allow you to create a truly authentic, scratch quality, pizza, with faster prep, no waste, less space and more oven types.

ItalCrust Wood Fired Pizza Crusts and Flat Breads allow chefs to consistently create scratch quality, artisan, recipes with the convenience of par baked. ItalCrust has set the gold standard for pre made pizza crusts, allowing any food service operation to have a viable, authentic alternative to working with pizza dough while consistently delivering pizzeria quality to their customers.

www.italcrust.com

Kelley Bean Co.

Kelley Bean's Brown's Best label can be found in supermarkets throughout the United States as well as many private labels packaged by the company.  The company originates Great Northerns, Pintos, Small Reds, Pinks, Light Red Kidneys, Blacks and Navies with growers in the high plains.  Relationships with growers and dealers throughout the country give Kelley Bean Co. the capacity to ship all major varieties of beans and peas to all domestic and foreign markets.  Kelley Bean's business is done on a wholesale basis through a network of brokers and warehouses as well as direct sales with our marketing staff in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Kelley Bean Co. has been in the bean business since 1927 with the founding of the Chester B. Brown Co.  Chester Brown introduced Great Northern beans to the dry climate of Western Nebraska and the company began processing those beans in 1927 and has since continued. 

The merger with Kelley Bean Co. in 1982 and the addition of many locations and relationships over the years has given the company the stability to lead in all areas of the bean industry.

www.kelleybean.com

Koch Foods

Koch Food's custom-driven philosophy has enabled us to evolve into a fully integrated producer of poultry, and manfacturer of chicken, beef and pork value-added products. We strive to achieve the highest quality and food safety standards, setting the benchmark for our industry!

Many of the services that are important to you are what made Koch foods a leader. From our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to our coast-to-coast distribution network, we stand ready to meet your every need!

We control each component throughout our entire supply line, from the grain that we feed our chickens to the fleet that is entrusted to bring our products to your door. We strive for excellence in everything we do! That's the foundation of the business we have built over the past two decades.

Our customers are the driving force behind our exceptional products and services. It's simple...Our customers demand the best. We deliver it.

We know taste matters. Chicken should be flavorful, tender and juicy—and it should be made with ingredients you recognize. That’s why we’ve worked with a team of culinary experts to develop a line of frozen chicken products everyone in the family will love. Because there’s no reason your dinner can’t be easy, delicious and all-natural.

www.kochfoodsinc.com

Langer Juice Company

We make juice. We drink a lot of juice as well. In fact, we taste every batch before the Langer label reaches the bottle. Growing up, we drank fresh juice every day; Dad was our "head juicer," and we were his "official tasters". That's how we discovered which fruits made the best blends and the best tasting juice.

Since the formation of the company in 1960, the Langer family has remained actively involved in every aspect of making juice, from production and marketing to quality assurance

Family owned Langer Juice Company, Inc., has emerged as a major force in the very competitive juice industry. Producing beverages in many of the high volume categories that include apple, cranberry, grape, citrus, pomegranate and tropical blends, the Langer brand can be found in major retailers across the country. Recently they have expanded their Langers Plus product line to include nine varieties of enhanced 100% juices, which contain added nutrients, essential antioxidants, minerals and herbs. The newest additions include a vitamin enhanced water and No Worries brand cocktail mixers. Langer Juice Company is located in City of Industry, CA.

www.langers.com

Lawrence Foods, Inc.

A FAMILY BUSINESS RUN WITH PRIDE: Traditions of quality and service have made Lawrence Foods a preferred supplier to in-store and retail bakeries, foodservice operators and commercial manufacturers throughout the country for over 75 years. Today, Lawrence Foods is one of the bakery industry’s leading ingredients suppliers. We occupy a technologically advanced facility in suburban Chicago and manufacture the industry’s finest fillings, toppings, icings, glazes, jellies, preserves, dry mixes and specialty items. 

ONLY THE FINEST INGREDIENTS: Unlike many of our domestic and foreign competitors, we do not own interests in orchards or agricultural processing plants. This allows us to buy in the geographic regions offering the finest fruit from season to season. We demand the best to ensure that our customers get the best.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Our technical staff includes a senior research scientist, food technologists and master bakers who are all dedicated to helping customers achieve their unique business objectives. With a working baking environment operating as part of our testing laboratory, we can better understand our customers’ challenges and develop ingredient solutions for them.

