Top 100: Profiles 51-76

The 2008 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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Executives: CEO & Chrmn: Gregg A. Ostrander; Pres, COO and CEO-Elect: David S. Johnson; VP & CFO: John D. Reedy; SVP-Finance: Mark W. Westphal; SVP-Supply Chain: James G. Mohr; Sec. & Treas.: Mark Witmer

Subsidiaries, Divisions: Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc., Elizabeth, N.J.;  M.G. Waldbaum Co., Minneapolis; Crystal Farms Refrigerated Distribution Co., Minneapolis; Kohler Mix Specialties Inc., White Bear Lake, Minn.; Northern Star Co., Minneapolis

Brands: Papetti's, M.G. Waldbaum, Northern Star, Farm Fresh Foods, Crystal Farms, Better'n Eggs, Diners Choice, Simply Potatoes.

Major Product Areas: Dairy, eggs, miscellaneous

 


 

63. Wells’ Dairy Inc.
One Blue Bunny Drive (P.O. Box 1310) Le Mars, IA 51031
Phone: 712-546-4000; Fax: 712-546-4440; Web site:
www.bluebunny.com

Executives: CEO: Michael C. Wells; COO: Doug J. Wells; SVP-Organizational Capability: Greg A. Wells;

Brands: Blue Bunny and Weight Watchers (licensed)

Major Product Areas: Ice Cream, frozen novelties, cultured products, milk

 


 

64. Glanbia Foods
236 Washington Blvd. South, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone: 208-733-3226

Parent Firm: Glanbia PLC; Subsidiaries: Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., Southwest Cheese LLC

Major Product Areas: Cheese, lactose, whey protein concentrate nutritional ingredients

 


 

65. Cott Corp.
6525 Viscount Road
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4V 1H6
Phone: 905-672-1900; Web site:
www.cott.com

Executives: CEO: Brent Willis; CFO: Juan Figuereo; N.A. Pres.: Richard Dobry; Chief People Officer: Abilio Gonzalez; VP-General Counsel & Secretary: Matthew Kane, Jr.; SVP-Controller & Assistant Secretary: Gregory Leiter; SVP-Chief Procurement Officer: William Reis

Brands: Cott, Clear Choice, Fruit Refreshers, Orient Emporium Tea Co., So Clear, Stars & Stripes, Vess, Vintage, Mr. Fizz, Top Pop, City Club, Red Rain, Red Rooster, Throwdown, Aftershock, private label & store brands

Major Product Areas: Soft drinks, energy drinks, sport drinks, water, tea, juices and smoothies

 


 

66. American Crystal Sugar Co.
101 N. Third St., Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: 218-236-4400; Fax: 218-236-4422; Web site:
www.crystalsugar.com

Executives: Outgoing Pres. & CEO: James J. Horvath; Pres. & CEO: David A. Berg; VP-Finance & CFO: Thomas Astrup; VP-Administration: Brian Ingulsrud; COO: Joseph Talley; Secretary & General Counsel: Daniel Mott

Subsidiaries, Divisions: United Sugars, Sydney Sugars, Midwest Agriculture Commodities, Crystech LLC, ProGold LLC

Brands: American Crystal, Pillsbury, Pillsbury Best Sugar

Major Product Areas: Sugar/confectionery

 


 

67. American Foods Group LLC
2209 Jefferson St., Unit 301, Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone: 320-759-5900; Fax: 320-759-5910; Web site:
www.americanfoodsgroup.com

Executives: Co-Chmn. & Co-CEOs: Carl W. Kuehne & Thomas Rosen; COO: Greg Benedict; CFO: Robert Hovde

Parent Firm: Rosen’s Diversified Inc.

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: American Foods Group, Dakota Brand, Heartland, Long Prairie Packing, O’Brien’s, Sheboygan, Skylark

Major Product Areas: Beef processing, prepared meats, meat snacks

 


 

68. Pinnacle Foods Corp.
6 Executive Campus, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone: 856-969-7100; Fax: 856-969-7311; Web site:
www.pinnaclefoodscorp.com

Executives: Chrmn: C Dean Metropoulos; CEO: Jeffrey Ansell; CFO: Mike Dion
Parent Firm: Blackstone Group

Brands: Armour, Aunt Jemima, Celeste, Duncan Hines, Hungry-Man, Lenders, Log Cabin, Mrs. Butterworth’s, Mrs. Paul’s, Open Pit, Swanson, Van de Kamp’s, Vlasic

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