SB2009-Part 3 Manufacturers

AB SOR MEX USA, INC.*(Sub sidi ary of Ab sor mex S.A. de C.V.)13604 North Unitec Drive, Laredo, TX 78045 USATel: (956) 725-7366Fax: (956) 725- 7523URL: www.dis pos able dia pers.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 40%

Ex port Mar kets: South & Cen tral Amer ica, South -east Asia, East ern Europe, West ern Af rica, Can ada

Pro file: Ab sor mex USA, Inc. is U.S. sub sidi aryof Ab sor mex S.A. de C.V. of Ciu dadMi tras, N.L, , Mex ico, which wasformed in 1982. Qual ity, through state- of- the- art equip ment and pro cesses, hasal lowed Ab sor mex to grow through its his tory. Ex pan sion of ca pac ity will con -tinue for the fore see able fu ture. Its newpa per mill and con vert ing equip mentwill en able the com pany to ship pa per

prod ucts with dia pers. Its new est prod -uct lines in clude: ul tra cloth- like dia persand ba sic Plus dia pers. The com panyhas had its prod ucts cer ti fied with ISO9001:2000. In April 2004, two dia perscom peti tors (Tyco Health care Re tail and Para gon Trade Brands, King of Prus sia,PA), pro tested Ab sor mex’s alledged pat -ent in fringe ment on baby dia pers and in -con ti nence prod uct, fil ing theircomplaint with the U.S. In ter na tionalTrade Com mis sion.

Prod ucts: Disposable diapers, Incontinenceproducts

SalesCon tacts: Rodoifo Gordillo

ABUNDA LIFE LABO RA TO RIES208 Third Ave., As bury Park, NJ 07712 USATel: (732) 775- 7575; 800-443-5649Fax: (732) 502- 0899URL: www.abundalife.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $5 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%Ex portMar kets:

Pro file: This small, family- owned manu fac turer,started in 1964, spe cial izes in health- related and fit ness prod ucts (ho lis tic),hav ing dis tin guished it self in the natu ralvi ta mins and food sup ple ments area.Pri vate la bel busi ness started more than10 years ago. Its port fo lio in cludes 600+ prod ucts. The firm op er ates a na tionalmail or der busi ness, a clinic, and a clinicand health retreat. Abunda Life pub -lishes trade cata logues.

Prod ucts: Natural fruit sweeteners, Celtic salt, liquidhomeopathic remedies, herb formulas,healing botanical teas, cold press vegetableoils, vitamin formulas, enzyme formulas,powder formulas, liquid energy elixirs,weight loss, fibers, bowel tonics, thyroidreplacement, hormone replacement

SalesCon tacts: Mark Abeel

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Part IIIList ings in clude stock sym bols for pub lic com pa nies (Ex change:

Com pany ID).

URL = Web site ad dress on Inter net (de fault is http://)

SKU = Stock Keep ing Units

E = Es ti mated

N/A = Not Avail able or Non-Applicable

HBC = Health & Beauty Care

GM = Gen eral Mer chan dise

Note: List ings are al pha beti cal. Retailer sec tion be foreand In dex section that fol lows may not agree with thesepage numbers since list ings change on an on go ing ba -sis..

ACH FOOD COM PA NIES, INC.7171 Goodlette Farms Pkw., Cor dova, TN 38018USA

Tel: (901) 381-3000; (800) 691- 1106Fax: (901) 381-3185URL: www.ach food.com

To tal 2006-07 Sales Vol ume: $1 Bil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, Can -ada, South Amer ica, Mex ico, Af rica,Mid dle East

Pro file: For merly called AC Humko, ACHFood Com pa nies is a di vi sion of As so ci -ated Brit ish Foods plc, Lon don, one ofEu ro pe’s larg est food com pa nies withsales of $13.6 bil lion ( £ 69.8 bil lion) op -er at ing in 44 coun tries and di ver si fied in foods, in gre di ents, and re tail stores. The com pany is traded on the Lon don Stock Ex change (ABF). Web site:www.abf.co.uk. Its grocery di vi sion(£2.6 bil lion) includes ACH Food Com -pa nies, Inc., a ma jor sup plier of spe -cialty food in gre di ents (herbs andspices) and a lead ing store brand sup -plier of cook ing oils, pan sprays, short -en ings, non- dairy cream ers, and ol iveoils in the United States. The disiv ionop er ates six manu fac tur ing plants in the U.S. Re cently, ACH along with Heart -land Sweet en ers part nered with Meri -sant, the maker of Equal brandsweet ener, to pro vide gro cers with a sin -gle source of pri vate la bel zero calo riesweet en ers: yel low for su cra lose, prinkfor sac cha rin, and blue for as par tame. Mean time, ACH’s par ent com pany, in July 2005, pur chased Lit tle woodsStores Hold ings, which operates 122Lit tle wood out lets in the UK and Ire -land. Plans called for keeping 40% oftheir sell ing space and con vert ing theout lets over to the Pri mark fas cia. There are now 170 Pri mark stores (valuecloth ing and ac ces so ries) in the UK, theRe pub lic of Ire land, and Spain. Thestores are own brand out lets, sell ing ap -parel un der the Pri mark, At mos phereand other store brands.

Lat est News: In Oc to ber 2008, ACHFood Com pa nies joined with ArcherDan iels Mid land Com pany (ADM), alsoin the SOUR CE BOOK, to form a jointven ture, Stra tas Foods, LLC, for themanu fac ture,. mar ket ing and dis tri bu -tion of pack aged oil prod ucts in the U.S.and Can ada. The new firm, based inMem phis, TN, will serve the food serv ice,spe cialty food in gre di ent, and re tail pri -vate la bel bot tled oil mar kets. Its prod uct port fo lio will cover vege ta ble oil, short -en ing, mar ga rine, and pan spray; whilealso hand ing foods ervice brands, Whirland Fry max.

Prod ucts: Botttled cooking oils including vegetable, canola, olive, sunflower, peanut, blends,corn oils; non-dairy creamer, includinglite, fat-free, and flavored; pan sprays;shortening; spices & seasonings, sugarsubstitutes

SalesCon tacts: Brian Hoots, Director of Sales; Terry

Reagan, Director of Marketing

AC TA VIS GROUP HF.`Dlshraun 1, 220 Haf nar fjardur, ICELAND

Tel: +354 535 2300Fax: +354 535 2301URL: www.ac ta vis.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $ 1.6 Bil lion (€ 1.3 Bil lion)138%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%+ (E)

Ex port Mar kets: Worldwide

Pro file: Ac ta vis Group was founded in 1956,hav ing adopted its pres ent name in 2004. In the last five years, this com pany hasgrown from € 210 mil lion to € 1.3 bil -lion in sales. Ac qui si tions have been akey fac tor: In 2006, four key busi nesseswere added: Sin dan in Ro ma nia (on col -ogy com pounds); Ab rika in the U.S.(cont rolled re lease prod ucts); 51% in ter -est in ZIO Zdorovje in Rus sia; and amanu fac tur ing plant in In dia. Ac ta visop er ates 19 ge neric phar ma ceu ti calmanu fac tur ing plants in 12 coun tries

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plus Norgesplas ter in Nor way, pro -ducer of self- adhesive plas ters and tapes for wound care, sports, and spe cialtyap pli ca tions. Over all, the com pany sells some 650 prod ucts in 30 coun tries. In2006, some 376 new prod ucts wereadded. In the U.S., its pro duc tion plantin Lin coln ton, NC, dis trib utes creams,oint ments, liq uids, and sup posi toryprod ucts. It is a lead ing sup plier of firstaid, femi nine hy giene, hy dro cor ti sone,anti- fungal, and per methrin prod uctsfor private la bel and own- label sales. In De cem ber 2005, the com pany ac -quired Al pharma U.S Hu man Phar ma -ceu ti cals, which had been merged withPure pac Phar ma ceu ti cals. Thatacquired business now called Ac ta visU.S., believes it self to be the mar ketleader in ge neric liq uid and topi calphar ma ceu ti cals with a sub stan tialpres ence in con sumer phar ma ceu ti cals,such as res pi ra tory and cough/cold tofirst aid and women’s health. It pro -vides 150+ liq uid, semi- solid and spe -cialty prod ucts in more than 300pack age sizes. In its U.S. op era tion,Ac ta vis is now mov ing its Bal ti more,MD , liq uid manu fac tur ing fa cil ity toLin coln ton, NC.

Prod ucts: OTC creams, ointments, liquids,first aid, hair growth, anti-fungalfemlinine hygiene; Pharmaceuticalformulations

SalesCon tacts: Brad Blake, Director, director National

Sales-Private Label (U.S.) Tel:410-298-1000 (or 800-432-8534)

ACYCO, ACEI TU NAS Y CON SER VAS(Owned by Acyco S.A.L.)Ve lazquez 3, 41700 Dos Her manas, Seville, SPAIN

Tel: +34 955-66-9344Fax: +34 954- 72- 59- 15URL: www.acyco.es

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: 56 Coun tries World wide

Pro file: This com pany was for merly called Vil la -ma rin, op er at ing as one of the old est andlarg est ol ive gro cers in Spain. In the re cent past, the em ploy ees and man ag ment ex er -cised a buy out, re nam ing the firm Acyco,Acei tu nas Y Con ser vas. The com pany isthe only firm pack ing ol ives in PET square jars—an in no va tion in tro duced some 20years ago to the Euro pean mar ket. Theplas tic square jars are light weight, non- breakable, fea tur ing easy han dling and a20% sav ings on shelf space, while pro vid -ing good instore dis plays. In green oilives,the firm of fers a com plete se lec tion stuffedwith dif fer ent in gre di ents: pep per paste,an chovy, salmon, tuna, lemon, gar lic, or al capar rado. Its salad ol ives (with or with -out paste) are stuffed with whole gar lic,gher kins, ja lapeno pep per, al mond, or on -ions. The firm has ISO 9002 cer ti fi ca tion.This com pany op er ates Ol ives & Foods inthe U.S., which is listed sepa rately in theSOUR CE BOOK.

Prod ucts: Spanish olives--green (whole, pitted orstuffed) and black (whole, pitted, sliced);olive oil (virgin extra, 100% pure); capers;cocktail onions

SalesCon tacts: Antonio Soto Patino

ADH HEALTH PROD UCTS, INC.*215 North Route 303, Con gers, NY 10920 USA

Tel: (845) 268-0027; (800) 292-6002Fax: (845) 268- 2988URL: www.adh health.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $10 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 5%

Ex port Mar kets: South east Asia, Europe, SouthAmer ica, Can ada, Far East (35 coun tries to -tal)

Pro file: ADH Health Prod ucts, Inc., for merlyAmeri can Drug House, Inc., which be ganop era tions 20+ years ago, spe cial izes incus tom for mu la tions and con tract manu -fac tur ing of die tary sup ple ments and nu -


tri tional prod ucts (tab lets, cap sules,pow ders, liq uids). ADH is a prime,medium- size manu fac turer struc turedto re pond to trade cus tom ers’ needs in a shorter pe ri od of time and with greaterflexi bil ity. Be sides its chew ables, time- release, hypo- allergenic and “na tionalequiva lent”- type prod ucts, the firmstocks a com plete line of vi ta mins andmin eral sup ple ments for nu mer ous ex -clu sive brand com pa nies. ADH helpscus tom ers set up and im ple ment theirown pro grams tai lored to in di vid ualneeds and unique in ter ests. Its staff ofspe cial ists--chem ists, phar ma cists andtech ni cians are avail able to serve cli ents. The com pany op er ates with a 75,000square foot fa cil ity, us ing cGMP stan -dards.

Prod ucts: Dietary supplements minerals, vitamins,herbs, national equivalents, chewables,amino acids, antioxidants, digestive aids,specialty products.

SalesCon tacts: Balu Advani, President; Maya Advani,

Vice-President

ADM CO COA*(A Di vi sion of ADM Com pany)4666 Far ies Pkwy., De ca tur, IL 62526 USA

Tel: (217) 424-5200Fax: N/AURL: www.admworld.com

To tal Fis cal 2008 Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Pa cific Rim,Europe

Pro file: ADM Co coa op er ates three do mes ticand 9 for eign choco late and co coa beanproc ess ing plants fa cili ties on five con ti -nents, serv ing over 70 coun tries. Itsprod uct line includes a full range ofnatu ral and dutched pow ders, choco late and com pound chips and chunks, aswell as choco late and con fec tion erycoat ings. Its prod ucts are mar keted un -der the brands: Am b ro sia, De Zaan,

and Merck ens. The firm is backed by astrong tech ni cal staff and knowl edge ablesales force. ADM pro cesses co coa beansand pro duces co coa liq uor, co coa butter,co coa pow der, choco late, and vari ouscom punds for the food proc ess ing in dus -try. ADM stands for Archer Dan iels Mid -land Co., a world leader in ag ri cul turalproc ess ing (soy beans, corn, wheat, and co -coa) and in clud ing the produ tion of soymeal and oil, etha nol, corn sweet en ers,a nd flour. Based in De ca tur, IL, ADM sales for fis cal 2008 (June 30) of $69.8 bil lion, op er -at ing a to tal of 240 proc ess ing plants. Co -coa and choco late pro duc tion is part of itsFood and Feed In gre di ents Busi ness.

Lat est News: In Oc to ber 2008, ADMformed a joint ven ture with ACH (also inthe SOUR CE BOOK) to work as Stra tasFoods LLC, Mem phis, in pro duc ing pack -aged oil prod ucts (in clud ing re tail pri vatela bel) in the U.S. and Can ada. Prod ucts in -clude: vege ta ble oil, short en ing, mar ga rine and pan spray.

Prod ucts:Baking chips semi-sweet chocolate, milkchocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, chocolateflavored); chocolate and white bark coatilngsoils(vegetable, corn, canola, sunflower, peanut,blended); flours; soy-based meat alternatives andsoy enriched pasta

SalesCon tacts: Kent Dell, Director of Sales; Rick Moncrief,

National Account Manager

AFASSCO, INCP.O. Box 1767, Car son City, NV 89702 USA

Tel: (775) 885- 2900; 800-441-6774Fax: (775) 885- 2997URL: www.afassco.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Mid dle East, SaudiAra bia, Cen tral & South Amer ica, Can ada

Pro file: AFASSCO, which be gan op era tions in1970, makes a com plete line of in dus trial,medi cal, phar ma ceu ti cal and first- aidprod ucts, in clud ing unit- burn and com bi -


na tion kits with re fill and bulk sup pliescon tain ing non- prescription drugs, ban -dages, dress ings, an ti sep tics, an ti bi ot ics,emer gency eye so lu tions and otherprod ucts. Many of these items are in -cluded in the best- equipped and larg estva ri ety of first- aid kits on the mar ket for home, of fice, ve hi cle and in dus trial use. The com pany is now ISO 9002 cer ti fied. Its latest prod ucts in clude foodservice- blue me tal lic ban dages, Derma Cool(burn dress ings, wound and blis terdress ings).

Prod ucts: First-aid cabinets & kits; first-aid supplies; burn products; bandages, dressings, an isep ic &brun trea ments; pharmaceuticals(non-prescription) infection control products.

SalesCon tacts: Jim Grant, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing

AL BAAD MAS SUOT YITZ HAK, LTD.(Dec. 31, 2003)Mas suot Yitz hak, D.N. Sde GAT, 79858 IS RAEL

Tel: +972 (8) 8 860 72222Fax: +972 (8) 8 850 1102URL: www.al baad.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $111.2 Mil lion (NIP 486.9 Mil -lion) +7.8%Pe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: All con ti nents of the world, over35 coun tries world wide.

Pro file: Al baad is po si tioned as a world leaderin the area of wet tow els. The com panyis traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Ex -change. In re cent years, this com panyhas more than tri pled its sales vol ume.In 2002, Al baad ac quired FeuchtHygiene- Werk in Ochtrup, Ger many, a wipes pro ducer. Al baad also hasstrength ened its U.S. mar ket ing po si -tion, pro duc ing White Cloud brandwipes for Wal- Mart, while mar ket ingGe owipes in this market. In September2004, the com pany opened a newsubsidiary, AFG Wipes Inc., Reids ville,NC. Plans in 2006-07 call for in vest ing

€ 10 mil lion for new equip ment and con -struc tion at its three sites.

Prod ucts: Non-woven fabric, wipes--personal care (baby,skin, moist, toilet tissue, incontinent), home care,institutional, auto, dairy

SalesCon tacts: Gil Serfaty, Vice-President, Marketing &

Sales; Shmuel Regev, European MarketingManager; Michael Fitzgerald, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, AFG Wipes Inc. (Tel:336-637-1061)

AL COA CON SUMER PROD UCTS**6603 West Broad St., Rich mond, VA 23230 USA

Tel: (804) 281- 4630 (800- 433- 2244)Fax: (804) 281-45302URL: www.alcoa.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: N/A

Pro file: Al coa Con sumer Prod ucts is part of the $30.4 bil -lion (+19% in fis cal 2005) Al coa Inc., Pitts burgh,the world’s larg est pro ducer of pri mary and fab ri -cated alu mi num and alu minia. It sup plies all types of alu mi num for use in trans po ra tion, bev er agecans, build ings, etc. Pack ag ing and con sumergoods, in clud ing non- aluminum prod ucts, rep re -sent $6.9 bil lion +23% of that vo lume. In con -sumer ap pli ca tions, cov er ing foil, film and pa perprod ucts for re tail and food serv ice cus tom ers, thisunit is di vided into four ar eas: Rey nolds Con -sumer Prod ucts (foil), Presto Prod ucts (plas ticbags, wraps, constinsers), Baco Con sumer Prod -ucts (house hold wraps and bags) in the UK, andReyco (pack ag ing) in South Amer ica. In May2000, Rey nolds Met als, the sec ond larg est alu mi -num com pany in the U.S., was pur chased by Al -coa. Part of the pack age in cluded Presto Prod ucts(also in the SOUR CE BOOK), the leader in pri -vate la bel plas tic food and dis poser bags, a sub -sidi ary of Rey nolds since 1988. In 2005, Al coasold its pack ag ing serv ices busi ness, South ernGraph ics Sys tems (SGS), also in the SOUR CE -BOOK, un der C. M. Jack son, to Ci ti group Ven -ture Capi tal Eq uity Part ners LP.


Prod ucts: Alu mi num foil, flexi ble and pro -tec tive pack ag ing, con tain ers, plas tic wraps &bags, film and pa per items, alu mi num/plas ticbev er age and food clo sures, etc.

SalesCon tacts: N/A

AL GOOD FOOD COM PANY7401 Trade Port Drive, Lou is ville, KY 40258 USA

Tel: (502) 637- 3631Fax: (502) 637- 1502URL: www.al goodfood.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, the Mid dle East, theCar ib bean, and the Pa cific Basin

Pro file: Al good Food was launched August 1,1985, with the pur chase of the Lou is ville (KY) plant of the Shedd’s Food Prod -ucts Di vi sion from its owner, The Bea -trice Com pa nies. This fa cil ity,pro duc ing vari ous food prod ucts forsome 75 years, was pri mar ily a pea nutbutter plant at the time of the take over.Al good has since ex panded its busi nessfrom re tail pri vate la bel pea nut butterinto other mar kets: in dus trial, foodserv ice, ex port, con tract manu fac tur ingand the U.S. gov ern ment. In June 1992,the com pany ac quired a va cated foodmanu fac tur ing fa cil ity in Law rence -burg, KY, equipped with new, mod ernproc ess ing equip ment de signed for thepro duc tion of jams, jel lies, pre serves,sal sas, etc. In April 1993, pre limi narypro duc tion of jel lies, jams and pre serves be gan. In July 2002, the com panymoved its pea nut butter manu fac tur ingto a new 100,000 square foot fa cil ity inLou is ville, KY. Al good claims to be thefirst pri vate la bel manu fac turer to: use a fully- staffed in- house mi cro bio logi callab, put foil seal on glass jars, of fer bothJif- and Skippy- like for mu la tions, con -vert from glass to PET jars, ni tro genflush the head space on pea nut butt er

jars, and to in sert PB&J strip in PET con -tainers.

Prod ucts:Peanut butter, preserves, jellies,salsa.

SalesCon tacts: Nick Melhuish, Export Sales Manager;

James Melhuish, VP of Sales.

AL LEGRO CORP.14134 N.E. Air port Way, Port land, OR 97230-3443USA

Tel: (503) 257- 8480Fax: (503) 257- 9061URL: www.allegro- music.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, South Amer ica

Pro file: Al legro, founded in 1982 as a spe cialty dis -tribu tor of clas si cal mu sic im ports, hasgrown to be come one of the larg est full- service in de pend ent dis tribu tors in NorthAmer ica. The com pany con tin ues to be the larg est in de pend ent dis tribu tor of clas si calmu sic in the US. Al legro also dis trib utesjazz, blues, world, show tunes, and popprod uct. The firm also dis trib utes a com -pre hen sive line of spe cial in ter est videocas settes. Al le gro’s ar ray of serv ices in -clude: mar ket ing, Inter net mar ket ing,sales man age ment, re tail pro mo tions, me -dia re la tions, art ist tour sup port, prod uctmar ket plan ning, graphic de sign, P.O.P.,and ad de sign. The com pany main tains afull- time sales force and op erates its ownin- house graphic arts de part ment. Al legrois a tech nol ogy leader with MIS ca pa bili -ties that are sec ond to none. The com panypro vides its la bel cli ents with an area ofcus tom re ports.

Prod ucts:Compact discs, audio cassettes, video cassettes

SalesCon tacts: Joseph Micallef, CEOt

([email protected])


AL LENS, INC.305 E. Main St., P.O. Box 250, Si loam Springs, AR72761 USA

Tel: (479) 524- 6431; (800) 234-25531Fax: (479) 524-3291URL: www.allencanning.com



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1926, Al len Can ningcom pany (name changed to Al lens, Inc.in 2006), a family- owned and op er atedbusi ness, has been grow ing and pack ing vege ta bles for the re tail and food serv icetrade un der a number of brands: TheAl lens, Popey, Trap pey’s, Veg- All, etc.The com pany op er ates seven plants infive states. The com pany prides it self onus ing fam ily farm ers as its source ofsup ply for beans, greens, spin ach, sweetpo ta toes, etc. In 2003, Allen Canningpurchased Birds Eye’s Veg.All brand,followed in 2004 by its Freshlike canned vegetable brand. In December 2006,Allen Canning agreed to buy BirdsEye’s non-branded frozen vegetablebusiness, thus picking up three frozenfood processing plants, a couple offormer Birds Eye foodservice brands(Chill Ripe and Garden Classics)and—most significant of all—theprivate label retail frozen food businessof Birds Eye. As part of its de but in fro -zen foods, Al len also pur chased FlintRiber Foods, Mon te zuma, GA. ThusAl len emerges as a ma jor pri vate la belsup plier in canned and fro zen vege ta -bles, op er at ing now out of 13 fa cili ties in seven states.

Prod ucts: Canned and frozen vegetables,breaded vegetables, onion rings.

SalesCon tacts: Bobby D. Ray, VP, Retail Sales/Marketing

AL PHA PLAS TICS, INC.800 Wood side Dr.., St. Louis, MI 48880 USA

Tel: (989) 681-5781Fax: (089) 681-4153URL: www.al phaplas tics.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $15+ Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80%

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Far East, Europe

Pro file: Al pha Plas tics, founded in 1986, is aprivately-owned manu fac turer of high- quality plas tic bot tles and jars for thephar ma ceu ti cal and nu tri tional sup ple -ment in dus tries. The com pany pro ducesboth stock and cus tom pack ag ing in high- density poly eth yl ene (HDPE), Poly eth yl -ene terephtha late (PET), and poly pro pyl -ene (PP). Al pha has a customer- focusedap proach to busi ness, which en ables thecom pany to re spond quickly to cus tomer’s re quests for new and cus tom pack ag ing.This fast- growing com pany is con sid ered a leader in new pro cesses and tech ni cal mat -ters. Re cently, the com pany in tro duced anew line of PET bot tles for pack ag ing vi ta -mins and sup ple ments.

Prod ucts: PET, HDPE and PP rigid packaging.

SalesCon tacts: Paul Bonastia, Sales Manager

AL PHA TO OMEGA1190 North U.S. Hwy #1, Or mond Beach, FL 32174USA

Tel: (386) 673-2024Fax: (386) 677-9595


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, Can -ada, Mex ico

Pro file: In re cent years, Al pha to Omega has es -tab lished it self as a mar ket leader in sun


care prod ucts, of fer ing a broad spec -trum, multi vi ta min, age de fy ing, oil free and mois tur iz ing for mu la tions, babyand kids spray and lo tion, sport sprayand lo tion, skin pro tec tion, gels, lo tions,creams, oils, etc.. Po si tioned as the con -tract pack ag ing and ex clu sive brandmanu fac tur ing di vi sion of Tan ning Re -search Labs, Inc., the com pany pro vides full serv ice in sun care prod ucts, in clud -ing in no va tive pack ag ing con cepts andup- to- date skin care re search sup port.The firm is self- sufficient, pro duc ing itsown bot tles, in- house deco ra tion, sup -ply ing its own art work, etc., all con trib -ut ing to re duced lead times. Its abil ity toemu late na tional brands as well as cre -ate unique sun and skin care prod uctsmakes Al pha To Omega an ex cel lentpri vate brand part ner. The firm usesAl pha Hy droxy skin care re search.

Prod ucts: Sun care, skin care and bath products.

SalesCon tacts: Karen Jessee, Vice-President, U.S. Sales;

Debbie Jennings, Marketing Directorr.

AL PINE HEALTH PROD UCTS LLC1525 West Busi ness Park Dr., Orem, UT 84058 USA Tel: (801) 225- 5525; (800) 572-5076Fax: (801) 225- 0956URL: www.metabolife.com


Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, Nor way, Pa cific Rim,Europe, South America

Pro file: Al pine Health In dus tries (its formername) opened its phar ma ceu ti cal grademanu fac tur ing fa cil ity for the ex clu sivepro duc tion of cus tom nu tri tional sup -ple ments in 1991. In 1995, Al pine wasac quired by HHG, In ter na tional(Humco, also in the SOUR CE BOOK), a leader in health care prod ucts and serv -ices since 1872. With the sup port ofHumco, Al pi ne’s state- of- the-art pro -

duc tion ca pa bili ties grew to in clude cap -sules, ta bles, and liq uid prod ucts in a va ri -ety of pack ag ing for mats. Al pine alsoun der went at least three ma jor ex pan sions since then. In 2000, how ever, Al pineHealth Products was taken over by Me ta -bo life In ter na tional, San Di ego, CA., apro ducer of die tary sup ple ments (in clud -ing Me ta bo life 356 herbal die tary sup ple -ment To day, Al pine serves as themanu fac tur ing arm for Me ta bo life, op er -ated as a wholly owned subsidiary. Thefirm’s rapid growth is the re sult of its100% dedi ca tion to de liv er ing prompt re -li able serv ice and pre mium qual ity prod -ucts to its cus tom ers. Un sur passed qual ityis en sured by the fully- staffed, in- houselab, which ana lyzes in gre di ents upon re -ceipt for iden tity, pu rity, and po tency, sys -tem ati cally evalu ates prod ucts dur ingnu mer ous stages of pro duc tion, and teststhe fin ished goods be fore shipp ing.

Prod ucts: Vitamins, minerals, herbal formulations, anddietary supplements,

SalesCon tacts: Scott Jenkins, General Manager

AL PINE IN DUS TRIES COR PO RA TION2908 29th Ave., East Braden ton, FL 34208 USA

Tel: (941) 749- 1900Fax: (941) 748- 6616


Ex port Mar kets: Po land, Ghana, world wide

Pro file: This com pany spe cial izes in de vel op ingand build ing semi- automatic and auto -mat ic ma chin ery that deco rates on un -usual shapes, i.e., three- dimensionalsub strates, as well as stan dard con tain ers.Dry ing sys tems for ma chin ery are alsoavail able. The firm ad ver tises on a lim itedba sis. It sells di rect and works throughdeal ers.


Prod ucts: Alpine/Alpeha printers for special applicationsin screen printing

SalesCon tacts: Hans G. Broemel, General Manager

AL TAIRE PHAR MA CEU TI CALS, INC.P.O. Box 849, West Lane, Aque bo gue, NY 11931 USA

Tel: (516) 722- 5988; (800) 258-2471Fax: (516) 722- 9683URL: www.otcd rug gist.com


Ex port Mar kets: Far East, Po land, Can ada

Pro file: This nine- year- old op era tion, privately- held, di vides its busi ness equally: 1/3con tract manu fac tur ing (half a dozenna tional brand ac counts), 1/3 brandedbusi ness, and 1/3 pri vate la bel. Its range of prod ucts cov ers pri mar ily oint ments,creams and gels--some 45 dif fer entOTC phar ma ceu ti cal SKUs—prime oneve ry thing, in clud ing a cou ple of pro -prie tary items (cough & cold liquid andMi cona zole 1% gel). Its oint ments: tri -ple an ti bi otic, hy dro cor ti sone, and ba ci -tracin. In 1995, the com pany be ganex port ing prod uct to the Far East and is now look ing to de velop busi ness in East -ern Europe, Europe, and pos si bly Af -rica.

Prod ucts: Full line of over-the-countercreams and ointments, cough &cold remedies, formulas,solutions.

SalesCon tacts: Joseph Sawaya

AL VIN LAST, INC.425 Saw Mill River Rd., Ard sley, NY 10502 USA

Tel: (914) 479-0900Fax: (914) 479-0901URL: www.alast.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $4 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 25%Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Souh Af rica, New Zea -land, Mid dle East, Canada

Pro file: This privately- held cus tom manu fac turerbe gan do ing busi ness in 1967. The com -pany pro duces health & beauty care prod -ucts, OTC phar ma ceu ti cals, and is anin no va tor in the de vel op ment of natu ralsource drug and cos metic items. It hasbuilt a par ticu larly strong pres ence in thehealth food in dus try. Some 75%+ of itsbusi ness is in pro prie tary brands, such asits Born Again® herbal prod ucts, WartFix, Corn Fix, Sul- Ray acne treat ment,Lucky Ti ger skin and hair care, Arth Dr,sports Med, etc. The bal ance of the busi -ness is in con tract manu fac tur ing and pri -vate la bel. Al vin Last makes its own herbal ex tracts. The com pany prides it self on itsex per tise in de vel op ing unique and/or dif -fer ent prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Over-the-counter skin and hairtreatments (internal andexternal)—lotions, creams, gels,powders, herbal, collodion-basedcorn and wart removers

SalesCon tacts: Bruce Last, President; Maria Apostle, Export

Manager

AM BIX LABO RA TO RIESDi vi sion of Or gan ics Corp. Of Amer ica55 West End Rd., To towa, NJ 07512 USA

Tel: (973) 890-9002Fax: (973) 890- 9778URL: www.ambixlabs.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $5 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 95%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, WestAf rica, Latin Amer ica, South east Asia

Pro file: In busi ness since 1967, Am bix Labo ra to -ries is a me dium size pri vate la bel and pri -vate for mula cos metic and phar ma ceu ti cal manufacturer. Ists prod uct range cov ers:creams, lo tions, gels, oint ments, pastes,


and liq uids, pack aged in tu bes, jars, and bot tles. Its man age ment has over 100years ex pe ri ence with ex per tise in thede vel op ment, pro duc tion, mar ket ing,and dis tri bu tion of its prod uct line. Inad di tion to its manu fac tur ing of health& beauty aids, skin care & hair care,and nu tri tional & herbal ton ics, Re -cently, the com pany added foil packets

Prod ucts: Skin care, hair care, cosmetics,toiletries, health & beautyproducts, nutritional and herbalproducts

SalesCon tacts: Alvin Goren, President

AMERI CAL COR PO RA TION389 Ameri cal Rd., Hender son, NC 27536 USA

Tel: (252) 492- 2166Fax: (252) 492- 7127URL: www.ameri cal ho siery.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, SouthAmer ica,

Pro file: Es tab lished more than 30 years ago,Ameri cal Cor po ra tion has be come thethird larg est pro ducer of women’s ho -siery in the U.S. as well as the lead ingpri vate la bel sup plier of women’s ho -siery (niche leg wear and ready- to- wearprod ucts) in dis count chan nels. Thecom pany sup plies ba sic and fash ion ho -siery to all classes of trade. Its namebrand is Vas sarette. The Peds sockbrand (owned since 1969) was sold in2004.

Prod ucts: Ladies’ sheer hosiery, tights,trouser socks

SalesCon tacts: Debbie Ladd Koller (Phone:

203-899-0058) — Sheer Hosiery; RonHuston (phone: 860-651-3440) — Socks.

AMERI CAN COL LOID CO.1500 West Shure Drive, Ar ling ton Heights, IL 60004USA

Tel: (847) 392-4600; (800) 426- 5564Fax: (847) 506-6199URL: www.colloid.com


Ex port Mar kets: 60 countries--all con ti nentsex cept Ant arc tica

Pro file: Ameri can Col loid Co. is a di vi sion of Am -col In ter na tional Corp., a $744.3 millionfirm, also lo cated in Ar ling ton Heights, IL. The com pany holds the pat ent on the useof so dium ben to nite for scoo pa ble cat lit -ter. It only uses 100% so dium ben to -nite--just like the lead ing na tionalbrands- - and not a blend or an in fe riorclay. Ameri can Colloid is the only com -pany that mines and pro cesses so diumben to nite spe cifi cally to pro duce con -stantly high- qual ity scoo pa ble cat lit ter.Its vertically- integrated op era tion cov ersmin ing, proc ess ing, de sign ing, pack ag ing,and shipping via its own truck ing com -pany. The firm is the larg est pro ducer ofso dium ben to nite in the world. Ben to niteclay also is used as a thick ener, seal ant,binder, lu bri cant or ab sorp tion agent inother pro duacts, such as metal cast ing and oil and gas well drill ing.

Prod ucts: Scoopable cat litter (100% sodiumbentonite), chew treats

SalesCon tacts: Brett Gaylord, General Manager; Bart

Becherer, National Accounts Manager; JohnGalus, Regional Sales Manager; ElizabethNewman, Regional Sales Manager; JohnRennick, Sales Manager (Pet); Jay Keys,Regional Sales Manager (Pet); NicolePokonosky, Inside Sales (e-mail:[email protected]


AMERI CAN COMB CORP.22 Ken tucky Ave nue, Pater son, NJ 07503 USA

Tel: (973) 523- 6551; (800) 522-COMBFax: (973) 523- 0257URL: www.ameri can comb.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, South Amer ica, Can ada, France, Eng land, Car ribean, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Since 1949, Ameri can Comb has been afamily- run busi ness. It has be come aleader in the manu fac turer of plas ticprod ucts and ac ces so ries: Prod ucts in -clude all va rie ties of hair combs andbrushes; as sorted comb packs; andtravel items, such as soap boxes, tooth -brush hold ers and caps, ra zor hold ers,cos metic travel bags, and com bi na tionsets; pat ented lice combs; and bath -room ac ces so ries (the Bath Mat tersline). Lice shampo manu fac tur ers useAmericn Comb’s pat ented lice combs as an es sen tial com po nent of their licetreat ment lines. Its prod ucts also aresold in kits, ho tels, and the beauty- and- barber in dus try.

Prod ucts: Combs, soap boxes, toothbrushholders, housewares

SalesCon tacts: Jal Cristantiello, Vice-President, Sales

AMERI CAN FI BER & FIN ISH ING, INC.P.O. Box 2488, Al ber marle, NC 28002USA

Tel: (704) 983- 6102; (800) 451-2807Fax: (708) 983-1943URL: www.affinc.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Mid dle East, South Amer ica

Pro file: This privately- held com pany was formedin April 1986 with the buy out of the Tex -tile Di vi sion of The Ken dall Co., Ameri can Fi ber & Fin ish ing has be come the in dus -try’s lead ing manu fac turer of light to me -dium weight woven in dust rial fab rics andthe larg est manu fac turer of light weightgauze in the U.S. Its prod uct range for thepri vate la bel health and beauty seg mentcov ers: cos metic pads, cot ton balls, clothdia pers, cheese cloth, and cot ton swabs.

Prod ucts:Cotton balls, cosmetic puffs,cosmetic pads, 100% cotton gauzediapers, 100% cotton cheese cloth,cotton swabs

SalesCon tacts: Gary Bockhold, Director of Consumer

Marketing

AMERI CAN ITAL IAN PASTA COM PANY*NYSE: PLB

4100 North Mul berry Drive (Suite 200), Kan sas City,MO 64116 USA

Tel: (816) 584- 5000Fax: (816) 584-5100URL: www.aipc.com

To tal Fis cal 2007Sales Vol ume: $398.1Mil lion +13.4%%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Con ti nen tal Europe

Pro file: AIPC has en tered a “new chap ter” of op ti -mism af ter some pretty rough go ing in there cent past. The dry pasta mar ket overallsuf fered some losses from a drop in sales; AIPC as a result had to cut its work forceand re duce in ven tory; ad di tion ally, its fi -nan cial re ports go ing back to 2002 had tobe re stated which re sulted in the com panyfacing a number of law suits about mis rep -re sen ta tion of those re ports; and its ex ecu -tive suite has a clean sweep of personnel.Now John Kelly, first as COO, ef fec tiveJanu ary 2008, took over as presi dent andCEO. The com pany in its cur rent fi calyear ( end ing Sept. 28, 2007) turned a netloss of $30.4 mil lion in the pre vi ous year toa net in come of $5.3 million. AIPC pro -


duces some 200 dry pasta shapes, cov er -ing some 2,700 skus. It be lieves it is thelarg est pro ducer of dry pasta in NorthAmer ica (93% of its reve nues). Ma jorcus tom ers like Wal- Mart and Sy scorep re sent a sub stain tial por tion of itsreve nues. New strate gies are now inplace, which call for re- pricing ofproducts, cost re duc tions in op era tions,and set ting the mar ket ing tar gettoward a smaller base for a more prof it -able vol ume. This means less em pha sisfor AIPC on pri vate la bel and its in gre -di ent mar kets. AIPC is vertically- integrated via its mill ing, produc tionand dis tri bu tion fa cili ties in three U.S. lo ca tions and one in It aly. In Feb ru ary2006, the company an nounced plans todiav est two non- strategic brands, Ed -die’s and Mrs. Leep er’s pasta, plusplans to close its Ke nosha, WI plant inApril 2006.

Prod ucts: Pasta — dry pasta shapes and avariety of packaging configurations --spaghetti, linguine, fettuccine,angel hair and lasagna; plus shortgoods, such as elbow macaroni,mostaccioli, rigatoni, rotini, ziti,and egg noodles.

SalesCon tacts: Jerry Dear, Executive Vice-President,

Retail Markets (U.S.); Matt Duffield,European Sales (Tel: 39-030-936-441)

AMERI CAN SAFETY RA ZOR COM PANY240 Ce dar Knolls Rd., Ste. 401, Ce dar Knolls, NJ 07927 USA

Tel: (973) 753-3000Fax: (973) 326- 9005URL: www.asrco.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $300 Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 67.8 %

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Europe,Pa cificRim

Pro file: Slighltly more than seven years af terbe ing ac quired (April 1999) by RSAAc qui si tion Corp., an af fili ate of J.W.

Childs Eq uity Part ners II, L.P., Ameri canSafety Ra zor com pany again was sold toan other pri vate eq uity group, Lion Capi tal of Lon don, Eng land, in Sep tem ber 2006. ASR con tin ues to be the lead ing manu fac -turer of high- quality, value- priced shav ing prod ucts world wide. Most ma jor re tail ersglob ally mar ket its prod ucts un der theirown pri vate brands. ASR also mar kets itsbrands, Per sonna, Acti- Flexx, MBC, Tri- Flexxx, Gem, Flicker, Bump Fighter, andBurma Shave. ASR also pro duces in dus -trial, spe cialty and medi cal blades for pri -vate la bel and un der its brands. Thecom pany ad di tion ally pro duces and sellspri vate brand cot ton balls, cos metic puffsand foot care items. The com pa ny’sHewitt Soap Di vi sion sells premium- quality, cus tom bar soaps for cos -metic/skin care, phar ma ceu ti cal and de -part ment store mar kets. ASR traces itshis tory back to 1875. The com pany hasbeen an in no va tor and through ac qui si -tions has gained the number one mar ketshare in four prod uct cate go ries: valueand storebrand shav ing ra zors andblades, con sumer cot ton and foot careprod ucts, spe cialty in dus trial blades, andbladed hand tools and blades. ASR op -erates plants in six states (Vir ginia, Ten -nes see, Ohio, Mis souri, In di ana, andCon necti cut) as well as in Puerto Rico,Mex ico, and Is rael. (The lat ter op era tion,Bond Blades Ltd. is also in the SOUR CE -BOOK.) Its Per sonna In ter na tional di vi -sion is also in the SOUR CE BOOK.

Prod ucts:Twin & pivoting cartridges, twin andsingle blade disposables, movingblade cartridge, double edgeinjector, cotton swabs, cottonballs, foot care products, custombar soaps

SalesCon tacts: Chris Andersont, Dir. Sales/Marketing

AMPACET660 White Plains Rd., Tar ry town, NY 10591 USA

Tel: (914) 631-6600


Fax: (914) 631-7278URL: www.ampacetl.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $760 MillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: Global

Pro file: Am pacet pro vides col or ants and ad di -tives that de fine prod uct by dif fer en ti at -ing plas tic pack ag ing and fa cili tat ingproduction

Prod ucts: Plastic Colorants and Additives.

SalesCon tacts: Eileen Ferguson

AN DER SON BAK ERY CO., INC.(Owned by Brook stone Hold ings, Inc.)2060 Old Phila del phia Pike, Lan cas ter, PA 17602- 3413 USA

Tel: (717) 299- 2321; (800) 732) 0089Fax: (717) 393- 3511URL: www.an der son pretzel.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $55 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 33 1/3%

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Eng land,Is rael, Ger many

Pro file: An der son Bak ery, which started itsbusi ness in 1888, en tered the pri vate la -bel sec tor some 18 years ago, even tu allybe com ing the larg est pri vate la bel pret -zel pro ducer in the U.S. In No vem ber1999, the com pany, op er ated un derAmeri fods Snacks, York, PA, was soldto Brook stone Hold ings, Inc., San Fran -cisco, which owns Cali for nia Pret zel,Va si lia, CA. The lat ter firm is now a sis -ter com pany to An der son Bak ery. An -der son does a sub tan tial packer la belbusi ness for ma jor food mar ket ers. The firm pro duces pret zels in every shape,size, & form, and in all types of pack ag -ing.

Prod ucts: Pretzels

SalesCon tacts: Denis Bischoff, Vice-President Sales

AN NIEL SPORT SNCVia Mo rer, Mon te bel luna (TV) 1- 31044 IT ALY

Tel: +39- 423/600178Fax: +39- 423/302209URL: www.an niel.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, South Amer -ica, North Amer ica, Far East

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1976, An niel Sport spe cial -izes in the pro duc tion of slip pers for ryth -mic gym nas tics, bal let, and mod ern dance. The com pany has 10 prod uct lines withmore than 2,500 styles of shoes and cloth -ing. Ever avant- garde re gard ing fash ionand col ors, An niel also makes a com pleteline in dance- ware, gym nas tic wear, fit ness wear & aero bicwear, swim wear, skat ingwear, and cy cle wear. For its ex port mar -kets, ap proxi mately 50% of the pro duc -tion is di rected to wards Europe, Mid dleEast, Asia, and the United States of Amer -ica.

Prod ucts:Shoes and bodywear for gymnastics,swimming, aerobics, fitness, cycling,dance, and skating.

SalesCon tacts: Zavarise Luigino, Zavarise Demis, both

Export Managers

APOLLO HEALTH AND BEAUTY CARE CORP.20 Grani te ridge Rd., Con cord, ON L4K 5M8 CANADA

Tel: (905) 695-3700; (866) 695- 3030Fax: (905) 695- 3701URL: www.apollocorp.com


To tal Sales Vol ume: $70 Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: U.S., Mex ico, Latin Amer -ica, Af rica, Asia

Pro file: Founded in 1990, this pri vate com panyhas be come the larg est pri vate la bel and con trol la bel per sonal care manu fac -turer in Can ada with ex ten sive busi nessthrough out North Amer ica. The com -pany sup plies ma jor re tail ers in thesemar kets. Apollo also han dles con tractwork for na tional brand com pa nies.The com pany pro duces more than 1,000 prod ucts, in clud ing cos met ics, nu traceu -ti cals plus its full range of per sonal careitems.

Prod ucts: Per sonal Care, cov er ing lbodywashes, lo tions, shower gels,scrubs, sham poos, con di tion ers,spe cialty bath, cleans ers, creams,sani tiz ers, liq uid soap

SalesCon tacts: Danielle Rogers, Director of Sales &

Marketing

APOTHE CARY PROD UCTS, INC.11750 12th Ave. South, Burns ville, MN 55337- 1295USA

Tel: (612) 890- 1940; (800) 328-2742Fax: (612) 890- 0418URL: www.apothe cary prod ucts.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ar gen tina, Lat via, Spain, Sin -ga pore, Ja pan, Thai land, Rus sia, Po land, Can ada,France, Ger many, United King dom, South Ko rea,Saudi Ara bia, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Apothe cary Prod ucts be gan in 1974,when its founder in tro duced Re con -stube, a de vice used by phar ma cistswhen com pound ing pre scrip tions fordis tilled wa ter, with out us ing a cyl in deror gradu ate. The com pany be came thelarg est sup plier of these de vices in itsfield and even tu ally di ver si fied into

other prod uct ar eas. More recently, thefirm en tered the pri vate la bel field. Lately,it has be come more ag gres sive in pri vatela bel, its lat est en try: dia betic creams & lo -tions. The com pany mar kets such brandsas: Ezy Dose, Aids for In de pendent Liv ing, and Me diset. The firm’s con trolled brands cover Ari zona Natu ral (bath line) andBain de Beaute (toi let ries). Ari zona Natu -ral Re sources also sup plies CVS with itsup scale Down To Earth toi let ries range.Apothe cary Prod ucts in mid- 1999 movedinto a new, 180,000- squarefoot, fully com -put er ized, state- of- the- art fa cil ity. In 2006,the com pany opened a new ISO cer ti fiedvial manu fac tur ing plant. In 2007, the firm in tro duced oral sy ringes and ac ces so ries.

Prod ucts:Analgesics, cough & cold, creams &ointments, digestive aids, laxatives,Aloe Vera products, specialtyproducts, vitamins, minerals, sterileeye care, compliance aids

SalesCon tacts: David Polflie, Vice-President of Sales

AR GUS IN DUS TRIES1610 Co lo nial Park way, In ver ness, IL USA

Tel: (224) 83603900; (888) 55 AR GUSFax: (888) 297- 8909URL: www.ar gus cam era.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, West ern Europe, SouthAmerica

Pro file: Ar gus’ first cam era, known as the ModelA, was in tro duced in 1936 as the first low- cost, easy- to- use 35mm film cam era in theworld. Its popu lar ity con vinced Ko dak toswitch their film manu fac tur ing from a126 to a 35mm for mat. Ar gus fol lowed upwith its Model C2 in 1938, the first of adistinctively- shaped, square- cornered,range finder cam era, called the “Brick.”Argus’ fa mous Model C3, in tro duced in1939, re mained the best- selling 35mmcam era in the world for al most three dec -


ades. Dur ing the 1970s, Ar gus sur vivedthrough part ner ships with over seas fac -to ries. In ves tors took over in 1985 and, in 1990, Ar gus was sold to Con cordCam era Corp (also listed in the SOUR -CE BOOK)., where it was split off from Con cord to its pres ent owner. The com -pany now of fers a full range of quickpho to graphic prod ucts; point- and- shoot 35mm cam eras, single- use 35mm cam -eras, ul tra 35mm, video trans fer sys -tems, power zoom cam eras (35 up to118 mm), and digi tal im age prod ucts.Its lat est of fer ing: dis pos able cam eraswith or with out flash and more re cently, digi tal cam eras (six mod els).

Prod ucts: Disposable cameras, reusablecameras, digital photo printers,digital camerras

SalesCon tacts: Stu Kalov, Vice-President of Sales &

Marketing

ARI ZONA NATU RAL RE SOURCES, INC.2525 E. Beard sley Rd., Phoe nix, AZ 85050- 1322 USA

Tel: (602) 569- 6900Fax: (602) 569- 9697URLl: www.arnaturals.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $30 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 33 1/3%

Ex port Mar kets: Ko rea, Ma lay sia, Sin ga pore, Bra -zil, Mex ico,Scan di na via, Mid dle East,Can ada, Ja pan, Trini dad

Pro file: This privately- owned cos metic manu -fac turer was in cor po rated in 1972. Thecom pany then es tab lished an ex clu siveniche in fine- line de part ment stores,sub se quently ex panded to serve allmar ket seg ments. Its pri vate la bel busi -ness be gan about 1974. The firm re -cently in tro duced a skin care line, called Age less Beauty, which boldly com binessci ence and na ture to pro duce a revo lu -tion ary treat ment pro gram, rich inalpha- hydroxy ac ids, antioxidants,natu ral bo tani cals, and Pyc no genol (anatu ral plant ex tract that is the most

pow er ful free radi cal fighter avail able).This sys tem cov ers three steps on a dailyba sis: fa cial cleanser, a pu ri fy ing toner,and an all- over body lo tion that treats theskin and both an anti- oxidant cream andse rum for mois tur iz ing the skin, com bat -ing the ag ing pro cess. In 2007, the com -pany ex panded into or ganic prod ucts,dis play ing the USDA seal on the pack ag -ing.

Prod ucts:Hair care, skin care, bath care, suncare, custom fragranced andaromatherapy candles.

SalesCon tacts: George F. Dembow, III, President of

Operations & Export; Paul E. Dembow,President of Sales; Peter H. Anderson, Sales& Marketing Director

A/S ARO VIT PET FOODHar ston Mill, Har ston, Cam bridge, CB22 7GG,UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +45 87 14 93 00Fax: +45 76 14 84 00URL: www.aro vit.dk

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 100%Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Can ada, USA

Pro file: This firm, founded in 1969 origi nally inDen mark, has had free ac cess to the bestraw ma te ri als, in clud ing fresh fish fromthe North Sea and first- quality Dan ishfarm prod ucts, such as beef, pork, andpoul try. Its prod uct range is proba bly thewid est avail able in terms of wet pet food.The com pany now op er ates six pro duc tion plants in five Euro pean coun tries. Arovit also pro duces natu ral snacks for pets. In2001, Do ane Pet Care, Bren twood, TN pur chased Aro vit, but af ter Do ane it selfwas ac quired by Mars, Inc. in 2006, theDoan Euro pean op era tions were sold to ath ird party. See (Do ane) Mars in theSOUR CE BOOK.

Services: Pet food (wet and dry), Pet Treats


SalesCon tacts: Flemming Enevoldsen, Sales Director;

Niels Gentlemen. Andresen, Bo Keller,Ole Arendttorp, and Erik Jeppesen, allSales Managers; Michael Uht, ProductManager; Sales Managers outsideDenmark--Paolo Busi (Italy), Roger Mohr(Spain), Nikolaus Bleimling, ChristianAhrens, and Jobst Blome (all Germany);and Rune Eriksen (Norway)

AR QUEST, INC.101 In ter change Plaza, Cran bury, NJ 08512 USA

Tel: (609) 395- 9500; (888) 270-8378Fax: (609) 395- 9778URL: www.arquest.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 95%Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, Canada

Pro file: Ar quest, Inc., a privately- held, spin- offcom pany of John son & John son (1991),to day is a mar ket leader with more than 40 years ex pe ri ence in the pri vate la belbaby dia per in dus try. Its highly ef fi -cient, high- quality manu fac tur ing sys -tem and number one po si tion incus tomer serv ice to gether have cre ateda well- deserved repu ta tion for re spon -sive ness, qual ity of prod uct and pack ag -ing, and be ing a true part ner in help ingto grow its cus tom ers’ pri vate la belbusi ness. In 1998, Ar quest launched afull line of im proved dia pers, fea tur ing a stretch able hook and loop fas ten ing sys -tem and a full line of train ing pants. The com pany also op er ates Ar quest, Ltd, alead ing pri vate la bel in fant dis pos abledia per firm in North Wales, UnitedKing dom (Phone: +44 1352- 711171),which has re cently been upgraded. ItsCam den, AR, facili y has been dou bledin size as well.

Prod ucts: Disposable baby diapers andtraining pants, Youth Pants, SwimPants

SalesCon tacts: Matt Rinaldi, Vice-APresident

Sales/Marketing; M. Reid Macfarlan,Vice-President Marketing

AR RAY MAR KET ING GROUP45 Pro gress Ave., To ronto, ON M1P 2Y6 CANADA

Tel: (416) 299- 4865; 800-295-4120Fax: N/AURL: www.ar ray mar ket ing.com


Ex port Mar kets: North Amer ica,

Pro file: KCS In dus tries was the former sub sidi -ary of Ar ray, op er ating out of Hart land,WI. This of fice has since been closed andAr ray in Chat ta nooga, TN, now serves asone U.S. of fice for the com pany, which isbased in Canada. KCS ac tu ally got started in 1909 in the sign busi ness. Its screen de -cals and la bels busi ness be gan in 1970 andeight years later was ex panded also intoroll- to- roll pro duc tion with a flexo press.The firm serves re tail ers and manu fac tur -ers, prov ing instore mar ket ing serv ices.

Prod ucts:In-Store floor stands, fixtures &High-quality, pressure-sensitivelabels, point-of-sale signs &displays, neon signs & displays.

SalesCon tacts: Rick Davis, Sales Director (Chattanooga

office) Tel:: (423) 624-1191; (800) 264-9473

AR THUR D. LIT TLE, INC.125 High St., High Street Tower (28th Fl), Bos ton, MA02110 USA

Tel: (617) 532- 9550Fax: (617) 261- 6630URL: www.ad lit tle.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $500 Mil lion+ (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Ex port Mar kets: Op er ates of fices and labo ra to -ries situ ated in 20 coun tries around the globe.

Pro file: This com pany was founded in 1886 byAr thur De hon Lit tle as “the world’sfirst con sult ing firm.” In April 2002,how ever, the com pany (ADL) was auc -tioned off, foll owing its fil ing for Chap -ter 11 bank ruptcy pro tec tion. Fivebuy ers to gether paid nearly $100 mil -lion for its vari ous busi nesses. The big -gest pieces, i.e., its global con sul tancybusi ness, the ADL name, and its Cam -bridge Con sult ants Ltd. (www.cam -bridge con sult ants.com) went to Al tranTech nolo gies, Paris, which to day is a$1.6 bil lion Euro pean con sul tancy(www.al tran.com). To day, ADL op er -ates as an Al tran part ner, pro vid ingserv ices in high- quality ac cel er atedprod uct de vel op ment, statistically- based test de sign, pro cess, pack age and equip -ment en gi neer ing and technology- based con sult ing for the food and con sumerprod ucts in dus tries. ence, span ningmore than 50 years.

Serv ices: Technical and managementconsulting; product and processdevelopment; sensory analysis;package innovation; customizedequipment design.

SalesCon tacts: N/A

ASO COR PO RA TION300 Sara sota Cen ter Blvd., Sara sota, FL 34240 USA

Tel: (941) 379- 0300; (800) 966-8066Fax: (941) 378- 9040URL: www.asocorp.com



Pro file: Started some 50 years ago, this family- owned busi ness (as so ci ated with AsoPhar ma ceu ti cal Co., Ltd., Ku ma moto,Ja pan) claims to be the world’s sec ondlarg est pro ducer of ad he sive ban dages

and the larg est pri vate la bel pro ducer ofban dages in the world. Aso op ertes plantsin Sara sota, El Paso, TX; Ku ma moto, Ja -pan; and Cebu, the Phil ip pines. In Oc to -ber 1997, Aso be came ISO 9001 cer ti fied.Its new state- of- the- art, 100,000- squarefoot fa cil ity fea tures ad vanced de sign ma -chin ery with unique, built- in com put er -ized tech nol ogy to as sist in qual ity con trol.Its prod ucts de liver sure- stick ad he sion,even when wet. A non- adherent, ab sorb -ent pad cush ions and pro tects the wound.A com plete seal around the pad pro videsex tra pro tec tion. Ad di tion ally, there isover all ven ti la tion and easy- to- open ster ilewrap pers. The firm’s uniquely- tailored,first- aid line cov ers: plas tic, sheer, clear,fab ric and nonwoven ad he sive ban dagestrips; ad he sive tape, gauze pads or rolland non- adherent dress ings. This firm ag -gres sively helps to pro mote its prod uctsthrough Ad- Bands, com bi na tion packs,pri vate la bel char ac ter strips, and bo nuspack ages. In Janu ary 2007, the com pa ny’s Medi cal & In dus trial Di vi sion opened anew state- of- the- art fac tory in Juarez,Mex ico.

Prod ucts:Plastic, sheer, clear, & fabricadhesive bandages; sterile pads,gauze roll, adhesive tape, First Aid,Wound Care.

SalesCon tacts: Mark Bolling, Vice-President of Retail Sales

& Marketing

AS PEN PROD UCTS, INC.4231 Clary Blvd., Kan sas City, MO 64130 USA

Tel: (816) 921- 0234Fax: (816) 924- 1488URL: www.as pen pro.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Latin Amer ica, Car ib bean,Mid dle East, Can ada

Pro file: As pen Prod ucts, a family- run manu fac -tur ing op era tion, started in 1977, over thepast dec ade, has evolved into one of the


larg est pri vate la bel sup pli ers in the U.S. In March 1996, the com pany movedfrom Lenexa, KS, to its new ad dress inKan sas City, shar ing a 300,000 squarefoot fa cil ity with its sis ter com pany,Foam Con tainer Corp. (also listed in the SOUR CE BOOK). The lat est ad di tionto its prod uct line: foam plates andbrown- and- white pa per lunch bags. T

Prod ucts: White Paper plates & cups, bowls,lunch bags, foam plates & cups,white paper and designer paperplates

SalesCon tacts: John Schaefer, National Sales Manager

AS SO CI ATED BRANDS INC.335 Jud son St., To ronto, On tario M8Z 1B2, CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 503- 7000; (800) 265-0050Fax: (416) 259- 4317URL: www.associatedbrands.com

To tal 2005 Sales Vol ume: $150 mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 70+% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: U.S.A., Mex ico, Mid dle East

Pro file: As so ci ated Brands be gan in 1985 and inOc to ber 2001 merged with On tario Foods, Inc., Med ina, NY/New Jer sey, fol low ingthe lat ter’s sale by Gene see Corp., Roch es -ter, NY. On tario Foods was ac quired for$27 mil lion, as a step by As so ci atedBrands to de velop a U.S. plat form forcross- border pri vate la bel growth strate -gies. The merger trans forms As so ci atedfrom a medium- stized Ca na dian op era tioninto one of the top three pri vate la bel dryblend food product sup pli ers in NorthAmer ica. As so ci ated Brands, how ever,faced prob lems in capi tal iz ing its op era tion and, as a re sult, the Canadian- based eq uityfirm, TorQuest Part ners took over As so ci -ated Brands, which was op er at ing as apub licly traded in come fund, in May 2007. As so ciated Brands now op er ates fourmanu fac tur ing plants (two in Can ada, twoin the U.S.), sup ply ing up to 50 of the ma -jor North Ameri can food re tail ers. Itsprod uct line cov ers dry blend food

products: fla vored drink mixes, iced tea, hotchoco late drinks, des sert mixes, soups, bouil -lon, side dishes, and ar ti fi cial sweet en ers.The com pany also sup plies house hold prod -ucts: plas tic food wraps; sand wich/stor -age/freezer bags, fab ric dyes, and its brandedJ- Cloth re suse able tow els.

Prod ucts:Bouillon, Dry side dish mixes,artificial sweeteners, drink mixes,sugar-free drink mixes, hot cocoa,powdered gelatin & puddings, drysoup mixes, iced tea mix, stuffing,baking products, single-servesugar-free packets, dry mix mealcups; food protection plasticbags--storage, sandwich, freezer.

SalesCon tacts: Joy Rich ard son, Na tional Ac counts Man ager;

Todd Masse, Sales Di rec tor, Can ada; Rob ertLong champ (Oa khurst, NJ) 732- 531- 2112;John Magee, Mar ket ing (Pala tine, IL) Tel:877- 705- 8488.

AS SO CI ATED HY GI ENIC PROD UCTS LLC3400 River Green Court, Ste. 600, Du luth, GA 30096

Tel: (770) 497- 9800; (800) 683-6633Fax: (770) 623- 3292URL: www.ahp- dsg.com

To tal DGIF Sales Vol ume: $210 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Car ribean

Pro file: As so ci ated Hy gi enic Prod ucts is the U.S.sub sidi ary of DSG In ter na tional Ltd.(Nasdaq: DSGIF), Hong Kong, op er at ingsince the early 1980s in the U.S. and since1972 in Hong Kong. DSG (Dis pos ableSoft Goods In ter na tional) op er ates eightmanu fac tur ing plants: two in the U.S.Plus in China, Thai land, In do ne sia, andMa lay sia. In June 2001, AHP ac quiredthe North Ameri can as sets of DrypersCorp., Hous ton, TX, from the U.S. Bank -ruptcy Corp in that city. To day, AHP thesec ond larg est pri vate la bel sup plier ofdia pers and train ing pants in NorthAmer ica. AHP also mar kets the Drypersand Fitti value brand.


Prod ucts: Disposable baby diapers, trainingpants, Youth Pants, Changingpads,disposable adult ibriefs

SalesCon tacts: Steve Pankow, Executive Vice-President,

Sales & Marketing; Brian Mullenbach,Vice-President, Sales

ATALANTA COR PO RA TIONAtalanta Plaza, Eliza beth, NJ 07206 USA

Tel: (908) 351- 8000Fax: (908) 351- 0761URL: www.ata lan ta 1.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $500 Mil lion +Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 83%


Pro file: Atalanta, a lead ing im porter of foodprod ucts from around the world, wasfounded as a part ner ship in New YorkCity be tween two len gen dary names inthe in ter na tional trade cir cuit, Leon Ru -bin and Her bert Moel ler. In 1945, thefirm was in cor po rated as busi ness de -vel oped in global com modi ties. Fiveyears later, Atalanta de cided to fo cusex clu sively on the food in dus try—ex -pand ing its trad ing and mar ket ing ex -per tise in meats, sea food, cheese andgro cery items. It brands are: Ce leb rity,Kra kus, Zerto, Mar tel, Atalanta, andDel Destino. Its more than 200 pre -mium im ported food prod ucts cov er adi verse range—proc essed meats,cheese, beef, sea food, in sti tu tional andre tail gro cery items. More food is be ingim ported from Hun gary, Po land, andCan ada.

Prod ucts: Deli/dairy (cheeses, hams, etc.),gro cery (ol ive oil, ol ives,mush rooms, etc.), sea food (fro zen lob ster tails, shrimp, etc.)

SalesCon tacts: Jim Marsh, Sal Mazzella, Robert Gellert,

Sam Tufano, Al Pish, Bernie Deutchman,Jacque Foltz

ATA RON DE VEL OP MENT (1985) LTD.P.O. Box 47080 Ata rot In dus trial ZoneJe ru sa lem, Is rael 97800 Is rael

Tel: +972- 2- 833131Fax: +972- 2- 859762URL: www.in ter cosma.co.il

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80%

Ex port Mar kets: Den mark, Hol land, Bel gium, Spain, Es to nia, Hong Kong

Pro file: This com pany is the daugh ter com pany ofIn ter cosma, Azur, Is rael, which is Is rael’slead ing manu fac turer of hair care prod -ucts. Ata ron com petes with the low- medium price range of in ter na tionalbrand names.

Prod ucts:Skin Care Cosmetic Products

SalesCon tacts: Mr. G. Flohr

AT LAN TIC MILLS, INC.1295 Tow bi nAve., Lake wood, NJ 08701- 5934, USA

Tel: (732) 363- 9281; 800-242-7374Fax: (732) 363-4302URL: www.at lan tic mills.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Aus tra lia

Pro file: At lan tic Mills is a pro ducer and pack agerof non woven wipes, cloths and tow els. Forfood serv ice, in sti tu tional, in dusts rial, re -tail, and golf mar kets. Its prod ucts are


manu fac tured in a 70,000- square- foothead quar ters fa cil ity. The firm of fersna tional dist ribu tion from six ware -houses. Its sales to re tail ers cen ter instore branded con sumer pack ages. Also, the com pany is a ma jor sup plier to thefood-serv ice and jani tor ial su pply chan -nels in in sti tu tional pack ages. The com -pany re cently de vel oped the firstan ti mi cro bial towel—Kerri Klean Mi -crobe Guard, an all- purpose house holdtowel. This item is avail able for storebrand pro grams, po si tioned as a pre -mium prod uct that ex ceeds na tionalbrand qual ity, while of fer ing an anti- microbial prop erty in ad di tion. Othernew items: Kerri Klean cof fee towel inma hog any color used to mask toughcof fee stains; Sim ple So lu tions allsurfce3 sani tiz ing wiper (EPA reg is -tered, FDA sanc tioned).

Prod ucts: Household nonwoven wipes,anti-microbial household nonwoven towels

SalesCon tacts: Thomas E. Coghan, VP/General

Manager, Consumer Sales Division

AT LAN TIC PA PER & FOIL CORP.325 Ken nedy Drive, Haup pauge, NY 11788 USA

Tel: (631) 232-2626Fax: (631) 232- 3535USRL: www.at lan ticpfc.com



Pro file: At lan tic Pa per is on a roll (no pun in -tended), of fer ing a full line of stan dard,pre mium and ul tra in four pa per prod -uct group ings: Pa per tow els (1 or 2 plywith up to two col ors), bath tis sues (1 or2 ply), nap kins (1- or multi- ply), and fa -cial tis sues (2 ply). That “roll” ex tends to other cate go ries, in clud ing its newhouse hold alu mi num foil, its plas tic food wrap, its fab ric sof tener sheets, and its

dis pos able clean ing cloths (dust ing orwipes)—ac tu ally forc ing a com pany namechange with the ad di tion of “& Foil” to itsiden tity. The com pany, which op er atesthree fa cili ties, was est ab lished in 1990 byits man age ment, which brought morethan 40 years ex pe ri ence in the pa per con -vert ing busi ness to this new ven ture. Thefirm now pro duces the high est qual -ity—100% vi rign pulp—prod ucts for pri -vate la bel.

Prod ucts:Household aluminum foil, facialtissues (2-ply interfolded pop-up),dinner napkins (2 and 3 ply),luncheon napkins (1 and 2 ply),bathroom tissues (1 and 2 ply),kitchen towels (1 and 2 ply),disposable cleaning cloths, plasticfood wrap, foam plates/bowls/trays

SalesCon tacts: Mr. S. Shaun Gabbay, Executive

Vice-President

AUDUBON PARK CO.49 Main St. , Ak ron, CO 80720 USA

Tel: (970) 345- 2063; (800) 848-BIRDFax: (970) 345- 2067URL: www.audubon park.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada

Pro file: In busi ness for 40+ years, Audubon ParkCo. is one of the top bird food com pa nieswith na tion wide dis tri bu tion. All- naturalbird food is their only busi ness, which en -ables an of fer ing of a full line of bird foodprod ucts—in clud ing pre mium up scaleprod ucts of fer ing a large growth andprofit po ten tial.

Prod ucts:Wild bird food (thistle seed,songbird & cardinal blend, fruit &Nut, wild finch blend, premium nowaste), wild bird bells, sunflowerseed/wild bird feeding, pet foods for caged birds, rabbits and hamsters.


SalesCon tacts: Richard (Dick) Beaman, Vice-President,

Sales & Marketing; Stephen Siebenaler, Sales Executive

AUS TRIA TA BAK GMBH & COMPANY KG(Aus tria Ta bak Vi enna)Kopp strasse 116, A- 1160 Vi enna, AUSTRIATel: +43 1/313/ 42-0Fax: +43 1/313/ 42-1636URL: www.aus tri at ab ak.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe

Pro file: Started in 1784 as a to bacco manu fac -turer (state- owned en ter prise), Aus triaTa bak be came a state- owned cor po ra -tion in 1939. In 2001, the com pany wassold to Gal la her Group Plc of the UK,at that time the fifth larg est to baccogroup ( $15 bil lion+ in sales) in theworld. In April 2007, Gal la her, in turn, for about $15 bil lion was ac quired byJa pan To bacco Inc. (a $40.4 bil lionfirm). Eight years pre vi ously, Ja panTobacco ac quired U.S-based RJR Na -bis co’s in ter na tional to bacco busi nessand formed JT In ter na tional(www.jti.com). JT In ter na tional is nowthe third larg est to bacco com pa ny in the world; its brands in clude: Mild Seven,Win son, Sa lem, Camel, etc. In 1982,the Aus trian com pany, a sub sidi ary ofAT Vi enna, en tered the pri vate la belmar ket for ciga rettes. The com pany isAus tria’s mar ket leader as well as thelead ing sup plier of pri vate la bel ciga -rettes to ma jor re tail ers and whole sal ers through out Europe. As a whole saler,the com pany op er ates in Aus tria, Ger -many, and Hun gary. As part of its in te -gra tion into Gal la her Group, Aus triaTa bak ex tended its mar ket as Con ti -nen tal Europe (CED) of Gal la her to 35coun tries in Europe.

Prod ucts:Cigarettes.

SalesCon tacts: Staffan Gunnarsson, Chairman; Hagen von

Wedel, Director Marketing/Sales; MarkusKnoche, Key Accounts

AUTUMN HARP61 Pine Street, Bris tol, VT 05443 USA

Tel: (802) 453- 4807Fax: (802) 453-4903URLl: www.autumn harp.com


Ex port Mar kets: United Kingdom, Can ada

Pro file: As a leader in the natu ral prod ucts in dus -try for more than two dec ades, AutumnHarp has de vel oped nu mer ous cus tomerspe cific con cepts for many lead ing brands. Spe cialty re tail ers and pre mier cos meticbrands have re lied on Autumn Harp’s tal -ented, market- savvy pro fes sion als tocreate naturally- based al ter na tives to sat -isfy to day’s de mand ing cus tomer. Knownindustry- wide for manu fac tur ing the high -est qual ity, natu ral and ef fi ca cious prod -ucts, its plant is reg is tered as an OTC drug and cos metic fa cil ity.

Prod ucts:Lip balms, lip gloss, lip tints, solidperfume, facial sunblocks, medicated balms and ointments, colorcosmetics

SalesCon tacts: Ka trina Simeck, Sales Man ager

BAK KA V ÖR GROUP HFAr muli 3, 4th Floor, 108 Reyk ja vik, ICELAND

Tel: +354 550-9700Fax: +354 550- 9701URL: www.bak ka vor.com


B

To tal Sales Vol ume: $3 Bil lion (£ 1.5 Bil lion) +21%To tal UK Sales Vol ume: $2.6 Bil lion (£ 1.3 Bil lion) +19%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 95%+ (E)

Ex port Mar kets: UK, France, Bel gium, Spain,South Af rica, China, the Czech Re pub lic,United States)

Pro file: Founded in 1986, Bak ka vör Group hasgrown, via ac quis tions, into the world’sleader in fresh pre pared foods and pro -duce, op er at ing 62 fac to ries in 10 coun -tries. Some 90% of its sales are in theUnited King dom, a mar ket it en tered in2000 with the ac qui si tion of Wine &Dine. The Group con tin ues to ex pandits op era tions in Cen tral Europe andAsia. A new mar ket opened in Janu ary2008 with the ac qui si tion of Two ChefsOn A Roll, Car son, CA. This pro ducerof bak ery prod ucts, sauces, soups andsa voury dips will serve as a base for theGroup’s U.S. Ex pan sion. In March2008, the Group ac quired 48% in ter estin a Hong Kong-based food and bev er -age com pany and athe fol low ing monthtook over Hong Kong’es lead ing pro -ducer of bak ery and pas try prod ucts. Dur ing 2007, the Group ac quired fivecom pa nies, in clud ing 4G, a Frenchsalad pro ducer, Ex otic Farm Pro duceGroup in the UK, 51% of Heli FoodFresh (ready meals) in the Czech Re -pub lic, and the re main ing 60% stake inCrea tive Foods China. Net op er at ing in -come for the year slipped by 13.9% to £57.3 mil lion, due to tough trad ing con -di tions in the UK, a prod uct recall, andris ing com mod ity prices.

Prod ucts: Fresh Prepared Foods & Produce. (ready meals, fresh pizza/pasta,soups, sauces, stir fries, ethnicsnacks, prepared vegetables,specialty breads, salads, dips,desserts, prepared fruits, salads)

SalesCon tacts: Nikki Gorman, New Business

Development Director (London) Tel: +441775-761111

BAU MER FOODS, INC.2424 Eden born Ave., Ste 510, Me tairie, LA 70001 USA

Tel: (504) 482- 5761Fax: (504) 483- 2425URL: www.bau mer foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, Europe, South Amer -ica, Can ada

Pro file: This Lou isi ana in sti tu tion has be come thecoun try’s fastest- growing con di mentmanu fac turer. Bau mer Foods, privately- owned, started its op era tion in 1923. Its in -ter na tional dis tri bu tion now brings thecom pa ny’s great taste of Crys tal brandhot sauce to pepper- loving peo ple in morethan 75 coun tries. Every year, 1.5 mil liongal lons of hot sauce are shipped out of itsNew Or leans plant. Cay enne pep per hotsauce is the heart of Bau mer Foods, In2004, Bau mer pur chased The Fi garo Co.,Mes quite, TX, a con di ments sup plier,which con tin ues as a sub sidi ary.

Prod ucts:Hot sauces, mustards (yellow,brown, Dijon, horseradish), orientalsauces, steak sauces,Worcestershire sauces, Habanerosauce, soy sauce, Teriyaki sauce,chicken wing sauce

SalesCon tacts: Steven A. Forret, National Accounts

Manager, Private Label Products; TerryHanes, Executive Vice-President/COO;Alvin A. Baumer, Jr., President and CEO

THE W. E. BAS SETT COM PANY100 Trap Falls Road., Ext., Shel ton, CT 06484 USA

Tel: (203) 929- 8483Fax: (203) 929- 8963URL: www.trim.com



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia/Pa cific, Mid dleEast, Latin America- - 60+ countries

Pro file: The W.E. Bas sett Com pany is a fam -ily-held manu fac tur ing busi ness thatwas in cor po rated in 1947. The firmpro duces the TRIM brand of mani cureim ple ments, which are sold on a world -wide ba sis. About 1987, the com panybe came in volved in the pri vate la belbusi ness. In Sep tem ber 2001, the com -pany ac quired Cook Bates, a di vi sion ofPacer Tech nol ogy, bring ing more pri -vate la bel busi ness in. Lately, the firmhas be gun ex pand ing on pedi cure prod -ucts as well as im prov ing on an easy- hold fea ture for its line of prod ucts. Thecom pany has ex paned its line ofmanicure, pedicure, and eye care kitsand also promotes the personal carelines GEM® and Kurlash®/DiamonDeb®. The W. E. Bassett Company is amajor supplier of implements to theprivate label and OEM markets.

Prod ucts: TRIM mani cure im ple ments,Easy- Hold mani cure im ple ments,TRIM gift sets, ‘Ku stom King’ad ver tis ing spe cial ties.

SalesCon tacts: Hugh Scolllins, Vice-President Sales

J. N. BECH, LTD.214 Dex ter St., P.O. Box 667,Elk Rap ids, MI 49629 USA

Tel: (231) 264- 5080Fax: (231) 264- 5107



Pro file: Since start ing its busi ness in 1982, J.N.Bech has be come a ma jor manu fac -turer in the Michi gan mar ket. With in -creas ing cus tomer de mand, the firmde vel oped new fla vors for the food-serv -ice trade. To day, its busi ness is di vided55% into food serv ice, 15% for giftpack ers and fund rais ers, and 25% de -

voted to pri vate la bel cus tom ers. Its prod -uct line of sto ne ground mus tards fea turestwo kinds of whole seed (no mus tard flourused) with no ad di tives or pre serva tives.Plans call for mov ing into a new 50,000- squarefoot plant.

Prod ucts:Stoneground mustards (14 stockflavors, capability to make customflavors) and barbecue sauce (sweetjalapeno flavor).

SalesCon tacts: Johan N. Bech, Presidentr

BEE MAID HONEY LIM ITEDBox 3909, 70 Al berta Ave., Spruce Grove, Al berta T7X3B1 CAN ADA

Tel: (780) 96205573Fax: (780) 962-1653URL: www.bee maid.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: $25 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 43%

Ex port Mar kets: 30+ coun tries, mostly North ernHemi sphere

Pro file: Over the past 30+ years, Can ada has be -come fa mous for white, mild- flavoredhoney pro duced in its Prai rie prov inces.The con sis tently good qual ity of Ca na dianhoney has made it a stan dard world wide.Help ing es tab lish that in ter na tional repu -ta tion, Bee Maid Honey of Win ni peg hasap plied its mar ket ing ex per tise. Started inthe 1930s, the com pany has helped Ca na -dian honey be come ‘Nu mber One’ in theworld, while Bee Maid claims the numberone po si tion in Can ada. It is that coun try’s larg est honey com pany and the only Ca -na dian firm to mar ket its prod uct in all 10prov inces and both ter ri to ries in ad di tionto main tain ing a net work of agents andbro kers around the world. In fact, thecom pany sees it self first and fore most as amar ket ing op era tion, dedi cated to de vel -op ing new mar kets, even though it car riesout proc ess ing and pack ag ing func tions aswell.

Prod ucts:Liquid honey, creamed honey, honeymustards, honey Bar-B-Q sauce.


SalesCon tacts: R. J. (Rick) Rees, Vice-President,

Marketing (e-mail: [email protected])

BENT LEY MANU FAC TUR ING, INC.41 Ethel Rd. W, Pis cata way, NJ 08854 USA

Tel: (732) 572-5933Fax: N/A


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Rus sia

Pro file: Bent ley Manu fac tur ing pro duces thelowest- price prod uct within each cate -gory men tioned, of fer ing qual ity thatcom pares to mid- range priced prod ucts. Plans called for the in tro duc tion of adult in con ti nence prod ucts be gin ning late in1996. Its prod ucts are quality- controlled with in- house labo ra tory test ing com -pleted every day in ad di tion to monthlytest ing through out side in de pend entlabo ra to ries to en sure its own test ing re -sults. The com pany also of fers a newcom pressed ultra- thin dis pos able dia per at very com peti tive pric ing.

Prod ucts: Prod ucts:Disposable diapers,feminine napkins, panty liners, baby wipes, adult incontinence, colorcosmetics.

SalesCon tacts: Victor Braha; Eli Braha; Ralph Braha.