EXPANDING CUSTOMER HORIZONS: We listen carefully to our customers because what they tell us is our primary source of information in developing innovative product and packaging concepts for them. That’s why we serve the largest to the smallest retail bakery operations, commercial manufacturers and foodservice operators and distributors across the country.

WE WANT TO BE YOUR BAKING INGREDIENTS PARTNER!

www.lawrencefoods.com

Lindsay Olives

Founded in 1912, Bell-Carter Foods is the largest table olive producer in the U.S. and the second largest in the world. We produce and sell well over half of all California olives in the nation, providing full-time employment to more than 500 people. For nearly a century, our focus has been on providing innovative, best-in-class olive products, along with the industry's absolute best service. Our resulting leadership position has made us the ideal partner for retailers and foodservice organizations alike.

Wherever the Bell-Carter name is associated with our products, you have our personal assurance that they are the absolute finest available. We won't have it any other way.

www.bellcarter.com

Magic Seasoning Blends

The seeds of the company were planted in Chef Paul's mind back in the days when he was traveling around the United States, slipping his tasty combinations of dried herbs and spices into the otherwise unexciting dishes served in the restaurants where he worked. Once back in Louisiana, he continued his practice of adding his unique blends to recipes, and when customers asked the secret of his seasoning, he would make up little batches to give away.

These packets proved enormously popular, and soon putting them together became a time-consuming practice. After discussing the matter with his employees, everyone agreed that a separate facility was needed and the blends could be sold on their own. Not only would such an arrangement free the restaurant staff for their primary responsibilities, it would enable many more home cooks to add Chef Paul's seasonings to their food.

And so a company was born. There were obstacles to overcome, of course, but through perseverance and ingenuity the fledgling firm grew so that now it occupies its own modern 30,000 square foot plant, with 38 employees and distribution in all 50 states and 25 foreign countries.

magicseasoningblends.com

Notables

Notables® is a nutritionally conscious, cost effective and eco-sensitive prepackaged food company.

Driven by individuals committed to school nutrition, our Mission Nutrition by Mello Smello brand has supported and stood side by side with the industry for over twenty-five years and this experience has taught us that schools are seeking innovative ways to increase meal participation while offering great-tasting, nutritious foods. Out of this understanding, Notables® was born, and our first goal was to transform school breakfast.

Each Notables breakfast, when paired with milk, meets the reimbursement requirements of the federal School Breakfast Program by offering two shelf-stable whole grain bread products (or a meat alternate paired with a whole grain bread) as well as a fruit component, prepackaged in a 100% recycled decorative meal bag. Check out our pre-packaged snacks too, new this year!

We are committed to offering only the highest quality foods, in a convenient, kid friendly manner, and we are dedicated to increasing meal participation by supporting school breakfast and after school snack programs.

www.notables.com

Ole Mexican Foods, Inc.

Olé Mexican Foods was established May 5, 1988 in Decatur, Georgia, a suburb to the east of Atlanta, with a small machine that produced 400 dozen tortillas per hour. Growth was so fast that by the end of the year, we moved to a larger facility in Chamblee, Georgia and added a second tortilla maker. Today, we have 5 lines of production and work around the clock, 7 days a week to create what we feel is the best tortilla products on the market.

As our growth continued, we expanded company operations throughout the southeast, doing business first in Florida and then in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia and eventually throughout the entire southeastern United States. We have warehouses and distribution centers in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with our main operations being our Atlanta location.

With 89 thousand square feet of space in our Atlanta warehouse alone, Ole Mexican Foods produces and distributes are range of tortilla products including La Banderita, La Popular, Olé Brand and our Olé Food Service line.

Currently, OLE Mexican Foods is one of the largest tortilla manufacturers in America with products sold from coast to coast. We offer a wide range of authentic Mexican products beyond the traditional tortilla, including chorizos, cheeses and Xtreme Wellness Products. Veronica’s enduring commitment to quality and family has never changed. The Moreno family continues to run the company guided by their promise of delivering high quality products. It is this commitment that we hope to share with you each time you make OLE Mexican foods a part of your own traditions.

www.olefs.com

Original Bagel Company

Founded in 1995, Original Bagel has become well-known for it's upscale Park Avenue boiled bagels.

www.originalbagel.com

Otis McAllister

Otis McAllister is a leading global food company that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes club stores, traditional and non-traditional retail, and food service. Founded in 1892, it is one of the oldest and most widely known companies dealing in the worldwide trade of food products. The firm is headquartered in Oakland and maintains offices in Bangkok, Caracas, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Hong Kong, and Mexico City. 

