2005 "Top 100" corporate profiles (26-50)
Editor's Note: To read the main article on the Top 100 processors and how our list was compiled, see "Top 100 for 2005: This chicken comes first." To access profiles of processors ranked 1-25, click here.
26. Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 64101, St. Paul, MN 55164
Phone: (612) 481-2222 Fax: (612) 481-2022 www.landolakes.com
Executives: Pres./CEO: Chris Policinski; SVP & CFO: Dan Knutson; EVP-Land OLakes Purina Feed: Fernando Palacios; EVP & COO-Dairy Foods Value-Added: Steve Dunphy; EVP & COO-Dairy Foods Industrial: Alan Pierson; VP-Seed: Dave Seehusen; VP-HR: Karen Grabow; VP & General Counsel: Peter Janzen; VP-Public Affairs: Jim Fife; VP-Strategy & Business Development: Barry Wolfish
Brands: Country Morning Blend, Land O'Lakes
Major Product Areas: Dairy
27. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
Address: 410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 644-2121 Fax: (312) 644-0097 www.wrigley.com
Executives: Pres. & CEO: William Wrigley Jr.; SVP, International: Peter R. Hempstead; SVP, Americas: Gary E. McCollough; SVP, CFO: Ronald V. Waters; VP, Worldwide Manufacturing: Donald E. Balster; VP: Gary R. Bebee; VP, Organizational Development: Vincent C. Bonica; CIO, VO: Donagh Helihy; VP, Worlwide Engineering: Shaun Kim;VP, International: Jon Orving; VP: Dusan Petrovitch; VP, Europe: Stefan Pfander; VP, Corporate Affairs: Wm. M. Piet; VP, Purchasing: John A. Schaefer; VP, Research & Development: Phillip G. Schnell; VP, Supply Chain & Coroporate Development: Darell R. Splithoff; VP, Product & Technical Development: Christafor E. Sundstrom; VP, Asia: Michael F. Wong; Senior Director Consumer Marketing: A Rory Finlay; Controller: Reuben Gamoran; Senior Director, Benefits & Compensation: Philip C. Johnson; Secretary & General Counsel: Howard Malovany; Treasurer: Alan J. Schneider; Senior Director, Product & Technical Development.
Brands: Airwaves, Doublemint, Extra, Ice White, 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.
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, Peoples 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.;
Major Product Areas: Candy & confectionery
28. Procter & Gamble Co.
Address: One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 983-1100 Fax: (513) 983-9369 www.pg.com
Executives: Chmn.: John E. Pepper; Pres. & CEO: Alan A.G. Lafley; CTO: Gordon Brunner; CFO: Clayton C. Daley Jr.
Brands: Crisco, Folger's, Hawaiian Punch, Jif, Millstone, Olean, Punica, Pringles, Sunny Delight
Major Product Areas: Fats/oils, beverages, miscellaneous
29. Weston Foods
Address: 255 Business Center Drive, Ste. 200, Horsham, PA 19044
Phone: (215)-672-8010 Fax: (215)-672-6988
Executives: President, Weston Foods Canada: Ralph A. Robinson; President, Weston Foods United States: Gary J. Prince; VP, Operations: Charles W. Loschmann; SVP, Finance: Bill Petersen
Brands: Arnold, Entenmann's, Freihofer's, and Thomas'
Major Product Areas: Bakery
30. Interstate Bakeries Corp.
Address: 12 E. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816) 502-4000 Fax: (816) 502-4126 www.irin.com/ibc
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Charles A. Sullivan; Pres. & COO: Michael D. Kafoure; SVP, Purchasing: Brian Stevenson; SVP, CFO: Frank W. Coffey; VP, Treas.: Paul Yarick; SVP, Marketing: Mark D. Dirkes; VP, R&D: Theresa Cogswell
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Interstate Brands Corp., Interstate Brands West Corp.
