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Founded in 1915, Amira has evolved into a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, with sales in over 40 countries today. Amira sells Basmati rice, which is a premium long-grain rice grown only in certain regions of the Indian sub-continent, under their flagship Amira brand as well as under other third party brands. Amira sells its products primarily in emerging markets through a broad distribution network. Amira’s global headquarters are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and it also has offices in India, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Pete Pappas & Sons Inc., a 4th generation family owned and operated business, grows, ships, packs and distributes fresh produce. This family business began in 1942 and has grown into two in-house brands: Patricia Brand Premium Produce and Pete`s Garden Organics. Pete Pappas & Sons has also expanded into farming in Tennessee, with their farm called Smoky Mountain Family Farms. Pete Pappas & Sons is run from a state of the art and fully refrigerated Jessup, MD warehouse spanning a whopping 120,000sf. The company was founded around tomatoes in the 1940s and it has grown to now specialize in many types of premium produce including tomatoes, berries, onions, peppers, melons, local and seasonal produce and even organics. Both the Jessup facility, and farm location in Tennessee are GFSI and organic certified.
At Glanbia Nutritionals our purpose is to deliver better nutrition for every step of life’s journey. We achieve this through our diverse portfolio of both dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. Glanbia Nutritionals sells a total of 400,000 tonnes of cheese per annum and are the leader in the American-style cheese market. Along with this, Glanbia Nutritionals is the number one provider of whey based nutritional solutions and the number two producer of premixes in the world. Nutrition is at the core of Glanbia Nutritionals’ business, whether it’s in the form of 640lb blocks of natural cheese, specialised value-added protein systems or micronutrient premixes. Nutrition has never been more relevant to the global market than it is today. As a large global provider of ingredient solutions, this provides huge opportunity for Glanbia Nutritionals. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories over several years facilitating increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality. Glanbia Nutritionals aim is to ensure that Glanbia continues to leverage both dairy and non-dairy capabilities to meet the ever evolving demands of customers and end consumers across the globe. Glanbia Nutritionals has a truly global reach serving 83 countries. Our 2000 employees are based across 11 state of the art production facilities in the U.S, Germany and China, 38 sales offices and 3 innovation centres. Our 2015 revenue was €1.2bn. To everything we touch we add the perfect ingredient, building better nutrition for people everywhere… Just add Glanbia.
Califia Farms (pronounced “Cal-lah-fee-ya,” like California): Inspired by the bounty of California, Califia Farms’ mission is to innovate delicious plant-powered foods for mindful nourishment. The company was named a 2015 “Breakout Brand” by Beverage World, BevNet`s 2015 "Brand of the Year" and is a leader in the revolution to de-commodify the food and beverage industry by creating innovative, healthy and great-tasting premium beverages that make it easy for consumers to go ‘plant-powered’ and dairy-free, without compromise. Founded in 2010 by a farmer’s co-operative based in the San Joaquin Valley and headed by beverage visionary Greg Steltenpohl, Califia Farms is a uniquely California company. Its Bakersfield, Calif. manufacturing plant uses artisanal processes to create healthy and delicious plant-based beverages, is eco-friendly, energy efficient and repurposes more than 90 percent of its post-production byproduct. Califia Farms is one of the fastest-growing natural beverage companies in the U.S., as well as the leading brand in the natural products nut milk and coffee drinks category.
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