We are committed to growing our distinctive culture and holding to our core values. These values are reflected in our business principles, which emphasize integrity, innovation, and a commitment to improving the lives of our customers and the communities around them.

The Otis McAllister culture reflects much more than a structure of corporate information. Instead, it is the values first established by San Francisco civic leaders James Otis and M. Hall McAllister that have been carried forward by succeeding generations.

Our Vision:
To be the global leader in the international trade of food and beverages and to be a top innovator of nutritious food products.

Our Mission
To provide our global customers the widest breadth of sources for high quality foods, beverages and food ingredients. To conduct business with all suppliers and clients in an ethical manner befitting our one hundred and twenty year history as a key company in the worldwide food industry.

otismcallister.com

Passport Global Foods

Passport Food Group was founded in 1978 as Passport Asia Associates. Operating as Wing Hing Noodle Company, it started out literally as a "mom and pop" operation with one machine making authentic noodles for Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles.

Over the years, the company grew larger expanding its wide range of Asian noodle products and other specialty ingredients including rice and tofu products. Today, Wing Hing Foods, LLC. supplies many large chain restaurants and food retailers across the country with fresh, authentic Asian ingredients.

In January 2010, Passport Asia Associates changed its name to Passport Food Group to provide the structure for acquisition of other food companies. In addition to the products manufactured, Passport provides sourcing services to many customers to identify quality manufacturers around the globe who can support the unique flavors and textures that chefs demand and consumers crave. Our sourcing programs will be fully compliant with the Food Safety Modernization Act in 2013 as we staff our office in Asia with dedicated quality inspectors and logistics professionals.

Future plans for Passport Food Group include expansion into other specialty Southeast Asian food products for its customers to satisfy its mission of "Bringing the world to your plate."™

www.passportfood.com

Pasta Montana

Situated in the heart of Montana's Golden Triangle, a region in North Central Montana which is famous for its gluten strength and high protein Durum Wheat, Pasta Montana manufactures over seventy dry pasta shapes ranging from Petite Shells and Orzo to Fettuccine. Everything from the plant's processing and packaging machinery to the 30,000 square foot storage warehouse is state-of-the-art. With multiple Long Goods and Short Goods pasta lines, we are large enough to service industrial client needs but small enough to provide excellent customer service.

Pasta Montana's products include Long Pastas, Short Pastas, Pastinas, Noodles and Ribbons, and Specialty Shapes.

www.pastamontana.com

Peppers Unlimited of Louisiana, Inc.

Established in 1993, Peppers Unlimited, Inc. carries through a long Bulliard family tradition of crafting pepper sauce - 100 years and 4 generations. When we say we know peppers, we mean it! Edmond and Louise Bulliard produced and bottled the first commercially sold Cayenne Pepper Sauce in 1910, and we’ve been packing peppers ever since.

Located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, our state-of-the-art, 200,000-square-foot facility boasts the capacity to produce more than 100,000 gallons of bulk sauce a day and allows us to serve more than 500 clients worldwide in three distinct industries: Retail, Food Service, and Industrial. The second biggest producer in the market and the fastest growing, we’re the business you know by flavor not name. Only 25% of our bottled product carries the Bulliard brand, but we guarantee you know our customers well. National retail brands, top restaurant chains, hospitals, schools, military, and prisons worldwide rely on our customized sauces to spice up their food and heat up their sales.

Delivering something different for everyone, we use only top grade ingredients to produce superior products with a level of expertise and experience perfected over a century. Renown for our blending prowess, we’ll meet or beat the competitor’s best. Add our family-style service, on-time delivery, rapid reaction time, and no-fail product consistency, and you know why our customers keep coming back.

peppersunlimitedofla.com

Prop & Peller/BC International Trading

Prop & Peller's mission is to be happy and make its customers happy every single day. These aren't just words to us or a mandate from our founder Claudia Hillmeier, they're our way of life. After all, life's too short to be miserable and not love what you do. We truly love what we do and you can taste it in every savory morsel of our pretzel twists, breads, and desserts.