Brands: Beefsteak, Bread du Jour, Butternut, Cotton's, Dolly Madison, Eddy's, Holsum, Home Pride, Hostess, J.J. Nissen, Marie Callender's, Merita, Millbrook, Mrs. Cubbison's, Roman Meal, Sun Maid, Toscana, Wonder
Major Product Areas: Bakery products
31. Del Monte Foods
Address: One Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 247-3000 Fax: (415) 247-3565 www.delmonte.com
Executives: Chmn., Pres., CEO: Richard Wolford; COO: Wesley Smith; EVP, CFO: David Meyers; SVP, Sales: John Alfieri; SVP, CAO: Richard L. French; SVP, Treasurer: Thomas E. Gibbons; SVP, Strategic Planning & Business Development: Marc D. Haberman; SVP, Marketing: Irvin R. Holmes; SVP, CCAO: William J. Spain; VP, General Counsel & Secretary: William R. Sawyers
Brands: Apple Cup, Contadina, Del Monte, Fruit Cup, Fruit Naturals, Fruit Pleasures, Fruit Rageous, Fruit Smoothie Blenders, Orchard Select, Snack Cup
Major Product Areas: Fruits, vegetables
32. Saputo Inc. (4/06)
Address: 6869 Metropolitain Blvd. East, Saint-Leonard, Quebec, H1P 1X8
Phone: (514) 328-6662 Fax: (514) 328-3310 www.saputo.com
Executives: Chmn: Lino Saputo Sr.; Pres./CEO: Lino Saputo Jr.; EVP Finance & Admin.: Louis-Philippe Carriere; Pres./COO-USA Cheese Div.: Terry Brockman
Brands: Armstrong, Bari, Dragone, Frigo, Gardenia, Lorraine, Saputo, Stella, Treasure Cave
Major Product Areas: Dairy products (mostly cheese), bakery
33. Chiquita Brands International Inc.
Address: 250 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: (513) 784-8000 Fax: (513) 784-8030 www.chiquita.com
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Carl Lindner; Vice Chmn.: Keith Lindner; Pres., COO: Steven Warshaw; Pres. & COO, Chiquita Banana Group: Robert F. Kistinger; Pres., Diversified Foods Group: Anthony Battaglia; Pres. & COO, Chiquita Banana Group North American: Benjamin Paz; Pres. & COO, Chiquita Banana Group Europe: Peter A. Horekens; EVP, Fresh Sales & Marketing-North America: Fred B. Heptinstall;
Brands: Chiquita Tropicals, Chiquita, Clover, Club Chef, Consul, Friday, Naked Foods, Naked Juice, Naked Sun Tea, Numar
Major Product Areas: Canned, frozen and preserved foods, beverages
34. Perdue Farms, Inc.
Address: Old Ocean City Road, Salisbury, MD 21802
Phone: (410) 543-3000 Fax: (410) 543-3874 www.perdue.com
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: James Perdue; Pres. & COO: Robert Turley; CFO: Michael Cooper
Brands: Cafe Perdue, Cookin' Good, DeLuca, Fit'n Easy, Freshly Sliced Deli Pick-Ups, Golpak, Perdue Oven Stuffers, Perdue, Shenandoah, Tender Ready
Major Product Areas: Meat and poultry, fats/oils
35. Schreiber Foods Inc.
Address: 425 Pine St., Green Bay, WI 54301
Phone: (920) 437-7601 Fax: (920) 437-1617 www.sficorp.com
Executives: Chmn.: Robert G. Bush; Pres. & CEO: John C. Meng; CFO: Bryan Liddy
Major Product Areas: Dairy (cheese)
36. Seaboard Corp.
Address: 9000 W. 67 St., Shawnee Mission, KS 66201
Phone: (913) 676-8800 Fax: (913) 676-8872 www.seaboardcorp.com
Executives: Chmn., Pres. & CEO: H.H. Bresky; EVP & Treas.: Joe E. Rodrigues; VP: Rick Hoffman; VP: Steven Bresky; VP, Finance: Robert Steer
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Pork Division, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Poultry Division, Athens, Ga.