BENTY AMER ICA PET SUP PLY908 N. Cen tral Ave., Wood Dale, IL 60191 USA

Tel: (630) 766-1636Fax: (630) 766-1635

To tal Sales Vol ume: $10 MillionPe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 40%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, SouthAmerica

Pro file: This com pany is owned by Ber tin, SaoPaulo Est., Lins, Bra zil, a four- year- - old, slaugh ter house and tan nery op era tion.Benty Amer ica Pet Sup ply opened inJune 1999 as a ware house op era tion.Ber tin han dles con tract manu fac tur ingto ma jor branded com pa nies, plus pri -vate la bel busi ness. This firm claims tobe the only fac tory in the world that pro -duces the fresh est prod uct of its kind- -a30 hours pro cess.

Prod ucts: Rawhide dog bones (prepacked), dog toys, dog chews, dog treats, petsupplies

SalesCon tacts: Charles Ferreira, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

BER LIN PACK AG ING111 N. Ca nal Street (Ste. 300), Chi cago, IL 60606 USA

Tel: (847) 640- 4790; (800) 4- BERLINFax: (847) 640- 0386; (800) 423- 7545URL: www.ber lin pack ag ing.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $140 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Canada

Pro file: Since 1898, Ber lin Pack ag ing has been apre mier dis tribu tor of glass, plas tic, andmetal con tain ers and ac com pa ny ing clo -sure sys tems. Be cause Berlin buys morethan two bil lion bot tles and clo sures an -nu ally, they have the pur chas ing powerequal to many For tune 100 com pa nies.This en ables Ber lin Pack ag ing to sell atvery com peti tive prices, even in smallquan ti ties. The com pany also has the ca -pa bil ity to cre ate con tain ers for com pa -nies desiring a cus tom look. Draw ingfrom its stock of over 15,000 pack ag ingcom po nents, Berlin sup plies con tain ersto a di verse mar ket place including food,phar ma ceu ti cal, per sonal care, chemi -cals, auto mo tive, etc.

Prod ucts: Containers (glass, plastic, metal)and accompanying closures


SalesCon tacts: Any company representative (e-mail:

[email protected])

BER NER FOODS INC..11824 Main St., Roscoe, IL 61073 USA

Tel: (815) 623-1722; (800) 819-8199Fax: (815) 623-1622URL: www.berner foods.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $160 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Puerto Rico

Pro file: A family- owned dairy busi ness formore than 60 years, Ber ner Fods de vel -oped its shelf cheese line in 1992. Be sides cheese spreads, sauces, and dips, cus tom for mu la tions of shelf cheese prod uctsare also avail able. This com pany dis -trib utes to na tional gro cery chains. To -day, the com pany is an in dus try leaderin pre mium, pri vate la bel proc essedcheese suaces, spreads, and top pings.prod ucts. Ber ner Foods op er ates twoproc ess ing plants. In 1988, the com pany be gan mass pro duc ing a pri vate la belched dar cheese sauce (emu lat ing thebrand Cheez Whiz). The com pany nowof ers cho les terol free cheese.

Prod ucts: Shelf-stable cheese products(spreads, sauces, dips)

SalesCon tacts: Steven Fay, Vice-President, Sales &

Marketing

BERNS & KOPP STEIN(Di vi sion of Im pe rial Com modi ties Corp.)17 Bat tery Place, New York, NY 10004 USA

Tel: (212) 837- 9475Fax: (212) 797- 3528


Ex port Mar kets: Car ribean, Can ada, South Amer ica

Pro file: For the past 20 of its 40- plus years in busi -ness, Berns & Kopp stein has sup plied pri -vate la bel prod ucts. It has be come aspe cial ist in canned corn beef, groundbeef, cubed beef, roast beef with gra vies,and fro zen cooked beef. It also pro vides ava ri ety of canned fruits and vege ta bles. Itspar ent com pany im ports com modi ties and is traded on the NYSE.

Prod ucts: Canned meat, fish, fruits andvegetables

SalesCon tacts: Richard Smaligo, President; Mike Prince,

Chris Maragulia, both Sales Managers(e-mail: b&[email protected])

BERRY PLAS TICS CORP.1401 W. 94th St., Min nea po lis, MN 55431 USA

Tel: (952) 884-7281Fax: N/AURL: www.berryplastics.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $3.1 BillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: North Amer ica, Europe, SE Asia

Pro file: As a re sult of re cent merg ers and ac quisi -tons, Berry Plas tics has emerged as thenumber one pro ducer of plas tic trashbags, stretch film and plas tic sheet ing inthe U.S., as well as be ing the world’s larg -est manu fac turer of duct tape. Based inEvans ville, IN, the com pany over sees 71manu fac tur ing fa cili ties world wide. Itsmost re cent take over (Feb ru ary 2008) isCap tive Hold ing, Pis cata way, NJ, ownerof Cap tive Plas tics, a manu fac turer ofblow- molded bot tles and injection- moldedclo sures, en com pass ing 13 plants. In 2006,Berry Plas tics was ac quired by ApolloMan age ment L.P. and Gra ham Part ners,Inc. In April 2007, Berry completed astock- for stock merger with Co va lenceSpe cialty Ma te ri als Hold ing Corp.,Bloom ing ton, MN. Co va lence, op era tor of37 manu fac tur ing plants, is a ma jor pro -


ducer of polethyylene- based pla sitc films in dust rial tapes, medi cal spe cial ties,packaging, heat- shrinkable coat ings and specialty lami nates. Co va lence Plas ticswas founded in 1960 as Car lisle Plas ticsand six years later was ac quired byTyco In ter na tional, which ended up sell -ing all of its plas ti cs, ad he sives, and Lud -low coated prod ucts busi nesses to anaf fili ate of the pri vate in vest ment firm,Apollo Man age ment, in Feb ru ary 2006.A new com pany was then formed asCo va lence Spe cialty Ma te ri als Corp.,Bed min is ter, NJ, while the plas tics busi -ness (for merly called Tyco Plas tics) wasre named Co va lence Plas tics, based inMin nea po lis, MN. Co va lence Spe cialtyMa te ri als Corp’s fis cal 2006 reve nuesto tal $1.8 bil lion, of which 96% comesfrom its North Ameri can op era tion. The com pany op er ates 37 manu fac tur ingplants. Its busi ness also in clude Co va -lence Ad he sives (tape prod ucts) and Co -va lence Coated Prod ucts. Its re tailprod ucts cover trash bags and food-con -tact prod uct, of which 57% of the re tailchan nel sales are in pri vate la bel. Thecom pany also pro duces value- positioned Ruf fies brand bags, Rip Stop, SureStrength and Sure Sak to the mass mer -chant, gro cery and drug store trades. ItsFilm- Gard sheet ing prod ucts meet awide range of in door and out door do- it- yourself proj ect needs and are avail -able in hard ware/home stores.

Prod ucts: Tall kitchen & trash bags(plastic); food-contact products

SalesCon tacts: Frank Rowe, National Sales Manager

BESTFOODS SPE CIALTY PROD UCTS`

The spe cialty di vi sion was part ofBestfoods (for merly called CPC In ter -na tional Inc.), Engle wood Cliffs, NJ, an$9 bil lion con sumer prod ucts and cornre fin ing firm—the owner of fa mousbrand names such as Knorr soups, Ma -zola corn oil, Hell mann’s may on naise,etc. In late 2000, how ever, Bestfoods

was ac quired by Uni le ver PLC and re -named Unil vever Best Foods and then itsbak ery op era tion sold mainly for itsbranded business in July 2001 to GeorgeWes ton of Can ada for $1.8 bil lion. Thespe cialty di vi sion had been one of the ma -jor sup pli ers of pri vate la bel crou tons foryears.

BET TER BAKED FOODS, INC.56 Smed ley St., P.O. Box 432, North East, PA 16428,USA

Tel: (814) 725- 8778Fax: (814) 725- 9422URL: www.betterbaked.com



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1964, Bet ter Baked Foods(BFF) con tin ues to be a leader in the fro -zen pizza in dus try. The in no va tors of fro -zen French bread pizza is one of the manyac co lades of this or gani za tion. The com -pany is family- owned, fo cused on hand- held, user- friendly fast fro zen food prod -ucts. Main tain ing a low- cost pro ducermen tal ity is a top com pany pri or ity. As acon tract packer for some of the na tion’slarg est fro zen food cor pora tions, BFFmeets and ex ceeds the cri te ria nec es sary to suc ceed in this arena. Its fa cili ties in clude a 242,000- squarefoot proc ess ing plant anda sepa rate 56,000- squarefoot bak ery. Itsnewly- constructed Re search & De vel op -ment fa cil ity, in clud ing a pi lot plant, ac -com mo dates a staff of eight full- timeas so ci ates. BBF is com mit ted to pro vid ingits cus tom ers with su pe rior prod ucts andserv ice. The High est Achieve ment re cipi -ent of the Tri- State Qual ity award en suresits po ten tial cus tom ers of that su pe riorsup port.

Prod ucts:Microwaveable French bread pizzaand bakery products


SalesCon tacts: David Elchynski, Director of Sales &

Marketing

BEY ERS KOF FIE NV/SAKon ing Leo pold laan 3, B- 2870 Puurs (Breen donk),BELGIUM

Tel: +32 3 260 16 30Fax: +32 3 260 16 39URL: www.bey erskof fie.be



Pro file: In 2004, Bey ers took over Fort Cof feeRoast ing Com pany in Ite gen, Bel giumand the sales of fice E.P. Leid sche, Rid -derk erk, The Neth er lands, both knownas Fort-E.P. Leid sche, based in Ant wer -pen, Bel gium. These com pa nies wereowned by Elite In dus tries of Is rael. Thecom pany was one of Eu ro pe’s largestpri vate la bel cof fee pro duc ers, of fer ingspe cial brands and blends. Plus its ownbrands. E.P. Leidsche- Het Klav er bladwas es tab lished in 1769 in The Neth er -lands. Bey ers Kof fie formed a joint in -vest ment with Cafe do Bra sil of Naples,I taly, owned by the Rubino fam ily, es -tab lish ing Puurs as the cof fee roast ingplant. Bey ers took over this op era tion.

Prod ucts: Coffee (ground, Beans), Espresso; Tea; cocoa

SalesCon tacts: Patrick Vermaelen, Commercial Director

BFF NON WOV ENS LTD.Bath Road, Bridg wa ter Som er set TA6 4NZ UNITEDKING DOM

Tel: +44 1278 428500Fax: +44 1278 429499URL: www.bff- technicalfabrics.co.uk


Ex port Mar kets: France, Spain, Ben lux, Scan di na via, Hong Kong, Aus tra lia

Pro file: For merly called Bonded Fi bre Fab ric,BFF Non wov ens has weath ered a trou bled his tory. The com pany started in 1952 andeven tu ally be came part of La mont Hold -ings PLC of Bel fast, North ern Ire land(sub se quently moved to Roch dale, Lan ca -shire in the UK). Lamont, also in volved incom mision print ing, how ever, went intore ceiv er ship early in 2003, which led to aman age ment buy out of BFF by two com -pany di rec tors. Re named BFF Tech ni calFab rics, the com pany was un able to copewith mount ing en er gy costs and put itsfour pro duc tion lines up for sale in No -vem ber 2006. BFF was rec og nized as oneof the lead ing manu fac tur ers of con vertednon woven prod ucts, pro ducting a vast va -ri ety of fab rics, sup ply ing mar ketsthrough out the world for a number of endus ers from in ter lin ing, to medi cal prod -ucts, to prod ucts for tech ni cal ap pli ca tionsas well as con verted re tail prod ucts. BFFsome 25 years ago was the first non wovenmanu fac turer to rec og nize op por tu nity inthe own la bel clean ing cloth mar ket. Even -tu ally, this busi ness ex panded to in clude arange of im preg nated baby wipes.

Prod ucts:N/A

SalesCon tacts: N/A

B&G FOODS, INC.426 Ea gle Rock Ave., Rose land, NJ 07068 USA

Tel: (973) 228- 2500Fax: (973) 228- 7461URL: www.bgfoods.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $300 Mil lionPercent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, South Amer ica, Europe


Pro file: B&G, Inc. is owned by Bruck mann,Rosser, Sher rill (BRS), New York, anin vest ment firm. Its busi ness is di videdpri mar ily into two di vi sions: DSD forthe Di rect Store Dis tri bu tion Co., han -dling branded and pri vate la bel busi -ness, and B&G for Block &Gug gen heimer, a pro ducer of pep persand re lated prod ucts. Its af filia tion withSpe cialty Foods Co., a di ver si fied food- holding com pany in Deer field, IL, hasended with the sale of that com pany.B&G has been in busi ness for morethan 100 years, hav ing be come thenumber one brand in pick les and pep -pers in New York. B&G also op er atesBurns & Ricker, a pro ducer of ba gelchips and pita crisps snacks, some ofwhich are also in pri vate la bel. In the re -cent past, this com pany has added to itsbrand port fo lio, pur chas ing Re ginavine gars. Brer mo las ses, Wright’s liq uid smoke, Trap pey Brand hot sauces, andMa ple Grove Farm.

Prod ucts: Pickles, peppers, hot sauace, jam,jelly, pure maple syrup, snack mix, steak sauce, relish.

SalesCon tacts: David Burke, Executive Vice-President

Marketing; Rick Nechay; Mike Molum.

BI AGIO’S GOUR MET FOODS, INC.2416 East Es tes Ave nue, Elk Grove Vil lage, IL 60007USA

Tel: (847) 956- 0055Fax: (847) 956- 0684


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Ko rea, Ja pan, Mex ico

Pro file: This 10- year- old firm en tered the mar -ket with its spe cialty item, Su pa rossabrand fro zen stuffed pizza. To day, thecom pany is the number one manu fac -turer of stuffed pizza for both the pri -vate la bel in dus try as well as its ownbranded line. Its other va rie ties of pizzain clude pan, thin crust, French bread,

self- rising crust, etc. Ad di tion ally, itsItal ian en tree range cov ers: meat or vege -ta ble la sa gna, egg plant par me san, Ro tolo,cheese Mani cotti, chicken cac cia tore, etc.Bi agio’s op er ates in a 30,000- squarefoot,USDA- inspected fa cil ity. The com panyalso han dles con tract work, meet ing thespeci fi ca tions of its cus tom ers.

Prod ucts:Stuffed pizza, pan pizza, thin crustpizza, self-rising pizza, Italianentrees, stuffed appetizers, customfoods

SalesCon tacts: N/A

BI AZZO DAIRY PROD UCTS INC.1145 Edge wa ter Ave nue, Ridge field, NJ 07657 USA

Tel: (201) 941- 6800Fax: (201) 941- 4151URL www.biazzo.com



Pro file: Bi azzo is a 35- year- old family- run com -pany, which pro duces Bi azzo brand aswell as pri vate la bel Ri cotta and Moz za -rella cheese on the con ti nen tal East Coast.The com pany op er ates a 58,000 sq. ft. Fa -cil ity.

Prod ucts:Ricotta cheese, Mozzarella cheese,string cheese, shredded Mozzarellacheese, fresh Mozzarella cheese,curd, smoked Mozzarella,Mozzarella with Proscuitto andpepperoni

SalesCon tacts: John Iapichino Jr., Vice-President

BICK EL’S SNACK FOODS, INC.1120 Zinns Quarry Rd., York, PA 17404 USA

Tel: (717) 843- 0738Fax: (717) 843- 4161



Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Europe, Asia

Pro file: For the past six years ago, Ameri foodsSnacks has op er ated as a con glom er atefor its op era tions, Bon Ton Po tatoChips and York Foods. Ad di tion ally,the com pany op er ated An der son Bak -ery com pany The lat ter com pany (alsolisted in the SOUR CE BOOK) was soldto a Cali for nia hold ing com pany in No -vem ber 1999. Ameri foods was takenover by Han nover Foods, Han nover,PA, and re named Bick el’s Snack Foods.

Prod ucts: Potato chips, corn chips, tortillachips, cheese corn curls, popcorn, pork rinds

SalesCon tacts: Richard Davidson, Director of Sales;

Raymond Shull, Vice-President, Sales

BIOMER ICA, INC.1533 Mon rovia Ave., New port Beach, CA 92663 USA

Tel: (949) 645- 2111, (800) 854- 3002Fax: (949) 722- 6674URL www.biomer ica.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South ern Asia, SouthAmer ica, Cen tral Amer ica, Mid dle East,North Amer ica--worldwide

Pro file: Biomer ica has been de vel op ing andmanu fac tur ing ad vanced home di ag -nos tic test prod ucts for more than 20years. Its prod ucts are mar keted un derthe Fortel and EZ De tect brands. Thecom pany op er ates as the par ent com -pany of Lancer Or tho don tics, Inc. andAl lergy Im muno Tech nolo gies, Inc.

Prod ucts: Midstream one-step pregnancytest, Plus one-step pregnancytest, ovaluation test, EX Detectfor hidden blood in stool, andulcer test.

SalesCon tacts: Jennifer Irani, Marketing; Mark Fisher,

International Marketing(e-mail:[email protected])

DAVID BIERN BAUM CON SULT ING36 Four Sea sons Cen ter (Ste. 101), Ches ter field, MO63017, USA

Tel: (314) 434- 6008Fax: (314) 434- 6513E- Mail: www.biern baum.com



Pro file: David Biern baum is a con sumer jpack agejgoods spe cial ist with ex per tise in mar ket -ing, re tail sales and busi ness de vel op ment. His cre den tials in clude in ter ac tion withsev eral lead ing pri vate la bel, niche brand,and na tional brand com pa nies go ing backto 1977.

Serv ices: Corporate planning and strategicdevelopment; board advisoryservices; executive & salestraining/development; marketing &category management consulting;executive mentor services;retailer-supplier networking, on-site seminars & workshops; trade &industry relations; media &communications; trade showstrategic planning, financial analysis and planning

SalesCon tacts: David S. Biernbaum, President & Senior

Consultant

BIO- FAMILIA AG*Brunig strasse 141, CH- 6072, Sa chseln, SWIT ZER -LAND

Tel: +41 41 666 25 55


Fax: +41 41 666 25 50URL: www.bio-familia.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $25 Mil lion+ (43 Mil lion Swissfrancs)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, North Amer ica, SouthAmer ica, Asia (33 coun tries)

Pro file: In 1954, BIO- familia be gan op er at ingun der the name So ma lon AG, a dis -tribu tor of bak ery foods. Over the years, the company has been a pio neer ofmuesli in the mar ket place. As a ma jorpro ducer of break fast ce re als, BIO- f amilia of fers 70 dif fer ent reci pes ofmuesli prod ucts. As a pio neer in or ganic foods, the firm’s BIO SU ISSe la belguar an tees that 95% of its raw ma te ri -als (wheat, rye, bar ley, spelt and ap ples)come from or ganic farming The com -pany has dis tin guished it self by pio neer -ing in the func tional food area. It alsohas in no vat ed with animal- shaped ce re -als, pio neer ing this tech nol ogy at the end of 1994. To day, it is the world’s larg estpro ducer of shaped ce re als via the ex -tru sion method. More re cently, thecom pany has de vel oped fa milia c.m.Plus, a func tional food for women (en -riched with cal cium, mag ne sium, Vi -tamin D3 plus 9 other vi ta mins, allhelp ing to im prove a body’s cal ciumsup ply. In 2007, this was com ple mented with the first func tional muesli- basedce real, un der its body Bal ance brand, for health ier di ges tion.

Prod ucts: Organically-grown muesli (withfruits, chocolates, etc.), crunchymuesli granola products,animal-shaped ready-to-eatcereals, functional foods (withhealth relevant additives), snacks

SalesCon tacts: Dr. H.P. Binz

BLOE MER FOOD SALES925 South Sev enth Street, Lou is ville, KY 40203 USA

Tel: (502) 584- 8338; (800) 860-2445Fax: (502) 584-8844URL: www.bloe mer foods.com



Pro file: In op era tion since 1919, Bloe mer over thedec ades has de vel oped a sig nifi cant cus -tomer loy alty in its mar ket ing re gion. Thecom pany now plans to ex pand, de vel op ing pri vate la bel busi ness be yond its re gionalmar ket. The prod ucts it feels are bestsuited for pri vate la bel in clude: 3- ouncechile pow der shaker, 1- ounce chile pow -der, and 15- ounce canned shred ded beefwith bar be cue sauce or shred ded porkwith bar be cue sauce. Re cently, taco sea -son ing (origi nal and hot) was added to itsof fer ing.

Prod ucts:Canned meats (BQ pork, beef,chicken); chile powder (1--ounceoriginal, 3-ournce original shaker,3-ounce hot); taco shakers(3-ournce original or hot);refrigerated dried chile (80ouncecups in original or hot flavor)

SalesCon tacts: Brent Haire, General Manager (Ext. 26)

E-mail: [email protected]

BLUE CROSS BEAUTY PROD UCTS, INC.12251 Mon ta gue St., Pa co ima, CA 91331 USA

Tel: (818) 896-8681Fax: N/AURLl: www.blue cross beauty.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Pa cific Rim, Car -ib bean, South Amer ica, Asia

Pro file: This family- owned busi ness, op er at ing inSouth ern Cali for nia since 1933, manu fac -tures budget cos met ics and is the larg estfiller of nail enamel in the west ern U.S.. Itsprod uct line in cludes sea sonal pro moti onal items. Be sides sup ply ing top North


American re tail ers, the com pany ex -port product world wide.

Prod ucts: Color cosmetics and specialty nail treatment

SalesCon tacts: Maurice Rasgon, VP, Sales & Marketing

BOL NER’S FI ESTA PROD UCTS INC.426 Men chaca St., San An to nio, TX 78207 USA

Tel: (210) 734- 6404Fax: (210) 734- 7866

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%URL: www.fi es tas pices.com


Pro file: Started some 41 years ago, Bol ners Fi -esta, a family- run busi ness, in tro ducedfa jita sea son ing and fa ji tas to the U.S.mar ket. Its pri vate la bel busi ness be gansome 10+ years ago. Lately, the firm has in tro duced ja lapeno sea son ing andcarne guisada ; more re cently a new line of Mexi can spe cialty sea son ings wasadded to the range, such as fi deo, pintobeans, rice sea son ing, etc. Its prod uctline is pack aged in cello bags or jars.Bol ner’s im ports spices from more than 60 coun tries and pro duces some 600 dif -fer ent prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Spices & seasonings

SalesCon tacts: Clifton J. Bolner, President & CEO

BON DU ELLE S.A.BP 173 59653,Vil le neuve D’Ascq Ce dex FRANCE

Tel: +33 20 43 79 64Fax: +33 20 43 61 58URL: www.bon du elle.com

To tal Sales 2007/08 Vol ume: $ 2 Bil lion ( € 1.5 Bil lion) +15.4%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 35%

Ex port Mar kets: All con ti nents—world wide

Pro file: Bon du elle claims to be the Eu ro pean lead er in vegetables- - canned tak ing 48% and fresh tak ing 29% of com pany sales.In fro zen vege ta bles, Bon du elle claims tobe number 2 in Europe (23% of companysales). In canned goods, the com panycontrols 30% of the Euro pean mar ket and in fro zen 11% mar ket share. With im -prov ing busi ness in Europe, the com panyreg is tered net prof its up by 32.1%. Thestrong Euro con vinced the com pany inJuly 2006 to buy a 23% eq uity in ter est inAli ments Car ri ère, Cana da’s lead ingproces sor of canned and fro zen vege ta bles. In, July 2007, Bon du ella took con trol ofthat com pany ( € 160 mil lion with 37% ofits sales in the U.S.) and formed Bon du elleNorth Amer ica as a sub sidi ary. The com -pany re ports 22% of its group sales arenow in non- EU zone coun tries. The salesfor those op era tions were up by 18.9% inthe cur rent year- - the North Ameri can op -era tion driv ing over all sales upward forthe company. Bon du elle op er ates 30 plants worldwide, sell ing close to 500 va rie ties ofvege ta bles and salad greens in 80 coun -tries. This fam ily owned busi ness is theworld leader in proc essed vege ta bles. Itslast big ac quis tion was the fro zen vege ta -ble busi ness of Uni le ver in Spain (the Salto brand).

Prod ucts:Canned vegetables and Frozenvegetables—artichokes, Parisian(round-shaped) carrots, “MinuteBlends” (100% cooked ready forre-heat), cooked skin fries (withsauces around the vegetables),grilled vegetables, vegetablepatties, and the biggest seller1-sieve whole string beans.

SalesCon tacts: Jose Giasson, Bonduelle USA Tel: ( 514)

384-4281


BOSMATKib butz Hafetz Hayim 76817, ISRAELTel: +972 8 86 33 900Fax: +972 8 85 93 803URL: www.bosmat .com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, South Af -rica, South America

Pro file: Estab lished in 1987, Bos mat has be come one of the world’s lead ing manu fac tur -ers of wet wipes and moist tis sues. Itsprod ucts meet the ISO 9002 Euro peanquality stan dards.

Prod ucts: Baby and family care moist tissues, all-purpose household wipes,antibacterial wipes (home orclinci), cosmetic remal and facecleansing wipes, computer wipes,pet care wipes

SalesCon tacts: Ronit Ramo , Marketing Manager

BRACO MANU FAC TUR ING COM PANY4301 B New Bruns wick Ave., South Plain field, NJ07080, USA

Tel: (732) 752- 5040; (800) 719-9800Fax: (732) 752- 0532E- Mail: bra co manu fac tur ing.com


Ex port Mar kets: 15+ coun tries, cov er ing Cen tral & South Amer ica, Can ada, Mid dle East, andPa cific Rim

Pro file: Since 1983, when Braco Manu fac tur ingbe gan pro duc ing dis pos able baby dia -pers and sani tary nap kins, its sales havegrown ten fold, based on the for mula:Top qual ity and ex cel lent value, whilenever com pro mis ing for price. In ei therof its plants in New Jer sey and Vene -zuela, the firm can sup ple ment pro duc -tion. Braco keeps pace with in dus try

trends, able to in tro duce added fea tures as they de velop within an al ready di ver si fieddia per line. The com pa ny’s full line ofprod ucts cov ers: baby dia pers (ba sic tona tional brand equiva lent), sani tary nap -kins and panty shields, dish wash ing liq uid, bath foam, liq uid laun dry, etc. Most of thecom pa ny’s busi ness is in ex port, while U.S. dis tri bu tion cov ers 25 states.

Prod ucts:Disposable baby diapers, dishwashing liquid, foam bath & shower gel

SalesCon tacts: N/A

BRAD FORD SOAP WORKS, INC.*P.O. Box 1007, 200 Provi dence St., West War wick, RI02893 USATel: (401) 821- 2141Fax: (401) 821- 1660URl: www.brad ford soap.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80%+ (E)

Ex port Mar kets: 50+ countries

Pro file: Founded in 1876, the Origi nal Brad fordSoap Works (now iden ti fied with out the“Origi nal”) at first fo cused on soaps forthe tex tile in dus try. To day, the com pany is po si tioned as the world’s lead ing spe cialtysoap maker. Un like most other soapmanu fac tur ers, Brad ford makes its ownsoap bases, stock ing more than 50 pro -prie tary formulations- - the larg est in theworld- - from tra di tional tal low to vege ta ble to or ganic to su per mild syn thet ics. It barsoaps are made from cer ti fied or ganic in -gre di ents and pro cesses. The range in -cludes: trans lu cent, trans par ent, or ganic,syn thetic, mois tur iz ing, beaded, stri ated,mar bled and oth ers in dif fer ent shapes,col ors and fra grances. The com pany alsosup plies sev eral new cleans ing forms,sucyh as creams, gels, pow ders andmousses. Also, the firm pro duces brandsfor other sup pli ers, un der con tract. Brad -ford Soap Works UK in Ches ter, Eng land, serves the Euro pean mar ket. In Oc to ber


2003, Brad ford, rec og nized as number1 in the bar soap seg ment, ac quired thenumber 2 pro ducer: Hewitt Soap Co.,Day ton, OH (in clud ing plants in Day ton and Co lum bus, IN.

Prod ucts: Bar soaps & proprietary soap base formulations

SalesCon tacts: Steve LeGraw, President & CEO; Chris

Buckley, Managing Director(44-1244-390100) in England

BRAN DEQUITY IN TER NA TIONALA Se lame Com pany2330 Wash ing ton St., New ton, MA 02462 USA

Tel: (617) 969- 3150; (800) 969-3150Fax: (617) 969- 1944URL: www.bran dequity.com



Pro file: Bran dEquity/In ter na tional is rec og -nized as one of the lead ing vis ual mar -ket ing and brand con sult ing firms. Forover 40 years, Bran dEquity has helpedcom pa nies to in crease sales, name de -vel op ment and pack age de sign pro -grams. Bran dEquity has cre ated andim ple mented suc cess ful nam ing andbrand ing strate gies, re tail store de signand ex clu sive brand pack ag ing, pri vatela bel brands and po si tion ing programsfor com pa nies such as Kmart, AmocoOil, East man Ko dak, Sta ples, CVS,Nan tucket Nec tars, Gen eral Cin emaCorp., Allmer ica Fi nan cial, Bank ofBos ton, Brigham and Women’s Hos pi -tal, Har vard Pil grim Health Care, So -lium Inc., Bos ton Mu seum of Sci ence,Good will In dus tries, Dock ers, Clarks ofEng land, IBM, Camp bell’s, Du Pont,and Sara Lee.

Serv ices: Exclusive brand identity andpackage design, name development,in-store merchandising systems,

private label, and retail storedesign

SalesCon tacts: Greg Kolligian, Partner & Managing

Director; Elinor Selame, President; LindaFisher, Strategic Marketing (e-mail:[email protected])

BREMNER, INC.*(Di vi sion of Ral corp. Hold ings, Inc.)800 Mar ket St., 25R, St. Louis, MO 63101

Tel: (314) 877-7992Fax: (314) 877-7745URL: www.bremnerbiscuit.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $325.1 Mil lion -0.06%Pe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Bremner op er ates as the cook ies andcrack ers di vi sion of Ral corp Hold ings, Inc. (also listed in the (SOUR CE BOOK). Thisop era tion is the larg est manu fac turer ofstore brand crack ers and cook ies for salein the U.S. Its prod ucts are po si tioned aslow- cost, pre mium qual ity; and the com -pany di vides its sales be tween 55% incrack ers and 45% in cook ies. Seven plants sup port the busi ness. Ists own brands in -clude: Rip pin’ Good, Ry Krisp, andCham pagne.

Products:Cookies & crackers

SalesCon tacts: Karen Morgan, Sr. Sales Coordinator

BROTH ERS GOUR MET COF FEE OF HOUS TON7105 Old Katy Rd., Hous ton, TX 77024-2111 USATel: (713) 868-8200Fax: (713) 868- 8273E- Mail: bgcna tion al [email protected]



Ex port Mar kets: Pa cific Rim, Europe, SouthAmerica

Pro file: At presstime, Broth ers Gour met Cof fee, Inc. of Hous ton changed its iden tity toAve nues Cof fee Co.. The firm is a pri -vate la bel and con tract pack ag ing cof fee sup plier for su per mar kets, mass mer -chan dis ers, dis tribu tor groups, foodservice, and ex port markets. To date,Ave nues has been suc cess ful in at tract -ing such com pa nies as Proc ter & Gam -ble and Mother Park ers Tea andCof fee. The com pany has his tori callypro vided qual ity prod ucts with con sis -tent value and serv ice to its cus tom ers.In ad di tion to pri vate la bel and con tractpackaging,

Prod ucts: Ground coffee, decaf, regular;flavored coffee; whole beancoffee, regular, decaf

SalesCon tacts: Jim Burger, National Sales Account

Manager

BRUNO SPE CIALTY FOODS, INC.208 Cherry Ave nue, West Say ville, NY 11796- 1223USA

Tel: (516) 589- 1700Fax: (516) 589- 6357



Pro file: This privately- held com pany, op er at ingun der its pres ent own er ship for the past10 years, spe cial izes in pro vid ing nicheprod ucts, in clud ing ko sher, low so dium,and/or re duced fat foods, which are allnatu ral. Its se lec tion in cludes a numberof Ital ian en trees, with or with out sauce: la sa gna, baked ziti, ra voli, ca vatelli,mani cotti, etc. The firm manu fac tur ersfor food-serv ice/re tail pri vate la bel ac -counts.

Prod ucts:Frozen pastas, frozen preparedfoods, kosher & non-kosher

SalesCon tacts: Louis R. D’Agrosa, Vice-President

BRYAN FOODS, INC.(Di vi sion of the Sara Lee Corp.)1 Chur chill Rd., West Point, MS 39773 USA

Tel: (601) 495-4556Fax: (601) 495- 4505

To tal Sales Vol ume: $370 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 9.5%

Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, Pa cific Rim, PuertoRico, Rus sia, Can ada, Mex ico

Pro file: A ma jor di vi sion of the Sara Lee Corp.,Bryan Foods was founded in 1936. It isnow part of Sara Lee Foods busi ness ($5.2bil lion), which also cov ers bak ery items. In packa gaed meats ($4.1 bil lion), the BryanFoods op era tions main tains its lead er shipin the south ern United States as a pro -ducer of high- quality lunch eon meats, hotdogs and smoked sau sage. Its Bryan bandis pro moted as “The Fla vor of the South.”In 1998, the com pany in tro duced itsButcher Fresh brand for mari nated porkprod ucts. In ex clu sive brands, the com -pany spe cial izes in canned meat prod ucts,cov er ing world wide sales (some 25 coun -tries). Its more than 150 items avail able incanned pork, beef, chicken, and a fullrange of ready- to- serve broths, as well asan ex ten sive re search and de vel op ment fa -cil ity to for mu late ex clu sive reci pes, al lowBryan to serve cus tom ers worldwide.

Prod ucts:Canned meat, pork, beef, chicken,and ready-to-serve broth (chicken,beef, turkey, vegetable)

SalesCon tacts: Chris Bush, National Sales Manager, PL

Sales

2009 EB SOUR CE BOOK Manu fac tur ers/Sup pli ers Sec tion 195 1

BU REAU VERI TAS CON SUMER PROD -UCTS SERVICES INC.

(For merly MTL- ACTS, a Bu reau Veri tas Co.)100 Northpointe Park way, Buf falo, NY 14228- 1884

USA

Tel: (716) 505-3300; (800) 277- 3300Fax: (716)505- 3301URL: www.mtl-acts.com



Pro file: In Janu ary 2003, MTL- ACTS, a Bu -reau Veri tas Com pany, was re namedBu reau Veri tas Con sumer Prod uctsServ ices Inc. One year ear lier, Bu reauVeri tas, a di ver si fied serv ices com panyin volved in ma jor in dus trial sec tors,had merged its ACTS Tes ting Labs (ac -quired in 1998) with its Mer chan diseTest ing Labo ra to ries, Inc. or MTL (ac -quired in May 2001). The new en titynow serves as the Con sumer Prod uctsDi vi son of the com pany, in volved incon sumer prod ucts test ing, in spec tion,and con sult ing. It pro vid es serv ices tore tail ers, manu fac tur ers, whole sal ersand other com pa nies , pro vid ing ex per -tise to meet their most com plex qual ityas sur ance and in ter na tional tradeneeds. Its com mit ment is to work witheach cli ent as their qual ity as sur ancepart ners, pro vid ing prod uct test ing forcom pari son and com pli ance, qual itymoni tor ing pro grams, con sult ing, mi -cro bio logi cal analy ses, con sumer pan els, im port test ing, do mes tic and in ter na -tional in spec tions and aud ing serv ices.This di vi sion op eres in 25 coun tries andworks through a global net work of 30+full- service labs and lo ca tions. Its fo cusis on such con sumer prod ucts as: toysand ju ve nile prod ucts, soft lines, pre mi -ums, hard lines, health prod ucts, beautyprod ucts, house hold items, and foodprod ucts.

Serv ices: Quality assurance testing, inspection andconsulting services

SalesCon tacts: Karen Root, Sr. International Sales Rep

(716-505-3634) or [email protected]) Health, Beauty, Foodand Household Products.

T.W. BUR LE SON & SONS, INC.Box 578, Waxa hachie, TX 75165, USA

Tel: (972) 937- 4810Fax: (972) 937- 8711URL: www.burlesons- honey.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia

Pro file: T. W. Bur le son & Sons to day is po si tionedas a mas ter blender of raw honey. Thecom pany sources from world wide bee -keep ers to en sure the best qual ity andpric ing. All its raw honey is tested forSIRA/ISIRA to de tect eco nomic adul tera -tion. The com pa ny’s cus tom PET plas ticmolds are avail able to en hance prod uctap pear ance. In 2007, Bur le son cele bratedits 100th an ni ver sary. This com pany is amem ber of the Na tional Honey Board.

Prod ucts:Honey

SalesCon tacts: Jim Phillips, Sales/Marketing Manager

(e-mail: [email protected]); DanDougherty, Private Label Sales (Phone:804-360-9039)

BUR LING TON BIO- MEDICAL & SCI EN -TIFIC CORP.

71 Caro lyn Blvd., Farm ing dale, NY 11735 USA

Tel: (631) 694-4700Fax: (631) 694-9177

E- Mail: [email protected]



Ex port Mar kets: World wide

Pro file: Since its be gin nings as a sup plier of bio- medical prod ucts in 1974, Bur ling tonBio- Medical & Sci en tific Cor po ra tionhas fo cused on the fu ture, to an tici patethe needs of its cus tom ers in the ag ri cul -tural, feed, phar ma ceu ti cal and spe -cialty chemi cal in dus tries. Thecom pany is ver ti cally in te grated, frommanu fac tur ing raw ma te ri als and for -mu lat ing chemi cals to mar ket ing re tailprod ucts. Bur ling ton is ac tively in -volved in the in ter na tional mar ket ingand sale of its aver sive in gre di ents, spe -cialty chemi cals, RO- Pel brand re pel -lents, home and gar den and con sumerprod ucts, through out the world. Its in -gre di ents and spe cialty chemi cals aresold di rectly to manu fac tur ers world -wide for in clu sion in their prod ucts. Itsre pel lents and home and gar den andcon sumer prod ucts are sold through aUS net work of in de pend ent reps, dis -tribu tors and deal ers, through lawn and gar den sup pli ers, hard ware stores, mailor der cata logs, mass mer chan dis ers, su -per mar kets.

Prod ucts: Animal repellents & deterrants,lawn & garden products, health &safety products, pet products,consumer products

SalesCon tacts: Bill Rudy

BUR TON’S FOODS LTD.Pas ture Road, Mo re ton, Wir ral, Mer sey side CH468 8SE UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 151 488 4536Fax: +44 151 488 4533URL: www.bur tons foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Scan dana vian coun tries, France,U.S.

Pro file: Started in the 1930s, this com pany wasac quired by As so ci ated Brit ish Foods in

1949 then sold in 2000 and sub se quentlymerged with Ho ri zon Bis cuit Co., Ltd. InMarch 2007, Duke Street Capi tal, an in de -pend ent pri vate eq uity firm (fo cused onthe UK and France) ac quired Bur ton’s.Burton’s is a sup plier of bis cuits andsnacks and the sec ond larg est bis cuitmanu fac turer in the UK, operating fourbak er ies. In Janu ary 2008, Duke StreetCapi tal ac quired North um brian FineFoods Ltd., Gates head, Tyne and Wear, amanu fac tu rer of ce real bars and bis cuits,also in clud ing pri vate la bel busi ness.North um brian will be com bined withBur ton’s, which also does con tract workfor Cad bury’s ̀.

Prod ucts: Biscuits, Snacks, cook ies, ce realbars

SalesCon tacts: N/A

C & F FOODS, INC.15620 Val ley Blvd., City of In dus try, CA 91744 USA

Tel: (626) 723-1008Fax: (626) 912- 9100URL: www.cnf- foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, Europe, Cen tral andSouth Amer ica

Pro file: This privately- held busi ness, started in1975, shortly af ter ward en tered the pri -vate la bel field. C&W has con tin ued tomar ket its own C&F and Bean Clas sicbrands, while also de vel op ing a strong pri -vate la bel re tail and food- serv ice busi ness.The com pany al ways has em pha sized topqual ity for pri vate la bel, stay ing in stepwith the brand lead ers in dif fer ent cate go -ries. Re cently, C&W in tro duce a multi- bean mix, packed in 10- pound bags, added for club busi ness.

Prod ucts:Beans, peas, rice, popcorn—all dryformulations


C

SalesCon tacts: Luis Faura, Vice-President, Sales &

Marketing

CALI FOR NIA PRUNE PACK ING CO.2200 Enci nal Road, Live Oak, CA 95953 USA

Tel: (530) 671- 4200Fax: (530) 695- 3654URL: www.calprune.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, SouthAmer ica

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1918, Cali for nia PrunePack ing has be come the world’s larg estgrower of dried prunes, po si tioned as agrower, ship per, and packer. It con tin -ues to ex pand its op era tion do mes ti cally and in ter na tion ally. The com pany is one of the first in pri vate la bel to pack thecom plete line of re seal able/re closable,easy- lock bags.

Prod ucts: Dried fruits, prunes, raisins, nuts

SalesCon tacts: Todd Garcia, Director of Sales &

Administration

A. CA MA CHO INC.*2502 Wal den Woods Drive, Plant City, FL 33566 USA

Tel: (813) 305-4534 Fax: (813) 305-4545URL: www.acamacho.com


Ex port Mar kets: 65 countries

Pro file: This com pany traces its roots back to1897, when a fam ily busi ness wasstarted near Seville, Spain, pro duc ingol ive oil. Since then A An gel Ca ma cho,

S.A. Has de vel oped its brand Fra gata tobe come one of the larg est Span ish ol ivecom pa nies in the world. Its plants are lo -cated in south ern Spain plus in the UnitedStates (Plant City and Er lan ger, KY.) Thepar ent com pany mar kets its prod ucts tosome 65 coun tries. A An gel Ca ma cho S.A., Av en ida del Pi lar, 6, 41530 Mo ron de laFrontera (Seville) Spain. Phone: +34- 95- 585- 47- 00; fax: +34- 95- 585- 01- 45.

Prod ucts:Olives, olive oil, capers, cocktailonions, marachino cherries, Greekpepperoncini, Greek olives,preserves

SalesCon tacts: Merle Hanneken, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

CA NAM ERA FOODS14711 128 Ave., Ed mon ton, Al berta T5J 2K1 CAN -ADA

Tel: (780) 447- 6960 Fax: (780) 452- 0541URL: www.ca nam era.ca


Ex port Mar kets: Asia, North Amer ica, South Amer -ica, Europe

Pro file: Ca nAm era is re spon si ble for manu fac tur -ing and sell ing ex clu sive brands. Ca nAm -era is rec og nized in North Amer ica for itslead er ship in the tech nol ogy and manu fac -ture of edi ble oil prod ucts as well as for itsmar ket ing of oilseed- based prod ucts. It isCana da’s larg est proc es sor of canola oilprod ucts.

Prod ucts:Margarine, canola oil, vegetable oil,fry shortenings, baking shortenings

SalesCon tacts: Greg W. Morhun, Marketing Manager


CARAPELLI USA, LLC1 Hor mel Place, Aus tin, MN 55912, USA

Tel: (973) 890- 0773; (800) 533-2000Fax: (973) 890- 0972


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, Asia,Mex ico, Can ada, Aus tra lia, Af rica

Pro file: In Janu ary 2000, Carapelli formed ajoint ven ture with Hor mel Foods (alsolisted in the SOUR CE BOOK). As aresult, Carapelli closed its West Pater -son, NJ of fice and in te grated its busi ness into Hor mel’s op era tion, while still op -er at ing un der the Carapelli USA um -brella. The company is a leader in thepro duc tion of ex tra vir gin ol ive oil, up -scale pack ag ing, and ex traor di naryqual ity prod ucts. This op era tion in theU.S., started in 1990, served as the mar -ket ing arm of Carapelli Firenze SpA.,(Firenze) It aly, which in 1989 was ac -quired by Eri da nia Beghin- Say, a di ver -si fied manu fac turer in Paris. Carapel li’s line con sists of four va rie ti -ties of ol ive oil (pre mium ex tra vir gin,ex tra vir gin, mild, andlight- - available in8.5, 17, and 26.5 ounce sizes.

Prod ucts: Extra virgin olive oil, grapeseedoil , Italian wine vinegars

SalesCon tacts: Greg Baskin, Specialty Products, Hormel

Foods (also listed in the SOURCEBOOK)

CARDI FOODS INC.Box 6378, Par sip pany, NJ 07054 USA

Tel: (973) 983-8818Fax: (973) 627-6273


Ex port Mar kets: Thai land, Po land, China, Hun -gary, Rus sia

Prod ucts:Yeast bakers, brewers yeast,autolyzed yeast (flavor enhancer),vegetarian chicken flavor

Pro file: This privately- owned com pany, started in1987, ba si cally sup plies raw ma te ri als tothe trade. Iit supplies ba sic up to high- techin gre di ents. Mark Prod ucts is its shrink- wrap equip ment and film op era tion..

SalesCon tacts: Charlie Schweizer, Doug Mark

CAR LISLE CE REAL COM PANY.P.O. Box 2775, Bis marck, ND 58502, USA

Tel: (701) 222- 3577; (800) 809-6018Fax: (701) 222- 3577URL: hometownstars.com



Pro file: Car lisle pro duces an 18- ounce box of cornflakes ce real called Home town Stars. Theunique fea ture is the customed- imprintedpic tures of “home town stars” that isunique to each com mu nity. It is gen er allysold to a gro cer or other re tail out lets as apro mo tion, which builds com mu nitypride, lo cal spirit, and self- esteem to thoseap pear ing on the box. These com memo ra -tive boxes have fea tured lo cal sportsteams, bands, choirs, sen ior classes, andeven a race horse.

Prod ucts:Ready-to-eat packaged cereal andconfectioneries

SalesCon tacts: Charles Fleming, Owner & General

Manager; Stan Scott, Vice-President of Sales([email protected]


THE CAR RIAGE HOUSE COMPANIES,INC.

Sub sidi ary of Ral corp Hold ings, Inc.196 New ton St., Fre do nia, NY 14217, USA

Tel: (716) 673-8440 (800) 828-8915Fax: (716) 673- 8443URL: www.car ri age housecos.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $424.4 mil lion +9%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Af ter a few years of flat sales, this seg -ment’s re sults in fis cal 2007 were en -cour ag ing. Gains re sulted fromim por ved pric ing and a slighltly fa vor -able prod uct mix. Pea nut buttesr es pe -cially proved suc cess ful. From fourplants, this busi ness pro duces a va ri etyof store brand shelf- stable dress ings,syr ups, pea nut butter, jel lies, sal sas andsauces, and non- alcoholic drink mixes.Some 19% of sales were in pre servesand jel lies, 19% in pea nut butter, 17%in ta ble syrup, and 15% in spooon ableor pour able salad dress ings. Car riageHouse sells mostly to re tail cus tom ers(87% of its net sales). The com panypro vides more than 5,000 skus. In pre -serves and jel lies, the com pany claims to be the sec ond larg est prod ucer in theU.S. Its se lec tion also cov ers jams,multi- fruit and fruit spreads, andlite/low- sugar spreads. In the pea nutbutter cate gory, Car riage House claimsto be the third larg est U.S. pro ducerand the larg est as a store brand sup -plier. Its va rie ties of pea nut butter cover regu lar, re duced fat, all natu ral, no salt,for ti fied, fun stripes, fun dots, and com -bi na tion pe an ut butter and jelly. Thereare nearly 30 dif fer ent for mu las ofpasta sauces of fered by the com pany,cov er ing mainstream, up scale andcanned. Car riage House also pro ducesmay on naise (in clud ing gour met) andspoon able and pour able salad dress ingsand sand wich spreads, as well as vin e -gars and vine ga rettes. Other sauces are avail able, in clud ing Mexi can (salsa, pi -

cante, taco, Sante Fe Salsa, three- beansalsa, and fruit- flavored salsa), steak, hotori en tal, Worces ter shire, and even a gour -met Sauce Ar turo (fresh to ma toes, herbsand spices). The subs didi ary ad di tion allypro vides five va rie ties of bar be cue sauces(in clud ing emu la tions of the lead ingbrands, KC Mas ter piece and Bull’s Eye).Also in the shelf- stable area: ta bled syr ups(ma ple with butter, lite, etc.), fla vored syr -ups (choco late, cof fee, straw berry), honey,and coctktail mixes. Car riage House has afull se le cition of or gani cally- grown-andproc essed items- - mari a nara sauce, pea nut butter, straw berry and rasp berry pre -serves, pi cante sauce, salsa, and pan cakeand waf fle syrup.

Prod ucts:Shelf-stable condiments, coveringpreserves, jellies, jams, spreads,peanut butter, sauces (pasta,Mexican, specialty), syrups,dressings, honey cocktail mixes,organics, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Mike Klanac

CAR ROLL DIS TRIBU TOR AL LI ANCEGROUP

2900 West King sley Rd., Gar land, TX 75041 USA

Tel: (972) 278-1304; (800) 527-5722Fax: N/AURL: www.carrollco.com



Pro file: Car roll Co., es tab lished in 1921, is a dedi -cated manu fac turer of pri vate brand in sti -tu tio anl clean ing and main te nanceprod ucts, sold to a se lect group of dis tribu -tors, sales and mar ket ing groups, etc. InDe cem ber 2006, the com pany ac quiredCello Corp. from Sherwin- Wailliams (also in the SOUR CE BOOK). The lat ter com -pany had origi nally owned Clean ing So lu -tions Group (CSG) of Havre de Grace,MD, a pri vate la bel manu fac turer of liq -uid clean ing prod ucts and aero sol house -


hold clean ers. Sher win sold thein sti tu tional por tion of that busi ness toCar roll, but kept the re tail busi ness un -der its Con sumer Group.

Prod ucts: Institutional Cleaning &Maintenace products--carpet/floor care, cleansers/degreasers, handcleaners, kitchen cleaners,insecticides, skin care, laundrydetergent, furniture polish, etc..

SalesCon tacts: Greg Kerley, VP Marketing

CAR TON MAS TER SPEC TRA LA BEL3865 Sym mes Rd., Ham il ton, OH 45015 USA

Tel: (513) 860- 1675Fax: (513) 860- 2675E- Mail: ccur ran@stra tusgrp.com



Pro file: Car ton Mas ter and Spec tra La bel serv -ice in cludes start- to- finish sup port, be -gin ning with ex pert tech ni cal guid anceto pro duce per fectly matched,maximum- impact la bels and car tons.Its ex pe ri ence in un der stand ing of inks,coat ings, la bels and car tons helps thefirm im prove on nar row web tech nol -ogy. Its own unique proc ess ing—com -bin ing let ter press, ro tary screen and UV Flexo print ing meth ods, cre ates its Stra -tus Graph ics Sys tem: ul tra vio let (UV)inks and coat ings on la bels and car tons;Stra tus Graph ics Sys tem print ing, ro -tary screen print ing, foil stamp ing, anddie cut ting on a con tinu ous pro duc tionline; flexi bil ity to meet unique cus tomerre quire ment costs (small, me dium orlarge runs for mul ti ple pack age sizes);ca pa bil ity of print ing on a va ri ety ofsub strates (pressure- sensitive ma te ri als,un sup ported ma te ri als and light toheavy weight pa per board for car tonsand in serts); and a web that han dlesma te rial up to 22 inches wide. Its serv -

ices cover all con sumer goods: food, cos -met ics, phar ma ceu ti cals, health care, auto -mo tive prod ucts, etc.

Prod ucts:Printed carton, carton boards,pressure sensitive labels; UVprinted products for health andbeauty care, food andpharmaceutical consumer goods

SalesCon tacts: Curtis Curran, Robert Curran

CAS CADES772 Sher brooke St. West, Mont real, Que bec H3A 1G1CANADATel: (514) 282-2681Fax: (514) 282- 2624URL: www.cas cades.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $4 Bil lion Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: U.S., France, Eng land, Ger many,Swe den, Mexico

Prod ucts:Packaging products (containerboard, boxboard & specialty items), tissuepaper, fine paper

Pro file: As Cana da’s larg est manu fac turer ofpack ag ing prod ucts, Cas cades also is thatcoun try’s larg est tis sue pa per pro ducerand the fourth larg est in North Amer ica.Its in creas ing mar ket share in tis sue pa per was en hanced in June 2002 with the pur -chase of $90 mil lion in as sets from bank -rupt Ameri can Tis sue. Cas cades pickedup a tis sue pa per mill, two con ver sion sites, and a pa per ma chine. A year ear lier, thecom pany took over two pa per mills fromPlain well Tis sue. Cascades’ Tis sue Groupis a ma jor sup plier of pri vate la bel prod -ucts as well as its own brands. As a sup -plier, Cas cades also op er ates the Box board Group (fold ing car tons) and its Fine Pa -pers Group. The com pa ny’s Spe cialtyProd ucts Group in March 2007 in tro -duced Bi oxo, the first- ever food foam con -tain ers that com pletely de grade into a finepow der within three years in a land fill set -ting.


SalesCon tacts: Thomas Roberts, VP Business

Development; Mike L. Armstrong,Marketing Dev./Customer ServiceDirector, Cascades Tissue Group, EauClaire, WI (Tel: 715-834-3461)

CAV ENDISH FARMS100 Mid land Dr., Dieppe, New Bruns wick, E1A 6X4CANADA

Tel: (506) 858-7777Fax: (506) 858-91-7URL: www.cavendishfarms.com


Ex port Mar kets: U.S., the Car ib bean, Europe, Asia

Pro file: Op er at ing as part of the IrvingMoncton Group of Com pa nies (listedsepa rately in the SOUR CE BOOK),Cav endish Farms is now the fourthlarg est fro zen po tato proc es sor in North Amer ica. The com pany pro duces a fullse lec tion of items: sea soned fries, shred -ded hash browns, shoe string po ta toes,hash brown pat ties, tater puffs, crin klecuts, steak fries, etc. Cav endish sup pliesprod uct for the re tail trades as well asres tau rants and quick serv ice out lets. The com pany op er ates two pro duc tionfa cili ties, one in Prince Ed ward Is land,Can ada, and one in Jame stown, ND.Re cently, its op era tion changed over allits branded re tail and food serv iceproducts to non- hydrogenated oi l,where the pack ag ing is flashed with asym bol in di cat ing no trans fat, no cho -les terol.

Prod ucts: Fresh & Frozen Potatos

SalesCon tacts: Jeff Rose, Director of Marketing;

Cavendish Farms Operations inBurlington, MA (Tel: 781-273-2777),Stephen Frazer, Sr. VP Sales

CEL TA TRADE INC.(MACVI In ter na tional)Monte Camerun #54, Lo mas de Chapul te pec, Mex icoD.F. 11000 MEX ICO

Tel: (525) 520- 20- 43Fax: (525) 520- 8965URL: www.quick pages.com/c/cel tradeTo tal Sales Vol ume: $10 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%

Ex port Mar kets: United States

Pro file: In 1994, the McKel li gan fam ily es tab lished this trad ing manu fac tur ing com pany, af -ter hav ing worked for dif fer ent in ter na -tional com pa nies and banks. Theirprin ci pal busi ness is Mexi can prod ucts,sourcing dif fer ent prod ucts, such as 807 or cloth ing Maquila in gen eral. Some 50% ofthe sales are in cof fee, for ex am ple.Celta/MACVI also spe cial izes in pri vatela bel for house hold chemi cal prod ucts, te -quila, dia pers and gen eral gro cery items.Re cently, the com pany opened an of fice(be low) in Cali for nia.

Prod ucts:Cleaners, detergents, janitorialsupplies, tequila, diapers, othergroceries

SalesCon tacts: Oscar Mc.Kelligan

CEL TA TRADE (USA)5 Spoon Lane, Coto De Caza,, CA 92679USA

Tel: (949) 766-9710Fax: (949) 766-9710


Pro file: This is the South ern Cali for nia of fice forCel ta trade/MACVI In ter na tional (seeabove). Its func tion is to con cen trate on the U.S. mar ket, ad vis ing in ves tors aboutMex ico, as well as pro vid ing sourcing,manu fac tur ing and mar ket ing ad vice forthat coun try.

SalesCon tacts: Oscar Mc.Kelligan, Fernando Amaya, Mayu

Ramos


CEY LON BIS CUITS LTD.High Level Road, Ma kum bura, Pan nipi tiya,

SRI LANKA

Tel: +94 011-2855846Fax: +94 011- 2855367URL: www.muncheelk.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $1,000 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 25%

Ex port Mar kets: U.S., Can ada, Swe den, SaudiAra bia, Du bai, Ku wait, UAE, Tai wan,Sin ga pore, Aus tra lia, New Zea land

Pro file: Cey lon Bis cuit (CBL), be gan in 1968,sell ing high- protein nu tri tious bis cuits to schools.To day, it is Sri Lanka’s larg estbis cuit manu fac turer. In 1979, the com -pany be gan pro duc ing Hunt ley Pal merCream Crack ers and Wa fers un der ali cense agree ment with As so ci ated Bis -cuits of Eng land. CBL then di ver si fiedinto manu fac tur ing of Ritzbury Choco -lates. For merly, Na bisco had a 30% eq -uity. CBL has a Hong Kong sub sidi ary. Ists brand is Munchee.

Prod ucts: Biscuits (wafers, crackers,cream-filled, etc), Chocolates,TSP soya, Tiara cakes

SalesCon tacts: Mr. M. Wickramasingha, Chairman;

Stanley Almeida

CHASE PROD UCTS CO.19th St & Gard ner Rd, Broad view, IL 60155 USA

Tel: (708) 865- 1000; (800) 242-7326Fax: (708) 865-7041URL: www.chase products.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Po land, It aly, Rus -sia, Ara bia, South America

Pro file: Since 1927, Chase Prod ucts has beenthe leader in spray and pres sure pack -ag ing re search, cus tom la bel ing, and in -no va tive prod uct de sign to the in dus try.

In 1948, Chase was one of the first gov ern -ment li censes is sued for pressure- packaged in sec ti cides. The com pany laysclaim to in vent ing hair spray, spraystarch, and spray de odor ants. The com -pany took a pio neer ing step with the Sure -GRIP™ can with eR ING™ tech nol ogy,in tro duced late in 1999. This eCAN™ con -cept is a 211 x 413 steel aero sol can thatfea tures an ac tua tor over cap with an in- button sys tem for easy dispensing- -aunique er go nomic de sign in tended to ad -dress the is sue of work- related mus cu -losketal dis or ders, and a bot tom cupde vice, con tain ing sev eral Du Pont Son -tara® engineered- cloth wipes. In 2008, itsnew line of premois tened, en gi neered cloth wipes (Cham pion WipeOn sur face clean -ers) de buted, cov er ing nine prod ucts: dis -in fec tant wipes, leather and vi nylpro tec tant wipes, fur ni ture pol ish wipes,glass wipes; plus mul tipu pose hand tow els, stain less steel cleaner wipes, multi- Metalpol ish wipes, hand sani tiz ing wipes, andin sect re pel lent tow els.

Products:“Household cleaners, personal care products, paints, insecticides,automotive, hobby and craft,seasonal, bench and maintenancecontractor paints

SalesCon tacts: Kenneth Falk, VP Sales/Marketing; Judith A.

Albazi, President/COO

CHEM BIO DI AG NOS TIC SYS TEMS, INC. 3661 Horse block Road, Med ford, NY 11763

Tel: (631) 924- 1135Fax: (631) 924- 6033URL: www.chem bio.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $9.2 mil lion +41.9%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 40%Ex port Mar kets: World wide

Pro file: This privately- owned firm is a lead ingpro ducer of rapid di ag nos tic tests for theOTC and point- of- care mar kets, spe cifi -caly for in fec tious diseases. The com panyde vel ops, manu fac tur ers and sells a rangeof easy- to- use tests to screen for a va ri ety


of con di tions, in clud ing fer til ity, in fec -tious dis eases, can cer and car diacmark ers. All its tests have a 24- monthshelf- life, are dis pos able, and re quire nore frig era tion. In re cent years, Chem biohas in vested sig nifi cant re sources inR&D. The com pa ny’s in- house team ofsci en tists is, in turn, sup ported by a net -work of lead ing aca demic and in dus tryex perts. Chem bio’s di ag nos tic tests have un par al leled ac cu racy, sen si tiv ity andspeci fic ity. All prod ucts are manu fac -tured at the com pa ny’s vertically- integrated fa cili ties in Med ford, NY,which is regu lated by the FDA and em -ploys cur rent GMP stan dards. Thecom pany, which mar kets its prod ucts in more than 70 coun tries world wide, hasbe come a lead ing pri vate la bel sup plier.

Prod ucts: Pregnancy tests, ovulation tests,infectious disease tests, cancerand cardiac markers.

SalesCon tacts: James Shuster (U.S. OTC Sales), Avi

Pelossof, Director of Sales and Marketing(e-mail: [email protected])

CHEMSICO(Di vi sion of United In dus tries Cor po ra tion)8825 Page Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63114 USA

Tel: (314) 427- 0780; (800) 242- 1166Fax: (314) 253- 5963URL: www.spec trum brands.com



Pro file: Started in 1974 as a con tract packer andpri vate la bel manu fac turer of aero sol prod -ucts for nu mer ous ap pli ca tions and in dus -tries, United In dus tries Corp. has ex panded its prod uct range since then. With the ac -qui si tion of brands like Hot Shot, RealKill, and Rid- a- Bug in sec ti cides, Spec tra -cide lawn and gar den chemi cals and Cut ter in sect re pel lents, the com pany has re or -gan ized into two di vi sions: Spec trum for

its brand busi ness and Chemsico, serv ing asthe manu fac tur ing arm for con tract pack ag ing and pri vate la bel busi ness. Chem sico, for med in 1973 can now pro duce more than 400 for -mu la tions in con sumer prod ucts in aero sols,lliq uid and water- soluble fertil iz ers. As such,this privately- held firm has be come the sec -ond larg est in sec ti cide com pany in the United States. The com pany of fers a water- basedtech nol ogy (ver sus a solvent- petroleum dis til -late) across all its aero sol prod ucts. In fact, the com pany claims to be the lead ing manu fac -turer of water- based aero sol prod ucts in theU.S. Its pat ented tech nol ogy is non- flammable, non- staining, low odor, en vi ron -men tally sound, and highly ef fi ca cious.

Prod ucts:Household cleaning products,automotive chemicals, insecticides,lawn & garden chemicals

SalesCon tacts: Mike Mullen, Director, Sales and Marketing

CHEP 8517 South Park Cir cle, Or lando, FL 32819- 9040 USA

Tel: (407) 370-2437; (800) CHEP USAFax: (407) 355-5354URL: www.chep.com


Ex port Mar kets: 30+ coun tries on six con ti nents

Pro file: CHEP is an in ter na tional pal let and con -tainer pool ing com pany, serv ic ing manu -fac tur ers and dis tribu tors in the con sumer goods in dus tries; grower/ship pers and re -ceiv ers in the pro duce in dus try; pack ers,proc es sors and dis tribu tors in the meat in -dus try; home im prove ment, hard ware &house wares manu fac tur ers and dis tribu -tors and sup pli ers and as sem bly plants inthe auto mo tive in dus try. CHEP serv ice inthe Ameri cas spans the United States,Can ada, Mex ico, Chile, Bra zil, and Ar gen -tina, sup ply ing cus tom ers with high-qual -ity pal lets and re us able con tain ers from acom pre hen sive de pot net work. The com -


pany is part of the world wide CHEP or -gani za tion, op er at ing in 30 coun tries onsix con ti nents, con trols more than 110mil lion pal lets and con tain ers.

Prod ucts: Pallet and container poolingservice

SalesCon tacts: Brian S. Beattie, Vice-President New

Business Development & Marketing

CHIQ UITA BRANDS IN TER NA TIONAL INC.

(NYSE: CQB)250 East Fifth St., Cin cin nati, OH 45202 USA

Tel: (513-784-8000Fax: (513) 56402920URL: www.chiq uita.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $4.5 Bil lion +15%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: 70 countries

Pro file: Chiq uita Brands In ter na tional is a mar -keter and dis tribu tor of ba nanas andother fresh fruit plus value- addedpackaged salads. The com pany, whichac quired Fri day Can ning Corp. in 1992, changed its name to Chiq uita Proc essedFoods and con soli dated this busi ness asa sub sidi ary. Fri day it self had de vel oped into an in dus try leader, op er at ing 21plants in eight states through out theMid west ern and north west ern UnitedStates, pro duc ing nearly 50 mil lion cases of more than 25 dif fer ent canned vege -ta bles and food items. In May 2003, thisvege ta ble proc ess ing di vi sion was sold to Se neca Foods Corp., Mar ion, NY. InFeb ru ary 2005, Chiq uita Brands In ter -na tional purchased Fresh Ex press, asub sidi ary of Per form ance Food Group(both Se neca and Per form ance arelisted sepa rately in the SOUR CE -BOOK). Fresh Ex press claims 40% ofthe bagged salad mar ket in the U.S.,gen er at ing $1 bil lion in reve nues. Chiq -uita suf fered a $96 mil lion loss in 2006which re sulted from in creased tar iffrates on ba nanas im ported from Latin

Amer ica. In 2007, Chiq uita pushed salesup by 4% to $4.7 bil lion, but still car ried anet loss of $49 mil lion for the year.

Prod ucts:Conveinenience green salads; freshfruit products

SalesCon tacts: Tim Riemenschneider, Director of

International Sales (Fax: 715-243-8350;e-mail: [email protected])

CHUD LEIGH’S LTD.624 McGeachie Drive, Mil ton, ONT L9% 3^5CANADA

Tel: (905) 878- 8781; (800) 387-4028Fax: (905) 878-6979URL: www.chudleighs.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico,Europe, Asia

Pro file: Chud leigh’s started into busi ness morethan 30 years ago as an apple- pickingfarm and ex panded into food serve in the1980s and into the re tail, sec tor in 1998. Its Ap ple Blossom®- shaped slice of ap ple pieis now sold to ma jor North Ameri can re -tail ers, in clud ing pri vate la bel busi ness. Inthe spring of 2007, the com pany con solid -ted its three plant op era tion into a new82,000- squarefoot fro zen des sert pro duc -tion plant. Ap ple prod ucts are a staple atChud leigh’s but its fro zen des sert line hasbeen ex panded into cakes, Ital ian des sertsand other items featuring other fruits.

Prod ucts:Frozen Desserts

SalesCon tacts: Scott Chudleigh

CLIFF STAR COR PO RA TIONOne Cliff star Ave., Dun kirk, NY 14048 USA


Tel: (716) 366- 6100; (800) 777- 2389Fax: (716) 366- 0136URL: www.cliffstar.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $300 Mil lion

Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 99%

Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral Amer ica, Mid dle East

Pro file: Cliff star so lidi fied its pri vate la bel mar -ket ing po si tion in the juice seg ment bysign ing a de fini tive agree ment to ac -quire the pri vate la bel busi ness ofNorth land Cran ber ies, Inc., Wis con sinRap ids, WI. The lat ter com pany is thelarg est grower of cran ber ries in theworld. The ac qui si tion cov ers cran -berry, ap ple, grape fruit, and grape juice prod ucts. (North land re cently ac quired the Se neca brand juice busi ness.) Pre vi -ously, Cliff star had ac quired Caro linaProd ucts. The com pany now op er atesmanu fac tur ing facili ties in Dun kirk,NY; Joplin, MO; Fon tana, CA; andGreer, SC; as well as three proc ess ingplants (War rens, WI; East Free town,MA; and Fre do nia, NY. Cliff star wasstarted as a win ery by Meyer Star in1899 in West ern New York’s fer tileChautau qua con cord grape belt. Thecom pany is now one of the larg est in de -pend ent pri vate la bel juice and drinkproc es sors in the U.S. Be sides serv inghun dreds of pri vate la bel lines, the com -pany sup plies grape and cran berry con -cen trate and bulk juice to many of theworld’s larg est manu fac tur ers of bev er -ages, jel lies and fla vors.

Prod ucts: Shelf-stable fruit juices anddrinks

SalesCon tacts: Sean P. McGirr, President; Janice Barton, ,

Vice-President, Marketing; MonicaConsonery, Vice-President, Sales; DeanSallak, Vice-President, Finance

THE CLO ROX SALES COM PANY1221 Broad way, Oak land, CA 94612 USA

Tel: (510) 271-7000Fax: N/AURL: www.clo rox.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $4.000Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: In Janu ary 1999, the lead ing brandedbleach com pany, Clo rox, Oak land, CA,purchased First Brands Corp., Dan bury,CT, which pushed Clo rox’s sales from$2.7 bil lion to $4 bil lion. The First Brandsop era tion, a pro ducer of house hold prod -ucts, auto mo tive spe cialty prod ucts, petprod ucts, alu mi num foil, clean ing cloths,and com mer cial pack ag ing, has since been in te grated into Clo rox.

Prod ucts:Plastic bags and wrap; cat litter,firelogs, and fire starters

SalesCon tacts: Bob Richardson, Sales Manager (Tel:

972-280-8716)

CODI IN TER NA TIONAL B.V.Tur bin estraat 13- 19, 3903, LV Veenen daal THE NETH -ER LANDS

Tel: +31 318- 564811Fax: +31 318- 529382URL: www.codi.nl

To tal Sales Vol ume: $ 115+ Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 98%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Pa cific Rim, North Amer -ica

Pro file: Codi In ter na tional, re garded as the thirdlarg est con verter of wet wipes in Europe,in August 2003 was ac quired by Suomi nen Corp., Tam pere, Fin land. Sub se quently,the com pany was re struc tured and iden ti -fied as Suomi nen Codi. Codi broughtmore prod ucts to its par ent com pany andalso a com mit ment to pri vate la bel.Suomi nen (www.suomi nen.fi) now re ports sales of € 202.6 mil lion, its busi ness di -vided about evenly with wet wipes, non -wov ens, and flexi ble pack ag ing.


Prod ucts: Baby wipes, moist toilet paper,various wet wipes, eyeglasscleaning wipes, nonwovendressings.

SalesCon tacts: Willem van de Weerdhof, Marketing &

Sales Manager; Olaf van Stempvoort,Sales Consumer Products; Marcel vanSchenkhoff, Sales Medical Products

COF FEE BEAN IN TER NA TIONAL2181 N.W. Ni co lai St., Port land, OR 97210 USA

Tel: (503) 227- 4490; (800) 877- 0474Fax: (503) 225- 9604URL: www.cof fee bean intl.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Latin Amer ica, Europe,Asia, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Since 1972, Cof fee Bean In ter na tionalhas been roast ing ex traor di nary cof feesin the Great Pa cific North west—thebirth place of to day’s cof fee ren ais sance.Its un ri valed ex pe ri ence, unique style ofroast ing and com mit ment to qual ity, allen sure cus tom ers of the fin est in ter na -tional cof fee prod ucts. The com panyalso is listed among the top U.S. whole -sale cof fee roast ers, serv ing more than3,000 cof fee, tea and es presso shops na -tion wide. CBI also is one of the coun -try’s larg est pur vey ors of top- qualityteas. Since 1992, CBI has dou bled insize.

Prod ucts: Gourmet roasted coffees, qualityteas, gourmet cocoas

SalesCon tacts: Karen Hunt, Senior Vice-President, Sales

COF FEE HOLD ING CO., INC.4401 First Ave., Box 320208, Brook lyn, NY 11232- 0005 USA

Tel: (718) 832- 0800

Fax: (718) 832- 0892E-Mail: www.cof fee hold ing.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $57.4 Mil lion +12.2%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Es tab lished in 1972, Cof fee Hold ing is afamily- owned whole sale cof fee roaster and dealer com pany, sup ply ing green cof fee(70 types to spe cialty gour met roast ersworldwide), pri vate la bel cof fee, andbranded cof fee, the lat ter two sold to U.S.and Ca na dian cus tom ers. Its pri vate la belcof fees are roasted, blended, pack aged and sold to whole sal ers and re tail ers, pack aged in cans, brick packs, and in stants. Dur ing2006, the com pany formed a joint ven ture with Cof fee Bean Trading- Roasting LLCto op er ate a new com pany, Cafe La RicaLLC for sale of ia new spe cialty es pressobrand (Cafe La Rica) cof fee. Also, Cof feeHold ing took 60% in ter est in an other joint ven ture with Caru so’s Cof fee, Brecks ville,OH, to form Gen era tions Cof fee Com -pany LLC for mar ket ing of pri vate la belspe cialty cof fee prod ucts aimed at thegour met whole bean busi ness. Its beanpro gram (AA Ara bica) com ple ments Cof -fee Hold ing canned busi ness in pri vate la -bel, while the com pany is ex clu sivesup plier of the beans. The sales gain in2007 came mainly from the com pa ny’sspe cialty green bean and branded busi -ness.

Prod ucts:Colombian coffee, Italian espresso, Spanishespresso and other regular, espresso anddecaffeinated blends as well as specialty greencoffee; and now gourmet whole beans.

SalesCon tacts: Andrew Gordon, President; Sterling Gordon,

Director, National Food Service Sales

CO LAVITA USA*2537 Bruns wick Ave., Lin den, NJ 07036 USA

Tel: (908) 862- 5457Fax: (908) 862- 4382URL: www.cola vita.com




Pro file: Four gen era tions of the Co lavita fam ily have kept Co lavita of It aly (Cam po -basso) in the busi ness of pro duc ing topqual ity, ex tra vir gin olive oil and pasta.In 1978, the com pany com mitted to anex port ven ture in the United States,called Co lavita USA, owned by thePro faci fam ily, act ing as ex clu sive im -porter for Co lavita of It aly. Thisventure has since been ex panded intoother prod ucts: ex tend ing oilive oils into re gional, in fused (pep per, basil, lemon,truf fle, gar lic), vine gar, pasta sauce, mari nated vege ta bles, Ar bo rio rice, etc. Up un til 2005, U.S. busi ness was mos tly branded with pri vate la bel as a sec on -dary ac tiv ity.

Prod ucts: Italian extra virgin olive oil, pasta(including speciality), pasta sauce,Tomatos, Gnocchi, Polenta,Assorted vinegars (inlcudingBalsamic), marinated vegetables,Aroborio rice, breadsticks,blended oils for foodservice

SalesCon tacts: Jennifer Lionti, Business Development

Manager

COM MER CIAL BAK ER IES CORP.45 Tor bar rie Rd., Downs view, On tario M3L 1G5 CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 247- 5478Fax: (416) 242- 4129URL: www.com mer ci al bak er ies.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, United States, Car ib bean, South east Asia, Ja pan, Ko rea

Pro file: Com mer cial Bak er ies be gan op era tionsin 1957 as a wholly- owned pri vate com -pany in volved ex clu sively in pri vate la -bel manu fac tur ing. To day, thecom pany serves ma jor re tail food com -

pa nies in both Can ada and the U.S. Thecom pany prides it self on its work in for -mu lat ing low- fat and sugar- free cook ies,crack ers and bis cuits.One new de vel op -ment: gluten- free cook ies.

Prod ucts:Cookies, biscuits, crackers,including low-fat & sugar-freevarieties.

SalesCon tacts: Anthony J. Fusco, Sr., President

COM PACT IN DUS TRIES, INC.3945 Ohio Ave., St. Char les, IL 60174 USA

Tel: (630) 513- 96000; (800) 513-4262Fax: (630) 513- 9655URL: compactind.com


Ex port Mar kets: South east Asia, South Amer ica,Can ada, Af rica

Pro file: For more than 30 years, Com pact In dus -tries, a privately- held com pany, has beenin the fore front of tech nol ogy, qual ity andservice- - positioned as an in dus try leader in pack ag ing pow dered prod ucts. The com -pany is one of only three dis tribu tors cer ti -fied to rep re sent the Co lom bian Cof feeFed era tion tor Co lom bian freeze- driedcof fee through out the US. Its cof fee, hotchoco late, cap puc cino, and pow dereddrink mixes are avail able in regu lar andsugar- free for mu las; the firm also pro -vides ar ti fi cial sweet en ers, non- dairycream ers, and non- food prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Instant coffee, hot cocoa, drink mixes,cappuccinos, rice, cheese sauces, breakfast drinks,nutritional drinks, powder grianita mixes

SalesCon tacts: Gary L. Johnson, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing; Renee Sesma, Customer ServiceManager (e-mail: [email protected])


CON AGRA FRO ZEN FOODSStore Brands Di vi sion21340 Hayes Ave., Lakev ille, MN 55044 USA

Tel: (952) 469-7449Fax: (952) 469- 7486URL: www.con agra.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Con Agra Foods/Store Brands Di vi sionpro duces na tional brand com pa ra bleprod ucts for key pri vate la bel ac counts.This op era tion, un der Con Agra RetailProd ucts, is part of Con Agra, FoodsInc., Omaha, NB, a $12 bil lion brandedand value- added manu fac turer, tradedon the NYSE (CAG). Con Agra in thiscen tury has cut its reve nues al most inhalf, due to a ma jor di vest ment of itsnon- core busi nesses. In 2000, this in -cluded the $300- million-plus pri vate la -bel com pany, Ar row In dust ries ofTexas. Ar row, in busi ness for dec ades,was ac quired by Con Agra in 1992. Thisbusi ness, how ever, was sold off withparts going to dif fer ent com pa nies:char coal to Bern side, flexi ble pack ag ingto Be mis, pa per plates to As pen, beansto Trini dad, and plas tic bags and foil toRey nolds. Con Agra sought to con soli -date its in de pend ently op er ated busi ne -sess, di vest ing the non- core parts andac quiring only core busi ness. The com -pany now is struc tured with three seg -ments: Re tail Prod ucts ($8.4 bil lion insales), cov er ing pack aged foods (fro zen,re frig er ated, and shelf sta ble), Food -serv ice Prod ucts ($3.7 bil lion) cov er ingmeals, en trees, pre pared po ta toes, mea sin cerely, sea food, sauces; and Food In -gre di ents ($2.4 bil lion) cov er ing milledgrain, sea son ings, blends and fla vor ings.

Prod ucts: Canned pasta, cooking spray, fruitsnacks, wholesome snack bars,toaster pastries, pudding, Pot Pies

SalesCon tacts: James Akers, Vice-President, Sales (Store

Brands)

CON AIR COR PO RA TION1 Cum mings Point Rd., Stam ford, CT 06904 USA

Tel: (203) 351- 9000Fax: (203) 351- 9440URL: www.con air.com


Ex port Mar kets: Hong Kong, Costa Rica, etc., cov er -ing dif fer ent parts of the world.

Pro file: Founded in 1959, this privately- held com -pany has es tab lished its repu ta tion onCon air hair dry ers and its fa mous JheriRed ding line of health and beauty careprod ucts. To day, Con air claims about50% of the hair dryer mar ket, mak ing itthe lead ing U.S. pro ducer. The com pany is a lead ing manu fac turer of branded per -sonal and health care small ap pli ances.

Prod ucts:Hair care (shampoos, conditioners,styling gels), oral care (toothpaste, denture tablets and adhesives),personal care (deodorant sticks,antiperspirant sticks, roll-ons), andappliances (hair dryers, curlingirons).

SalesCon tacts: Rich Delallo, Denis Rizzuto.

