The Top 100: Corporate Profiles 51-100

The top 100 food and beverage processing companies in the U.S. and Canada are profiled in this annual feature. Find company contact information, major brands, key executives and main product areas.

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To read the main article on the Top 100 processors and how our list was compiled, see "The Top 100: It’s been a tough year." Access processor profiles ranked 1-25 here. Access processor profiles ranked 26-50 here.


51. Fortune Brands Inc.

1700 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich, CT 06870-0811
Phone: 203-698-5000; Fax: 203-637-2580; www.fortunebrands.com

Executives: Chmn., CEO: Norman H. Wesley; SVP-Finance & Treas.: Mark Hausberg; SVP and CFO: Craig P. Omtvedt; SVP-Strategy & Development: Christopher Klein; SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary: Mark Roche

Subsidiaries & Divisions: Spirits & Wine; Home & Hardware; Golf

Brands: Canyon Road, DeKuyper, Geyser Peak, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Maker’s Mark, Sauza, Whyte & Mackay

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Product Areas: Alcoholic beverages


52. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-644-2121; Fax: 312-644-0097; www.wrigley.com

Executives: Chmn/CEO: William Wrigley Jr.; COO: Ronald V. Waters; SVP-Worldwide Strategy & New Business: Peter R. Hempstead; SVP & Chief Innovation Officer: Surinder Kumar; SVP & Chief Admin. Officer: Dushan Petrovitch; SVP-Worldwide Supply Chain: Darrell R. Splithoff; VP & CFO: Reuben Gamoran; VP, Secy & Gen. Counsel: Howard Malovany; VP-Manufacturing: Donald E. Balster; VP-Worldwide Gum Base Operations: Vincent C. Bonica; VP & CIO Donagh Herlihy; VP-Worldwide Engineering: Shaun Kim; VP-Nordic: Jon Orving; VP & Managing Dir.-West Europe: Frank Birkel; VP & Chairman-Europe: Stefan Pfander; VP-Worldwide Procurement: Patrick Mitchell; VP & Managing Dir.-East/Central Europe: Igor Saveliev; VP & Treasurer: Alan J. Schneider; VP & Managing Dir.-North Europe: Denis Schrey; VP & Managing Dir.-North America/Pacific: Ralph Scozzafava; VP-R&D: Tawfik Sharkasi; VP & Managing Dir.-China: Samson Suen; VP & Managing Dir.-Asia: Michael Wong; Gen. Mgr.-New Confectionary Brands: A. Rory Finlay

Brands: Airwaves, Altoids, Creme Savers, Doublemint, Extra, Ice White, Life Savers, P.K, Alpine, Eclipse, Freedent, Juicy Fruit, Spearmint, Big Red, Excel, Hubba Bubba, Orbit, Winterfresh, Big League Chew, Bubble Jug, Bug City, Blasters, Bubble Tape, Everest, Sugus

Subsidiaries & Divisions: Amurol Confections Co., Yorkville, Ill.; Four-Ten Corp., Chicago; L.A. Dreyfus Co., Edison, N.J.; Northwestern Flavors Inc., West Chicago, Ill.; The Wrigley Company Pty., Sydney, Australia; Wrigley Austria Ges.m.b.H., Salzburg, Austria; Wrigley Bulgaria EOOD, Sofia, Bulgaria; Wrigley Canada, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada; Wrigley Chewing Gum Company Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; Wrigley Zagreb d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia; Wrigley s.r.o., Prague Czech Republic; The Wrigley Co. Ltd., Plymouth, England, U.K.

Product Areas: Chewing gum, confectionary products


53. Colgate-Palmolive Co.

300 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-310-2000; Fax: 212-310-3405; www.colgate.com

Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Reuben Mark; Vice-Chman: Javier Teruel; Pres. & COO: Ian Cook; CEO, Hill's Pet Nutrition: Robert Wheeler

Brands: Hill's Prescription Diet, Hill’s Science Diet

Product Areas: Pet food


54. Darigold (formerly WestFarm Foods)

635 Elliott Ave. West, Seattle, WA 98119
Phone: 206-284-7220; Fax: 206-281-3456

Executives: Pres. & CEO: John E. Mueller; VP—Finance, CFO: Steven Boyd; VP, Consumer Products: Steve Harper; SVP: Richard Low; VP, Manufacturing: John Underwood

Subsidiaries & Divisions: Dairy Export Co., Darigold Farms, Darigold Inc.

Brands: Darigold

Product Areas: Dairy


55. Cott Corp.

207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 340, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1A7
Phone: 416-203-3898; www.cott.com

Executives: Chmn: Frank Weise III; Pres/CEO: John Sheppard; EVP-No. American Opers.: Mark Benadiba; VP-No. American Sales & Mktg.: John Dennehy; SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secy.: Mark Halperin; EVP & CFO: B. Clyde Preslar; VP-Bus. Dev.-Wal Mart: Jason Nichol; SVP & Managing Dir.-UK & Europe: Andrew Murfin; SVP-Corporate Resources: Colin Walker

Brands: Cott, Fruit Refreshers, private label & store brands

Product Areas: Soft drinks


56. Foremost Farms USA

Address: P.O. Box 111, Baraboo, WI 53913-0111
Phone: 608-356-8316; Fax: 608-356-3575; E-mail: webmaster@foremostfarms.comwww.foremostfarms.com

Executives: Chmn.: Edward Brooks; Pres. & CEO: Donald C. Storhoff; CFO: Duaine T. Kamenick; VP, Fluid Division: Joseph Weis; VP, Cheese Division: David Fuhrmann; VP, Ingredients Division, Jim Geyer; VP, Finance: Duane Kamenick; VP, Member, Employee, & Industry Relations: Jim Kasten; VP, Planning & Marketing Analyst: Curtis Kurth

Brands: 127 Cheese, 1950 Cheese, Foremost, Golden Guernsey Dairy, Morning Glory Dairy, Maui Juice

Product Areas: Dairy products


57. National Dairy Holdings LP

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