Brands: Bimbo, Chestnut Hill Farms, Country Hearth, Cumars Best, Easy Entrees, Gold-n-Fresh, Holsum, Olympic Kids, Season Sweet
Major Product Areas: Meat and poultry, canned, frozen and preserved foods, grain mill, bakery, sugar/confectionery
37. Molson Coors Co.
Address: 311 10th St., Golden, CO 80401-1295
Phone: (303) 279-6565 Fax: (303) 277-6517 www.coors.com
Executives: Chmn. & Pres.: William K. Coors; Vice Chmn.: Joseph Coors; Vice Chmn. & CEO, Coors Brewing: Peter H. Coors; Pres. & COO, Coors Brewing: W. Leo Kiely III; SVP, Operations and Technology, Coors Brewing: L. Don Brown; SVP & CFO, Coors Brewing: Timothy Wolf; SVP, Marketing, Coors Brewing: William H. Weintraub; SVP, Sales, Coors Brewing: Carl Barnhill
Brands: Blue Moon, Coors, Extra Gold, George Killian's, Herman Joseph's, Keystone, Original, Steinlager, Winterfest, Zima
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Coors Brewing Co., Coors Brewing Co. International, Coors Brewing Iberica SA, Coors Brewing International CV, Coors Brewing International Ltd., Coors Canada, Coors Japan Co., Coors Nova Scotia Co.
Major Product Areas: Beverages
38. Dairy Farmers of America
Address: Northpointe Tower, 10220 N. Executive Hills Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone: (816) 801-6455 Fax: (816) 801-6456 www.dfamilk.com
Executives: Chmn.: Herman Brubaker; Pres. & CEO: Gary Hanman; SVP & COO: John Collins; CFO: Gerald Bos; SVP, Marketing and Sales, Cheese: Lonnie Spurgeon; VP & COO, Formulated Dairy Foods: Sam McCroskey; SVP/Cheese Operations: Don Bradford; VP, Marketing & Economic Analysis: John Wilson; VP, R&D: Craig Schroeder; VP & COO, Northeast Area Council: Don Branson; VP & COO, Southwest Area Council: David Jones; VP & COO, California Area Council: David Parrish; VP & COO, Central Area Council: William Phipps; VP & COO, Mountain Area Council: Greg Yando; COO, Southeast Area Council: Randy McGinnis
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Formulated Dairy Foods Group, Springfield, Mo.; Dairy Foods Group, Springfield, Mo.; Mountain Council, Salt Lake City; California Area Council, Corona, Calif.; Southwest Area Council, Arlington, Texas; Central Area Council, St. Louis; Southeast Area Council, Knoxville, Tenn.; Northeast Area Council, Strongsville, Ohio
Brands: Borden Cheese, Breakstone Butter, Healthy Pleasures, Mid-America Farms, Sport Shake
Major Product Areas: Dairy
39. Gold Kist Inc.
Address: 244 Perimeter Center Pkwy. NE, Atlanta, GA 30346
Phone: (770) 393-5000 Fax: (770) 393-5262 www.goldkist.com
Executives: Chmn.: Fred N. Norris Jr.; CEO: Gaylord Coan; Pres. & COO: John Bekkers; CFO, Treasurer: Steven O. West; VP, Operations, Poultry Group: Donald W. Mabe; VP, Marketing, Poultry Group: Jerry L. Stewart
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Golden Peanut Co., Young Pecan Co.
