| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Karlis Baisden |
Director of Information Technology | Profile |
Where Food Comes From, Inc., is an independent, third-party food verification company. To put it simply: We are the ultimate food nerds! We care about food, how it`s grown and raised, the quality of what we eat, what farmers and ranchers do, and authentically telling that story to you. We visit farms and ranches and look at their plants, animals, and records, and compare all of the information we collect to specific standards or claims they want to make about how they are producing food. We strive each and every day to ensure that everyone involved in the food business—from growers and farmers to retailers and shoppers—can count on Where Food Comes From, Inc., to provide authentic and transparent information about the food we eat and how, where, and by whom it is produced.
From beverage solutions and sauces to marinades and seasonings, ILLES Foods has provided custom-crafted culinary creations and R&D expertise to food service chains chains, food manufacturers, and grocery retailers across the US for almost 100 years. The family-owned and woman-run company is a key partner to companies looking for product development excellence, creativity, and speed to market paired with a laser focus on a better customer experience. The values we`ve learned and lived over the years — trust, food safety, excellence, creativity, teamwork, giving back to the community — motivate our people to help our customers be better with us than without us, and are the driving forces behind our growth. ILLES Foods was started by Austrian-Hungarian Olympian-turned-chemist Arpad Enoch (A.E.) in his home`s extra bedroom. Today the company operates two different manufacturing plants – a total of about 300,000 square feet between dry and liquid production. 2020 marked a new era at ILLES Foods, with Cristin Illes Kahale, the founder`s great-granddaughter and the fourth generation of the family, taking helm of the business.
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Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation, offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs and butter by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms' ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. Vital Farms also prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, and crew members and stockholders. Vital Farms' pasture-raised products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee and liquid whole eggs, are sold in approximately 13,000 stores nationwide.