CON CORD CAM ERA CORP.Nasdaq: LENS

4000 Hol ly wood Blvd., Ste. 650-N, Hol ly wood, FL33021 USA

Tel: (954) 331-4200Fax: (954) 981- 3055URL: www.concordcam.com

To tal Fis cal 2001 Sales: $183.4 Mil lion +5.9%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Cen tral Amer ica, France,Ger many, Eng land, Hun gary, Ja pan, China,Hong Kong

Pro file: Con cord Cam era is a world leader insingle- use cam eras and the larg est pro -


ducer of them for pri vate la bel. Thecom pany also sells: a popularly- priced,easy- to- use Ad vanced Photo sys tem,tra di tional 35 mm, 110 car tridge, and35mm and 24 mm single- use cameras- - manufactured and as sem bled in thePeo ples Re pub lic of China on an OEMba sis. These prod ucts ap pear un der theAPEX by Key stone, Le Clic by Key -stone, Cray ola by Key stone brands.AR GUS and pri vate la bels are alsomar keted. Re cently, Con cord Cam era(Europe) Ltd.) merged with Gold line(Europe) Ltd., help ing to ex pand thecom pa ny’s bus inss (Con cord and Gold -line brands) in the United King dom and through out Europe. Both com pa niesare op er ated as 100% owned sub sidi ar -ies. Own brand also has been mar ketedby Gold line. Con cord Cam era has salesand mar ket ing di vi sion, Key stone cam -era graph ics.com, a di vi sion of Con cordKey stone Sales Corp., based in Bre mer -ton, WA.

Prod ucts: Cameras: 110, 35mm, single-use,manual, motorized (with a varietyof features including red-eyereduction, Photo Date & PhotoMessage, Logo Photo, cutomized).

SalesCon tacts: Ira Lampert, President; Urs Stampfli,

Director, Global Marketing/Sales; PhilBalis, US retail sales; Kimberly Clark andBetsy Skibinski, both sales reps

CON ROS COR PO RA TION1190 Birch mount Road, Scar bor ough, On tario, M1P2B8, CANADA

Tel: (416) 751- 4343; (800) 387-5275Fax: (416) 751-5262

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 40%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica

Pro file: Con ros, owned by the Con ros Group ofCom pa nies, a di ver si fied Ca na dian con -glom er ate, op er ates three di vi sions:North land Prod ucts (fire logs, fire star -

ter, wick start, and matches); Sum merLight Can dle (cit ro nelle can dles in con -tainer styles and col ors to com ple mentpatio fur ni ture and ac ces sory fash ion);and Ross Glue (glue sticks).

Prod ucts:Fire logs, firestarter, wick start,matches, candles, glue stick

SalesCon tacts: Joe Nunes, General Manager

CON SOLI DATED BIS CUIT CO., LTD.M7,Mrie hel In dus trial Es tate, B’Kara BKR30009,MALTA

Tel: +356 2144 0361Fax: +356 2144 0365URL: www.cbis cuits.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, Af rica, NorthAmerica

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1982, Con soli dated Bis cuitCo., Ltd., stra te gi cally lo cated in Malta,the hub of Europe and the Medi ter ra neanre gions, spe cial iz es in high- quality bis cuitcon fec tion ery un der its global brand “De -von.” The com pany also pro duces “Oval -tine” bis cuits for No var tis Nu tri tion ofSwit zer land and other brands: S&F, Elite, Sga raws, and Tir rany. Con soli dated Bis -cuit is ac cred ited for ISO 9002 cer ti fi ca -tion by the Brit ish Stan dards Institute,to gether with the HACCP Sys tem (Haz -ard Analy sis Criti cal Con trol Point Sys -tem). its prod uct range cov ers: choco latecon fec tion ery, semi- sweeet, plain & sa -vory, cream- filled bis cuits, and cook ies.

Prod ucts:biscuits (cream-filled sandwich,cookies, crackers, etc),confectionery products, snacks(extrusion and fried snacks)

SalesCon tacts: Joseph Pace, Managing Director; Ms.

Caroline Lawson, Export Manager (e-mail:[email protected])


COO PER FARMS6793 U.S. Rt. 127, Van Wert, OH 45891 USA

Tel: (419) 238- 4056; (888) 238-8759Fax: (419) 238-3678URL: www.cooperfarms.com



Pro file: In 1938, Vir gil Coo per started his busi -ness with a small flock of tur keys on hisfam ily’s farm in Oak wood, OH. Mar -ried to Vir ginia the fol low ing year, theyworked to gether to pro duce Coo perFarms, a lead ing proc es sor of fine tur -key meat prod ucts, op er at ing fourplants in Ohio. Each state- of- the- artgrow ing and proc ess ing fa cil ity han dlesthe hatch ing of tur key eggs rightthrough the proc ess ing of the cookedmeats. To day, this second- generation,family-owned business pro vides an up -scale deli line, in clud ing naturally- shaped, oven- roasted smoked tur keyprod ucts, old- fashioned, open pan- roasted fla vored breast prod ucts, oldWorld- style net ted prod ucts, BlackForest- style prod ucts, and pre miumdark meat items. Cooper Farms has de -vel oped a cus tom ized pri vate la bel pro -gram, fea tur ing one- call, one- order,one- ship ca pa bil ity for con soli dat ingpri vate la bel and branded prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Cooked turkey products

SalesCon tacts: Lynn DeArmond, Retail/Deli Sales

Manager (E-mail:[email protected])

COTT COR PO RA TIONNasdaq: COTT

207 Queen’s Quay West (Suite 340),To ronto, On tario M5J 1A7 CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 203- 3898Fax: (416) 203-8171URL: www.cott.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $1.8 Bil lion +0.2% Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 94% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico, Europe, Asia

Pro file: Cott Cor po ra tion is one of the world’slarg est non- alcoholic bev er age com pa niesand the world leader in re tailer brand softdrinks. The com pany com mands 67% ofthe re tailer brand car bon ated busi ness inNorth Amer ica and 65% of that busi nessin the UK. Some 93% of its bev er age salescome from those two ar eas. Cott also pro -duces clear, still and spar kling flavoredwa ters; juice- based products, bot tled wa -ter, en ergy drinks, and ready- to-drinkteas. In this cen tury, Cott has acquired anumber of com pa nies. Recently, Cottmade its big gest ac qui si tion ever: Ma caw(Soft Drinks) Ltd., the larg est pro ducer ofre tailer brand in the United King dom.Stiff com pe ti tion in North Amer ica and higher in gre di ent and pack ag ing costs,how ever, have de pressed its earn ings. For2007, Cott suf fered an op er at ing loss of$54.5 mil lion, ver sus a gain of $2.3 mil lionthe pre vi ous year. Its port fo lio cov ers 200+ re tailer and li censed brands plus its owncom pany brands (Cott, RC, Vin tage, Vess, and So Clear).

Prod ucts:soft drinks, water, and new agebeverages

SalesCon tacts: Mark Be na diba, Executive VP, North

American Operations; John Dennehy, VP,North American Sales & Marketing; Andrew gentlemen. Murfia, Sr. VP & ManagingDirector, U.K./Europel

COTT EUROPE TRAD ING LTD.Cit rus Grove, Side Ley Kegs worth, Der by shire DE74 2FJ

UKTel: +44 1977 601 683 Fax:+44 1977 599 723Www.cottt.co.uk


COT TONSMITH LLC9000 Sun set Blvd. Ste. 814, West Hol ly wood, CA90069 USA

Tel: (310) 858-8841Fax: (310) 858- 8851URL: www.cot tonsmith.com



Pro file: This dedi cated pri vate la bel sup plierwhich started in 1992, of fers sweatshirts, polo shirts, T/shirts, 3- buttonHen ley’s in sev eral fab rics, such as Jer -sey, in ter lock, fleece, pique, and otherfab ri ca tions. Its va ri ety of styles coverthe ba sic to the more en gi neered ones,ac cord ing to cus tom ers specs. The com -pany op er ates as a ver ti cal mill, us ingstate- of- the- art spin ning, knit ting, andfin ish ing equip ment. Cus tom ers can ex -pect strict qual ity con trol, fast turn --around time, and very com peti tivepric ing. All its prod ucts are made inRus sia, but priced, ware housed, andshipped from its Cali for nia ware house.This com pany has been sup ply ing suchcus tom ers as Dis ney, War ner Broth ers,Planet Hol ly wood, and Big Dog stores.

Prod ucts: Apparel—men’s women’s, youth,and fashionable knitted PFD(prepared for dye) garments

SalesCon tacts: Ralphae Mense

CO VIDIEN (U.S.)(In April 2008, Co vidien Ltd., Ham il ton, Ber muda, soldits U.S. Re tail Prod ucts busi ness, com prised of in fantcare prod ucts, in con ti nence prod ucts, and femi nine hy -giene prod ucts, as ma jor pri vate la bel su pplier , to FirstQual ity En ter prises Inc., also listed in the SOUR CE -BOOK.. In an other di vest ment, Co vidien com pleted thesale of its Euro pean in con ti nence busi ness to a jpri vateFrech com pany, which will re name the busi ness “LilleHealth care.” The busi ness, based in Lille, France, was

part of Co vidi en’s Medi cal Sup plies seg ment, pro duc ingsales of $109 mil lion in fis cal 2007.)

CRACKLE CREA TIONS, INC.268 Tosca Drive, Stough ton, MA 020721

Tel: (781) 344-3211Fax: (781) 344-92038URL: www.cracklecreations.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Chile, United ArabRe pub lic, Europe, Japan

Pro file: Crackle Crea tions is a manu fac turer ofad he sive ban dages and a pio neer in thede vel op ment of the fash ion ban dage con -cept. The com pany takes tra di tional cate -go ries and gives them a novel twist. Itsmotto: Giv ing cus tom ers a greater valuethan they ex pect in an ex cit ing pack age ata com pel ling price. Crackle Crea tions haswon nu mer ous awards for its pack ag ing.Some of its lat est prod ucts: CoolTips™first aid health shield for fin gers, StitchTips™ and Nim ble Thim ble

Products:“First aid--novelty bandages;Bath--soap-filled combinationsponge/buffs;Crafts/Hobby--patented heat shieldfor fingertips, bandage stylethimbles

SalesCon tacts: Alan E. Nash, President; Steven Boroy,

National Accounts (e-mail:[email protected])

CREA TIVE PUB LISH ING INC.17206- 106A Ave nue, Ed mon ton, Al berta, T5S 1E6,CAN ADA

Tel: (780) 486- 4461Fax: (780) 486- 0146E- Mail: crea [email protected]



Ex port Mar kets: United States, Europe, Aus tra lia,New Zea land

Pro file: Crea tive Pub lish ing is a sis ter com panyto Crea tive Edge Graph ics, a 10- year- old pub lish ier of cook books. The com -pany spe cial izes in multi- language con -ver sions with each of its pub lish ingproj ects. For in stance, a cur rent proj ectbe ing pub lished in 15 lan guages. Itscook books can fea ture 30 to 45 of a re -tail er’s pri vate la bel in gre di ents perbook. Each book con tains up to 45 reci -pes, de pend ing on prod uct cate go ries,eg, des serts, pasta, etc. Reci pes are ad -justed by the com pa ny’s mas ter chefsand bak ers, en sur ing all reci pes willtaste best, when us ing the pri vate la belin gre di ents. Stock pho tog ra phy isavailable. Point- of- sale ma te ri als alsoare avail able, such as a recipe- of- the- week or meal- of- the- week, and a shop -ping list for the number of peo ple served for each rec ipe.

Prod ucts: Promotional cookbook programsand related merchandisingservices

SalesCon tacts: Steven Prescott, Vice-President of

Production

CREIGH TONS PLC1210 Lin coln Rd., Peterbourgh Eng land PE4 6NDUNITED KING DOM

Tel: +44 1733 28100Fax: +44 1733 281028URL: www.creigh tons.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $25 Mil lion ( £ 12.9Mil lion) +2.8%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, North Amer ica,Can ada, Scan di na via

Pro file: Founded in 1952, this com pany hasevolved into a ma jor manu fac turer of

qual ity toi let ries for the high-street re tailtrade. Creigh tons also has pio neered in the de vel op ment of naturally- derived skincare and toi let ries. Since 1976, Creigh ton’s Natu rally has been pro duc ing cruelty- freetoi let ries, us ing pure, natu ral ex tracts andes sences. Its tech ni cal ex per tise meets in -ter na tional stan dards, regu la tions, andworld wide en vi ron mental needs. Es tab -lished as a con tract manu fac turer, thefirm blow- molds its own bot tles and backsits serv ice with an in- house pack ag ing de -sign team. Its prod uct range cov ers: bathad di tives, shower gels, bath oil, skin careprod ucts, sa lon hair care, men’s shav ingand skin care prod ucts, pow ders, lipbalms, eye gel, fine fra grance fill ing, andsun care prod ucts. Lately, more em pha sishas been placed on its branded busi ness,es pe cially the Real Shav ing Com panybrand, launched in De cem ber 2004. Also a sub sidi ary has been es tab lished in the U.S.

Prod ucts:Toiletries (bath, skin/sun care,shaving, etc.), soaps and fragrances.

SalesCon tacts: Mrs. Margaret Kenwood, Sales & Marketing

Manager

CREST PROD UCTS, INC.P.O. Box 1739, 430 Race track Road, Oldsmar, FL34677 USA

Tel: (727) 855- 6688Fax: (727) 854- 2225E- Mail: www.crestproducts.net


Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral Amer ica, South Amer ica,Mex ico, Can ada, Car ribean Ba sin, Mid dleEast, Far East

Pro file: With over 40 years of con tinu ous op era -tional ex pe ri ence, Crest Prod ucts has po si -tioned it self as a manu fac turer ofhigh- quality house hold clean ing prod ucts.While other ex clu sive brand and pri vatela bel com pa nies have closed, merged, orchanged di rec tion, Crest has re mained in -de pend ent and fo cused on high- quality


prod ucts, top- line pack ag ing, pro mo -tional tools, and serv ice. Its news prod -ucts in clude: liq uid pot pour ris, A PlusValue line of $1 re tail prod ucts, andaro mather apy gel can dles.

Prod ucts: Shower, bath and kitchencleaners, drain openers, rugroom deodorant, mildew and soap scum remover, potpourri liquids,aromatherapy gel candles

SalesCon tacts: William L. Parker, President; Steven W,

Poirier, Vice-President Sales; MarkJunnier, Sales Manager

CU LI NARY FOODS4201 S. Ash land, Chi cago, IL 60609 USA

Tel: (773) 650- 4047; (800) 682-7132Fax: (773) 650- 4501URL: www.culinary- foods.com



Pro file: Cu li nary Foods, es tab lished in 1960,was ac quired re cently by Ty sonFoods, Spring dale, AR—an $8 bil lionop era tion, called the world’s larg estfully- integrated pro ducer, proc es sorand mar keter of chicken and poultry- based food prod ucts. Cu li nary sup -plies a di verse line of prod ucts to awide cus tomer base, deal ing with spe -cial ized foodservice mar kets (res tau -rants, chains, ho tels, hos pi tals, andca ter ers). The com pany worksthrough a net work of 900 dis tribu torsthrough out the U.S. and Can ada. Cu -li nary also co- packs for re tail andfood- service cus tom ers. Ad di tion ally,a ma jor por tion of its busi ness is incustom- designed prod ucts for ma jorair lines world wide and other ar eas ofthe trans por ta tion in dus try, as well ashos pi tals, club stores, re tail/deli op era -tions, and chain res tau rants. Its prod -uct list com prises more than 900cus tom items. Its 125,000- squarefoot

pro duc tion fa cil ity pro duces an av er age ofone mil lion preplated meals weekly; up to 125,000 ome lettes daily; soups, sauces andstews; plus about 500,000 pounds of freshpoul try weekly. A new 1200,000- squarefoot freezer ware house was re centlyopened as well.

Prod ucts:Frozen poultry specialties,preplated dinners, frozen entrees,soups, sauces

SalesCon tacts: Ed Lemm, Director National Accounts

(e-mail: [email protected])

CUS TOM LA BEL/AD VANCE NU TRI TION8258 South 192nd St., Kent, WA 98032 USA

Tel: (425) 656-0460Fax: (425) 656-0462E- Mail: cus [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Can ada

Pro file: Cus tom La bel mar kets to small re tailstores, smaller chain stores, pro vid ing aline of nu tri tional sup ple ments and over- the- counter drugs. With its cus tom ers’cus tom ized pri vate la bels, Cus tom La -bel/Ad vance Nu tri tion util izes a phar macy pre scrip tion la bel or a busi ness card to co -or di nate the “cus tom” la beled prod uct tothe cus tomer’s mar ket ing strat egy. Its cus -tom ers look for a way to make their prod -ucts re flect the col ors and the cor po ratelo gos and graphic de sign they cre ated. Allprod ucts in its line cary the cus tomer’sunique la bel.

Prod ucts:Vitamins, OTC drugs, customnutritional formulations, creams,liquids, herbals

SalesCon tacts: Mark A. Taylor, Sales Manager; Carolyn

Mayer, Purchasing


CUS TOM WINE AL LI ANCE925 Lakev ille Street, #210, Petaluma, CA 94952, USATel: (707) 766-6140 Fax: (707) 766-6141E-Mail: cus [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Eu rope, Asia, Can ada, SouthAmerica

Pro file: Based in Sonoma County, the heart ofCali for nia’s wine coun try, Cus tomWine Al li ance prides it self on its ex ten -sive wi ne mak ing and production- management ex pe ri ence. The companysources and de velops award- winningwines within a wide ar ray of sty lis ticand budg et ary pa rame ters. Cus tomWine Alliance is not tied to one vine -yard, win ery, or wine source. It playsthe field on be half of its cus tom ers,work ing with them to de velop brandsand pro duce wines based on theirunique pri ori ties.

Prod ucts: Wines

SalesCon tacts: Matt Praetzel, Michael DuBois

CY BER GRAPH ICS3825 Delph Street, Mem phis, TN 38118, USA

Tel: (901) 369- 5400Fax: (901) 794- 8897URL: www.cy ber mem phis.com



Pro file: Cy ber Graph ics is a full- service digi talprepress/graph ics com pany that spe cial -izes in high- end pro cess work for flexo -graphic pack ag ing. Thisprivately- owned firm pro vides so lu tions

in all ar eas of prepress.from con cept topress to in ven tory man age ment of elec -tronic files, nega tives and print ing plates.Its serv ices in clude crea tive de sign, pro -duc tion art, color sepa ra tion, re touch ing,proof ing and film as sem bly and im ag ing.The com pany also pro duces mag ne siumen grav ings and molded rub ber plates orpho to poly mer print ing plates. The firm has can ex pe dite large proj ects, whilekeep ing pack age de signs graphi cally con -sis tent.

Prod ucts:Flexographic packaging

SalesCon tacts: Mark Parrish (e-mail:

[email protected])

DABUR IN DIA LIMITEDDabur Tower, Kaushambi, Ghazia bad, 201010, Ust tar

Pradesh, INDIA

Tel: +91 120- 3982000Fax: +91 120- 4374 935URL: www.dabur.com

To tal FY 2007 Sales Vol ume: $504.9 Mil lion (Rs 20.8Bil lion) +18.4%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, South Asia, Af -rica, United States, Can ada

Pro file: Dabur In dia, which start ed into busi ness in1884 (Dabur- Ayurvedic medi cines) ex -panded into herb als and to day is a key playerin India, as a di ver si fied manu fac turer of per -sonal care, health care, and food prod ucts. Inthe first two seg ments, Dabur is the coun try’slarg est pro ducer. In Janu ary 2005, the com -pany ac quired Balsara, a pro ducer of oral care and house hold prod ucts, in clud ing tooth paste, air fresh eners, in sect re pel lants, dish was herand sur face clean ers, and toi let clean ers. Bal -sar’s strong in ter est in pri vate la bel tooth paste in the U.S. mar ket has sharpened Dabur’s in -ter est in pri vate la bel, cov er ing oral care andse lected herbal sup ple ments. Pri vate la belalso prom ises to play a role in Dabur’s lat estven ture: the chain of beauty, health and well -ness stores un der the “newu” ban ner. InMarch 2008, the com pa ny’s H&B Stores


D

Ltd. sub sidi ary an nounced plans to open its first four- story store (4,500 square feet),feat uring more than 13,000 skus- - the larg -est range of fered by a health and beautystart- up re tailer in In dia. Plans call foropen ing 350 stores within five years andmore than 1,000 in 10 years- - ranging insize from 1,500 to 6,000 square feet. Lead -ing In dian and in ter na tional brands will befea tured as well as pri vate la bels. Daburplans to capi tal ize on its syn er gies as amanu fac turer in the de vel op ment of thisre tail chain.

Prod ucts: Toothpaste, Herbal Supplements

SalesCon tacts: N/A

DADDY RAY’S**P.O. Box 186, Mos cow Mills, MO 63362 USA

Tel: (636) 366-9900Fax: (636) 366-9905URL: www.daddyrays.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Puerto Rico

Pro file: For more than 37 years, Ray Henry has been in volved in the bak ery busi ness(cook ies, crack ers, breads, and fig bars), most of his work de voted to fruit bars.In Nov. 1998, he launched Daddy Ray’swith an im pres sive 65,000- squarefoot,state- of- the- art fa cil ity. Henry, as presi -dent and CEO, re cruited fam ily mem -bers to help pro duce his line of cakeen robed fruit- filled bars The com panynow op er ates as a whole sale cookiemanu fac turer, pro duc ing fig and fruit- filled bars, of fer ing four ma jor fla vors:fig, ap ple, blue berry, and straw berry,each in a va ri ety of sizes and con figu ra -tions. His fa cil ity is full parve (Ko sher).

Prod ucts: Fig bars, fruit bars, breakfastbars

SalesCon tacts: Jerry Finkelstein, National Sales Manager

(E-mail: [email protected])

DA KOTA GROW ERS PASTA COM PANY**One Pasta Ave., Car ring ton, ND 58421 USA

Tel: (701) 652- 2855Fax: N/AURL: www.dakotagrowers.com

To tal Sales Fis cal 2008 Vol ume: $280.2 Mil lion +4l6.7%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: N.A

Pro file: Started as a farm ers co op era tive in 1963,the com pany was in cor po rated in Janu ary 2002 with mem ber ag ri cul tural pro duc ers becoming share hold ers. To day, the com -pany claims to be the larg est sup plier ofnon- branded pasta prod ucts in the U.S. ,the third larg est dry pasta manu fac turerin North Amer ica, and a mar ket leader inpri vate la bel (re tail mar kets).Its fis cal 2003 sales dropped and re sulted in a $429,000loss, due pri mairly to lower sales to itslarg est cus tomer, U.S. Food serv ice (part of Ahold, listed in the SOUR CE BOOK),rep re sent ing 17% of sales, be cause of itsac count ing ir regu lari ties. Also, its co- packbusi ness to New World Pasta Com pany,an other sig nifi cant cus tomer, fell dur ingthe year. Da kota Grow ers pro duces some275 mil lion pounds of pasta per year. Da -kota Grow ers has en tered an agree mentwith Gruppo Euri com to be its ex clu sivedis tribu tor of its Ital ian pasta and riceproducts in the U.S. and Canada- - sold pri -mar ily in the pri vate la bel re tail and food -serv ice mar kets.

Prod ucts:Dry pasta, egg noodles, organicpasta, Italian import passta,macaroni & cheese dinners, rice

SalesCon tacts: Jack Has per, VP Sales/Mar ket ing (St. Louis

Park, MN, of fice) Tel: 763-253-0441


DAN LIND ASHos trups vej 13, P.O. Box 1446, Hol ste bro, DK- 7500DEN MARK

Tel: +45 97 42 52 22Fax: +45 97 42 52 41URL: www.dan lind.dk



Pro file: Dan lind, a family- owned com pany, wasfounded in 1928. The firm’s man ag ingdi rec tor, Gus tav Lind, is sec ond gen era -tion. The com pany, op er at ing threeplants in Den mark, in no vates in dif fer -ent prod uct ar eas, pay ing strict at ten -tion to prod uct im pact on theen vi ron ment. Its lat est tech no logi calbreak through: a 7- in-1 dis wash ing tab -let, which de liv ers such func tions as:clean ing ta ble ware and cut tlery, cut tingsalt con tent in wa ter, a rins ing aid, glasspro tec tion, and en hanc ing the steel shine in cut lery, pots and pans, etc.

Prod ucts: Spray-dried washing powders (alltypes), dishwashing powders, tabsfor dishwashers and for addingadditives to the washing process

SalesCon tacts: Henrik Aagaard, Sales Manager (+45 40

34 12 65); Stig Reindahl, Export Manager

DARE FOODS LIM ITEDP.O. Box 1058, Kitche ner , On tario N2G 4G4 CAN ADA

Tel: (519) 893- 5500Fax: (519) 893- 8369


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, U.S., Asia

Pro file: This privately- owned pro ducer of top- quality and pre mium cook ies, crack ersand sugar con fec tions, traces its his tory

back to 1892, when Ted Egan joined gro -cer Char les H. Do err to be gin pro duc ingand sell ing bis cuits and then can dies. Through the De pres sion and a dev as tat ing fire in 1943, the com pany sur vived and ex -panded its op era tions be yond theGerman- speaking com mu nity of Kitche -ner. Since the fam ily name was notknown or eas ily pro nounce able, the fam -ily changed its name and the com panyiden tity to Dare—a brand name used onits candy pack ages (which ap proxi matedthe sound of ‘D oerr’). Through the 1950s,the com pany moved away from bulkpack ag ing into a new tech nol ogy at thetime, cel lo phane pack ages. To in sureprod uct fresh ness, Dare also in no vated byadopt ing the cof fee pack age, a bag sealedwith wire, for its choco late chip cook ies.An at tempt at re shap ing Dare into a foodcon glom er ate even tu ally led to a sell off ofits non- traditional busi ness with re newedcon cen tra tion in the bis cuit and candyarea. Ex pan sion and ac qui si tions led to amove into the cracker area with its Bre tonbrand. The com pany set up a U.S. sub sidi -ary and ne go ti ated agree ments with for -eign manu fac tur ers to bake Dare prod ucts (parn ter ships in 23 coun tries). Dare op er -ates four state- of- the- art prod uct de vel op -ment and pro duc tion fa cili ties in Can adaand the U.S., mak ing both pre mium pri -vate la bel prod ucts for re tail ers and cus -tom prod ucts for lead ing U.S. foodmar ket ers.

Prod ucts:Gummi bears, spice drops, jellybeans, ju jubes, packaged soft &hard candy, mints

SalesCon tacts: Erhard Dreger, Vice-President, Custom

Products

DAWN FOODS INC. 3333 Sar gent Rd., Jack son, MI 49201 USATel: (517) 789- 4400; (800) 248-1144Fax: (517) 789-4465URL: www.dawn foods.com



Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Cen tralAmer ica, United King dom, Europe

Pro file: Started nearly a cen tury ago, DawnFoods has grown into one of the larg est,in de pend ently owned bak ery manu fac -tur ers and dis tribu tors in the world. In1997, the com pany formed Dawn FoodIn ter na tional to sell American- stylebak ery prod ucts abroad. To day it hasmore than 4,000 prod ucts, cov er ingmixes, bases, ic ings, glazes, fill ings, fro -zen dough, baked prod ucts, etc. In 2002, the com pany pur chased CSP FoodsCo., a pro ducer of flour and bak erygoods, then a di vi sion of The Sas katche -wan Wheat Pool and a sup plier to thepri vate la bel industry. CSP had the li -cense rights to sell Dawn prod ucts inCan ada. Dawn op er ates 31 manu fac -tur ing fa cili ties in the U.S., 6 in Can ada,4 in Mex ico, and 4 oth ers in other coun -tries. The com pany also op er ates DawnDis tribu tors Advan tage, a mar ket ingand buy ing co- operative.

Prod ucts: Flours; powders (drinks, flavorsand desserts), bakery mixes andbases; pastry, cookie, nonut andpie filling; icings, fondants, glazes; jams, fruit purees, spreads,savory condiments, and sauces;peanut butter and nutpastes/purees; colors, flavors,extracts, emulsions; dried, slicedglace, and maraschino fruit; anddairy ingriedents (aseptic , icecream, milk powder, milk shake and ice cream syrups, colors,floavors, and toppings)

SalesCon tacts: N/A

DEAN FOODS CO.*NYSE: DF

12515 McKin ney Ave. Ste. 1200, Dal las, TX 75201, USA

Tel: (214) 303-3400Fax: (214) 303-3830URL: www.dean foods.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales: $11.8 Bil lion +16.8%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, South Af rica, SouthAmer ica, East ern Medi ter ra nean, Aus tra lia,Mex ico

Pro file: A number of changes are un der way atDean Foods, in an ef fort to con soli date and to fo cus its dif fer ent ac tivi ties. The com -pany had re named its Branded Prod uctsGroup as WhiteWare Foods, and con soli -dated its newly ac quired Ho ri zon Or gan -ics un der this busi ness, as well as its DeanNa tional Brands Group. Its Dairy Groupcon tin ues to over see up to 50 brands pluspri vate la bel busi ness in fresh milk andcream, yo gurt, and cot tage cheese. DairyGroup sales were up by 18.2% for theyear to $10.4 bil lion. WhiteWare sales ad -vanced by 9.2% to $1.4 bil lion. Founded in 1925 as a pro ducer of evapor tated milk,Dean Foods has evolved into the top proc -es sor of fluid milk—the big gest pri vate la -bel cate gory in su per mar kets—in theUnited States. It also be came the sec ondlarg est U.S. dairy proc es sor. In De cem ber 2001, the coun try’s larg est dairy proc es -sor, the $5.8 bil lion Suiza Foods Corp.,Dal las, took over Dean Foods for $1.5 bil -lion in cash and stocks. The sur viv ingcom pany: Dean Foods Com pany. InJanu ary 2005, Dean Foods de cided to spinoff its Spe cialty Foods Group, which be -came Tree House Foods (also in theSOUR CE BOOK). Dean today is the larg -est proc es sor and dis tribu tor of fresh milkand other dairy prod ucts in the U.S.

Prod ucts:Dairy, ice cream,specialty dairyitems.

SalesCon tacts: Tom Murrin, Vice-President, Private Label

Sales


DEL MONTE FOODS CO.**One Mar ket @ The Land mark, San Fran cisco, CA 94105USA

Tel: (415) 247-3000Fax: N/AURL: www.del monte.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $3.4 Bil lion +14%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Del Monte is the larg est pro ducer ofproc essed fruits, vege ta bles and to matoprod ucts in the U.S. Its De cem ber 2002take over of sev eral busi ness from H. J.Heinz, ex tended its prod uct port fo liointo tuna, soup, in fant feed ing, and petprod ucts. Del Monte now mar kets some 2,500 prod ucts, un der 20 strong brands, as well as pri vate la bel busi ness. In thisfis cal pe riod, the com pany di vested itspri vate la bel soup and in fant feed ingbusi ness; while Del Monte ac quired twostrong brands, Meow mix and Milk- Bone. The com pany re ports 60% of itsbusi ness is now in consumer prod ucts,40% in pet products; while 90% is inbranded busi ness. The pri vate la belspinoffs went to Tree House Foods, Chi -cago, a com pany spun off by DeanFoods in 2005.

Prod ucts: Proc essed vege ta bles, spe cialty vege ta -bles, wet soups, gra vies

SalesCon tacts: N/A

DESC SA DE CVPaseo de los Tam grin dos 400-B, piso 28, Bosques de lasLo mas, MEX ICO, D.F. 05120

Tel: (52- 55) 52 61 80 00Fax: N/AURL: www.desc.com.mx

To tal 2004 Sales Vol ume: $2.1 Bil lion +16.7%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Europe, Asia

Pro file: While DESC (and ac ro nym for De sarrlloEconomico So cie dad Civil) is mainly in -volved in chemi cal prod ucts (37% of sales) and auto parts (36% of sales), food rep re -sents 18% of its to tal sales- -a growth areafor the com pany: up 12% to $394.5 mil -lion in 2004. The com pa ny’s real es tatehold ing rep re sent 9% of sales. DESC op -er ates two food di vi sions, Branded Prod -ucts, con sist ing of food proc ess ing plants in three Mex ican states plus a plant in Cali -for nia. Its Pork Busi ness func tions acrossMex ico in poul try farms and plants. Itsshelf- stable branded processed foods, op -er ated through Cor fuerte in Mex ico andAuthen tic Ac quisi tion Corp. In the U.S.,the com pany pro duce to mato sauce andre lated products plus canned vege ta bles,mainly un der the Del Fuerte brand. O ther brands: La Glo ria corn oil and gela tin,Bla son cof fee, Nair tuna, Em basa ketchup, etc. In the U.S. The com pany manu fac tur -ers and or dis trib utes authen tic Mexi canfood products, such as sal sas, taco sauces,other Mexi can sauces, plus ja lapeno pep -pers un der such labes as La Vi croria andEm basa. Its prod ucts are tar geted to theU.S. His panic mar ket, rep re senting strongmar ket ing po si tions in the South west andwest ern re gions, es pe cially Cali for nia. Authen tic Spe cialty Foods ($85 mil lionsales, up 11.8% for the year), City of In -dus try, CA, serves as the um brella or gani -za tion, cov er ing both brands and pri vatelabel.

Prod ucts:Mexican sauces, picante sauce, thick& chunky salsa, cheese salsa, tacosauce, enchilada sauce

SalesCon tacts: Paul Pen ning ton, Di rec tor Corporate Chain

Accounts U.S. (Tel: 830-609-7010); DanPrince, Vice-President, Foodservice Sales &Marketing (website: www.asf-inc.com.. Tel:(714) 521- 7999 www.asf- inc.com


DEUT SCHE EX TRAKT KAF FEE (DEK)Cafeas trasse, D-21107 Ham burg, Post fach 930269; D- 21082, Ham burg, GER MANY

Tel: +49 40/75304-0Fax: +49 40/75304- 417URL: www.dek.de


Ex port Mar kets: 60 coun tries on five con ti nents

Pro file: DEK was formed as an in stant cof feepro ducer in 1955 by ma jor play ers inthe Ger man cof fee mar ket: Max Hertz(Tchibo), Wal ter Jacobs- Kaffee), Edu -ard Schopf (Eduscho), and Bern hardRoth fos (cof fee im porter). In 1980, thiscom pany was taken over by the Roth fos fam ily and or gan ized un der the KORDGroup, an in ter na tional hold ing com -pany. This group in cludes: KEKGmbH; Fine Food In ter na tionalGmbH, Ber lin; Edel S.A., Liege, Bel -gium; Mil cafe, Rathe now, Ger many;and CCI (Con ti nen tal Cof fee In dus -tries), Dun sta ble, Eng land. To day, DEK claims to be the world’s lead ing pro -ducer of pri vate la bel in stant cof fee.DEK also pro duces cap puc cino blends(Venezia, ama retto, va nilla, choco late,Secco), avail able in 100-, 125-, and 180- gram sizes. The firm op er ates a to tal ofeight plants. They pro duce some 100ba sic blends, rang ing from me dium topre mium qual ity. DEK also sells its own Grands, Gran dos and Ex tra Mocca. In1966, the com pany met the strin gentDIN EN ISO 9001 cri te ria for in stantcof fee. Its ex ports ac count for 65% ofto tal turn over. To day, the com pany isEu ro pe’s lead ing pro vider of pri vate la -bel solu ble coff fee (freeze dried, ag glom -er ated, spray dried, and de caf fein ated),and solu ble cof fee drinks (cap puc cino,iced cof fee, etc.)

Prod ucts: Instant coffee, coffee Mixes (jars, tins, boxes, bags)

SalesCon tacts: Arnulf Meuser, Marketing & Sales

Director; Claus Dieter Haevescher, Ursula

Schemmel, Bernhard C. Rathgens, all ExportManagers

DI COM B.V.De Kou men 12, 6433 KD Hoens broek, THE NETH ER -LANDS

Tel: +31 45- 5- 238484Fax: +31 45- 5- 229393



Pro file: Di com is a ma jor sup plier to the food anddrug-store re tail ers in the coun tries of theEuro pean Un ion. The firm is a well- established, com pe tent and market- oriented sup plier with whom trend prod -ucts can be de vel oped quickly and at com -peti tive prices. The cus tomer bene fits bydeal ing with one sup plier, of fer ing a widese lec tion of prod ucts as well as pack ag ingop tions (bot tles, tubes, pouches, Bag- in- Box and milk car tons—us ing re cy cledma te ri als, glass, PE, PP, and PET). Di com, a sub sidi ary of Dolli Werke Mau rer &Wirtz, Stol berg, Ger many, prides it self onits flexi bil ity, friend li ness, and no- nonsense ap proach when deal ing with cus tom ers.

Prod ucts:Laundry products, householdcleaners, cream cleaners, specialtycleaners, aerosols, bath & showerproducts, hair care, hair styling,deodorants, skin care products.

SalesCon tacts: Hans van de Riet, Export Manager

DIS TILL ER IES RYS SEN 1829Ave nue des Til leuls, 62140 Mar conne, FRANCE

Tel: +33 3 21.81.61.70Fax: +33 3 21.81.13.21URL: www.rys sen.com



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Af rica, Asia, NorthAmer ica, South Amer ica

Pro file: Since 1829, Dis till er ies Rys sen has op er -ated through five gen era tions of theRys sen fam ily, where 51% of the com -pa ny came to be owned by M. Rys senSen ior and his son. The re main der isowned by Gen er ale Su cri ere, the sec ond most im por tant sugar pro ducer inFrance, which guar an tees a sup ply ofraw ma te ri als. The com pany re af firmsits com mit ment to a higher level of qual -ity with an ISO 9002 cer tifi cate, is suedby the Brit ish Re tail Con sor tium. Be -sides spir its, the com pa ny’s ba sic prod -uct can be used in the food,phar ma ceu ti cal or cos met ics ar eas. In2005, Gen er ale Su cri ere took con trol ofthe dis till ery, mak ing it a wholly ownedsub sidi ary.

Prod ucts: Pure alcohol 96%—alcoholicspirits, including rum, whisky,liquors, brandy, vodka

SalesCon tacts: Patrick Ryssen, Chairman; Mark Maes,

Sales Manager; Philippe Denis,Administration and Finance Manager;Laurent Saltel, Technical and QualityManager

DIS TREX IBERICA, S.A.Labo ra to rio Far ma ceu ticoTuset, 19, 4a Planta, Bar ce lona E- 08006, SPAIN

Tel: +34 3 201- 81- 55Fax: +34 3 201- 64- 70URL: www.dis trex.com


Ex port Mar kets: France, Bel gium, It aly

Pro file: This privately- owned com pany, fi -nanced with 100% Span ish capi tal, wasfounded in 1979. The firm manu fac tur -ers ad he sive tapes, strips, plas ters, dress -ing strips, as well as natu ral rub berla tex con doms and Sanipore- Fix (anon- woven elas tic fab ric, hy poaller -

genic, mi cro por ous ad he sive). Its prod uctsare de vel oped with its own tech nol ogy .

Prod ucts:Adhesive plasters, strips, dressingstrips, condoms

SalesCon tacts: Eduardo Noguera Torres, Subdirector

General; Claudia Nick

(DO ANE) MARS PET CARE U.S210 West wood Place South (Ste. 400), Bren twood, TN37024-2487 USA

Tel: (615) 373-7774Fax: (615) 309- 1174URL: www.do ane pet care.com

To tal Fis cal 2005 Sales Vol ume : $991.6 Mil lion -5.5%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 82%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Mex ico, South America

Pro file: Po si tioned as the larg est manu fac turer ofpri vate la bel pet food and the sec ond larg -est manu fac turer of dry pet food over all in the U.S., Do ane also is a lead ing pri vate la -bel pet food manu fac turer in Europe. Thecom pany manu fac tur ers the ma jor ity ofWal- Mart’s top sell ing pri vate la bel petfood brands, Ol’ Roy and Spe cial Kitty,the former be ing number one brand ofdry pet food in the U.S. by vol ume. Some71.3% of net sales are in dry pet food,21.3% in wet pet food and other items,and 7.4% in bis cuits and treats. Some43% of Do ane’s to tal sales are gen er atedfrom Wal- Mart. The com pany pro ducessome 200 store brands. Also, Doan co- manufactures (15.1% of sales) and has re -gional brands (2.9% of sales). Net loss in2005 was re duc ced to $1.2 mil lion from aloss of $1.4 mil lion in 2004. It op er ates 28com bined manu fac tur ing and dis tri bu tion fa cili ties. manu fac tur ing fa cili ties (in clud -ing 6 in Europe. Early in 2001, the com -pany di vested Deep Run and Per ham. Do ane’s re cent ac qui si tions in clude:Windy Hill Pet Foods, Bren twood, TN; a50% in ter est in North Ameri can Prod ucts, Inc., Lan cas ter, PA., and the take over ofAro vit Pet food (also in the SOUR CE -BOOK) in Den mark, dur ing 2001. In


August 2005, Do ane agreed to be pur -chased by the pri vate in vest ment unit of On tario Teach ers Pen sion Plan for $850 mil lion in cash. Eight months later,Mars, Inc., McLean, VA (the $18 bil lion brands manu fac turer) pur chased Do -ane, ex clus ing its Euro pean busi ness. Mars, Inc. has re named the op era tionMars Pet Care U.S., which cov ers 20plants and two dis tri bu tion cen ters.Mars looked to tap into Do an’s sup plychan nel through out North Amer ica.

Prod ucts: Dry dpg and cat food, Wet,semi-moit pet foods, and biscuitsand treats.

SalesCon tacts: Scott Viebranz, Vice-President Sales; Bob

Vanfleteren, Director of Grocery Sales

DOC TOR HOY’S WILD AND EX OTIC SKIN CARE PROD UCTS

515 E. Care free Hwy #354, Phoe nix, AZ 85027, USA

Tel: (602) 465- 2001Fax: (602) 465- 2002URL: www.doc tor hoy.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $0.6 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%

Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Aus tra lia, Europe

Pro file: Doc tor Hoy’s in- house pro duc tion ofper sonal care prod ucts, graphic de signand la bel print ing, all is greared to small pri vate com pa nies that want their ownlook. A pro gram can be started for aslit tle as 50 bott tles of prod uct. An ex -tremely fast turn around (2 weeks orless) is pos si ble. Small quan ti tites: 6+pieces.

Prod ucts: Lotions, massage oils, bath soaks,foaming bath oils, food and bodypowdeer, shower gel, shampoo,anti-aging serum, scented personal care products

SalesCon tacts: Bruce Haughey, President; Roxanne

Haughey, Vice-President (e-mail:[email protected])

DOMIL, INC.1921 An na po lis Rd., Bal ti more, MD 21230 USA

Tel: (410) 545- 4400Fax: (410) 545- 4300URL: www.domil inc.com



Pro file: Domil, Inc. sources prod uct from It aly aswell as lo cat ing sup pli ers from all over theworld for the sole pur pose of pro vid ingup scale pri vate la bel items to the su per -mar ket trade. The firm helps cli ents de -velop a com plete pro gram of unique,up scale prod ucts which will in crease prof -its, while sat is fy ing its cus tom ers de mandsfor spe cialty items.

Prod ucts: Imported frozen pizza, olive oil,Balsamic vinegar, antipasto(marinated vegetables), candy

SalesCon tacts: Marc Klien, Colleen Vittik

DOU MAK INC.**2201 Touhy Ave., Elk Grove Vil lage, IL 60007 USA

Tel: (847) 437-2100Fax: (847) 437- 1809URL: www.doumak.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, Mex ico, Cen tralAmer ica, South Amer ica, Asia, Carribean

Pro file: Dou mak, a privately- held com pany, in -vented the ex tru sion pro cess in 1954,which is the method used to day by allmarsh mal low manu fac tur ers. Its state- of-


the- art fa cil ity is con tinu ally up gradedto meet the cur rent tech nol ogy.

Prod ucts: Marshmallows

SalesCon tacts: Dan Donahue, President; Donna

Fitzpatrick, Manager Sales Administration(e-mail: [email protected])

DO VER FIN ISH ING PROD UCTS INC.

3245 Jean- Baptiste- Deschamps, La chine, Que bec H8T3E4 CAN ADA

Tel: (514) 420-6030; (800) 354- 4445Fax: (514) 420-6050


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Europe, Asia, Mid -dle East

Pro file: Do ver Fin ish ing Prod ucts, di vi sion ofDo verco Inc., is a lead ing sup plier ofwood fin ish ing and re pair prod ucts.Since 1950, they have sup plied cabi netmak ers and fur ni ture manu fac tur ersand have re cently in tro duced theirprod ucts to the re tail mar ket. Spe cial iz -ing in unique pol ishes and care prod ucts for fur ni ture, Do ver’s prod uct mix in -cludes the na tional brand Trade Se cret,to gether with more than 3,000 SKUs ofre lated prod ucts. Its lead ing qual ity,serv ice and cost com peti tive ness are evi -dent in the com pa ny’s rapid growth into re tail sales.

Prod ucts: Furniture polish, scratchremovers for wood, Melamine(Formica) polish.

SalesCon tacts: William Booth—President

DRIE MOL LEN SINDS 1818 B.V.Zuid- Willemsvaart 217, P.O. Box 285,5201 AG’s- Hertogenbosh, THE NETH ER LANDS

Tel: +31 73.687.14.09

Fax: +31 73.612.87.40URL: www.drie mol len.nl


Ex port Mar kets: Scan di na via, Fin land, Bene lux,France, Spain, Greece, Po land, United King -dom, Rus sia, Bal tics

Pro file: In 1818, a cof fee roaster and tea mer chant, Drie Mol len sinds 1818, opened its busi -ness at the Hin tham er street, com monlyknown as “In de Drie Swarte Mol len.” Asa tra di tional roaster, the firm has de vel -oped with branches opened in the Neth er -lands, Great Brit ain, Po land, Lithua nia,and Rus sia. “Drie Mol len” has spe cial izedin the pro duc tion of a large range of qual -ity prod ucts: cof fee, in stant cof fee, tea andspe ci ali ties. Its branded prod ucts in cludeGala cof fee, Prin cess tea, and Mo ment in -stant cof fee. The com pany also has be come a well- known sup plier of prod ucts un derpri vate la bel and en joys an es tab lishedrepu ta tion world wide in air line ca ter ing. A spe cial range, un der the Mill House brand, has been com posed to meet the de mand ofthe air line com pa nies. Re cently, this com -pany ac quired the French and Span ishcof fee busi ness and some Ger many cof feebrands from Elite In dus tries (also in theSOUR CE BOOK). This ac qui si tion hel ped boost the com pa ny’s sales, mak ing it thelarg est pri vate la bel cof fee roaster inEurope, op er at ing 13 com pa nies in eightEuro pean coun tries. Re cently, Drie Mol -len pur chased 50% of Kai ser Kaf fee fromthe Ger man food re tailer, Tengel mann(also in the SOUR CE BOOK)

Prod ucts:Coffee (ground and beans), tea(black and flavored) in bags, tins orboxes; instant coffee (jars andhermetic sachets)

SalesCon tacts: Rolf van Hellenberg Hubar, Marketing

Manager


DY MON, INC.805 East Old 56th Hwy., Olathe, KS 66061USA

Tel: (913) 397- 9889Fax: (913) 397- 8761URL: www.dy mon.com


Ex port Mar kets: 30+ coun tries—Europe, Aus tra -lia, Ko rea, Ja pan, Can ada, Mex ico, Cen tral & South Amer ica

Pro file: Po si tioned as “the new idea com pany,”Dy mon cele brated its 25th years in1995. Over its his tory, the com pany hasin tro duced a number of “firsts” inprod uct for mu la tions and pack ag ingtech nol ogy. Its prod ucts ad dress allmain te nance needs for whole sale orcus tom pri vate la bel de vel op ment. Forex am ple, its Do It All sta ble foam dis in -fec tant cleaner, in tro duced in 1983,serves as an ef fec tive vi ru cide againstHIV-1 (AIDS Vi rus). Other prod ucts inits line: Scrubs In- A- Bucket wa ter lesshand- cleaning towel, Dry Breeze airfresh eners, Liq uid Alive floor cleaner,Natu ral Force bac te ria for de greas ingdrains, Dry Fog in sec ti cides, etc. Therange cov ers clean ing prod ucts, pro tec -tion and main te nance prod ucts, per -sonal care prod ucts, dis in fec tants andde odor ants, and spe cialty prod ucts.Sup port, be sides R&D and cus tomerserv ice, in cludes crea tive de sign serv ices and deco ra tion serv ices on silk screen ing aero sol con tain ers, color treat ment ofpa per la bels, and mul ti ple color lami -nated poly- film la bels.

Prod ucts: Ready-to-use bulk, quart andaerosol products: disinfectantcleaners, disinfectant/deodorant,air fresheners, insecticides, floor care, hand/body cleaners,specialty items, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Pete Keilman, National Sales

Manager-Core Products (e-mail:[email protected])

EA GLE HOME PROD UCTS, INC.110 Em jay Boule vard, Brentwood, NY 11717 USA

Tel: (516) 435-3800Fax: (516) 435-3467E- Mail: ea gle [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica, Europe, Ja -pan

Pro file: In busi ness for more than 30 years, Ea gleHome Prod ucts is a sis ter com pany of Ea -gle Hy genic Rub ber Co., part of TopsE.H.R. Corp., the lat ter two in volved inpro duc tion and im port ing. Ea gle is quickto re spond to new de vel op ments in thename brand area, pro vid ing its pri marycus tom ers — mass mer chan dis ers, drug --store re tail ers, su per mar ket op era torsand va ri ety dis count own ers— with simi -lar prod ucts un der their own la bel. Spe cial pro mo tional dis plays are avail able for itsdif fer ent pri vate la bel pro grams. Thecom pany re cently in tro duced non wovenclean ing wipes.

Prod ucts:Latex gloves, toothbrushes,cleaning aids, sponges, cleaningwipes

SalesCon tacts: Albert Chemtob; Robert Chemtob,

Vice-President

EBRO PU LEVA GROUPPaseo de la Cas tel lana, 20, 28046 Ma drid, SPAIN

Tel: +34 917- 245- 250Fax: +34 917- 245- 341URL: www.ebro pu leva.com

www.rivi anastorebrands.comwww.new world pasta.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $3.7 Bil lion ( € 2.7 Bil lion) +9.5%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe -- some 22+ coun -tries.


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Pro file: This Span ish com pany (#1 food groupin that coun try), a pro ducer of sugar,milk, rice, pasta, and bio tech no logicalprod ucts for health as well as other pro -ducts, through ac quis tions over the pastfew years, has emerged as a worldleader in the rice sec tor and the numbertwo pro ducer of pasta prod ucts. EbroPuleva also is the mar ket leader inSpain for sugar and milk. Its strat egy:tak ing over lead ing brand manu fac tur -ers (some of whom also sup ply pri vatela bel). The com pany emerged from anac quis tion by sugar pro ducer, Azu car -era Ebro Ag ri co las S.A. of the dairyfirm, Pu leva S.A. in Spain. While morethan half its reve nues de rive fromSpain, the com pany has mounted an ag -gres sive international ac quisi ton pro -gram. A sig nifi cant de vel op ment camein 2004, when it ac quired Rivi ana Foods Hous ton, TX. Ebro had al ready formedpart ner ships with Rivi ana’s Bel giumand United King dom sub sidi ar ies, sell -ing rice, dried fruit and other foods.Rivi ana is one of the larg est sell ers ofrice in the U.S. In April 2005, Ebro ac -quired Pan zani SAS, Lyon, France, ama jor pro ducer of dry and fresh pasta,sauces, rice and cous cous. This com pany is now ex pand ing into fro zen foods Ebro also took con trol of one of Eu ro pe’s toprice pro ducer, Herba Group. In June2006, Ebro ac quire New World Pasta,Har ris burg, PA, for $362.5 mil lion,which added a number of brands(Healthy Har vest, Ron zoni, Skin ner,Prince, Amer ica Beauty, San Gior gio,and Creamette- - all in the U.S., plus thenumber one pasta brand in Can ada,Catelli). New World had emerged from18 months of Chap ter 11 bank ruptcyprotection in De cem ber 2005. For anen core, Ebro in July 2006 an nouncedplans to buy Kraft’s Min ute Rice busi -ness in the U.S. And Can ada. Min uteRice is the number two rice brand inCan ada and number 5 in the U.S. InJuly 2007, the com pany bid to ac quireGer many’s lead ing pasta acom pany,Birkel Teig waren Gmbh. In its in ter na -tional ex pan sion, Ebro Pue leva be comes the number one mar ket leader in its re -spec tive prod uct cate go ries. In the cur -

rent year, raw ma te rial costs con trib utedto a 72.8% drop in op er at ing in come. Butover all reve nues were strong, helped es pe -cially in its rice busi ness. In the pasta busi -ness, the com pany has in tro duced SmartTaste (high cal cium, high fi ber) pasta un -der its brands and started to de velop mi -cro wave able pasta. Re cently, the com pany formed Ebro North Amer ica to over seethe Rivi ana and New World Pasta busi -ness in North Amer ica. In dairy prod ucts,mi cro wave able ready- to- eat milk andbaby ce re als also are now be ing de vel oped.

Prod ucts:Sugar, rice, Pasta

SalesCon tacts: Robert Bain, Di rec tor, Pri vate La bel Sales,Rivi ana Foods (rice) in Hous ton, TX (Tel: 713- 525- 9552); New World Pasta, Har ris burg, PA (tel: 800- 730- 5957)

ECO NED ER LAND BVWa ter Mo len 11, 6442 PS Bruns sum, THE NETH ER -LANDS

Tel: +31 45-4007477Fax: +31 45- 5273150URL: www.eco- nederland.com


Ex port Mar kets: All Euro pean coun tries, Far East

Pro file: Eco Ned er land is the pro ducer of a widerange of chemical- technical prod ucts,which makes this com pany lit er ally the ex -pert in al most every clean ing area imag in -able: per sonal care, house hold fur nish ingand floor cov er ing, as well as car andtruck. Eco vir tu ally fills every clean ingneeds for both the pro fes sional and thecon sumer. Its prod uct line en com passesclean ers for do mes tic fur nish ings—glass,tile, oven, car pet, floor— as well as forhand, body, face, and hair care (sham poos, cleans ers, gels, lo tions, creams). Its rangecov ers clean ing aids for spe cific us age(scale re mover, fur ni ture pol ish, gar denfur ni ture cleaner, de ter gents for man ualor me chani cal ap pli ca tion, etc.). In skin


and body care, the range also in cludeshand clean ers for all types of con tami -na tion, plus PH neu tral value fa cialcreams. As a pri vate la bel spe cial ist,Eco works as an as so ci ate with its cus -tom ers, rec og niz ing each mar ket ingphi loso phy, while also ad dress ing spe -cific needs in pack ag ing, la bel ing, logo,odor and color re quire ments, bio de -grad ab lity and/or re cy cling fac tors. The com pa ny’s en tire manu fac tur ing pro ces is EN ISO 9001:2000 cer ti fied.

Prod ucts: Cleaning products for cars,household, skin and bodycare,hand cleansers, truck cleners,bag-in-box, permanent paintprotection

SalesCon tacts: Wolfgang Onken, Director

ED WARDS BAK ING CO.6875 Jimmy Car ter Blvd., Suite 3200, Nor cross, GA30071-1248 USA

Tel: (404) 377- 0511Fax: (404) 373- 9297URL: www.edwardsbaking.com



Pro file: This 50-year- old bak ing firm mar ket spre mium, fro zen, ready- to- serve des sert pies to the re tail and food-serv ice in dus -tries. Ed wards has be com ing a lead ingsup plier of gour met des serts. Cus tom -ers in clude na tional gro cery chains,quick- service res tau rants, deli/bak er ies,in sti tu tional mar kets and ven dors. Thiscom pany spe cial izes in pre mium andup scale pri vate la bel pro grams.

Prod ucts: Frozen dessert pies

SalesCon tacts: Mike Rioux, Division Manager, Special

Channels

EF FAR (TIBE RIAS) LTDIn dus trial Zone Tibe rias, Elite, POB 659, Tibe rias IS RAEL

Tel: +972 2- 732360Fax: +972 6- 732368


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, USA, South Amer ica, Asia, Far East, Aus tra lia & New Zea land, Ghana,South Af rica

Pro file: This firm op er ates mainly as an ex portbusi ness, sup ply ing a wide range of wetwipes for ba bies, cos met ics, cars, medi caland hy gi enic pur poses. Ad di tion ally, Ef far manu fac tur ers plas tic pack ag ing andnon- woven fab rics, thus sup ply ing its cus -tom ers with a broad range of pack ag ingop tions in col ors and nonwoven fab rics.Ef far has de vel oped pri vate label busi nessin Asia.

Prod ucts:Wet wipes, non-woven fabric

SalesCon tacts: Efi Lahav, President; Bruria Lahav,

Vice-President

ELAMEX SA DE CVAv en ida In sur gen tes No 4145-B OTE, CD JuarezChichuaha, MEXICO

Tel: 915 774 8333FAX: N/AURL: www.elamex.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $110.7 Mil lion Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Elamex is a whole sale gro cer, whichthrough its sub sidi ary, Frank lin Con nec -tions LP, owns a nut and food serv ice nutpack ag ing and candy manu fac tur ing andpack ag ing busi ness. In July 2002, Elamexac quired those op era tions, which en com -passed Azar Nut Cjo., El Paso, TX, and


Sun rise Con fec tions, Cjiu dad Juarez,Mex ico. Elamex was founded in 1973 as a con tract manu fac turer and went pub -lic in 1996, listed as ELAM onNASDAQ. Azar was founded in 1907 as a privately- owned busi ness, whichincluded pri vate la bel, be gun in the1920s. Azar grew to be come one of thelarg est pri vate la bel nut sup pli ers in theU.S. Its plant fa cil ity is filled with state- of- the- art nut proc ess ing and pack ag ing equip ment. Its qual ity, serv ice, andvalue all de pend on strict, re li able de liv -ery and care ful con trol of ware houseand store in ven to ries. Prod uct lines aresold ex ten sively though Az ar’s ef fec tivere tail, food-serv ice, and spe cialty/gour -met food mar ket ing prod ucts. The firmserves the re tail and food- serv ice trade, each with a com mit ment ment to qual -ity, serv ice and value for every prod uctit makes.

Prod ucts: Nuts, snack mixes, candy

SalesCon tacts: Greg Butler, VP Sales/ Marketing (Azar

Nut, El Paso-- (915) 877- 4079; (800)351-8178)

EM PIRE TEA SERV ICESDi vi sion of Un ion Com modi ties (PVT) Ltd.5155 Hart ford Ave., Co lum bus, IN 47203 USA

Tel: +812 375- 1937Fax: +812 376- 7382


Ex port Mar kets: U.S., Can ada, Aus tra lia, SaudiAra bia, United King dom, Rus sia

Pro file: From a coun try tra di tion ally re knownfor its qual ity tea, Un ion Com modi ties(PVT) Ltd., es tab lished some 12 yearsago, has pro duced an out stand ing rec -ord in tea ex ports. The firm now main -tains Em pire Tea Serv ices as itsmar ket ing arm for pure Cey lon teaprod ucts. Ex ports to other coun tries are han dled from Sri Lanka by Un ionCom modi ties (also listed in the SOUR -

CE BOOK). Pri vate la bel has opened up anew ave nue of mar ket ing for the com pa -ny’s high- quality teas, of fered to massmer chan dise chains, su per mar kets andother seg ments of the busi ness—ena blingthem to com pete with na tional brandprod ucts.

Prod ucts:Tea bags, loose leaf tea in packets

SalesCon tacts: Larry Paranavitana

EN ZO PAC, INC.4350 South Tay lor Drive, She boygan, WI 53081 USA

Tel: (920) 457- 7761; 800- 473- 0757Fax: (920) 457- 3899URL: www.enzopac.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 25%Ex port Mar kets: N/A

Pro file: En zo Pac con tin ues to be a lead ing manu -fac tur ing serv ice pro vider for the food in -dus try with an on going com mit ment toex cel lence. Its strength is its abil ity to ap ply its ex pe ri ence, since 1925, in pro duc ingdry food prod ucts to the chang ing foodmar kets. The com pa ny’s R&D de part -ment util izes a pro gram of con stant for -mula evalua tion, which fo cuses on allparts of its business-- re tail, foodservice,and con tract manufacturing. When na -tional brand for mula changes are de -tected, En zo Pac re acts im me di ate ly tomeet or ex ceed these changes. The com -pany has moved to a new, state- of- the- art,112,000- squarefoot fa cil ity. Its fully in te -grated manu fac tur ing/ware hous ing/cor -po rate head quar ters al lows the com panyto pro vide com plete serv ices to its cus tom -ers from prod uct de vel op ment to dis tri bu -tion. In 1999, En zo pack ex panded itsdis tribu tion cen ter to 130,000 squarefeet.The firm has taken qual ity one stepfur ther through modu lar blend ing andpack ag ing bays that elimi nate any chanceof cross con tami na tion.


Prod ucts: All dry foods, including gelatins,puddings, dessert mixes, pancakemixes, and other baking mixes,drink mixes, sauces & gravies,bread mixes

SalesCon tacts: Steve Van Remortel, Vice-President,

Sales & Marketing

EP SEN HILL MER GRAPH ICS CO.2000 California Street, Omaha, NB 68102 USA

Tel: (402) 342- 7000 Fax: (402) 342- 5593URL: www.ehg.net

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APre cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: In busi ness since 1908, Ep sen Hill merGraph ics is pri vately owned by the Hill -mer fam ily and key board mem bers. Its busi ness be gan in beer la bel ing and hasover the years ex panded through thebev er age, health and beauty care, auto -mo tive, and toys mar kets. Re cently, the firm has in tro duced a new data ex pressserv ice, link ing all its cus tom ers to itscom puter sys tem, put ting them on- line.

Serv ices: Label design and printing

SalesCon tacts: Phil Cruz

ER BRICH PROD UCTS CO., INC.1120 E. 32nd St., In di an apo lis, IN 46205 USA

Tel: (317) 925- 6433Fax: (317) 921- 5023



Pro file: Er brich Prod ucts be gan op era tions in1921 pri mar ily as a brand name food

manu fac turer. Shortly there af ter its in ter -est turned to pri vate la bel, pro duc ingprod ucts for gro cery chains, whole sal ers,and food-serv ice ac counts. For 75 years,the com pany has strived to pro vide its cus -tom ers with qual ity prod ucts and on- timede liv ery; cus tomer sat is fac tion has beenthe key to its suc cess. In the mid 1950s, Er -brich ex panded into house hold clean ingprod ucts, since its cus tom ers could ac ceptde liv ery of both food and clean ers on thesame truck. While po si tioned as a Mid -west manu fac turer, the com pany re centlydis tin guished it self by be com ing the firstpri vate la bel manu fac turer to in tro duce athick liq uid dis in fec tant toi let bowlcleaner.

Prod ucts:Bleach, ammonia, fabric softener,toilet bowl cleaner, specialtyhousehold cleaners, assortedmustards, vinegars

SalesCon tacts: Steve Sewell, President; Marcia Lindsey,

Customer Service

EURO BROS BVKlare nan steler weg 2, 6468 EP Ker krade, THE NETH ER LANDS

Tel: +31 45 567 89 00Fax: +31 45 567 89 01URL: www.eurobros.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, USA, South east Asia

Pro file: Formerly called Sanodent, this company now called Eurobros, operates as a member of theCoronet group of companies. Eurobros isfamily-owned, under the owners G.Weihrauch and H. Weihrauch. It operates in20 locations inside and outside of Germany.Eurobros holds 1,750 patents, a large numberof them in the toothbrush area. Its expertisecovers dental care: toothbrushes, floss andsticks. The company additionally produces its own special filments for toothbrushes.Eurobros also now produces householdproducts, such as household brushes,


doormats, coat hangers; hair brushes; anddifferent painting tools, such aspaintbrushes, paint rollers, etc.

Prod ucts: Tooth brushes; den tal picks,den tal floss, household brushes,hair brushes, paintbrushes, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Leon Vroe me

EURO DOUGH(Sub sidi ary of Sara Lee Bak ery Group)Z.1. Des Alou ettes, 1494 Rue Fran cois Ja cob, LievinCe dex 62800, FRANCE

Tel: +33 3- 21- 72- 75- 75Fax: +33 3- 21- 29- 95- 63URL: www.euro dough.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: For merly called Eu ro pate, this businesshas be come the larg est refrigerated- dough sup plier in France, thanks to itspur chased in mid- 1999 of Pat rick Rau -let, S.A., Dole, France. Euro Dough dis -trib utes prod ucts un der its CroustiP>teand Hap py Roll brands as well as storebrands and co- packing busi nessthrough out West ern Europe. The com -pany is the only pro ducer of canned re -frig er ated dough in Europe, op er at ingfour plants in France. Euro Dough for -merly be longed to The Earth grainscom pany, Car roll ton, TX (rei den tifed as Sara Lee Bak ery Group-.

Prod ucts: Raw bakery dough (refrigeated orfrozen), including recipes forshort pastry, puff pastry, sweetdessert pasting, and pizza dough

SalesCon tacts: Guillaume Reveilhac, Directeur

Commercial

EURO PEAN ROASTERIE INC.250 West Brad shaw St., Le Cen ter, MN 56057 USA

Tel: (507) 35702272Fax: (507) 357-4478URL: www.euroroast.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Japan

Pro file: Founded in 1986, Euro pean Roasterie Inc. is a privately- held spe cialty gourmet cof fee roaster. Pri vate la bel busi ness be gan in1991. Its spe cialty: German- style methodof slow roast ing cof fee beans. Be sides cof -fee, the com pany also pro vides loose leafteas, Oregon chai tea, Big Train brand tea, and dolce syr ups. Its cof fee is also pack -aged in gift bas kets and boxes. Ists prod -ucts are ISO 9002 com pli ant and BlueRib bon Ko sher.

Prod ucts:Gourmet coffee, espresso coffee,flavored coffee whole bean &ground, portion packed & bulk., teas

SalesCon tacts: Mark Ericsson, Sales representative

EVER FRESH BEV ER AGES, INC.6600 East Nine Mile, War ren, MI 48091 USA

Tel: (800) 323- 3416Fax: N/A


Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Hong Kong, Sin ga pore, Can ada,Europe, Car ib bean

Pro file: Ever fresh Bev er ages is a sig nifi cant manu -fac turer of juices and juice drinks in glassand plas tic con tain ers un der its Ever fresh,Sun dance and Rich N’ Ready brands. Itplants are in the U.S. and Can ada with itspri mary fo cus on single- serve con tain ers.

Prod ucts:Juices, juice drinks, carbonatedjuices and drinks.


SalesCon tacts: Walt Kozi ara, Pri vate la bel Manager

EV ER GREEN (C.P.) U.S.A., INC.338 N. Ca nal St. Suite #8.,South San Fran cisco,CA 94080 USA

Tel: (650) 952- 8091Fax: (650) 952- 3629E- Mail: cnev er [email protected]



Pro file: Ev er green USA is a di vi sion of theChung Pak Group, a privately- owned,$500-million- plus manu fac turer ofqual ity prod ucts for more than 30years. The firm is a ma jor sup plier ofOEM bat ter ies in the Far East, based in Hong Kong.

Prod ucts: Batteries: General purpose, heavy duty, alkaline, nickel cadmium,rechargeable, button cells;batteries for cordless phones, aswell as cameras, watches,lanterns, flashlights, toys.

SalesCon tacts: Martin Kuchinski, National Sales Manager

EX PRO PALM S.A.P.O. Box 17- 11- 4929, Quito- Ecuador, SOUTHAMERICA

Tel: +593 2- 243- 140Fax: +593 2- 243- 096E-Mail: itma@imp sat.net.ec


Ex port Mar kets: Europe (France, Bel gium, Swit -zer land, Ger many), United States, Ar gen -tina, Chile, New Zea land, etc.,

Pro file: Founded in 1995 by a group of ag ri cul -tural en tre pre neurs, Ex pro palm to day isone of the larg est hearts of palm proc es -sors and ex port ers in Ec ua dor. Hearts ofpalm or pal mito are ob tained from theheart of the cul ti vated palm spe cies, Bac -tris ga si paes, nown as “Chon taduro” inEc ua dor. Pal mito is an ex otic tropic vege -ta ble, freshly cut by the com pany to en sure its soft tex ture, deli cate fla vor and ivorycolor. The com pany pro cesses cul ti vatedpal mito ex clu sively, us ing only or ganic fer -til iz ers and no pessti cides in its fields. Theprod uct is mar keted un der the Tsabobrand as well as pri vate la bel.

Prod ucts:Hearts of palm, papaya

SalesCon tacts: Vladimir A. Torres L., General Manager;

Jose Luis Pacheos; Esteban Davalos V,Export Service.

F & F FOODS, INC.3501 W. 48th Place, Chi cago, IL 60632 USA

Tel: (773) 927- 3737; (800) 621- 0225Fax: (773) 927- 3906URL: www.fffoods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Rus sia, Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: Started in 1928 as a pro ducer of coughdrops, cough syr ups and the like, this pri -vate com pany has ex panded and ac quiredsome in ter est ing well- known brands, suchas Smith Bros. cough drops (started in1847) pur chased from War ner Lam bertin 1978 and Sen- Sen, the old est breathfreshe ner in the U.S. Ad di tion ally, thecom pany mar kets Daily C vi ta min brand.Its ex clu sive brands busi ness be ganrecently and now is di vided be tween cough & cold reme dies and con fec tions, Its re -cent ac tiv ity in cludes a heavy push intonu traceu ti cals (solid dos age prod ucts).

Prod ucts:Cough & cold (cough drops, zinc,pressed tablets, lozenges);confections (breath strips, hard


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candy including sugar-free, mints)drugs, vitamins, candy, cookies,

SalesCon tacts: Dr. Owen Harris, Vice-President Research

& Development; Scott Hulvat, SeniorVice-Presidents, Sales & Marketing.

FAB RICA DE PA PEL SAN FRAN CISCOBlvd Lopez Mateos Km. 5.5, Mexi cali, BC, MEXICOTel: (760) 357-0204Fax: (760) 357-4853URLl: www.sfpa per.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: $60 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 5%


Pro file: This firm is po si tioned as the strong estpa per com pany in North west ern Mex -ico. The com pany traces its roots backto 1959, be gin ning as Pa per Con vert ingof Baja Cali for nia, pro duc ing Kraft pa -per bags. Then the com pany ex panedinto nap kins and toi let pa per. In 1980, atis sue mill plant was added, sig nal lingthe start of Fab rica de Pa pel San Fran -cisco. This com pany now looks to en terthe South west ern mar ket of the UnitedStates.

Prod ucts: Dry dog and cat pet food

SalesCon tacts: Mario A. Garcia, Export Manager (e-mail:

[email protected])

FARM LAND IN DUS TRIES, INC.(Out of Busi ness)10380 N. Ex ecu tive Hills Blvd., P.O. Box 7305, Dept.121, Kan sas City, MO 64116- 0005 USA

URL: www.farm land.com



Pro file: In May 2002, Farm land In dus tries—the larg est ag ri cul tural co op era tive in the

U.S, rep re sent ing con soli dated net sales of$9.1 billion- - filed for Chap ter 11 bank -ruptcy pro tec tion. Di vest ments and salesfol lowed for this fi nan cially trou bled op -era tion. A slumping fer til izer busi ness andprob lems in pret roleum fu eled its de cline.Its beef proc ess ing busi ness was sold toU.S. Pre mium Beef, its pork proc ess ingbusiness ($1.8 bil lion in sales) in Oc to ber2003 went to Smith field Foods Inc., whileother parts of its op era tion also dis ap -peared. Farm land was founded in 1929 as Un ion Oil Com pany and changed itsname to Con sum ers Co op era tive As so cia -tion in 1935. Thirty years later, 1966, theas so cia tion as sumed its pres ent iden tity.Part of its busi ness in cluded Farm land Pet Food. Most of the 30 years his tory of that business in cluded pri vate la bel, to tal lingmore than 75 dif fer ent pet food la bels atone time.

Prod ucts:N/A

SalesCon tacts: N/A

FEM PRO INC.

1313 Mi chaud, Drum mon ville, Que bec J2C 2Z5, CAN -ADATel: (819) 475- 8912; (800) 649- 7813Fax: (819) 475- 8925URL: www.fempro.com



Pro file: This com pany was started two years ago,af ter Cas cades PSH of Mont real, Que bec,Can ada, a di vi sion of Cas cades, Inc. ofKingsey Falls, Can ada, was sold. The par -ent com pany con tin ues as a pro ducer ofre cy cled pa per. Its adult in con ti nencebusi ness went to SCA Molnlycke (Can -ada), owned by SCA Molnlycke of Swe -den. The femi nine hy giene busi nessbe came Fem pro, which con tin ues with itsbrand, In cog nito, as well as de vel op ing itspri vate la bel busi ness. The com pany ac tu -ally traces its be gin ning to 1984, when the


French com pany, Kaysers berg, joinedCas cades Inc., to mar ket sani tary nap -kins un der the Va nia brand. That iden -tity was changed to In cog nito in 1990and six years later, the com pany was re -or gan ized as a new pri vate en ter prise,un der Fem pro Inc. Re cently, the com -pany ex panded its pro duc tion fa cili ties.

Prod ucts: Feminine hygiene pads (SanitaryNapkins--panty liners, ultra thin,maxi-thin, maxi); meat soaker Pads

SalesCon tacts: Jean Louis Bouchard, Vjice-President,

Commercialization; Michel Bourassa,Director of Exports

FEN TON, WE BER & JONES PACK AG ING385 Cross point Pkwy., Getz ville, NY 14068 USA

Tel: (716) 568-1290Fax: (716) 568-1301URL: www.fwjpack ag ing.com


Ex port Mar kets: North and South Amer ica,Europe, Car ib bean

Pro file: This privately- held com pany, foundedin No vem ber 1984 by Rus sell Fen tonand John Scott Jones, is po si tioned topro vide cus tom and stock rigid plas ticpack ag ing to ma jor mar ket ers on a na -tional and in ter na tional ba sis. Its ca pa -bili ties cover con cept to com ple tion,de sign, en gi neer ing and proc ess ing byex tru sion blow mold ing, in jec tion blowmold ing, in jec tion mold ing, in jec tionstretch blow mold ing and multi- layer. A va ri ety of sec on dary deco rat ing op tionsand as sem bly is avail able as well. Thecom pany is a leader in de odor ant andan ti per spi rant pack ag ing. Its seal ingsys tems are de vel oped in roll- on pack -ages, de signed to pre vent leak age indifficult- to- hold for mu las. Over the past 10 years, the com pany has av er aged a35% growth rate. The firm’s manu fac -tur ing fa cili ties are audited to com ply

with strin gent qual ity and proc ess ing stan -dards, while sta tis ti cal pro cess con trol andmeth ods of qual ity im prove ment are usedon most proj ects.

Prod ucts:Packaging for pharmaceutical,personal care, OTC, toiletries andcosmetics. Leaders in roll-ondispensing systems and oval stickdeodorants and antiperspirants.

SalesCon tacts: Russell Fenton, COO, Sales & Marketing or

Phone/fax for one of five offices—NewJersey, Florida, Buffalo (NY), Chicago, orLos Angeles

FER RA NIA TECHNOLOGIES*6063 Hud son Road, Ste. 121, Wood bury, MN 55125 USA

Tel: (651) 704-3503; (888) 846-2846Fax: (651) 734-6625URL: www.fer ra ni ait.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, SouthAmer ica—up to 60 coun tries

Pro file: In August 1999, Ima tion Corp. sold itsPhoto Color Sys tems busi ness; and Fer ra -nia Im ag ing Tech nolo gies was formed asan in de pend ent, privately- held com pany.In July 2005, how ever, own er ship wastrans ferred to FI TRA In ves ti menti Spa, acon sor tium of top Ital ian in dus tri al ists.Their in terest, which cover mari timetrans por ta tion, the steel in dus try, gen eralcon struc tion, and en ergy pro duc tion, alsoin cludes high- tech products- - an area thatFer ra nia pro vides as so ci ated prod ucts.Fer ra nia to day, based in It aly, has beenbuild on a busi ness started some 80 yearsago and now cov er ing pho tog ra phy,health care and graphic arts. Ad di tion ally, the com pany claims to be the world leaderin pri vate la bel pho to graphic prod ucts,such as: color film, single- use cam eras and photo-qual ity ink jet printer pa per for thecon sumer mar ket. In the U.S., 75% of itspho tog ra phy sales are in pri vate la bel,


while in in jet prod ucts, its’s about 40%pri vate la bel. Lately, the com pany hasex panded its se lec tion of ready- to- use,color 35 mm cam eras, in clud ing onethat con tains black- and- white film (itsSo laris brand film) and a Go- Digital35mm cam era (packed with post agepaid pho tof in ish ing en ve lope). Also, its ink jet car tridges and pa per of fer ing(iden ti fied un der the Op tiJet brand) has been ex panded, the car tridges com pati -ble with a va ri ety of name brand desk -top print ers. Late in 2004, the com panyin tro duced a highly ad vanced tech nol -ogy, Per Dura, which pre vents gas fad -ing of ink jet printed full- color pho tos. Glossy po rous ink jet pa per has a sur -face that al lows ozone to at tack the dye- based ink, thus caus ing up to 70% ofcolor den sity loss in just half a year. ThePer Dura tech nol ogy pre vents this gas- fading prob lem by using radi cal scav en -ger and an ti oxi dant at the mo lecu larlevel, which re pel the ozone at tacks, thus pro tect ing the color of the printed im -age. Fer ra nia op er ates through twomanu fac tur ing, re search and de vel op -ment, and dis tri bu tion fa cili ties in It alyand in the U.S., while also main tain ingsales of fices in six coun tries. Its head -quar ters: Fer ra nia S.p.A., Sede Le gale:Vi ale della Lib erta, 57, Fra zi one Fer -rani, 117014 Cairo Mon tenotte (SV).Tel: +39 019522.1; Fax: +390195220412.

Prod ucts: Color print film, single-usecameras (outdoor, indoor/outdoor with flash, panoramic, digital, andwaterproof-underwater), andphoto-quality inkjet papers andinkjet printer cartridges).

SalesCon tacts: Don Cacciola, Marketing Manager;

Wacek Kucy, International Export Sales & Marketing ); Tom “Dog” Zohn, InkjetMedia & Cartridge Director

FICHTHORN AS SO CI ATES DE SIGN CO.645 Domax St., Sanibet, , FL 33614, USA

Tel: (239) 472- 5436Fax: (239) 472-5486URL: www.fich thorn.com



Pro file: Fichthorn As so ci ates, which has been inbusi ness since 1984, is an in de pend entpack age de sign con sult ant serv ice, de sign -ing pack ag ing for ma jor re tail dis tribu tors and name brand manu fac tur ers. De vel op -ing graph ics and copy for re tail pack ag ing, the firm de signs pack ages that reachcarefully- targeted audi ences in the re tailen vi ron ment by cre at ing a unique blend of mar ket ing ob jec tives, crea tive aes thet icsand con sumer psy chol ogy.