Do you know why our Bavarian delights don't taste like cardboard? It's not just because Claudia was born and raised in Bavaria that our desserts taste so heavenly. It's not just because she spent years perfecting the most authentic Bavarian recipes that our breads taste so divine. And it's not just because she collaborated with the most renowned Bavarian pretzel baker, Oswald Piller, that our pretzels taste unlike any other you've experienced. It's because we're happy to serve you, happy to work together, and happy to create genuine connections with every single customer and happy to see you smile when you take that first bite.

Prop & Peller's products include 5oz King Soft Pretzels, 14oz Mega Soft Pretzels, 10oz Jumbo Soft Pretzels, 2.7oz Classic Soft Pretzels, 4" Pretzel Burger Buns, 6" Pretzel Hot Dog Buns, Pretzel Subs, Pretzel Bites, Cinnamon Pretzel Bites, Bavarian Apple Strudels, and Bavarian Apple Rings.

propandpeller.com

Quality Candy Company, LLC

Company Profile: Quality Candy Company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high quality hard candy and soft sugar candy.  In addition to a leading position in the foodservice market, Quality Candy produces and sells two distinct lines of branded products: King Leo®, the oldest continuously sold brand of peppermint candy, dating back to 1901; and Gilliam®, a brand of colorful stick candy and high quality hard candy dating back to 1927.  Combined, the two brands make Quality Candy the leading manufacturer of stick candy in North America. Quality Candy also provides contract manufacturing services to leading marketers of both mass and niche product lines.

Quality Candy’s manufacturing facility is located in Tijuana, Mexico, just across the border from San Diego. The factory has been in continuous operation since 1986, and has always been in good standing with all relevant agencies due to an impeccable record for food safety. The plant operates twenty-four hours a day with a base of approximately 300 employees and has 14 production lines.
The corporate office relocated from Julian, California to Henderson, Nevada, in 2004.  The company has always been a privately held family business.

www.qcandy.com

Rana Meal Solutions

Beloved in Italy for over 50 years, Giovanni Rana now brings its love and passion for authentic Italian pastas and sauces to the US. We combine the highest quality ingredients with industry leading production capabilities and a passion for innovation to bring you a distinctive offering of food service pastas, sauces, and meal solutions. Our pastas and sauces are made only with the finest ingredients from around the world.

Giovanni Rana's pasta varieties include Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli, Cheese Lovers Tortelloni, Mushroom Ravioli, 4 Cheese Ravioli, 5 Cheese Tortellini, Chicken Mozzarella Tortelloni, Mozzarella Cheese Ravioli, Cheese and Uncured Bacon Ravioli, Spinach and Cheese Tortelloni, Butternut Squash Ravioli, Artichoke Ravioli, Italian Sausage Ravioli, Prosciutto and Cheese Tortelloni, Roasted Tomato and Mozzarella Tortelloni, Shrimp and Lobster Ravioli, Chicken and Roasted Garlic Ravioli, Tagliatelle, Fettuccine Paglia E Fieno, Gnocchi Di Patate, Spaghetti, and Oven-Ready Lasagne Sheets. Giovanni Rana's sauces include Basil Pesto, Bolognese, Alfredo, and Marinara.

www.giovanniranausa.com

Randolph Packing Co.

Randolph Packing Company was founded in 1928 by Angelo Carmignani in Chicago’s famed Fulton Market district on Randolph and Sangomon Streets. His vision of manufacturing authentic Old World style sausage in the tradition of his sausage making ancestors in Italy continues today.

Today his son Angelo Wayne Carmignani owns Randolph Packing Company. The original company and two additional manufacturing locations were relocated into a state of the art manufacturing facility in Streamwood, IL approximately ten years ago. The Old World style manufacturing philosophy continues:

• Using fresh, never frozen, 80% lean pork trimmings received daily
• Using fresh spices, blended consistently by computer
• Literally manufacturing product to order, never inventorying products
• Offering our customers the highest quality products consistently

Randolph Packing Company’s commitment to quality is displayed in its state of the art facility, literally a plant within a plant. The sausage manufacturing is conducted totally under refrigeration in an insulated enclosed building within the facility. Product is never exposed to outside temperatures. All product is manufactured, blast frozen and shipped within five days. Strict sanitation and quality control programs are maintained.

Randolph Packing Company considers all our products unique because of the personal way in which they are manufactured.

