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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225 N. 13th Ave., Laurel, MS 39411-0988
Phone: 601-649-4030; Fax: 601-426-1461

Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Joe F. Sanderson Jr.; Pres. & COO: Lampkin Butts;  Treas. & CFO: D. Michael Cockrell

Brands: Sanderson Farms

Product Areas: Poultry, frozen foods


68 (tie). McKee Foods Corp.


10260 McKee Road, Collegedale, TN 37315
Phone: 423-238-7111; Fax: 423-238-7101; www.mckeefoods.com

Executives: Chmn.: Ellsworth McKee; CEO: Jack McKee; Pres.: Mike McKee

Subsidiary: Blue Planet Foods Inc.

Brands: Little Debbie, Sunbelt, Blinks, Heartland

Product Areas: Snack foods


68 (tie). American Foods Group Inc.

544 Acme St., Green Bay, WI 54302
Phone: 920-437-6330; Fax: 920-436-6610

Executives: Co-Chmn. & Co-CEOs: Carl W. Kuehne & Tom Rosen; CFO: Douglas Hagen; Chief Sales & Marketing Officer: Joseph P. Baker; SVP: James M. Schneider; SVP & Gen. Counsel: Lawrence P. Tu; SVP-Americas: Joseph A. Marengi; Ops. Mgr.-Transportation Div: Keith Domke

Subsidiaries & Divisions: Dakota Cold Storage Co., Weinstein International Seafood Co., Sheboygan Sausage Co., America's Service Lines, America's Beef Co. LLC, Green Bay Dressed Beef, Dakota Pork Industries

Brands: America's Foods, American Foods, Dakota Supreme, Dakota Valley, Golden Prairie, Greenbay Dressed Beef, Iowa Pork, Premium Gold Angus, Server's Choice, Sheboygan Sausage, Smokrest, Wisconsin Beef Industries

Product Areas: Meat and poultry, canned, frozen and preserved foods, miscellaneous


70. California Dairies

11709 East Artesia Blvd., Artesia, CA 90702
Phone: 562-865-1291; www.californiadairies.com

Executives: Chairman: George Borba; Pres./CEO: Gary L. Korsmeir

Products: Milk, milk powder, butter


71. American Crystal Sugar Co.

101 N. Third St., Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: 218-236-4400; Fax: 218-236-4422; www.crystalsugar.com

Executives: Pres. & CEO: James J. Horvath; CFO: Joe J. Talley; VP-Ops, COO: David A. Berg; VP-Ag: Thomas Astrup; Chairman: C. Terry Stradstad

Subsidiaries and Divisions: United Sugars, Sydney Sugars, Midwest Agriculture Commodities

Brands: American Crystal, Pillsbury, Pillsbury Best Sugar

Product Areas: Sugar/confectionery


72. Riceland Foods Inc.

2120 S. Park Ave., Stuttgart, AR 72160
Phone: 870-673-5500; Fax: 870-673-3366; www.riceland.com

Executives: Chmn.: Thomas C. Hoskyn; Pres. & CEO: K. Daniel Kennedy; CFO: Harry Loftis

Brands: Chefway, Riceland, Rice 'N Easy

Product Areas: Grain mill products


73. McCormick & Co. Inc.

18 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152-6000
Phone: 410-771-7301; Fax: 410-527-8289; www.mccormick.com

Executives: Chmn., Pres., CEO: Robert Lawless; CFO: Francis A. Contino; Pres.-North American Consumer Foods & Supply Chain: Alan D. Wilson; Pres.-U.S. Consumer Foods: Lawrence E. Kurzius; Pres.-Intl.: Mark Timbie; Pres.-U.S. Industrial Group: Chuck T. Langmead

Subsidiaries & Divisions: Consumer Products, Foodservice, Flavor divisions

Brands: Club House, Golden Dipt, McCormick, Mojave, Old Bay, Produce Partners Zatarain's

Product Areas: Spices/Herbs, seasonings, extracts, sauces & marinades, specialty foods


74. Wells’ Dairy Inc.

One Blue Bunny Drive P.O. Box 1310-Le Mars, IA 51031
Phone: 712-546-4000; Fax: 712-546-4440; www.bluebunny.com

Executives: CEO: Gary M. Wells; COO: Doug J. Wells; SVP-Organizational Capability: Greg A. Wells; Pres.-Demand Group: Michael C. Wells

Brands: Blue Bunny and Weight Watchers licensed)

Products: Ice Cream, frozen novelties, cultured products, milk


75. Seneca Foods Corp.

3736 S. Main St., Marion, NY 14505
Phone: 315-926-8100; Fax: 315-926-8300; www.senecafoods.com

Executives: Chmn. & Dir.: Arthur S. Wolcott; Pres & CEO: Kraig H. Kayser; CFO: Philip G. Paras; Controller & Secty: Jeffrey L. Van Riper; CIO: Carl A. Cichetti; Pres.-Vegetable Operations: Paul L. Palmby

Subsidiaries & Divisions: Marion Foods Inc., Seneca Foods International Ltd., Seneca Snack Co.

Brands: Seneca, Libby’s, Aunt Nellie’s Farm Kitchen, Stokely’s, Read, Festal, Diamond A

Product Areas: Canned vegetables, frozen vegetable sand fruits


76. Sunkist Growers Inc.

14130 Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-2392
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7888, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7888
Phone: 818-986-4800; Fax: 818-379-7405; www.sunkist.com

Executives: Chmn.: Al Williams; Vice Chmn.: Russell Hanlin

Subsidiaries & Divisions: SunMac Hawaii Ltd., Hawaii; Sunkist Pacific Ltd., Japan; Sunkist Europe-S.A., Switzerland; Sunkist Far East-Promotion Ltd., Hong Kong; Sunkist Real Estate, Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA; Sunkist Europe-S.A.
Brands: Sunkist

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