Brands: Gold Kist Farms
Major Product Areas: Meat and poultry
40. Golden State Foods
Address: 18301 Von Karman Ave., Ste. 1100, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 252-2000 Fax: (949) 252-2080 www.goldenstatefoods.com
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Mark S. Wetterau; Vice Chmn. & President-International: Richard W. Gochnauer; EVP and CFO: Mike Waitukaitis
Brands: Chef Gold
Major Product Areas: Bakery, beef products, processed produce, and condiments, dressings and sauces, jams, jellies, syrups and toppings for foodservice
41. HP Hood LLC (4/06)
Address: 90 Everett Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150-2301
Phone: (617) 887-3000 or (800) 343-6592
Executives: Chmn, Pres., CEO: John Kaneb; CFO: Gary Kaneb; SVP-Operations: H. Scott Blake; SVP-R&D, Engineering and Procurement: Mike Suever; SVP-General Counsel: Paul Nightingale; EVP-Sales: James Walsh; VP: Jeffrey Kaneb; VP/Controller: James A. Marcinelli; VP/Treasurer: Theresa Bresten; VP-Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs: Margaret Poole; VP-Operations Services: Francis Torgerson; VP-Human Resources: Bruce Bacon; VP-Marketing: Barry Boehme; VP-Public Relations and Government Affairs: Lynne Bohan
Subsidiaries: Crowley Foods, Kemps LLC
Brands: Axelrod, Crowley, Heluva Good Cheese, Hood, Kemps, Maggio, Penn Maid, Rosenbergers, Simply Smart, Yo-J
Major Product Areas: Dairy products, ice cream, drinks
42. Rich Products Corp.
Address: 1150 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14213
Phone: (716) 878-8000 Fax: (716) 878-8765 www.richs.com
Executives: Chmn/CEO: Robert E. Rich Jr.; COO: William G. Gisel Jr.; CFO: Charles R. Trego
Brands: Della Suprema, Old World Country Classics, Richs
Major Product Areas: Non-dairy refrigerated and frozen products
43. J. M. Smucker Co.
Address: One Strawberry Lane, Orrville, OH 44667-0280
Phone: (330) 682-3000 Fax: (330) 684-3370 www.smucker.com
Executives: Chmn.: Timothy Smucker; Pres.: Richard Smucker; VP, Operations: Robert Morrison; VP & General Manager, Consumer Market: Vincent Byrd; VP, Sales: K. Edwin Dountz; VP & General Manager, Industrial Market: Fred Duncan Jr.; VP & General Manager, International and Beverage Market: Charles Laine
Brands: After the Fall, Dickinson's, IXL, J.M. Smucker's, Laura Scudder, Lost Acres, R.W. Knudsen Family, Santa Cruz, Shirriff, Simply Fruit, Smucker's
Major Product Areas: Canned, frozen and preserved foods, beverages
44. The Schwan Food Co.
Address: 115 W. College Drive, Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: (800) 533-5290, (507) 532-3274 www.theschwanfoodcompany.com
Executives: Chmn: Alfred Schwan; V-Chmn, Pres./CEO: M. Lenny Pippin; SEVP&COO: John Beadle; SEVP & CFO: Tracy Burr; SEVP-Strategic Development: David Bunnell; SVP-Human Resources: Bernadette Kruk; SVP & General Counsel: Brian Sattler; Pres.-Schwan's Global Home Service: Cal Brink; Pres.-Schwan's Global Consumer Brands: Bill McCormack; Pres.-Schwan's Global Food Service: Larry Oberkfell; Pres.-Schwan's Global Supply Chain: Doug Olsem; Pres.-Schwan's Venture Group: David Paskach; EVP-Product and Market Strategy: Greg Flack
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Schwan's Home Service Inc., Schwan's Global Consumer Brands Inc., Schwan's Food Service Group Inc.