• Using a slurry for spicing to guarantee that no “hot bites” of spice will appear in our product
• Consistently even grind to all products
• Using quality natural casings for a better bite

Randolph Packing offers private label programs developed especially to suite the needs of multi-unit food service organizations and retail chains. Our nationally recognized proprietary labeled products ("Randolph Brand", "Papa Carmignani's Preferred", "Randolph Market", and "Porky's Last Stand") are currently available, supported with extensive merchandising programs.

www.randolphpacking.com

Riceland Foods Inc.

Riceland Foods, Inc. is a farmer-owned cooperative formed in 1921 to market rice. It has grown to become the world's largest miller and marketer of rice. 

Today, Riceland markets rice, soybeans, wheat and other feed grains grown by its 9,000 farmer-members in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana. Each year, its 1,800 employees receive, store, transport and market more than 125 million bushels of grain. Riceland is recognized as the seventh largest grain storage company in North America

Rice, edible oil and shortening products are marketed under Riceland and Chef-way labels, private labels, as ingredients and in bulk. These products are sold across the nation and to over 60 foreign destinations. Riceland is a major supplier of quality foodservice products.

Generation after generation of Riceland farmers have planted, cultivated and harvested rice that became Riceland Rice. That tradition continues today. Each Riceland product is backed by generations of rice farmers whose goal has always been to produce the finest quality rice in the world.

The mission of Riceland Foods, Inc. is to enhance member value through returns and service.

www.riceland.com

S&D Coffee & Tea

Roy Davis Sr. and Lawrence Switzer founded S&D Coffee in 1927 with a vision for S&D to transform the coffee business serving the grocery marketplace in the early days. Under Roy Davis Jr., who succeeded his father after Roy Davis, Sr.'s death, we became focused on independent restaurants in the 60's. In 2000, Roy Davis Jr. retired from his role as President and CEO and retained the role of Chairman of the Board, appointing Ron Hinson as President & CEO. The company invested in square footage expansion for warehousing and packaging lines as well as the addition of tea blending capabilities including the establishment of the direct sourcing of tea.

S&D's push for innovation has led it into new markets including tea, food ingredients, and emerging beverages. In 2006, a state-of-the-art tea blending facility was completed to allow for the flexibility to formulate custom tea blends for customers as well as meet the manufacturing demands of S&D tea brands.

In 2009, S&D acquired the licensing and intellectual property rights to The Toddy Company, gaining access to cold brew extraction techniques and exclusive rights to produce liquid products at commercial scale. Armed with this expertise, S&D constructed a new facility and has become a leader in natural extracts and concentrates from coffee, tea, and botanicals.

www.sdcoffeetea.com

S. A. Piazza/Wild Mike's

The quality tradition of Piazza’s began in 1967 with the personal dedication of Ron and Carol Piazza. The couple started making fresh pizzas in their home and selling them in Portland, Oregon. Customers raved about their zesty, homemade pizza sauce and the consistent quality of their pizzas.

That same tradition is carried on today by second-generation pizza maker, president and CEO, Steve Piazza. Current home for S.A. Piazza & Associates, LLC is a state-of-the-art production facility.

 Under the care and management of S.A. Piazza & Associates, LLC the company has mushroomed into one of the most efficient pizza manufacturers in the United States. Our personal dedication has never changed. S.A. Piazza & Associates, LLC is one of the cleanest, most efficient pizza producers anywhere. The consistent quality of our pizza speaks for the personal commitment we have made to create a superior pizza product.

www.sapiazza.com

Sambazon. Inc.

The journey began when we experienced açaí with local surfers during a trip to celebrate the new millennium in Brazil. Amazed by the natural energy and nutritional benefits of this amazing fruit, we were quickly hooked. Our last night in Brazil, we started working on a plan to share açaí with the world and in early 2000, Sambazon was formed.

We scraped together enough money to buy a container of frozen pulp and some marketing fliers and began trying to convince juice bars in Southern California that açaí was the real deal. By the end of that first summer, over 50 juice bars were selling Sambazon Açaí Smoothies. We started expanding all over the country, approaching the best juice bars we could find in places like South Beach, New York City, Boulder, and Oahus North Shore. We did endless samplings, demos and promo events, and people loved it.

Today our products are sold in virtually every health food store, juice bar and conventional grocery store in the U.S. and we continue to work hard to spread the word about açaí.

