51. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
300 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-310-2000; Fax: 212-310-3405; Web site: www.colgate.com
Executives: Chrmn. & CEO: Reuben Mark; CFO: Stephen C. Patrick, SVP, General Counsel, Secretary: Andrew D. Hendry; Pres. & COO: Ian Cook; CEO, Hill's Pet Nutrition: Robert Wheeler
Brands: Hill's Prescription Diet, Hill’s Science Diet
Major Product Areas: Pet food
52. Great Lakes Cheese Co.
17825 Great Lakes Pkwy., Hiram, OH 44234
Phone: 440-834-2500; Fax: 440-834-1002
Executives: Chmn.: Hans Epprecht; Pres. & CEO: Gary Vanich; CFO: Russ Mullins
Brands: Great Lakes
Major Product Areas: Dairy
53. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-644-2121; Fax: 312-644-0097; Web site: www.wrigley.com
Executives: Executive Chrmn: William Wrigley Jr.; Pres, CEO & Director: William D. Perez; SVP & CFO: Reuben Gamoran; Group VP & Managing Director-North America: Mary Kay Haben; SVP, Worldwide Strategy and New Business: Peter R. Hempstead; SVP & Chief Innovation Officer: Surinder Kumar; SVP, Secretary and Gen. Counsel: Howard Malovany; SVP & Chief Admin. Officer: Dushan Petrovitch; VP, Managing Dir-East/South Europe: Igor Saveliev; VP & Chief marketing Officer: Martin Schlatter; VP & Managing Dir-Asia/Pacific: Michael Wong; VP-Worldwide Supply Chain: John Adams; VP, Managing Dir-Russia: Maxim Grishakov; VP-Corp Comm: Susan Henderson; VP-People, Learning & Development & CIO: Donagh Herlihy; VP-Scientific and Regulatory Affairs: Carol Knight; VP & Controller: Shaun Mara; VP-Worldwide Procurement and Chief Procurement Officer: Patrick Mitchell; VP-Nordic: Jon Orving; VP & Treasurer: Alan J. Schneider; VP-Chief Science and Technology Officer: Tawfik Sharkasi; VP & Managing Dir-China: Samson Suen
Brands: Boomer, Airwaves, Juicy Fruit, Life Savers, Solano, Orbit, Pim Pom, Doublemint, Sugus, Cool Air, Freedent, Altoids, Big Red, Excel, Winterfresh, Hubba Bubba, Extra, Creme Savers, Spearmint, P.K.
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; UAB Wrigley Baltics, Vilnuis, Lithuania; Wrigley Bulgaria EOOD, Sofia, Bulgaria; Wrigley Canada, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada; Wrigley Confectionary (China) Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; Wrigley Confectionary (Shanghai) Ltd., Shanghai, People’s Repubulic of China; Wrigley Croatia d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia; Wrigley SAS, Paris France; Wrigely g.m.b.h, Munich, Germany; The Wrigely Compnay (H.K) Limited, Hong Kong; Wrigley s.r.o., Prague Czech Republic; The Wrigley Co. Ltd., Plymouth, England, U.K.;
Major Product Areas: Chewing gum, confectionary products
54. The Schwan Food Co.
115 W. College Drive, Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: 800-533-5290, 507-532-3274; Web site: www.theschwanfoodcompany.com
Executives: Chmn: Alfred Schwan; pres/CEO/COO: Gregory Flack; SVP-Finance & CFO: Bernadette Kruk; Pres-Schwan's Consumer Brands Europe: John Beadle; Pres-Schwan's Consumer Brands North America: Mark Dalrymple; SVP-Product and Market Strategy: Kristy Griffin; Pres-Schwan's Food Service: Mark Jansen; EVP- Admin. & Pres-Schwan's Development Corp.: William McCormack; Pres-Schwan's Home Service: Scott McNair; Pres-Schwan's Global Supply Chain: Douglas Olsem; EVP-Administration and General Counsel: Brian Sattler; SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer: Arnie Strebe
Brands: Asian Sensation, Edwards, Freschetta, Larry’s, Minh, Mrs. Smith’s, Red Baron, Schwan’s, Tony’s
Major Product Areas: Frozen foods
55. National Dairy Holdings LP
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1300, Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: 214-526-2653; Web site: www.bordenonline.com
Executives: Chairman, CEO: Brian Haugh
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Milk Products LP; Borden, Chattanooga Dairy, Coburg Dairy, Cream O'Weber, Dairy Fresh, Dairy Fresh of Louisiana, Dairymens, Flav O-Rich, H. Meyer, Sinton, U.C. Milk (dba Goldenrod Dairy), Velda Farms