Brands: Tonys, Red Baron, Freschetta, Pagoda, Larrys
Major Product Areas: Frozen foods
45. Brown-Forman Corp.
Address: 850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40201-1080
Phone: (502) 585-1100 Fax: (502) 774-7876 www.brown-forMgr.com
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Owsley Brown II; Vice Chmn., Pres. & CEO, Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide: William M. Street; VC: Owsley B. Frazier; EVP & CFO: Steven B. Ratoff; EVP, Brown Forman Beverages Worldwide: E. Peter Rutledge; SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Brown-Forman Beverages, Worldwide: Timothy D. Younkin; VP & Dir., R&D, Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide: John Bujake
Brands: Armstrong Ridge, Bel Arbor, Black Bush, Blue Grass, Bolla, Bonterra Vineyards, Brolio, Bushmills, Canadian Mist, Carmen Vineyards, Early Times, Fetzer Vineyards, Finlandia, Fontana Vineyards, Fontanafredda, Forester, Gentlemen Jack, Glenmorangie, Ice Breakers, Jack Daniel's, Jekel Vineyards, Korbel, Mendocino, Michel Picard, Noilly Prat, Oblio, Old Forester, Pepe Lopez, Southern Comfort, Tropical Freezes, Usher's, Woodford Reserve
Major Product Areas: Beverages
46. Parmalat Canada (Parmalat Dairy & Bakery Inc.)
Address: 5915 Airport Road, 10th Floor, Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1T1
Phone: (800) 563-1515 www.parmalat.ca
Brands: Astro, Beatrice, Black Diamond, Lactantia, Parmalat
Major Product Areas: Dairy
47. Leprino Foods Co.
Address: 1830 W. 38th St., Denver, CO 80211
Phone: (303) 480-2600 Fax: (303) 480-2605
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: James Leprino; Pres.: Wes Allen; SVP, Business Development: Larry Jensen; VP, Finance: Ron Klump; VP, Personnel: Dave Swan;
Brands: Leprino
Major Product Areas: Dairy (cheese)
48. J.R. Simplot Co.
Address: One Capital Center, 999 Main St., Suite 1300, Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 336-2110 Fax: (208) 389-7515
Executives: Pres. & CEO: Stephen Beebe; SVP &d CFO: Dennis Mogensen; Pres., Simplot Food Group: James Munyon; SVP, Marketing: Greg Ibsen; SVP, Operations: Rick Fisch; VP, Research: Steve Vernon
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Simplot Dairy Products, SSI Food Services, Simplot Meat Products Division, Simplot Food Group
Brands: Blue Ribbon, Golden Seal, J.R. Simplot, MicroMagic, Simplot Classic
Major Product Areas: Canned, frozen and preserved foods
49. Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 618, St. Louis, MO 63188-0618
Phone: (314) 877-7000 Fax: (314) 877-7666 www.ralcorp.com
Executives: Pres. & CEO: Joe R. Micheletto; V.P. & Controller: Thomas G. Granneman; V.P. & Pres., Nutcracker Brands, Inc.: Gregory Hintlian; V.P. & Pres., Bremner, Inc.: Kevin J. Hunt; V.P., General Counsel, & Secretary: Robert W. Lockwood; V.P. & Treasurer: Scott Monette; V.P. & Pres., Ralston Foods: David P. Skarie; V.P. & Pres., The Carriage House Companies, Inc.: James A. Nichols; V.P. & Director of Product Supply: Ronald D. Wilkinson
Brands: Bremner, Carriage House, Cascade, Farina, Nutcracker, Ralston, RyKrisp
Major Product Areas: Canned, frozen and preserved foods, bakery, grain mill products
50. Flowers Foods Inc.
Address: 1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA 31757
Phone: (229) 226-9110 Fax: (229) 225-3816 www.flowersindustries.com
Executives: Chmn. & CEO: Amos R. McMullian; President and COO: George E. Deese; SVP and CFO: Jimmy M. Woodward
Subsidiaries, Divisions: Flowers Bakeries Inc., Thomasville, Ga.; Mrs. Smith's Bakeries Inc., Suwanee, Ga.
Brands: BlueBird, Bunny, Butterkrust, Cobblestone Mill, Danish Kitchens, European Bakers, Evangeline Maid, Mary Jane, Mrs. Freshley's, Mrs. Smith's, Murray, Nature's Own, Oregon Farms, Oronoque Orchard, Our Special Touch, Pet-Ritz, Pour-A-Quiche, Sunshine, Vienna Fingers
Major Product Areas: Bakery