Customers, Food & Beverage

Inspiring conversations around the world, Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. is building brands people want to talk about. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for our brands, including Jim Beam® Bourbon, Sauza® Tequila, Canadian Club® Whisky, Courvoisier® Cognac, Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Laphroaig® Scotch Whisky, Cruzan® Rum, EFFEN® Vodka, Larios® Gin, Whisky DYC®, Teacher's® Scotch Whisky, DeKuyper® Cordials and Liqueurs and Knob Creek® Bourbon. Beam Global Spirits & Wine is part of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), a leading consumer brands company. For more information on Beam Global Spirits & Wine, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, visit www.beamglobal.com and www.drinksmart.com.

Bridgford Foods Corp. engages in the manufacture, processing, and distribution of frozen, refrigerated, and snack food products in the United States and Canada. Its products include biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, dry sausage products, beef jerky, sandwiches and sliced luncheon meats. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

As the most recognized name in turkey, the Butterball brand represents more than 50 years of cherished memories with consumers globally. Our retail, deli, and foodservice products are distributed throughout the United States and in more than 20 countries worldwide. The tradition of providing top-quality, great-tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day has made our brand an American favorite. Headquartered in Garner, NC, Butterball is the largest producer of turkey products in the United States.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing and sale of fresh shell eggs. The Company, which is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, currently is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States and sells the majority of its shell eggs in approximately 28 states across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

Founded October 13, 1887 by 21-year-old Conrad Frederick Sauer, The C.F. Sauer Company produces quality flavorings, spices, sauces and condiments, including Sauer's line of herbs, spices, mixes, flavorings and extracts, Duke’s Mayonnaise, BAMA Mayonnaise, and The Spice Hunter gourmet spices, blends and meals in a cup. The company celebrated its 120th birthday in 2007 and continues to be owned and managed by members of the Sauer family.

Chattanooga Bakery is the one and only maker of the MoonPie, a four-inch-round sandwich cookie made of marshmallow fluff layered between graham crackers and coated with chocolate. In addition to its original size, MoonPies are available in double-decker and mini iterations. The snack food is produced at the company's bakery and sold nationwide at many food retailers, as well as at mass merchandisers, convenience stores, and through vending machines.

With nearly a century of service, Chicken of the Sea is one of the oldest seafood companies in the United States. While the company has changed over the years, their products, marketed under the Chicken of the Sea® trademark and the Mermaid logo since 1952, have always been trusted for great taste and high quality.

Constellation Wines U.S. has been a leader in the wine industry for more than 60 years. Founded in 1945 by Marvin Sands, Constellation Wines U.S. represents the U.S. wine and spirits business of Constellation Brands. Today, they are the world's largest wine business by dollar volume and the leading premium plus wine supplier in the United States.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. The Company is a leader in manufacturing, selling, and distributing soft drinks. With corporate offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Company does business in eleven states, primarily in the Southeast.

With global sales growing in country after country, Ferrero is today one of the largest confectionery companies in the world. The Ferrero Family continues to delight its global consumers with a seemingly inexhaustible line of unique, high-quality products, not only in the spread and candy aisles, but also in the bakery and beverage sections.

Innovation and dedication to quality are essential ingredients to Golden Flake's success. It is their goal to provide exciting new products that taste great and offer great value, a tradition that has made Golden Flake a brand Southern consumers know and trust.

Founded in 1849, Gorton's is one of America's oldest continuously operating companies. Headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Gorton's continues to be the innovative leader in the seafood industry. Gorton's full line of frozen seafood products includes Breaded and Battered Fish Sticks and Fillets, Flavored Fillets, Tenders, Shrimp Bowls, Popcorn Shrimp, Grilled Fillets, including Tilapia and Salmon, Premium Fillets, and Grilled Shrimp. Gorton's products are available nationwide in better independent and chain grocery stores.

The story of Grimmway begins right here in an agricultural haven known as the Southern San Joaquin Valley in central California. The Grimm brothers began nurturing their family business in the fertile soil of Kern County more than 3 decades ago. Today, Grimmway is the largest producer of carrots in the world, processing 40,000 of CA's 75,000 acres of carrots. Grimmway has been family owned and operated for over 40 years

Hartz understands how important your pet is to you and your family. That's why they've dedicated more than 80 years to providing products that keep pets happy, healthy and thriving.