Prod ucts:Package design services for OTCdrug, health and beauty, householdchemicals, housewares, consumerelectronics.

SalesCon tacts: Rick Fichthorn

FIELDALE FARMS CORP.P.O. Box 558, Bald win, GA 30511 USA

Tel: (706) 778- 5100Fax: (706) 776- 3191


Ex port Mar kets: 50 coun tries

Pro file: Fieldale Farms, founded in 1972, is anindependently- owned op era tion. Since itsfor ma tion, the com pany has en joyed sig -nifi cant growth, up by 400%. The com -pany, which packs some 500 dif fer entitems, is the larg est pro ducer of pri vate la -bel tray- pack prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Tray-pack poultry products.


SalesCon tacts: Gus Arrendale, Vice-President of

Marketing; Sammy Franklin, SalesManager; Bo Coursey, Export Manager;Jim McGahee, Commodity Sales; JeffPaschall, Tray-Pack Sales; Larry Glover,Further Processing Sales

FINE FOODS IN TER NA TIONAL (N.Y.) LP20 Kristy Drive, Be thel, CT 06801, USA

Tel: (203) 748- 1062Fax: (203) 748-1085



Pro file: This privately- held com pany, es tab -lished in 1988, is a ma jor dis tribu tor ofthe prod ucts listed be low, sold towholesale gro cery chains.

Prod ucts: Instant coffee, gourmet coffee,cappaccino

SalesCon tacts: John Kuzmick, Vice-President, Sales &

Market

FIRST COL ONY COF FEE & TEA204- 22 West 22nd Street, Nor folk, VA 23517, USA

Tel: (757) 622- 2224; (800) 466- 8555Fax: (757) 623- 1833URL: www.firstcolo ny inc.com


Ex port Mar kets: Asia, Can ada, Aus tra lia

Pro file: First Col ony Cof fee & Tea Com panywas founded in 1902 as a lo cal roast ingcom pany, serv ing the Nor folk and Tide -wa ter Vir ginia area. The com pany hasgrown to become rec og nized as a leader in the spe cialty cof fee in dus try, op er at -

ing plants in Vir ginia, Cali for nia, NewJer sey and, most re cently, Ver mont, which pro vide a com plete line of va rie tals, bends,fla vored and de caf fein ated cof fees in a va -ri ety of roast lev els. (Its New Jer sey op era -tion is listed in the SOUR CE BOOK asThe Origi nal Pre mium Cof fee Com pany.)Prod uct is pack aged in valve bags andvaccum- packed bricks to pre serve fresh -ness of the fine ara bica cof fees. First Col -ony also has an ex clu sive li cens ingagree ment with the Ghi rar delli Choco lateCo. to pro duce chocolateflavored cof fees.The com pany pack age sizes range from1.5 ounces up to five pounds as well as ava ri ety of year- round and holi day cof feegifts and a com plete line of spe cialty teas.

Prod ucts:Coffee, tea, gift packs

SalesCon tacts: Carl Smith, Vice-President of Sales; Liz

Sflharty, Head of Customer Relations

FIRST QUAL ITY HY GI ENIC, INC.*80 Cut ter mill Road (Suite. 500), Great Neck, NY 11021USA

Tel: (516) 829-3030; (800) 488- 3130Fax: (516) 498- 2424

URL: www.fqnet.com


Ex port Mar kets: 50+ coun tries—Can ada*, SouthAmer ica, Europe, Mid dle East, Pa cific Rim,han dled through First Qual ity In ter na tional(*ex cept Can ada)

Pro file: First Qual ity Hy gi enic, started in 1990, is a privately- held busi ness that op er atesthrough three di vi sions: ab sorb ent hy gi -enic prod ucts, pa per prod ucts, and nonwoven ma te ri als, serv ing the health care,re tail, and com mer cial chan nels. Thecompany manu fac tures and mar kets adult in con ti nence prod ucts, tam pons and wetwipes. Its manu fac tur ing fa cil ity is a state- of- the- art, 1,300,000- squarefoot plant, lo -cated in McEl hat tan, PA. The firm sup -plies pri vate la bel tam pons to more than


50 top re tail ers in the food, drug, andmass mer chan diser classes of trade. The com pany sells Fem tex® value brandOpen- End and Rounded- Tip Card -board Ap pli ca tor tam pons, a full line ofPre vail® value brand adult in con ti -nence prod ucts, as well as spun boundnon- woven ma te ri als. Line ex ten sionsand new prod ucts are in cluded in its fu -ture plans. In June 2007, its 7th pro duc -tion line be gan op era tions; while plansfor its 8th ma jor pro duc tion line werean nounced with sched uled pro duc tionto be gin in the first quar ter of 2009. This new line will in cor po rate the lat estReifen hauser tech nol ogy for spin ningand melt blow ing and will in clude thecom pa ny’s pro prie tary fea tures. Thiscom pany has es tab lished a new sis tercom pany to en ter the baby dia perbusiness- -a natu ral ex ten sion with its ex -per tise in ab sorb ent hy giene prod ucts.In April 2008, the com pany paid $330mil lion in cash to ac quire the Re tailProd ucts Busi ness of Co vidien Ltd.,Ham il ton, Ber muda. This por tion ofCo vidien (a $9 bil lion en ter prise)showed sales of $744 mil lion in fis cal2007, cov er ing in fant care prod ucts(dia pers and train ing pants), in con ti -nence prod ucts (pro tec tive un der wear,blad der con trol pads, adult briefs, etc.),and femi nine hy giene prod ucts (lin ers,ul tra thin pads and maxis with wings).Co vidi en’s re tail busi ness sup plied 17 ofthe top 20 re tail ers in North Amer ica.The ac quisi ton for First Qual ity prom -ises to en hance its di ver si fied productport fo lio plus fill out a full range of adult in con ti nence, femi nine hy giene, wet anddry wipes, and baby dia pers. Also, itsover all busi ness ob vi ously now willproduce $1 bil lion+ in es ti mated sales.

Prod ucts: Tampons, incontinence products,disposable adult/baby wet wipes,nonwoven roll goods

SalesCon tacts: Kenneth W. Schuler, Vice-President of

Sales; Daniel Murphy, RegionalVice-President, Sales & Marketing; RichGalbraith, Director of Sales, WesternRegion; Heros Minassian, Vice-President

International Sales; Simon Shavanson,Director of Sales, International; ShirleyMazzullo, Sales & Marketing Coordinator(e-mail: [email protected])

FLA VOR & FRA GRANCE SPE CIAL TIES300 Cor po rate Drive, Mahwa, NJ 07430 USA

Tel: (201) 828- 9400Fax: (201) 828- 9449URL: www.4ff.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia

Pro file: This privately- held firm, founded in 1983,serves all classes of cus tom ers, large andsmall, pro vid ing strong tech ni cal sup portin a broad range of in dus tries. FFS’s re -search has led to the de vel op ment ofunique and pro prie tary prod ucts, such asan En vi ron men tal Odor Con trol fra -grance sys tem for con trol ling malo dors;High Im pact fla vors, Qual ity Tested fla -vors and fra grances, and Am mo niaGuard. Its in gre di ents are used in: soapsand de ter gents cat lit ter, pa per goods, oral prod ucts, bev er ages, and space fresh eners.

Prod ucts:Flavors and fragrances

SalesCon tacts: William Palmer, Vice-President, Sales

FLA VOR CHEM COR PO RA TIONOr chidia Fra grance Di vi sion1525 Brook Drive, Down ers Grove, IL 60515 USA

Tel: (847) 932- 8100Fax: (847) 932- 4626


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Ro ma nia


Pro file: Fla vor chem is a full- service fla vor com -pany, of fer ing eve ry thing from prod uctde vel op ment to fin ished re tail prod ucts.The com pany cre ates fla vor sys tems foruse in manu fac tur ing candy, bak erygoods, soft drinks, ice cream and re tailhome use prod ucts. Con sis tency, qual ity con trol, and timely or der proc ess ing(nor mally 14 days) in sure cus tomer sat -is fac tion. It can mix batches from onepound up to sev eral th o u s a nd poundsfor manu fac turer of fla vor ex tracts andfood col or ings. Es tab lished in 1971, thecom pany serv ices ma jor gro cery chains, de part ment stores, and cata log re tail ers. Its re tail pack ages fea ture eye- catchingla bels with proper iden ti fi ca tion of theprod uct, list ing all the in gre di ents plus a U.P.C. code. Its Spi cery Shoppe fla vorsare packed in re cy cla ble glass, be causeno other ma te rial can bet ter pro vide the bar rier quali ties of glass, in sur ing prod -uct shelf life.

Prod ucts: Baking supplies—flavorings,dietary supplements, sanitarychemicals, fragrances

SalesCon tacts: Phillip Sprovieri, John Barba

FLA VOR COF FEE CO., INC(See Za vida Cof fee Com pany)

FLEET LABO RA TO RIES LIM ITED94 Rick man sworth Rd., Wat ford, Herts, WD1 7JJUNITED KING DOM

Tel: +44 1- 923- 229251Fax: +44 1- 923- 220728URL: www.dddgroup.co.uk

To tal Sales Vol ume: $40 Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 30 %

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Europe

Pro file: Fleet Labo ra to ries, a mem ber of TheDDD Group, was founded in 1912. Its

ori gins trace back to li censedphar ma ceu ti cal prod ucts with the DDDmedi cated range. Fleet pro duces, mar kets, and sells many lead ing brands (As tral,Blis teze, Den ti nox, Ibuleve, Me dijel, Otex,Oz, and Stain Dev ils). Its two manu fac tur -ing sites cover more than 80,000 squarefeet, ca pa ble of han dling a wide range ofprod ucts: liq uids, lo tions, creams, gels, sus -pen sions, and alcohol- based items. Re centprod uct de vel op ments in clude: (1) a TeaTree range of naturally- occuring es sen tialoils—antibacterial and anti- inflammatory, such as cleans ing lo tion, fa -cial wash, spot stock, mois tur iser, cleans -ing pads, oil, toner, body and hand wash,lip balm, sham poo, and con di tioner; (2) aShine Con trol range of prod ucts (con tain -ing ac tive in gre di ents) that re duce skinshine and give a matte fin ish to the face,such as a mois tur iser cream, cleans ing lo -tion, cleanser/toner, and treat ment; and(3) a Medi cated Skin care line to pre ventspots and acne, es pe cially de signed for oilyskins, in clud ing cleans ing milk, gel, an ti -bac te rial fa cial wash, sen si titve skin washand lo tion, and dual- action pads. FleetLabs prides it self on idea gen era tion andcrea tiv ity, con cept and for mul a tion de vel -op ment, pack ag ing de sign and origi na tion, mar ket re search, etc. The firm can han dlea wide range of pack ag ing for mats: bot -tles, tot tles, jars, alu mi num, plas tic andlami nated tubes, and foil seal ing. Fleet op -er ates to phar ma ceu ti cal GMP qual itystan dards and pro ce dures; MCA li censed, FDA ap proved, and ISO 9001 ac cred ited.

Prod ucts:Haircare, skincare, toiletries, bath& shower products,pharmaceuticals, householdproducts.

SalesCon tacts: Judy Slater, Business Development Manager;

Hanna Coonagh, PL Account Manager

FLEXO- GRAPHICS, LLCCus tom Flexo gra phers12820 W. Glen dale Ave., But ler, WI 53151 USA

Tel: (262) 790- 2748; 800- 422- 6888


Fax: (262) 790- 2759URL: www.flexo- graphics.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $5 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 40

Ex port Mar kets: South east Asia

Pro file: This cus tom flexo gra pher is equippedwith a one- to eight- color nar row webflexo graphic printer, in clud ing four- color pro cess. It pro duces cus tom la bels, de cals and tags for the auto mo tive,brew ing, house wares, elec tron ics, health care and food in dus tries. The com panyis a sup plier to sev eral For tune 500 andex clu sive brand com pa nies. Its rapidgrowth is at trib uted to out stand ing cus -tomer serv ice, fast turn around and on- time de liv ery of top- quality, cost- effective prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Labels, decals and tags.

SalesCon tacts: Tim Mueller, President; David Schulz,

Executive Vice-President; Barbara A.Tenpenny, Vice-President of Special Sales

FOAM CON TAINER COR PO RA TION4231 Clary Blvd., Kan sas City, MO 64130 USA

Tel: (816) 924- 7100Fax: (816- 924- 1488E- Mail: as [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico

Pro file: Foam Con tainer claims to be thefastest- growing pri vate la bel foam cupmanu fac turer in the U.S. Its strength: A will ing ness to han dle the high pack ag ing re quire ments of pri vate la bel at lowmini mum runs. The firm main tainsmaxi mum flexi bil ity for smaller com pa -nies. Started in 1987, this privately- heldfirm is a sis ter com pany of As pen Prod -ucts (also in the SOUR CE BOOK). InMarch 1996, both firms re lo cated to a

new 300,000- squarefoot plant in Kan sasCity, MO

Prod ucts:Foam cups and plates

SalesCon tacts: Bill Biggins, President

FOOD SPE CIAL TIES COM PANY12 E. Sun ny brook Dr., Cin cin nati, OH 45237 USA

Tel: (513) 761- 1242Fax: (513) 821- 3733



Pro file: In busi ness for some 80 years, Food Spe -cial ties is a pri vate la bel sup plier to re tail -ers/whole sal ers. The family- owned firmalso is a con tract manu fac turer, sell ing toretailers and to food-serv ice ac counts.

Prod ucts:Dressings, sauces

SalesCon tacts:

Stu art Schul man, Presi dent

FOODEX S.A.Mag dalena, Mani zales, COLOMBIA

Tel: (57) 1 629 2490Fax: (57) 1 629 2468URL: www.foodex.com


Ex port Mar kets: North Amer ica, SouthAmer ica, Asia, Europe, Far East

Pro file: Founded by the Toro fam ily in Oc to ber1988, Decafe S.A. Be gan pro duc ing con -cen trated cof fee ex tract un der the De cafeS.A. iden tity in 1991. Then the com panydi ver si fied into other in stant food prod -ucts. To day, it op er ates two di vi sions. TheCof fee Di vi sion pro duces pow dered andag glom er ated solu ble cof fee, con cen trated


cof fee ex tract, cof fee oil and granits,cap puc cino, and cafe latte. Its Bev er ageDi vi sion han dles soft drinks, in stantjuices, pow dered milk modi fi ers, andgela tins. Its fully- automated and com -put er ized fac tory is lo cated in the fer tilearea of Mani zales, Co lom bia, at thevery heart of the coffee- growing in dus -try. Its ex port busi ness started in Jan -uary 1994. In August 1995, thecom pany started re tail pack ing for theJapa nese mar ket, then ex panded ex -ports to other Latin Ameri can mar kets: with pri vate brands. In Oc to ber 2003,the com pany re named it self, FoodexS.A.

Products: “Coffee and coffee products

SalesCon tacts: Alejandra Sarasty Q, Marketing

Coordinator

FORT DEAR BORN COM PANY1530 Morse Ave., Elk Grove, IL 60007, USA

Tel: (847) 357- 2300Fax: (847) 357-8021URL: www.fort dear born.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $170 Mil lion+ (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 60%Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Europe

Pro file: In June 2006, Fort Dear born Com pany, a family- run busi ness founded in 1925,was ac quired by the pri vate eqqutyfirm, Gen star Capi tal, San Fran cisco.Fort Dear born is a lead ing sup plier ofhigh- impact deco ra tive la bels for bev er -ages, food, house hold prod ucts, paintand coatilngs, and per sonal care prod -ucts. The com pany spe cial izes in cutand stack, pres sure sen si tive, and shrink sleeve re quire ments. Pri vate la bel playsa sig nifi cant role in its busi ness. In 2007,the com pany ac quired Ren ais sanceMark, which was merged into the com -pa ny’s cut and stack la bel op era tion.Fort Dear born is rec og nized as NorthAmeri ca’s larg est pro ducer of off set la -bels, and one of Ameri ca’s fastest-

growing pack age con vert ers. Dedi cated topro duc ing out stand ing pack ag ing for ex -clu sive brand food, bev er age and house -hold prod uct manu fac tur ers, FDC of fers a broad rep er toire of serv ices, fea tur ing allphases of print ing—from on- demand digi -tal print ing to flexo gra phy to direct- to- plate and in clud ing Hi- Colour 7- colorprint ing capability. In Janu ary 2004, how -ever, the com pany sold its Vir tu al colorprepress di vi sion for $10 mil lion toSchawk, Inc., Des Plaines, IL, a brandman age ment so lu tions pro vider with services in dig it ized high reso lu tion colorgraph ics. Fort Dear born thus agreed toouts ource its prepress needs with Schawkfor five years, and con cen trate on its print -ing op era tion.

Prod ucts:Lithographic, flexographic, anddigital printing services for labeland packaging requirements

SalesCon tacts:

Matt Adler, National Sales Manager;Allyson Szafranski, Marketing Manager(e-mail: [email protected])

4C FOODS CORP.580 Foun tain Ave., Brook lyn, NY 11208 USA

Tel: (718) 272- 4242Fax: (718) 272- 2899


Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East (six coun tries) in clud -ing Cy prus, Israel, Cen tral and South Amer -ica (10 coun tries), Hong Kong, Ja pan, Rus sia, Korea.

Pro file: Founded more than 75 years ago, the pri -vately (fam ily)- held 4C Foods be gan by pack ing grated cheese be hind the fam -ily-owned gro cery store. Later, the com -pany ex panded into the pack ing andsea son ing of bread crumbs as well as spare rib sauce. Some 25 years ago, its ac qui si -tion of Ideal Tea Pack ing Co., Inc. led itinto the pri vate la bel pack ing of iced teamix, de hy drated soup mixes, and sea -soned coat ing mixes. To day, the com panyis the pre mier and ma jor packer of these -


pri vate la bel items in the en tire na tion.In fact, if the 4C brand and the pri vatela bel brands of iced tea mix can be com -bined, then 4C Foods packs and sellsmore iced tea mix ton nage than doesLip ton. 4C Foods packs only 100%pure im ported grated cheese with nofill ers or ad di tives. New cheese pack ingequip ment has been re cently in stalled,as the com pany has now ex panded intothe up scale cheese mar ket. The com -pany now can util ize and pack in glassjars, com pos ite cans, poly eth yl ene con -tain ers and ever- increasing net-weightcan sizes. Re cent ad di tions to the gratedcheese line in clude 8- ounce deli cups ofPar me san and Ro mano cheese, 3- pound bags of Par me san and Ro mano gratedcheese, and 14- ounce com pos ite cans ofPar me san and Ro mano grated cheese.Bread crumbs are now packed in a su -per size 46- ounce net- weight can, whileiced tea mix is packed in a new 96- ounce- size net-weight can. 4C Food isnow “OU” kosher ap proved for thepack ing of iced tea mix, plain and fla -vored bread crumbs and lem on ade mix.

Prod ucts: Bread crumbs, cappuccino mixes,dehydrated soup mixes, gratedcheese, iced tea mixes, seasonedcoating mixes, lemonade drink mix,spare rib sauce.

SalesCon tacts: Nat Celauro, Senior Vice-President; Tony

Landolfi, Vice-President of Sales; DanSwartz, Vice-President.

FRAZER DE SIGN PROD UCTS INC.239 An ti och Road, P.O. Box 885,Bar ne gat Light, NJ 08006- 0885 USA

Tel: (609) 494- 3412Fax: (609) 361- 8578URL: www.fraz erd esign.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Europe

Pro file: In busi ness for more than 25 years, Frazer De sign Prod ucts spends most of its ef fortsin de sign ing and en gi neer ing plas tic prod -ucts. The com pany has col lected up wardsof 40 pat ents in pack ag ing ma te ri als. Thefirm also manu fac tur ers “snap- in” pourspouts. Its spouts snap into stan dard plas -tic bot tle neck fin ishes. The spouts mini -mize drips, aid in con trol ling pourdy nam ics, and en hance the pack age’s per -ceived value. One of the most re cent proj -ects in volves a one- piece, flip- topdis pens ing cap, which Frazer plans to pro -duce un der con tract with a clo sure manu -fac turer.

Prod ucts:Complete package design services,drip minimizing/control pour spoutinserts

SalesCon tacts: James (Jim) Frazer, Marketing Manager


FRES- CO SYS TEM USA, INC.3005 State Road, Tel ford, PA 18969- 1033, USA

Tel: (215) 721- 4600Fax: (215) 821- 4414E- Mail: for tant@po phost.eunet.be



Pro file: With more than 80 years of ex pe ri ence,Fres- co is a leader in high- performance,flexi ble pack ag ing sys tems. The com panyis a sin gle re source for cus tom ers, of fer ingcus tom ized pack ag ing and en gi neer ing de -sign, roll stock lami na tions, pre- made bagsand pouches, and auto mat ic and semi- automatic pack ag ing equip ment. Its oth -nated bar rier bags for su pe rior en vi ron -mental pro tec tion of high- value, sen si tiveprod ucts. Pri mary ar eas of ap pli ca tionare: cof fee, pet food, and com mer cialprod ucts, in clud ing ag ro chemi cals, res insand poly mers, feed and food in gre di ents,pig ments and dyes, and spe cialty chemi -cals.


Prod ucts: Rollstock laminations, pre-madebags and pouches, automatic andsemi-automatic packaging machines

SalesCon tacts: Customer Services

FRU TA ROM INC.9500 Rail road Ave nue, North Ber gen, NJ 07070 USA

Tel: (201) 861- 9500Fax: (201) 861- 9267URL: www.fru ta rom.com



Pro file: In 1993, Fru ta rom, Ltd. of Haifa, Is rael, com pleted the ac qui si tion of MeerCorp., Ber gen, NJ. In Janu ary 1996,Meer Cor po ra tion, In ter na tional Fru ta -rom Cor po ra tion (IFC) and Fru ta romUSA (FUSA) an nounced their con soli -da tion un der the name, Fru ta rom Inc.This new op era tion, now part of ICCChemi cal Corp., New York, an in ter na -tional trad ing com pany and also ownerof Kon syl Phar ma ceu ti cals Inc., listed in the SOUR CE BOOK), de vel ops, manu -fac tur ers, and mar kets qual ity fla vorsfor use in foods, bev er ages and othercon sumer prod ucts; as well as fine in -gre di ents (flaor ex tracts, func ti onal food in gre di ents, es sen tial oils, cit rusproducts, etc. for foods and bev er ages,per sonal care jproducts and other sec -tors.

Prod ucts: Water soluble gums, botanicalextracts, botanical essential oils, natural colors, oleoresins,flavors, aroma chemicals,sunscreen agents, customprocessing

SalesCon tacts: Arthur Curran (e-mail:

[email protected])

FUJI NOVEL BAT TER IES ANDSTATIONERY

300 Cor po rate Dr., Mah wah, NJ 07430 USA

Tel: (201) 512- 0033; (800) 224-3854Fax: (201) 512- 0626URL: www.fu ji nov el bat ter ies.com



Pro file: For some 50 years, Fuji Novel Batt erieshas sup plied bat ter ies, both branded andpri vate la bel. To day, the com pany is one of the world’s larg est manu fac tur ers of bat -ter ies for port able elec tronic and digi talcamer as. Over the dec ades, this firm hascol lected a number of in dustry firsts:100% mercury- free for mula for cadium- free bater ies; launch of car bon zinc batt -ery tech nol ogy in the 1950s; and man ga -nese bat ter ies in 1969. Its popu lar pri vatela bel skus in clude: four- pack AA andAAA bat ter ies, one- pack 9 volt bat ter ies;and two- pack C and D al ka line batt eries.

Prod ucts: Batteries (alkaline, heavy duty,general purpose), stationery

SalesCon tacts: Russ Bongiorno, Vice-President, Marketing

FU TAI (USA), INC.(Owned by the Fu tai Ger ex per tise in cludes de -vel op ment of lamiroup)42 May field Ave.., Edi son, NJ 08837 USA

Tel: (732) 225- 1717Fax: (732) 225- 7707URL: www.fu tai.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, South Amer ica

Pro file: Fu tai first opened its New York sales of fice and show room in 1991. The com pany op -er ates its gen eral of fice and dis tri bu tion


cen ter in Edi son, NJ. The com pany ispart of the Fu tai Group, the world’slarg est um brella manu fac turer, based in Taipei Hsien, Tai wan (Phone: +886 2- 291- 7777; con tact: Mr. T.F. Chen,Presi dent), which started the Fu TaiUm brella Works in 1953 and has sinceex panded in ter na tion ally through outSouth east Asia, dis trib ut ing to morethan 50 coun tries world wide. Up un til1992, Fu tai pro duced more than 80% of Totes um brel las. Its um brella de signcar ries pat ents in more than 20 coun -tries. It op er ates 18 fac to ries world widewith sales ex ceed ing $200 mil lion. Out -side of pur chas ing ny lon from out sidesources, the com pany is a vertically- integrated um brella pro ducer. Thecom pany claims that “vir tu ally everyum brella on the mar ket to day con tainsparts pro duced by our fac to ries.” Its lat -est prod ucts in clude: light weight rain -coats, un der the Leigh ton brand, as well as Feather Light all- aluminum um brel -las (avail able for pri vate la bel).

Prod ucts: Custom-designed umbrellas andraingear

SalesCon tacts: Alex Dumin, Executive Vice-President,

Sales & Marketing; Cliff Gallagher,Vice-President Sales; Carol Giordano

FU TURE IN TER NA TIONAL DI VER SI FIED563 Lin berg St., La val, Que bec, H7P 2N8 CANADA

Tel: (514) 622- 4064; (800) 565- SOAPFax: (514) 622- 2170URL: www.fu ture in ter na tional.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Car ib bean, South -east Asia

Pro file: Since 1985, this com pany has of fered afull line of soaps and toi let ries, such as: a body wash, bath & shower gels, hand & body lo tions, foot lo tions, aro mather apyprod ucts with es sen tial oils, cream liq uid soap, an ti bac te rial liq uid soaps, wa ter -

less hand sani tizer, sham poo, con di tioner,bub ble bath, bath beads, bar soaps(beauty, de odor ant, trans lu cent, glyc erin,ol ive oil, com plex ion, laun dry, nov elty, oat -meal, etc.), plain or mar ble ized in a va ri ety of shapes, sizes, scents and col ors for there tail and ho tel in dus tries, avail able in ava ri ety of pack ag ing op tions. Its ho tel/mo -tel amen ity pro gram fea tures bar soaps,bath & shower gels, con di tion ing sham -poos, lo tions, mend ing kits, shower caps,shoe pol ish ers, bas kets, etc. Gift bas -kets/wooden crates ac com mo date holi daypack ag ing. Pow der laun dry de ter gents are sold in 50- pound bags for ex port & in dus -trial cus tom ers. Femi nine sani tary prod -ucts can be sup plied as well as liq uidde ter gents. The firm’s food di vi sionsupplies: ol ive oils (all types), dried figs,ap ri cots, ol ives, canned peaches, fresh kiwi fruits, na vel or anges, and fresh figs.

Prod ucts:Toilet soaps, health & beautyproducts, toiletries, bulk glycerinesoap, liquid soaps, hand sanitizer,hair care, skin care, bath products,feminine hygiene products, powderdetergents, hotel amenities. Its food line covers fruits, olives, and figs.

SalesCon tacts: Zack Monahoyios, President; Ian

Monahoyios; Jason Monahoyios; CarolePoulin (e-mail: [email protected]). U.S.address: P.O. Box 456, Champlain, NY12919.

G&L FOOD PROD UCTS LLCP.O. Box 876, 2 Pa petti Plaza, Eliza beth, NJ 07206, USA

Tel: (908) 351- 0330; (800) 421-EGGSFax: (908) 351- 0334URL: www.de bel foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, East Europe, Asia, SouthAmer ica

Pro file: Privately- held G&L Food Prod ucts op er -at es as a sub sidi ary of Debel Foods, a pro -ducer of liq uid, fro zen and dried eggprod ucts pri mar ily for bak er ies and food


G

manufacturers. G&L Food pro duc esmayo naisse, salad dress ing, pow dereddrink mixes for the re tail trade andfood serv ice business. G&L’s lat estprod uct line is an as sort ment of dryspices.

Prod ucts: General merchandise items,including TotASak shopping bagcarrier

SalesCon tacts: Stephen Wietschner, Vice-President, Sales

G&W LABO RA TO RIES, INC.111 Coo lidge Street, South Plain field, NJ 07080 USA

Tel: (908) 753- 2000Fax: (908) 753- 5174URL: www.gwlabs.com


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica

Pro file: Through three gen era tions of theGreen blatt fam ily, G&W con tin ues toim ple ment many of the origi nal family- oriented ways of pro duc ing qual ity pre -scrip tion and over- the- counter prod -ucts. This started with Carl Green blattin 1919, a phar ma cist who be gan pro -duc ing teeth ing lo tions and wart re mov -ers. G&W has since be come a lead ingde vel oper and manu fac turer/sup plier of sup posi to ries, creams, oint ments, tab -lets, hem or rhoi dal/vagi nal pads, stimu -lant laxa tives, bulk ing prod ucts, andSen natu ral (stan dard ized senna vege ta -ble laxa tive).

Prod ucts: Hemorrhoidal products, Rxsuppositories, stimulant laxatives, bulking products

SalesCon tacts: Linda Pilkington, Joel Zaklin

G.A.I.M. /HEN WAY833 Fair way Drive, Bensen ville, IL 60106, USA

Tel: (630) 350- 9500; (888) TOTASAKFax: (630) 350- 9555URL: www.gaim way.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, South Amer ica

Pro file: G.A.I.M. pro duces high- performanceprod ucts made from in dus trial poly merscrap. Its To tASak re tail/gro cery bag(sack) car rier, molded in ther mo plas tic en -gi neer ing type poly mer, is one re cent ex -am ple. Made of re cy cled, groundauto mo tive com po nents, this com fort able,strong, ligh weight grip han dle is hand- held by con sum ers, who can weave itthrough the “loops” of the han dles oncarry out plas tic shop ping bags. To tASakcan carry a re tail er’s pri vate brand to re -in force a store brand im age.

Prod ucts:General merchandise items, including TotASak shopping bag carrier

SalesCon tacts: Skip Glatt, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

GAN ONG BROS. LTD.1 Choco late Dr., St. Ste phen, New Bruns wick E3L 2X5CAN ADA

Tel: (506) 465- 5600; (800) 922-1038Fax: (506) 465- 5610URL: www.gan ong.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Puerto Rico, Ar gen -tina, Ja pan, Thai land, Hong Kong, Eng land

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1873, Gan ong Bros. Ltd. isthe old est in de pend ent candy com pany inCan ada, a pro ducer of a full line of qual ity choco lates and sugar con fec tions. Thisprivately- owned com pany, founded by the


Gan ong broth ers, James and Gil bert,has to its credit many firsts, in clud ingin ven tor of North Ameri ca’s first five- cent choco late nut bar (1910) and in1885 the “Chicken Bone,” a cinnamon- flavored pink, hard candy jacket over achoco late cen ter. Ad di tion ally, the com -pany was first to im print choco lates onthe bot tom, us ing em bossed cel lu loidpads (pat ented by Gil bert Gan ong).Now in its fifth gen era tion of Gan ongfam ily own er ship, Gan ong has trans -formed the use of real fruit pu rees intovery suc cess ful prod ucts, spe cifi callyfruit snacks and real fruit jel lies. Theseprod ucts are made with real fruit pu -ree—avail able for cus tom ers de sir ingqual ity pri vate la bel or con trolled la belprod ucts as well as sugar con fec tionsand boxed choco lates. The com panyopened a plant in Bang kok, Thai land, in 1989.

Prod ucts: Fruit snacks, fruit jellies, jellybeans, gum drops, ju jubes, mintlozenges, chocolates

SalesCon tacts: J. Terry Ar thurs, Vice- President U.S.

Di vi sion; Robin Hawkes, Sen ior Prod uctMan ager (e- mail: gan [email protected])

GAR COA INC.24007 Ven tura Blvd., Suite 135, Cala ba sas, CA 91302- 2568 USA

Tel: (818) 225- 0375; (800) 831-4247Fax: (818) 225- 9251


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Bra zil, Phil lip pines, Ko rea, Tai wan, Mex ico, China, Para guay, Can ada

Pro file: This com pany is or gan ized around Gar -coa (lo tions, styl ing gels, con di tion ers,sham poos, baby prod ucts), and Vi ta min Clas sics (nu tri tional sup ple ments, burnfat nu tri tional bars & drinks, OTCdrugs). Started in 1984, Gar coa/Vi ta min Clas sics has built a fam ily of prod uctsfor life- enhancing bene fits as well as

problem- oriented head and body con di -tions. For ex am ple, in 1995, the com panyin tro duce Ocu- Max, a 20- 20 nu tri tionalsup ple ment for vis ual en hance ment. Theprod uct con tains vi ta mins, herbs andanti- oxidants. In 1996, the firm in tro duced Sleep- Max (PM) — a natu ral for mu la tionwith mela tonin (a natu ral sup ple ment that en hances sleep with herbs). These prod -ucts are avali able for pri vate la bel as well.Vi ta min Clas sics of fers qual ity for mu las at very af ford able, very ag gres sive pric ing($1 and $2 pro grams at re tail). The com -pany started ex port ing in the 1990s; itsover all pri vate la bel and con trolled la belpro grams re port edly are grow ing at 100% per year.

Prod ucts:Vitamins, hair and skin care,over-the-counter (OTC) drugs

SalesCon tacts: Greg Rubin, CEO; Dolan Aberg Jr. (Vitamin

Classics); Michele Pezzner, SalesAdministrator; Melinda Benioff, Marketing

GARD CORP.2727 Roe Lane, Kan sas City, KS 66103 USA

Tel: (913) 236- 5000Fax: (913) 432- 8309E- Mail: yhpt91a@prod igy.com


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, South east Asia, Af -rica, Mid dle East

Pro file: Gard Corp., founded in 1958, is an in de -pend ent manu fac turer of auto mo tive, in -dus trial, and ag ri cul tural lu bri cants andchemi cal spe cial ties, cov er ing: mo tor oils,trans mis sion flu ids, brake flu ids, gear lu -bes, an ti freeze, wind shield washer fluid.

Prod ucts:Automotive lubricants: motor oils,transmission fluids, automotivechemicals, windshield washer fluid,antifreeze.

SalesCon tacts: Leslie D. Cohn, President


GEORGIA- PACIFIC NORTHNYSE: GP

800 Con necti cut Ave., P.O. Box 6000, Nor walk,CT 06856-6000 USA

Tel: (203) 854-2411Fax: (203) 854-2852URL: www.gp.com



Pro file: In 2000, Fort James, the larg est tis suemanu fac turer in North Amer ica (salesap proach ing $7 bil lion), was ac quiredby Georgia- Pacific Corp., At lanta (Tel:404- 652- 4000), and re named Georgia- Pacific North. This takeover boost edGP’s con sumer prod uct sales sig nifi -cantly with the ad di tion of such brandsas: Quilted North ern, Brawny, andDixie (cups and plates). GP now claimsto be the North Ameri can mar ketleader in a number of cate go ries, in -clud ing bath tis sues, tow els, nap kins,and dis pos able ta ble way. It now over -sees 600+ fa cili ties in North Amer icaand 11 Euro pean coun tries.

Products: Bathroom and facial tissues, paper towels, napkins, cups, plates,cutlery, food wrap products

SalesCon tacts: Jim Rockford, Director, Customer Brands

GERI CARE PHAR MA CEU TI CALS1650 63rd Street, Brook lyn, NY 11204, USA

Tel: (718) 234- 8800Fax: (718) 234-5188


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Rus sia

Pro file: Started in 1987, Geri Care Phar ma ceu -ti cals from the be gin ning fo cused onpri vate la bel busi ness—main tain ing its

high- quality, low- price, and fast- servicestan dards. The com pany keeps floor stockavail able, in which cus tom ers can or dersmaller runs from—with a 72-hour turn -around. Within the past cou ple of years,this com pany also has moved into ex portmar kets.

Prod ucts:Analgesics, vitamins, laxatives,suppositories, liquids (antiacids)

SalesCon tacts: Wayne Licker, Vice-President of Sales &

Marketing

GILRO LTD. ALMA PRO DUC ERSWest In dus trial Zone, P.O. Box 75, Bet Se mesh, 99000IS RAEL

Tel: (972) 2- 991- 4351Fax: (972) 2- 991- 2271

To tal Sales Vol ume: $7 mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, NorthAmer ica, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Gilro Ltd., a fam ily en ter prise, op er atedby Mr. Avi Gel bard, was founded in 1951.This well- established manu fac turer of hol -low wa fers, wa fers and ice cream cones,util izes pro duc tion pro cess that are at thefore front of hol low wa fer and rolled,baked ice cream cone tech nol ogy—a factac count ing for the prod ucts’ re mark abletaste and crisp ness.

Prod ucts: Ice cream cones, wafer & bakeryproducts

SalesCon tacts: Ron Sonnenfeld, Export Manager

GILSTER- MARY LEE CORP.1037 State St., P. O. Box 227, Ches ter, IL 62233 USA

Tel: (618) 826- 2361; (800) 851- 5371Fax: (618) 826- 2973URL: www.gilstser ma ry lee.com



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, Car ib bean,South Amer ica, Cen tral Amer ica

Pro file: Gilster- Mary Lee Cor po ra tion is amulti- million- dollar op era tion, po si -tioned as one of the lead ing pri vate la bel pro duc ers of food prod ucts in the U.S.,sell ing vir tu ally to eve ry one in the re tailtrade. The com pany be gan as a flourmill about 1959, then ex panded intocake mixes and other prod ucts. Thecom pany be gan as a family- run op era -tion, but in 1962 was in cor po rated. In1999, the com pany ac quired Jas perFoods (pri vate la bel mi cro wave pop -corn and ce re als). To day, Gilster- MaryLee pro duces more than 8,000 items in500+ pri vate la bel brands as well as un -der its own Hos pi tal ity la bel. The com -pany op er ates 14 manu fac tur ingfa cili ties in four states.

Prod ucts: Mixes (cakes and bread, pancake,drink, muffin, brownie, cookie,biscuit), ready-to-eat cereals, ,pasta, microwave popcorn, ,macaroni & cheese, stuffings,gelatins & puddings, dinners, rice& pasta, frosting,soup/sauces/gravy, marshmallowitems, coatings, frosting, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Robert W. Saak

GLAD SON & AS SO CI ATES1973 Ohio Street, Lisle, IL 60532

Tel: (630) 435-2200Fax: (630) 435- 0296URL: www.glad son.com



Pro file: Glad son & As so ci ates is a cate goryman age ment serv ices com pany, spe cial -

iz ing in plano gram de vel op ment and im -age and dimage date base de vel op ment.With more than 28 years of ex pe ri ence,the com pany is uniquely quali fied to sup -port mer chan dis ing and space man age -ment needs. Its ad di tional serv ices in cludede vel op ment of pro moti onal ma te ri als,new pack age de sign, mul ti me dia salestools, and training pro grams. Re cently, the com pany ac quired the Na tional Prod uctLi brary of In for ma tion Re sources Inc. (amar ket re searcher also in the SOUR CE -BOOK), form ing a joint ven ture to servethe e- commerce needs of IRI and Glad son. The li brary fea tures prod uct im ages andother data, which helps set re tail shelves instores.

Servicess:Category management, planograms,promotional materials, packagedesign, multimedia sales tools,training programs.

SalesCon tacts: Ted Gladson, President; Paul Waldron,

Senior Account Manager; Greg Gates,Account Manager (e-mail:[email protected])

GLOBAL MA TE RIAL TECH NOL OGY, INC.1540 E. Dun dee Rd., Ste. 210, Pala tine, IL 60067, USA

Tel: (847) 202- 7000; (800) soap- padFax: (847) 202- 9414URL: www.rho de sa meri can.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Cen tral and SouthAmer ica, South east Asia

Pro file: Global Ma te rial Tech nolo gies op er atesdif fer ent com pa nies, in clud ing Rho desAmeri can Co., one of the coun try’s old estand larg est pro duc ers of steel wool, as wellas a di ver si fied manu fac turer of paint ing,ad he sive coat ings, auto mo tive and in dust -rial prod ucts. This com pany was formedfrom Ameri can Steel Wool Manu fac -turring Co. (started in 1896) the firstmanu fac turer of steel wool in the U.S., and


James H. Rho des Co. (1889), a pro -ducer of chemi cal prod ucts. The firmop er ates plants in the U.S., China,South Af rica, and the Ukraine. In 1997,this firm ac quired Du rowool, Inc.,Queens Vil lage, NY, which has been ab -sorbed by GMT, Inc. founded in 1947,

Prod ucts: Consumer and institutional steelwool soap pads, no-rust soap pads, stainless steel and copperscourers.

SalesCon tacts: Alan Neustadter, Vice President

GLOBAL TIS SUE GROUP*1101 Lake land Ave., Bo he mia, NY 11716USA

Tel: (631) 419- 1300; (866) GTG-ONLYFax: (631) 4191304URL: www.gtgtissue.com



Pro file: Started in 1998, Global Tis sue Group hasemerged as one of the young est and fast est grow ing pa per converters in the U.S., sup -ply ing pri vate la bel and value branded pa -per prod ucts to every sales for mat. InNo vem ber 2005, the com pany un veil vedits new in no va tive, pat ented Tis sueK ups ,a fa cial tis sue dis penser is a 20- ounceplastic cup with a clear dome lid for tis suepop- up, filled with 50 two- ply tis sues. Tis -sueK ups is a part ner ship of Global Ti sueGroup and The Car Cups Com pany LLC.Global Tis sue Group has stepped up thetempo on pro duc ing Bounty brand com pa -ra ble qual ity for its ac counts. Also therehas been gert im prove ment in flexo graphic print ing for its pack ag ing. In Feb ru ary2008, the com pa ny plans to ex pand to anew dis tri bu tion fcil ity in Jack son ville, FL. The com pany pro vides cus tom ers with aT.A.D. (Through Air Dry) tech nol ogy forpa per tow els and nap kins.

Prod ucts:

Household roll towels, facialtissue, multi-ply napkins, bath tissue

SalesCon tacts: Philip Shaoul, Director of Business

Development

GNS FOODS, INC.(Div. of Grove/Natu ral En ergy Un lim ited)2109 E. Di vi sion Street, Ar ling ton, TX 76011 USA

Tel: (817) 795- 4671Fax: (817) 795- 4673


Ex port Mar kets: Rus sia, Ja pan, Mex ico, Spain

Pro file: GNS (Grove Natu ral Snacks) is the sup -plier/whole saler di vi sion of The Grove, a15- year- old air port con ces sions op era -tion—some 58 stores. The Grove, part ofNatu ral En ergy Un lim ited, New Or leans,stocks natu ral snacks, its own brand ofFrench Mar ket Cof fee Ex change gour metcof fees, and is a fran chi see of the I Can’tBe lieve It’s Yo gurt brand. The Grovestarted GNS Foods some six years ago tohan dle pro duc tion and dis tri bu tion for itsstores plus de velop out side busi ness. In 1994, GNS ac quired Acme Can dies Co.GNS spe cial izes in pe can prod ucts andhan dles trail mixes, nut mixes plus pack -aged gifts.

Prod ucts:Nuts, nut mixes, candies, trail mixes

SalesCon tacts: Malcolm S. Cohen

GOLD FOR EST**112 NC 41 Street, Mi ami, FL 33137 USATel: (305) 573-7370Fax: (305) 573-8719URLl: www.goldforest.com




Pro file: Gold for est is a brand ing and in den titycon sul tancy with a spe cialty in pri vatela bel mar ket ing, brand strat egy, andpack age de sign. Its ex per tise cen tersaround key ques tions, such as: Whenshould the brand name be the same asthe store name? What vis ual cues docon sum ers look for in pri vate la belpack age de sign? Should the pack ageimi tate or dif fer en ti ate from na tionalbrand pack ag ing? How does a com pany de velop and main tain iden tity stan dards across the pri vate la bel line?

Services: Package design, brand names,product identity, corporateidentity, advertising, collaterialmaterials

SalesCon tacts: Michael Gold, President; Lauren Gold,

Vice-President(e-mail:[email protected])

GOLD KIST, INC.244 Pe rime ter Ctr. Pkwy., At lanta, GA 30346 USA

Tel: (770) 393- 5000Fax: (770) 393- 5584URL: www.goldkist.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $1,600 Mil lionPe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, formerSo viet Un ion, Far East

Pro file: Gold Kist, es tab lished in 1933, is the sec -ond larg est poul try pro ducer in the U.S.Most types and forms of young broilerchicken prod ucts are proc essed in itsplants. The com pany ex ports more than 100 mil lion pounds of prod ucts world -wide. Its branded line re cently was re -named Gold Kist Farms.

Prod ucts: Cut-up chicken; fried chicken;formed chicken nuggets, patties,tenders; fully-cooked

wings,boneless/skinless breasts,IQF.

SalesCon tacts: Carl Pruett, Director Branded Sales; Alex

Stripling, Export Sales Manager; JudWilliams, Further Processed Sales Manager.

GOLDEN TEM PLE/SUN SHINE YOGI TEA1616 Pre uss Rd., Los An ge les, CA 90035 USA

Tel: (310) 275-9891Fax: (310) 275-2923



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1972, this firm’s pri vate la -bel busi ness started about 10 years ago,be gin ning with gra nola, museli ce real andlow- fat prod ucts. Golden Tem ple sup pliesprod uct to the gro cery and natu ral foodstrade. It also im ports and sup plies thosemar kets with herb and spice teas as well as or ganic foods. In 1995, the com pany in -stalled an Ima tea bag line, al low ing it tohan dle pro duc tion in- house.The com panycan pack age ce re als in tra di tional con tain -ers or in milk- style (cable- top) car tons.

Prod ucts:Organic cereals and candies, herbalteas, aromatherapy and massage oil

SalesCon tacts: Ranbir Bhai, Vice-President, Private Label

International Sales

GOLDSCHMIDT COS MET ICS, INC.72 Bridge Rd., Is lan dia, NY 11722 USA

Tel: (516) 234- 5900; (800) 323- 1203Fax: (516) 234- 5941URL: www.cos metix.com




Pro file: Goldschmidt Cos met ics is an in de pend -ent cos metic con trac tor, serv ing the pri -vate la bel and cus tom cos met icsin dus try since 1945. The com pany of -fers turn key serv ices, from con cept toconsumer- ready prod ucts. Its serv icesin clude: R&D, for mu la tion, con tain ers,deco rat ing, manu fac tur ing, fill ing, andpack ag ing—in any com bi na tion. Forcon tract cli ents, the com pany pro videsad di tional manu fac tur ing ca pac ity forpeak/over flow runs, new prod uct in tro -duc tions, sam ples, or items the cli entdoes not wish to run in its own fa cili ties.The com pany fills its cus tom ers’ needs,not just their prod ucts. Now un der de -vel op ment: cos me ceu ti cals (drugs witha cos metic or thera peu tic ef fect).

Prod ucts: Skin care, hair care,cosmeceuticals,aroma therapy,make-up, OTCs, molded sticks,children’s theatrical & noveltycosmetics

SalesCon tacts: Les Goldschmidt, MS, RPh,

Vice-President Sales (e-mail:[email protected])

GRANDMA EMI LIE BROWN, INC.(Af fili ated with Brown’s Bak ery, Inc.)505 Downs St., P.O. Box 1040, De fi ance, OH 43512 USA

Tel: (419) 784- 3330Fax: (419) 784- 5346



Pro file: Af fili ated with Brown’s Bak ery, Inc.,Grandma Emi lie’s started in June 1991and has since be come the larg est pro -ducer/sup plier of store brand fro zengar lic bread prod ucts in the UnitedStates. The com pany is cur rently sup -ply ing 38 states, cov er ing most of thelarg est su per mar ket re tail ers andwhole sal ers in the U.S. Brown’s Bak erytraces its roots back to 1873. Grandma

Emi lie prides it self in pro vid ing 85% of to -tal cases of store brand fro zen gar lic bread prod ucts. In fact, the com pany claims33% mar ket share of the 16- ouncenumber one seller in that cate gory. Thecom pany also prides it self on bak ing onlythe fin est qual ity prod ucts. GrandmaEmi lie Brown was the first to pack age gar -lic bread in me tal ized poly es ter film. To -day, 80% of the manu fac tur ers use asimi lar ma te rial. Its re cent prod ucts in -clude: thick- sliced gar lic toast (all natu ralin gre di ents for a lighter tex ture)-- 1- 3- ounce gar lic and 100% pure par me sancheese gar lic flavors; gar lic din ner rolls,and par me san cheese gar lic bread.

Prod ucts:Frozen garlic bread, frozen garlicbread sticks, frozen garlic subrolls.

SalesCon tacts: Bill R. Condrey, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing, 6007 Fairway Palms Ct., Tampa,FL 33647 (Phone: 813-971-0840; Fax:813-971-0948; e-mail:[email protected])

GREAT LAKES CHEESE CO., INC.17825 Great Lakes Pkw., P.O. Box 1806, Hi ram, OH44234- 1806, USA

Tel: (440) 834- 2500Fax: (440) 834- 1002

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%+

Ex port Mar kets: Puerto Rico

Pro file: This privately- held com pany was startedsome 39 years ago by a Swiss im mi grantwho, af ter be ing drafted into the Army,opened a two- man op era tion in Cleve land. In the early 1960s, the com pany en teredthe pri vate la bel busi ness as well. Thecom pany since has be come the sev enthlarg est cheese com pany in the U.S.—stillvery leanly op er ated, main tain ing closecon tact with its cus tom ers. In 1988, GreatLakes pur chased a ched dar cheese plant


in New York state and has since dis tin -guished it self with Gold Medal awardsin ched dar and Moz za rella cheese com -pe ti tion. Also the firm has in tro ducedpack ag ing in no va tions. The firm sellsblocks of ched dar, Moz za rella and Pro -vo lone to the in sti tu tional/food -serv icesec tor as well. To day, Great LakesCheese op er ates five plants, the new estopened two years ago in La Crosse, WI.

Prod ucts: Prepackage cheese; bars, slices,exact weight and random,shredded cheeses; bulk/blockMozzarella, Provolone, New YorkCheddar, Monterey Jack and bagsof dry sweet whey

SalesCon tacts: William Andrews, Director of Sales

GREEN CORE GROUP PLCSt. Ste phen’s Green House, Earls fort Ter race, Dub lin 2,IRELAND

Tel: +44 1- 332- 295295Fax: +44 1- 332- 292300URL: www.green core.com

To tal Fis cal 2006 Greencore Sales: $1.2 Bil lion(€901 Mil lion) +8.3%

Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 85% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: Ex clu sively West ern Europe

Pro file: In Janu ary 2001, Green core Group ac -quired Hazle wood Foods of the UK. Asa re sult, Green core’s to tal mar ket ingstrat egy has changed. In 2000, be forethe take over, some 25% of its saleswhere in con ven ience foods, 75% in in -gre di ents and Ag ri busi ness. For 2006,con ven ience foods domi nate at 92% ofsales, the re main ing 8% in in gre di entsand Agri busi ness. This new di rec ti oninto more con ven ience foods led Green -Core in No vem ber 2004 to bring all itscate gory busi nesses un der the Green -core name, uni fy ing its con ven iencefoods op era tions and to tally in te grat ingthe Hazle wood busi ness. The changeresulted in dropping the Hazlewood

name from each of the Group’sConvenience Foods businesses, cre at ingin stead: Green core Sand wiches (and itsra dial dis tri bu tion serv ice – Green coreFood Serv ices); Green core Pizza; Green -core Pre pared Foods; Green core ChilledSauces & Soups; Green core ChilledMeals; Green core Gro cery; Green coreMin eral Wa ter; Green core Cakes & Des -serts; Green core Con ti nen tal Con ven ience Foods; while also mak ing the Rob ertsGroup, a ma jor pro ducer of fro zen York -shire pud dings and des serts, Green coreFro zen Foods.

Up date: In April 2008, Green core ac -quired Home Made Brand Foods Inc.,New bury port, MA, a re gional North eastpro ducer of fresh foods. Green core USAplans to lend its ex per tise to the U.S. Firmand grow its chilled con ven ience foodmar ket in North Amer ica. Pri vate la bel isvery much part of this strat egy.

Prod ucts:convenience foods (chilled foods,prepared meals, dry groceries, etc.).

SalesCon tacts: Eoin Tonge, Group Capital Markets Director

(Tel: +353 1 605 1036

GRUPO DI COMER, S.A. DE C.V.(Car retera Mexico- Queretaro Km. 37.5) Con do minio In -dus trial Cuamatla, Bodega 9, Cu au tit lan Izcalli 54730,MEX ICO

Tel: +525 881- 1220Fax: +525 871- 2244E- Mail: gndil comer@in posel.net.1


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Spain, Bo livia, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Dil comer spe cial izes in manu fac tur ing.The com pany looks for stra te gic part nersin spe cific ter ri to ries, who can dis trib utethe prod uct. Both part ners share mar ket -ing ef forts in the pri vate la bel busi ness.The firm has been ac tive for 12 years. It islook ing for ward to es tab lish ing a long-


term re la tion ship with U.S. cus tom ers,of fer ing top- quality prod ucts. Dil comeris com mit ted to prod uct in no va tion.

Prod ucts: Powdered instant soft drinkmixes, portion packs (sachets)liquid portions, confectioneryfruit chews of taffy

SalesCon tacts: Jorge Ko vacs, Presi dent; Gab riel Na varro,

Area Mar ket ing Man ager

GUAN SOON HENG EDI BLE OIL SDN BHD(Sub sidi ary- Guan Soon Heng Hold ing SDNBHD)290, Ja lan Raja Laut, Kuala Lum pur 50350, MA LAY SIA

Tel: 603- 2915233Fax: 603- 2915970


Ex port Mar kets: China, Hong Kong, Sin ga pore,Paki stan, In dia, Saudi Ara bia, U.A.E.,Eng land, Hol land

Pro file: This com pany is one of the lead ing palm oil re fin er ies in Ma lay sia, pro duc ingand mar ket ing not only re fined palmoil, palm olien, palm stearin and palmfatty acid dis til late, but also a widerange of in dus trial fats—short en ing,mar ga rine, dough fats, and vege ta bleghee. The com pany can tailor- makeprod ucts to cus tom ers speci fi ca tions.Ad di tion ally, GSHEO pro duces con -sumer-packed items like cook ing oil.The com pany prides it self on qual ityand hy genic con cerns, sup ported withan ef fi cient qual ity con trol lab run bywell- trained and ex pe ri enced tech ni -cians. Its qual ity con trol staff regu larlypar tici pates in the Ameri can Oil Chem -ists Socie ty’s Smal ley Cross Check Pro -gram. GSHEO’s R&D de part mentkeeps a close lia sion with the Palm OilRe search In sti tute of Ma lay sia.

Prod ucts: Industrial margarine, shortening,dough fat; vegetable ghee; refined

bleached deororized palm oil, olien,and stearine; palm fatty acid; peppervinegar; mineral water

SalesCon tacts: Keh Soon Kion; Kheoh Soon Thian; Kheoh

Sin Lian (Phone: 605-8911266, Fax:605-8911051); Wan Hon Kong

GUSTIN KRA MER LIM ITED80 Doney Cres cent, Con cord, On tario L4K 3P1 CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 738- 5656Fax: (905) 738- 1462URL: www.gustink ra mer.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico, Ja pan, Ko -rea, United King dom, West ern Europe

Pro file: Started in 1963, the com pany is a full- service sup plier of ex clu sive brands inboth the U.S. and Can ada. Its prod ucts are manu fac tured in a 100,000- squarefoot fa -cil ity out side of To ronto and dis trib utedthrough four ware houses in the U.S. Thefirm sup plies ma jor gro cery, dis count, and de part ment store chains and ware houseclubs. It also spe cial izes in the de vel op ment of ex clu sive brand pro grams for to tal cate -gory man age ment.

Prod ucts:Coffee filters, sheet fabricsoftener.

SalesCon tacts: Erick Berke, President; Paul Cartwright,

North American Sales Manager, ConsumerProducts (e-mail;[email protected]); TorreyGlass, Executive Vice-President

GWB FOODS1955 54th Street, Brook lyn, NY 11204 USA

Tel: (718) 492- 2400Fax: (718) 258- 0733URL: www.gwbfoods.com



Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Mid dle East,Europe, Af rica, Asia,

Pro file: Started in 1983, GWB Foods im me di -ate ly en tered the pri vate la bel busi ness.Its po si tion has been to du pli cate popu -lar baked items that the lead ing brandname bak er ies pro duce, pro vid ing qual -ity as good as if not bet ter, as well aspro duc ing spe cialty items. The com -pany, for ex am ple, ca ters to its cus tom -ers needs, pro vid ing up scale items likeliq uid cream- filled Ital ian cook ies orwa fer rolls, as spe cialty items, or work -ing on sugar- free wa fers, us ing Sor bi tolin the rec ipe as an al ter na tive sweet ener.

Prod ucts: Wafer rolls, rice casseroles,creme cookies, water (mineral,regular), bagel chips, snacks,baked goods.

SalesCon tacts: Jerry Greene, Jay Weinstein.

HABA, DI VI SION OF DAVION, INC.29- 75 Riv er side Ave., Build ing # 10, New ark, NJ07104 USA

Tel: (973) 485- 0793Fax: (973) 485- 0025URL: www.haba-davion.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, Europe, Car ib bean,New Zea land, South America

Pro file: HABA traces its be gin nings back to theearly 1970s. The com pany was an out -growth of Cos metica, Inc., a con tractpack ager to both the cos metic andhealth and beauty aids in dus try. HABAen tered into the manu fac tur ing of storebrand prod ucts in the late 1970s. Thecom pany ini tially mar keted nail pol ishre mover to stores and revo lu tion ized

that in dus try by be ing the first to pack agenail pol ish re mover in plas tic bot tles,which even tu ally led to the na tionalbrands fol low ing its lead. The com panyhas ex tended its prod uct base by add ingthe en tire baby cate gory and is com mit tedto be ing in no va tive rather than a cop ier ofna tional brands. Some of its new est prod -ucts in clude; deep cleans ing pore strips,makeup re mover tis sues, oil ab sorb ing tis -sues, and over night acne blem ish re mov -ing patches. HABA is now the ex clu sivemanu fac turer and dis tribu tor of a to tallypat ented nail pol ish re mover sys tem,called TAKE IT OFF CLEAN, which in -cor po rates a bot tle and an in stant jar re -mover.

Prod ucts:Baby powder, baby oil, babyshampoo,cornstarch baby powder,deoderant body powder, medicatedbody powder, nail polish remover,petroleum jelly, pore cleaningstrips, tissues (makeup, oilabsorbing), acne blemish removingpatches

SalesCon tacts: James A. Placa, President

C. HAHNE MUH LENWERKEMuh len strase 37, Lohne, D- 32584 GER MANY

Tel: +49 5731- 781 300Fax: +49 5731- 781 500URL: www.hahne.deTo tal Sales Vol ume: $50 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 60%

Ex port Mar kets: World wide, 50 coun tries

Pro file: Founded in 1848, C. Hahne to day is one of the lead ing pri vate la bel sup pli ers of ce re -als in Europe. En ter ing the re tail sec torwith clas si cal rolled oats, the com pany be -gan sup ply ing store brands in the 1970s.To day, Hahne serves the top Euro pean re -tail ers as well as the in dus try with mod ernbreak fast ce re als. In 2001, the com panyac quired an other Euro pean ce real com -pany.


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Prod ucts: Breakfast cereals: toastedcornflakes, rolled oats,mueslies, extruded cereal; mueslibars; organically grown grainhealth foods

SalesCon tacts: Zsolt von Berzsenyi, Sales Director;

Sophie Monzat; Jorg Michael Zamek(e-mail: [email protected])

HAL PAK PLAS TICS INC.*360 Mar cus Blvd., Deer Park, LI, NY 11729 USA

Tel: (631) 242- 1100Fax: (631) 242- 6150URL: www.hal pak.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, Cen tralAmer ica, South Amer ica, Can ada

Pro file: In busi ness since 1971, Hal pak has be -come a pack ag ing pio neer, in tro duc ingits spe cially-welded Vi nyl Dri- Sealsleeve com part ment(s), al low ing for thecom bi na tion of two, three or moreunique size and shaped prod ucts intoone space- saving pack age. The com -pany of fers more than 40 dif fer ent sizepre- forms for neck band seal ing. Whenneck band seal ing is not pos si ble, Hal -pak’s SoniK- Bag, a sonically- weldedsys tem, makes tamper evi dence pos si -ble, while se cur ing any pre mium to thepri mary prod uct.

Prod ucts: Patented packaging concepts, such as TWinSleeve, SoniK Bag, andHalstrips

SalesCon tacts: Hal Kaplan, CEO; Rose Becchina, Sales

Service Manager.

HANS MANN’S MILLS INC.336 Court Street, P.O. Box 970, Bing ham ton, NY 13902 USA

Tel: (607) 722- 1372Fax: (607) 722- 9150E- Mail: hans [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: France, Spain, United King dom,Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: Hans mann’s Mills traces its ori gins backto 1832, when it was es tab lished as Tan -ners Mill, then re named the Ro ra paughMill, tak ing its name from a Civil Warcap tain who pur chased the op era tion in1865. By 1911, Fre der ick H. Hans mannbe came pro prie tor and in 1933 for mu lated his fa mous self- rising pan cake mixes.These prod ucts were be lieved to be thefirst in the U.S. to of fer a “just add wa ter”fea ture. To day, the firm of fers three typesof bak ing mixes: health- conscious, pre -mium, and stan dard for mu las. Pri vate la -bel busi ness recently has de vel oped into ama jor com mit ment. Its lat est prod uct in -to duc tion: a full line of instore bak erymixes (cakes, do nuts, pas try creams, etc.)

Prod ucts:Baking mixes—muffins, bread, cake,brownnies, pancake, generalpurpose, in-store bakery mixes

SalesCon tacts: Eileen Lawyer (Phone: 607-859-2443)

HAR RIS TEA CO.344 New Al bany Rd., Moore stown, NJ 08057Tel: (856) 793- 0290; (888) 561-5017Fax: (856) 793- 0283URL: www.har ris tea.com



Pro file: Har ris Tea is the larag est blen desr andpacker of pri vate la bel teas in NorthAmer ica. The com pany op er ates threepro duc tion fa cili ties in the U.S. Plus aplant in In dia. Its ex per ti ese stsrsetchesback to some 160 years of tea ex pesrtise, as part of Har ris Free man & com pany LP,


Ana heim, CA. The later ac quired thepri vate la bel busil ness of Tetley USA inOc to ber 2002.

Prod ucts: Tea Bags, Loose Tea, Instant Tea,Iced T4ea Mix; teas (black, green,white, specialty, herbal, organic),Fair Trade Teas

SalesCon tacts: Bob Hackel, Vicje-President Sales;

Richard Haas, Vice President ofMarketling

HEALTH PROD UCTS CORP.1060 Nep per han Ave., Yonk ers, NY 10703 USA

Tel: (914) 423- 2900Fax: (914) 963- 6001


Ex port Mar kets: China, Bra zil, Para guay, Ar gen -tina, Rus sia, Is rael, Swit zer land, Leba non.

Pro file: This privately- owned com pany cele -brated its 25th year of busi ness in 1998.The firm be gan as a vi ta min spe cialtymanu fac turer and grew to be come afull- brand vi ta min sup plier as well as ama jor sup plier of store brand spe cialtyvi ta mins and over- the- counter drugprod ucts. En ter ing the oral care prod -uct busi ness, the firm launched a suc -cess ful bak ing soda prod uct line. To day, through its sig nifi cant growth since1984, Health Prod ucts Corp. is a ma jorpro ducer of ex clu sive brand health andper sonal care prod ucts. An es ti mated30% of its sales go to ex port mar ketsNew prod ucts include: a stop- smokingitem, diet gum, and a pain re lief item.

Prod ucts: Toothpaste, mouthwash,tooth-whitening paste, vitamins,natural vitamins, HBA and OTCdrugs, creams, lotions, herbalproducts.

SalesCon tacts: Gina Gilleece, Export Department

HEALTH LIFE LIM ITED(Sub sidi ary of D.C.C. Plc)

Charlestown House, Ot ley Road, Bail don, Ship ley, WestYork shire BD17 7JS, UNITED KING DOM

Tel: +44 1274- 595021Fax: +44 1274- 581515URL: www.dcc.ie

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $300 Mil lion (€234.3 Mil lion) +10.7%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: 30+ coun tries world wide: West & East Europe, Mid dle East, Af rica, Car ib bean

Pro file: Health life, based in West York shire, wases tab lished in 1962. The com pany has op -er ated as a wholly- owned sub sidi ary ofD.C.C. Plc, Dub lin, since 1996. Health life,one of the UK’s lead ing pro duc ers of vi ta -mins, min er als, and die tary sup ple ments,supplies prod ucts un der its Health lifebrand as well as pri vate la bel brands. Itsnew prod uct de vel op ment and nu tri tionalre search has led to de vel op ment of abeauty sys tem for hair, nail and skin care.DCC Health care (its cur rent iden ti fi ca -tion) car ries a strong busi ness in in tra ve -ne ous phar ma caeu tic als and re latedde vices. Its Health and Beauty So lu stionsgrowth fo cuses on nu traceu ti cals. Thecom pany de vel ops prod ucts in- house andout sources manufac tur ing, mainly in Asiaand east ern Europe.

Prod ucts: Beauty sys tem (pre mium hair & naircare, skin care) plus vi ta mins &sup ple ments

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Robin M. Cal vert, Ex port Sales Man ager

HEALTHY ‘N FIT AD VANCED NU TRI TION435 York town Rd., Cro ton on Hud son, NY 10461 USA

Tel: (914) 271-6040Fax: N/A



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, Af rica,Pa cific Rim, Can ada, Aus tra lia—morethan 40 coun tries world wide

Pro file: Cele brat ing its 20th year of busi ness in1996, Healthy ‘N Fit In ter na tional, Inc.has es tab lished it self as an in no va torand pio neer in vi ta mins, min er als, nu -tri tional sup ple ments, and sports nu tri -tional prod ucts. In 1979, the com panyin tro duced 100% Egg Pro tein pow dersas a pro tein source.Two years later, thefirm pio neered with the in tro duc tion ofnatu ral ster ols (from plants) for body -build ing. More re cently, the com panyde buted the first 100% ion ex changewhey amino ac ids—for mu lat ing pro tein into its most us able form (pep tide bondamino ac ids) to aid in the in crease ofbody mus cle. This patent- pendingprod uct is said to yield the high est ni tro -gen ab sorp tion, utili za tion and re ten tion pos si ble. In de pendent test ing and ana -lyti cal data sup ports this laboratory- certified prod uct. Sports nu tri tion isonly one spe cialty seg ment of Healthy‘N Fit Ad vanced Nu tri tional prod ucts.The firm also pro duces more than 100vi ta min, min eral and nu tri tional sup -ple ments —from A to Z, in clud ing cus -tom for mu la tions. Po si tioned as are searcher and de vel oper, the com panypro vides graph ics and pack age/la bel de -signs (in clud ing multi- lingual ca pa bil -ity), prod uct for mu la tions, plus rawma te rial avail ablity for op ti mum costsav ings. Ad di tion ally, the firm pro videsfree con sult ing, lab sup port, pi lot runsto large- scale pro duc tion, and medi calcon sul ta tion by doc tors. Its AAT (Ad -vanced Ana bolic Tech nol ogy) for mu la -tiions are pro moted as well.

Prod ucts: Vitamins, minerals, nutritionalsupplements, sports nutritionalproducts—advanced nutritionalproducts, capsules, caplets,liquids, and powders plus customformulations.

SalesCon tacts: Robert J. Sepe, President

HEALTH- MARK DI AG NOS TICS, LLC3341 South west 15th St., Pom pano Beach, FL 33069,USA

Tel: (954) 979-0400Fax: (954) 979- 1241URL: www.health-check.com

www.tech chem.com



Pro file: Health- Mark Di ag nos tics is a primesource for home health tests and medi caldi ag nos tic de vices to the OTC mar ket inboth a pri vate la bel and brand format.The com pany is af fili ated with Tech ni calChemi cals & Prod ucts Inc. (TCPI), aglobal lead ing manu fac turer of medi caldi ag nos tic tests with many prod ucts suitedfor drug -store chains, su per mar kets, dis -count stores, and other re tail ers. Health- Mark po si tions it self as a manu fac turerand brand mar keter, which de vel ops pro -grams that gen er ate higher profit mar ginsfor its cus tom ers. The com pany now seeksto ex pand its pri vate la bel busi ness withnew in no va tive home health test prod uctsto meet the needs of its cus tom ers. Prod -ucts will be fea tured at re tail lo ca tions incol or ful dis plays la beled as Health TestCen ters as well as on- shelf place ment.

Prod ucts:One-Step One Minute ™pregnancytests (mid-stream and slide format)in one and two test packages, OneStep™ ovulation detection kit, andother diagnostic tests

SalesCon tacts: Bob Morrow

HEALTH CARE NU TRI TION ALS1525 West Busi ness Park Drive, Orem, UT 84058 USA

Tel: (801) 225- 6367; (888) 225- 6080Fax: (801) 225- 6610; (888) 225- 6090



Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, Pa cific Rim, Europe,Nor way

Pro file: Health Care Nu tri tion als is a pri vate la -bel manu fac turer of nu tri tional healthcare prod ucts, rang ing from for mu lasfor weight loss and fit ness to single- itemherbal prod ucts. Cus tom ers (in clud ingre tail ers and health food out lets) canchoose from a pre- formulated prod uctline and put their name or brand ontheir own la bel. Un der Health Care Nu -tri tion als Ex press La bel Pro gram, cus -tom ers can also choose from two stylesof pre- designed la bels (pha ma ceu ti cal or bo tani cal) and have their name andphone number im printed on the la bel.This pro gram is avail able with no set- up or art work costs nor mally as so ci atedwith cus tom la bel ing. The lead time canbe as lit tle as 24 hours, al low ing fornext- day ship ping. Vol ume re quire ment starts with as few as 12 bot tles per item

Prod ucts: Herbal supplements (single itemherbs and multiple ingredientformulas), liquid, powder, andlotion/cream nutritional helathcare products

SalesCon tacts: Bret Rawson (Mail Order Companies,

Food Co-ops, home businesses); HowardPetersen (Grocery and Mass Retailers);Bill Stephens (Health Food and DrugStores). Brokers are welcome to inquire.

HOME PLACE FOOD GROUP, LTD.100 Creek side Drive, George town, KY 40324, USA

Tel: (606) 278- 9535Fax: (606) 846- 4715



Pro file: Henry M. Fraley, Jr., presi dent ofHome Place Food Group, has more than

45 years’ ex pe ri ence in the gro cery in dus -try, rang ing from sourcing to mar ket ing.His com pany sources qual ity prod uctsfrom around the world, work ing with sup -pli ers or re tail/whole sale part ners. Thefirm pref ers to work with com mit ted part -ners with whom it would grant ex clu siv ityin their mar ket ing ar eas. Two ma jor la -bels of fered on an ex clu sive ba sis: Home -Place and King Saver. Its pri vate la belpro gram in cludes cus tom ized la bel de sign, qual ity con trol, freight con soli da tion, ne -go tia tion and sourcing, power buyer, toll- free cus tomer hot line, mar ket ing de vel op -ment re sources, ex ecu tive in volve ment atevery level.

Prod ucts:Canned fruits and vegetables, juices and beverages, condiments, cereals,soups, seafood, and canned meats,baking supplies, cookies, candies andsnacks, household chemicals, paperproducts

SalesCon tacts: Henry M. Fraley, Jr., Presi dent

HONEE BEAR CANNING

72100 M-40 South, P.O. Box 907, Law ton, MI 49065USA

Tel: (269) 624-4681Fax: (269) 624- 6009URL: www.hon ee bear.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Pa cific Rim,Australia

Pro file: This com pany claims to be the larg est as -para gus can ner in Michi gan and the larg -est pri vate la bel sup plier of as para gus inthe world. The com pany also canns fruits(cher ries, blue ber ries, plums, etc.) in syrup or wa ter. It bran is “Michi gan Made.”

Prod ucts:Canned asparagus & fruits

SalesCon tacts: N/A


HOR MEL FOODS COR PO RA TIONNYSE: HRL

1 Hor mel Place, Aus tin, MN 55912- 3680 USA

Tel: (507) 437- 5600Fax: (507) 437- 5120URL: www.hor mel-spd.com

To tal Fis cal 2003 Sales Vol ume: $4.2 Bil lion +7.7Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: None

Pro file: Hor mel, a lead ing manu fac turer of food prod ucts since 1891 and for merly called Geo. A. Hor mel & Co., in mid- 1996,dis tin guished it self by be ing awardedISO- 9002 cer ti fi ca tion for its gela -tin/spe cial ized pro teins plant in Dav en -port, IA. Its Spe cialty Prod ucts Di vi sionof fers a com plete line of pri vate la belsugar- based and sugar- free gela tin des -serts, in stant and cooked pud dings anddrink mixes, canned meats, boul lion,and Mexi can sauces. Hor mel has been a leader in the pri vate la bel des sert cate -gory for more than 35 years. Its 80,000- squarefoot dry- mix plant, lo cated inthe Chi cago area, is dedi cated to pro -duc ing gela tin des serts and pud dings.The firm of fers a com plete pri vate la belpro gram, in clud ing pack age de sign andpro duc tion, mar ket ing, le gal, re searchand de vel op ment sup port, and com peti -tive pric ing.

Prod ucts: Gelatin desserts, SF gelatindesserts, instant and cookedpuddings, SF instant puddings,powdered drink mixes, cocoas,canned meats, Mexican sauces,boullion

SalesCon tacts:

Greg Baskin, Cor po rate Manager- Private La bel/Con tract Pack ag ing (Ex -ten sion # 5603, e- mail: gkbaskin@hor -mel.com); Randy Swat fager, Sales &Mar ket ing Manager- Retail Pri vate la -bel (Ex ten sion # 5600, e- mail: reswat -fager@hor mel.com)

HOS PI TAL SPE CIALTY CO.Ho spe co’s Retail Div. of Tran zo nic Com pa nies670 Al pha Dr., High land Heights, OH 44143 USA

Tel: (440) 720-1800; (800) 321- 9832Fax: (440) 720-4191URL: www.ho speco.com



Pro file: Hos pi tal Spe cialty Co., an 87- plus- year- old com pany in busi ness since 1919, is nostranger to the part ner ship re la tion ship.The com pany has changed dra mati callythrough ac qui si tions, new prod uct line in -tro duc tions and ex pan sion of its prod uct,ware hous ing and dis tri bu tion fa cili ties.The firm now op er ates three fac to ries inthe U.S. and 12 ware houses in NorthAmer ica, all stra te gi cally lo cated to pro -vide su pe rior cus tomer serv ice. DBA Ho -speco, the com pany is one of the larg estmanu fac tur ers of per sonal care prod uctsfor pri vate la bel. Its par ent com pany, TheTran zo nic Com pa nies, Cleve land, was ac -quired by Lin sa lata Capi tal Part ners in1998. Tran zo nic gen er ates sales of some$200 mil lion, cov er ing per sonal hy giene,wash room su plies and ac ces so ries, wip ingand clean ing sup plies, and safety prod ucts. These prod ucts are sold to the in dustrial,in sti tu tional, and con sumer sec tors.

Prod ucts: Sanitary napkins, disposable babydiapers, adult incontinenceproducts, adult/baby wipes.

SalesCon tacts: Beth Richman, Vice-President Private Label;

Paul Marion, Vice-President, Sales &Marketing; Bill Hemann, President (e-mail:[email protected])

THE HOUSE OF WEB STER, INC.1013 North 2nd St., P.O. Box 1988,Rogers, AR 72757- 1988 USA


Tel: (501) 636- 4640Fax: (501) 636- 2974URL: www/houseof web ster.com



Pro file: The House of Web ster, since 1934, hasbeen serv ing the busi ness and pro fes -sional com mu nity needs with ap pre cia -tion gifts for their cus tom ers, ven dorsand em ploy ees. The firm also manu fac -tures pri vate la bel prod ucts, such aspre serves, jel lies, syr ups, sal sas andother con di ments—a busi ness it has ad -dressed for the past 10 years.

Prod ucts: Business food gift packages,preserves, jellies, syrups, salsasand other condiments.

SalesCon tacts: Dale Webster, President

HUD SON UNI VER SAL LTD.213 South Van Brunt Street, Engle wood, NJ 07631USA

Tel: (201)567- 7740; (800)526- 1032,Fax: (201) 507- 3769E- Mail: [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral Amer ica

Pro file: This 60- year- old firm is now op er atedby the third gen era tion of the origi nalfam ily found ers. The com pany startedas a manu fac tu rer of pipes (for smok -ing), then switched to sun glasses anddis plays. To day, Hud son Uni ver salclaims to provide the most up- to- datestyles within its price range (at re tail) offrom $3.99 up to 420 per item.

Prod ucts: Reading glasses, sun glasses

SalesCon tacts: Melvyn W. Lurie, Vice-President of Sales

HUHTA MAKI FOOD SERVICE9201 Pack ag ing Dr., De soto, KS 66018 USA

Tel: (913) 583-8676Fax: (913) 583-8206URL: www.huh ta maki.com



Pro file: Founded in the early 1930s as a pro ducerof food-serv ice items and soon af ter wardbe com ing a mar ket leader, sup ply ing dis -tribu tors and re tail ers na tion wide, Ny man Mfg. Co., East Provi dence, RI, was ac -quired by The Chi net Co., which in turn,in 1999, was merged into Huh ta maki ofFin land and re named Huh ta maki FoodServ ice Inc. The com pany for merly han -dled re tail in Al bert ville, AL; whilefoodserv ice was man aged from Wa ter ville, ME. This all has been con soli dated in De -soto, KS. The Chi net name has be come aglobal brand, sold in the Ameri cas,Europe, and Oceania. It joins Huh ta -maki’s other brands Bibo in Europe andLily in Oceania. Huh ta maki Okyi is a €2.3 bil lion con sumer pack ag ing com pany.Its past his tory as a con glom er ate in volved con fec tion ery pro duts and phar ma ceu ti -cals.

Prod ucts:Disposable Plastic Plates, Bowls,Cups

SalesCon tacts: Russ McCann, National Sales Manager

HUISH DE TER GENTS, INC.(To be re named The Sun Prod ucts Corp.)