Major Product Areas: Milk
56. Associated Milk Producers Inc.
315 N. Broadway, New Ulm, MN 56073
Phone: 507-354-8295; Fax: 507-359-8651; Web site: www.ampi.com
Executives: Board Pres.: Wayne Bok; Gen. Mgr.: Mark Furth; Asst. Mgr.: Harlan Mammen; Controller: Ken Spoon; Marketing Dir.: Jim Walsh; Procurement Dir.: Donn DeVelder; Fluid Marketing Dir.: Neil Gulden
Brands: State, Cass Clay
Major Product Areas: Dairy
57. Foremost Farms USA
E10889A Penny Ln Baraboo, WI 53913
Phone: 608-355-8700, 800-362-9196; Fax: 608-356-3575
E-mail Address: [email protected]; Web site: www.foremostfarms.com
Executives: Chmn.: Edward Brooks; Pres. & CEO: David Fuhrmann; CFO: Duaine T. Kamenick; VP, Fluid Division: Joseph Weis; 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
Major Product Areas: Dairy products
58. Canada Bread Co.
10 Four Seasons Place
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada M6B 6H7
Web site: www.canadabread.ca
Executives: Chrmn: Michael McCain; Pres/CEO: Richard Lan
Parent Firm: 88% owned by Maple Leaf Foods
Major Product Areas: Fresh and frozen bakery products
59. (tie)
Darigold
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
Major Product Areas: Dairy
59. (tie)
Keystone Foods LLC
300 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone: 610-667-6700; Fax: 610-667-1460; Web site: www.keystonefoods.com
Executives: President/CEO: Jerry Dean; EVP & CFO: John Coggins; Sr. VP & Controller: Paul McGarvie; Sr. VP Business Development: Ken Brown; Sr. VP USA Poultry: Keith Lewis; VP USA Beef: Gregg Berens; VP USA Distribution: Ken Weirman; EVP Keystone APMEA: Richard Wong; VP Keystone Europe: Patrice Botton; VP Food Safety & QA: Dane Bernard; VP Corporate Engineering: Ed Delate; VP R&D: Chandler Horton; VP Global Risk Management: John Vantine; VP HR & Communications: Jerry Gotro
Parent Firm: Lindsay Goldberg, a private equity fund in New York.
Major Product Areas: Beef patties, processed poultry, fish & pork, mostly for McDonald’s restaurants worldwide
61. Sanderson Farms Inc.
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
Major Product Areas: Poultry, frozen foods
62. Michael Foods
301 Carlson Parkway, Suite 400., Minneapolis, MN 55305
Phone: 952-258-4000; Web site: www.michaelfoods.com
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
Major Product Areas: Misc. groceries
69. Seaboard Corp.
9000 W. 67 St., Shawnee Mission, KS 66201
Phone: 913-676-8800; Fax: 913-676-8872
E-Mail Address: [email protected]; Web site: www.seaboardcorp.com
Executives: Pres. & CEO: Steven J. Bresky; SVP, CFO: Robert L. Steer; VP- General Counsel & Secretary: David M. Becker; VP-Finance & Treasurer: Barry E. Gum; VP-Engineering: James L. Gutsch; VP-Governmental Affairs: Ralph L. Moss; VP-Taxation & Business Development: David S. Oswalt; VP-Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer: John A. Virgo; CEO-Pork: Rodney K. Brenneman; CEO-Sugar & Citrus: Richard A. Watt
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Pork Division; Commodity Trading & Milling Div.; Marine; Sugar & citrus; Power
Brands: Seaboard Farms, Prairie Fresh, A Taste Like No Other, Daily’s, Daily's Premium Meats Since 1893, High Plains Bioenergy, Prairie Fresh Prime, Seaboard Foods, Buffet Brand and Seaboard Farms, Inc.
Major Product Areas: Pork, sugar refining, citrus juice
70. McCormick & Co. Inc.
18 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152-6000
Phone: 410-771-7301; Fax: 410-527-8289; Web site: www.mccormick.com
Executives: Chairman: Robert Lawless; Pres/CEO: Alan D. Wilson; SVP-Finance & Treasurer: Paul C. Beard; SVP & Controller: Kenneth Kelly Jr.; Pres-Europe, Africa & Middle East: Lawrence E. Kurzius; Pres-U. S. Industrial Group: Charles T. Langmead; VP-Human Relations: Cecile K. Perich; SVP, General Counsel & Secretary: Robert W. Skelton; EVP & CFO: Gordon M. Stetz; Pres-North American Consumer Foods: Mark T. Timbie
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Consumer Products, Foodservice, Flavor divisions
Festin Foods Corp. (50%); Glentham International Ltd. (U.K.); Golden Dipt Co.; Grupo Pesa, S.A. (Mexico); Kancor Flavours and Extracts Limited (40%); Lukcor S.A. (50%); McCormick & Wild Inc. (50%); McCormick Canada Inc.; McCormick de Centro America S.A.; McCormick de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (50%); McCormick de Venezuela C.A.; McCormick Foods Australia Pty. Ltd.; McCormick Ingredients Southeast Asia Pte Ltd.; McCormick GmbH; McCormick-Lion Limited (49%); McCormick S.A. (France); McCormick U.K. plc; Mojave Foods Corp.; Sesaco Corp. (22.5%); Setco, Inc.; Shanghai McCormick Seasoning & Foodstuffs Co. Ltd. (35%); Stange (Japan) K.K. (50%); Tubed Products Inc.; Tuko Oy (Finland).