In Brazil, we have been working with the local NGOs to build the supply of organic and sustainable açaí. Over 10,000 people in the Amazon help us harvest açaí through our certified organic program. These people now have an incentive to manage their land and protect it for generations to come.

www.sambazon.com

Singleton Seafood

Singleton Seafood is a total supplier to the food industry of high-quality seafood products from around the world. Major line items include Breaded Shrimp, Cooked Shrimp, Peeled & De-veined Shrimp, Breaded processed Crab and Seafood Specialty Items.

www.singletonseafood.com

Snak King

Snak King is one of the largest snack food manufacturers in the United States. Our family of branded snacks can be found in various outlets including convenience stores, grocery stores, club stores, mass merchandisers, drug stores, vending machines, institutional food service operations, and airlines.

With an unwavering commitment to high quality and customer service, we also produce and package snacks for many of the world's major food companies and retailers. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and our innovative R&D team keep Snak King on the cutting edge of new product development.

Our brands include Granny Goose, Jensen's Orchard, El Sabroso, and The Whole Earth.

www.snakking.com

Stratas Foods

Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

www.stratasfoods.com

Sunny Sky Products

We know the heart and soul of a great beverage is quality and taste. We’ve built our solid foundation by choosing the best ingredients, finest flavors, and newest innovations for manufacturing. Across beverage categories, no matter your specific industry, you’ve come to the right place. Here, you will find a beverage program worthy to write home about.

sunnyskyproducts.com

TW Garner Food Company/Texas Pete

TW Garner Food Company has been producing Texas Pete® Sauces and Garners® Jams, Jellies and Preserves since 1929.

Looking forward into a rich future of innovations in manufacturing, marketing and distribution, TW Garner Food Company leads on the path they have blazed, holding dear to the principles of honest values; a dedication to produce the very best products possible; provide responsive and dependable customer service and uphold a commitment to continue functioning as upstanding corporate citizens, giving back to the community for the support and nurturing they have received.

texaspete.com

Tasty Brands

Great tasting products that meet the newest guidelines for Breakfast, Lunch, Supper and Summer – At Tasty Brands that is what we strive to provide our customers. We work tirelessly to ensure that all of our products are in line with the ever-evolving nutritional regulations, without sacrificing taste and quality.

With over three decades of experience in the K12 segment, our research and development team regularly explores methods to offer products that are higher in nutrition, superior in flavor and appealing to all students.

At Tasty Brands, the answer is YES, even before we hear the question! As part of our commitment to customer service we strive to offer the highest level of quality possible in every part of our organization – Production, Customer Service, Research & Development, Sales and Marketing. We continue to deliver the best possible buying experience and appreciate any suggestions you may have for improvement. We realize that listening to our customers will always allow us to offer better products and service.

www.tastybrandsk12.com

The Sustainable Agave Company

We have a lot of experience with agave. Our sister companies produce tequila and agave nectar, and we have witnessed first hand the waste in production of both.

We saw first hand the lack of environmentally friendly options for straws that met our standards available to bars and restaurants.

In a world where our awareness of the impact of consumption on our planet has grown, we looked for environmentally responsible solutions for our agave plant waste.

We can now provide a superior sustainable, biodegradable alternative to plastic straws.

https://sustainableagavecompany.com/

Upper Crust Enterprises, Inc.

Our legacy of Upper Crust Enterprises, Inc. and Gary Kawaguchi began with Fishking Processors, Inc, better known as Mrs. Friday’s. Mrs. Friday’s began in 1955 in Los Angeles by Masashi Kawaguchi, Gary’s father. Mrs. Friday’s quickly became renowned for its innovative quality breaded seafood. 

To maintain the company’s high level of quality and differentiation, the Kawaguchi family introduced to the U.S. “Panko” - Japanese Bread Crumbs as a coating on its seafood. The Panko coated shrimp and fish became a hit with restaurants nationwide. Originally the Panko bread crumbs were imported; however, in the early 1980’s the family decided to build a facility and manufacture their own Japanese Panko Bread Crumb. It was the first Panko manufacturer in the U.S.