3540 w. 1987 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 USA

Tel: (801) 975- 3100; (800) 776-6702Fax: (801) 97503249URLl: www.huish.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $2 Bil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A



Pro file: Estab lished in 1976, this privately- owned manu fac turer of laun dry de ter -gents and house hold clean ing prod uctshas es tab lished mar ket lead er ship in laun dry de ter gents and fab ric softeners, com mand ing an es ti mated 90% mar ket share of the store brand house holddetergent busi ness in the U.S. The com -pany is sec ond only to Proc ter & Gam -ble in terms of ton nage in over allhouse hold de ter gent sales in the U.S. Its lead er ship has been based upon its re in -vest ment of capi tal into its busi ness tokeep ahead tech no logi cally with the lat -est prod uct/pack ag ing in no va tions, anda with goal to ward ver ti cally in te grat ing its op era tions. Huish op er ates its ownpack age mold ing op era tion for pails,lids, bot tles; its own print ing fa cili tiesfor la bels; its own car ton form ing ma -chin ery; and its own sur fac tant plant.Its prod uct is pro duced out of fourplants, sup ported by a dedi cated Re -search and De vel op ment fa cil ity inHous ton. The com pany pro duces bothpri vate la bels and its own value brands,pri mar ily un der the Sun brand. Huishalso con tract manu fac tur ers for topbranded com pa nies, such as Clo rox,Uniliver, and Colgate- Palmolive. In late 2006, Huish made it first ven ture intoper sonal and body care with the ac qui -si tion of the White Rain Co., from Dia -mond Prod ucts Co., Bran don, FL. As are sult, Huish added a line of sham poos,con di tion ers, mousse, gel, body wash,and hair spray, all un der the WhiteRain brand. In March 2007, Ves tarCapi tal Part ners, New York, pur chased a ma jor ity own er ship of Huish andthat’s when things at Huish really gotex cit ing. In July 2008, Ves tar agreed tobuy the laun dry busi ness of Uni le ver inthe U.S., Can ada, and Puerto Rico,which in cludes the All, Wisk, Sun light,Surf, and Snug gle brands for $1.5 bil -lion. This busi ness will be merged withHuish and a new com pany, called TheSun Prod ucts Corp., will be formed,rep re sent ing sales of $2 bil lion+

Prod ucts: Automatic dish detergent, gels &tabs, all fabric bleach, fabricsoftener sheets and liquid, low

suds detergents, window cleaner,prewash, heavy duty liquiddetergents, high suds detergents,all purpose cleaners, liquid dish,oxygen laundry & satin removers,Ultra detergents.

SalesCon tacts: Earnie Redfearn, Sr. Vice-President, Private

Label

HUMCO HOLD ING GROUP, INC.7400 Alu max Drive, Tex ar kana, TX 75501 USA

Tel: (903) 831- 7808; (800) 662- 3435Fax: (903) 831- 7736URL: www.hum co .com


Ex port Mar kets: Ber muda, Guam, Puerto Rico, Vir -gin Is lands

Pro file: For 128 years, the HUMCO brand hasbeen rec og nized for high- quality pack ingand dis tri bu tion of tra di tional use wetsand drys. In 1994, the com pany be gan acharted course of growth and ex pan sionun der new own er ship. The firm sup pliesma jor whole sal ers, hos pi tal buy inggroups, gov ern ment con tracts, and massmer chan dis ers. Lead prod ucts in clude al -co hols, com pound ing pow ders, and OTCfirst- aid items. HUMCO has led a drive topri vate la bel these prod ucts for its cus tom -ers, work ing with in di vid ual ac counts topro vide the op ti mum prod uct as sort mentfor plano grams, end- cap de signs, cus tomfor mu la tions, in- house la bel de sign, andcus tom mar ket ing ma te ri als. Its phar ma -cists, chem ists, qual ity and tech ni cal staffare on hand to of fer opt ions and com pa ra -bil ity test ing on pack ag ing and sta bil ity for both glass and plas tic con tain ers and clo -sures. HUM CO’s 122,000- squarefoot fa -cil ity is a com plete in- house op era tion forcus tomer serv ice, sales, manu fac tur ing,and dis tri bu tion.

Prod ucts:Powders and liquids, includingalcohols, benzoin compoundtincture, boric acid , castor oil,


calamine lotion, epsom salts,essential oils, hydrogen peroxide, mercuroclear, milk of magnesia,syrups

SalesCon tacts: Terry Couch, Vice-President of Sales;

Ron Gallaway, General Manager

HUNTER GRAPH ICS PKG DSN140 N. Or lando Ave. (Ste. 150), Win ter Park, FL 32789,USA

Tel: (407) 644- 2060Fax: (407) 644- 0957URL: www.hunter graph ics.com



Pro file: This com pany spe cial izes in the de signand pro duc tion sup port of pack ag ing,la bels, and col lat er als for pri vate la belpro grams. Its ex per tise cov ers new crea -tive ideas and copy, re in for ce ment ofbrand iden tity, pro vid ing an ar chivesys tem to man age large lines. HunterGraph ics has both art ists and tech ni -cians on staff to take its cli ents’ ideasand lay outs into the pro duc tion stage.The com pany ad di tion ally pro videselec tronic or tra di tional prepress as re -quired, de signs for im port or ex port, aswell as braille on new or ex ist ing pack -ag ing. This firm also does web sites, print me dia ads and a full range of printedcol lat er als. Call for re views and esti -mates.

Prod ucts: Design and production support ofpackaging, labels, and collateralsfor private label programs

SalesCon tacts: John Hunter (e-mail:

[email protected])

HY DRA S.A.5, route Na tion ale 68690 Moosch, FRANC E

Tel: +33 89.38.16.00Fax: +33 89.38.16.21


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, Far East

Pro file: Hy dra spe cial izes in hy giene cot ton prod -ucts and man ages all the steps of themanu fac tur ing pro cess from the raw cot -ton to the fin ished items. The com panysup plies the ma jor French su per mar ketchains, while some 35% of its turn overgoes to ex port. Re cently, the com pany ex -panded its pro duc tion ca pac ity by 6,000m2. A new prod uct ad di tion: the “Hy draTwin” double- side cot ton pad, fea tur ingtwo mul ti pur pose, light em bossed sided,of fer ing im proved three- dimensionalstrength—can’t be torn, di vided orfleeced.

Prod ucts:Round make-up pads, square make-uppads, cotton buds, cotton balls,pleated cotton.

SalesCon tacts: Mr. A. Kleiber

HY SAN/AMP(Owned by Spe cialty Chemi cal Re sources, Inc.)

1055 South Free way Dr., Ma ce do nia, OH 44056, USA

Tel: (330) 467- 4195; (800) 321- 9500Fax: (330) 468- 1365; (800) 947- 8750


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica, Far East

Pro file: In May 1997, the name and brand of Hy -san Cor po ra tion, founded in 1926 and oneof the larg est pri vate la bel manu fac tur ersof spe cialty chemi cals in the U.S., was ac -quired by Spe cialty Chemi cal Re sources,Inc., a pro ducer of aero sols and cus tom -ized pack ag ing. Hy san/AMP has the


manu fac tur ing and pack ag ing ca pa bili -ties to pro duce more than 750 dif fer entprod ucts in a va ri ety of forms, in clud ing aero sols, liq uids, and pow ders.

Prod ucts: Disinfectants, tub & tile cleaners, furniture care, air fresheners,insecticides, de-greasers, generalpurpose cleaners

SalesCon tacts: Fred Lombardi

I.A.A.S.A.Ruta 8 km. 60 - Par que In dus trial Pi lar - Calle 24 - Lote35 (B1630CFA) Pi lar, Prov. De Bue nos Ai res,ARGENTINATel: +54 2322 496 714Fax: +54 2322 496 716URL: www.iaasa.net


Ex port Mar kets: EE. UU, Chile, United States

Pro file: IAASA (In dus trias Ali men ti cias Ar gen -ti nas S.A.), con sti tuted in 1998, is themar ket leader in Ar gen tina with an80% share in fro zen piz zas. Its pri vatela bel busi ness is strong, cov er ing thema jor re tail ers, such as Bell’s, Car re -four, Jumbo, Wal- Mart, and LeaderPrice. The com pany of fers 12 dif fer entprod ucts of deep fro zen pizza in 31, 28,24, and 18 cm sizes. They can be keptup to 8 months af ter the pack ing date,since the prod uct is frozen at -18 de -grees C. Piz zas, which all ful fill ISO9002 re quire ments, come in mo za rella,ham and red pep per, on ion and cheese.No pre serva tives or ad di tives are used.

Prod ucts: Frozen pizzas

SalesCon tacts: Sr. Federico Valobra

IM PE RIAL FLA VOURS INC.7550 Tor bram Road, Mis sis sauga, On tario L4T 3L8CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 678- 6680Fax: (905) 678- 6684


Ex port Mar kets: China, Ja pan, Tai wan, Hong Kong,Thai land, Eng land, Ger many, France, Spain

Pro file: This com pany is one of Cana da’s larg estpri vate la bel pack ers of fro zen juices anddrinks con cen trates for the re tail in dus try.Im pe rial Fla vours also is one of Cana da’spre mier sup pli ers to the dairy in dus try ofice cream bases and yo gurt bases, whichin clude granola- base crunchs. The com -pany is now pro duc ing scotch mints andother re lated coated con fec tion ery prod -ucts. Also, the firm packs health- relatedbev er ages for medi cal com pa nies that sup -ply hos pi tals in North Amer ica. Im pe rialhas a com plete re tort sys tem in place topro duce the re quired items.

Prod ucts:Frozen juice and drinkconcentrates, ice cream bases andflavors, scotch mints coatedconfectionery items, ready-to-servehealth drinks

SalesCon tacts: Ed Choy, President; John Borkowski,

Vice-President; Andrew Wiber, RegionalSales (Phone: 604-940-1417; Fax:604-940-1417)

IM PE RIAL HOLLY COR PO RA TIONAMEX: IHK

8016 High way 90A, Sugar Land, TX 77478 USA

Tel: (713) 491- 9181Fax: (713) 491- 9198URL: www.im pe ri al holly.com



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Pro file: Im pe rial Holly has cata pulted it self intothe number one po si tion as the lead ingpublicly- owned sugar com pany in theUnited States. In De cem ber 1997, thecom pany ac quired Sa van nah Foods,which was op er ated as one of the topthree sugar proc es sors in the U.S. (Sa -van nah Foods op er ated the sub sidi ary,Michi gan Sugar Co., Sagi naw, MI.) Sa -van nah has brought ar ti fi cial sweet enerpri vate la bel busi ness to Im pe rial Holly.Im pe rial Holly had pre vi ously pur -chased Spreck els Sugar, West Pleas ant,CA, in 1996. The com pany in 1988 waspri vately-owned, op er at ing as Im pe rialSugar, un til it pur chased publicly- owned Holly Sugar Corp, thus re nam -ing it self Im pe rial Holly. In 1998, thecom pany signed an agree ment to pur -chase the $125 mil lion Dia mond Crys tal Spe cialty Foods, Inc., Wil ming ton,MA—a ma jor sup plier of nu tri tionaldry mixes,sauces, sea son ings, drinkmixes and des serts to the food- serviceand health care in dus tries. Im pe rialHolly plans to dove tail this busi ness inwith its Dixie Crys tals Brands foodservice di vi sion in Sa van nah, GA. DixieCrys tals sup plies sugar and non- sugarsingle- service prod ucts to the foodservice and health care sec tor as well.Im pe rial Holly now sells to all 50 states.The firm also sup plies in gre di ents to thein dus trial mar ket.

Prod ucts: Granulated sugar, powderedsugar, brown sugars artificial.

SalesCon tacts: Bob Baldwin, National Sales Manager,

Consumer Products (e-mail:[email protected]); BillTumlin, Vice-President of Private Label(Phone: 912-651-5071 or e-mail:[email protected]); Bob Baldwin, National Accounts Manager, Private Label.

IM PE RIAL SUGAR COM PANY*(Sept. 30, 2004)

P.O. Box 9, 8016 High way 90, Sugar Land, TX 77487USA

Tel: (281) 491-9181Fax: N/AURL: www.im pe ri al sugar.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $963.6 Mil lion -13.3%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands:N/A


Pro file: Im pe rial Sugar, which emerged fromeight- months of bank ruptcy pro tec tion inAugust 2001, to day is one of the larg estproc es sors and mar ket ers of re fined sugarin the U.S., sell ing to food manu fac tur ers,food re tail ers, and food serv ice dis tribu -tors. Be sides its na tional brands, the com -pany main tains an im por tant pri vate la bel busi ness. Lately, Im pe rial Sugar in tro -duced new plas tic, re seal able zip perpouches (3.4 pound) for its granu latedsugar. This pack ag ing ini tially was in tro -duced in brown and pow dered sugar.

Prod ucts:Granulated, powdered, liquid andbrown sugar

SalesCon tacts: Art Saxby, Vice-President of Marketing

INCA CON SUMER PROD UCTS B.V.Bedrijven park Twente 43, P.O. Box 757,At Al melo 7600 AT, THE NETH ER LANDS

Tel: +31.546.574745Fax: +31.546.574765


Ex port Mar kets: World wide—90% of its busi ness

Pro file: This privately- owned firm, started in 1985as a pro ducer of fast- moving con sumerprod ucts for chain stores in West ernEurope, be gan pro duc tion of ha zel nutspread in late 1987. Since then, Inca has


es tab lished it self as a pri mary pri vatela bel sup plier in such Euro pean coun -tries as: Ger many, Bel gium. France,Great Brit ain, Ire land, as well as in itsown coun try, Hol land. The com panymar kets its own brand, Ha zella, ge nericbrands, as well as pri vate la bel and pro -duces spe cialty goods, such as no- sugarspread for dia bet ics and bio dy namicprod ucts. Inca ex er cises ex treme care in its proc ess ing and se lec tion of raw ma te -ri als, where in gre di ents to fin ishedprod uct are moni tored con tinu ously toguar an tee high qual ity. Inca dis tin -guishes it self in the mar ket by roast ingits ha zel nuts in its own roast ing houseand proc ess ing them when still fresh.

Prod ucts: Chocolate (hazelnut) spreads,diabetic spreads, sweeteners,instant cocoa powder

SalesCon tacts: Henk Sparrius, Commercial Director

IN DEL FOOD PROD UCTS, INC.11415 Ce dar Oak Drive, El Paso, TX 79936 USA

Tel: (915) 590- 5914Fax: (915) 590- 5913URL: www.in del foods.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $13.5 mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 45%

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Eng land, Spain, Aus tra lia, New Zea land, In dia, Korea

Pro file: In del Food Prod ucts, one of the threelarg est hot- pepper proc es sors fromnorth ern Mex ico, is a family- ownedbusi ness (Agro in dus trias Dean dar deDe licias, S.A. de C.V.) founded in 1987in De licias, Chi hua hua, Mex ico. In delmoved its head quar ters to the UnitedStates in 1991. Up un til recently, thecom pany ad min is tered its pro duc tionfa cili ties just in El Paso, TX. Now thecom pany has pur chased a sec ond plantin Sin loa, Mex ico, which al lows for al -ter na tive win ter and sum mer pro duc -tion of prod ucts. In del pro cesses

ja lapeno pep pers, fire- roasted green chiles, sal sas, to ma til las and other Mexi can prod -ucts. These items are packed in U.S.-madere tail, food-serv ice and in dus trial size con -tain ers: 28- ounce/#10 cans, 1- gallon plas tic and glass jars, 1- to 5- gallon plas tic pails,and 55- gallon drums. Also, its pep pers areof fered fro zen and IQF.

Prod ucts:Canned peppers, chiles, salsas,tomatillas, and other Mexicanproducts; hot sauces, brinedpeppers.

SalesCon tacts: Alonso Echevarria, Sales Manager

IN DUS TRIA DEL PANAL, S.A. DE C.V.Car los B. Zet ina No. 22, Xalostoc, Edo. de Mex ico. C.P.55000 MEX ICO

Tel: +525 714- 39- 57Fax: +525 714- 30- 48To tal Sales Vol ume: $13.5 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 15%

Ex port Mar kets: In do ne sia, Thai land, Sin ga pore,Bra zil, Peru, Chile

Pro file: Started some 15 years ago, this family- runbusi ness has es tab lished a 6% mar ketshare in its coun try, mar ket ing Se ke citoDry brand dia pers, Con fem and Con fi acefemi nine nap kins, and Pro tex brand in -con ti nence. The firm is now de vel op ing anew in con ti nence line for ex clu sive brandac counts. The com pany serves as dis tribu -tor of wet wipes for Nice- Pak from theU.S. (also in the SOUR CE BOOK). Itspri vate la bel busi ness started three yearsago, while ex port of prod uct be gan in1994.

Prod ucts:Baby diapers, feminine napkinprotection, adult incontinenceproducts

SalesCon tacts: David Ocejo, Luis Miguel Ocejo


IN NO VA TIVE FOLD ING CAR TON CO.901 Dur ham Ave., South Plain field, NJ 07080- 2401USA

Tel: (908) 757- 6000Fax: (908) 757- 6464URL: www.thein no va tivepkg.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Europe, Hong Kong

Pro file: Since its found ing in 1984, In no va tiveFold ing Car ton has built its suc cess onun der stand ing the im por tance of meet -ing cus tom ers’ strin gent pack ag ing re -quire ments as well as be ing dedi cated to ex cel lence, to tal qual ity man age ment,and cus tomer serv ice. Within its100,000- squarefoot, bi- level, state- of- the- art fa cil ity, this firm of fers the lat estin off set print ing, UV flexo and ro tarylet ter presses, in- house CAD/CAM sys -tem for struc tural de sign, and the mostad vanced, full- service, in- house, MAC- based graphic de sign de part ment.

Prod ucts: Folding cartons,pressure-sensitive labels, printedflexible packaging material,shrink-sleeve labels,tamper-evident bands, labelingsystem, inserts/outserts, andsource tagging applications

SalesCon tacts: Dan Stolfi, Executive Vice-President,

Sales & Marketing; Vincent Kover, VP,Sales

INTER- AMERICAN FOODS, INC.Sub sidi ary of The Kroger Co.1015 Vine St., Cin cin nati, OH 45202 USA

Tel: (512) 762- 4526, (800) 645- 2233Fax: (513) 762- 4565

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A


Ex port Mar kets: 27 coun tries—Europe, Mid dle East, South east Asia, New Zea land, Ko rea, Mex -ico, Cen tral Amer ica, South Amer ica, Car ib -bean

Pro file: Inter- American Foods, Inc., a sub sidi aryof The Kroger Com pany, a $70.2 bil lionre tailer (listed un der Trade Cus tom ers inthe SOUR CE BOOK), has 42 manu fac tur -ing plants through out the U.S. (17 states), pro duc ing a wide va ri ety of qual ity dairy,bak ery, bev er age, cheese, and dry gro ceryprod ucts. Some 43% of the cor po ratebrand units sold by Kroger are pro ducedat these plants. The break out includes: 18dair ies, 11 deli or bak er ies, 5 gro ceryproduct plants, 3 meat plants, 3 bev er ageplants, and 2 cheese plants. The com panyhas 100+ years of ex pe ri ence with an eyeto the fu ture—its state- of- the- art pro duc -tion and pack ag ing tech nol ogy backed byre search and de vel op ment ca pa bili ties that keep the firm on the front lines of newprod uct de vel op ment. It is part of a long- term com mit ment to pro vide its cus tom ers with the right va ri ety and the right qual ityat the right time...all the time.

Prod ucts:Deli items, spices, salad dressings,jellies, peanut butter, bread, rolls,sweet goods, bottled water, juices,cheese, ice cream, coffee, tea, redsauces, extracts, dairy products,etc.

SalesCon tacts: Gary Belew (Dry Grocery); Mary Egnor

(Export), Roger Templeton (Cheese), HollyAbernathy (Baked Foods) Tom Raterman(Dairy), Ken Kuhn (Carbonated Beverage),Mike Huffman (Ice Cream/Novelties)

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IN TER BAKE FOODS LLC2821 Em ery wood Park way, Ste. 210, Rich mond, VA23294 USA

Tel: (804) 755- 7107Fax: (804) 755-7173URL: www.interbake.com


To tal Sales Vol ume: $500+ Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: This busi ness be gan in 1890 and de vel -oped into South ern Bis cuit Works, un til Wes ton Foods of Can ada (listed in theSOUR CE BOOK un der Lo blawCompanies- - retail sec tion) aquired thefirm in 1946. In a con soli da tion of its op -era tions, it was re named In ter bakeFoods in 1967. To day, In ter bake is thethird larg est cookie and cracker manu -fac turer in North Amer ica, op er at ingfrom nine lo ca tions. Its busi ness has fo -cused on enr obed cook ies, i.e., choco lateand cara mel cov ered prod ucts such asfudge gra ham, choco late dev il’s food,cara mel dipped short bread, etc. A sub -sidi ary pro duces ice cream sand wiches,cones and other nov elty ice creamprod ucts. In ter bake pro vides pri vate la -bel and con tract manu fac tur ing. An -other op era tion, ABC Bak ers, sup pliesgirl scout cookies- - more than 50% ofthe sup ply in the U.S.

Prod ucts: Salad dressings, sauces,mayonnaise and dips

SalesCon tacts: Arnie Unger, President; Alysse Unger,

Private Label Sales Director

IN TER BRAND CORP.130 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011, USA

Tel: (212) 798-7500Fax: (212) 798-7501URL: www.interbrand.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/AEx port Mar kets: Global

Pro file: This pri vate, in ter na tional brand ingcon sul tancy was formed in 1974 asAno va mark. To day it spe cial izes inbrand serv ices and ac tions, in clud ingbrand strat egy, cor po rate iden ti ties, and name de vel op ment. The com pany op er -

ates as a di vi sion of Om ni com, one of theworld’s lead ing brand con sul tan cies (24of fices in 16 coun tries). In ter brand con -ducts Best Brands stud ies based on valua -tion, in clud ing pri vate la bel ac tivi ties. Latein 1996, In ter brand acquiredGerstman+Mey ers, an in ter na tionalbrand iden tity man age ment and pack agede sign con sult ing firm, which was ac tive in pri vate la bel pack ag ing de sign. In 2008,In ter brand worked with Ahold on its newco po rate iden tity for Stop & Shop su per -mar kets.

Prod ucts:Store and brand identities, packagedesign, structural packaging design,name development, consumerresearch, merchandising systems

SalesCon tacts: Lisa Marsala in New York and Graham

Hales in the United Kingdom (+44 20 75541169)

IN TER CORP EX CELLE FOODS INC.1880 Or mont Dr., To ronto, Ont. M9L 2V4, CAN ADA

Tel: (416)744- 2124Fax: (416) 744- 4369URL: www.renees.com



Pro file: In ter corp Ex celle Brands Foods is themanu fac turer of Cana da’s #1 re frig er atedsalad dress ing, Renee’s Gour met. In ad di -tion to its brand, the com pany pro ducespri vate la bel prod ucts for many su per -mar kets and res tau rant chains in Can -ada and the United States. Its spe cial tiesare re frig er ated and shelf- stable saladdress ings, sauces, may on naise and dips.Cus tom for mu la tions are avail able withmany pack ag ing con tain ers .

Prod ucts:Salad dressings, sauces, mayonnaiseand dips

SalesCon tacts: Arnie Unger, President; Alysse Unger,

Private Label Sales Director


IN TER CAFE, S.A. DE C.V.Bosque de Ci rue los, n. 18010o Piso,Bosques de Las Lo mas 1170 MEX ICO D.F.

Tel: +525 728- 5926Fax: +525 728- 5989


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, UnitedStates, Can ada, Asia

Pro file: In ter cafe has a tra di tion of pre miumqual ity cof feee, dat ing back to 1874. Itscof fee is a spe cial se lec tion of mountain- grown Ara bica cof fee beans care fullyroasted and ground to yield a rich bal -ance of fla vor, aroma, and body. Beansare hand- picked from the “Oax acaPluma” re gion in south ern Mex ico,which is in ter na tion ally rec og nized forcon sis tent high-qual ity har vests, pro vid -ing ideal soil and cli mate con di tions.Spe cial care is taken, us ing spring wa terto clean the beans and sun rays to drythem over a five- day pe ri od. In de caf -fein ated moun tain cof fee beans, thenatu ral method of hot wa ter and steamis em ployed, never us ing chemi cal sol -vents to re move the caf feine. All beansare roasted to their peak fla vor in smallbatches at its plant in Oax aca, Mex ico,then air- cooled un til they are hard andbrit tle, then fi nally ground to ob tain thede sired body.

Prod ucts: Roasted coffee

SalesCon tacts: Lic. Cesar Carranza, Director; Lic. Gabriel

Hernandez, Export Manager

INT’L. CREA TIVE EN TER PRISES, INC.560 Lin coln Boule vard , Mid dlesex, NJ 08846- 2441USA

Tel: (732) 560- 3700Fax: (732) 560- 9050E- Mail: [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: United King dom

Pro file: This com pany be gan in 1972 and soon be -came an in no va tor and leader in the de vel -op ment and manu fac ture of re us able icesub sti tute prod ucts. Int’l. Crea tive En ter -prises, in fact, is the in ven tor of the world’s first suc cess ful re us able ice cube, in tro -duced nearly 10 years ago. It is a 2 x 2poly eth yl ene pouch with liq uid in side. Itslat est prod ucts in clude wine chillers andcan cool ers. Pri vate la bel be came a fac torin its mar ket ing ef forts in the re cent past.

Prod ucts:Reusable ice cubes, wine chillers,can coolers, therapeutic pads,reusable ice mats

SalesCon tacts: James L. Wilgus, President

IN TER NA TIONAL FLA VORS & FRA -GRANCES (NED ER LAND) BV (IFF)**

NYSE: IFFLie berg er weg 72- 98, 1221 JT Hil ver sum, THE

NETHERLANDTel: +31 35-6883911Fax: +31 35- 6883202URL: www.iff.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $1.5 Bil lion +2%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: In ter na tional Fla vors and Fra grances Inc.(IFF) is the larg est crea tor and manu fac -turer of fla vors and fra grances in theworld. Its mar ket po si tion ing was en -hanced in No vem ber 2000 with the ac qui -sition of Bush Boake Al len, a $499 mil lionfra grance and fla vors house. In busi nessfor 111 years, IFF dur ing 2000 com binedits two di vi sions, fla vors and fra grances,into a single op era tion . Its head quar tersare lo cated in New York, while the com -pany op er ates crea tive cen ters, sales of -fices, and manu fact ur ing fa cili ties in 42coun tries . IFF fla vors are pro ducedmostly for use in bev er ages, food, con fec -


tion ery, dairy prod ucts, and snacks. Itsfra grances are used in fine fra grances,toi let ries, per sonal wash prod ucts, andfab ric care , home care, and air careprod ucts.

Prod ucts: Flavors and fragrances

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Frans A M Nijnens, Vice-President


IN TER NA TIONAL FRA GRANCE & TECH -NOL OGY, INC.

210 Hick ory Springs, In dus trial Drive, Can ton, GA30115 USA

Tel: (770) 345- 3079Fax: (770) 345- 3086

To tal Sales Vol ume: $15 Mil lionPe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 35%

Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Po land, Bel -gium, It aly

Pro file: IFT, Inc. is a full- service fra grancehouse, dedi cated to cre at ing fra grances,pro vid ing ex act ana lyti cal du pli ca tion of fra grances, and manu fac tur ing fra -grances. The firm doesn’t work off ofthe 300- 800% work- ups that are com -mon to this in dus try. It pro vides a 24- hour manu fac tur ing lead time ver susthe stan dard 10 days to four weeksturn around. IFT pays the freight on allor ders more than 200 pounds—FOB its cus tomer’s plant.

Prod ucts: Fragrances for household andpersonal care products, sanitarysupply, and plastics

SalesCon tacts: Perry Pellegrino, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing

IN TER NA TIONAL HOME FOODS STOREBRANDSNYSE: IHF

21340 Hayes Ave., Lakev ille, MN 55044, USA

Tel: (612) 469-4981Fax: (612) 469-5550



Pro file: In 1998, Inter na tional Home Foods StoreBrands was formed by the con soli da tion of Grist Mill Com pany, Crea tive Prod uctsInc., Lib by’s brand canned meats, and ex -ist ing IHF store brands. The re sult ingprod uct line is one of the broad est in thestore brand in dus try. IHF Store Brandsprod ucts are manu fac tured in six plantslo cated through out the coun try. IHF Store Brands has a #1 or #2 store brand sharepo si tion in nine ma jor cate go ries. Thesein clude: fruit snacks, chewy gra nola bars,crisp rice bars, fruit & grain bars, gra hamcracker pie crust, marsh mal lows, cannedpasta, canned meats, and cook ing spray.

Prod ucts:Fruit snacks, marshmallows, chewygranola bars, ready-to-eat cereal,crisp rice bars, farina hot cereal,fruit & grain bars, canned meat,canned pasta, canned beans, cookingspray, canned chili, graham crackerpie crust, beef stew, spread cheese,spicy brown mustard

SalesCon tacts:

George Mik eta, Vice- President of Sales(Tel: 412- 788- 2510)

IN TER NA TIONAL TRAD ING CO., LTD.3100 Ca nal Street, Hous ton TX 77003 USA

Tel: (713) 224- 5901Fax: (713) 546- 1505URL: www.it cusa.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: $180 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 85%

Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: Founded in 1950, In ter na tional Trad ingCo. (ITC) has evolved from a small im -ported foods com pany into a multi-


dimensional, proc essed meat manu fac -turer, pack ager, and im porter/ex porter.As part of its com mit ment to its cus tom -ers, ITC has in sti tuted pro cesses to en -sure qual ity through out the pro duc tionpro cess. The com pany has ex pe ri encedsig nifi cant growth through its dedi ca -tion in pro vid ing the high est level ofqual ity in all its prod ucts and serv -ices,hus set ting and reach ing its goal tobe come the first ham com pany in theUnited States to re ceive ISO 9001 cer ti -fi ca tion. ITC has the ma jor ity of itsbusi ness in pre- packaged, pre- sliced re -frig er ated meats, while pro vid ing bulkprod uct to food-serv ice and in sti tu tional ac counts.

Prod ucts: Premium ham, turkey and chickenproducts. Manufactured, sliced &packaged for retail, food service,or industrial customers.

SalesCon tacts: Benjamin Warren, Director of Sales; Keith

DeShazo, Director of Sales; Tom Hill,Director of Food Service; Claus J. R.Mercer, Director of Club and Export; Dave Gerle, Director of Business Development

THE IN VER GOR DON DIS TILL ERS (Di vi sion of JBB (Greater Europe) PLC)9-21 Sal man der Place, Leith, Ed in burgh, EH6 7JL SCOT LAND

Tel: +44 131- 554- 4404Fax: +44 131- 554- 1531


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, United States, Can ada,Mid dle East, East Europe, Southest Asia,Pa cific Rim

Pro file: In ver gor don Dis till ers is the world’sthird larg est Scotch whisky pro ducer,of fer ing a ’l ibrary of whisky in stock.’ Italso is the “world’s larg est pro ducer ofcus tomer speci fied Scotch whisky.” Itsprod ucts are sold in three ways in thevalue for money sec tor: su per mar kets,

pri vate la bel ac counts, and as high- market items, such as pre mium gifts. Parent JBB owns Jim Beam Brands Co., Deer field, IL, the sec ond larg est US dis tilled spir its com -pany (op er ated un der JBB World wide,Inc., which is owned by For tune BrandsInc.).

Prod ucts:Scotch whisky, vodka, gin

SalesCon tacts: Angus Bruce (France, Netherlands,

Scandinavia, U.S., Canada); Romana Findlay (Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal); Peter Hepburn (France); Terry Magill (Spain, Latin America); Iain Gilchrist (Germany,Switzerland, Austria, Southeast Asia); NickWright (Japan, Taiwan, Australia, NewZealand); John Wright (Africa, Middle East,Thailand); Keith Geddes (Eastern Europe,Turkey); Clive Miquel, Marketing Controller

IN VER NESS MEDI CAL TECH NOL OGY*AMEX: IMA

51 Saw yer Rd.., Waltham, MA 02453 USA

Tel: (877)696- 2525Fax: (781) 647- 3939URL: www.invernessmedical.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $839.5 Mil lion +48.7%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 25%


Pro file: Dur ing 2000, In ver ness Medi cal Tech nol -ogy be came the new name of Self care, Inc. This com pany traces its roots back to1991, founded as a women’s health com -pany. It has evolved into a lead ing forcewithin the medi cal tech nol ogy field withprod ucts for peo ple with dia be tes, such asits pro prie tary, elec tro chemi cal blood glu -cose test strips. In Feb ru ary 1998, thecom pany ac quired Can- Am Care, a domi -nant player in the dia be tes pri vate brandsbusi ness; even tu ally, that op era tion wascom pletely ab sorbed into the In ver nessbusi ness, which now op er at es as a sin gleen tity. The com pany to day is po si tioned asthe number one U.S. pro vider of store- name dia be tes-care and women’s fam ily


plan ning prod ucts. Its prin ci pal R&Dand manu fac tur ing faci

Prod ucts: Women’s Health products(pregnancy and ovulation testkits) and diabetes-care products( syringes, lancets, glucosetablets, and finger creams.

SalesCon tacts: Steve Ferullo, National Sales Manager

(Ext. # 4023)

IRVING MONC TON GROUP 100 Mid land Dr., Dieppe, NB E1A 6X43

Tel: (506) 632-7777Fax: (506) 648- 2205URL: www.irving monc ton.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $1Bil lion+ (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: International

Pro file: For more than 120 years, this pri vate,family- owned busi ness has pros pered in East ern Can ada and Maine. To day, thecom pany, re ferred to as the IrvingGroup of Com pa nies, is a family- owned or gani za tion and a ver ti cally in te grated, di ver si fied busi ness, in volved in: manu -fac tur ing branded and pri vate la belhouse hold tis sue prod ucts (Irving Tis -sue) and pri vate la bel baby dia pers andtrain ing pants (Irving Per sonalCare)--see Irving Con sumer Prod ucts(be low); pro duc tion of fro zen po tatoprod ucts for re tail and food serv ice mar -kets (Cav endish Farms), a grower andpacker of fresh po tato prod ucts, trucktrans port and cou rier service (Mid -land), and ag ri cul tural prod ucts andserv ices. The com pany also op er ates achain of some 30 Kent home im prove -ment stores in At lan tic Can ada plussome 500 con ven ience stores un der theBlue ca noe ban ner (for merly Main way)in East ern Can ada and New Eng land.

Prod ucts: Household tissues (see IrvingTissue below), frozen potatoproducts (see Cavendish Farmslisting in Sourcebook))

SalesCon tacts: N/A

IRVING CON SUMER PRODUCTS.In ter na tional Plaza 2, Suite 405, Phila del phia, PA 19113USA

Tel: (610) 362- 0800; (800) 952-6633Fax: (610) 362-0820E- Mail: www.irving consumerproducts.com



Pro file: Op er at ing as part of Irving For est Prod -ucts, Irving Consumer Products be gan in1988 and to day is one of North Ameri ca’slead ing tis sue manu fac tur ers. Its branded pro ducts include Scot ties fa cial tis sues, Roy ale (Can ada) tissues, and Soft Weavebath room tis sues (1 ply). Its pri vate la belprod ucts cover tis sues, tow els, nap kinsplus dis pos able baby diapeers and train ing pants

Products:Paper towels, Bathroom Tissue,Facial Tissue, paper Napkins,disposable baby diape5rs andtrailning pants.

SalesCon tacts: Ken Landman, VP Sales, U.S.

ISO PHARM COS MET ICS INC.409 In dus trial Dr., Bensen ville, IL 60106 USA

Tel: (630) 860- 1330Fax: (630) 860- 1334

To tal Sales Vol ume: $0.5 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Asia, Af rica

Pro file: Be sides sup ply ing a com plete line of cos -met ics and toi let ries un der its brand, Flo -ryn, Iso pharm Cos met ics han dles pri vate


la bel/con tract manu fac tur ing needsfrom for mu la tion through fin ishedprod uct.

Prod ucts: Lotions, creams, shampoos,conditioners, bubble baths,shower gel, baby oil, petroleumjelly

SalesCon tacts: Ramesh S. Patel, Chairman

C.M. JACK SON AS SO CI ATES INC.(Di vi sion of SGS In ter na tional, Inc.133 Wil liams Dr., Ramsey, NJ 07446 USA

Tel: (201) 828-5000Fax: (201) 828-5252URL: www.cmjack son.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Founded in 1992, C. M. Jack son As so ci -ates has since been custom- built to serv -ice the pri vate la bel in dus try in storebrand iden tity and pack ag ing graph ics.The com pany uses high- tech, in- housere sources to de sign and im ple mentpack ag ing proj ects from 1 SKU up tothou sands. Work ing with ma jor re tail -ers and manu fac tur ers coast- to- coast,the com pany pro vides serv ices fromcon cept to fi nal film and proofs, whilealso help ing its cus tom ers to con trolpack ag ing costs by giv ing them com -plete own er ship and con trol of theirprint ing ma te ri als. In March 2007, C.M. Jackson Associates Inc. was ac -quired by Southern Graphics Systems,a subsidiary of SGS International, Inc.,Louisville, KY. South ern Graph ics oncepart of Al coa (also in the SOUR CE -BOOK) has in 2007 also ac quired thepre- press firm, Syn no flex Inc. in Can -ada and The McGurk Group (digi talart work & re pro graphic pack ag ing so -lu tions) in the United Kingdom . SGS, a global leader in the digital imaging andcommunications in dus try with sales of$290 million, now operates C.M.

Jackson Associates (CMJ) as its privatelabel services arm.

Serv ices: Design and presentation,photography (custom and stockvignettes), film and proofs toprinters specs, master filmprograms, high-speed datacommunications network for quickturnarounds on design and finsihedart approvals.

SalesCon tacts: Larry S. Nuss baum, Mi chael Jack son Sr.,

Mark Smith, Susie Jack son

JAR DEN HOME BRANDS* 345 South High Street #201, Mun cie, IN 47305USA

Tel: (765) 281-5000Fax: (765) 281-5403URLl: www.jar den home brands.com



Pro file: Jar den Home Brands is a di vi sion of Jar -den Corp., Rye, NY, a $3.2 bil ion pro viderof branded consumable goods (home can -ning, home vac uum pack ag ing, kitchenmatches, plas tic cut lery, rope, cord, twine,tooth picks, etc.), Con sumer so lu tions(house hold electronic items un der suchbrands as Crock Pot, Mr. Cof fee, Os ter,Sun beam prod ucts, etc.), and out door so -lu tions (Cole man and Camp in gaz brands). The par ent com pany changed its namefrom All trista Corp. in 2002; in Feb ru ary 2005, its di vi sion, All trista Con sumerProd ucts Com pany, was re named Jar denHome Brands to be ter re flect its con nec -tion to the par ent com pany. Jar den Home Prod ucts sells to the pri vate la bel seg ment,of fer ing such prod ucts as: plas tic cut lery,plas tic straws, and book matches. Jar denCorp. has grown in re cent years via anumber of ac quisi tions, in clud ing Dia -mond Brands of Min nea po lis (pro ducer of kitchen matches, tooth picks, plas tic cut -lery and drink ing straws, clothes pins, etc.), O.W.D. And Tup per Lake Plas tics, sup pli -


J

ers of plas tic cut lery, straws and plates,all in 2003. More ac qui si tions fol lowed:AHL (Ameri can House hold Inc., owner of the Cole man and Sun beam brands)and Hol mes (home en vi ron ment andsmall kitchen elec tronic devices- - CrockPot). This ex pan sion helped to pushsales ahead by 280% in 2005 over theprevi ous year. In Sep tem ber 2006, thecom pany ac quired Con ros Corp. (fire -logs), based in North York, On tario,Can ada.

Products: Plastic cutlery, Plastic Straws,Bjook matches, firelogs

SalesCon tacts: Pete Danielson, Senior Product Manager;

Mike Furmanski, Business Manager,National Accounts

JERI CHO BATH SALTS LTD.P.O. Box 1538, Cae sarea, 38900 IS RAEL

Tel: +972- 6- 343717Fax: +972- 6- 336445


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Ja pan, South Ko rea,Hong Kong, Tai wan

Pro file: Jeri cho Bath Salts, also known as Jeri -cho Cos met ics, spe cial izes as the firstand lead ing ex porter of health andbeauty prod ucts pro duced from min er -als ex tracted from the Dead Sea—itswa ters noted for con tain ing spe cialcom pounds of natu ral min er als whosethera peu tic and re lax ing quali ties areknown world wide. The Dead Sea wa -ters have proved their ef fi ciency in re -liev ing joint and mus cle pains, skinaf fec tions, gen eral stress.

Prod ucts: Salts, “Black Mud”, facial creams, cleansers, hygienic wipes, andother health and beauty,highly-concentrated mineralproducts products, theingredients taken from the DeadSea area.

SalesCon tacts: Judith Hofstatter, Export Manager

JO- EL, INC.31 N. Spruce St., P.O. Box 488,Eliza bethtown, PA 17022- 0488 USA

Tel: (717) 367- 2441Fax: (717) 367- 4055URL: www.joe linc.com



Pro file: Jo- El, a family- owned cor po ra tion in busi -ness since 1974, to day op er ates two manu -fac tur ing di vi sions: Si mon Candy Co. inEliza bethtown and Phar ma loz in Leba -non, PA. The lat ter fa cil ity pro duces loz -enges and cough drops. Si mon Candypro duces individually- wrapped hard can -dies. The com pany con tin ues to build astrong pri vate la bel and con tract manu -fac tured busi ness, sell ing to: chain gro cers, whole sale gro cers, chain drug stores,whole sale drug firms, and mass mer -chants.

Prod ucts:Hard candies, cough drops, throatlozenges, Vitamin C drops.

SalesCon tacts: Brian Coil, Vice-President of Sales; David

Deck, President

JOKO COSMETICSUl. Geo de tow 4, 05- 200 Wolo min, POLAND

Tel: (717) 367- 2441Fax: (717) 367- 4055URL: www.pri vate la bel.joko.pl


Ex port Mar kets: Europe & the United States


Pro file: Joko Cos met ics is a rec og nizedEuropean pro ducer of color cos met icsfor pri vate la bel. The com pany has been in busi ness for 20+ years and has in tro -duced ISO 1900:2000 as a guar an tee ofthe high est qual ity for its prod ucts. Itsen try into the U.S. mar ket came in 2006. The com pany of fers a full cos met ics line: pressed prod ucts, pow ders andblush ers, lip stick, lip gloss, eye lin ers,mas cara, foun da tion, nail enamel andnail care, loose prod ucts, and min eralmake up.

Prod ucts: Color Cosmetics

SalesCon tacts: Tomasz Stencel, International Key

Account Manager ([email protected])

JOR DAN ASHaaa vard Mar tin sen vei 30, NO- 0978, Oslo, NORWAY

Tel: +47 2278-80-00Fax: +47 2278-80-51URL: www.jor dan.no

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $174 Mil lion (NOK 1,079Mil lion) +7%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Jor dan AS is one of the world’s larg estpro duc ers of oral care prod ucts and amar ket leader in the Nor dic re gion. In1996, the com pany ac quired Wis domTooth brushes Ltd., Suf folk, Eng land,from the Ad dis fam ily. Wis dom’s his -tory traces back to 1780, when Wil liamAd dis in vented the mod ern tooth brush.His busi ness, first was called Ad dis, waschanged to Wis dom. This op era tionpro duces tooth bru shes for the Brit ishmar ket and for Jor dan. Jor dan is abrand ori ented com pany, but does sup -ply pri vate la bel oral care products inthe UK and in the U.S.: Wis dom Tooth -brushes Ltd., The Silk Mill, Ha ven hill,Suf folk CB9 8DT, Eng land (+44 (0)1440- 714800); and Wis dom Oral Care

Ltd., 2430 Payne St., Evan ston, Chi cago,IL 60201 (847- 859- 1802). Wis dom in theU.S. sup plies tooth brushes and ac ces so ries, den tal floss, tape and sticks, and bat terypow ered tooth brushes. Jor dan Group also pro duces paint ing tools and house holdclean ing mi cro fi ber cloths and dish wash -ing brushes.

Prod ucts:Toothbrushes, dental floss

SalesCon tacts: Joe Warady, CEO, Wisdom Oral Care ,

Evanston, Chicago, IL (847-859-1802)

JOY CONE COM PANY3435 La mor Road, Her mit age, PA 16148, USATel: (412) 962- 5747Fax: (412) 962- 3470URL: www.joy cone.com



Pro file: The Joy Cone Com pany, a family- ownedand op er ated busi ness, un der one fam ilysince 1918, con tin ues its tra di tion of “mak -ing one prod uct—cones—bet ter than anyother com pany does.” The com pany, op -er at ing out of the larg est single- conemanu fac tur ing lo ca tion in the U.S., has de -vel oped its own cone ov ens (built right inits plant), while us ing a time- tested, fam ilyrec ipe that re quires close at ten tion toevery de tail of mix ing the bat ter, bak ingthe cones, then pack ag ing the prod uct.This firm is a ma jor sup plier to both thefood- serv ice and re tail cone mar ket. Sincefood- service cones are 100% in spected and since each filled cone is handed across astore coun ter to the con sumer, Joy Conemust pro vide a prod uct that is defect- free.Its larg est cus tom ers in foodserv ice areMcDon ald’s and Dairy Queen in the U.S.and Can ada. Joy Cone is the only manu -fac turer that of fers a full prod uct line forpri vate la bel—cake cup, sugar cone, colorcup, jumbo cup, waf fle cones, and spe ci -alty cones. Peak sea son avail abili ty is guar -an teed.


Prod ucts: Ice cream cones and cups—cakecups, sugar cones, waffle cones,specialty cones

SalesCon tacts: Paul P. Luchsinger, National Sales

Manager

K.R. DENT- HAMIVRESHETKib butz Ru hama, 79180 IS RAEL

Tel: +972 7- 6807177Fax: +972 7- 6807773


Ex port Mar kets: United States, United King dom,France, It aly, Greece, Hol land, South Af -rica, Australia

Pro file: Po si tioned as the larg est and lead ingbrush manu fac turer in Is rael, K.R.Dent- Hamivreshet pro duces a widerange of ver sa tile brushes and plas ticmold- injection prod ucts. Its tooth -brushes are the main prod uct line—allFDA- registered, while sev eral K.R.Dent tooth brushes have achieved theADA (Ameri can Den tal As so cia tion)seal of rec og ni tion. About 30% of Is -rael’s tooth brush needs are sup plied bythis firm. Its other lines in clude house -hold brushes, shoe brushes, paint -brushes, and white wash brushes. Thefirm manu fac tures prod ucts ac cord ingto spe cific cli ent needs, sup ply ingcustom- made in dus trial brushes as well. Ad di tion ally, the com pany pro videsthree sizes of self- inking stamps: per -sonal, busi ness and ‘your’ size. Nearlysix mil lion pri vate la bel tooth brushesare ex ported mainly to large U.S. com -pa nies in the drug-store seg ment, whileK.R. Dent prod ucts are sold in Europeas well. Its 64,000- squarefoot plant isequipped with unique manu fac tur ingma chin ery; while the Plas tic De part -ment uses mod ern in jec tion mold ingma chines, ac com mo dat ing sub- contracting work as well.

Prod ucts:Toothbrushes, shoe brushes, plastic products (self-inking stamps)

SalesCon tacts: Michael Koenigsfeld, Export Manager

K.O.S. /NU TRA PET7335 E. Acoma Drive, Scotts dale, AZ 85260 USA

Tel: (480) 905- 7117Fax: (480) 905- 0080


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Bra zil, In do ne sia,Spain, Tai wan, Hong Kong, Ja pan

Pro file: The mak ers of “Peo ple Pleas ing Prod uctsfor Pets,” K.O.S. In dus tries was es tab -lished in 1984. Re cently, the com pany hasbe come as so ci ated with the MNI Group.All its prod ucts are made in the NorthAmer ica and are non- toxic, con tain ing re -cy cled ma te rial when pos si ble. The com -pany strives to of fer the high est qual ity atthe low est price. Pri vate la bel is one of itsvery strong points, where it cur rently sup -plies many ma jor gro cery, mass mer chan -dise re tail ers in ad di tion to sup ply ing itsown branded la bels. Some of its new estprod uct en tries: breath fresh eners,Grreap Grravy fla vor en han cer for dryfoods, and a se lec tion of wipes--den tal, eye, ear, sham poo, etc. (The MNI Group, aprod uct de vel op ment com pany, dis trib -utes nu tri tional and health re lated prod -ucts for both peo ple and pets. Its prod uctsare clas si fied as “Nu traceu ti cals” that is,food or food sup ple ments that pro videmedi cal or health bene fits, in clud ing thepre ven tion and treat ment of dis ease).

Prod ucts:Litter liners, odor eliminator, staineliminator, dog shampoo, catshampoo, flea & tick wipes, poochpick-up mitt, pet placement, dentalwipes, eye wipes, ear wipes, shampoowipes, Gold Caps vitaminsupplements, Silver Cap anti-oxidentsupplements, New Sciencesupplements, Super C supplements,


K

PNT supplies, flavor enhancer for dry foods, breath fresheners.

SalesCon tacts: Elliot Elrod, President

K.T.’S KITCH ENS, INC.1065 East Wal nut St., Ste. C, Carson, CA 90746 USA

Tel: (310) 764-0850Fax: (310) 764-0855


Ex port Mar kets: Ko rea, Ja pan, Rus sia

Pro file: En tre pre neur Kathy Tag ga res pur -chased the Bob’s Big Boy salad dress -ings com pany from Mar ri ott Corp. in1987 and since has ex panded the busi -ness into the pizza cate gory as well. Afull range of dress ings, in cluding lightand fat- and cholesterol- free, are avail -able in 12- and 16- ounce jars, as well asa va ri ety of sauces (tar tar, BBQ, sea -food). Also avail able: ham burger rel ish.In pri vate la bel, for both re tail andfood-serv ice ac counts, the com pany cus -tom packs as well as of fer ing club storepacks and cus tom for mu las.

Prod ucts: Refrigerated salad dressings andfrozen pizzas

SalesCon tacts: Kathy Taggares, President

KA PAK COR PO RA TION5305 Park dale Dr., Min nea po lis, MN 55416- 1681 USA

Tel: (612) 541- 0730Fax: (612) 541- 0735URL: www.ka pak.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, Ja pan, Bra zil

Pro file: Ka pak, started by Ben ja min B. Kaplanand Harry R. Bell in 1961, be gin ning

with “Boil- in- Bag” pouches and foodpouch seal ing, prides it self on dec ades ofin no va tion. In 1963, the firm de vel oped the first pouch con vert ing ma chine, al low ingfor manu fac ture of pre- made pouches. In1988, Ka pak in vented vented, re seal ablecof fee pouches, called Cof fee PAK. Thecom pany was the first to bring the stand- up pouch, the Stand PAK, and the spoutedstand- up pouch, the KAPAK tech nol ogyto the United States. Popu lar in Europe,this type of pack ag ing is just be gin ning toap pear in the U.S. Of fer ing beau ti fulprint ing ca pa bil ity, flexo to ro to gra vure,the pack age serves as a bill board on thestore shelf. In 1994, Ka pak be came thefirst U.S. com pany to ac quire world- renowned Oka zaki ro to gra vure print ingand ad he sive lami nat ing equip ment.

Prod ucts:Flexible packaging from rollstockto stand-up pouches, including spout inserts

SalesCon tacts: Brian Bell, National Sales Manager

KARGHER CHOCO LATE(Di vi sion of Kargher Corp.)3131 Sand stone Dr., Hat field, PA 19440 USA

Tel: (215) 822- 1186; (800) 355-1247Fax: (215) 822- 9666


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Europe, Rus sia, Pa cificRim

Pro file: Kargher Corp., founded in 1977, be ganmanu fac tur ing choco late and con fec tion -ery bak ing drops in 1980. Two years later,the firm added its en rob ing op era tion. The com pany is now ex pand ing its pro duc tionca pac ity from 17 mil lion to 38 mil lionpounds per year. In 1996, the firm in tro -duced a com plete line of to tally Parve con -fec tions, in clud ing pea nut butter,but ter scotch, semi- sweet choco late, etc.

Prod ucts:Baking chips—chocolate, chocolateflavor, peanut butter, cherry,


butterscotch, and carob chips;chocolate nonpareils; coconut,chocolate-flavor coveredpretzels.

SalesCon tacts: Douglas Kargher, President/CEO

KAR LEN MANU FAC TUR ING, INC.5401 S. Gra ham Rd., St. Char les, MI 48655 USA

Tel: (517) 865- 8221; (800) 262- 8221Fax: (517) 865- 8156; (800) 262- 8156URL: www.kar lenmfg.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, Can ada, Mex -ico, Af rica, Paa cific Rim

Pro file: This com pany, first known as Op ticoManu fac tur ing when it started op era -tions in 1967, has grown to be come theworld’s larg est sup plier of both eye care and cos metic ac ces so ries. As a re sult ofits grow ing di ver si fied prod uct line, Op -tico adopted a more ge neric name,hence be com ing Kar len Manu fac tur ing in 1993. Kar len now con trols more than 80% of the mass mer chant mar ket and60% of the drug-chain mar ket in theirre spec tive cate go ries.

Prod ucts: Eye-care accessories, ear plugs,cosmetic sponges, facial buffs,cosmetic brushes, magnifiers,safety products, advertisingspecialty imprinted products.

SalesCon tacts: Tim Drumhiller, President; Tony

d’Agosta, National Sales Manager (e-mail: [email protected])

KAR LIN FOOD PROD UCTS, INC.1845 Oak Street (Suite 19), Northfield, IL 60093, USA

Tel: (847) 441- 8330Fax: (847) 446- 2040



Pro file: Since 1977, Kar lin Foods has been pro -duc ing na tional brand prod ucts un der pri -vate la bel and packer la bel, em pha siz ingqual ity, value, and serv ice. There are nowmore than 30 cate go ries in Kar lin’s prod -uct line, in cludi a full range of po tatomixes, bak ing needs/spices/ex tracts; sauces; gravy/sea son ing mixes; soup/dipmixes; rice and stuff ing mixes; skil let din -ners; crou tons; pan cake mix; international cof fees; and regu lar, de luxe, and mi cro -wave able mack & cheese. Re cently, thecom pany in tro duced a com plete line ofbak ing items (bak ing pow der, bak ingsoda, corn starch, va nilla), and a full line of po tato mixes (mashed, au gratin, scal -loped, fla vored mashed).

Prod ucts:Baking soda and powder, cornstarch, stuffing mixes, potato mixes,skillet dinners, steak sauce, ricemixes, Worcestershire sauace,macaroni & cheese, soup mixes,international coffees.

SalesCon tacts: Michael Frick, National Sales Manager

KCS IN DUS TRIES((See Ar ray Mar ket ing Group)

HUGH KEE GAN AS SO CI ATES, INC.50 Clin ton Ave., Courtland, NY 13045 USA

Tel: (607) 753- 9696Fax: (607) 753- 8085E- Mail: kee [email protected]



Pro file: Kee gan As so ci ates is an in de pend ent mar -ket ing and de sign firm with ex pe ri ence in


the food in dus try. The com pany spe cial -izes in trade mark de vel op ment, de signand graph ics for la bels, POP dis plays,con tract print ing and other pro mo tional and sup por tive col lat eral ma te ri als.

Prod ucts: Trademark development, labeldesign, point-of-purchase displays,shelf talkers, banners, signs, andend-of-aisle displays, print mediaads and coupons

SalesCon tacts: Hugh Keegan, President

KEL SEN INC.(Kel sen The In ter na tional Baker A/S)

510 Broad Hol low Rd., Mel ville, NY 11747, USA

Tel: (516) 694- 8080Fax: (516) 694- 8085URL: www.kelsen- us.com


Ex port Mar kets: 80 coun tries: Europe, South eastAsia, United States, Can ada, South Amer -ica, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Kel sen traces its roots back to a sin glebak ery opened in 1890 in a small vil lagein Den mark. The com pa ny’s Dan ishbutter cook ies are made from whole -some natu ral in gre di ents, which overthe years have made Kel sen the world’slead ing manu fac turer in this seg ment.Its brands in clude: Kjeld sens, RoualDansk, Kel sen, Dan ish Leg end, KarenVolf, Fa mous dane, Mer maid. Kel senThe In ter na tional Bak ery, the par entcom pany, is based in Norre Snede, Den -mark. Its lat est in no va tions coverpuff- pastry, cro canes, and a spe cial lineof chil dren’s cook ies in alphabet- shaped let ters. Pri vate la bel is one of the cor ner -stones in the its suc cess, es pe cially in theUS.

Prod ucts: Danish butter cookies, Danishcookies, chocolate-coated cookies, puff pastries, crocanes (sweet,

crunchy cookies), children’s cookiesSalesCon tacts: Lars Norgaard, Vice-President

Sales/Marketing

KERRY GROUPPrin ce’s Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry, IRELAND

Tel: +353 66718 2000Fax: +353 66718 2961

URL: www.ker ry group.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: ( £ 4.7 Bil lion) +4.9%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Kerry Group is one of the world’s larg estpro duc ers of spe cialty in gre di ents. Its corebusi ness, In gre di ents, rep re sents ( £ 3.1bil lion) + 3.7%; while its con sumer foodsbusi ness (chilled ready meals, pre packedcooked meats, sau sage, cheese, andspreads) rep re sents ( £ 1.8 bil lion) +5.4%.Kerry is the lead ing pro ducer of ownbrand spreads (dairy and low fat) in theUnited King dom. Lately, it has fo cused onadd ing Omega 3 and 6 en riched prod uctsto its spread range. The com pany servesboth the re tail and food serv ice busi nessseg ments.

Prod ucts:Dairy & Low Fat Spreads,Ingredients, etc.

SalesCon tacts: N/A

KIC CHEMI CALS, INC.451 Main Street, Ar monk, NY 10504, USA

Tel: (914) 273- 6555Fax: (914) 273- 6760URL: www.kic chemi cals.com



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, SE Asia—World wide

Pro file: For merly known as Kor ben In ter na -tional Corp., KIC Chemi cals, Inc. wases tab lished in 1985. KIC is an ISO9002- certified chemi cal dis tribu tor, op -er at ing its head quar ters in New Yorkstate with a rep re sen ta tive of fice inEurope. The firm of fers high- quality,im ported prod ucts at com peti tiveprices. Its stock is han dled out of 13ware houses across the United Statesand Europe. The com pany also is ac -cred ited by ANSI- RAB and the DutchCoun cil for Cer ti fi ca tion. It manu fac -tures a range of vege ta ble oils: canola,car rot, ol ive, pea nut, saf flower, ses ame,soy bean, sun flower, wheat germ.

Prod ucts: Glycerin, fatty acids, propyleneglycol, citric acid, essential oils,cosmetic/food/- pharmaceuticalingredients (Kosher certificationavailable)

SalesCon tacts: Eric Kort (e-mail: [email protected])

KIK CUS TOM PRODUCTS33 Mac In tosh Blvd., Con cord, ONT L4K 4L5CANADATel: (905) 660- 0444; (800) 276-8260Fax: (905) 660- 7333URL: www.kik corp.com


Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/AEx port Mar kets: U.S.

Pro file: From 1995 to 2002, KIK re portedlygrew from one fa cil ity to 11 ver ti callyin te grated manu fac tur ing fa cili ties. In2002, KIK formed an In come Trust, go -ing pub lic as KCP In come Fund, then grew to where to day its over sees 23manu fac tur ing fa cili ties and four KenKrest dis tri bu tion cen ters. The com -pany is one of North Ameri ca’s larg estcus tom manu fac tur ers of na tionalbrand and re tailer brand con sumergoods, in the fol low ing cate go ries: laun -dry, house hold cle an ders, OTC medi -

cated phar ma ceu ti cals, and health andbeauty care prod ucts. In 2007, KCP Fundagreed that Caxton- Iseman Capi tal, Inc.,New York, a pri vate eq uity firm, wouldac quire the sub sidi ary, KIK Cus tomProd ucts, for $804 mil lion (Ca na dian). Af -ter com ple tion of that deal, KIK ac quiredAero sol Serv ices Co. and Pied mont Labo -ra to ries, pro duc ers of aero sol and non- aerosol fill ing and pack ag ing serv ices inthe per sonal care, sa lon, household in -dustrial and auto prod ucts mar ket. In Oc -to ber 2007, KIK ac quired the as sets ofHeri tage Brands, which manu fac tur ersand sells pri vate la bel and branded liq uidlaun dry and house hold clean ing prod ucts.(Caxton- Iseman in De cem ber 2007 wasspun off from Cax ton As so ci ates and re -named CI Capi tal Part ners LLC).

Prod ucts: Per sonal Care (hair/oral/skin/babycare, per sonal hy giene); House holdprod ucts (clean ers, fab ric/car pet/home/dish care), auto mo tivecare (wind shield wash, tire/glasscare, clean ers), spe cialty foodprod ucts (food col or ing andno- stick sprays), medi catd prod ucts(pre scrip tion, Over- the coun termedi cated treat ments, medi calde vices.

SalesCon tacts: Steve Olinger, Sen. VP Sales (Tel:

727-510-8975 in Florida)

KING NUT COM PANY

(Owned by Ka nan En ter prises)30725 Aurora Rd., So lon, OH 44139 USA

Tel: (440) 248- 8484; (800) 860- 5464Fax: (440) 248- 0153URL: www.king nut.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, Pa cificRim

Pro file: Over the past year, King Nut has dou bledits ca pac ity with new equip ment and fa cili -ties. Es tab lished in 1937, the com pany waspur chased by Ka nan En ter prises in 1989.King Nut is po si tioned as a manu fac turer,

276 2009 EB SOUR CE BOOKManu fac tur ers/Sup pli ers Sec tion

roaster and proc es sor of fresh nuts,dried fruits, snack mixes and candy. Allits prod ucts are fresh- roasted and/orpacked to or der; the pack ages arenitrogen- flushed to in sure ad di tionalfresh ness. Prod uct is packed in clearwin dow bags (16-, 14-, 12-, 10-, 9-, 8- and 4- ounce sizes). Ad di tion ally, there aretube nut packs (packed 6/12 in 2- and1.5- ounce sizes), in ter me di ate (9-, 8-, and 7- ounce), peg board (packed 36), and an8- ounce sugar- free candy lines., as wellas a vend ing line (0.75-, 1-, 1.5-, and 2- ounce sizes). The firm is a lead ing sup -plier of one- half- ounce snack bags inair lines world wide.

Prod ucts: Roasted nuts, peanuts, dried fruit mixes, snack mixes, pretzels

SalesCon tacts: Martin Kanan, Executive Vice-President

Sales & Marketing (e-mail:[email protected])

KKM6 Black stone Val ley Place, Ste. 201, Lin coln, RI02865-1112 USA

Tel: (401) 333- 1290Fax: (401) 334- 3416E- Mail: www.kkm.com



Pro file: In 1977, Troy Ketchum formed this con sumer prod ucts bro ker, serv ing thefood, drug and mass mer cha ndis ingtrade in six New Eng land states. It is or -gan ized by ma jor prod uct di vi sion, tak -ing a cate gory man age ment ap proachfor: health and beauty care; gen eralmer chan dise; fra grances, cos met ics, ac -ces so ries; con fec tion ery and spe cialtyfoods; and mar ket ing and op era tions.This “customer- driven, value- addedsales and serv ice or gani za tion is dedi -cated to bring ing su pe rior, fact- basedmar ket ing and mer cha ndis ing op por tu -

ni ties to our manu fac tur ers andcus tom ers.”

Prod ucts:Vitamins, first aid, feminine hygiene,cotton products, laxatives, bath &body, diet, nutritionals, bottledwater, coffee

SalesCon tacts: John Malmborg, Executive Vice-President

Sales; John Jennings, ExecutiveVice-President Marketing

KLEEN BRITE LABO RA TO RIESP.O. Box 20408, Roch es ter, NY 14602- 0408 USA

Tel: (716) 637- 0630; (800) 223- 1473Fax: (716) 637- 0960


Ex port Mar kets:

Pro file: Some 50 years ago, D. James Mannostarted into busi ness with his fa ther, Domi- n ick, ped dling bleaches. Mr. Manno sub -se quently was in stru men tal in launch ingthe com pany, which was in cor po rated in1957. Right from the start, Kleen Brite be -gan sup ply ing pri vate la bel. In fact, thecom pany be came an in no va tor, in tro duc -ing de ter gents in plas tic jugs—even be forethe brands—a ma te rial that was moreuser- friendly than the con ven tional 120- ounce glass con tain ers at the time. To day,KBL of fers top tech ni cal ex per tise, prod -uct de vel op ment and cate gory man age -ment serv ices. In 1999, Kleen Britecomple ted its ac qui si tion of Trico So lu -tions, Inc., Eau Claire, WI, one of the larg -est manu fac tur ers of ex clu sive brandlaun dry care/house hold clean ing prod uctsin North Amer ica.. The com pany now of -fers a com plete as sort ment of fab ric sof -ten ers, win dow clean ers, and all- purposeclean ers.

Prod ucts:Laundry detergents (liquid and dry),bleach, fabric softener sheets,laundry pretreaters, de-icingwindshield solvent


SalesCon tacts: Tim Manno, President; Bob Kaminska,

Vice-President, Marketing; Matt Carroll,Vice-President, Contract Manufacturing

KNP LEYKAM AB SORP TION MA TE RI ALSBie sen weg 16BA, Maas tricht, NL- 6211 THE NETH -ER LANDS

Tel: +31 31- 433- 822580Fax: +31 31- 433- 680168E- Mail: ab sorp tion.ma teri

[email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, United States

Pro file: KNP Leykam Ab sorp tion Ma te ri alsspe cial izes in the pro duc tion, sale, andmar ket ing of cat lit ter.

Prod ucts: Cat Lit ter

SalesCon tacts: Ron Moes, Business Unit Manager

KONGS FOSS NORGE A.S.Bae rumsv Salg 385 1346 Gjettun, NOR WAY

Tel: +47 67 56 69 00Fax: +47 67 56 69 10



Pro file: N/A

Prod ucts: Cellulose Cleaning wipes,sponges, and scouring sponges,Nonwoven cleaning clothes

SalesCon tacts: Christopher Paus, Nicolay Paus.

KON SYL PHAR MA CEU TI CALS INC.8050 In dus trial Park Rd., Eas ton, MD 21601

Tel: (410) 822- 5192; (800) 356-6795Fax: (410) 822- 5264URL: www.kon syl.com



Pro file: This pro ducer of natu ral fi ber sup ple -ments once was part of Phar ma ceu ti calFor mu la tions, Inc. (PFI), which in turnwas owned by ICC Chemi cal Corp. ThePFI op era tion was sold and Kon syl kept in tact. ICC also owns the fla vor and in gre -di ents house, Fru ta rom In dusts ries, also in the SOUCE BOOK. The com pa ny’s sup -ple ments used for im proved in tes ti nal anddi ges tive health, are sold un der their ownbrands as well as to pri vate la bel ac counts.

Prod ucts:Powdered dietary natural fibersupplements

SalesCon tacts: N/A

KONICA USA, INC.(Konica Cor po ra tion)440 Syl van Ave., Engle wood Cliffs, NJ 07632 USA

Tel: (201) 568- 3100Fax: (201) 568- 7864

To tal Sales Vol ume: $6,089 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Es tab lished in 1873, Konica Corp., basedin To kyo, has grown to be come a globalFor tune 500 com pany. The Konica USAdi vi sion was es tab lished in 1959 to in tro -duce Konica cam eras to the U.S. mar ket.The op era tion be gan sup ply ing pri vate la -bel film in 1977. Its pri mary prod ucts in -clude: pho to graphic pri vate la bel andKonica brand film, single- use cam eras,color pho to graphic pa per, mini- lab sys -


tems and pho to graphic chem is try, 35mm cam eras, pho tof in ish ing serv ices,plain pa per copi ers, fax ma chines,graphic arts ma te ri als and equip ment,medi cal and X- ray prod ucts and con -sumer video tape, and digi tal ID sys tems.

Prod ucts: Consumer photographic camerafilm and single-use cameras. Filmsizes available: 35mm ISO’s 100,200 and 400; 110-24 ISO 200,both in carded and non-cardedpackaging, plus multipacks in 35mm film.

SalesCon tacts: Keith Gross, National Sales Manager,

Private Label Film; John Conroy, WesternRegional Manager, Private Label Film.

KO REX COR PO RA TION50000 W. Pon tiac Trail, Wixom, MI 48393, USA

Tel: (810) 624- 0000Fax: (810) 624- 0506



Pro file: It’s a case of the sub sidi ary be com ingthe com pany. Ko rex once op er ated un -der CCL Cus tom Manu fac tur ing,which was known as North Ameri ca’slarg est con tract manu fac turer. Thatcom pany, founded in 1973, be came aspe cial ist in the ag glom era tion of house -hold prod uct. The firm, un der its newiden tity, serves both con tract and pri -vate la bel cus tom ers.

Prod ucts: Dry laundry detergent, automaticdish detergent (gel and powder),liquid cleansers, automatic dishdetergent rinse agent, drybleach-carpet and room freshener

SalesCon tacts: Robert Ditmar, Director of Sales

KRAN SON IN DUS TRIES, INC.2330 West 205th St. (Suite 200), Tor rence, CA 90501,USA

Tel: (310) 320- 4911Fax: (310) 320- 2875


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, South Amer ica, Can ada

Pro file: Kran son Industries is the par ent firm tosev eral in de pend ent, synergistically- linked or gani za tions: “tbd de sign” mar ket ing de -sign serv ices; Clin ton Pack ag ing, whichspe cial izes in niche mar kets, im port ingand ex port ing plas tic and glass pack ag ingthrough out Europe, Asia and LatinAmer ica; Nev eeti In dus tries, which manu -fac tures cot ton and rayon coil for the foodsupplment and phar ma ceu ti cal in dus tries; The Cali ber Wine Group, di vi sion of Tri -cor Braun, a sup plier of do mes tic and im -ported glass wine bot tles and re latedcom po nents. Tri cor Braun is the re sult ofa 1997 con soli da tion of North west ern Bot -tle Co., Texberry Con tainer, and Cali berPack ag ing. This was fol lowed by the 1998pur chase of W. Braun Com pany. Tri corBraun can de sign, source and sup ply alltypes of pack ag ing com po nents, in clud ingglass and plas tic tonc tin ers, clo sures,spray ers, tubes, and more.

Prod ucts:All packaging—glass, HDPE, vinyl,PET bottles, tubes, jars, caps,dispensers; also upscale containersfor cosmetics, personal care,fragrance; expanding into gourmetfood, pet products, automotive,household chemicals,pharmaceuticals

SalesCon tacts: See below

TRI COR BRAUN(Di vi sion of Kran son In dus tries)

460 N. Lind bergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141, USA


Tel: (314) 569- 3633Fax: (314) 569- 5087URL: www.tri corbraun.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/AEx port Mar kets: N/A

Pro file: The re sult of a con soli da tion of North -west ern Bot tle, Tex berry Con tainer,Cali ber Pack ag ing, and W. Braun. Tri -cor Braun is po si tioned as the larg estand most di verse pack ag ing com pany of its kind in North Amer ica, op er at ing 20branch of fices in the U.S.

Prod ucts: Rigid packaging design,distribution, and sourcing for thepersonal care, food, beverage,nutraceutical, general industrial,household chemical, veterinary &pet care, biotechnical andautomotive industries—plastic and glass packaging jars, tuabes,bottles, drums and vials;closures, sprayers, dispensers.

SalesCon tacts: Suzanne Fenton, Director of Marketing

THE CALI BER WINE GROUP(Di vi sion of Tri cor Braun/Kran son In dus tries)

603 In di ana Street, Be ni cia, Ca 94510, USA

Tel: (707) 747- 1055Fax: (707) 747- 1064URL: www.calib erpkg.com/fsHome.htm


Pro file: This op era tion has been serv ing the U.S. wine in dus try since 1982.

Prod ucts: Wine bottles and relatedproducts

SalesCon tacts: Pamela Blanchard, Vice-President

NEV EETI IN DUS TRIES(Di vi sion of Kran son In dus tries)

4969 En ergy Way, Reno, NV 89502, USA

Tel: (702) 856- 2444Fax: (702) 856- 1223



Pro file: With a DMF on file and util iz ing GoodManu fac tur ing Prac tices, Nev eeti manu -fac tures soft, ab sorb ent, contaminate- freecoils to pro tect pack aged tab lets for thefood sup ple ment, health, and ethi cal phar -ma ceu ti cal in dus tries.

Prod ucts:Rayon, cotton and polyestercoils—strong, resilient andchemically perfect

SalesCon tacts: Tom Iwasyszyn, General Manager

TBD de sign(Di vi sion of Kran son In dus tries)

2330 West 205th Street, #200, Tor rance, CA 90501,USA

Tel: (310) 320- 4911Fax: (310) 320- 2875URL: www.tri corbraun.com



Pro file: This full- service mar ket ing de sign firmserves high- profile, multinational cli ents,pro duc ing cor po rate iden ti ties, mar ket ingcom mu ni cations, me dia, ad ver tis ing,pack age de sign, and web page de sign.

Prod ucts:Marketing design services

SalesCon tacts: Mike Dean, President)

CLIN TON PACK AG ING(Di vi sion of Kran son In dus tries)

450 N. Lind bergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63141, USA

Tel: (314) 569- 2212Fax: (314) 569- 2536




Pro file: This di vi sion de vel ops and im ports awide va ri ety of unique glass con tain ersfrom top- quality sources in Europe andthe Pa cific Rim. Clin ton Pack ag ingholds the li cense for many fa mil iar con -sumer pack ages, pro vid ing a pro prie -tary line of plas tic lar ge ware con tain ersand car boys to the in dus trial chemi calmar ket as well

Prod ucts: Unique glass containers, plasticlargeware containers, carboys

SalesCon tacts: David Kettler, President

DE KROES BVEver den berg 60, P.O. Box 299, 4900 AG Ooster -hout, THE NETHERLANDS

Tel: +31.162.462404Fax: +31.162.461835E-Mail: dek roes@wire hub.nl


Ex port Mar kets: Bene lux, France, UnitedKing dom, Ger many, Ja pan, It aly, UnitedStates, Can ada

Pro file: Founded in 1820, De Kroes is fully spe -cial ized in pri vate la bel. Its strength liesin a high- quality stan dard of prod uctand serv ice (HACCP cer ti fied) and con -stant prod uct in no va tion. De Kroesmainly spe cial izes in cre at ing new andex cit ing prod ucts, which can cre ate in -cre mental sales. Re cently, the com panyin tro duced cheese, ba con and pi zaza crack ers; plus cheddar- filled wa fers.

Servicess: Snacks, crackers

SalesCon tacts: Mr. J.M. Bouman, Sales Director; Mrs.

N.F. Fischer, Area Manager

KWIKEE IM AGE & DATA NET WORK1720 W. Detweil ler Drive, Peo ria, IL 61615 USA

Tel: (309) 692- 1530; (888) KWIKEE1 Fax: (309) 692- 6566URL: multiad.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Kwikee Im age & Data Net work (KIDN), a di vi sion of Multi- Ad Serv ices, Inc., calls it -self the world’s larg est li b rary of prod uctim ages and data for the con sumer pack -aged goods and auto af ter mar ket in dus -tries. KIDN de vel ops, man ages, anddis trib utes na tional and store branded im -ages and data for ad ver tis ing, on line, pro -moti onal, and mer chan dis ing ap pli ca tions. The com pany offers more than 65,000 im -ages in a va ri ety of file for mats, in clud ing:high- resolution, EPS im ages in four- colorand black & white; low- resolution,TARGA im ages in four- color; and gif im -ages in four- color. Lead ing manu fac tur ers rely on KIDN not only for the de vel op -ment and man age ment of its prod uct im -ages, but for a dis tribu trion da ta base thatgets their im ages into the hands of the peo -ple that need them. Re tail ers, whole sal ers,me dia out lets, on line ven dors, ad agen cies,news pa pers, sign and la bel com pa nies and many oth ers re ceive Kwikee’s su pe riorqual ity im ages free of charge. In 2002. The par ent com pany, Multi- Ad Serv ices wasre named MultiAd- - an um brella iden tity to re flect its cov er age of soft ware, prod uctim ages, cus tom Inter net sites, printedbooks, etc.

Prod ucts:CD-ROMs (Mac and PC-compatible),Internet, printed reference books

SalesCon tacts: Jeff Loman, National Accounts Manager



LA SI ESTA FOODS, INC.3139 SE 10th St., Topeka, KS 66607 USA

Tel: (785) 354- 1449Fax: (785) 357- 7369



Pro file: La Si esta Foods com menced op era tionsin 1978, manu fac tur ing bur ri tos andtor til las. The com pany has kept abreastof tech no logi cal changes in its busi ness,in clud ing the adop tion of hori zon talform/fill/seal pack ag ing ma chines thatwithin its co- packing op era tions per mitpro duc tion of re closable bags for itsprod ucts. Its prod uct line includesbreak fast bur ri tos and vege ta ble en chi -la das.

Prod ucts: Taco shells, frozen burritos(dinner and breakfast), corntortillas, flour tortillas,vegetable enchilada.

SalesCon tacts: Mike Koester, Vice-President Sales

LA BEL GRAPH ICS MFG. INC.175 Pater son Ave., Lit tle Falls, NJ 07417 USA

Tel: (973) 890- 5665Fax: (973) 890- 1164



Pro file: La bels Graph ics is a cus tom manu fac -turer of pres sure sen si tive la bels for thein dus trial and re tail user. The la belsare flexo graphic, hot- stamped, ro tarylet ter press, and ro tary silk screen im -printed--up to nine col ors. Es tab lishedin 1980, the com pany produces la bels

for all types of prod uct—cos met ics,bi cy cles, food, phar ma ceu ti cals. Its equip -ment ca pa bil ity dis tin guishes this firmfrom com peti tors.

Prod ucts:Custom imprinted pressure sensitivelabels

SalesCon tacts: Tom Silvano. Denise Silvano

LADY BURD EX CLU SIVE PRI VATE LA BEL44 Ex ecu tive Blvd., Farm ing dale, NY 11735, USA

Tel: (516) 454- 0444Fax: (516) 454- 0446URL: www.ladyburd.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, South Amer ica,Can ada, So viet Un ion

Pro file: This 35 year- year- old firm has be come aleader in pri vate la bel cos met ics.

Prod ucts:Color cosmetics, skin care, custommake up kits, brushes, displays andaccessories

SalesCon tacts: Roberta Burd, CEO, President

LAGGS SOFT LINE ABBjurs dals vagen 1, S- 59013 Box holm, SWEDEN

Tel: +46 142 50030Fax: +46 142 5oo39URL: www.tum lar du kar.com



Pro file: Start ing out with a ship ping com pany,Cali for nia Ship ping, in Or ange County,Cali for nia, for 10 years, fam ily own erssold out and moved to Swe den in 1995.