Heineken owns and manages one of the world’s leading portfolios of beer brands and is one of the world’s leading brewers in terms of sales volume and profitability. Our principal international brands are Heineken and Amstel, but the group brews and sells more than 170 international premium, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders, including Cruzcampo, Birra Moretti, Foster's, Maes, Murphy's, Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Tiger, Sagres, Star, Strongbow and Zywiec.

Herr Foods is a leader in the snack food industry. Herr Foods continually introduces the innovative products and packaging needed to satisfy ever-changing appetites and tastes. Its full line of quality snacks currently consists of more than 340 items including potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, cheese curls, popcorn, crackers, nuts, pork rinds, onion rings and meat sticks.

The Hershey Company is the largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionery products. With revenues of nearly $5 billion and more than 13,000 employees worldwide, The Hershey Company markets such iconic brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey is the leader in the fast-growing dark and premium chocolate segment, with such brands as Hershey's Special Dark, Hershey's Extra Dark and Cacao Reserve by Hershey's. Hershey's Ice Breakers franchise delivers refreshment across a variety of mint and gum flavors and formats.

The J. M. Smucker Company was founded in 1897 when the Company's namesake and founder sold his first product — apple butter — from the back of a horse-drawn wagon. Today, over a century later, The J. M. Smucker Company is the leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, sweetened condensed milk and health and natural foods beverages in North America. Its family of brands includes Smucker's®, Jif®, Crisco®, Pillsbury®, Eagle Brand®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, White Lily® and Martha White® in the United States, along with Robin Hood®, Five Roses® and Bick's® in Canada. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago.

For over 108 years, The J. M. Smucker Company has been headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, and has been family run for four generations. Since 1998, the Company has appeared on FORTUNE Magazine's annual listing of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States, ranking number one in 2004.

The Jel Sert Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 1926 and remains privately held. The origin of the name was derived from their first gelatin product made from a combination of jelly and dessert. Since their early beginnings Jel Sert has been committed to providing consumers with quality products that puts the fun in food. Jel Sert’s popular brands include Kool Pops, Otter Pops, Flavor Aid and Royal Pudding.

Kraft Foods is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, with annual revenues of more than $34 billion. For over 100 years, Kraft has offered consumers delicious and wholesome foods that fit the way they live. Kraft markets a broad portfolio of iconic brands in 155 countries, including seven brands with revenue of more than $1 billion, such as Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese; Post cereals; Nabisco cookies and crackers; Jacobs coffees and Milka chocolates.

Since its inception in 1913, Lance has been dedicated to providing fresh, great tasting snack options for your busy lifestyle. Whether it's one of our 16 varieties of Lance sandwich crackers - baked fresh with real peanut butter or real cheese filling - or one of our nuts, cookies, popcorn, cakes or other snack foods, you can rest assured that you're getting high-quality ingredients and a snack that's sure to satisfy even the loudest growling tummies.

The Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc., located at the Corner of Cucumber & Vine in Mount Olive, North Carolina, was originally founded to brine cucumbers to be sold to other pickling firms. From a modest beginning in 1926, the Mt. Olive Pickle Company has grown to become the largest independent pickle company in the United States. The company packs over 100 million jars of processed and fresh pack pickles, relishes and peppers annually.

National Beverage Corp. is a leader in the development and sale of flavored beverage products in the United States, offering the widest selection of flavored soft drinks, juices, sparkling waters and energy drinks. The philosophy of their creative and dynamic team is to provide quality products that meet the demands and changing lifestyle of the most discriminating consumer. National Beverage is focused on enhancing growth with energy and healthy products through both specialized packaging and innovative product development. National Beverage… the "one-stop beverage shop", trades as FIZZ on the NASDAQ.

Since Henri Nestlé developed the first milk food for infants in 1867, and saved the life of a neighbor’s child, the Nestlé Company has aimed to build a business as the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company based on sound human values and principles.

While Nestlé's Corporate Business Principles will continue to evolve and adapt to a changing world, their basic foundation is unchanged from the time of the origins of their Company, and reflects the basic ideas of fairness, honesty, and a general concern for people.

Novamex is the leading marketer of Branded Mexican Food and Beverage products in the USA where it has exclusive distribution rights for Jarritos, Sangria Señorial, Sidral Mundet, Mineragua, Chocolate Ibarra, Cholula, and D'Gari. As marketers Novamex focuses on all aspects of brand management, from production in Mexico to consumption in the USA. As a distributor, they manage a network of over 50,000 distribution points from coast to coast.

Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including PUR®, Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Pringles®, Folgers®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Actonel®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette® and Braun®.

Red Bull is the world market leader and inventor of the Energy Drink Business - Red Bull engages in the marketing and sales of energy drink in the whole world. Red Bull is the beverage for athletes, professionals, students - short for everybody who needs some energy - in Europe, the Americas, Australasia, Africa and Japan. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Fuschl am See near Salzburg in Austria.

Founded in 2005, the Icelandic Milk & Skyr Corporation makes Icelandic-style yogurt, skyr, under the brand name siggi's. Skyr is a strained yogurt, made from skim milk so it is thick and creamy, high in protein, and non-fat.

Based in Princeton, New Jersey, Snack Factory was founded in 2004 by snack food pioneers Sara and Warren Wilson. From their humble start selling funnel cakes at county fairs, the couple went on to create New York Style Bagel Chips and Pita Chips (sold to RJR Nabisco in 1992). Today, Snack Factory is reinventing the pretzel category with the world's first spreadable pretzel cracker, Pretzel Crisps®. For more information, please visit pretzelcrisps.com or become a fan at www.facebook.com/pretzelcrisps. Pretzel Crisps®. Rethink your pretzel!

Stemilt Growers Inc. is a privately owned fresh tree fruit grower/packer/shipper established by current Board Chairman Tom Mathison in 1960. The Mathison family has been in the business of producing tree fruits since 1914 when the family’s first orchards were established near Wenatchee on Stemilt Hill, overlooking the mighty Columbia River. Stemilt continues to be solely owned by the Mathison family, with five packing facilities in Washington and one in Stockton, Calif. Stemilt is the largest fresh cherry grower/packer/shipper in the U.S., as well as a national leader in apples, pears and organic tree fruits.

To ensure that pure, natural rainwater would always be available, Texas Rain principals formed a new company in late 2009 to carry on the business under the name Texas Natural Rainwater Harvesting & Bottling LLC. The firm then secured and outfitted, near Smithville, Texas, the world's largest fixed-capture area rainwater bottling facility.

Truco Enterprises was founded in 1991 by Roy Truitt and David Silver and is now a top provider of Southwest-Mexican-Style snacks and drink mixes. Truco products have presence in all 50 states as well as several foreign countries. Moving forward, there will be an exciting expansion of products that currently include a variety of tortilla chips, dips and drink mixes.

Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, aims to add vitality to life by meeting everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Each day, around the world, consumers make 150 million decisions to purchase Unilever products. The company has a portfolio of brands that make people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

In the United States these brands include recognized names such as: AXE, "all", Ben & Jerry's, Bertolli, Breyers, Caress, Country Crock, Degree, Dove personal care products, Hellmann's, Lipton, Knorr, Popsicle, Promise, Q-Tips, Skippy, Slim-Fast, Snuggle, Suave, Sunsilk and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies. Dedicated to serving consumers and the communities where we live, work and play, Unilever in the United States employs approximately 13,000 people in 60 office and manufacturing sites in 24 states and Puerto Rico - generating nearly $10 billion in sales in 2006.

Headquartered in Concord, MA, Welch's is the processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative. Welch's is owned by 1,150 family-farmers across America and in Ontario, Canada, who make up this cooperative, and who are responsible for growing the Concord and Niagara grapes which are pressed to produce Welch's juices and other grape-based products. Welch's products are sold throughout the United States and in approximately 50 countries around the globe.

The Wine Group's innovations have changed the way millions of Americans enjoy wine. The company pioneered the wine-on-tap category with Franzia, and made this the fastest growing wine package of the 1990s. The company is also a leader in developing and marketing new varietals and blends, and recently introduced freshness assurance dating to the wine industry.

Wrigley is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, and lollipops. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and distributes its world-famous brands in more than 180 countries. Wrigley's well-loved brands include Extra®, Orbit®, Doublemint®, 5™, Juicy Fruit® and Eclipse® chewing gums, as well as confectionery brands Skittles®, Starburst®, Altoids® and Life Savers®. Wrigley is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and operates as a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated.

Zero Technologies, LLC, creators and distributors of the breakthrough water filtration technology known as ZeroWater®, is headquartered in Bensalem, PA. Founded in 2002, the company’s mission is to provide the public with an easy, comprehensive, do-it-yourself water treatment system that allows them personal control of the quality of their drinking water.