As the family business continued to expand, Gary Kawaguchi always followed his father’s vision. Through the Company’s acquisition in the mid 90’s Gary remained on the Management team committed to the success of Mrs. Friday’s while managing the Panko business. In 2006, when the Mrs. Friday’s breaded seafood operation was merged and moved out of California, Gary purchased the Panko operation and changed the name to Upper Crust Enterprises, Inc. Gary continued the business and his family’s life-long dream of satisfying customers by providing innovative Japanese quality Panko Bread Crumbs and Tempura Batter mix.

Today, our Japanese Panko Bread Crumbs are sold throughout the entire United States, Canada, Mexico, Barbados, Belize, Italy, Israel, Australia, Panama, Ecuador, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Guam and Saipan. We supply various restaurant chains in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. We added Tempura Batter mix to our product and have customers locally and internationally. All of our products are Kosher Certified, have Zero Trans Fat and backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not happy with the performance of our products we will refund your purchase price.

www.uppercrustent.com

Valley Lahvosh Baking Company

Valley Lahvosh Baking Company was founded in Fresno, California, in 1922 by Gazair Saghatelian. A master baker in his native Armenia, Gazair became well known for creating his deliciously different breads and crackerbreads.

Through the years, his daughter Janet carried on his traditions. Today, still under the operation of Gazair’s family, and in its original historical location, Janet’s daughter Agnes continues the bakery’s commitment to Gazair’s quality and goodness.

A family tradition in taste, lovingly preserved for today's generation and beyond.

www.valleylahvosh.com

Vanee Foods Company

Vanee™ is the ingredient that professional foodservice operators use when they need to create low cost and easy-to-execute menu items. Vanee™ can help you turn back-of-the-house simplicity into front-of-the-house enjoyment. Our products include Roasted Gravies, Broths, Breakfast Entrees, Dinner Entrees, Meats, and much more.

Vanee has been family owned and operated since Joseph and Adriana Van Eekeren first started the Vanee Foods Company way back in 1950.

From those heady, early days of selling frozen tubs of oven-roasted sliced beef in gravy to local restaurants and taverns to what must have seemed like the far-flung future of the 21st century where we now find ourselves, Vanee has had a decades-long commitment to quality, innovation and foodservice operators everywhere.

www.vaneefoods.com

West Point Dairy

West Point Dairy has three locations, one in West Point, Nebraska, the second in Hyrum, Utah, and the third in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Our butter is churned daily from pasteurized cream. We use no preservatives and only natural ingredients. This is why we can guarantee you will be enjoying the finest quality butter, made with care, when you use butter produced by West Point Dairy Products, LLC.

West Point Creamery was started by Frank Figge in 1947. The manufacturing location was in downtown West Point, at 402 S Main. This plant was primarily engaged in manufacturing butter, buying farm separated cream at various cream stations in northeastern Nebraska. Locally, businesses like Ortmeier Produce and Kaup Feed & Seed would purchase cream from Cuming County farmers, and then resell it to the creamery. Cream in cans from locations further away, was shipped in by rail and off-loaded at the West Point train depot. In 1960, Harry Robison joined the company both as an owner and manager.

In May of 2005, Mark & Susan Peckham sold West Point Dairy Products, Inc. to the Wuethrich family, a manufacturer of butter in Wisconsin, and the name was changed to West Point Dairy Products, LLC. Since that time, the plant has continued operations, with a growing emphasis on private labeling and specialty packaging. This emphasis, along with a continued growth and development in the condensed buttermilk sales, is putting the company in an excellent position for a successful future.

www.westpointdairy.com

Westminster Bakers Co., Inc.

Westminster Crackers established in 1828.

Old-Fashioned Oyster Crackers - These All-Natural, Trans-Fat-Free crackers are fresh, crispy and full of flavor. Low in fat, low in salt, with no cholesterol, sugar or preservatives. Your customers will immediately notice the Westminster difference. Old-Fashioned Oyster Crackers are light, puffy crackers that don't sink or get soggy in soups and chowders. Simply the best oyster crackers on the market today!

Old-Fashioned Squares - Low in fat and sodium, with no cholesterol, sugar or preservatives, Westminster All-Natural, Trans-Fat-Free squares are firm and flaky, with a wonderful flavor, Old-Fashioned Squares are the superior complement to soups, salads, hors d'oeuvres, cheese and chili. Packed two crackers per package, Old-Fashioned Squares with their fresh-baked taste and home-baked look simply say, "We're the best cracker you can offer!"

www.westminstercrackers.com/foodservice