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This led to the startup of LAGG, whichof fers an environmentally- approvedsof ten ing agent, spe cially made for thestrict Euro pean mar ket. The prod ucthas been tested by IFP Re search AB inGoth en burg, Swe den. In 1998, Laggspur chased a new manu fac tur ing build -ing, then se cured its trade mark, Tum -lare. In 2000, LAGG will ex pand intopri vate la bel.

Servicess: Fabric softener sheets

SalesCon tacts: Jonny Lagg

LA MAGNA CHEESE CO., INC.#1 La magna Dr., Ve rona, PA 15147 USA

Tel: (412) 828- 6112Fax: (412) 828- 6782



Pro file: This family- owned re gional cheese pro -ducer, now in its third gen era tion ofown er ship, began in 1928 ba si cally inthe ri cotta cheese mar ket. La magna has ex panded into other cheese prod ucts,hav ing in vested in state- of- the- artshred ding equip ment.

Prod ucts: Cheeses: ricotta, feta, shreddedmozzarella, shredded cheddar,shredded provalone, andmozzarella and provolone in whole blocks.

SalesCon tacts: Rudy Lamagna Jr.,

LANCE INC.14120 Bal lan tyne Corp. Plaza, Ste. 350,, Char lotte, NC28273 USA

Tel: (704) 554- 1421; (800)438- 1880

Fax: (704) 556- 5638URL: www.lance.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $762.7 Mil lion +4.5%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 27%


Pro file: Es tab lished in 1913, Lance, Inc. along with its sub sidi ary bak er ies, in clud ing VistaBak er ies, Bur ling ton, IA, pro vides pri vate la bel filled sand wich cracker/cookie itemsplus in sti tu tional salad crack ers, which has ex panded re cently. Lance (Nasdaq:LNCE) today has a strong pres ence in su per mar kets, C- stores, whole sale clubs,mass mer chan dis ers, and res tau rants. Ithas di rect store de liv er ies in 23 states. InMarch 2008, Lance ac quired pri vatelyowned Brent & Sam’s Inc., North Lit tleRock, AR, a pro ducer of gour met cook ies(in clud ing pri vate la bel). About June 2008, Lance con soli dated its Vista Bak ery, Brent & Sams & Tam ming Foods un der LancePri vate Brands, op er at ing in Bur ling ton,IA (Tel: 319- 754- 6551 or 800- 553- 2343). In De cem ber 2008, Lance for $30 milliontook control of Arch way Cook ies LLC,Ash land, OH, a snack foods com pany op -er at ing un der bank ruptcy pro tec tion.

Prod ucts:Filled sandwich crackers & cookies,institutional cracker products,sugar wafers

SalesCon tacts: Gordon Rider, Private Brands Director

(Iowa)

LAN DER CO., INC.2000 Len nox Dr., Ste. 202, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 USA

Tel: (609) 219-0930; (800) 4- LANDERFax: (609) 219- 1238URL: www.lander- hba.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $99.6 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 30%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Latin Amer ica, NorthAmer ica, Af rica, Aus tra lia


Pro file: Lan der Com pany, in 2003, was ac -quired by a pri vate eq uity firm, theHer mes Group LLC, Prince ton, NJ,which in cluded Lander’s fa cili ties inTo ronto, Can ada, and Bing ham ton,NY. Lan der serv ices more than 90coun tries. It has been an in ter na tionalleader in the manu fac tur ing and mar -ket ing of valuebrand health- and- beautycare prod ucts for more than 75years. Lan der’s value brand cov ersmore than 15 health- and- beauty- carecate go ries in more than 300 SKUs. Ad -di tion ally, Lan der fo cuses on storebrand (national- brand- equivalent for -mu la tions) and up scale or pre miumexclusive brands bath- and- body prod -ucts. The com pany very likely is thelarg est pro ducer of bub ble bath inNorth Amer ica. Its pro duc tion of skincare (lo tion and cream) also is sig nifi -cant.Its prin ci ple mar kets in clude: dol -lar stores, gro cery out lets, and dis countchains. The com pany ex ports prod uctsto some 110 coun tries. The firm alsoop er ated Ra nir/DCP, West Or ange, NJ, a den tal care firm (also in the SOUR -CE BOOK) up un til the take over byThe Her mes Group. Two years later,2005, Lan der was merged into Ce nucoInc. To cre ate a new firm, As cen diaBrands Inc.. But in August 2008, thecom pany filed for Chap ter 11 bank -ruptcy pro tec tion, as it sought to sell itsas sets.

Prod ucts: Bath and body lines, bubble bath,deodorants, baby products(shampoo, lotion, powder, oil,bath, pet jelly); oral care, skincare, mouthwash

SalesCon tacts: William Acheson, Exec. VP,

Sales/Marketing; Laura Barry, DirectorMarketing; Harrie Driessen, Exec. VP/Dir. International Sales; Office in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Tel: 416-297-6700)

LANG NATU RALS850 Aquid neck Ave nue, New port, RI 02842 USA

Tel: (401) 848- 7700Fax: (401) 848- 7701URL: www.mrspice.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Ja pan, Europe

Pro file: Lang Natu rals spe cial izes in pro duc ingfood and bev er age prod ucts that makehealth claims, such as “low fat,” “low so -dium,” “all natu ral,” “vi ta min for ti fied,”“or ganic,” “no cho les terol,” and otherclaims. The com pany has de vel oped andpro duced a wide range of prod ucts such as sauces, snacks, and bev er ages (see prod uct list ing). The firm spe cial izes in cus tom for -mu la tions for pre mium pri vate la bel pro -grams, and also of fers spe cial ized ex per tise for die tetic and well ness prod ucts. LangNatu rals is po si tioned on the cut ting edgeof con sumer taste and health- conscioustrends. Its ex per tise cov ers a wide va ri etyof pack ag ing is sues such as por tion con -trol, shelf life, freight ef fi cient pal la ti za tion, de sign and new in no va tions. Of fer ing netpric ing or ac crual fund pro grams, thecom pany works closely with ac counts onan on go ing ba sis to en sure prod uctsuccess.

Prod ucts:Steak sauces and other sauces andmarinades, salad dressings, pastasauces, salsa, seafood sauces, spiceblends, macaroni and cheese,popcorn, caramel corn,chocolate-covered caramel corn,nutraceutical beverages

SalesCon tacts: David Lang, President

LA SER SHAV ING (UK) LTD.At lan tic House, 45- 47 Alp er ton Lane,Wem bley HAO 1JJ UNITED KING DOM


Tel: +44 (208) 566- 8762Fax: +44 (208) 566- 8763URL: www.mal ho tra.com


Ex port Mar kets: France, Spain, Swe den, Sin ga -pore, Hong Kong, Ma lay sia, Thai land,United States, South Amer ica, Mid dleEast, Rus sia,

Pro file: The com pany, for merly called Al li anceIn dustsries (UK) Ltd., pack ages andmar kets prod ucts pro duced by theworld’s sec ond larg est ra zor blademanu fac turer, Mal ho tras of In dia. Mal -ho tras, a family- owned busi ness, started its op era tion in 1950 and be gan its pri -vate la bel ac tiv ity in 1990- 91, whichbrought the UK op era tion on stream.The firm also sells ra zor blades un der its To paz and La ser brands. Its productrange: sin gle blade, fixed twin blade,piv ot ing twin blade dis pos able ra zorsplus shav ing car tridges (with or with outlu bri cat ing strip) and mov ing car -tridges.

Prod ucts: Disposable razors and shaving systems

SalesCon tacts: Mr. N. C. Dadia, Mr. V. K. Anand

LAUN DRY AIDS, INC.333 Starke Road, Carl stadt, NJ 07072 USA

Tel: (201) 933- 3500Fax: (201) 933- 5193E- Mail: lamp@lamp.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 85%

Pro file: This privately- held firm, es tab lished in1961, is the lead ing manu fac turer of pri -vate la bel am mo nia in the United States. Re cent ad di tons: ul tra heavy- duty laun -dry de ter gents (in clud ing the popu lar200- ounce size) and ul tra con cen tratefab ric sof tener (in clud ing the re fill car -ton). The firm also works with Man hat -tan Prod ucts, Inc., pro ducer of Jack &

Jill brand soap bub bles plus pri vate la bel.

Prod ucts:Ammonia, heavy duty liquiddetergent, liquid dishwashingdetergent, fabric softeners, soapbubbles

SalesCon tacts: John Revolinsky

LEAD ING BRANDS INC.Nasdaq: BRIO160- 7400 River Rd., Rich mond, Brit ish Co lum bia V6X1X6 CAN ADA

Tel: (604) 214- 9722Fax: (604) 214- 9733URL: www.le anding brandsinc.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: $49.2 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 85%

Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, United States

Pro file: The com pany, for merly called Brio In dus -tries, is the larg est in de pend ent pack agerand dis tribu tor of soft drinks, juices, wa -ters, and New Age bev er age in Can ada.The firm packs ready- to- serve bev er ages(car bon ated and non-carbonated drinksand juices) in vari ous for mats. Re cently, it added sports bev er ages (canned, bot tled,or PET con tain ers) as well. It pro -duces/packs to ex act ing speci fi ca tions ineach of its three plant op era tions. It alsopacks nack food and con fec tion ery items.

Prod ucts:Ready-to-serve soft drinks inaluminum cans and PET bottles;spring water, mineral water, glacierwater in PET bottles; ready-to-serve juices and drinks in PET bottles,PVC containers and glass bottles;also corn snack food andconfectionery items in variousformats.

SalesCon tacts: Ross Wells, Vice-President Operations

(e-mail: [email protected]


LEI NER HEALTH PROD UCTS LLC.*901 East 233rd Street, Car son, CA 90745 USA

Tel: (310) 835- 8400Fax: (310) 952- 7770URL: www.leiner.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $685 Mil lion Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 67%

Ex port Mar kets: Asia, South Amer ica, Europe,Mid dle East, Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: Lei ner Health Prod ucts is the lead ingU.S. Manu fac turer of store brand vi ta -mins, min erals, amd nu tri tional sup ple -ments and the sec ond larg est sup plier of OTC phar ma ceu ti cal sin cerely to there tail tade. Lei ner sells 90% of its vi -ta mins to mass mar ket and ware houseclub re tail ers. (Pri vate la bel ac countsfor nearly 83% of Leiner’s vi ta minsales.) Not with stand ing its fis cal 2001de cline, Lein ter’s U.S. vi ta min saleshave been up 10% per year com -pounded an nu ally over the past 7 years. The com pany is vi ta min cate gory man -ager for many lead ing U.S. re tail ers. The com pany sells some 3,000 prod uctsand also is the larg est sup plier of vi ta -mins, Min ner als and sup ple ments to the mili tary. The company’s brands in -clude. Your Life vi ta mins, Phar ma cistFor mula OTCs, Body col ogy hair/skincare, and Natu ral Life skin care prod -ucts. In De cem ber 1999, the com panyac quired two sub sidi ar ies from No vo -pharm Lim ited of On tario (Can ada)- - Granutec, Inc., Wil son, NC, a manu -fac turer of pri vate la bel, OTC phar ma -ceu ti cal drugs; and StanleyPhar ma ceu ti cal Ltd., manu factu rer ofpri vate la bel, OTC phar ma ceu ti caldrugs, and vi tam supple ments. The lat -ter was incoropo rated into Leiner’s Ca -na dian sub sidi ary, Vita Health,Win ni peg, Mani toba, Canada (alsolisted in the SOUR CE BOOK). Morere cently, in Sep tem ber 2005, Lei ner ac -quired most of the as sets ofPharmaceutical For mu la tions (also inthe SOUR CE BOOK), which had en -

tered vol un tary Chap ter 11 pro tec tion in July 2005.

Prod ucts:Vitamins/minerals/nutritionalsupplements; Over-the-counterdrugs including analgesics,cough/cold, allergy, antacid,laxative, sleep aid, motion sicknessremedies; Skin and hair careproducts

SalesCon tacts: Bob Laferriere, Executive Vice-President,

Sale/Marketing

GROUPE LEM OINE 56 Rue de Passy, 75016, FRANCE

Tel: +33 1.55.74.60.20Fax: +33 1.55.74.60.21URL: www.groupe-le moine.com



Pro file: Groupe Lem oine is the larg est manu fac -turer of cot ton buds in Europe and con sid -ers it self an in ter na tional group withpro duc tion plants in France, bel gium,Hol land, and Bra zil.. Started in 1985, thefirm to day pro duuces 100% pure cot tonear buds/swabs, pads, pleats, and balls.Among some re cently introduced prod -ucts is a mon obloc poly pro pyl ene (PP) box of 50 or 160 cot ton buds, which fea ture100% pure cot ton tip with a PP or pa perstick, avail able in dif fer ent col ors. Budsalso are avail able in round or rec tan gu larflat poly sty rene (PE) or PP boxes, trans -par ent PE printed bags (with or with outdraw strings), card board boxes with pre- cut PP win dow, and PE and/or PP dis -penser boxes

Prod ucts:Cotton buds, cotton wool, cosmeticpads (100% cotton)

SalesCon tacts: Philippe Lemoine, President; Frederic

Cartier, Sales Manager


LEPAGE’S, INC.120 Delta Dr., Pitts burgh, PA 15238- 2806 USA

Tel: (412) 967- 0250, (800) 628- 5702Fax: (412) 967- 0255URL: www.lepages.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 70%

Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Europe, Pa cificRim, Can ada

Pro file: Founded in 1876, LePage’s has a longhis tory of pro vid ing top- quality ad he -sive and tape prod ucts to the U.S. mar -ket. Its mu ci lage glue is one of the mostrec og niz able prod ucts among U.S. con -sum ers. LePage’s is the lead ing pri vatela bel trans par ent tape and glue sup plierin the U.S. This privately- held com pany is now in tro duc ing a new line of pack -age seal ing tapes on a 3- inch core.

Prod ucts: Adhesive tape, glue, packagingtape, dispensers, super-glue,removable stick notes, holiday gift tags, and printed tapes.

SalesCon tacts: Ed Kennedy, Senior Vice-President

Marketing & Sales

LEVEL VAL LEY CREAM ERY**800 Pleas ant Val ley Rd., West Bend, WI 53095 USA

Tel: (262) 675- 6533Fax: (262) 675-2827URL: www.levelvalley.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Europe, Can ada, SouthAmerica

Pro file: In 2005, privately- owned Level Val leyCream ery will cele brate its Cen ten nialyear. Started as a sim ple farm coop in1905, in the heart of Ameri ca’s dairy -

land, this busi ness evolved into a butterfac tory dur ing the 1920s, earn ing a repu -ta tion for ex cel lent serv ice and a fresh,wholesme prod uct. It’s no dif fer ent to day,car ry ing its heri tage of in no va tive tech nol -ogy for ward be yond butter into an hy -drous milk fat/but teroil, sweet enedcon densed milk, milk pow ders, and cream cheese. The coop serves cus tom ers in there tail and foodservice seg ments, as well as in gre di ents for manufacturers and ex portbusi ness. Level Val ley Cream ery pro videsnew prod uct de vel op ment, spe cifi cally for -mu lated for cus tomer needs. It also meetsspe cial re quire ments, such as ko sher cer ti -fied, cer ti fied rBST free and or ganic dairyprod ucts.

Prod ucts:Cream cheese, butter, sweetenedcondensed milk, anhydrousmilkfat/butteroil

SalesCon tacts: E-mail: [email protected]

LEV LAD LABO RA TO RIESdba Na ture’s Gate Herbal Cos met ics9200 Ma son Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA

Tel: (818) 882- 2951; (800) 327-2012Fax: (818) 341- 3840URL: www.lev lad.com


Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, Ko rea, Ja pan, Hun gary,China, Can ada

Pro file: Since 1972, Lev lad has spe cial ized innaturally- based organic- type prod ucts. Apioneer in bio de grad able prod ucts, itsstrong com mit ment to en vi ron mental is -sues re flects in its prod uct line. Lev lad op -er ates an in- house com po nent deco ra tionca pa bil ity, while of fer ing a com plete turn- key op era tion. As the larg est sup plier ofnatu ral prod ucts to the natu ral foods in -dus try, its mar ket ing chan nels in clude: the mass mar ket, sa lon in dus try, drug chains,di rect sales, and spe cialty stores. Levladex panded its busi ness into ex clu sive


brands, sup plying su per mar kets, de -part ment stores, celebrity- endorsedlines, multi- level firms and spe cialtystores.

Prod ucts: Hair care, skin care, sun care,body care, oral care, baby care,resort & spa products,deodorants, pet products

SalesCon tacts: Rosalyn Feldman, Rhonda Vilardo,

Wayne Dunlap

LG CHEMI CAL AMER ICA, INC.1000 Syl van Ave., Engle wood Cliffs, NJ 07632 USA

Tel: (201) 816- 2305Fax: (201) 816- 0961URL: www.lgchem.com



Pro file: LG Chemi cal Amer ica, for merly calledLucky Amer ica, is a sub sidi ary of LGGroup, Seoul, South Ko rea, a $85 bil -lion di ver si fied op era tion in volved inelec tron ics, pe tro leum, and con sumerprod ucts. World wide, the com panypro duces about $1.4 bil lion in con sumer prod ucts, in clud ing roughly 20% in pri -vate la bel. LG Chemi cal, addresses theUS mar ket, now serv ing as the in ter -na tional sales of fice for the com pany.

Prod ucts: Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,shampoo, rinse, baby diapers,powder detergent, hair gel andspray, cosmetics, and a full lineof pharmaceuticals (growthhormones to aspirin).

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Joshua Lee, Sales Manager .

LID ESTRI FOOD, INC815 West Whit ney Road, Fair port, NY 14450- 1030 USA

Tel: (585) 377- 7700Fax: (585) 377- 8150URL: cantisano.com


Ex port Mar kets: Puerto Rico, South Amer ica, Mid -dle East

Pro file: This privately- owned firm (for merlycalled Can ti sano Foods), which started in1978, has de vel oped into be com ing “thesource for sauce,” to day of fer ing morethan 50 vari ties of sauces as well as spe cialreci pes. Its prod ucts are packed in any size con tainer from 11- ounce re tail glass toNo.10 food-serv ice size. Its roots be gan in1937, when Ralph Can ti sano with his fam -ily origi nated Ragu spa ghetti sauce, whichbe came a lead ing na tional brand in itsprod uct cate gory; but in 1971, he soldRagu and left the com pany. To day, he hasmore than 50 years sauce- making ex pe ri -ence. Ca ti sano Foods op er ates two state- of- the- art sauce plants, one in Fair port,NY, and one in Selma, CA. The firm canship quickly to Europe, the Near East, and the Far East. The com pany also providesro tary glass re tort packs: cheese, al fredo,chili con carne, soups, etc.) for pri vate la -bel.

Prod ucts:Pasta sauces, pizza sauces, salsas,barbecue sauces, cooking sauces,and ketchup

SalesCon tacts: Edward P. Salzano, Executive Vice-

President (Phone: 201-944-1233; Fax:201-944-3158

LIFE SCI ENCE LABO RA TO RIES, INC.5854 But ter nut Drive East, Syra cuse, NY 13057 USA

Tel: (315) 445- 1105; (800) 784-7447Fax: (315) 445- 1301URL: www.lsl- inc.com


To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/AEx port Mar kets:

N/A

Pro file: Life Sci ence Labo ra to ries is a full- service ana lyti cal labo ra tory, serv ingmany vari ous sec tions of the in dus trial,manu fac tur ing and pack ag ing mar ketsthrough out the U.S. and the world. Be -cause of over- night de liv ery andsecond- day de liv ery, the com pany iswithin reach of al most any in dus tryany where. Its ana lyti cal ex per tise,backed by a staff with over 13 years av -er age ex pe ri ence, makes the firm notonly a re li able, ac cu rate, and de pend -able re source, but also a valu able as setto its cli ents.

Serv ices: All types of laboratory analytical services, including Food (QA/QC,nutritional labels, processcontrol, microbiology),Pharmaceuticals (USP Monograph,release testing, R&D), FoodPackaging (FDA compliance,indirect food additives, 3A), aswell as full environmentalanalytical services

SalesCon tacts: Hugh Guider, Director of Client Services

LI NETTE HEL LAS S.A.Eth nikis An tis ta seos 27, 15235 Ath ens, GREECE

Tel: +30 1- 6801359Fax: +30 1- 6855494URL: www.li net te dia pers.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, Af rica

Pro file: Li nette Hel las S.A. is a pri vate com -pany, op er ated as a sub sidi ary of Li -nette Ltd., a Cyprus- based dia persmanu fac tur ing com pany. The sub sidi -ary manu fac tur ers baby dia pers at itsplant out side Ath ens, us ing two ma -

chines with a ca pac ity of 200 mil lion pieces per year. Its pri vate la bel di vi sion is grow -ing fast; by the end of 2001, it is es ti matedthat 50% of its ca pac ity will be de voted topri vate la bel dia pers. The firm op er ates an in- house re search & de vel op ment en gi -neer ing de part ment, which manu fac tus res equip ment for baby dia pers ma chines and sup plies manu fac turers in West ernEurope. The com pany is now the ex clu sive manufacturer- supplier of the Wal- Mart’sCo sies brand in Ger many.

Prod ucts:Baby and adult diapers

SalesCon tacts: Michael Ioannides (Tel: +357 2-484600 in

Cyprus or e-mail: [email protected])

LIT TLE LADY FOODS, INC.2323 Pratt Blvd., Elk Grove Vil lage, IL 60007 USA

Tel: (847) 806- 1440; (800) 439-1440Fax: (847) 806- 0026URL: www.littleladyfoods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Hong Kong, Ko rea, Tai wan,Can ada

Pro file: Lit tle Lady Foods is the larg est made- to- order, spe cialty pizza manu fac turer in theUS, pro vid ing a wide va ri ety of high- value- added cus tom ized fro zen pizzaprod ucts to both the food- serv ice and re -tail mar ket seg ments.

Prod ucts:Pizzz 5- to 14-inch sizes, self-risingpizzas, calzones, enrobedsandwiches, heat-and-servesandwiches

SalesCon tacts: Peter Cokinos, Director of Business

Development (Ext. 3520)


LNK IN TER NA TIONAL, INC.60 Ar kay Drive, Haup pauge, NY 11788, USA

Tel: (631) 435-3500Fax: (631) 435- 3542URL: www.LNKintl.com



Pro file: LNK In ter na tional is an over- the- counter phar ma ceu ti cal manu fac turer.One of its most re cent new prod ucts is achil dren’s aceta mino phen (melt- in- mouth tab let) in bub ble gum fla vor,

Prod ucts: Solid dosage OTC pharmaceuticals (ibuprofen, acetaminophen, aspirin,loperamide, cough/cold/allergy/-sinus, antacid and laxativeproducts)

SalesCon tacts:

Jo seph J. Mol lica Jr., Sales Man ager;Earl E. Cas sell III, Vice- President ofSales (Mana la pan, NJ, Tel: 732- 536- 6888)

LO GRET IM PORT & EX PORT CO.150 North Wil low Ave., City of In dus try, CA91746 USA

Tel: (626) 961- 9800; (800) 574-9934Fax: (626) 961-8530URL: www.lo gret.com


Ex port Mar kets: Asia, Europe

Pro file: This com pany started in the mid 1970sas an im porter of bev er age al co hol from Europe and South Amer ica. In 1981,the com pany was pur chased by JohnLe nore & Co., San Di ego, CA, a beer,wine and spir its whole saler. As a re sult,Lo gret be came a bev er age prod uctcom pany, de vel op ing brands for thegen eral mar ket as well as ex clu sive

‘priv ilege la bel’ brands for gro cery chainsin Cali for nia. Lo gret also de vel oped, pro -duced and mar keted sev eral brands innew cate go ries na tion ally — cool ers andNew Age soft drinks. The firm spe cial izesin the crea tion and pro duc tion of eq uityprivi lege la bels in the malt bev er age cate -gory. These prod ucts are then es tab lishedfor co op era tive re tail ers with cus tom izeddis tri bu tion sys tems.

Prod ucts:Malt beverages (beer), soft drinks.

SalesCon tacts: David Pergl, Vice-President Marketing

(e-mail: [email protected]); Phil Alexander.

LOUNS BURY FOODS LIM ITED11 Wilt shire Avenue, To ronto, On tario M6N 2V7 CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 656- 3331Fax: (416) 656- 6803



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1931, this com pany be ganits pri vate la bel ac tiv ity 50 years later. Itsop era tion fo cuses on prod uct pro ducedfresh- to- order. In the past three years,Louns bury has ex panded its prod uct linesand pro duc tion ca pac ity. The com pany isnow mov ing into an ex panded range ofmus tards and con di ment prod ucts. Itsbusi ness in cludes foodservice and in sti tu -tional ac counts.

Prod ucts:Horseradish, seafood cocktailsauce, mint sauce, horseradish,mustard, tarter sauce

SalesCon tacts: Tim Higgins, Vice-President (e-mail:

[email protected])


LU CERNE FOODS INC.Sub sidi ary of Safe way Inc.2800 Yg na cio Val ley Rd., Wal nut Creek, CA 94598 USA

Tel: (925) 944- 4444Fax: (925) 944-4287

To tal Sales Vol ume: $2 Bil lion+ (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%(E)

Ex port Mar kets: World wide: Asia, South Amer -ica, Mid dle East, Pa cific Is lands, Europe

Pro file: Lu cerne Foods, for merly called Om ni -Brands, is a di verse manu fac tur ing or -gani za tion that sup plies pri vate la belprod ucts to Safe way (22% of its pri vatela bel product) as well as to out side ac -counts. These in clude a grow ing line ofsales- tested and proven Su per Pre mium items. The com pany is one of the larg est pri vate la bel manu fac tur ers in the in -dus try. Its 32 plants, lo cated through out the United States (20) and Can ada (12), manu fac ture a wide range of in no va tive prod ucts, such as or ganic foods, en ergydrinks, and pre mium ice cream pluskey prod uct cate go ries: dairy, bak ery,car bon ated bev er age, bot tled wa ter,fro zen vege ta bles/fruits, fro zen juicecon cen trates, jams/pre serves, and cook -ies/crack ers. The Lu cerne name comesfrom the Lu cerne Cream and But terCo., which in 1929, the year Safewayac quired the com pany, had been an ex -clu sive Safe way sup plier. With the suc -cess of two new Safe way pro prie tarybrands, O Or gan ics (2005 de but) andEat ing Rich (2007 de but), both in thehealth and well ness sec tor, Lu cerne inMay 2008 joined a newly fromed al li -ance of food and bev er age manu fac tur -ing, mar ket ing and dis tri bu tioncom pa nies to sell its O Or gan ics andEat ing Right lines to other retailers inthe U.S. Other mem bers of the al li ance:Over hill Farms, Inc (pre pared fro zenfoods)., Ready Pac Pro duce, Inc. (Con -ven ience fresh foods in clud ing pro duce), and Schrei ber Foods Inc. Di ary prod -ucts); and EMAK World wide, Inc. And Cross mark Inc., for mar ket ing andcom mu ni ca tions sup port. The al liance

li censes the two Safeway brands to thepart ners, who in turn pro duce their prod -ucts un der those brands for sale to re tail -ers and food serv ice ac counts.

Prod ucts:Soft drinks, dairy, ice cream andfrozen novelties, baked goods, drypet food, beverages, fruit juices and concentrates, salsas, mayonnaise,sport drinks, cheese, james andjellies, sauces, vinegar

SalesCon tacts: Dave Maco, Vice-President of Sales (e-mail:

[email protected])

MACFAR LAN SMITH/MAR KET AC TIVES,LLC

8300 SW 71st Ave., Port land, OR 97223 USA

Tel: (503) 244- 0166; (800) 786-1609Fax: (503) 244- 0166URL: www.bi trex.com


Ex port Mar kets: 60+ coun tries world wide

Pro file: Macfar lan Smith, Ltd., started in 1780, isa lead ing pro ducer of fine chemi cals inEd in burg, Scot land. Its chem ists dis cov -ered Bi trex®, “the bit ter est stuff onearth,” and de vel oped its use as a poi son -ing pre ven tion ad di tive. Bi trex® is used inboth pri vate la bel and na tional brandhouse hold, auto mo tive and graden prod -ucts to help pre vent in ges tion. The Bi trex® logo is used as a co- branded in gre di ent tosuc cess fully lev er age safety as a sales tool.Mar ket Ac tives, LLC now pro vides sales,mar ket ing and tech ni cal sup port for thisprod uct in the United States.

Prod ucts:Bitrex — an aversive agent forhousehold, garden, and automotivechemicals.

SalesCon tacts: N/A (e-mail: [email protected])


M

IAN MA CLEOD & COM PANY LTD.Rus sell House, Dun net Way, Brox burn, EH52 5BUSCOT LAND

Tel: +44 1506- 852205Fax: +44 1506- 856434URL: www.ian ma cleod.com


Ex port Mar kets: 50 plus coun tries world wide.

Pro file: Ian Ma cleod & Com pany Ltd. is theUnited King dom’s lead ing in de pend entpri vate la bel spir its sup plier. The com -pany spe cial izes in pre mium own/pri -vate la bel spir its. Its brands in cludeMa cleod's Isle of Skye su pe rior blendedscotch whisky, Ma cleod's malt, andLon don Hill gin. Op er at ing since 1936,this com pany to day func tions as the in -ter na tional mar ket ing arm of the Pe terJ Rus sell Group. More than 15 mil lionbot tles of spir its are sold by this fimyearly.

Prod ucts: Scotch whisky, gin, vodka, rum,liqueurs.

SalesCon tacts: Leonard S. Russell, Marketing Director;

R.C. Patrick, Area Director Europe; R.Mackenzie, Area Director Americas; A.Harvie-Clark, Area Director Far East.(e-mail: [email protected])

MAGIC VAL LEY FOODS, INC.P.O. Box 475, Ru pert, ID 83350 USA



Ex port Mar kets: All coun tries

Pro file:

Magic Val ley Foods is one of the largerpro duc ers of de hy drated po tato flakes tothe re tail, pri vate la bel, food-serv ice, in -dus trial in gre di ents, and ex port mar kets.In fro zen po tato spe cial ties, such as IQFhash browns, slices, dices and mashed po -ta toes, its prod ucts are well- known fortheir high qual ity. The firm also mar ketsprod uct un der its brands, Mr. Spud andIdaho Natu rally.

Prod ucts:Dehydrated potato flakes, I.Q.F.frozen potato specialties(hashbrowns, slices, dices, mashed)

SalesCon tacts: Bruce Huizinga, Vice-President Sales; Corey

Smith, Sales Manager

MAINE POLY, INC.933 Route 202, Greene, ME 04236, USA

Tel: (207) 946- 7440Fax: (207) 946- 3819URL: www.main epoly.com



Pro file: Maine Poly is a fully- integrated flexi blepack ag ing manu fac turer that spe cial izesin high- quality (8- color/pro cess) print ingfor re tail and whole sale prod ucts. Thecom pany serv ices a wide range of fro zenfood manu fac tur ers through out the U.S.and Can ada, help ing to show case theirqual ity prod ucts. The com pany of fers acom plete state- of- the- art graph ics de part -ment, which sup ports its flexo graphicprint ing. Its lami na tion/con vert ing ca pa -bili ties of fer bar rier pack ag ing withziplock, vac uum seals and other fea tures.

Prod ucts:Printing of flexible packaging,including flexographic printing forfrozen foods, cosmetics,confectionery products

SalesCon tacts: Tom Laundry and Skip Crane, both National

Account Managers; David Gordon and FredPellerin, both ESD Account Managers; Jason


Litterfield, Marketing Manager (e-mail:[email protected])

MAI ZORO S.A. DE C.V.Norte 59 #1100, Col. In dus trial Val lejo, Zip. 02300,MEX ICO D.F.

Tel: +525 587- 87- 99Fax: +525 567- 08- 98E- Mail:mai zoro@mail reader.mx.ges.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $57 Mil lion+Pe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 10%

Ex port Mar kets: Ca nary Is land (Spain), Gua te -mala, Hon du ras, Costa Rica, Pan ama, Co -lom bia, Puerto Rico, Do mini can Re pub lic, Ec ua dor, Para guay, Chile, Venezeula,Peru, Bra zil, and United States

Pro file: Mai zoro traces its his tory back to 1933,when the Fer nan dez broth ers formedthe im port com pany, Her dez, in Mex ico City. A con tract was es tab lished for 25years with Quaker Oats Co. of the U.S.,where the Mexi can firm would pro duce Mai zoro (Corn of Gold) corn flakes.When the con tract ended, the com panyformed Ce reales Indus tri ali za dos andhas since built an in ter na tional busi ness, ex pand ing from corn flakes into otherva rie ties—su gar- and chocolate- coated,wheat fi ber, ex truded or in flated prod -ucts, pre- cooked bean and rice flour. In -ter na tional ex pan sion be gan in 1986,where to day, Mai zoro ex ports to morethan 30 coun tries in the Ameri cas,Europe, Asia, and Af rica. The com -pany pro duces all types of Ready- To- Eat ce re als, from corn flakes to sugar- frosted and chocolated- covered, tohealthy fi bers, re gular or with rai sins, to all types of extruded prod ucts in a va ri -ety of sizes and de signs. Its pri vate la belbusi ness in Mex ico in cludes prin ci palcli ents such as Aur rera, Com er cialMexi cana, and Che draui.

Prod ucts: Corn flakes, sugar frosted, cocoa flakes, fiber, fiber with raisins,frosted corn puffs, puffed rice,cocoa puffed rice, pillows(chocolate or strawberry), corn

meal, corn flour, bran flakes, raisin bran, extruded corn flakes

SalesCon tacts: Enrique Rodrigo Najar, Foreign Trade

Director; Jorge Luis Sanchez y Sanchez andMrs. Gabriela Felix-Diaz C., both ForeignTrade Managers; Alex Gifford (U.S. Sales)

MALT- O- MEAL COMPANY80 South 8th St., Suite 2700, Min nea po lis, MN 55402,USA

Tel: (612) 338-8551Fax: (612) 359-5424URL: www.maltomeal.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80%+ (E)


Pro file: Founded in 1919, this privately- held com -pany to day is the fourth larg est ready- to- eat (RTE) ce real manu fac turer in the U.S. The com pany mar kets about nine brandsin the top 50 cate go ries in its prod uct seg -ment, pro vid ing more than 30 RTE ce re -als. Ad di tion ally, its pro duces threeva rie ties of hot wheat ce re als and a full line of oat meal prod ucts. The com pany op er -ates five pro duc tion fa cili ties.

Prod ucts:Ready-To-Eat and Hot Cereals

SalesCon tacts: Paul Norton, VP Sales/Cust. Marketing

MAN AGE MENT RE CRUIT ERS OF MER CER IS LAND

9725 SE 36th Street (Ste. 312), Mer cer Is land, WA98040- 3896 USA

Tel: (206) 232- 0204Fax: (206) 232- 6172URL: www.mrmi.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia


Pro file: Bill ing it self as “the search and re cruit -ing spe cial ist,” Man age ment Re cruit ershas been ver ti cally spe cial ized in non- foods pri vate la bel re cruit ments. Thecom pany has been in volved in this areafor more than 14 years, of fer ing man -age ment po si tions in such ar eas as sales, mar ket ing, qual ity con trol, etc. Thefirm, op er at ing with 600 fran chi sees inthe U.S., is af fili ated with E. New man ofVi enna, Aus tria.

Serv ices: Executive recruiting

SalesCon tacts: Jim Dykeman (e-mail: [email protected]

MA PLE LEAF FOODS*30 St. Clair Ave nue West, 15th Floor, Toronto, ONM4V 3A2 CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 926-2000Fax: (416) 926- 2018URL: www.ma ple leaf.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: C$6.4 Bil lion +28%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 8%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Pa cific Rim, U.S.A.,South Amer ica

Pro file: Ma ple Leaf Foods is primarily abranded company, but does do busi ness in pri vate la bel within dif fer ent ar eas ofits op era tion. Its in de pend ently-runShur- Gain (also in the SOUR CE -BOOK) pro vides dry ex truded foodsfor dogs, cats and fer retts. In April2004, Ma ple Leaf ac quired Schnei derCorp. from Smith field Foods, Smith -field, VA. The Schnei der sub sidi ary(C$1.2 bil lion in sales) is one of Ca nad’s larg est pack aged meat manu fac tur ers(20 proc ess ing and dis tri bu tion sites inthe coun try). The Schnei der brandjoined Ma ple Leaf’s two other pow er -ful brands, Ma ple Leaf in meats andDemp ster’s in bak ery prod ucts. Schrei -der also brought in its pri vate la belbusi ness, in cluding pack aged proc essedmeats, poul try and grocery prod ucts.Ma ple Leaf also owns 86.9% of Can ada

Bread, which pro duces branded and pri -vate la bel bak ery prod ucts and fresh pasta and sauces.

Prod ucts:Fresh and prepared meats (hams,roast beef, smoked sausage, delimeats, hot dogs), poultry, flour,fresh and frozen bakery products,fresh pasta..

SalesCon tacts: N/A

MA PLE LEAF FIRE LOG PROD UCTS CO.(Sub sidi ary of Du raflame Hold ings, Inc.)123 In dus try St., To ronto, On tario M6M 5B6 CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 763- 5538Fax: (416) 763- 8819URL: www.mlfpc.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, It aly, Ger many,France, Denmark

Pro file: In Oc to ber 1999, Gotham Corp. was ac -quired by Ma ple Leaf Fire log Prod uctscom pany and ef fec tive im me di ately be gancon duct ing busi ness un der this new cor po -rate iden tity. Ma ple Leaf Fire log is part ofDu raflame Hold ings, which has been thefire log cate gory leader in North Amer icafor more than 25 years. The company haspro vided premium- quality fire logs andfire starters to a va ri ety of re tail ers andwhole sal ers across North Amer ica. Its fire -logs are Un der writ ers Labo ra to ries “UL”clas si fied. The firm can ac com mo date aunique va ri ety of pack ag ing op tions withits 6, 5-, 3- and 2.5- pound fire logs and 5-,7.5- and 8- ounce fire starters. Its new estproduct: kin dling (100% kiln- dried wood) made from re cy cled wood.

Prod ucts:Firelogs (wax- sawdust),firestarters (wax-sawdust), kindling, firewood

SalesCon tacts: David L. Smith (e-mail: [email protected])


MAR KET ING RE SOURCES IN TER NA -TIONAL

P.O. Box 7897, In cline Vil lage, NV 89450 USA

Tel: (775) 833-1480Fax: (775) 832- 5107

To tal Sales Vol ume: $40 Mil lionPe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Ko rea, South Amer ica,Mex ico, Can ada, Aus tra lia—world wide

Pro file: Mar ket ing Re sources In ter na tionalsources and mar kets candy, cook ies and crack ers for manu fac tur ers and dis tri -bu tion com pa nies world wide. Prod uctsare mar keted un der the house brandsor pri vate la bel. The com pany spe cial -izes in place- packed tins and boxes ofcook ies and crack ers. A na tional salesforce net work in the U.S. serv ices dis -tribu tors, su per mar kets, mass mer -chan dis ers, ware house clubs, mili taryand spe cialty food trade through out theU.S. Ware houses are lo cated in Bal ti -more, Dal las, and Los An ge les. Ma jorcus tom ers in clude: Wal- Mart, Kmart,Wool worth, McCrory, etc. Sales andmar ket ing plans and im ple men ta tionare pro vided on an agency ba sis or asdi rect im porter. Prod uct sourcing, con -cep tion, de sign, pro duc tion over sight,lo gis tics, ware hous ing, sales and mar -ket ing are pro vided to manu fac tur ersseek ing to pene trate new mar kets in theU.S. or world wide.

Prod ucts: Gum, candy, cookies & crackers,marshmallows

SalesCon tacts: Reg Hitchcock, President; Seymour D.

Wiessen, Chairman; Stuart Warren,Vice-President

MAR SAN FOODS LIM ITED46 Mod ern Road, Scar bor ough, On tario M1R 3B6CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 755- 9262

Fax: (416) 755- 6790



Pro file: Started in 1970, Mar san Foods en teredthe pri vate la bel mar ket in 1978, be com ing both a dedi cated co- packer and pri vate la -bel sup plier. This com pany works in anumber of in no va tive area, such as boil -able bags, dual oven able trays, pro vid ingprod ucts that ap peal to con sum ers whoshop for Weight Watcher- type foods aswell as the pa trons of a Marks &Spencer- type store.

Prod ucts:Frozen prepared entrees anddinners, diet entrees

SalesCon tacts: Graeme Jewett, President

T. MAR ZETTI COM PANY(A Lan cas ter Col ony Com pany- LANC,Nasdaq)1105 Schrock Road, P.O. Box 29163, Co lum bus, OH43229- 0163 USA

Tel: (614) 846- 2232Fax: (614) 842-4186URL: www.mar zetti.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $728.7 Mil lion +3%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, Far East

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1896, T. Mar zetti be gan asa res tau rant in Co lum bus, OH. To day, the firm is a leader in pri vate la bel saladdress ings, fro zen gar lic bread, and fro zenfruit pies. Ad di tion ally, the com pany hasin no vated with cheese gar lic bread. Itspar ent com pany, Lan cas ter Col ony Corp., Co lum bus, op er ates Mar zetti as its Spe -cialty Food Group. Lan cast esr ac quiredMar zetti in 1970. Lately, Lan cas ter hasput more em pha sis on its spe cialty foodsbusi ness, rep re sent ing 66% of its to tal $1.1


bil lion reve nues. (Glass ware and can -dles rep re sent 16% and auto parts11%). In June 2007, the par ent com -pany ac quired Mar shall Bis cuit com -pany ($11 mil lion in sales), Sara land,AL, a strong pri vate la bel sup plier offro zen rolls and bis cuits.

Prod ucts: Pourable salad dressings, frozenbread, frozen fruit pies, croutons

SalesCon tacts: Tom Ewing, National Account Sales

Manager

MAS SIMO ZANETTI BEV ER AGE, USA500 Ma maroneck Ave., Har ri son, NY 10528 USA

Tel: (914) 670-3300Fax: (914) 670- 3500URL: www.mzb- usa.com

www.se ga fredo.it



Pro file: This com pany was formed early in 2006 when Sara Lee Corp., Chi cago (listed in the SOUR CE BOOK) for $82.5 mil lionsold its U.S. re tail cof fee busi ness, in -clud ing such brands as Chock full o’Nuts, Hills Bros., MJB, and Chase &San born, and its cor po rate brand busi -ness plus 103 Chock full o’Nuts cof feeshops to Se ga fredo Zanetti S.p.A., Bo lo -gna, It aly. The new U.S. op er ation, be -cause of its pro duc tion and na tionaldis tri bu tion ca pa bili ties and its broadproduct of fer ing, thus becomes a lead -ing full- service pro ducer of roast andground cof fee for pri vate la bel cus tom -ers. The par ent com pany, the world’slarg est pri vate cof fee com pany, is ahold ing com pany unit ing 37 com pa niesthat rep re sent sales of $800 mil lion+ in100 coun tries. With this ac qui si tion, the Ital ian com pany op er ates a net work of600+ in ter na tional cof fee shops (Se ga -fredo Zanetti Es presso, Puc ci no’s andChock full o’ Nuts) plus through its nine roast ing plants around the world han -

dles 120,000 tons of cof fee with 2.5 mil lionbags of green cof fee proc essed per year.This com pany also pro vides ex clu sive cof -fee blends for bars and sup plies co coa,teas, and spices as well. In July 2006, Mas -simo Zanetti Bev er age, USA as signedRock elle Corp., Miller Place, NY, in a li -cen se agree ment to help de velop and fran -chise the Chock full o’ Nuts quick serv iceres tau rant chain be yond its East Coastbase.

Prod ucts:roast and ground coffee, includingespresso; teas; smoothies, etc.

SalesCon tacts: N/A

MAS TER BILT HO SIERY CO., INC.15- 51 208th Place, P.O. Box 604177, Bay side, NY11360 USA

Tel: (212) 736- 5480Fax: (718) 631-8072


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Europe

Pro file: This is the sales of fice for Mas ter bilt Ho -siery’s fac tory, lo cated in Hick ory, NC.The firm, started in 1957, has been a pri -vate la bel socks sup plier ever since then.Mas ter bilt also does con tract work forbranded manu fac tur ers. Its of fer ings in -clude: la dies Pom Pom socks and brushedacrylic boo tie socks.

Prod ucts:Socks (childrens, infants, mens,girls, ladies)

SalesCon tacts: Alex Malcheck, President

MATERNE- CONFILUX S.A.Al lee des Cerisi ers, No 1, Floreffe, B- 5150 BEL GIUM

Tel: +32 81 44 09 09


Fax: +32 81 44 09 22


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, NorthAmer ica, Af rica, Far East, South Amer ica,East ern Europe

Pro file: Materne- Confilux, lo cated just 60 kmsouth from Brus sels, was cre ated in1977 from the as so cia tion of twofamily- owned com pa nies—Ma terne,which was founded in 1888, and Con fi -lux, started in 1928. The com pany to day spe cial izes in fruit proc ess ing, par ticu -larly in the manu fac tur ing of pre servesand mar ma lades, com potes, and fruitsin syrup or in natu ral juice. All of itsprod ucts are manu fac tured in a550,000+ squarefoot mod ern fa cil ity,where an nual prod uct reaches about55,000 tons of jams, com potes and otherfruit prepa ra tions. The com pany is byfar a mar ket leader in Bel gium and oneof the most im por tant jam pro duc ers inEurope. It of fers a flexi bil ity in both thenumber of va rie ties and vari ous fruitsused as well as in the type of prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Preserves. jams, fruit compotes,pie fillings, marmalades,fruit-syrup, fruits in natural juice, fruits spreads, apple sauce

SalesCon tacts: Jean-Luc Heymans, President; Luc

Jomouton, Sales Manager; Guy Tiebackx,Export Manager

MAUI PINE AP PLE COM PANY, LTD.P. O. Box 4003, Con cord, CA 94524- 4003 USA

Tel: (925) 798- 0240Fax: (925) 798- 0252URL: www.pine ap ple ha waii.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Europe, Asia

Pro file: This com pany traces its ori gins back to1914 as the Bald win Pack ers, which han -dled pri vate la bel busi ness at that time. In1932, the com pany was rei den ti fied asMaui Pine ap ple, which con tin ued con -tract ing for pri vate la bel busi ness. To day,the com pany is the world’s larg est pro -ducer of “fancy” grade, pri vate la belcanned pine ap ple and pine ap ple juice. The com pany also is the only can ner of Ha wai -ian pine ap ple and juice. Al though thisfirm packs un der many dif fer ent la bels,the prod ucts are eas ily iden ti fied by thebold print ing on the can lid: “100% HA -WAI IAN, U.S.A.” Maui Pine ap ple prod -ucts are found in most large su per mar ketchains as well as in top- quality ho tels andres tau rants. In ad di tion to canned pine ap -ple and juice, the firm picks field- ripenedpine ap ple to or der for su per mar kets andre sorts through out the U.S.

Prod ucts:Canned pineapple, pineapple juice,fresh pineapple

SalesCon tacts: James McCann, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing; Renata Miller, Division SalesManager (Retail); James Duffy, DivisionSales Manager (Institutional/Export); KenSynder, Division Sales Manager (Fresh Fruit)

McBRIDE PLCMcBride House, 28th Floor, Cen ter Point, 103 New Ox -ford St., Lon don WC1A 1DD UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 207 539 7850Fax: +44 207 539 7855URL: www.mcbride.co.uk

To tal Fis cal 2008 Sales Vol ume: $1.4 Bil lion ( £ 700.9Mil lion) + 18.4%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%+ (E)

Ex port Mar kets: Con ti nen tal Europe

Pro file: McBride, traded on the Lon don Stock Ex -change, is Eu ro pe’s lead ing pro vider ofpri vate la bel house hold and per sonal careprod ucts, op er at ing three di vi sions, one inthe United King dom, and two inContinental Europe-- one for West and


one for East Europe. The com pany is amar ket leader in the UK and the larg est pro vider for its prod uct categoires inwest ern Europe. In the previous fiscalpe riod, the com pany ac quired Hen kel’sEuro pean pri vate la bel house holdproduct busi ness (auto matic dish wash -ing prod ucts), help ing its growth over all in the cate gory and in Ger many; DastyItalia spe cial ist clean ing prod ucts firmin It aly, help ing es tab lish its mar ketlead er ship there; plus some smallerfirms. As a mar ket leader, the com panycon tin ues to in no vate. A range of trig ger clean ers with a pat ented re fill en ablesthe trig ger and bot tle to be re used up to10 times. McBrides manu fac tur ersmore than 80% of its own bot tles andre cov ers more than 70% of its ownwaste in pro duc tion. . McBride’s airfreshe ner busi ness also con tin ues togrow and to di ver sify into more for mats such as sprays, gels and liq uids, to elec -tric, time- released prod ucts. McBride as the first ma jor pri vate la bel manu fac -turer to sign onto the Waste and Re -sources Ac tion Pro gram (WRAP)Cour tauld Com mit ment, launched in2005, is now in tro duc ing mroe light -weight bot tles, re view ing cap de sign and re duc ing outer pack ag ing ma te rial, aspart of a goal to achieve ab so lute re duc -tions in pack ag ing waste by March2010. Also, the com pany is de vel op ingmore con cen trated prod ucts to help re -duce dos age lev els with out com pro mis -ing on prod uct per form ance. Laun drypow ders have been re duced from astan dard dos age of 135 grams per wash(1998) to 100 grams. A new prod uctsprom ises to re duce dos age to 80 grams.Work con tin ues also on re duc ing packsize, pack ag ing and the im pact on theen vi ron ment. In March 2008, McBridere lo cated its head of fice from Bea cons -field, Buck ing ham shire, UK, to Lon don.

Prod ucts: Household products (washingpowders/tablets/liquids/sachets,fabric conditioners, anti-calcproducts, laundry aids);diswashing products (machine,rinse aids, washing up liquid),household cleaning (all purpose,trigger cleaners, specialist

cleaners, jtoilet cleaners, bleach),and air care (aerosols, timedrelease, gels, plug-ins). In personalcare: body care (bath and showergel, liquid soap, deodorant, skin andbaby care), men’s grooming (shavinggel, shaving foam, after shave,deodorant), hair care (shampoo,conditioner, hair spray, styling aids), and oral care (toothpaste andmouthwash)

SalesCon tacts: N/A

McCLANCY SEA SON ING CO.**1 Spice Rd., Fort Mill, SC 29715 USA

Tel: (803) 548- 2366; (800) 843- 1968Fax: (803) 548- 2704URL: www.mcclancy.com


Ex port Mar kets: South America

Pro file: McClancy Sea son ing Com pany spe cial izes in com plete R&D re source de vel op mentfor dry- blended and pack aged prod ucts in a wide range of prod uct cate go ries. Formore than 50 years, the com pany has been a re source for multi- unit res tau rant chains and food prod uct manu fac tur ers, spe cial -iz ing in pre- portioned pack ag ing so lu tionsfor both food- serv ice and re tail ap pli ca -tions. Prod uct pack ag ing op tions rangefrom 5 grams to 50- pound multi- wallbags, all avail able on its high- speed manu -fac tur ing lines.

Prod ucts:Spices, seasoning, dry gravies, drysauces, hot & cold beverage blends,dry salad dressings, dry soupblends, non-fat dry milk, shakeblends

SalesCon tacts: Von Peyton, Director of Industrial Sales

(E-mail: info@ mcclancy.com


MDH PACK AG ING COR PO RA TION**4500 Olym pic Blvd., Er lan ger, KY 41018 USA

Tel: (859) 746- 0993Fax: (859) 746-0933URL: www.ripn zip.com



Pro file: This com pany op er ates as part of ZipPack AG, Goldach, Swit zer land (+41 (0) 71- 841- 0781-- Con tact: Rainer Garger),which was founded in 1984. Zip Pack isan in ter na tional, in no va tive pack ag ingcom pany. Its other op era tions are inDon caster, United King dom, a jointven ture with Zip Pak Pty in Syd ney,Aus tra lia, plus sub- licensees in Ger -many and Aus tria. MDH is the U.S. Op -era tion, which over sees busi nessthrough out North Amer ica, Cen tralAmer ica, and South Amer ica. Thecompany pro duces re seal able clo suresthat can be in cor po rated into mul ti wallpa per bags by the pro duc ers of thosebags. MDH can source com plete pack -ages in ad di tion to sup ply ing its clo sures. Its clo sures ap pear on the prod ucts of anumber of re tail ers, in clud ing MarshSu per mar kets (U.S.), Lo blaw’s (Can -ada), Safe way (U.S.), Mi gros (Swit zer -land), etc. Its pat ented rip- n- zipre seal able bag clo sure sys tem is usedwith mul ti wall pa per or heavy weightplas tic bags. This sys tem is designed forportion- use dry goods pack ag ing inweights of from 3 to 50 kg. Ap pli ca tionsin clude: rice, beans, flour, bak ery mixes, pow dered milk, pet food, cat lit ter, char -coal, soil, fer til izer, and granu lar orpow dered chemi cals. Each sys tem fea -tures an easy- open tamper- evident seal,a self- cleaning zip per, and op tional car -ry ing han dle. Prod ucts rang ing fromex pen sive super- premiums to the mostba sic econ omy brands ad opt the pat -ented zip per clo sures. The com panyalso pro vides con sul ta tion and de signserv ice for qual ity pack ag ing, from bagcon struc tion through print ing pro cesses.

Prod ucts:Packaging, resealable bags, zipperbags

SalesCon tacts: Alan Eads, General Manager

A.R. MEDI COM INC.1200, 55th Ave., La chine, Que bec H8T 1A1, CAN ADA

Tel: (514) 636- 6262; (800) 361- 2862Fax: (514) 636- 6266; (800) 616- 4266URL: www.medi com.ca


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, United States, SouthAmeric, Rus sia, Mid dle East, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Medi com, formed in 1988, has be come a lead ingsup plier of dis pos able products- - one of the lead ing con vert ers of nonwoven and tis sued ma te ri als.The com pany is North Ameri ca’s top supplier ofdis pos ables in the den tal and medi cal in dus tries.Spe cial iz ing in value- priced, high- quality pri vatela bel prod ucts for the health care com mu nity,Medi com has suc cess fully es tab lished it selfthrough an ex ten sive in ter na tional net work. Sev -eral years ago, the com pany rec og nized the po ten -tial of nonwoven tech nol ogy in medi calap pli ca tions and com mit ted it self to be com ing alead ing con verter of nonwoven and tis sue ma te ri -als. The com pany holds a strong mar ket po si tionin nonwoven gauze pads and in con ti nencewipes.

Prod ucts:Non-woven gauze pads and all-cotton gauze pads (sterile and non-sterile),latex gloves, incontinence wipes,cleaning wipes and conforming,elastic and triangular bandages

SalesCon tacts: Ron ald Reu ben, Presi dent; Ou riel Levy,

Di rec tor of Sales & Marketing; Ishai Bet tan,Ex port Sales Man ager (e- mail: salesdept@medi com.ca)


MED PORT23 Acorn St., Provi dence, RI 02903 USA

Tel: (401) 273-0444Fax: (401) 273-0630URL: www.medportinc.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, SouthAmer ica, Australia

Pro file: Med port manu fac tur ers and mar ketsgen eral medi ca tion and dia be tes man -age ment prod ucts, mo bil ity aids, medi -ca tion re mind ers, pluscom fort/in flat able thera peu tic back,lum bar, and seat ing so lu tions. With theac qui si tion of Vi ta minder, Med port hasin creased the amount of pri vate la belled prod ucts of fered. This has en abled thecom pany to keep store brand and itsname brand in front of im por tant nu tri -tional su ple ment cus tom ers. Re cently,the com pany has in tro duced air locktab let dis pens ers and a Me doroan izermedi ca tion travel kit.

Prod ucts: Vitamin organizer, drink mixer,medication organizers, diabeticmanagement organizers

SalesCon tacts: Jim Shuster, Vice-President of Sales;

Shaunette Beauvais, Sales Manager;Jeffrey Jacober, President

THE MEN THO LA TUM COM PANY*(Sub sidi ary of Rohto Phar ma ceu ti cals))

707 Ster ling Drive, Or chard Park, NY 14127, USA

Tel: (716) 677- 2500Fax: N/AURL: www.men tho la tum.com


Pro file:

Founded in 1889, The Men tho la tum Com -pany to day op er ates out of 26 lo ca tionsworld wide, as a manu fac turer of non- prescription drugs and health care prod -ucts. Its mar ket reach cov ers some 150coun tries. In 1988, this op era tion was ac -quired as a wholly- owned sub sidi ary ofRohto Phar ma ceu ti cals, Osaka, Ja pan(www.rohto.co.jp), —a ma jor health- and- beautycare manu fac turer (eye care, stom -ach reme dies, lip balm, etc.). Men tho la tum pro duces chest rubs for the re lief of coldsfor adults and chil dren plus a va ri ety oftopi cal an al ge sics for tem po rary re lieffrom sore mus cles, body aches, and mi norar thri tis pain. The com pany is one of thelarg est lip balm pro duc ers in the world.

Prod ucts:Lip balm and medical chest rubs

SalesCon tacts: Rex Spencer

MEN THO LA TUM CO. OF CAN ADA20 Lewis St., Fort Erie, On tario L2A 5M6 CANADA

Tel: (905) 871- 1665Fax: (905) 871- 2535


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, North Amer ica, SouthAmer ica, Asia

Prod ucts:Lip balm, topical analgesics (rubs).

SalesCon tacts: N/A

METZ BAK ING GROUP(Sub sidi ary of Spe cialty Foods, Inc.)520 Lake Cook Rd., Deer field, IL 60015 USA

Tel: (847) 267-3000Fax: N/AURL: www.metzbak ing.com




Pro file: In busi ness for some 35 years, MetzBak ing Group to day main tains thenumber two po si tion in the mar kets itsells to. This re gional baker op er ates 18plants in the U.S. One of its di vi sions,Grand ma’s Bake Shoppe, Bea trice, NE,pro duces cakes for pri vate la bel as wellas un der its fa mous Grand ma’s brand.Metz is op er ated as a sub sidi ary of Spe -cialty Foods, Inc. (also listed in theSOUR CE BOOK).

Prod ucts: Bread, rolls, cakes, croutons,bagel bars, English muffins, snackpies, dessert cakes

SalesCon tacts: Nick Fekete, Merle Renner (at Grandma’s

Bake Shoppe, Phone: 402-223-2358)

MEXI CAN AC CENT, INC.16675 W. Glen dale Dr., New Ber lin, WI 53151 USA

Tel: (414) 784- 4422Fax: (414) 784- 5810


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada

Pro file: This privately- held com pany be ganpro duc ing snack items in 1988, addingtor til las (low fat, no fat, fla vored, gour -met, regu lar homestyle, etc). Within ayear of its startup, the com pany was ex -port ing to Can ada and the fol low ingyear to Europe. In 1992, Mexi can Ac -cent added a new plant for greater ca -pac ity. A large por tion of its sales goes to the food-serv ice trade.

Prod ucts: Corn and flour tortillas, tortilla chips, pasta snacks, extrudedsnacks

SalesCon tacts: Ken Levitt, Stu Larson

MEXI CAN SPE CIAL TIES INC.1035 Pro gress Drive, Fer gus Falls, MN 56537 USA

Tel: (218) 736- 2110Fax: (218) 736- 2129



Pro file: Mexi can Spe cial ties is a dedi cated pri vatela bel manu fac turer, op er at ing since 1989.Its prod uct line is sold through bro kersthrough out the U.S.

Prod ucts:Burritos and tortillas

SalesCon tacts: Lori Bartlett

MI CELI DAIRY PROD UCTS COM PANY2721 East 90th St., Cleve land, OH 44104 USA

Tel: (216) 791- 6222; (800) 551-7196Fax: (216) 231- 2504URL: www.miceli-dairy.com



Pro file: Mi celi Dairy Prod ucts is po si tioned as anItal ian spe cialty cheese manu fac turer,pro vid ing re tail and ex clu sive brand items.

Prod ucts:Ricotta, mozzarella, provolone,string, shredded, grated cheeses, as well as Italian specialty cheeses like Mascarpone, Bocconcini, braided and old-fashioned ricotta.

SalesCon tacts: Jim Plesko, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing


MI CHEL ST- ARNEAULT INC.**4605, av Thi bault, Saint- Hubert (Que bec), CAN ADAJ3Y 3S8Tel: (450) 445- 0550 (800-565- 0550)Fax: (450) 445- 5689URL: www.quali freeze.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 30%

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico,Europe

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1973, to day, this com -pany is the larg est fresh and fro zen po -tato trans former in Cen tral Can ada. Itspo ta toes are grown in Que bec and NewBruns wick. Since 1994, Mi chel St- Arneault has em barked on ex port ingfro zen french fried po ta toes. It re tail(su per mar ket) busi ness is fo cused pri -mar ily on pri vate brand pro grams;while the firm also sells prod uct un derits own brands to res tau rants, ho telsand food serv ice ac counts. In June 2003, the com pany an nounced plans to in vest$5.5 mil lion in its Ca na dian po tatotrans- for ma tion fa cili ties. This will al -low for an in crease in its pro du ci ton ca -pac ity from 60 mil lion to 90 mil lionpounds.

Prod ucts: Pre-cooked and frozen potatoes(Russet Burbank, Shepody, Hilite,Gold Rush, Chieften), all kosher.

SalesCon tacts: Bruno Lanoie, Sales Manager

Account/Exportation

MI GROS INDUSTRY(Pro duc tion Com pa nies of Fed era tion of Mi gros Co op era tives)Lim mat strasse 152 CH- 8005 Zu rich, SWIT ZER LAND

Tel: +41 44 277 21 11Fax: +41 44 277 25 25URL: www.mi gros.chTo tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $3.9 Bil lion (4.7 Bil lionCHF) +0.8%Net Reve nues from Goods/Serv ices Sold out side Swit zer -

land: $ 75.3 Mil lion (CHF 89.6 Mil lion) -7.8%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 100%

Ex port Mar kets: Con ti nen tal Europe, UnitedKing dom, United States, Far East

Pro file: Mi gros In dus try rep re sents 12 en ter prises of the Fed era tion of Mi gros Co op era tives(also in SOUR CE BOOK), a $23.4 bil lioncon sumer co op era tive, based in Zu rich. Mi gros In dus try re ported growth in allcus tomer seg ments, the Mi gros chan nel up by 1.9% and ex ter nal cus tom ers in Swit -zer land up 12%, while ex ports ad va nced2.9% in sales. Some 18% of sales are out -side the Mi gros chan nel. Strong est growthof 8.7% was in meat, fish and poul trybusi nesss. Sales in choco late, cof fee and bi -su its were up 1.4%, helped by ex port busi -ness (up by 9% in this unit). Sales inbread, bak ery and pasta rose by 2.7%.Near- food pro ducts (cos met ics, de ter gentsand clean ing ma te ri als) ad vanced by3.1%, he led by new prod uct in tro -eductions in Swit zer land and even with anin crease of branded prod uct in ven tory inMi gros stores. Ex port fo cus is on mar ketsin Ger many, the United King dom, andFrance, with the mar ket in North Amer ica show ing prom ise. Mi gros In dus try looksto dou ble its sales within five years.

Mifa (laun dry& clean ing agents, mar ga -rines)Mibelle (cos met ics, skin care, toi let ries,hair care, oral care, per fumes),Frey (choco late and con fec tion ery prod -ucts, chew ing gum),Jowa (breads, cakes, pas tries, pasta andfro zen food- - pizza, snacks, cock tail crack -ers),Mi dor (bis cuits, ice cream prod ucts, pow -dered des erts, bak ing in gre di ents andcock tail crack ers),Bis chof szell (ca ter ing, ice tea, fruit juice,jams and mar me lades, crisps, chips, to -mato and po tato prod ucts, ready pre pared meals, tinned fruit, vege ta bles and meat), Seba Ap roz (min eral wa ter, ta ble bev er -ages and syr ups),Mi froma (cheese),Mi carna (fresh meat, deli meats & poul -try, fish),Mi froma (France (cheese),Rise ria Tav erne (rice),


Scana Le bens mit tel (ca ter ing),Merat & Cie (gas tron omy and ca ter ingserv ices),Es ta vayer Lait (fresh prod ucts likedairy items, foods- - vinegar, mayo,sauces; and com mer cial goods).

SalesCon tacts: Anne D. Hogan, U.S. Business

Development Director, Grand SpecialtiesI, Ltd. (Lampeter, PA), Tel: 717-687-3596

MILL ERS FORGE, INC.1411 Capi tal Ave., Plano, TX 75074 USA

Tel: (972) 422- 2145Fax: (972) 881- 0639


Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral and South Amer ica,West ern Europe, Can ada

Pro file: Started in 1914 as a scis sors and mani -cure im ple ment manu fac turer, thecom pany in the 1940s also be came alead ing sup plier of pet groom ing prod -ucts. Tto day, it is a lead ing ex clu sivebrands sup plier of both mani cure im -ple ments and pet groom ing items. Some 10% of its sales go to ex ports.

Prod ucts: Manicure implements, pet grooming products.

SalesCon tacts: Mike Engles — Manicure Implements;

Ted Hughes, Jr. — Pet Products.

MI RAB USA21655 Troll ley In dus trial Dr., Tay lor, MI 48180 USA

Tel: (313) 292- 4100; (800) 644-0445Fax: (313) 292- 2770URL: www.mira busa.com



Pro file: Mi rab USA cal ls it self the world’s leaderin store brand beef jerky manufacturing.In the U.S., the com pany also claims tosup ply more than 90% of na tion allybranded jerky com pa nies. Po si tioned asan in dus try in no va tor, its spe ciallyprocessed “Soft and Ten der” beef jerkysnack also is sold un der its Pe cos Bill’sbrand (in origi nal or pep pered beefversions). Re cently, the com pany int ro -duced a 97% fat-free Zero Carb beefjerky, swe tened with Splenda. Mi rab USA op er ates a 60,000 square footmanufacturing plant in Tay lor, MI, as well as a fully HAAC com pli ant plant in Bue -nos Ai res, Ar gen tina, which has beenISO9001 c er ti fied for more than five years. All its jerky prod ucts are made from Ar -gen tine beef.

Prod ucts:Beef Jerky Snacks.

SalesCon tacts: Gary Crawford, Sales Representative

MIT SUI FOODS, INC.35 Ma ple St., Nor wood, NJ 07648- 0409 USA

Tel: (201) 750- 0500Fax: (201) 750- 0145URL: www.mitsui- foods.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Mit sui Foods, Inc. is the only food im portop era tion of the gi ant, Mit sui To kyo, Inc.,based in Ja pan. The U.S. op era tion is po si -tioned as an im port leader — the big gesttuna, pine ap ple and mush room im porterin the U.S. Im port ing prod uct from allcon ti nents of the world, Mit sui Foodsmain tains a world wide net work of 250 of -fices, of fer ing in no va tive serv ice plus acom pre hen sive pri vate la bel pro gram forboth re tail and foodservice ac counts. Thecom pany, a vir tual one- stop shop pingsource, also owns Ven tura Foods (listed inthe SOUR CE BOOK).


Prod ucts: Canned tuna, sardines, shellfish,mackerel, pineapple, grapefruitsections, mandarin oranges,tropical fruit salad, Asian vegetables, mushrooms (all types), artichokes, olives, pimientos,pepperoncini, rice cakes, pet food.

SalesCon tacts: Patrick Mirabella, Sales Manager (e-mail:

[email protected])

MONA GHAN & CAR TERNine Lake Bel le vue Drive, Suite 116, Bel le vue, WA98005 USA

Tel: (425) 451- 8005Fax: (425) 451-8006URL: www.monaghancarter.com


Pro file: Mona ghan & Carter, a graphic de signand mar ket ing com mu ni ca tions firm,has been help ing do mes tic and in ter na -tional com pa nies build sales and profitfor over 25 years. Through its dis ci -plined marketing- driven crea tive pro -cess, this com pany in creases prod uctsales po ten tial with a pow er ful im ageand per son al ity that breaks throughcom peti tive clut ter, reso nates with cus -tom ers, and mo ti vates them to buy.Thecom pany has de signed more than 4,000SKUs of pack ag ing, in clud ing many fa -mous brands, as well as pri vate la bel.Among its di verse list of cli ents are lead -ing pri vate la bel manu fac tur ers, such as Para gon Trade Brands and HeinzU.S.A. , su per mar ket lead ers, such asGi ant Ea gle.

Serv ices: Corporate identification systems, name and logo generation, retailpackaging and merchandisingdesign, sales materials,advertising and promotion, marketpositioning strategy development,new product introduction, website development.

SalesCon tacts: Robert Wilkes, President (e-mail:

[email protected]); John Carter,Vice-President (e-mail:[email protected])

MONA GHAN & CAR TEROne Pre mier Plaza, Suite 970, 5605 Glen ridge Dr., At -lanta, GA 30342, USA

Tel: (404) 531- 4285Fax: (404) 531- 4290URL: www.monaghancarter.com Services: Services/contacts same as above.

MON SANTO COM PANY(Nu tri tion and Con sumer Sec tor)

NYSE: MTCSte. 900, The Mer chan dise Mart, 200 World Trade Cen -ter, Chi cago, IL 60654, USA

Tel: (312) 840- 5000Fax: (312) 840- 5400URL: www.nu trasweet kelco.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $8,648 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: World wide (100 coun tries)

Pro file: The Nu traSweet Kelco Com pany, nowun der the Mon santo name, is still the lead -ing food in gre di ents com pany. As Mon -santo, the com pany com mits it self toact ing as one life sci ences com pany. Itdraws on the re sources of ev ery Mon danto di vi sion, work ing to ward a com mon goalin food, health and hope for the world.This re sults in more in no va tive and valu -able prod ucts and serv ices for its cli ents.The com pany is the high- intensity sweet -ener leader with Nu traSweet brand sweet -ener. Ad di tion ally, the com pany isde vel op ing a brand new high- intensitysweet ener, Neo tame, to meet fu ture cus -tomer need. This busi ness of fers the Kelcofam ily of gums and hy dro col loids, alongwith fat re plac ers which im prove the taste, tex ture, and per form ance of food and bev -er ages. Nu traSweet brand sweet ener, Kel -


trol xan than gum, Kel co gel gel lan gum,and Sim plesse are some of its sig na tureprod ucts. Its Nu traSweet is now used inmore than 7,000 prod ucts world wide. Itis granu lar (for bev er ages, pow dereddrinks, fruit prepa ra tions, dairy prod -ucts, ready- to- eat des serts), en cap su -lated (for baked goods, soft con fec tions,chew ing gum), and liq uid (for bev er -ages, yo gurt, fruit prepa ra tions, foun -tain drink appli ca tions). The com pany in August 1999 said it in tends to sell itsKelco ar ti fi cial sweet ener busi ness. Atpresstime, Mon santo an nounced itsagree ment to sell the sweet ener in gre di -ent busi ness, in clud ing the Nu traSweetbrand name to J.W. Childs Eq uityPart ners II LP, Bos ton, an in vest mentfirm. Mon santo also agreed to mergewith Phar ma cia & Up john Inc. To form a new com pany called Phar ma ciaCorp., based in Pea pack, where Phar -ma cia & Up john base their op era tion.

Prod ucts: NutraSweet brand food andbeverage sweetener, Keltrolxanthan gum, Kelcogel gellan gum, PrimaCel food cellulose product,Simplese fat substitute

SalesCon tacts: Dan Beck

MOR GAN FOODS, INC.90 W. Mor gan Street, Aus tin, IN 47102, USA

Tel: (812) 794- 1170Fax: (812) 794- 1287URL: www.mor gan foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, SouthAmerica

Pro file: In 1899, Jo seph S . Mor gan joined withother young men to start Aus tin Can -ning Com pany in Aus tin, IN. Sevenyears later, the Mor gan fam ily took con -trol of the busi ness. To day, this com -pany is a fourth- generation,family- owned con cern and one of the

larg est privately- owned food proc es sors inthe U.S. The firm has been pro duc ingsoups since the 1950s. Re cently, Mor ganFoods opened a $1 mil lion research- and- development pi lot lab at its head quar tersfa cili ties. This mini- production fac toryhan dles up to 400 cans per test run and upto five proj ect for mu la tions at a time. Thisserv ice al lows co- packers, for ex am ple, toavoid send ing prod uct to out side labs forlengthy test ing. Mor gan can test theirprod ucts in- house and move the testing- to- production phase up four to six weeksfaster. As a re sult, the lab dem on stratesjust how a prod uct per forms un der ac tualproc ess ing con di tions, .

Prod ucts:Canned soups (condensed, chunky,homestyle, healthy recipe, broths),canned beans (refried, baked, beans& franks, pork & beans, green),canned gravies

SalesCon tacts: Carl A. Stout, Vice-President of Sales; David

L. Crane, Regional Sales Manager (e-mail:[email protected])

MOR RI SON LA MOTHE INC.275 Slater St., Suite 1603, Ot tawa, On tario K1P 5H9CAN ADA

Tel: (613) 238-8877Fax: (613) 238- 8340URL: morrisonlamothe.com



Pro file: Founded in 1933, Mor ri son La mothe Inc.to day is an in de pend ent Ca na dian com -pany with three plants, all located in To -ronto, On tario. Its cus tom ers are ma jorCa na dian and in ter na tional re tail ers, res -tau rant chains and food manu fac tur ers.The firm of fers na tional brand qual ity tothe pri vate la bel in dus try. Its plants areHACCP, Ag ri cul ture Can ada, and USDAap proved.


Prod ucts: Frozen, baked and unbaked fruitand meat pies, frozen dinners,entrees, side dishes, and frozenpuff pastry hors d’oeuvres.

SalesCon tacts: Gord Crowson, Vice-President, Marketing

and Business Development; Gary Fread,Vice-President & General Manager,Prepared Meals Division; Chris Mifflin,Vice-President & General Manager, FineFoods Division (e-mail:[email protected])

MOUN TAIN CITY MEAT COM PANY5905 East 42nd Ave., Den ver, CO 80217 USATel: (303) 320- 1116Fax: (303) 320- 0449E- Mail: jber nat@moun tain ci ty meat.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Bahamas

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1964, Moun tain City hasmain tained a long- term com mit ment topri vate la bel brands, providing top- quality fresh and fro zen USDA beefproducts. Po si tioned as an in no va tivede vel oper of sea soned and re struc turedbeef prod ucts, one of its new est prod uct de vel op ments is a cer ti fied an gus beefground chuck pat ty.

Prod ucts: Frozen ground beef patties,portion-control steaks, andseasoned beef products

SalesCon tacts: Jim Bernat, Director of Sales & Marketing

MRI FLEXI BLE PACK AG ING (MRI)122 Penns Trail, P.O. Box 128, New town, PA 18940 USA

Tel: (215) 860- 7676Fax: (215) 860- 6170URL: www.mriflex.com



Pro file: Started some 15 years ago, MRI has be -come a con verter of printed films, spe cial -iz ing in screen and pro cess print ing. Astrong sell ing point: its above-in dus -try-stamdard quick turn aroun,. achieved partly through its own in- house art de -part ment. Awarded for its print ing ca pa -bil ity, MRI is in volved in printed film, rollstock, and sleeve la bels.

Prod ucts:Flexible packaging

SalesCon tacts: Art Bucci, Rich Speeney

MRS. CLARK’S FOODS, L.C.740 S.E. Dal bey, Ank eny, IA 50021 USA

Tel: (515) 964- 8100; (800) 736-5674Fax: (515) 964 8397URL: www.mrsclarks.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Car ib bean, South Amer ica,Tai wan, Mexico

Pro file: In busi ness since 1926, Mrs. Clark’s Foods to day is one of the lead ing Mid west co- packers and pri vate la bel manu fac tur ersfor re tail salad dress ing and juices. It is awholly owned sub sidi ary of AGRI In -dustsries, a farmer- owned coop based inDes Moines, IA. The com pany pro duces afull line of salad dress ings, bar be cuesauces, and mus tards for the whole salefood- service in dus try as well. Mr. Clark’sis able to manu fac ture 438 SKUs of ex clu -sive brand prod ucts, pack aged in glass orplas tic and in sizes rang ing from single- serve to gal lons. Most of the com pany per -son nel are trained in To tal Qual ity Man -age ment (TQM) and Sta tis ti cal Proc essCon trol (SPC). Cur rently, the firm is in -volved in Ef fi cient Con sumer Re sponse(ECR) part ner ing. In May 2002, this sub -


sidi ary of AGRI In dus tries, a farmerco- op, ac quired All juice Food and Bev -er age Corp., Hender son ville, NC, a ma -jor pri vate la bel juice sup plier andlead ing ap ple juice manu fac turer in theSouth east..

Prod ucts: Shelf-stable fruit juices, fruitdrinks, flavored soft drinks,isotonics, salad dressings,mayonnaise, spaghetti sauces,Mexican sauces, barbecue sauces,tarter sauce.

SalesCon tacts: Bruce Spurlock, National Sales &

Marketing Manager.

MVP MAR KET ING + DE SIGN, INC.111Third Ave nue South (Suite 230),Min nea po lis, MN 55401 USA

Tel: (612) 332- 8939Fax: (612) 332- 8927URL: www.mvpdesign.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, Far East, Mex ico,Latin Amer ica, Europe

Pro file: MVP helps cli ents to in crease the salesand prof its of their pre mium and first- tier store brand pro grams throughcompre hen sive and ef fec tive la bel andpack age de sign. The com pa ny’s trackrec ord in cludes suc cess ful brand build -ing pro grams for food, non- food, healthand beauty care, and over- the- counterdrug cate go ries. MVP’s pri mary mis -sion is to achieve out stand ing mar ket ing re sults for cli ent’s prod ucts through la -bel and pack age de signs that help maxi -mize the cus tomer’s crea tive in vest ment from con cept through film. MVP’s most re cent crea tive achieve ments in clude re -des ign ing the Sny der Drugs brand andthe Nash Finch Our Fam ily brand—a1,000 SKU pro gram. MVP of fers cli ents cate gory man age ment ex per tisethrough its af filia tion with ProscapeTech nolo gies, de vel op ers of Sales god

technology- enabled soft ware sys tems. Rec -og niz ing the criti cal im por tance of brandiden tity to sales per form ance im prove -ment, MVP’s port fo lio in cludes the crea -tion of names and de signs for Pre ferredSe lec tion, owned by whole saler SU PER -VALU, Pro gresso Healthy Clas sic Soupfor manu fac turer Pills bury, Store Freshfor re tailer Kmart, and Pres tige for re -tailer Coast- to- Coast. Founded and op er -ated by Dick We in rib since 1985, MVPhas fo cused on crea tive and cost- effectivepri vate la bel mar ket ing and de sign strate -gies. MVP also has pro vided brand iden -tity and pack age de sign to such cli ents asTwin County Gro cers, White Rose Food,West ern Fam ily Foods, IGA, Fleming,plus more than 125 pri vate la bel manu fac -tur ers.