Brands: McCormick, Zatarain’s, Simply Asia, Thai Kitchen, Club House, Golden Dipt, Mojave, Old Bay, Produce Partners
Major Product Areas: Spices/Herbs, seasonings, extracts, sauces & marinades, specialty foods
71. Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
1100 N. Broadway St., Carlinville, IL 62626
Phone: 217-854-2547; Fax: 217-854-6426; Web site: www.prairiefarms.com
Executives: Chairman: Fred Kuenstler; CEO: Ed Mullins; COO: Gary Aggus; VP & CFO: Paul Benne; General Sales Manager Fluid Milk Division: Doug Carroll; Fleet Manager: Jay Naples; Quality Assurance, Ice Cream Division: Rob Lagerlof; VP-Engineering: Dave Lattan; VP, Marketing and Procurement: Gary Lee; VP, General Sales Manager, Ice Cream Division: Larry King
Subsidiaries: Several joint ventures
Brands: Prairie Farms, North Star, Pevely, Old Recipe
Major Product Areas: Milk, ice cream, novelties, cultured products
72. Seneca Foods Corp.
3736 S. Main St., Marion, NY 14505
Phone: 315-926-8100; Fax: 315-926-8300; Web site: www.senecafoods.com
Executives: Chmn. & Dir.: Arthur S. Wolcott; Pres & CEO: Kraig H. Kayser; CFO and Treasurer: Roland E. Breunig; Controller & Secy: 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, Signature Fruit Company
Major Product Areas: Canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, and fruits
73. J.R. Simplot Co.
999 Main St., Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-336-2110; Fax: 208-389-7515
Executives: Chrmn: Scott Simplot; Pres/CEO: Larry Hlobik; SVP & CFO: Annette Elg; Pres-North American Food Group: Kevin Storms
Subsidiaries, Divisions: North American Food Group, Australia, Agribusiness, Land & Livestock
Brands: Blue Ribbon, Classic, Conquest, Culinary Select, Infinity, Old Fashioned Way, Payette Farms, Pride, Recipe Quick/Dehydrofrozen, Roastworks, Savory, Select Recipe, Simplot, Skin-On, Skincredibles, Ultra Clear
Major Product Areas: Frozen potatoes, potato specialties, vegetables, fruit
74. (tie)
The Dannon Co. Inc.
100 Hillside Ave, Fl 3 White Plains, NY 10603-2862
Phone: 914-872-8400; Web site: www.dannon.com
Executives: Pres. & CEO: Juan Carlos Dalto
Brands: Dannon, Activia, DanActive
Major Product Areas: Dairy
74. (tie)
McKee Foods Corp.
10260 McKee Road, Collegedale, TN 37315
Phone: 423-238-7111; Fax: 423-238-7101; Web site: www.mckeefoods.com
Executives: Chrmn.: Ellsworth McKee; Pres/CEO: Mike McKee
Subsidiary: Blue Planet Foods Inc.
Brands: Blinks, Heartland, Little Debbie, Sunbelt
Major Product Areas: Snack foods
74. (tie)
OSI Industries LLC
1225 Corporate Blvd., Aurora, IL 60504
Phone: 630-851-6600; Fax: 630-692-2340
Executives: Chrmn, Pres/CEO: Sheldon Lavin; EVP & CFO: William J. Weimer Jr.; SVP-Business Development and Commercialization: Lynn Mulherin
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Agrofrango Industrie e Comercio de Alimentos Ltda. (Brazil); Albert van Zoonen bv (Ntherlands); Amick Farms LLC (Batesburg, S.C.); Braslo Produtos de Carne Ltda. (Brazil);Carolina Culinary Foods (West Columbia, S.C.); Chengdu Husi Food Co. Ltd. (China); Dalian Husi Food Co. Ltd. (China); DB Limited Partnership (Chicago); Esca Hústermékelöállitö és Értékesitö Kft.(Hungary); Fair Oaks Farms LLC (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.); Finlar Foods (Pty.) Ltd. (South Africa); Foodworks (Germany); GenOSI Inc. (Philippines); Glenmark do Brasil Ltda. (Brazil); Guangzhou Husi Produce Co. Ltd. (China); Husi Food Co. Ltd. (China); K&K Foods Ltd. (Taiwan); Kitchen Range Foods Ltd. (United Kingdom); Kunming Husi Produce Co. Ltd. (China); Lang Fang Husi Produce Co. (China); Moy Park Ltd. (Northern Ireland); Mullins Food Products (South Africa); Nation Pizza Products LP (Schaumburg, Ill.); Oakland Foods LLC (Oakland, Iowa); OSI Food Co. (Chicago); OSI International Foods; Otto & Sons Stockyards (Chicago); Pannon Baromfi Gyoer Kft. (Hungary); Penasul Alimentos Ltda. (Brazil); Shanghai Husi Food Co. (China); The New Nation Pizza Co. (South Africa); Trosi de Carnes S.A. de C.V. (Mexico); Vista Processed Foods (India); Weifang Husi Food Co. (China)