Serv ices: Brand identity and package designconsulting,

SalesCon tacts: Dick Weinrib, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

NA BISCO, INC.151 W. Ohio, Ken dall ville, IN 46755 USA

Tel: (219) 347- 1300; (877) 627-2487Fax: (219) 347-5590E- Mail: www.nabisco.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, South Amer ica,Mid dle East, Mex ico, Cen tral Amer ica, Asia

Pro file: In the past five- plus years, this marsh mal -low and cara mel busi ness, origi nally partof Kraft Foods, has changed dra mati cally.In vest ment part ners took con trol of thebusi ness in 1995 and re named the com -pany, Fa vor ite Brands, Inc., Lin coln shire,IL. The next year, the in ves tors took overKidd and Co., Li go nier, IN, the in dus try’slarg est pri vate la bel marsh mal low pro -ducer. The Kidd op era tion (trac ing itsroots back to 1895) was ab sorbed, its fa -


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cili ties turned into a ware house. In thefourth quar ter of 1999, Fa vor ite Brands was ac quired by Na bisco Group Hold -ings (NYSE: NGH), Par sip pany, NJ.The lat ter com pany, for merly calledRJR Na bisco Holdings- - fresh from itsspinoff of the R.J. Rey nolds To baccocom pany (the number two US ciga rettepro ducer)--has been re cently re po si -tioned, via Nabisco Holdings- - the larg -est cook ies and crack ers maker in theUS (also a pro ducer of other fa mousbrand names in sauces, nuts, pet snacksand mus tard; see web site for de tails).This $17 bil lion op era tion took con trolof Fa vor ite Brands (some $50 mil lion inreve nues), plac ing it un der its US FoodsGroup, in an ef fort to strengthen itslead er ship in non- chocolate can dies.

Prod ucts: Marshmallows, caramels

SalesCon tacts: N/A

NA TIONAL RE TAIL BRANDS, INC.*(A Sub sidi ary of Na tional Bev er age Corp.)34 Busch wood Park Dr., Suite 235, Tampa, FL 33618,USA

Tel: (813) 933- 7776; (800) 505-7112Fax: (813) 936- 1313URL: www.nbcfiz.com

To tal Fis cal 2000 Sales Vol ume: $426.3 Mil lion +6%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 25%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, Ja pan,Caribbean

Pro file: Formed in 1995, Na tional Re tailBrands, is the only U.S. bev er age com -pany sup ported by a wholly- owned na -tional net work of bot tling plants. Thecom pany is op er ated as a di vi sion ofNa tional Bev er age Corp. (AMEX:FIZ), a pub li c com pany, based in FortLau der dale, FL. NBC com bined withBev Pack op er ates 16 plants through out North Amer ica. Over all, NBC pro duces

such brands as: Shasta, Faygo, Ever fresh,LaCROIX, aS ante, Spree, etc. Its Na tional Re tail Brands di vi sion lev er ages this sup -port by pro vid ing out stand ing prod uctsand un matched serv ice to its re tail part -ners. The firm of fers com plete bev er ageso lu tions as well as as sist ing re tail ers withthe de sign, sourcing, and mar ket ing ofcom pre hen sive pre mium brand pro -grams. The com pany also of fers ex per tisein mar ket ing, pack age de vel op ment, cate -gory man age ment, mer chan dis ing, etc. Itis a full- line pro vider of branded and re -tailer brand value al ter na tives in all bev er -age cate go ries.

Prod ucts:Carbonated and non-carbonatedsoft drinks,bottled water, springwater, sports drinks, iced teas andfruit drinks

SalesCon tacts: John Minton, President; Jim Lee,

Vice-President, Sales, Private Label (Tel:904-642-3246)

NA TRA S.A.Av. De Aragoó n, 30-5 0 planta, 46021 Va len cia, SPAIN

Tel: +34 96 159 7300Fax: +34 96 192 0453URL: www.na tra.es

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $ 369.1 Mil lion (€ 292.9 Mil -lion +20.9%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: North Amer ica, Europe

Pro file: Over the past three years, Na tra has tri -pled its turn over as a pro ducer of co coade riva tives, choco late prod ucts, func tionalfoods, and wines. Its growth has beenhelped by ac qui si tions. The com pany be -gan in 1946 by sup ply ing theo bro minefound in co coa beans to phar ma ceu ti calfirms. Na tra then di ver sifed into nu traceu -ti cals and wines. In 2004, the com pany es -tab lished a Con sumer Goods Di vi sion,after pur chas ing Za hor, the larg est con fec -tion ery firm in Spain . Za bor had ear lierpur chased Ex cella S.A a ma jor pri vate la -bel choco late bar pro ducer in France. Ex -


cella was owend by Elite of Is rael since1992. Ex cell’s roots trace back to 1906. Za hor also merged with a co coa proc es -sor, N utra Ca coa to be come the thirdlarg est choco late pro ducer in Spain. Na -tra fol lowed up in 2005 by tak ing overJacali, a Bel gian con fec tion ary firm;then in 2006 both Za hor and Jacali were in te grated. In 2007, Na tra ac quired AllCump of Bel gium and Nut kao of It alyin No vem ber, which to gether made Na -tra the sec ond larg est pro ducer ofchoco late and ha zel nut spreads inEurope- - and number one for pri vate la -bel. The com pany pre dicts its to tal sales in 2008 will top € 480 mil lion with theseacquisitions. The com pany sup plies 21of the top 30 Euro pean re tail ers withchoco late prod ucts; and Na tra owns55.8% of Nu traceu ti cal Bio tech nol ogyCorp. plus op erates a win ery.

Prod ucts: Chocolate candy bars, chocolateand hazelnut spreads

SalesCon tacts: Javier Astigarraga, Export Director at

Zahor (tel:+ 34 943 716303)

NBTY, INC.90 Or ville Drive, Bo he mia, NY 11716 USA

Tel: (631) 567-9500Fax: N/AURL: www.nbty.com

www.vi ta min world.com

To tal Fiscal20006 Sales Vol ume: $1.9 Bil lion +11.8%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: For merly called Na ture’s Bounty, Inc.,but re named NBTY, Inc. in 1998, thiscom pany be gan op era tions in 1979. Since 1986, the com pany has ac quiredover 30 com panies, the lat est in Oc to ber2006: Zila Nutr aceu ti cal Inc. (re namedEs ter C Company). To day NBTY is aver ti cally in te grated manu fac turer,mar keter ad re tailer of a broad line of

nu tri tional sup ple ments, man ag ing some22,000+ prod ucts. Some 47% of its salesde rive from whole sale/U.S. Nu tri tion(brands and pri vate la bel); re tail sales ac -count for 43% of sales (30% in Europe,13% in North Amer ica), and 10% is inMail Or der busi ness. Its Euro pean re tailop era tion con sists of 549 Hol land & Bar -rett, GNC (UK), and Na ture’s Way re tailout lets in the UK and Ire land. An other 68out lets, un der the De Tuinen ban ner, op -er ate in The Neth er lands. In the U.S. (44states plus in Guam, Puerto Rico and theVir gin Is lands), there are 476 Vi ta minWorld and Nu tri tion Ware house re tailstores plus an ad di tional 96 Le Na tur isteout lets in Que bec, Can ada. In fis cal 2003,the com pa ny ac quired Rex all Sun downInc. (A Boca Ra ton, FL- based manu fac -turer of vi ta mins, nu tri tional sup ple mentsand con sumer health pr oducts), Healthand Diet Group and the De Tuinen re tailchain.

Prod ucts:Vitamins, minerals, herbs, sportsnutritional products, diet aids andother nutritional supplements

SalesCon tacts: N/A

NESTLE PU RINA PET CARE CO.NYSE: RAL

Check er board Square, St. Louis, MO 63164 USA

Tel: (314) 982- 3809Fax: (314) 982- 5277URL: www.ral ston.com

www.nes tle.com

To tal Sales: $6.1 Bil lion +6.1%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: In De cem ber 2001, Ral ston Pu rina Co.,the world’s larg est pro ducer of dry dogand dry and softmoist cat foods as well as moist dog food and pet treats, mostly un -der its Pu rina brand, was ac quired byNes tle S.A., which in 2007 rep re sentedglobal sales of $54 bil lion . Nes tle, a ma jorbranded con sumer prod ucts manu fac -


turer, merged its Friskies pet care busi -ness (in 2001 rep re sent ing $3.7 bil lion in sales) with Ral ston Pu rina business(then about $2.7 bil lion in sales) and re -named the com pany, Nes tle Pu rina PetCare Co. Its pet care busi ness today isworld wide with op era tions in: the U.S.,the United King dom, Bel gium, France,Ger many, It aly, the Neth er lands, Spain, South Africa, Bra zil, Mex ico, Ja pan,and China.

Prod ucts: Dog and cat premium and superpremium formulas (dry, soft-moist, treats, biscuits, and canned catfood); consulting for store brand pet food strategy/productmix/retailformat/marketing/categorymanagement issues.

SalesCon tacts: Betsy H. Co hen, Store Brands Busi ness Di -rec tor; Polly Do lan, Sales Di rec tor.

NEUCO IM AGE GROUP50 Place Cr Jmazie West, Suite 1022 Mont rJal, Que bec H2P 2T7 CAN ADA

Tel: (514) 381- 7190Fax: (514) 381- 7059


Ex port Mar kets: United States, South Amer ica

Pro file: Es tab lished early in the 1990s, NeucoIm age Group has since be come a ma jor sup plier of pri vate la bel health andbeauty care prod ucts, pro vid ing re tail -ers with in no va tive and unique prod -ucts. Its range of prod ucts is backed byhigh stan dards of cus tomer serv ice,flexi bil lity, knowl edge and crea tiv ity. In1992, the firm founded its manu fac tur -ing sub sidi ary, Ultra pac, al low ingNeuco to work on every level, from ini -tial prod uct con cept, mar ket ing re -search and pack age de sign, throughfor mula de vel op ment, to proc ess ing,manu fac tur ing, dis tri bu tion, ac count -ing, and cus tomer serv ice. Its fully-

computerized EDI sys tem links di rectly toa cus tomer’s com puter base, al low ing forquicker, more ef fi cient com mu ni ca tionsand greater flexiblity. Ad di tion ally, thefirm of fers a di verse range of con trolbrand prod ucts for baby items, body,bath, hair care, oral hy giene, and house -hold prod ucts), cov er ing a full range fromeco nomi cal to up scale qual ity lev els.

Prod ucts:Shampoos, conditioners, foam bath,body wash, lotions, bath gel, babywipes, air fresheners, anti-bacterialliquid soap, baby shampoo, baby oil,plug-ins, drop-ins

SalesCon tacts: Michael Korenberg, President; Natalie

Toussaint, Executive Vice-President

NEWHALL LABO RA TO RIES26529 Golden Val ley Rd., Santa Clarita, CA 91350USA

Tel: (805) 250- 1111Fax: (805) 250- 1242


Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral and South Amer ica, Car ib -bean, Af rica

Pro file: Newhall, founded in 1976, has grown tona tional dis tri bu tion, stock ing more than500 SKUs. It is one of the fastest- growinghealth and beauty care sup pli ers in thecoun try, sell ing to su per mar kets, chaindrug stores and mass mer chan dis ers. Thefirm focuses on ethnic- oriented prod ucts,ca ter ing to His panic and black con sum ers

Prod ucts:Hair care, skin care, ethnicproducts, salon products, vitaminsand supplements.

SalesCon tacts: Al Rodriguez, President; Dan Stegall,

Vice-President of Sales.


NICE- PAK PROD UCTS, INC.Two Nice- Pak Park, Or an ge burg, NY 10962-1376 USA

Tel: (845) 365- 1700; (800) 999- 6423Fax: (845) 365- 1729URL: www.ni ce pak.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $300 Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 60% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: Europe (4 coun tries), South eastAsia (3 coun tries plus Hong Kong & Sin -ga pore), Aus tra lia, South Amer ica, /Cen -tral Amer ica (5 coun tries), Mid dle East (10 coun tries)

Pro file: Fam ily owned Nice- Pak, which cele -brated its 50th an ni ver sary in 2007, claims to be the global leader inbranded and pri vate la bel wet wipes(cov er ing con sumer and health caremarkets). One re port in di cates that thecom pany sup plies 80% of the world’sdis in fec tant wipes. Nice- Pak, oper atesthree U.S. plants plus two in Europe(Wales and Ger many). Its wide se lec -tion of pre-mois tened wipes coversbaby care, house hold cle aning, toi let tis -sue, lens clean ers, nail pol ish re mover,etc. The com pany is noted for its re -search and de vel op ment, qual ity con -trol, pace- setting prod uct de vel op ment,tech nol ogy, in no va tion, and serv ice. In2004, Nice-Pak in tro duced its SaniCartwipes for shop ping carts (a new prod uct cate gory). In 2008, Nice- Pak is roll ingout in stant hand- sanitizing wipes said tokill 99.99% of all germs, in clud ingMRSA (methicillin- resistant- staphylococcus au reus). All its prod uctsare ISO 9001 cer ti fied and fol low GMPstan dards, plus are FDA & EPA reg is -tered and CE marked as re quired. Thebulk of its larg est cor po rate di vi sion, the Con sumer Di vi sion, is in pri vate la bel.The firm’s Pro fes sional Dis pos ables Di -vi sion is an in dus try leader, pro vid inghigh- quality in fec tion con trol prod uctsfor the medi cal com mu nity. Its In sti tu -tional Di vi sion is a leader in pro duc ingmoist tow el ettes for the food-serv ice in -dus try.

Prod ucts:Baby wipes, Anti-Bacterial wipes,Cosmetic & Facial Cleaning Wipes,Nail Polisher Remover Wipes, LensWipes, personal care products

SalesCon tact Jeremy Morrissey, Manager, Sales Support;

Michael Kelter, Director Marketing, RetailerBrands; Jan Anderson, Director Marketing,Nice -Pak UK.

NOR CHEM IN DUS TRIES 950 Mich elin St., La val Que bec H7L 5C1 CAN ADA

Tel: (450) 629- 3800Fax: (450) 629- 4355


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mid dle East, Europe

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1965, Nor chem In dus triesCan ada is the larg est manu fac turer of pri -vate la bel de ter gents in Que bec. The firmhas ISO 90002 equiva lent cer ti fi ca tion.More than 400 house hold/in dus trial/in sti -tu tional prod ucts are avail able. Nor chemcon ducts its fill ing of vari ous for mats from sam ple size up to bulk size. Its pow derproc ess ing/fill ing de part ments han dle:metal clean ers, chlo rin ated com pounds,oxy gen bleaches, dis wash ing com pounds,laun dry de ter gents, etc. Liq uid proc ess -ing/fill ing is pro tected by an explosion- proof area; flexi bil ity of manu fac tur ingcov ers small up to 4,500 U.S. gal lonbatches. Its mod ern manu fac tur ing fa cili -ties in clude an ex cel lent qual ity con trol/de -vel op ment labo ra tory staffed by cer ti fiedchem ists and chemi cal en gi neers.

Prod ucts:Household cleaners, such as liquidand powder detergents fordishwashing and laundry, fabricsofteners, all-pourpose cleaners,glass cleaners, plus manyinstitutional/industrial cleaningproducts

SalesCon tacts: Natalie Codere, Business Development

Manager; Richard Masson, President


NORTH AMER ICA FINE FOODS, INC.P.O. Box 6753, Ches ter field, MO 63006- 6753, USA

Tel: (314) 275- 9059Fax: (314) 275- 8794E-Mail: NAFine [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mexico

Pro file: Started early in the 1990s, this com -pany-- already one of the top five pri vate la bel cof fee roast ers in the U.S.--is one of the few pack ers of pri vate la bel in stantcof fee, ac tu ally pack ing in the U.S. Since the com pany has no brands, it does notcom pete with its cus tom ers. The com -pany has a ma jor af filia tion with Cof feeHold ing Co., Brook lyn, NY (also listedin the SOUR CE BOOK). North Amer -ica Fine Foods op er ates three pro duc -tion fa cili ties: one in New York and twoin Mex ico (Mon ter rey and Cor doba).This firm sup plies many of the larg estre tail ers and whole sal ers in the U.S. aswell as foodservice ac counts, ca ter ingto both high- and low- end pric ing needs. Its port fo lio in cludes ground, freeze- dried, ag glom er ated and spray- dry cof -fees.

Prod ucts: Coffee--ground & instant

SalesCon tacts: Rick Clatt, Glenn Fischer (Tel:

61--975-2946; Fax: 612-937-1272); PeterSchmalfeld (Tel: 716-674-8577; Fax:716-674-2239)

NU PIK IN TER NA CIONAL S.A.C/Pin tor Goya 1-7, Po li gono In dus trial Sur este. 08213Poli nya (Bar ce lona) SPAIN

Tel: +34 937 284 000Fax: +34 937 133 117URL: www.nu pik.es

To tal Sales Vol ume: $24.5 MillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 18.6%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe: France, United King dom,Bel gium, Por tu gal, Swe den, Nor way, Fin land

Pro file: Ad dress ing en vi ron mental con cerns, Nu -pik lately has in tro duced 100% bio de -grad able cups and plates.

Prod ucts:Plastic plates and cups, papernapkins, food containers

SalesCon tacts: Juan Ramon Pinosa, Sales Manager

NUT CRACKER BRANDS INC.*(Di vi sion of Ral corp Hold ings, Inc.)26 Cook St., Bille rica, MA 01821 USA

Tel: (978) 663-5400Fax: (978) 667-8596URL: www.nutcrackerbrands.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $175 Mil lionPe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/AEx port Mar kets: N/A

Pro file: Ral corp Hold ings, Inc. (also listed in the(SOUR CE BOOK), ac quired Fla vorHouse Prod ucts, a leader in store brandjar and can snacks and nuts. In 1998, Ral -corp fol lowed with the pur chase of Nut -cracker Brands and, in March 1999, tookcon trol of South ern Roasted Nuts of Geor -gia, Inc. These op era tions have been con -soli da taed into this di vi sion, the larg estpri vate la bel snack nut sup plier in the U.S. In 2000, the com pany added James P. Li -nette, Inc., mak ing Nu tac racker the mar -ket leader in pea nut butter cups and otherfine choco lates. The com pany op er atesthree plants.

Products:Snacks & packaged nuts

SalesCon tacts: Gregory Hintlian, President


NU TRA MAX PROD UCTS, INC.*Nasdaq: NMPC51 Black burn Dr., Glouces ter, MA 01930 USA

Tel: (978) 283- 1800Fax: (978) 281- 0483URL: www.nu tra max.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mid dle East, Tai wan,Mex ico, Ar gen tina, Chile, Hong Kong,Po land, Lat via, Es to nia

Pro file: Late in the 1990s, af ter ac quir ing anumber of com pa nies, in clud ing Ameri -can White Cross, Day ville, CT, a ma jorpro ducer of ad he sive ban dages, cot tonswabs, first- aid kits and sup plies (forhos pi tals and in dus trial safety mar kets),etc., Nu tra Max filed for Chap ter 11reorganization in May 2000. The com -pany emerged from that pro tec tion inFeb ru ary 2001, backed with a $40 mil -lion credit fa cil ity from its sen ior debtor in pos ses sion lender. Nu tra Max to day,through its six manu fac tur ing di vi sions(9,000 skus), is po si tioned as the larg estU.S. producer of store brand dis pos able douches, ready- to- use en emas,disposable pe di at ric elec tro lyte oralmain te nance so lu tions, dis pos able babybot tles, cough drops, and throat loz -enges. In 2007, the com pany sold itsfirst aid di vi sion, a pro ducer of pri vatela bel ad he sive ban dages to Derma Sci -ences.

Prod ucts: Disposable douche, ready-to-useenema, baby bottles, ophthalmics,solid dosage cough/cold (coughdrops, throat lozenges), pediatricelectrolyte oral maintenancesolution, nutritional supplement,toothbrushes, dental floss,contact lens

SalesCon tacts: Jack Man heimer, Vice- President Sales

(Phone: 973- 984- 3345)

O- AT- KA MILK PROD UCTS CO OP ERA -TIVE, INC.

(Div. of Up state, Dairy lea, Ni ag ara Co- ops)Ce dar & El li cott Sts., P.O. Box 718, Bata via, NY14021- 0718 USA

Tel: (585) 343- 0536; (800) 828-8152Fax: (585) 343- 4473URL: www.oat ka milk.com



Pro file: O- At- Ka, jointly owned by Up state MilkCo op era tives, Inc; Dairy lea Co op era tive,Inc., and Ni ag ara Milk Co op era tives, Inc.,was started in 1959 in or der to clear ex cess mem ber milk through the pro duc tion andsale of com mod ity prod ucts, such as driedmilk pow der, bulk con densed milk, andbulk butter. The coop evolved into asteady sup plier of canned evapo ratedmilk, printed butter and cus tom co- packing for ma jor food com pa nies. Itsmilk- related prod ucts: canned evapo ratedmilk, bulk con densed milk, fla vored- andspecialty- drinks, de hy drated dairy prod -ucts for in dus trial use, bulk butter for food serv ice, iced cof fee in re tail packs, etc.

Prod ucts:Evaporated milk, butter, bulkpowder, milk, specialty beverages,instant nonfat dry milk, adultnutritional & specialty beverages

SalesCon tacts: Rich Edelman, Sales & Marketing Director;

Bill Lawrence, Sales Manager ConsumerProducts; Jack Hoops, Sales ManagerIndustrial Products

OIL- DRI CORP. OF AMER ICA(NYSE: ODC)

410 N. Michi gan Ave., Chi cago, IL 60611 USA

Tel: (312) 321- 1515Fax: (312) 321- 9525


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Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Mex ico, Latin Amer ica

Pro file: Oil- Dri Corp. is the leader in de vel op -ing, manu fac tur ing, and mar ket ingsorbent prod ucts for con sumer, in dus -trial, en vi ron mental, ag ri cul tural andspe cialty mar kets. Its cat lit ter sales rep -re sent 60%+ of its to tal sales. Oil- Drialso produces spe cialty ag ri cul tural andfluid pu ri fi ca ton prod ucts plus in dus -trial and auto mo tive prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Scoopable cat litter (scented andunscented), natural coarse catlitter, scented coarse cat litter.

SalesCon tacts: Daniel Jones (Grocery--Phone:

514-663-6467)

OLD WORLD SPICES & SEA SON INGS INC.4601 Cleaver 11 Blvd., Kan sas City, MO 64130 USA

Tel: (816) 861- 0400 (800-241-0070Fax: N/A


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Canada

Pro file: This third gen era tion sea son ingsblender, started in 1988, works withsome 5,000 for mu las, pro vid ing soupmixes, dip mixes, cheese ball mixes, etc.,to some 1,500 ac counts in North Amer -ica. In 2006, the com pany launchedLau rie’s Kitchen to pro duce some 23prod uct mix lines in up scale gour metpack ag ing. Its blend ing cate go riescover: bread dough, pret zels, pizzadough, tor til las, bred sticks and snacks,pan cakes and waffles

Prod ucts: Seasoned soup0, dip andcheeseball mixes

SalesCon tacts: Daavid Maples, private label director; Beth

Benteman, Vice-President

OL IVES & FOODS, INC.(Subsidiary- - Acyco, Acei tu nas Y Con ser vas)13903 NW 67th Ave. (Ste. 430), Mi ami Lakes, FL33014 USA

Tel: (305) 821- 3444Fax: (305) 821- 0047

To tal Sales Vol ume: $ 1.5 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 95%

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Car ib bean, Cen tral &South Amer ica

Pro file: Ol ives & Foods is wholly- owned by Acyco, Acei tu nas Y Con ser vas, S.A.L., Seville,Spain. Its par ent firm (also listed in theSOUR CE BOOK) is owned and op er atedby its em ploy ees.

Prod ucts:Spanish olives,; capers; cocktailonions

SalesCon tacts: Fernando Gazmuri

ON TEX INTERNATIONAL N.V.*Spin nerijs traat 12, B-9240 Zele, BEL GIUM

Tel: (32) 52- 454 611Fax: (32) 52- 454 610URL: www.on tex.be

To tal Sales Vol ume: $1.4 Bil lion (€ 1 Bil lion) Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80%


Pro file: ON TEX, Eu ro pe’s lead ing manu fac turerof pri vate la bel hy gi enic dis pos ables, sup -plies the wid est range of femi nine hy giene(sani tary tow els, panty lin ers and tam -pons), baby prod ucts (nap pies and wipes)& in con ti nence dia pers and medi cal dis -pos ables avail able on the mar ket to day. In2003, On tex was taken over (78% stake)by Can do ver, a pro vider of eq uity forlarge Euro pean buy outs. Sub se quently,how ever, On tex has faced tough com pe ti -tion, es pe cially from Proc ter & Gam bleand de faulted on its debt. In 2007, On tex


carred a to tal debt of 7670 mil lion, butwas in volved in re fi nanc ing ef forts. World wide, Ontex has at the fore frontin the in tro duc tion of ma jor in no va -tions. The com pany has grown throughac qui si tions of smaller com pa nies. Atone time, the com pany op er ated 18 pro -duc tion and sales sites. It now re ports itop er ates 12 manu fac tur ing fa cili ties. The com pany in vests heav ily in R&D,mak ing qual ity a top pri or ity, whichhas been rec og nized by the at tain mentof ISO 9001 and ISO 9002.

Products: Feminine hygiene products, adultincontinence products, babydiapers,, wipes, medicaldisposables

SalesCon tacts:

Bart Van Malderen, President; PatrickPiette, Director of Private Label/RetailDe vel op ment; Ar nauld De mou lin, Cate -gory Di rec tor, On tex Group

ON YOUR MARK PACK AG ING & DE SIGNGROUP LLC

7223 W. 95th St. (Suite 230), Over land Park, KS66212 USA

Tel: (913) 381- 51- 09; (800) 635-4967Fax: (913) 381-60150URL: www.oymdesign.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica,

Pro file: On Your Mark Pack ag ing & De signGroup is an as sem bly of vis ual com mu -ni ca tion pro fes sion als, who have spe cial -ized in pack age de sign for more thanfour years. OYM has de signed thou -sands of suc cess ful pack ages, whichhave in creased item shelf ap peal for topgro cery chains and re tail ers world wide.As a full- service pack ag ing de signer, its serv ices cover brand de vel op ment, iden -tity crea tion, line ex ten sion, mar ket ingstrate gies, pho tog ra phy, pro duc tion art,film sepa ra tions, and print man age -ment. It cov ers all cate go riess. OYM

also cov ers, ports mar ket ing proj ects, instore/point- of- purchase dis plays and tradeshow im agery.

Serv ices: Packaging design, private label andbranded development, graphiccommunication, point-of--purchasedisplays, line extensions,photography

SalesCon tacts: Mike Carrel, President/Sales; Jeff Madden

Marketing/Sales (e-mail:j.madden@oymdesign,com)

OP TI MAL GRAPH ICSP.O. Box 2224, Win ter Park, FL 32790- 2224 USA

Tel: (407) 740- 8239Fax: (407) 740- 5338; (800) 444- 5338



Pro file: Op ti mal Graph ics serves as a crea tive andtech ni cal graphic out source, backed with20 years in press and graph ics, spe cial iz ing in pack ag ing, la bel, and col lat er als forboth for eign and do mes tic prod uct lines.The firm func tions as a full- service art de -part ment staffed with art ists and tech ni -cians on its de sign team, who pro videeve ry thing from the de vel op ment of newprod uct iden ti ties to the modi fi ca tion orex ten sion of ex ist ing lines. All ma te ri alscan be trans lated into state- of- the- art, ed it -able, digi tal files. This is backed with itsCom puter Ar chive Sys tem, where sin gleitem cop ies can be used by the cli ent’s ven -dor(s) as prepress. Other sup port in cludestech ni cal backup in film sepa ra tions,match prints, and art boards for non- computerized prepress.

Serv ices: Packaging and label design fordiverse product areas: refrigeratedand frozen foods, beverages, lawnand garden accessories, auto parts,Over-the-Counter drugs, health andbeauty care, plus foreign languageeditions of ethical pharmaceuticals


SalesCon tacts: John Hunter, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing; Susan Perego

OR GANIC MILL ING CORP.505 W. Al len Ave., San Di nas, CA 91773 USA

Tel: (909) 599- 0961; (800) 638-8686Fax: N/AURL: www.or ganic milling.com



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1960, Or ganic Mill ing to -day spe cial izes in pri vate la bel and con -tract manu fac tur ing and pack ag ing. Itop er ates two plants and also mar kets its own brands. In 2002, the com pany in -tro duced the in dus try’s first stand- uppouch for gra nola. The com pany also li -censes the brands Weight Watch ers and Cin na bon for prod ucts in North Amer -ica.

Prod ucts: RTE Cereal, Granola, SnackFoods

SalesCon tacts: Doug Nietering, Director PL Sales

ORIGI NAL BRAD FORD SOAP WORKS 200 Provi dence St., P.O. Box 1007,West War wick, RI 02893 USA

Tel: (401) 821- 2141Fax: (401) 821- 5960



Pro file: Origi nal Brad ford Soap Works wasfounded in 1876 by im mi grants fromBrad ford, Eng land. Since 1931, thecom pany has op er ated from a his toricmill site in Rhode Is land. To day, the

firm is the larg est manu fac turer of finesoaps for pri vate la bel mar ket ing and apro ducer of spe cialty prod ucts for the tex -tile, pa per and phar ma ceu ti cal in dus tries.In 1993, the com pany opened Brad fordSoap Works, Ltd., Ches ter West Park,Ches ter, CH1 4QL, Eng land (Phone: 44- 244- 390100; FAX: 44- 244- 390333). An -other plant is planned in the Pa cific Rimre gion. To day, the firm is the larg estmanu fac turer of fine soaps for pri vate la -bel mar ket ing and a pro ducer of spe cialtyprod ucts for the tex tile, pa per and phar -ma ceu ti cal in dus tries. Re cently, the com -pany de vel oped a new range oftrans par ent soaps in a crea tive va ri ety ofshapes and col ors.

Prod ucts:Bar soap — covering skin care, gifts, novelties, hotel amenities andpremiums; cataloges and industrialproducts for the paper textile andother industries.

SalesCon tacts: Pe ter Boll, Global Mar ket ing; Aus tin

Wat son, Di rec tor of Sales

THE ORIGI NAL PRE MIUM COF FEE CO.611 In dus trial Way, Eden town, NJ 07724 USA

Tel: (908) 901- 1119; (800) 524- 2743Fax: (908) 901- 1118



Pro file: In 1998, this com pany merged with FirstCol ony Cof fee & Tea, Nor fold, VA (alsolisted in the SOUR CE BOOK). Started bypart ners Sol Rockower and L. GaryShafto in 1967, The Pre mium Cof fee Co.has dis trib uted a number of fa mous cof feeand tea prod ucts (Mar tin son, Tetley, Ly -ons Tea, etc). Since then, the com pany haspio neered in gourmet- flavored cof fee,while also de vel op ing its own brands, Pre -mium Cof fee and Benche ley tea. The firmwas the first in the U.S. to de velop andmar ket a de caf fein ated tea. Its pri vate la -


bel busi ness be gan in 1985, no ta blyserv ing A&P in its gour met prod uctline. In deed, all the prod ucts packedun der A&P’s fa mous Eight O’Clocklogo are de vel oped by Pre mium Cof -feee. Pre mium Cof fee of fers a com pleteline of spe cialty cof fees, in clud ing tra di -tion als, fla vored, estate- grown va rie tals,and de caf packed in valve bags forfresh ness.

Prod ucts: Coffee, tea, hot cocoa, flavoredcappuccino

SalesCon tacts: Richard Nothrab, Sales Manager

THE ORIGI NAL YA.HOO! BAK ING COM PANY**

5302 Texoma Park way, Sher man, TX 75090 USATel: (903) 893- 8151Fax: (903) 893- 5036URL: www.ya hoo cake.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, United King dom, SouthAmerica

Pro file: Since 1946, The Origi nal Ya.Hoo! Bak -ing Com pany has been bak ing fancyqual ity des serts for multi- unit na tionalac counts, in clud ing cust som reci pes andpack ag ing. Op er at ing as a small batchbak ery, the com pany features handdeco rated cakes. A ma jor ity of its pro -duc tion is de voted to pri vate la bel busi -ness. Some of its new est prod uctsin clude ap ple cob bler and peach cob -bler.

Prod ucts: Custom desserts-specialrecipes--cakes, cobblers, pies,cookies

SalesCon tacts: David Millican, Director of Sales &

Marketing (e-mail:[email protected])

OSEM USA, INC.(Sub sidi ary of Osem Foods, Israel)640 Pali sade Ave., Engle wood Cliffs, NJ 07632 USA

Tel: (201) 871- 4433Fax: (201) 871- 8726


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, Af rica,Asia

Pro file: In 1965, Osem be gan mar ket ing Nes tlebrand prod ucts and in 2003, the lat tercom pany took 51.1% own er ship in Osem.Osem has stopped its pri vate la bel busi -ness.

Prod ucts:Snacks, soup mixes, cookies,casseroles mixes, dessert mixes

SalesCon tacts: Izzet Ozdogan, President

OTG (OST FRIE SISCHE TEE GE -SELLSCHAFT)*

(Part of Lau rens Speth mann Hold ing Ak ti -enge sellschaft & Co.)Am Bauhof 13- 15, Seeve tal, D- 21218 GER MANY

Tel: +49 4105- 504-0Fax: +49 4105- 624- 106URL: www.otg.de

www.lsh- ag.de

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $780.9 Mil lion ( € 570 Mil -lion)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 56%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, 65 coun tries world wide

Pro file: This family- run busi ness, founded in 1907by Lau rens Jans sen as a tea com pany,cele brated its 100th An ni ver sary in 2007.Pri vate la bel helped shape the busi ness;but in the 1960s, the foun der’s grand son,Lau rens Speth mann, cre ated the Mil fordbrand. Other brands fol lowed, as OTG es -tab lished it self as one of Eu ro pe’s lead ingtea com pa nies. In the 1980s, a sec ond di vi -sion was started in the health ful nu tri tion


area. Its br ands in clude Veel mann fordia bet ics, Huxol for health ful nu tri tion,and the Schnee koppe brand, also ahealth brand. As a sec ond pil lar ofOTG, the Schnee koppe busi ness wasex panded into vi ta mins, min er als, di -gestive and cho les terol aids, plus an ex -ten sive line of die tary prod ucts forcalorie- conscious and dia betic cus tom -ers. How ever, in Janu ary 2007, OTGsold its Schnee koppe health food busi -ness to con cen trate on ex pand ing itssweet en ers and bar busi ness, as well asce re als. In 2007, the com pany es tab -lished Nu tri sun GmbH & Com panyKG as a mar ket ing and sales arm for its sweet ners and bar business In Ger -many, the com pany claims a 38% mar -ket share for its branded tea line alone.Some 35% of its over all sales are out -side of Ger many.

Prod ucts: Tea products (regular, herbal,flavored, instant), ready-to-eatcereals

SalesCon tacts: Hans-Ulrich Schatz; Christian T. Jarks

OVER HILL FARMS, INC.2727 East Ver non Ave., Ver non, CA 90058 USA

Tel: (323)) 582- 9977; (800) 859-6406Fax: (323) 582- 6122URL: www.over hill farms.com



Pro file: Over hill Farms pro duces cus tom fro zen food prod ucts, es pe cially for the PandaRes tau rant Group and Jenny CraigInc. In May 2008, the com pany en tereda five- year li cens ing agree ment withBet ter Living Brands (or gan ized atSafe way’s Lu cern Foodssubsidiary--also in the SOUR CE -BOOK) where Over hill has an ex clu sive

li cense to pro duce fro zen en trees un der the Eat ing Right and O Or ganic brands.

Prod ucts:Custom frozen foodproducts--entrees, plated meals,meal components, soupus, sauces,poultry, meat and fish specialties

SalesCon tacts: N/A

OXI BRITE INC.2171 Dun win Drive #6, Mis sis sauga, ONT L5L 1X2CANADA

Tel: (905) 602- 1082; (866) 281-1392Fax: (905) 602- 8536URL: www.oxi brite.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico, Chile

Pro file: Oxi Brite, started in 2004, is a small, dedi -cated pri vate la bel sup plier of house holdclean ers with a deep com mit ment to theen vi ron ment and mak ing prod uctsgreener and more ef fec tive. The com panyuses only PET and HDPE plas tics in itsbot tles. All its green prod ucts are read ilybio de grad able.

Prod ucts:Household Cleaners (all purpose,glass, bathroom, Shower, toiletbowl) as well as concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent and FabricSoftener.

SalesCon tacts: Jeremy Quinn, General Manager

PA CIFIC WEST MAR KET ING20 Ana Ca pri, La guna Niguel, CA 92677, USA

Tel: (949) 363- 9129Fax: (949) 363- 8429E-Mail: [email protected]



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Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, Aus tra lia,South east Asia, South Amer ica, Ja pan

Pro file: Pa cific West Mar ket ing is dedi cated topro vid ing unique and in no va tive prod -ucts and crea tive pro mo tio nal con ceptsto all part ners in the pri vate la bel andin cen tive mar ket in dus tries. Its new estof fer ings: cor po rate gifts, gour met foodprod ucts, and gift items. Pa cific WestMar ket ing also pro vides im printedmer chan dise, pre mi ums, and pro motio -nal ma te rial for cor po ra tions, res tau -rants, ho tels, and agen cies. Ad di tion ally, the com pany han dles fund- raising ma -te ri als for schools, churches, and non- profit groups. In pri vate la bel, its cus -tomer base in cludes su per mar kets, con -ven ience stores, ex port ers, dis tribu tors,etc..

Prod ucts: Innovative promotional food andgift products & concepts,specifically for gourmet fods,giftware, imprinted merchandise,premium promotions, fund raising,etc.

SalesCon tacts: Edward V. Shriber, President

PA CIFIC SPORTS WEAR COM PANY, INC.P.O. Box 152111, San Di ego, CA 92195, USA

Tel: (619) 281- 6688Fax: (619) 281- 6687URL: www.pacsport.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, It aly, Can ada, Ger many,Swit zer land

Pro file: Since 1984, Pa cific Sports wear & Em -blem Com pany has been manu fac tur -ing and im port ing la pel pins from itstwo over seas fac to ries, proud of itsprompt on- time de liv ery. The com panyalso is an in no va tor in the design andmanu fac tur ing of supurb- quality, em -broi dered patches. Since 1991, it has of -fered cus tom Laser Cut (in clud ing 3-D)em broi dered patches for com pany lo -

gos, ar twork, li censed char ac ters, ap parelgraph ics, events, etc., all die- cut as an em -broi dered patch. They are heat- applied,used on ap parel lines, hats, jack ets, shorts,etc. One new item: Head ward 2000 pri -vate la bel caps, fea tur ing dif fer ent trade -mark de signs. Also avail able: low- costpro mo tional caps, Magi Cap (re mo vablelogo) caps, and bean ies. The com panyprides it self on “ex treme qual ity, ag gres -sive pricing, criti cal de liv ery and de votedserv ice.” This firm also is the founder andli cen sor of Class of 2000 mil len niumbrand.

Prod ucts:Custom private label headwear,patches, lapel pins, wool/leatherjackets

SalesCon tacts: Rich C. Soergel, President; Michael Chavez,

Vice-Presient of Sales; Mike Traa,Vice-President of Special Markets; JeanneGuillod, Sales (e-mail: [email protected])

PACK AG ING SERV ICE CO., INC.1904 Mykawa Road, P.O. Box 875, Pear land (Hous ton),TX 77581 USA

Tel: (281) 485- 1457Fax: (281) 485- 3242URL: www.pack serv.com


Ex port Mar kets: Latin Amer ica, Mid dle East, WestAf rica

Pro file: Since 1971, Pack ag ing Serv ice Co. hasserved the ‘e xcl usive brands/pri vate la bel’mar ket, as well as hav ing pro duced a va ri -ety of prod ucts un der its own la bels. Itsforte cov ers a range of non- food items forhouse hold and auto mo tive us age, as wellas sea sonal items and paint sun dries. Thecompnay re cently has added equip ment to its op era tions, in creas ing plant ca pac ityup wards to 20%.

Prod ucts:Charcoal starter, lamp oil, mildewremovers, windshield washer fluid,


paint thinners/removers, deckcleaner, K-1 kerosene

SalesCon tacts: George Foster, Sales Manager; Harold

Mansfield

PAN TAN ELLA SUD SPAVia Naro 7800040, Pomezia, Rome (Roma), IT ALY

Tel: +39 6 911.42.81Fax: +39 6 910.84.10


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Far East, Asia, NorthAmer ica, South Af rica

Pro file: The ur bani za tion and growth of Romesince the last cen tury has chased Pan -tan ella Sud out of town, but not out ofthe hearts of Ital ians, who rec og nize itsbrands, Fer rari (La Pasta d’ Ita lia),Pan tan ella, and Agostini, for their taste,pro duced ex clu sively with first- qualitydu rum wheat semo lina. The com panywas founded in 1882, situ ated just onemile from the Co los seum. But in the1930s, af ter build ing a new larger fac -tory in the sub urbs, that lo ca tionquickly be came sur rounded by down -town Rome, forc ing an other move inthe 1970s out to an in dus trial park nearPomezia, just 25 kilo me ters south ofRome. To day, this highly- automatedfac tory fea tures mod ern pro duc tionlines with a ca pac ity of about 120 tons of pasta prod ucts each work ing day (threeshifts daily), usu ally on a seven- days- per- week sched ule. Out put cov ers hun -dreds of dif fer ent pasta va rie ties (bysize, thick ness and shape), packed in500 gram or onepound net cel lo phanebags (20 bags per box)

Prod ucts: Pasta products (spaghetti andmacaroni; quick-cooking spaghetti(90 seconds)

SalesCon tacts: Paolo Capinera, Managing Director;

Omero Chini, Export Manager

CLEM ENT PAP PAS & CO., INC.10 North Par son age Rd., Se ab rook, NJ 08302 USA

Tel: (; 856) 455- 1000; 800- 257- 7019Fax: (856) 455-8746URL: www.clement pap pas.com



Pro file: This family- run busi ness be gan in 1921 asa farm ing op era tion (to ma toes and squash proc essed in a can nery), then switched tofood proc ess ing in 1925, af ter which thecom pany ini ti ated cran berry proc ess ing,pio neer ing in the com meri cal pro duc tionof cran berry sauce. By 1942, Clem entPap pas then went off on his own to start acan ning fac tory, which grew and af ter hisdeath came un der the di rec tion of his twosons, Dean and Pe ter. By 1970s, the com -pany was pro duc ing fruit juices in glassbot tles. Through ac qui si tion of the Se ab -rook Foods fa cil ity in Se ab rook, NJ, thecom pany tri pled its ca pac ity. Its an nualout put cov ers more than 600 dif fer entbrands of juices plus blended juice prod -ucts and proc essed jel lies and sauces made from cran ber ries. Ca pac ity ex ceeds75,000 cases of juice daily. The firm is “theleader in pri vate la bel juice and fruit prod -ucts for U.S. su per mar ket chains, whole -sal ers and buy ing groups.”

Prod ucts:Cranberry juice & blends, applejuice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice,prune juice, grape juice, cranberrysauce, isotonics, orange juice,tomato juice, grapefruit cocktails,iced tea

SalesCon tacts: John A. Graham, Vice-President of Sales;

Peter Pappas, President; Robert Crawford,VP, PL Retail Salesr


PAR MA LAT BAK ERY DI VI SION(Di vi sion of Par ma lat, Can ada.)1780 Burns Ave. St. Louis, MO 63132 USA

Tel: (314) 429-2111; (800) 878-6772Fax: (800) 875-3291E- Mail: [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica, Japan

Pro file: For merly called Bea trice Bak ery Di vi sion, Par -ma lat Bak ery Di vi sion is now a di vi sion of Par -ma lat Can ada (a sup plier of dairy prod ucts inCan ada), To ronto, On tario, Can ada, op er atessix bak ery plants, three in Can ada and three inthe U.S., as well as a cen tral dis tri bu tion cen terin St. Louis, MO. The Bak ery Di vi sion supplies full- line cookie pro grams for pri vate la bel ac -counts. The firm, al ready the lead ing pri vate la -bel mar keter of cook ies in Can ada, has beenex pand ing rap idly in the United States with itsprod uct line that in cludes in dul gent, na tionalbrand equiva lent, tra di tional, and spe cialtyprod ucts. Re cently, the com pany ex panded itsca pabili ties with DSD (di rect store de liv ery) insev eral key U.s. markets

Prod ucts: Premium & national brandequivalent cookies; fruit bars,sugar wafers, traditional cookies

SalesCon tacts: Neil Lampe, Vice-President; Dick

Bordnell, Director of Sales; Cas Sloane,Export Sales (Tel: 519-622-2230; Fax:519-622-7090)

PAR MA LAT BAK ERY DI VI SION, CAN ADA135 Otona bee Drive, P.O. Box,Kitche ner, On tario N2G 4J3 CAN ADA

Tel: (519) 893- 6400Fax: (519) 893- 6427

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APre cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico, SouthAmerica

Pro file: Parmalat Bak ery Di vi sion is the domi nentsup plier of pri vate la bel cook ies in Can ada and an emerg ing leader in the UnitedStates (listed above) and in ter na tionalmar kets. The com pany bakes and mar kets a full range of cookie prod ucts. In ad di tion to its lead er ship in pri vate la bel, the firmalso mar kets prod ucts un der the Co lo nial,Wind sor Wa fer, Par ma lat, Gen eralHenry, and Mrs. Ali son’s la bels.

Prod ucts:Cookies—upscale/indulgent,traditional, fig & fruit bars, wafers

SalesCon tacts: Ted Clarke, Vice-President, Business

Development, Canada

PAT TER SON PACK ING COM PANYP.O. Box 447, San ford, NC 27330 USA

Tel: (919) 775- 5931Fax: (919) 774- 1627



Pro file: This company, started in 1943, has sev eral re gional brands, sold in the gro cery, non- food and food-serv ice mar kets.

Prod ucts:Canned meats, including chili, chiliw/beans, beef stew; gravies, including sausage, beef, ham, white

SalesCon tacts: Tom Price, Vice-President, Sales &

Marketing

PAT TER SON LABO RA TO RIES, INC.11930 Pleas ant Ave., De troit, MI 48217 USA

Tel: (313) 843- 4500Fax: (313) 843- 9416



Ex port Mar kets: South east Asia, Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: Pat ter son Labo ra to ries is owned by Dr.Joon S. Moon, who has dedi cated thebusi ness to the de vel op ment and manu -fac tur ing of chemi cal clean ing prod ucts. Started in 1935, the firm en tered thepri vate la bel busi ness some 25+ yearsago. Cur rently, the firm manu fac turespri vate la bel clean ing prod ucts for more than 25 na tional food chains and the top two lead ing na tional re tail chains in theU.S. Be sides its De troit plant, the firmop er ates a simi lar plant in Phoe nix, AZ.In ad di tion, Pat ter son op er ates a pow -der de ter gents plant in Oak land, CA,and an in dus trial strength acid- basedprod ucts plant in How ell, MI.

Prod ucts: Liquid bleach, household ammonia,liquid fabric softeners, liquid dish detergents, heavy-duty laundrydetergents, glass cleaner, drainopeners, toilet bowl cleaners.

SalesCon tacts: Dick Dilcher, Vice- President Sales/-

Mar ket ing; Larry Kro zek, Sales Man ager.

PE BAS SCAN DI NA VIA A/SThors vej 11, 6950 Ring koebing, 6950 DENMARK

Tel: +45 97321588Fax: +45 97324000URL: www.pe bas. dk


Ex port Mar kets: Ger many, Fin land, Swe den, Nor -way, Bel gium, Hun gary, The Neth er lands, Austria

Pro file: Pe bas Scan di navi is a pro ducer of softdrink con cen trates for re tail and ca ter -ing. It offers its cus tom ers: eco logi calsyr ups; preservative- free syr ups; lightcon cen trates with up to 50% fruit juice; Bag- in- Box for post mix sys tems; syr ups for juice dis pens ers, vend ing ma chinesand slush ice ma chines’ ice tea con cen -trates. All its syr ups can be de liv ered aspri vate la bels and in al most any size ofbot tles. The com pany wel comes in no va -

tive ideas. Its new syr ups are de vel oped inits lab in co op era tion with its cus tom ers.

Prod ucts: Soft drink concentrates, syrups

SalesCon tacts: AnnaMette Khristensen, Ms. Dorte Jensen

PEN GUEN GIDA PAZAR LAMA A.S.Bursa- Izmir Karayolu 22.km, Mu min Gen co glu Cad, 16130 Bursa, TUR KEY

Tel: +90 224- 470 10 10Fax: +90 224- 470 15 15URL: www.pen guen.com.tr


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Can ada, Eng land,Ger many, Swe den, Hol land, France, NewZea land, Fin land, It aly

Pro file: Lo cated in the heart of the best vege ta ble-and-fruit-grow ing area in Tur key, Pen -guen pro duces fro zen and pre served fruits and vege ta bles in one of Eu ro pe’s mostmod ern plants. Its pro duc tion fa cili ties are geared to the speci fi ca tions of its cus tom -ers, con trol ling the pro cess from seed ingright to the store shelf. Its busi ness cov ersre tail trade in private la bel, ca ter ing, andbulk pack ing. Fro zen prod ucts (I.Q.F. and block fro zen) are avail able plus all sizes ofjars and cans, rang ing from 105 ml up to 5 kgs. .

Prod ucts:Vegetables in jars/cans(cornichons/gherkins, capers,roasted red pappers), fruits injars/cans (grapefruit segments injuice/syrup, cherries), I.Q.F.(Strawberries, tomatoes, red/greenpeppers, leeks, cauliflower)

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Aykan SozuHtin, International Sales

Chief (e-mail: [email protected]);and sales representatives, Korel Doôu, Aykut Basar, Ms. Ebru Gunduz, Ms. Ozlem Sezer


PENN SYL VA NIA DUTCH CAN DIES408 N. Bal ti more Ave., P.O. Box 128, Mt. HollySprings, PA 17065-0128 USA

Tel: (717) 486- 3496; (800) 233- 7082Fax: (717) 486- 4678



Pro file: Started in 1957, Penn syl va nia DutchCan dies, while al ways open to pri vatela bel sales, has since late 1995 put moreem pha sis on this busi ness. The com pany is uniquely po si tioned as a manu fac -turer, dis tribu tor and im porter of prod -ucts—more than 700 items over all in itsrange, in clud ing lol li pops, bulk candy,chil dren’s items, etc. This medium- sizecon fec tions firm pro vides a wide va ri etyof pri vate la bels, cov er ing the tra di tional large vol ume ac counts as well assmaller- volume op era tions.

Prod ucts: Chocolate bars, bagged candy,thin-stick bundles

SalesCon tacts: Steve Wittmann, Sales Manager

PER RIGO COM PANYNasdaq: PRGOJune 28, 2008515 East ern Ave.., Al le gan, MI 49010 USA

Tel: (269) 673- 8451Fax: (269) 673- 7535URL: www.per rigo.comTo tal Fis cal 2008 Sales Vol ume : $1.8 Bil lion (+26%)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Rus sia, Mex ico, Can ada,Europe, South America

Pro file: Per rigo is the world’s larg est manu fac -turer of OTC (non- prescription) phar -ma ceu ti cal and nu tri tional prod uctssold un der store brands. It now di videsits busi ness into three seg ments: Con -

sumer Health care ($1.3 bil lion +29%), RX Phar ma ceu ti cals ($161.3 mil lion +17%),Ac tive Phar ma ceu ti cal Ingredients ($149.6 mil lion +22%). Also, there is other busi -ness, cov er ing Is rael con sumer prod -ucts/phar ma ceu ti cal/di ag nos tic prod ucts)($175.2 mil lion +17%). Its prin ci pal busi -ness covers OTC, phar mac aeu ti cal andnu tri tional prod ucts: an al ge sics,cough/cold/al lergy/si nus, gas tro in tes ti nal,smok ing ces sa tion, first aid, vi ta mins andnu tri tional sup ple ment prod ucts--m -arketed ba si cally in the U.S., the UnitedKing dom, and Mex ico. This com panysince 2004 with net sales of $898.2 mil lionhas con tin ued to ac quire smaller manu -fac tur ers: In March 2005, Agis In dus tries(1983) Ltd., the sec ond larg est phar ma ceu -ti cal com pany in Is rael; in March 2007,Qualis Inc., a pri vate com pany pro duc ingstore brand pedi cu li cide prod ucts; and inJanu ary 2008, Gal pharm Health care Ltd., a ma jor pro ducer of OTC phar ma ceu ti -cals in the United King dom. Also, in 2007,Perrigo ac quired some ge neric pre scrip -tion der ma to logi cal prod ucts from GladesPhar ma ceu ti cals. Fol low ing its fis cal 2008re port, Per rigo added more businesses. InOc to ber 2008, for about $25 mil lion incash, Per rigo pur chased Labo ra to riosDiba S.A., a pri vate firm spe cial iz ing instore brand OTC and pre scrip tion phar -ma ceu ti cals, thus add ing 150 for mu las and 50 trade marks to its Mexi can store brandbusi ness. The fol low ing month, Per rigo,just prior to the PLMA Chi cago tradeshow, ac quired Unico Hold ings Inc., LakeWorth, FL, for about $49 mil lion in cash.This pri vately held manu fac turer of storebrand pe di at ric elec tro lytes, ene mas andfemi nine hy giene (douche) prod ucts for re -tail will add nearly $50 mil lion in an nualsale to Per rigo’s busi ness and add newcate go ries as well (es pe cially elec trol ytes). Es tab lished in 1889, Per rigo to day mar -kets some 1,130 store brand skus for about 100 cus tom ers. It also sells product un derits Good Sense brand. In fis cal 2008, thecom pany formed a part ner ship with Dex -cel Pharma Tech nolo gies Ltd., giv ing Per -rigo ex clu sive right to mar ket Ome pra zole delalyed- release tab lets in 20 mg size (forfre quent heart burn treat ment) to its storebrand cus tom ers. The com pany also


launched nico tine polac rilex, coatedfruit gum in 2 mg and 4 mg, and cetriz -ine hy dro chlo ride 10 mg tab lets. Net in -come for the year was up by 84% to$135.8 mil lion. Some 20% of Per rigo’snet sales go to Wal- Mart.

Prod ucts: Cough and cold remedies,analgesics, antacids, femininehygiene test kits, sleep aids,hemorrhoidal remedies, hairrestoration, laxatives, smokingcessation, nutritional s, (vitamins,supplements, drinks)

SalesCon tacts: Jim Tomshack, Senior Vice-President of

Sales; David Mesley, Vice-President Contract Sales; Tom Ayres, DirectorMarketing Information; Jeff Needham, Sr.VP Commercial Business Development;Ron Schutt, Dir. OTC Marketing.

PER SONAL CARE PROD UCTS, INC.Ameri can House hold Prod ucts Di vi sion32500 Tele graph Rd. (Ste. 202), Bing ham Farms, MI48025- 2463 USA

Tel: (248) 258- 1555Fax: (248) 258- 6229


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Europe, South Amer ica,Cen tral Amer ica, Mid dle East, Asia, Af -rica

Pro file: Ameri can House hold Prod ucts, a di vi -sion of Per sonal Care Prod ucts, Inc.,manu fac tur es and dis tributes the mostex ten sive line of aero sol prod ucts inNorth Amer ica. Its range in cludes:house hold clean ers (aero sol bath room,fur ni ture pol ish, dis in fec tant, ovencleaner, room freshe ner, and in sec ti -cides) as well as liq uid cleaners-- wool -wash, an ti bac te rial soaps, and ul tra dish de ter gent. Ad di tion ally, the com panypro duces health & beauty aid aero sols(de odor ants, hair sprays, hair mousses,femi nine de odor ant spray). The par ent

com pany, Per sonal Care Prod ucts, manu -fac tures and dis trib utes a com plete line of150 dif fer ent health & beauty aid prod -ucts. Its line cov ers: bath prod ucts, skincare creams and lo tions, mouth washes,body washes, sham poos and con di tion ers- - equivalent to every ma jor na tionalbrand, stick de odor ants and antiperspirants, foot pow der and foot sprays,body pow der, medi cated body pow ders,and styl ing gels. Its manu fac tur ing fa cil -ities for health & beauty aids are lo cated in Los An ge les, serv ing the West Coast, andin Chi cago, serv ing the Mid west and East.

Prod ucts:Baby products (lotion, oil, shampoo,powder), skin care lotions & creams, petroleum jelly, mouth wash,deodorants, shave cream, household aerosols, shower & bath gels,styling gels, shampoos all types,conditioners

SalesCon tacts: Larry Weisberg, President

PER SONNA IN TER NA TIONAL LIM ITED(In ter na tional Div. of Ameri can Safety Ra zor)Ra zor Blade Lane, Ve rona, VA 24482 USA

Tel: (540) 248- 8000Fax: (540) 248-1701URL: www.asrco.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, Can ada, Mex ico,South Amer ica, Af rica, Austs ra lia

Pro file: Per sonna In ter na tional Lim ited man agesmar ket ing and sales of Ameri can SafetyRa zor Co. ( also in the SOUR CE BOOK)for prod ucts out side the U.S. Its pri vate la -bel mar kets in clude: Can ada, Europe, Ja -pan, and Latin Amer ica. Per sonnapro vides a com plete range of pack ag ingcon figu ra tions. As AS R com mits more tocot ton prod ucts, Per sonna is now de vel op -ing that busi ness in Can ada, Mex ico, andPuerto Rico, look ing to ex pand into othermar kets as well. In 1996, ASR ac quired


Bond Blades ltd., Naz areth Il lit, Is rael(listed in the SOUR CE BOOK). One ofPer son na’s lat est de vel op ments: atriple- blade shav ing sys tem

Prod ucts: Fixed, pivotal and moving bladeshaving cartridges, disposablerazors, shaving blades, specialtyshaving products for women,cotton products.

SalesCon tacts: Mario Soussonr, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

THE PET CON NEC TIONP.O. Box 391806- EBS96, Moun tain View, CA 94039USA

Tel: (650) 949- 1190Fax: (650) 948- 2359


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tral sia

Pro file: The Pet Con nec tion, which started in1975, was “green” bef ore it be camefash ion able to be green in terms of pro -tect ing the en vi ron ment and ani mals.Euca lyp tus, spearamint and otherscents (con tained in bar rier pack ag ing)are used on dog col lars versus con ven -tional nerve gas. The lat ter reaches tothe dog’s tail and into its breath, thusalso com ing into con tact with chil dren,etc., who pet or are licked by the ani mal. The com pa ny’s origi nal natu ral pet care prod ucts, such as col lars, sham poos,pow ders, and skin oint ments, are for -mu lated by this in no va tive en tre pre neu -rial com pany. Lately, the firm hasin tro duced a cer ti fied organically- grown cat nip, avail able in in di vid ial cleanpack ets—called the “Black La belwhisky of cat nip.”

Prod ucts: Herbal pet products, natural petgifts, pet shampoos & powders,stain or ordor control products,custom bedding

SalesCon tacts: Dave Adams, Han Nguyen

PET LIFE FOODS, INC.7628 Plaza Court, Wil low brook, IL 60521 USA

Tel: (708) 789- 5757; (800) 323- 2267Fax: (708) 789- 5762E- Mail: www.pet lifeinc.com



Pro file: Manu fac tur ing pet foods for more than 65 years, Pet Life Foods, has long been rec og -nized as a leader in qual ity prod uctsthrough out the in dus try. While pri vate la -bel has domi nated its busi ness, the com -pany also manu fac tur ers Lolli- Pups,Peo ple Crack ers, and other well- knownbranded prod ucts in the U.S. The firm isca pa ble of pack ing off most items in bulk,poly, small and large car tons, and smalland large bags. The com pany fo cuses onin no va tion. Its prod ucts pro vide 100%bal anced diet.

Prod ucts:Dry cat food, dry dog food, softmoist cat or dog food, dog biscuits,value-added bisucits, dog treats.

SalesCon tacts: Robert J. Gallian, Executive Vice-President

PHAR MA CEU TI CAL FOR MU LA TIONS, INC.*

In July 2005, PFI filed for Chap ter 11 bank -ruptcy pro tec tion and then an nounced itsagree ment to sell sub stan tially all of its as setsto Lei ner Health Prod ucts, LLC (also in theSOUR CE BOOK). PFI how ever, kept itswholly- owned sub sidi ary, Kon syl Phar ma ceu -ti cals Inc. PFI, then 87% owned by ICC In -dus tries Inc., New York, a pri vate com pany(chemi cal, plas tic and phar ma ceu ti cal prod -ucts) op er ated Kon syl as well as Fru ta rom In -dus tries (both also listed in theSOUR CE BOOK).


PHOE NI CIAN HERB ALS, INC.7655 E. Evans, Suite #2, Scotts dale, AZ 85260 USA

Tel: (602) 368- 8144; (800) 368- 8144Fax: (602) 368- 2912URL: www.phoenician- herbals.com


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Europe

Pro file: The se cret in gre di ent at Phoe ni cianHerb als is its mas ter herb al ist, whoshares his knowl edge about herbs. Thecom pa ny’s for mu la tions, both teas andcap sules, have been put to gether by thisgen tle man, who has stud ied plants,herbs, and ton ics for more than 25years. As a sci en tist and problem- solver, he ap plies this knowl edge to the com pa -ny’s prod uct line. Ex ten sive re search,test ing, and se lec tion of the fin est in gre -di ents avail able, all go into its top- quality prod ucts that are “in har monywith life and land.” Among its new estprod ucts; 5- HT- Kara Kava.

Prod ucts: Herbal teas, herbal supplements

SalesCon tacts: Junea Baker

PI NAHS COM PANY, INC.N8 W22100 John son Dr., Wau ke sha, WI 53186 USA

Tel: (262) 547- 2447Fax: (262) 547- 2047URL: www.pi nahs.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, canada

Pro file: Pi nahs is a third- generation, family- runmanu fac turer and mar keter of bread- based snack chips for stand- alonesnacks or mixes. Un limited pos si bili tiesfor bread bases (rye, ba gel, wholewheat) and sea son ings (on ion, gar lic,cin na mon, jalapeno) are avail able. The

crea tive pos si bili ties are lim it less. Thecom pany proudly cre ates all its prod uctsin a state- of-the art bak ery, which hasbeen awared a “Su pe rior” rat ing by theAmeri can In sti tute of Bak ing (AIB) forthree con secu tive years. Vari ous Pi nahssnack chips are cur rently vi tal com po -nents of many of the na tion’s lead ingsnack mixes. The firm util izes three mainsales chan nels: bulk/industrial- - as aunique ad di tion to snack mix; pri vate la bel - - to en hance sales of a store brand; andinternational- - in bulk or pri vate la bel.

Prod ucts:Bread-based snacks in variousflavors, seasonings for snack mixesor as stand-alone snacks

SalesCon tacts: Jeff Handrich, Vice-President of Sales &

Marketing; cheryl Dillner, Sales Manager;Sue Gaulke, Customer Relations (e-mail:[email protected])

PIN NA CLE OIL, INC.5009 W. 81st St., In di an apo lis, IN 46268 USA

Tel: (317) 875- 9465; (800) 829- 8899Fax: (317) 875- 0889


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mid dle East, Rus sia, Po -land, China, Mex ico

Pro file: Pin na cle Oil was formed with lu bri cat ingoil pro fes sion als to blend and pack age mo -tor oils, hy drau lic oils, gear oils and otherauto mo tive and in dus trial flu ids andchemi cals. Re cently, the com pany hasmoved to ward pri vate la bel. The firmnow pack ages pri vate la bel prod ucts formany of the com pa nies hold ing API li -censes in the U.S. The com pany worksclosely with its cus tom ers, pro vid ing qual -ity prod ucts plus full serv ice, rang ing from pack age de sign to in ter fac ing with API,Gen eral Mo tors and Ford.

Prod ucts:Automotive products: Motor oil,transmission fluids, power-steeringfluids, brake fluids, carb cleaner,


washer solvent, anti-freeze; alsoindustrial oils.

SalesCon tacts: Charles Collins, Vice-President Sales;

George Feldwisch, Sales Manager.

PITT PENN OIL CO.P.O. Box 296, Free port Rd., Creigh ton, PA 15030 USA

Tel: (724) 226- 2712Fax: (724) 226- 9976


Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral Amer ica, Mid dle East,Can ada, Far East

Pro file: This com pany, which was started in theearly 1990s, was taken over some 10years ago by new own ers. Since then,the firm has po si tioned it self uniquely as a sup plier of one- stop shop ping needs,of fer ing a full range of prod ucts—mar -keted at a price niche, with out sac ri fic -ing qual ity. Its range of prod ucts cov ersauto mo tive needs, char coal lighter flu -ids, paint thin ners, as well as mo tor oiland an ti freeze. Its ex port busi ness con -tin ues to grow sig nifi cantly. Re cently,the com pany re did all of its pack ag ing.

Prod ucts: Motor oil, washer solvent,antifreeze, automotive chemicals(power steering fluid)

SalesCon tacts: Harry Pizzingrilli, National Sales Manager;

William Sukitch, International Sales Manager

PIZ ZOLOTTO SPAVia Mon te grappa, 18, 31010 One Di Fonte, Tre viso, ITALY

Tel: +39 423- 948041Fax: +39 423- 949930URL: www.piz zolotto.com


Ex port Mar kets: East ern Europe, Leban non, Swit -zer land, Bel gium, France, Ger many, Mid dleEast, Tur key

Pro file: Piz zolotto, a privately- held com pany, hasbeen in busi ness since 1919 as a pro ducerof house hold clean ing prod ucts. To day,the com pany op er ates an in te grated pro -duc tion sys tem out of two factories, han -dling the to tal op era tion from plas tic rawma te ri als to bot tles blow mold ing, to de -ter gents pro duc tions, to fill ing op era tions,onto prod uct de liv ery. Piz zoloto em pha -sizes environment- friendly prod ucts at allstages of pro duc tion, from the poly thenegran ule to the pal let ized prod ucts. Thecom pany pro vides a full prod uct range, all sizes and pack ag ing, cov er ing all types ofliq uid de ter gent. Its pro duc tion in cludesre cy cla ble bot tles—em pha siz ing light -weight, less ex pen sive ma te ri als, and en vi -ron men tally- friendly con tents andpack ag ing. Ad di tion ally, the firm was thefirst in It aly to ap ply for cor po rate cer ti fi -ca tion in ac cor dance with EU stan dards: a con crete guar an tee of con sis tent qual ity.Piz zolotto also works in part ner ship withtwo other Ital ian firms (Carma srl andSin tes Srl) and three Ger man co mpanies(do mal GmbH, Wasch- und Kor perp -flegenit tel GmbH, and Wit tol ChemiGmbH), to gether as the E.D.I. Net work(edi- detergents.net). They co op er ate intech no logi cal de vel op ments, econo mies ofscale, prod uct ex changes, raw ma te rialpur chas ing and re search and develop -ment. All the com pa nies (home de ter gentand per sonal care clean ing prod uct pro -duc ers) are ISO Cer ti fied.

Prod ucts:Liquid detergents

SalesCon tacts: Mario Piz zolotto, Ex port Man ager (e-mail:

[email protected])


PL DE VEL OP MENTS**200 Hicks St., West bury, NY 11590 USA

Tel: (516) 986- 1700Fax: (631) 249- 0869URL: www.pldevelopments.com



Pro file: This com pany is a pack ager and dis -tribu tor of over- the- counter (OTC)drugs, focused on main tain ing 95%service lev els to all its cus tom ers. All ofits prod ucts are 100% brand matching.PL De vel op ments fol lows all FDAguide lines and GMP pro ce dures andstan dards. The com pany maintains stra te gic al li ances with dif fer ent manu -fac tur ers, such as Ban ner Phar ma caps,which gives PL De vel op ments its ex clu -sive prod uct line. In early 2008, thecom pany ac quired the as sets of PALLabo ra to ries, a phar ma ceu ti cal manu -fac turer based in Mi ami, FL, a pro -ducer of OTC drugs, nuitri tionaltab lets, cap lets, and two- piece hard shell cap sules. PAL Labs is now calledAvema Pharma So lu tions, op er ated as a sub sidi ary of PL De vel op ments. The take over al lows the com pany to in tro -duce nu tir tional items, niche prod uctsand even tu ally ADNA OTC prod ucts to the pri vate la bel mar ket. One of its new -est prod ucts: Motrin- type liq uid gel,where the liq uid for mu latin is not avail -able un der the Mo trin brand.

Services: OTC drugs--analgesics, cough &cold, laxatives, antacids, etc.

SalesCon tacts: William Bennett, Vice-President, Sales &

Marketing; Joni Foley, Sales & MarketingDirector

PL FOODS LIM ITED(A Di vi sion of North Ameri can Bak ing, Inc.)120 Arm strong Ave nue, George town, On tario, L7G 4S3 CANADA

Tel: (905) 873-8744Fax: (905) 873-8746

To tal Sales Vol ume: $40 Mil lion (E)Pe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: United States, South Amer -ica, Hong Kong, Mexico

Pro file: North Ameri can Bak ing is cur rently oneof the lead ing co- pack and pri vate la belmanu fac tur ers in North Amer ica, sup ply -ing pri vate la bel crack ers to all the lead ingre tail ers in Can ada and many lead ing USre tail ers. Its sup port comes from sen iorbak ing pro fes sion als with sig nifi cant ex pe -ri ence from Na bisco, Bea trice Bak er ies,and United Bis cuits. The com pany con -ducts multi- channel sales to whole saleclubs, mass mer chan dis ers, con ven tionalre tail gro cery chains, gour met shops, andgift bas ket sup pli ers.

Products:Premium, upscale crackers (Kosher), rotary cut cookies

SalesCon tacts: Mr. C.A.S. (Cass) Sloane, Vice-President,

Business Development (e-mail:[email protected])

PLAS TIC BOT TLE COR PO RA TION28055 North Ash ley Cir cle (Ste. 110), Lib er ty ville, IL60048- 9459 USA

Tel: (847) 367- 1900; 888-722-7465Fax: (847) 367- 1990URL: www.plas ticbot tle.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A



Pro file: Plas tic Bot tle, es tab lished in 1981, pro -duces and sells stock, cus tom, and cus -tom ized plas tic bot tles, jugs, and jars ina va ri ety of sizes, rang ing from ¾ ounceto 4 li ters. Con tain ers are pro duced in ava ri ety of ma te ri als, in clud ing HDPE.LDPE, PP, EPET, OPET, PVC, Barex,and re cy cled con tent ma te ri als. Theprivately- owned com pany has morethan 260 sets of molds avail able. Lately, the firm has added clo sures, in clud ingtamper- evident fea tures. Its mar ketsin clude: auto mo tive and house holdchemi cals, oils and ap pear ance prod -ucts, ad di tive and ap pear ance prod ucts,house hold and in dus trial chemi cals,cos metic/per sonal care prod ucts, petprod ucts, lawn/gar den/patio, and oth -ers. Its tech ni cally-trained staff of fersex pert, per son al ized serv ice through allstages of prod uct de vel op ment. Mini -mum or ders: 5,000 pieces.

Prod ucts: Plastic bottles, jugs, jars

SalesCon tacts: Stuart Feen, President; Mitzi Sorenson


PLAS TIC PACK AG ING, INC.1246 Main Ave. SE, Hick ory, NC 28603 USA

Tel: (828) 328- 2466Fax: (828) 322- 1830URL: www.ppi-hky.com


Ex port Mar kets: Car ib bean, Can ada

Pro file: Since 1957, Plas tic Pack ag ing has of -fered the best in flexi ble pack ag ing film.Its high- speed flexo graphic presses in -clude eight- color and pro cess print ing,along with spe cial ized bag- makingequip ment. As one of the top 100 U.S.con vert ers, sup ply ing flexi ble pack ag ing for the dis pos able, sani tary, tex tile andpa per prod ucts mar kets, PPI can alsoprint on poly eth yl ene sleeve la bels andlami na tions.

Prod ucts:Flexo graphic print ing/bag- convertingfor the dis pos able dia per,in con ti nence, femi nine sani taryprod ucts, cookie/cracker snackfood, tex tile, pa per prod uctsmar kets.

SalesCon tacts: Bill Lip scomb, Vice- President Sales

POLY- SEAL CORP.1810 Por tal St., Bal ti more, MD 21224 USA

Tel: (410) 633- 1990Fax: (410) 633- 6311


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, United King dom,South Amer ica, Cen tral Amer ica, Mid dleEast

Pro file: Privately- held Poly- Seal since 1934 wasac quired by Berry Plas tics Corp., Evans -ville, IN, in May 2000 and now con tin uesas a sub sidi ary of Berry Plas tics. This sub -sidi ary is a mar ket leader in injection- molded and compression- molded plas ticclo sures. It is a full- service manu fac turerof plas tic clo sures, plugs, and fit ments. The com pany sup plies all in dus tries from stock that is among the larg est in North Amer -ica.

Prod ucts:Plastic bottle closures

SalesCon tacts: Marketing Department at Berry Plastics (Tel:

812-424-2104; or www.berryplastics.com

POT LATCH CORP.--C ONSUMER PROD UCTS DI VI SON

801 Mill Rd., Lewis ton, ID 83501USA

Tel: (208) 799-1082Fax: (208) 750- 7809URL: www.pot latch corp.com


To tal Sales Vol ume: $446.6 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%+ (E)


Pro file: Pot latch (NYST: PCH), Spo kane, WA, re ported reve nues up 6.7% to $1.7 bil -lion . Op er at ing as a real es tate in vest -ment trust, the com pany over see s 1.7mil lion acres of for estland. Its businessin volves in lum ber, panel prod ucts, andb leached pulp prod ucts (in clud ingpaper board and tis sue). In the lat terbusi ness, its con sumer products seg -ment ac counts for 27% of total reve -nues. The com pany op er ates 12manu fac tur ing fa cili ties. In 2003, thecom pany separated its pri vate la belcon sumer tis sue busi ness from its pa -per board busi ness. Now, in July 2008,Pot latch has de cided to exe cute a tax- free spin off of its pulp- based busi ness,in clud ing the con sumer prod ucts busi -ness, thus cre at ing a new pub lic com -pany, called Clear wa ter Pa per Corp. inor der to bet ter fo cus on its core busi -ness. Op er at ing as a pulp-based manu -fac turer, the new companywill includePotlatch’s Consumer Productsoperations in Lewiston, Las Vegas, andElwood, IL; its pulp and paperboardplants in Lewiston and Cypress Bend,AR; and its wood-products plant inLewiston. These businesses had about$1.2 billion in revenues in 2007. Thespinoff will be named Clearwater Paper Corp. A separate tim ber busi ness willalso be formed as a pub lic com pany.Ris ing pulp costs in 2007 have af fectedPotlatch’s in come. The com pany hasstrong re gional lead er ship, sup ply ing some 90% of the pri vate la bel tis sueprod ucts sold in 11 west ern states.

Prod ucts: Facial tissues; paper towels,bathroom tissues and napkins

SalesCon tacts: Steve Standridge, Director of Marketing

PRE MIER BRANDS OF AMER ICA, INC.120 Pearl St., Mount Ver non, NY 10550 USA

Tel: (718) 325- 3000Fax: (718) 325- 1250E- Mail: www.pre mier- brands.com


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Europe, South eastAsia, Mid dle East

Pro file: Pre mier Brands of Amer ica be gan sup ply -ing shoe- fitting prod ucts to the shoe re tailtrade and de part ment stores in 1972. Itsbusi ness has since evolved pri mar ilyaround foot care prod ucts (60+ items), en -com pass ing well over 100 SKUs of itemssuch as those men tioned be low. Pre mier is the lead ing manu fac turer of na tionalbrand equiva lent foot care prod ucts soldboth un der the Pre mier name and pri vatela bel. All of its prod ucts are tested by anout side lab and ei ther meet or ex ceed thequal ity of the na tional brands. The firmprides it self on top- notch qual ity, serv ice,and com peti tive pric ing. The com pany has in no vated in its prod uct cate gory withitems such as no- slip, ball- of- foot cush ionware (women’s high heels), rub ber heelgrips and ground grip pers. The com panyalso pro duces se lected skin care prod ucts(aero sol sprays, pow ders, and soap) as well as pedi cure prod ucts (nail trimmers, etc.).

Prod ucts:Foot care, shoe care, glue-on fingernails, body sprays

SalesCon tacts: Pam Cress.

PRE MIUM COF FEE COMPANY(Di vi sion of First Col ony Cof fee & Tea Co.)

611 In dus trial Way West, Ea ton town, NJ 07724 USA

Tel: (732) 578- 1580Fax: (732) 578- 1579URL: www.1stcolony.com




Ex port Mar kets: Asia, Can ada, Aus tra lia, NewZea land

Pro file: This firm, which started in 1967, wasac quired in August 1997 by First Col -ony Cof fee & Tea Co., Nor fold, VA(also listed in the SOUR CE BOOK).Pre mium Cof fee, now op er ated as a di -vi sion of First Col ony, of fers a com pleteline of spe cialty cof fees, in clud ing tra di -tion als, fla vored, estate- grown va rie tals,and de cafs, all packed in valve bags forfresh ness. The com pany also sup pliesliqueur- flavored cof fees, pack aged invacuum- packed bricks.

Prod ucts: Coffee, tea, hot cocoa, gift packs

SalesCon tacts: Joseph Breslin, President & CEO; Carl

Smith, Vice-President of Sales; BetsyCridlin, Director of Marketing

PRE MIER FOODS PLCPre mier House, Grif fiths Way, St Al bans AL1 2REUNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 (0) 1727- 815850Fax: +44 (0) 1727-815982URL: www.premierfoods.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $1.9 Billion (£ 959.4Mil lion) +21.5%

To tal Sales Vol ume (in clud ing RHM ac qui si tion):$5 billion (£ 2.5 bil lion) Per cent age of 2006 Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 34%


Pro file: In August 2006, Pre mier Foods ac -quired the UK and Irish busi ness ofCamp bell Soup Co., bring ing in some £200 mil lion in branded busi ness(brands like Oxo, Batche lor’s, andHome pride). That heavy branded in fu -sion brought Pre mier Foods’ brand edsales to 66% of to tal gro cery sales. Byyear- end, how ever, the com pany a greed

to pur chase RHM plc for £1.3 bil lion ($2.5bil lion), a ma jor bak ery sup plier andchilled ready meals in the UK with rootstrac ing back to 1875. (RHM was for merlycalled Rank Ho vis McDou gal.) Thismerger unites more than 40 Brit ishbrands, mak ing Pre mier the larg est brand food manu fac turer in the UK. RHM alsohas a sig nifi cant own brand busi ness (49% of its total £ 1.6 bil lion in sales). So the proforma branded sales ra tio for Pre mierFoods drops back to 57%. The companydi vides its busi ness be tween gro cery (£844.8 mil lion +23.6%) and fresh pro duce(£ 114.6 mil lion +7.8%) for the UK re tailand food serv ice sectors. With RHMaboard, Pre mier Foods is now numberone in breads and cakes and has en hanced its chilled and fro zen foods ca pa bili ties.

Prod ucts:Conveniece foods, pickles, sauces,meat-free products; spreads,desserts, beverages; fresh produce

SalesCon tacts: N/A

PRE MIER MAR KET ING, INC.160 Ches ter field Ind. Blvd., Ches ter field, MO 63005 USA

Tel: (314) 537- 5348Fax: (314) 537- 3359URL: www.go pre mier.com



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1995, Pre mier Mar ket ingto day spe cial izes in the mar ket ing andsales of con trolled/pri vate la bel prod uctsand pro grams. Trade class cov er age en -com passes: con ven ience store dis tribu torsand chains, full- line dis tribu tors, gro cerywhole sal ers, in de pend ent gro cers, drug- store chains, and mass re tail mer chan dis -ers. In set ting its goal of long- term part -ner ships, the com pany pro videshigh- quality prod ucts at a com pe ti tive


price, while fea tur ing mar ket ing ex per -tise and an em pha sis on value- addedpro prie tary pro grams su pe rior tomanufacturer- driven pro grams. Its serv ices cover: source and de velopprod ucts, niched mar ket plans, de signand per son al ized p- o-p sup port, co- operative sales calls, cross- merchandising, lo cal ized mar ket ing and test mar ket ing, volume- buying pro -grams, or der pro cess/sales track ing, and ex clu sive ter ri to ries.

Prod ucts: Cigarettes, candy, premium cigars,snuff and chewing tobacco

SalesCon tacts: Mark Dunham, President/CEO; Keith

Thomas, Vice-President, NationalAccounts

PRESTO PROD UCTS COM PANY(Sub sidi ary of Al coa, Inc.)670 N. Perkins St., Apple ton, WI 54914 USA

Tel: (920) 739- 9471; (800) 558- 3525Fax: (920) 738- 1432URL: www.presto products.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, SouthAmer ica, Can ada, Latin Amer ica, Asia

Pro file: Presto has been a pri vate la bel in no va -tor right back to its startup in 1961, as apro ducer of plas tic bags and food wraps . One of the origi nal pri vate la bel com -pa nies, Presto has the peo ple, prod uctsand pro grams to help drive pri vate la -bel sales. Presto late in the 1970s wastaken over by Coca- Cola, then later ac -quired by Rey nolds Met als Co., Rich -mond, VA. In May 2000, Rey nolds itself was merged into Al coa Inc., Pitts burgh(also in the SOUR CE BOOK).Through out, Presto has kept its courseas a pri vate la bel supplier- - today the in -dus try leader in sup ply ing plas tic bags,wrap, con tain ers and re lated con sumerprod ucts.Presto op er ates six manu fac -tur ing fa cili ties. It op er ates four units,

in clud ing its con sumer business--plas ticfood con tact bags (sand wich, re closablefreezer, plas tic wrap, and re closable stor -age), plas tic dis poser bags (tall kitchen,trash can lin ers, gar bage/waste bas ket,lawn & leaf), health and beauty care items(wipes and cot ton swabs), baby bot tle lin -ers and plas tic sheet ing. Its Fresh- LockZip per Busi ness Unit pro vides pack ag ingfor branded and pri vate la bel snacks, petfood, pot ting soil, etc. Two other units:Geo- systems for land scap ing and con -struc tion and its In dus trial films unit. Akey strat egy is to ex pand its pres ence inother trade chan nels that use the pri vatela bel mar ket ing con cept, in clud ing massmer chan dis ers and ware house clubs, plusex port busi ness. Its new est prod uct in clude a Stretch & Hold elestic draw string bagfor trash bins and EcoSafe trash bags thatde grade natu rally in the waste stream.

Prod ucts:Plastic food bags and wraps,disposer bags, cotton swabs, trashbags, reclosable zipper, plasticsheeting., home and garden

SalesCon tacts: Greg Sullivan, VP, Sales & Marketing

PRIN SEN B.V.P. O. Box 498, 5700 AL Hel mond, THE NETH ER LANDS

Tel: +31 492- 5- 35955Fax: +31 492- 5- 26075URL: www.prinsen.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, Mid dleEast, and 20 other coun tries

Pro file: Prin sen B.V., a food and bev er age manu -fac turer founded in 1924 by Jo han Prin -sen, con tin ues as a family- owned busi ness.Its spe cialty: Pro duc tion of in stantfoods.The com pany prides it self on of fer -ing top- quality prod ucts at the best price,while pro vid ing high flexi bil ity in its serv -ices and ongoing prod uct de vel op ment.


Full at ten tion is paid to prod uct de vel -op ment and mar ket re search, earn ingPrin sen the high est ranks in the food -stuffs in dus try. It is a mar ket leader fordiet prod ucts in Hol land and in cer tainAsian coun tries. Ad di tion ally, the com -pany has a sig nifi cant mar ket share forcof fee creamer and sweet en ers in theEuro pean mar ket. Rec og nized for itshigh- quality cap puc cino, Prin senproduces in stant cap puc cino as well asother in stant food and bev er age prod -ucts.

Prod ucts: Health food, diet food, instantcoffee products (e.g. cappuccino),coffee creamers, sweeteners,instant drinks (e.g. ice tea, fruitdrinks), desserts, dehydratedsoups and sauces, cateringproducts

SalesCon tacts: Pat rick Prin sen; Mrs. Marie- Jose Toll

PRI VATE PORTFOLIO150 Dun can Mill Rd., To ronto, ON M3B 3M4,CANADATel: (416) 441- 9933; (800) 268-7865Fax: (416) 443-0314



Pro file: Pri vate Port fo lio pro duces pri vate la belfra grances, bath and body products,skin care and treat ment lines as well as cos met ics and color cos metic kits. Thecom pany is a di vi sion of Riviera Con -cepts Inc., To ronto, a pri vate com panythat has the world wide li cens ing rightsto a number of de sign ers (Al fred Sungin Can ada, Bob Mackie in the U.S., etc.)

Prod ucts: Fragrances, bath & body, skincare, cosmetics

SalesCon tacts: Lisa Toppan, National Sales Manager

PROFERS, INC.1136 Moo sic St., Scran ton, PA 18505 USA

Tel: (570) 342- 4181Fax: (570) 342- 4853



Pro file: This pizza com pany traces its his tory back to the be gin ning of the last cen tury.Through the dec ades, Pro fers has mar -keted pizza to the re tail and food-serv icetrade. Some six years ago, the com panyen tered the pri vate la bel busi ness and hasde vel oped that busi ness into more thanone- third of its to tal sales. The com pany isnow in no vat ing with new pack ag ing thatwill en hance its prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Frozen pizza, French bread, frozensnacks & topped bagels.

SalesCon tacts: Joe Bevevino, Vice-President of Sales &

Marketing

PRO GRESS U.S.A., INC.(Di vi sion of Pro gress Ltd.)99 Uni ver sity Place (Ste. 205), New York, NY 10003USA

Tel: (212) 228- 6737; (800) 814- 8847Fax: (212) 228- 6829


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, New Zea land, Ja -pan, Rus sia, South Amer ica

Pro file: Some two years ago, Pro gress U.S.A. wases tab lished as the mar ket ing di vi sion ofPro gress Ltd., Ash kelon, Is rael. The com -pany is a new comer to the ex clu sivebrands mar ket place. Pro gress Ltd., afamily- owned busi ness started in 1932,pro duces a de li cious line of pra lines andcor dials; as well as choco lates filled withcherry, ha zel nut, blue berry, ama retto,


cap puc cino, Irish cream, and mint. Ad -di tion ally, con fec tions for dia bet icssweet ened with fruit juice are avail able. Its prod ucts are all ko sher.

Prod ucts: Chocolate gift boxes,chocolate-covered cordials, candy and chocolate in bulk, sugar-freechocolate & candy, carob, andwafers

SalesCon tacts: Doron Katz, Vice-President of Marketing;

Yitzhak Persky (Phone: 972-7-710413 atProgress Ltd., South Industrial Zone,Ashkelon, Israel)

PRO- OPTICS, INC.317 Wood work Lane, Pala tine, IL 60067 USA

Tel: (847) 991- 2020Fax: (847) 991- 9696


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mex ico, Can ada, Mid dle East, New Zea land/Aus tra lia, SouthAmer ica, South east Asia

Pro file: Pro- Optics has been a lead ing manu fac -turer of ac ces so ries for eye glasses, con -tact lenses, and ear care since 1965. Thecom pany has a strong mar ket share indrugstore chains, mass mer chan dis ers,and op ti cal re tail ers. The firm sells pri -vate la bel and its brands, Op tic Shopand Optik- Aids.

Prod ucts: Eyewear/contact lens accessories(eyeglass retainers, lenscleaners, repair kits, eye/ear care, contact cases,slip-in/clip-on/flip-up sunglasses

SalesCon tacts: Jay L. Blomquist, President

PRO GRES SIVE LABO RA TO RIES INC.1701 W. Wal nut Hill Ln., Irving, TX 75038 USA

Tel: (972) 518- 9660Fax: (972) 518- 9665


Ex port Mar kets: Hong Kong, South Amer ica,Europe

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1972, Pro gres sive Labs firsten tered the pri vate la bel busi ness in 1989.The firm has es tab lished it self as a spe cial -ist in small pro duc tion runs, having in -stalled two high- speed en cap su lat ing lines.Among its many new prod ucts, the firmof fers All in One Step™, a to tal bodycleans ing die tary sup ple ment bev er agemix that con tains pow er ful an ti oxi dantand anti- aging nu tri ents, plus an ar ray ofnu tri ents found to be use ful in weight losspro grams, for im mune sup port and for in -tes ti nal health; Cardio- Flow™, an oralche la tion for mula con tain ing se lected nu -tri ents plus a pro prie tary blend of Ayurve -dic herbs; Memo ries™, a com pre hen sivenu tri tional for mula for sup port of mem -ory and brain func tion; and Man nose,used for uri nary tract health and manyoth ers. The firm op er ates its own mix ers,en cap su la tors, cap sule coun ters, etc, alsopro vid ing both two- piece hard gel cap -sules and all- vegetable capsules. A full- time chem ist is on staff as a backup to QC sup port and cus tom ized for mu la tions.

Prod ucts:Vi ta mins, min er als, glan du lars,ho meo path ics, herbs, amino ac ids

SalesCon tacts: Joe Oneal, David Palmer

PROVEN OR GAN ICSBox 215, Grav el bourg, Sask. S0H 1X0 CAN ADA

Tel: (306) 648- 2243Fax: (306) 648- 2252



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Big ex pan sion is now un der way atProven Or gan ics, which is boost ingplant ca pac ity by 50%-- incl uding morein ter est in the pri vate la bel sec tor. Thiscom pany es tab lished its busi ness in or -ganic foods in 1988, pro duc ing cer ti fiedor ganic and con ven tional prod ucts. Itsprod ucts come shipped in plain plas -tic/cel lo phane from 1- up to 25- poundpack ages. Re cently, the firm added pa -per pack ag ing as well.

Prod ucts: Split lentil, whole lentil, splitpea, hulled barley

SalesCon tacts: Cy Ross

PU RITY MAR KET ING GROUP5400 Bro ken Sound Blvd., NW (Suite 100), BocaRa ton, FL 33487 USA

Tel: (561) 994-9360Fax: (561) 995-2054

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/AEx port Mar kets: N/A

Pro file: Pu rity Mar ket ing Group pro vides con -soli da tion serv ices for LTL pri vatebrand manu fac tur ers at most whole saleand re tail dis tri bu tion cen ters in theUnited States.

Services: Consolidated private label LTLproducts

SalesCon tacts: Dave LaPlante, Vice-President of

Marketing; Jack Knight, SalesRepresentative

QUAL ITY BAK ERY PROD UCTS, INC.888 Las Olas Blvd. (Suite 700), Ft. Lau der dale, FL33301- 2272 USA

Tel: (954) 779- 3663Fax: (954) 7797678URL: www.quali ty bak ery.com/


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Puerto Rico, South Amer -ica, Europe, Mid dle East

Pro file: Since 1947, Qual ity Bak ery Prod ucts hasspe cial ized in dry bak ery prod ucts. As thelarg est packer of pri vate la bel andbranded bread crumbs in the US, QBC isone of the larg est pack ers of pri vate la beland branded crou tons, cube- style stuff ing,pan- style stuff ing and crumb- style stuff -ing. Ac tive in both the re tail and food -service, the com pany op er ates plants inDe troit, Chi cago, Knox ville (TN), Mi ami,and Will ing boro, NJ. The firm is AIB- inspected twice an nu ally and main tains asu pe rior rat ing.

Prod ucts:Bread crumbs, croutons, cube-stylestuffing, pan-style stuffing.

SalesCon tacts: David Hazlet, Retail Sales (e-mail:

[email protected]); RalphArruzza, Food Service Sales (e-mail:[email protected])

QUAL ITY HOME PRODUCTS.8701 Jane St., Unit C, Vaughan, ONT L4K 2M6CANADA

Tel: (905) 660-4311Fax: (905) 660-9355URL: www.qhpltd.com



Pro file: Started in 1969 by H. (Jim) Sut ton, Qual -ity Home Prod ucts fills pri vate la bel


Q

prod uct re quire ments in nu mer ouscate go ries, cov er ing health and beautycare, over- the- counter drugs, andhouse hold prod ucts. QHP pro videsmore than 100 cus tom molds and works with more than 500 For tune 500 manu -fac tur ers to match na tional brand qual -ity. The com pa ny’s house hold linein cludes liq uid de ter gents, win dowclean ers, rug sham poos, fur ni ture pol -ish, oven clean ers, etc.

Prod ucts: Baby oil, powders, creams,shampoos, deodorants,antiperspirants, shave creams andgels, floss, toothbrushes,mouthwash, body lotions, bathgels, hair spray, hair gel, pestcontrol/insecticides, foot care,saline solution, bandages,household products

SalesCon tacts: David Sutton, President, General. Mgr.

R&R ICE CREAM LTD.Rich mond House, Leem ing Bar In dus tries Es tates,Northal ler ton, North York shire, DL7 9UL UNITEDKINGDOM

Tel: +44 1677 432 397Fax: + 44 1677 428 298URL: www.rr- icecream.eu

To tal Sales Vol ume: $300 Million + (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: In 2006, Oak tree Capi tal Man age ment , an Ameri can in vest ment firm, pur -chased Rich mond Ice Cream, a pro -ducer of im pulse ice cream prod ucts inthe UK. This was fol lowed in July 2007with Rich mond’s merger with Ron -cadin GmbH, Osn abruck, Ger many,the third larg est ice cream com pany inEurope. The re sult pro duced Eu ro pe’slarg est manu fac tur ers of brand icecream, op er at ing seven plants and pro -duc ing more than 2,000 dif fer ent spe -cialty ice creams. . The com pany hasjust been li censed by Moven pick of

Swit zer land to use the Moven pick brandex clu sively in Tesco stores in the UK. Thatop era tion also pro duces Nes tle ice creambrands, in clud ing Fab. The com pany op -era tion on the Con ti nent is: R&R IceCream Deutch land GmbH in Osn abruck,Ger many (tel: +49 541- 9999-0)

Prod ucts: Ice Cream products & novelties

SalesCon tacts: N/A

RAANI COR PO RA TION5401 W. 65th St., Bed ford Park, IL 60638 USA

Tel: (708) 496- 8025Fax: (708) 496-8906URL: www.raani.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $13 Mil lion+Pe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 30%

Ex port Mar kets: China, Bra zil, Latin Amer ica,Europe, Mid dle East, Rus sia, United King -dom

Pro file: Started in 1983, Raani has grow into amulti- million- dollar, full- service pri vate la -bel con tract pack ager and l manu fac tur -ing spe cial ist, cov er ing cos met ics, toi let ries, and house hold prod ucts and par ticu larly an ti per spi rant- deodorant sticks and roll- ons. The com pany sup plies toi let ries, sa lon prod ucts, and eth nic (Black) hair careprod ucts. In pri vate la bel, its strength rests on both an ti per spi rant de odor ants andbath and body care prod ucts. Since 1988,the com pany has more than dou bled itsmanu fac tur ing/ware house space to275,000 square feet.

Products:Deodorant sticks, antiperspirantsticks & roll-ons, lip balms, skincare, hair care, bath care ethnicproducts.

SalesCon tacts: Dr. Eugene M. Frank, Sen ior Vice- President

of Sales & Mar ket ing


R

RAL CORP HOLD INGS, INC.*NYSE: RAH800 Mar ket St., St. Louis, MO 63101 USA

Tel: (314) 877-7039Fax: N/AURL: www.ral corp.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales: $ 2.2 Bil lion +15.8%Pe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%+ (E)To tal Sales (in clud ing Post ce real busines addedin fis cal 2008): $ 3.3 Bil lion Pe cent age with Post in Ex clu sive Brands: 49%


Pro file: Ral corp Hold ings was formed in 1994,fol low ing its spin-off from the formerpar ent com pany, Ral ston Pu rina. Since1997, the com pany has ac quired 19other com pa nies, mostly manu fac tur ersof store brand or value- oriented foods.To day, Ral corp over sees four op er at ingseg ments (the Post ac quis tion com pleted in July 2008 adds a fifth segment). Theyare (un der scored seg ments al pha beti -cally listed in SOUR CE BOOK):(1) Bremner Food Group - $325 mil lion + (store brand crack ers & cook ies/Nut -cracker Brands store brand and valuebrand snack nuts/RyKrisp crisp bread(2) Car riage House - $ 424 mil lion +9% pri vate la bel shelf sta ble foods/Me -dal lion Foods store brand corn- basedsnack foods/Li nette Qual ity Choco latepri vate la bel choco late con fec tions(3)Ral corp fro zen bak ing prod ucts -$620 mil lion +40% (pan cakes, waf fles,French toast, fro zen pre baked items(4) Ral ston Foods (list ed be low)- $610mil lion +35% pri vate la bel ready- to- eat& hot ce re als(5) Post brand ready- to- eat ce re als.

Ral corp re ports its ce re als, crack ersand cook ies seg ment to gether rep re sent$935 mil lion in sales +20%; while snacknuts & candy rep re sent $254 mil lion+6%. The big gest ac qui si tion for Ral -corp was com pleted in July 2008, whenthe com pany lit er ally changed from pri -mar ily a dedi cated pri vate la bel/valuebrand sup plier, i.e., the na tion’s lead ing

pro ducer of pri vate la bel foods and a ma -jor pro ducer of food serv ice prod ucts, intoa branded com pany as well. The com -pany pur chased the Post ce real busi nessfrom Kraft Foods Inc., a merge val ued at$2.6 bil lion; Post is the third largestbranded ready- to- eat U.S. ce real manu -fac turer with a 100- year his tory. Ral corpac quired its manu fac tur ing plants in Bat -tle Creek, MI; Jon es boro, AR; Mode sta,CA; and Ni ag ara Falls, ONST, Can ada.The deal gave Kraft share hold ers 54%stake in the com bined com pa nies, whileRal corp share hold ers got 46% stake. Ral -corp, which re ported debt of $763.6 mil -lion at the end of fis cal 2007, picked upan other $960 mil lion in debt with this ac -qui si tion. In addition, Ralcorp holds aninterest of approximately 19% in VailResorts, Inc., the leading mountain resortoperator in the United States. Af ter theclose of fis cal 2006 (Sep tem ber 30), Ral -corp in No vem ber 2006 ac quir ed Cot tageBak ery, Lodi, CA, a lead ing manu fac turer of high- quality fro zen par- baked breadsand fro zen dough sold in re tail stores andin the food serv ice chan nel. Later in fis cal2007, Ral corp ac quired Bloom field Bak -ers, L.P. and its affiliate Lovin Oven LLC, a lead ing manu fac turer of nu tri tional andce real bars and natu ral and or ganic spe -cialty ce re als, cook ies and crack ers, which was in te grated into the Ral ston Foodsbusi ness unit (see be low). Ral corp, as a re -sult, has be come more di ver si fied:branded bus iness 32% of sales, pri vate la -bel 49% of sales, and fro zen bak ery 19%of sales. Deal boosts Ral corp’s 2007 salesup by 50% to $3.3 bil lion with Post busi -ness claim ing 32% of those sales.

Products:Variety of foods (see below andseparate listings in sourcebook)

SalesCon tacts: See each division listing

RAL STON FOODS(Di vi sion of Ral corp Hold ings, Inc.)

800 Mar ket Street, St. Louis, MO 63101 USA

Tel: (314) 877-7710; (800) 772- 6757Fax: (314) 877- 7786


URL: www.ralstonfoods.comTo tal Sales: $609.9 Mil lion +34.8%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Car ib bean re gion, Cen tral andSouth Amer ica

Pro file: For 50+ years, Ral ston Foods has beenthe lead ing US pro ducer of store brandready- to- eat ce re als (61% of sales at re -tail) and hot break fast ce re als 11% ofsales at re tail), sold un der the in di vid ualla bels of gro cery re tail ers. Many top gro cery chains and whole sal ers pur -chase Ral ston’s store brand ce re als. The com pany now pro duces more than 40ce real va rie ties, us ing flak ing, ex tru sionand shred ding tech nolo gies. The com -pa ny’s new prod uct de vel op ment ef -forts have yielded the first store brandver sions of Kel logg’s Co coa FrostedFlakes and Kel logg’s Honey CrunchCorn Flakes. Ral ston has five ce realplants in the United States to as sure afresh and con tin ued sup ply. Dur ing fis -cal 2007, par ent com pany Ral corp pur -chased Bloom field Bak ers and itsaf fili ate Lovin Oven LLC and in te -grated them into Ral ston Foods.

Prod ucts: Ready-to-Eat cereals, quick andold fashioned oats, instant oats,cereal snack bars

SalesCon tacts: Dan Bersett, Director of Sales Operations

RA NIR LLC4701 East Paris Ave nue SE, Grand Rap ids, MI 49512 USA

Tel: (616) 698- 8880Fax: (616) 222-0710URL: www.ranir.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $35 Mil lion+ (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: Pa cific Rim, South Amer ica,Cen tral Amer ica, Mid dle East, Can ada

Pro file: Some 35 years ago, Ra nir was founded.Dental Control Products (DCP), a

competitor of Ranir, was founded by adentist who shared the same belief thatflossing was an integral part of preventiveoral care, and key to maintaining a healthy smile. In 1990, the two companies with ashared phi loso phy joined forces, formingRanir/DCP Cor po ra tion. The company’sproduct line grew to include toothbrushes,dental floss, trial/travel, accessories andmost recently, dental whitening prod uct.More re cently, the com pany was ac quiredby Lan der Co., Engle wood, NJ, an HBCmanu fac turer (also listed in the SOUR CE -BOOK), but has since been sepa rated, fol -low ing Lan der be ing taken over by TheHer mes Group. Ra nir/DCP Corp in April 2005 was ac quired by Lin den LLC, ahealth care and life sicences pri vate in vest -ment firm, which changed the name toRa nir LLC. To day, Ra nir calls it self “the larg est pri vate label manu fac turer of oralcare prod ucts in North Amer ica.” Thecom pany is the sec ond larg est manu fac -turer of den tal floss in the world, trail ingonly the name brand manu fac turer, John -son & John son. Ra nir claims to manu fac -ture more than 955 of the pri vate brandtooth brushes, den tal floss, breath sprayand den tal ac ces so ries sold by chain stores, phar ma cies, su per mar kets and dis tribu -tors. Its tooth brushes and flosses carry theAmeri can Den tal As so cia tion Seal of Ap -proval. Its Ra nir brand is widely dis trib -uted abroad. In ad di tion, the firm is acon tract manu fac turer for many fa mousbrand tooth brushes and den tal flosses inthe U.S., Cen tral Amer ica, South Amer icaand Asia. With two fac to ries (140,000square feet), the com pany does its own in -jec tion mold ing, floss wind ing, tooth brushbris tling, deco rat ing and pack ag ing. New -est prod ucts in clude: Whit en ing Wraps(com pa ra ble to Crest Whit es trips), Whit -en ing Gel Night (com pa ra ble to Col gateSim ply White Night), and Whit en ing Gel(com pa ra ble to Col gate Sim ply White).

Prod ucts:Toothbrushes, dental floss, breathspray, travel kits, whiteningproducts, kids oral care

SalesCon tacts: Robbie Criado, VP Sales; Duff Lewis,

Director Category Manager


RAS KAS FOODS, INC.165 N. Mera mec (Ste. 200), St. Louis, MO 63105- 3780USA

Tel: (314) 727- 9992Fax: (314) 727- 6312URL: www.ras kas.com


Ex port Mar kets: Puerto Rico, Ja pan, Tai wan,Mex ico, Peru, Ar gen tina, South Af rica

Pro file: This family- owned com pany cele bratedits 110th an ni ver sary in 1998. The com -pany also can cele brate be ing thenumber one manu fac turer and dis -tribu tor of re tail store brand creamcheese. In fact, Ras kas cred its it self withbe ing the first pri vate la bel manu fac -turer of cream cheese for the re tail gro -cery mar ket. To day, the companypro duces more than 100 brands ofcream cheese and Neuf cha tel cheese. Inad di tion, the com pany pro duces andmar kets cream cheese, blue cheese, andsour cream for the food-serv ice mar ketseg ment. Ras kas operates three manu -fac tur ing fa cili ties: St. Louis; Nauvoo,IL; and Ship pens burg, PA. Lately, thecom pany has de buted whipped creamcheese.

Prod ucts: Cream cheese, light cream cheese,Neufchatel, fat-free cream cheese, flavored cream cheese, sourcream, Gorgonzola cheese, bluecheese

SalesCon tacts: Ed Thibeault, Vice-President, Marketing &

Sales; Bob Keyser, Retail Field SalesManager (e-mail: [email protected])

RC IN TER NA TIONAL(Re tail Prod ucts Di vi sion of Mari anna, Inc.)11222 “ I” St., Omaha, NE 68137- 1296 USA

Tel: (402) 592- 2102; (800) 433-3970

Fax: (402) 593- 0614URL: www.rcinternational.com


Ex port Mar kets: Puerto Rico, Mex ico, Can ada,South east Asia, South Amer ica

Pro file: RC is an in ter na tional manu fac turer ofper sonal care prod ucts for hair, skin, andbath- related items. Its par ent com pany,Mari anna, Inc., Omaha. was started in1968 as an im porter of wigs and ac ces so -ries. Its pro duc tion of high qual ityprofessional sham poos began in 1982, soldto sa lons and other pro fes sional hair careout lets. RC In ter na tional rep re sents an ex -ten sion of its pro fes sional sham poos andcon di tioner business into the food, drugand mass re tail mar kets. The firm op er -ates three manu fac tur ing fa cili ties. RC ismost noted for its Ap pear ance brand lineof hair care and bath care prod ucts. Itsother brands in clude: Re flec tions, Natu ralHerb, and Gold Clas sic Edi tion. Newprod uct in tro duc tions: up scale bub blebath line (washes, lo tions & mists), an ti -bac te rial hand sani tizer, and an ti bac te rialsoap.

Prod ucts:Bath and skin care products,shampoo, conditioner, gels, mists,and aerosols.

SalesCon tacts: Tanja Mordesan, National Sales Manager

READY PAC PRO DUCE, INC.4401 Fox dale Ave., Ir win dale, CA 91706 USA

Tel: (800) 800-7822Fax: (626) 856o- 0088URL: www.ready pac.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $750 Mil lion+



Pro file: Started in 1969 by Den nis Gert me nian,Ready Pac Pro duce has be come the mar -ket leader in fresh- cut pro duce to re tail


gro cery chains- - and the larg est sup plierof store pri vate la bel fresh cut sal ads.The com pany prides it self on in no va tion and has mar keted since the 1970s itspat ented pro cess for Aq ua Packvegetables. In 2006, the com pany em -barked on a $30 mil lion ex pan sion ofiots plant ca pa bil ties. In 2008, Mr.Gertmenian re tired from the busi ness.Also in May 2008, Ready Pac joined the Bet ter Liv ing Brands Al li ance, whichal lows the com pany to be li censed to sell its prod ucts un der the O Or gan ics andEat ing Right brands (see Lu cerneFoods in SOUR CE BOOK for de tails).

Prod ucts: Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables

SalesCon tacts: N/A

REA LYS, INC.7601 Wood wind Drive, Hunting ton Beach, CA 92647USA

Tel: (714) 842- 1702; (800) 473- 2597Fax: (714) 848- 0946URL: www.tropi cal shine.com


Ex port Mar kets: 77 coun tries--Europe, SouthAmer ica, Asia, Pa cific Rim, Af rica, Is rael, Ja pan, Mid dle East

Pro file: Rea lys, Inc.,es tab lished in 1985 as aprivately- held cor po ra tion, from its new 29,000- squarefoot fac tory, sup plies“the fin est nail files in the world” to thebeauty trade and re tail out lets in ter na -tion ally. Its Pri vate La bel Di vi sion pro -duces hun dreds of ex clu sive branditems for do mes tic and for eign cus tom -ers. Over its busi ness life, the firm hasgrown at a rapid pace. Its em pha sis has been in the beauty sup ply area, whilepri vate la bel re tail sales are also in -creas ing. The com pany prides it self onits abil ity to cost- effectively im print ex -clu sive brand iden ti ties right on the nailfile in stead of just on the card pack ag -

ing. Costs are cut since all of the work iscom pleted in- house.

Prod ucts:Packaged and unpackaged customimprinted nail files and nail buffers,custom imprinted sanding blocks and sanding tools, cosmetic accessories, hotel and airlines amenities items.

SalesCon tacts: Julian Wilson, Marketing Director (e-mail:

[email protected])

RE HEIS INC.235 Sny der Ave., P.O. Box 609,Ber keley Heights, NJ 07922- 1139 USA

Tel: (908) 464- 1500Fax: (908) 464- 8094URL: www.re heis.com



Ex port Mar kets: Worldwide- - 80+ coun tries for rawma te ri als; 10+ coun tries for pri vate la bel(South Amer ica, Europe, Af rica, Can ada &Car ib bean)

Pro file: Re heis for the past 50+ years has been theworld’s lead ing manu fac turer of the ac tive in gre di ents for Over- The- Counter ant ac -ids, such as Mylanta- type and Maalox- type prod ucts as well as milk of mag ne sia,serv ing as a con tract packer for bothbrands and pri vate la bel. Late in 1995, the com pany in tro duced its own prod uct lineof the best tast ing, high est qual ity, low estcost liq uid ant ac ids for pri vate la bel/storebrand sales. More re cently, the com panyin tro duced a Pepto Bismol- type stom achprod uct & ant acid tab lets.

Prod ucts:Liquid antacids (aluminum hydroxideand magnesium hydroxidesuspensions) and milk of magnesia

SalesCon tacts: David L. White, General Manager of Private

Label/Store Brands (e-mail:[email protected])


REM PAK IN DUS TRIES, INC.560 Syl van Ave., Engle wood Cliffs, NJ 07632 USA

Tel: (732) 382- 2400Fax: (732) 382- 2002


Ex port Mar kets: Latin Amer ica, South Amer ica,Can ada, Europe, Asia, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Rem pak In dus tries is a cus tom con tractmanu fac turer/con tract pack ager, spe -cial iz ing in unit- dose pack ag ing de -signed and manu fac tured for thephar ma ceu ti cal, cos metic, health andbeauty care, and health foods in dus tries. Serv ices in clude blend ing and fill ing ofpow ders, liq uids, and sol ids. Pack agestyles in clude: pack ettes, vi als, tubes,jars, bot tles, blis ters, andenvironmentally- responsible pack ages.

Prod ucts: Con tract packer of pow ders,liq uids, sol ids for unit- dosepackaging

SalesCon tacts: Robert Beltr, Sales Manager

RE PUB LIC DRUG COM PANY, INC.175 Great Ar row, Buf falo, NY 14207 USA

Tel: (716) 874- 5060Fax: (716) 874- 6060URL: www.republicdrug.com



Pro file: Re pub lic Drug Co., a privately- heldbusi ness for more than 40 years, fo cuseson niche prod ucts within the over- the- counter (OTC) drug mar ket. Of fer ingover 100 prod ucts in the OTC andhealth care de vice are nas, the com panypro vides highly flexi ble, cus tom ized pri -vate la bel prod ucts to cus tom ers fromthe larg est drug store chains to in de -

pend ent phar ma cies and con ven iencestores. Re pub lic is able to sup ply small re -tail ers with lim ited quan ti ties, as well aswork with large sup pli ers and re tail ers.The com pany prides it self on the flexi bil ity and speed in which it can bring prod uctsto mar ket and de liver prod uct runs num -ber ing as few as 36 pieces. The com panyoffers its own Choice la bel, plus vari ousstore la bels and brands.

Prod ucts:Analgesics, cough/cold remedies, ear care, family planning diagnostics,first aid, laxatives & stomach aids,lice treatments, lip balms, nasalstrips & products, thermometers,topicals

SalesCon tacts: Steve Casey, Vice-President of Sales &

Marketing; Ed Ced feldt; Dave Radka.

RICH PROD UCTS CORP.One Rob ert Rich Way, Buf falo, NY 14213 USA

Tel: (716) 878- 8000; (800) 356-7094Fax: N/A

To tal Sales Vol ume: $2.6 BillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, China, etc.

Pro file: Founded in 1945, Rich Prod ucts in tro -duced the world’s first non- dairy whippedtop ping. To day this fro zen foods pro ces sor prod ces more than 2,000 prod ucts, sold in70+coun tries, in cluding top pings, ic ings,fin ished des serts, bread & rolls, sweetgoods, pizza jproducts, Bar- B-Q iteems,ap pe tiz ers, Ita lain spe cial ties, shrimp &sea food. The com pany also ils di ver sified,inv loved in sports & en ter tain ment, res -tau rants, and lo gis tic com pa nies. In 2005,Rich Prod ucts ac quired Bat tistoni Ital ianSpe cialty Meats (for merly called Bi sonPro ducts), of Buf falo, a regional brandand pri vate la bel sup plier of meats andhigher- end spe cialty meats.

Prod ucts: Non-dairy creamers, toppings andicings; frozen doughs, baked boods


and sweet goods, specialty meats,pastas, and frozen seafood

SalesCon tacts: Bob Grow, Consumer Products Division

RI PON FOODS, INC.420 Osh kosh St., Ri pon, WI 54971- 0348 USA

Tel: (920) 748- 3151; (800) 538- 1778Fax: (920) 748- 0233



Pro file: Hor ace Bumby be gan bak ing cook ies in 1930 in Ri pon, WI. To day, Ripon pro -duces a full range of cook ies and wa fers, mak ing it a one- stop cookie shop formany of the na tion’s food stores. It pro -vides ex pert prod uct de vel op ment, Ko -sher ca pa bil ity, strong pack agede vel op ment and de sign, spe cial ized de -liv ery ca pa bil ity, and con sis tent qual ityprod uct, as one of the larg est cookiebak ers in the Mid west. Ri pon’s spe -cialty is a choco late en robed cookie. Fora bet ter tex ture, the firm wire- cuts itscook ies, ver sus the ro tary die method.Its line cov ers 80 dif fer ent items.

Prod ucts: Cookies (full-linecapability)—rotary sandwiches,plain, marshmallow, plain plus,wire-cut sandwiches, creme wafers, fudge enrobed, enrobed, etc,

SalesCon tacts: Mike O’Neil, Vice-President Sales; Dave

Burleson, Director, Private Label Sales(Tel: 423-542-8899).

ROBB CON TAINER COR PO RA TION(Owned by Har bi son Corp.)4444 Hol le rich Dr., Peru, IL 61354- 9334 USA

Tel: (630) 955- 0600Fax: (630) 955- 0630



Pro file: In July 1998, Robb Con tainer was ac -quired by Har bi son Corp, a St. Louis- based con tainer firm, bring ing its to talsales to $135 mil lion+. Robb Container has more than 30 years ex pe ri ence in manu -fac tur ing ex tru sion and stretch blow- molded con tain ers. It has grown from onemanu fac tur ing line to more than 50 lines,now lo cated in plants in Peru, IL; Le Cen -ter, MN, and Nas sua, NH. The com panymanu fac tures rigid plas tic con tain ers in ava ri ety of res ins, in clud ing high- densitypoly eth yl ene and clear PET. Robb Con -tainer op er ates Bekum, Uniloy, Hays sen,and MAG blow- molding ma chines. Thefirm of fers 300+ stock con tain ers, sup -porting its out put with a com plete en gi -neer ing de part ment for cus tomizedcon tain ers.

Prod ucts:Containers for detergents, edibleoils, food products, personal careproducts

SalesCon tacts: Rocky Chamberlain (Tel: 314-727-8200)

ROB ERT’S PACK AG ING, INC.126 Ave nue C, Bat tle Creek, MI 49015 USA

Tel: (616) 962- 5525Fax: (616) 962- 7041



Pro file: Founded some 20 years ago by Rob ertKoppe, Rob ert’s Pack ag ing be gan of fer ing greatly re duced pack ag ing costs via its sys -tem of con vert ing and re des ign ing ex ist ingpack ag ing ma chines. The busi ness grew as a high- quality, low- cost con tract pack ag -ing op era tion, at tract ing ma jor pack agedgoods com pa nies like Dow Chemi cal,Quaker Oats, Con ti nen tal Cof fee, Gen eral Foods, etc. The firm also de signed its own


high- speed form- fill- seal ma chin ery,which even tu ally led to the mar ket ing of C- Series ma chin ery to con sumer prod -uct manu fac tur ers, cov er ing pouch ingand car ton ing units as well as custom- designed ma chin ery. The firm cansource and de sign auto mated pack ag ing sys tems.This privately- held com panyof fers full cus tomer sup port in plan ningpro duc tion, sched ul ing and con trol lingin ven tory, and man ag ing dis tri bu -tion.The com pany has re cently ex -panded its pack ag ing ca pa bil ity bymov ing to a new 120,000- square- footpro duc tion and ware hous ing fa cil ity.

Prod ucts: Contract packing of dry foodproducts (snacks, breakfastcereals, dried fruit) in stand-up,zippered pouches

SalesCon tacts: Mike Boyd, Director of Sales &

Marketing, Private Label Division

ROCK- TENN CO.504 Thrasher St., Nor cross, GA 30071 USA

Tel: (770) 448- 2193Fax: (770) 417- 2346

To tal Sales Vol ume: $2.3 Bil lion +9.5%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 10%


Pro file: Rock- Tenn is one of North Ameri ca’slarg est pro duc ers of pack ag ing and re -cy cled pa per board, op er at ing 88 plantsand dis tri bu tion cen ters in the UnitedStates , Can ada, Mex ico, Chile, andArgentina. The com pany serves as apack ag ing part ner with pri vate la belmanu fac tur ers. Its part ner ships overthe past 50 years have in cluded work infold ing car tons, solid fi ber par ti tions, in -no va tive point- of- purchase dis plays orther mo formed plas tics. The com panyre gards it self as not just a pack ag ingsup plier, but as a pack ag ing part ner,draw ing on the sup port of its own re cy -cling pa per board mills, in- house plas ticex tru sion fa cili ties and “industry-

leading” struc tural and graphic de signcen ters. In March 2008, the com panycom pleted its ac qui si tion of South ern Con -tainer Corp., a pro ducer of con tain er -board and cor ru gated pack ag ing, thusmak ing Rock- Tenn more in te grated in itspack ag ing ca pa bili ties.

Prod ucts:Customized packaging and displaysmade from paperboard, corrugatedand plastic.

SalesCon tacts: Paul Schutes, Folding Cartons; Bill Kimble,

Plastics; Mark Sadock, Corrugated Displays;Mel Bothamley, Partitions.

ROCK LINE IN DUS TRIES1113 Mary land Ave., She boygan, WI 53081 USA

Tel: (920) 452- 3004; (800) 558- 7790Fax: (920) 459- 4172URL: www.rock li ne ind.com


Ex port Mar kets: 50 Countries

Pro file: Family- owned since 1976, Rock line In dus -tries is the larg est sup plier of cof fee fil tersand pri vate la bel baby wipes in NorthAmer ica. The com pany has a long his tory of lead ing the con verted pa per prod uctsin dus try, us ing the lat est tech nol ogy tomanu fac ture in no va tive, high- quality,low- cost prod ucts for con sumer and com -mer cial use. Rock line has also po si tionedit self within the in dus try as a lead ingmanu fac turer of bak ing cups, cof fee stirsticks, heat- seal pa per for tea bags/cof feepouches, and moist tow el ettes. It now op -er ates plants in four coun tries; its startupin Guang dong, China, be gan in 2004.

Prod ucts:Baby wipes, moist towelettes, coffee filters, baking cups, coffee stirsticks, heat seal paper for bea bags& coffee pouches, incontinent wipes,contract products

SalesCon tacts: Sam Salm, Senior Vice-President, Sales; Ron

Kerscher, Vice-President, Sales and


Marketing; Phil Barnhart, National SalesManager; David Deising, Direction ofMarketing; Milt Menjivar, Director ofInternational Sales

ROYAL CROWN COM PANY, INC.(Now part of Dr Pep per Snap ple Group)

Royal Crown, which cele brated its100th an ni ver sary as a brand in 2005,had achieved mar ket rec og ni tion as thethird larg est cola pro ducer and fifthlarg est soft drink com pany in the U.S.,sells prod ucts in 61 coun tries. Its lead ing brands, Royal Crown Cola, Diet RiteCola, Nehi fla vors, and Kick (cit rus),were mar keted in the US through 169bot tlers and other li cen sees. The com -pany also is the ex clu sive world widesup plier of specially- formulated colacon cen trate to Cott Corp. (also listed inthe SOUR CE BOOK). Non- cola car -bon ated soft drink con cen trates also are part of this agree ment. In 2001, thecom pany sold Royal Crown Cola In ter -na tional to Cott Corp. (also in theSOUR CE BOOK), giv ing the lat ter theright to sells RC branded busi ness out -side North Amer ica. At the turn of thiscen tury, Royal Crown was ac quired byLondon- based Cad bury Schweppes;but in April 2008, that com pany de -merged (sepa rat ing choco late/con fec -tion ery busi ness from its bev er agebusi ness. As a re sult Cad burySchweppes Ameri can Bev er ages wasre named Dr Pep per Snap ple Group- - now based in Plano, TX, as a $5.7 bil -lion busi ness, over see ing more than 50brands and with no in ter est in the pri -vate la bel busi ness.

ROYAL HAR VEST FOODS

55 Avo cado St., Spring field, MA 01104 USA

Tel: (413) 737- 8392Fax: (413) 731- 9336



Pro file: This privately- owned poul try proc es sorop er ates manu fac tur ing fa cili ties inSpring field, MA and Mar ion, AL. Thecom pany is a re tail pri vate la bel packer offro zen, breaded chicken pat ties and nug -gets, breaded chicken, fried steak, breaded veal pat ties, breaded chicken tend ers andfi lets. Royal Har vest Foods also packs club and re tail packs and pro vides a full pri vate la bel meat de part ment pro gram.

Prod ucts:Fro zen proc essed poul try (breadedchicken nug gets and pat ties),breaded meats, mari nated meats,stuffed chicken breasts, spe cialtybone less items on skew ers.

SalesCon tacts: James Val lides, Presi dent; Frank McNa mara,

Sales Man ager

RU DOLPH FOODS COM PANY, INC.P.O. Box 509, Lima, OH 45802 USA

Tel: (419) 648- 3611Fax: (419) 648- 4087


Ex port Mar kets: 20 Coun tries: Cen tral Amer ica,Mex ico, South Amer ica, Europe, China,Aus tra lia

Pro file: Ru dolph Foods is the world’s larg est pro -ducer of pork rind snacks. The com pany,started in 1952, be came part of Bea triceFoods, un til 1987, when the Ru dolph fam -ily bought back the com pany, mak ing it apri vate com pany. Lately, the firm has de -vel oped a tender- style crack lin fried- likepork rind with a slight amount of fatadded for tex ture.

Prod ucts:Snack foods—pork rind, porkcracklins, extruded product.

SalesCon tacts: Richard Rudolph, Vice-President Marketing;

Robert Mayer; and Eric Moore


SAINT BREN DAN’S IRISH CREAM LI -QUEUR CO., LTD.

(Owned by Golden Vale Co.)10 Ross downey Road, Derry, BT47 INS, NORTH ERN IRE LAND

Tel: +44 1504- 343434Fax: +44 1504-342723


Ex port Mar kets: United King dom, France, Spain,Ger many, Por tu gal, Scan dana via, UnitedStates, Rus sia, Thai land, Car ib bean, SouthAmer ica

Pro file: Saint Bren dan’s Irish Cream Li queurCo. Ltd. was es tab lished in 1983 byLock patrick Dairy Co., af ter ex ten sivere search found there to be a de mand for high- quality Irish cream li queurs. To -day, Saint Bren dan’s is the ma jor sup -plier of Irish cream li queurs un derpri vate la bel and ex clu sive brands tomany lead ing United King dom andEuro pean su per mar ket and hy per mar -ket chains. The com pany also has an ex -ten sive range of pre mium brandedprod ucts. As part of the Golden ValeDairy Group, Saint Bren dan’s bene fitsfrom the tech ni cal ex per tise and fi nan -cial re sources of an internationally- renowned dairy com pany with an an -nual turn over in ex cess of $600 mil lion.

Prod ucts: Assorted Irish creamliqueurs—formulations, flavors,label design, production

SalesCon tacts: Peter Marsman (U.S.A.,

Canada/Caribbean) --tel (954) 384-5097 ;Mike Dorf man (East ern Europe/Far East);Fiona McHenry (United King dom)

SAM UEL & SONP.O. Box 3, Kiryat- Gat, 82100, ISRAEL

Tel: +972 7- 6884889Fax: +972 7- 6884889E-Mail: sponges@net vi sion.net.il


Ex port Mar kets: Ger many, Un isted States, Eng land,Swit zer land, Aus tra lia, Sin ga pore, Belgium

Pro file: Sam uel and Son de vel ops and manu fac -tures a com plete line of wet wipes, whichcover clean ing and pol ish ing of such ma te -ri als as: jew elry, sil ver, gold, cop per, brass, plas tic, and wooden fur ni ture. The firmalso pro duces its “revo lu tion arypaint-and- ink re mov ing wet wipes.” Ad -di tion ally, the com pany mar kets a full lineof kitchen sponges, loofa straps, bath mit -tens for mas sage, and chil dren’s bath mit -tens. Pri vate la bel or ders to cus tomerspeci fi ca tions are ac cepted for all theseprod ucts.

Prod ucts:Wet wipes for cleaning/polishingdifferent metals, jewelry, wood,windows and glass; bath mittens,loofa straps, and kitchen cleanerspongers

SalesCon tacts: Elie Samuel, President; Rena Samuel,

Marketing Manager

JOHN B. SAN FILIPPO & SON, INC.*Nasdaq: JBSS

2299 Busse Road, Elk Grove Vil lage, IL 60007- 6057USA

Tel: (847) 593- 2300Fax: (847) 593- 3085URL: www.jbssinc.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $540 Mil lion Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe , Asia , Oceania , LatinAmer ica, Can ada & Mex ico


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Pro file: Es tab lished in 1922, this com pany hasde vel oped into what it con sid ers to be“the most in no va tive and di ver si fiednuts, snack, and food proc es sor in theU.S.” This former, family- run busi nesscon tin ued through four fam ily gen era -tions up un til 1992, when John B. San -filippo and Son went pub lic. Thecom pany since then has ac quired anumber of com pa nies. In the past dec -ade, the com pany also has ex pandedinto in ter na tional sales. Its prod uct lineis of fered un der sev eral bands: Fisher,Evon’s, Sun shine Country, Fla vor Tree, etc. The com pany op er ates as a proc es -sor, pack ager, mar keter, and dis tribu -tor of shelled and in- shell nuts andses ame sticks, all of which are sold un -der its own brands and a va ri ety of pri -vate la bels. The com pany mar kets anddis trib utes other food and snack items.How ever, since 2006, this com pany hasfaced some fi nan cial prob lems, forc ingit to sell some of its fa cili ties, to try to re -ne goite terms with lend ers. In fis cal2006 and 2007, the com pany suf feredsig nifi cant losses.

Prod ucts: Snacking nuts, baking ingredientnuts, extruded snacks, peanutbutter, chocolate chips, candies(hard/chocolate-covered)

SalesCon tacts: Jeff Sanfilippo, Sr. Vice-President

Sales/Marketing; Jim Barker,Vice-President of Marketing

SAPUTO, INC..6869 Met ro pol itain Est, Saint- Leonard (Que bec), H1P1X8 CANADA

Tel: (514) 328-6662Fax: N/AURL: www.saputo.com

To tal Fis cal 2004 Sales Vol ume: $3 Bil lion (C$ $3.6Bil lion) +5.1%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: United States, South Amer ica

Pro file: Saputo is the larg est dairy proc es sor inCan ada and one of the larg est cheeseproc es sors in North Amer ica, as well asthe third larg est dairy proc es sor in Ar -gen tina. Over the past 50 years, thiscom pany has grown or gani cally and,more re cently, via ac qui si tions as well.In No vem ber 2003, the com pany ac -quired Molfino Her ma nos S.A., thethird larag est dairy proc es sor in Ar gen -tina. In May 2005, the com pany pur -chased pri vately held Schnei der CheeseInc. of Wis con sin to com pletment itsU.S. Cheese busi ness (strong in cheeseand chees sticks), which had sales of $40mil lion, in clud ing branded and pri vatela bel. To day, some 95.3% of Saputo’scon soli dated reve nues are in dairy prod -ucts, while 4.7% de rives from gro ceryitems, pro duced in its Bak ery Di vi sion.

Prod ucts: Cheese, cheese sticks, snackcakes, tarts, cereal bars.

SalesCon tacts: N/A (U.S. Headquarters: 25 Tri-State

International Office Centre, Suite 250,Lincolnshire, IL 60069. Tel:847-267-1100, fax: 847-267-1110.

SARA LEE CORP.3500 La cey Rd., Down ers Grove, IL 60515- 5424USA

Tel: (630-598-6000Fax: N/AURL: www.saralee.com

To tal Fis cal 2008 Sales Vol ume: $13.2 Bil lion +10.3%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Since Feb ru ary 2005, Sara Lee Corp.(NYSE: SLE), has un der gone a sig nifi -cant trans for ma tion, ex it ing its non- core busi nesses and thus dis pos ing of some40% of its com pany. This dis rup tion has af fect sales, as op era tions in clud ing di -rect sell ing, the U.S. Re tail cof fee bus -ness, and in Europe both its brandedap parel and its nuts and snacks busi -ness, all have been sold. (Its head quar -


ters also no longer is in down townChi cago.) In Food and Bev er ages (Re -tail), the com pany main tains its pack -aged meats and fresh- frozen bak eryop era tions. But in cof fee, the com panysold its U.S. brands and pri vate la belbusi ness to Se ga fredo Zanetti Cof feeGroup of It aly (also in the SOUR CE -BOOK). Cof fee, how ever, still re mainsim por tant for the com pany, which since1978 has owned Douwe Eg bert of TheNeth er lands, the world’s third larg estcof fee roaster. Sara Lee also mar ketscof fee con cen trate ma chines, in clud ingSen seo cof fee pods. Both Douwe Eg bertand Sen seo are sup pli ers to the pri vatela bel busi ness. Sara Lee owns Su pe -rior Cof fee (also listed in the SOUR CE -BOOK) in Bensen ville, IL, whichhan dles pri mar ily food-s ervice busi ness, mar ket ing Sara Lee bev er age brands,spices, etc. Sara Lee Cour taulds in theUK sells pri vate la bel cloth ing. Over all,Sara Lee is a branded busi ness ( SaraLee bread is now a $1 billion brand. Re -cently, the com pany spun off its Hanesbrand busi ness.

Prod ucts: coffee, bakery goods(Refrigerated and frozen doughproducts, specialty and basicbiscuits, dinner rolls, cinnamonrolls, cookies, crescent rolls, English muffins, toaster pastries)

SalesCon tacts: Jerry Reilly, Vice-President, Private Label

Sales; Bakery--Ray Martin, Exec. VP,Sales; Bob Bridges, National AccountsManager

SAR GENTO FOODS1 Per snick ety Place, Ply mouth, WI 53073 USA

Tel: (920) 893- 8484Fax: (920) 893- 8399URL: www.sar gento.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Family- owned and op er ated, Sar gentoFoods con sists of a Con sumer Prod uctsDi vi sion and a Food Serv ice Di vi sion. It isa na tional mar keter of a full line of shred -ded, sliced, snack and spe cialty cheeses,and eth nic sauces.

Prod ucts:Natural shredded cheeses andspecialty blends, single serveportable snacks, frozen breaded

SalesCon tacts: Dick Wil liam son, Vice- President

In ter na tional Sales

SAT URN PET FOOD GMBHSenator- Mester- Str. 1, 28197 Bre men, GERMANY

Tel: +49 421 52690Fax: +49 421 5269 135URL: www.saturn- petfood.de



Pro file: Sat urn Pet food is part of of the fam ilyowned heri sto ak ti enge sellschaft groupand Eu ro pe’s larg est pet food sup plier. Itspar ent firm is the high est vol ume foodpro ducer in Ger many, op er at ing Stock -meyer meat and sau sage, Fine Food Al li -ance (soups, ready to serve meals, delisal ads, con di ments, etc.) .

Prod ucts:Wet and dry food for dogs and cats, snacks and baked foods

SalesCon tacts: Hubert Schiermeier, In ter na tional Sales

Director

SCA HY GIENE PROD UCTS( Sven ska Cel lu losa Ak tie bo laget SCA)Mu nich Air port Cen ter, Ter mi nal strasse Mitte 18,85356 Muchen Air port, GERMANY

Tel: +49 89 9 70 06-0Fax: +49 89 9 70 06 -04URL: www.sca.com


To tal 2007 Hy giene Group Sales Vol ume: $ 8.2 Bil lion (SEK55.4 Bil lion)

To tal Sales in Tis sue: $4.9 Bil lion (SEK 33.3Bil lion) +6.4%

To tal Sales in Per sonal Care: $ 3.3 Bil lion(SEK 22.1 Bil lion) +3.8%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: West ern Europe, Cen tral/East ernEurope, U.S., Latin Amer ica, Asia

Pro file: SCA Hy giene Group, con sist ing of per -sonal care prod ucts (in con ti nence care,baby dia pers and femi nine care) andtis sue (toi let, house hold pa per, fa cial tis -sue, hand ker chiefs, and nap kins) latelyhas been pri or tized by SCA- -a com pany also in volved in pack ag ing ( SEK 33.7bil lion) and For est Prod ucts (SEK 18.7bil lion). Over all SCA, based in Stock -holm, Swe den, pushed its net sales in2007 up by 4.4% to SEK 105.9 bil lion($15.7 bil lion). Op erating profit shot up -ward by 19%. The Hy giene Group, be -sides be ing very brand- oriented (itsTena brand in con ti nence prod ucts andits Tork away- from- home tis sue brand , each rep re sent sales in ex cess of € 1 bil -lion) has a sig nifi cant busi ness in re tailer brands (pri vate la bel). SCA claims to be the larg est tis sue sup plier in Europe and third larg est in North Amer ica for theaway- from- home seg ment. In its con -sumer tis sue business, SCA is Eu ro pe’slarg est sup plier for re tailer brands. Thecom pany com mands the number onemar ket share for tis sues in Europe,mar ket ing prod ucts to 80 coun triesoverall. In per sonal care, SCA also isnumber one both in Europe and on aglobal ba sis., op er at ing 21 plants in 18coun tries. Dur ing 2007, the com panyac quired Proc ter & Gam ble’s Euro -pean tis sue busi ness, in clud ing itsTempo hand ker chief brand. SCA, how -ever, sold its North Ameri can pack ag -ing op era tion to Me tal mark Capi tal.Also dur ing the year, SCA formed newjoint ven tures in In dia and the Mid dleEast for its femi nine care and baby dia -per busi ness. In pack ag ing (head qurted in Bel gium), SCA is number two inEurope for both cor ru gat ede board and container board, over all op er at ing some

300 fa cili ties in 20 coun tries and sell ing to50 coun tries in Europe and Asia. Over theyears, ac qui si tions have helped SCAachieve mar ket lead er ship. In 2001, for ex -am ple, the com pany pur chased Georgia- Pacific Tis sue and Tus ca rora in NorthAmer ica.

Prod ucts:Toilet paper, kitchen towels,hankerchiefs, napkins, facials,feminine hygiene, baby diapers,incontinence products

SalesCon tacts: Max ine Wil son, In ter na tional Pri vate La bel

Brand Man ager.

SCHMALBACH- LUBECA(Plas tic Con tainer USA, Inc.)

10521 High way M-52, Man ches ter, MI 48158 USA

Tel: (731) 428- 9741Fax: (731) 428- 8887



Pro file: The Plas tic Con tainer Di vi sion of John sonCon trols, a world leader in the de sign andmanu fac turer of PET- packaging for food,bev er age, health care and house holdchemi cals and cleaner mar kets, was ac -quired in March 1997 by Schmalbach- Lubeca of Dus sel dorf, Ger many. In ef fect,both com pa nies merged their Euro peancom po nents. This firm supplies Su per cy -cle and Nucy cle post- consumer re cy cledPET bot tles (up to 100% con tent) for allfood, bev er age and non- foods.

Prod ucts:PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)plastic bottles and jars pluspost-consumer recycled PETbottles

SalesCon tacts: Shelley Steele, Manager of Marketing


SCHREI BER FOODS INC.425 Pine St., Green Bay, WI 54301 USA

Tel: (920) 437-7601Fax: (920) 455-6079URL: www.schrei ber foods.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $3 BillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Latin Amer ica, Mid dleEst, Asia

Pro file: Founded in 1945, Schrei ber Foods hasde vel oped into the world’s larg est cus -tomer brand dairy company-- and theworld’s larg est supplier of pri vate la beldairy prod ucts to gro cery chains andwhole sal ers. Also, the com pany is thesec ond larg est pro ducer of cream cheese in the U.S. In 1999, Schrei ber Foodswas bought out by its em ploy ees. Re -cently, the com pany added you gurt toits lines. In May 2008, the com pany be -came a li cen see of the O Or gan ics andEat ing Right brands, un der the newlyformed Bet ter Living Brands Al li ance(see Lu cerne Foods in list ing for de tails).

Prod ucts: Cheeses (processed, cream,natural, high-end specialty & deli,String, imitation & substitute) plus yogurt, and butter and butterblends.

SalesCon tacts: Elaine Howard, Sr. National Account

Manager

SCHULZE AND BURCH BIS CUIT CO.1133 West 35th St., Chi cago, IL 60609 USA

Tel: (312) 927- 6622Fax: (312) 376- 4528


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica, Europe

Pro file: Founded in 1923, Schulze and BurchBis cuit Co. is an in no va tor in bakedprod ucts. The com pany de vel oped the

origi nal sal tine cracker and pro duced thefirst gra nola bar and toaster pas try. To -day, the firm is a lead ing sup plier of ex clu -sive brand fruit- filled toaster pas tries, oneof the fastest- growing gro cery cate go riesover the past few years.

Prod ucts:Toaster pastries, granola bars,crackers, cookies, cereals.

SalesCon tacts: Bill Stu art, Vice- President, Mar ket ing &

Sales.

SCOTT FOOT CARE PROD UCTS(Di vi sion of Aetna Felt Corp.)2401 W. Emaus Ave., Al len town, PA 18103 USA

Tel: (610) 709- 0510; (800) 390- 3668Fax: (610) 791- 5357URL: www.aet nafelt.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, Can ada

Pro file: In June 1998, Scott Foot Care Prod ucts,Omaha, NE, was ac quired by Aetna FeltCorp., Al len town, PA, a manu fac turer ofCom foot brand and pri vate la bel foot pad -ding prod ucts. Scott is a manu fac tuer and dis tribu tor of pri vate la bel foot care prod -ucts, spe cial izing in cus tom, high- qualitypri vate la bel pro grams that re duce the in -ven tory car ry ing costs for cli ent cus tom -ers. Of fer ings in clude a com plete line offoot com fort prod ucts as well as pri vate la -bel pro gram in te gra tion serv ices that al -low cus tom ers to have non- foot careprod ucts pack aged and dis trib uted fromone cen tral lo ca tion.

Prod ucts:Foot care products (full range ofinsoles, pads & ancillary items) andcontract packaging.

SalesCon tacts: Anna Houser, Division Manager (e-mail:

[email protected])


SEA BAND IN TER NA TIONAL580 Thames St., New port, RI 02840 USA

Tel: (401) 841- 5900Fax: (401) 841- 5937URL: www.sea- band.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Europe, FarEast, Latin Amer ica, Af rica, Mid dle East

Pro file: Based in the United King dom, a busi -ness which was started some 15 yearsago, the com pany manu fac tures drug- free al ter na tive prod ucts. This com pany is af fili ated with De Gaud Labo ra to ries,Paris, France. About one- third of itsbusi ness is in the U.S., one- third inWest ern Europe, while the bal ance isthe rest of the world.

Prod ucts: Acupressure, wrist bands,waterless vaporizers, refill pads

SalesCon tacts: Leonard Nihan, Marketing Director


SEAL- IT, INC.70 Schmitt Blvd., Farm ing dale, NY 11735 USA

Tel: (516) 935- 3965; (800) PVC- SEALFax: (516) 935- 3967URL: www.sealit.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, South Amer ica, Cen tralAmer ica, Can ada, Europe, Is rael, Asia

Pro file: Seal- It is one of the larg est con vert ers ofPVC heat- shrinkable film, pro vid ingmanu fac tur ers with tamper- evidentand la bel needs. Its multi- colored heatshrink PVC and PET-G la bels andtamper- evident bands are printed do -mes ti cally, fea tur ing up to seven col ors.Short lead times for cus tom print jobsare avail able. The com pany views it self

as the fastest- growing con verter andmanu fac turer of seamed ma te rial, tub ing,stock and plain printed bands, straight- sided bags, A- shaped bags, pre forms, anddie- cuts. Seal- It main tains a 42 mil lion in -ven tory for all tub ing needs. The com pany also stocks and cus tom builds heat tun nels.

Prod ucts:PVC and PET-G labels andtamper-evident bands

SalesCon tacts: Jim Jul ian

SE BRO PACK AG ING CORP.280 Green St., S. Hack en sack, NJ 07606 USA



Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, South Amer ica,Europe, East ern Europe

Pro file: Se bro Pkg. was spun off in 1962 from an -other com pany, which traces its ori gins to1900. The com pany to day spe cial izes inmedium- size (15,000 to 100,000 unit) or -ders with a quick turn around.

Prod ucts: Paper folding boxes for packagegoods, pharmaceuticals, electronics, software, toys, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Daniel Kiselik

SEDA SOLU BLESPar que Em pre sar ial La Mo raleja, Av. Eu ropa, 24, 28109Al co ben das, Ma drid, SPAIN

Tel: +34 91 484 1941Fax: +34 91 662 44 88URL: www.se da solu bles.com



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Rus sia, South Af rica, Ja -pan, Ukraine

Pro file: SEDA (So cie dad Espa nola de Ali men -tos) was es tab lished in 1963 with itsdedi ca tion to manu fac tur ing solu blecoffee- - starting into the pri vate la belbusi ness. SE DA’s line of solu ble cof feeand sub sti tute prod ucts to day is ex clu -sively ori ented to pri vate la bel. It op er -ates cof fee and aroma ex trac tion plants, a green cof fee de caf feina tion plant, acof fee freeze- drying plant, and its ownpack ing and power plants. In 2003, thecom pany opened a mod ern pack ingplant in Mos cow, op er ated un der a newcom pany, In terseda. SEDA is 77.9%owned by Alina Pri vate La bel Manu -fac turer, Ma drid, which also now ownsSeven day Ce re als In ter na tional (also inthe SOUR CE BOOK). Ad di tion ally,Kru ger Be teil in gungs GmbH of Ger -many owns 17.9% of SEDA.

Prod ucts: Instant coffee (powder, granules,freeze dried); coffeeblends/substitutes(coffee/chicory, soluble barley orcereals, mixtures coffee orwithout coffee;specialties--cappuccino ormilk/chicory/coffee

SalesCon tacts: Manuel Diaz de Mera, Ex port Director

SE NECA FOODS COR PO RA TION418 E. Conde St., Janes ville, WI 53546 USA

Tel: (608) 757-6000Fax: (608) 743-8324URL: www.se ne ca foods.com

To tal Fis cal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $1 Bil lion +16%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 45%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Car ib bean, Cen tral &South Amer ica, Can ada, South east Asia,Mid dle East, Af rica

Pro file: With its 2007 ac qui si tion of Sig na tureFruit com pany LLC from John Han cockLife In sur ance Co., at $47.3 mil lion, Se -neca Food Corp., Mar ion, NY, has be -come the sec ond larg est fruit can ner aswell as the larg est vege ta ble can ner in theU.S. Some 78% of its food proc ess ing salesare in canned vege ta bles, 18% in fu ritprod ucts, and 4% in fro zen vege ta bles.The firm’s net earn ings jumped by 46.6%to $32 .1 mil lion for the year. Se neca op er -ates more than 24 food p rocessing plantsand two can manu fac tur ing plants stra te -gi cally lo cated through out the U.S. Thecom pany is mainly a food proc es sor,mostly canned vege ta bles but also in clud -ing fro zen vege ta ble prod ucts and fruitproducts. Its brands, rep re sent ing 10% offood prod ucts in clude: Se neca, Lib by’s,Aunt Nel lie’s Farm Kitchen. Se neca alsopacks Green Gi ant vege ta bles un der itsAl li ance Agree ment with Gen eral MillsOp era tions, Inc. In May 2003, Se necaFoods ac quired Chiq uita Proc essed Foods, LLC the vege ta ble proc ess ing di vi sion ofChiq uita Brands (also in the SOUR CE -BOOK), mak ing Se neca the largest sup -plier of canned vege ta bles to U.S. re tail,food serv ice, and ex port mar kets.

Prod ucts:Canned & frozen vegetables;bottled, canned fruits & frozenfruit juices (citrus & non-citrus).

SalesCon tacts: George E. Hopkins III, VP, Private Label

Sales; Bill Loftus, Ann Tuohey, Pete Hales,Dan Miller, Mark Gavigan Jr., MarshallCrenshaw, and Don Jones, all Private LabelSales/Account Managers.

SE NECA PRINT ING & LA BEL CO./SA LEMLA BEL

P.O. Box 1211, Frank lin, PA 16323 USA

Tel: (814) 432-7890Fax: (814) 432-8050URL: www.senecaprinting.com



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, Mexico

Pro file: Se neca Print ing and La bel com panyand Sa lem La bel merged in Janu ary1999 to pro vide a com plete of fer ing ofprint ing serv ices to cur rent and new cli -ents. The com pa ny’s “One Source”stsrat egy is to pro vide cut-and- stock la -bels, sheet- fed la bels, com mer cial print -ing ca pa bili ties, ex press print ing andful fill ment serv ices. Se neca was the firstPenn syl va nia printer to earn ISO 9002Cer ti fi ca tion, one of a mi nor ity of theprint ing com pa nies na tion wide whohave ap plied. Sa lem is a pio neer inunique, in no va tive la bel so lu tions forboth the pri vate la bel and ex clu sivebrand mar ket, of fer ing shrink film(POP) for con toured and ribbed con -tain ers. The com pany re ports it canprint on a wide va ri ety of sub strates. Italso spe cial izes in print ing of plas tic in- mold la bels as well as de frac tion andme tal lized la bels.

Products: Labels

SalesCon tacts: Joseph M. Varano, Director of Sales &

Marketing

SEN TI NEL CON SUMER PROD UCTS, INC.7750 Ty ler Blvd., Cleve land, OH 44060 USA

Tel: (216) 974- 8144Fax: (216) 974- 0249



Pro file: Es tab lished in 1905, Sen ti nel to day is alead ing, world wide manu fac turer ofbranded and pri vate la bel health andbeauty care prod ucts. The com pany of -fers more than 350 HBC prod ucts, en -com pass ing five cate go ries: first aid,foot care, cos metic care, swabs and cos -metic fluffs. A spec tacu lar ar ray ofcolor, pow er ful pack age de signs, ag -gres sive sales sup port and flexi ble mer -

chan dis ing pro grams com ple ment Sen ti -nel’s com pre hen sive line of prod ucts.Be sides its Men tor, OH, manu fac tur ingand dis tri bu tion cen ter, the firm main tains simi lar cen ters in An nis ton, AL, andClear field, UT., each stra te gi cally lo catedto ex pe dite de liv ery of prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Cotton swabs, cosmetic fluffs,cotton balls, foot care, first-aid,cosmetic pads(rounds and squares).

SalesCon tacts: Michael Czaja and Harvey Mitchell, both

Vice-President Sales; Chuck George,Director of Sales.

SER VAAS LABO RA TO RIES, INC.1200 Wa ter way Blvd., In di an apo lis, IN 46202 USA

Tel: (317) 636- 7760Fax: (317) 264- 2192



Pro file: Ser Vaas Labs is a privately- held manu fac -turer of top- quality clean ing prod ucts such as Bar Keep ers Friend cleans ers & pol ish.The firm be gan pri vate la bel busi ness atthe re quest of some of its branded cus tom -ers, be cause of its qual ity prod ucts. Theprod uct line has con tin ued to grow as cus -tom ers re quest new prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Soft cleanser, soft cleanser withbleach, lime remover, soap scumremover, mildew remover, bathroomcleaner, bleach with cleaner, basintub & tile cleaner, toilet bowlcleaner

SalesCon tacts: Tony Pat ter son, Vice- President of Sales


SEVEN DAY CE RE ALS INTL. S.A.Z.I. — Rue de l’Ober wald, 68360 Soultz, FRANCE

Tel: +33 389.74.75.20Fax: +33 389.74.75.21

To tal Sales Vol ume: € 18.1 MillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: West ern and Cen tral Europe

Pro file: Started in 1993, Seven day has ex panded its a pro duc tion ca pac ity, be com ing anin dus try in no va tor.. The com pany,which pro vides for a whole range ofRTE (ready- to- eat) break fast ce re als ata top- quality level, be longs to Seven dayCe re als Ltd of the United King dom. In2001, how ever, Seven day filed for bank -ruptcy and sub se quently was ac quiredby Alina s.l.., Ma drid (owner of SedaSolu bles (also in the SOUR CE BOOK).Sevenday ex pected to be at full ca pac ity (17,000 tons per year) in 2004.

Prod ucts: Ready-to-eat, extruded breakfastcereals (corn flakes, rice andwheat flakes)

SalesCon tacts: Manuel Diaz, Export Director

SGS U.S. TEST ING COM PANY, INC.291 Fair field Ave., Fair field, NJ 07004 USA

Tel: (973) 575- 5252; (800) 777-8378Fax: (973) 575- 7175URL: www.ustest ing.sgsna..com



Pro file: SGS U.S. Test ing is an in de pend ent test -ing labo ra tory, es tab lished in 1880. Thecom pany is a mem ber of the world widetest ing SGS Group, Ge neva, Swit zer -land. Its serv ices in clude: bio logi cal,

chemi cal, elec tri cal en vi ron ment, tex tiles,pa per/pack ag ing, en gi neer ing/ma te ri als,and in spec tions.

Serv ices: Analytical/testing facilities forproduct analysis, quality assurancetesting, claims substantiation,regulatory compliance, fulllaboratory services.

SalesCon tacts: Dominick Lepore, Technical Account

Representative (e-mail:[email protected])

SHARI CAN DIES, INC.1804 North Sec ond St., Mankato, MN 56001 USA

Tel: (507) 387- 1181Fax: (507) 387- 4463



Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Asia, Can ada, Mex -ico, Mid dle East

Pro file: Shari is a lead ing in ter na tional whole salecandy and con fec tion ery re pack ager, serv -ic ing its own brand as well as pri vatebrands for such lead ing re tail ers/whole sal -ers/co op era tives as: Toys R Us, HEB Gro -cery, Tar get, Topco, Shurfine, etc. Thefirm, wholly- owned by Ar lens Kit sis, sonof the firm founder, is one of the larg estpri vate la bel re pack ers.

Prod ucts:Candy & confectionery items: hardcandy, jellies, jelly candy, suckers,caramels, caramel chews, licorice.

SalesCon tacts: Wally Schill Executive Vice-President;

SHEF FIELD PHARMACEUTICALS170 Broad St., New Lon don, CT 06320 USA

Tel: (800) 222-1087


Fax: (860) 442- 0356URL: www.sheffield- pharma.com



Pro file: This di vi sion of Faria Lim ited LLC gotstarted in 1850, when Dr. Shef field in -vented the world’s first tooth paste. Hisson, in spired by metal tubes used tohold jpaints and inks, put the tooth paste in tubes. The com pany pro vides pri vatela bel and con tract work for its prod uctline, fo cused on health and beauty careand per sonal care jproducts.

Prod ucts: Toothpastes, Creams & Ointments

SalesCon tacts: Ana de Oliverira, VP Sales & Operations

THE SHERWIN- WILLIAMS CO.101 Pros pect Ave. N.W., Cleve land, OH 44115 USA

Tel: (216) 566-2000Fax: N/A

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $8 Bil lion +2.5%Con sumer Group Ex ter nal Net Sales: $1.3 Bil lion+3.9%


Ex port Mar kets: 20+ Countries

Pro file: Sherwin- Williams col lects more thanhalf its sales from its Paint Store Group(listed in the SOURCEBOOK’S TradeCus tom ers Sec tion). Its Con sumerGroup, op er at ing some 27 manu fac tur -ing plants, pro vides coat ings and coat -ing re lated prod ucts to 35,000+ of thees ti mated 56,000 re tail out lets in theU.S. It mar kets such brands as DutchBoy paint, Kry lon, Min Wax, Thomp -son Wa ter Seal, etc. That sell this type of prod uct. This Group also sup ports thePaint Store Group with manu fac tur ing, dis tri bu tion, new prod uct re search andde vel op ment, etc. In De cem ber 2006,Sherwin- Williams sold the in dus trial

por tion of its Cello Corp. (for merly iden ti -fied as the Cle aning So lu tions Group(CSG), a dedicted pri vate la bel sup plerbased in Havre de Grace, MD, to Car rollDis tribu tor Al li ance Group (also in theSOUR CE BOOK). Dur ing the year,Sherwin- Williams ac quired the VHTbrand of high- temperature enam els andspe cialty fin ishes for the auto mo tive af ter -mar ket.

Prod ucts:Coatings, all-purpose cleaners,liquid laundry detergents, aerosolhousehold cleaners, insecticides,etc.

SalesCon tacts: N/A

SHER WOOD BRANDS, INC.6110 Ex ecu tive Blvd., #1080, Rockville, MD 20852

Tel: (301) 881- 9340Fax: (310) 881- 0826URL: www.sher wood brands.com



Pro file: This com pany is a lead ing mar keter ofcon fec tion ery and food prod ucts world -wide. From its in cep tion in 1984, Sher -wood Brands has in cluded pri vate la bel aspart of its busi ness. This family- owned op -era tion of fers a full se lec tion of tof fees, wa -fers, filled choco late bars, hard andfruit- filled can dies, as well as a “choco lategames” gift se ries, fea tur ing white anddark choco lates, pre sented as check ers,domi nos, or war ships.

Prod ucts:Tof fees, wa fers, filled choco latebars, demi tasse, sweet bis cuits, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Vziel Frydman, Amir Frydman


SHORE WOOD PACK AG ING CORP.277 Park Ave., New York, NY 10172- 3000 USA

Tel: (212) 371-1500Fax: (212) 223-38157URL: www.shore pak.com



Pro file: At presstime, Shore wood Pack ag ing, one of the world’s largest manu fac tur -ers of print and pa per board pack ag ing,agreed to its take over by the $25- billionIn ter na tional Pa per Co., Pur chase, NY.Both com pa nies’ re tail con sumer prod -ucts are to be con soli dated into one unit,op er at ing un der the Shore wood name. Es tab lished in 1967, Shore wood pro -duces pri vate la bel pack ag ing for phar -ma ceu ti cal, health and beauty care,food, and house hold prod ucts in the USand Can ada, as well as brand pack ag ing for a di verse range of con sumer prod -ucts in dus tries. Its mix of pack ag ingprod ucts, serv ices and tech nolo gies are“un matched in the pri vate la bel in dus -try.” Sig nifi cant bene fits in clude theShore wood Tech nol ogy Cen ter (for cus -tomer R&D), in- house graphic andstruc tural pack ag ing de sign, digi talprepress, computer- to- plate (CTP) ca -pa bil ity, EDI, in- line source tag ging, vi -sion and la ser scan ning, gra vure andoff set print ing, large press for mats, apro prie tary 8- color Q- System, ad -vanced con vert ing and fin ish ing tech -niques, cus tom ized in ven toryman age ment pro grams, ware hous ingand ex press de liv ery op tions. The firm oper ates 15 plants in the US, Can ada,and the Peo ple’s Re pub lic of China.

Prod ucts: Folding cartons, set-up boxes,blister packaging, unit dose packs,counter top displays,thermoforming, and specialtypackaging

SalesCon tacts: Keith Kiedinger, Vice-President, Sales,

Pharmaceutical Group (Tell: 704-895-0443);Tim Klewicki, Vice-President, Sales (Tel:773-880-2201); Marty Zarett, Vice-President, Sales (Tel: 732-650-3065); and for Canada, Ken Clements, RegionalVice-President, Sales (Tel: 416-292-3990)

SHUR- GAINA Member of Ma ple Leaf Foods Inc.30 Eg lin ton Ave. West, Mis sis sauga, L5R 3E7CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 501-3426Fax: (905) 501-3436


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Pa cific Rim, U.S.A., SouthAmer ica

Pro file: As part ot Ma ple Leaf Foods In ter na -tional, To ronto, Can ada, a $3 bil lion foodmar keter - - one of the larg est in the world,Shur- Gain spe cial izes in pro duc ing drydog and cat foods in mul ti ple pack agesizes. The com pany backs up its prod uctswith a to tal pro gram sup port in pri vate la -bel. Its Pet Food Nu tri tion staff pro videscon sul ta tion and for mu la tions for newprod uct de vel op ment.

Prod ucts:Dry extruded food for dogs, cats,and ferretts.

SalesCon tacts: Bruce Christie, Manager

SHUS TER LABS/STR(Di vi sion of Spe cial ized Tech nol ogy Re sources)85 John Rd., Canton, MA 02021USA

Tel: (781) 821- 2200, 800-444-8705Fax: (781) 821- 9266URL: www.shus ter labs.com



Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Europe, Ja pan

Pro file: Since 1960, the Shus ter Group hasplayed a sig nifi cant role in the pri vatela bel in dus try. Through serv ices in -clud ing prod uct evalua tion, prod uct de -vel op ment, qual ity as sur ance, con sumer test ing and ana lyti cal serv ices, Shus terad dresses the needs of manu fac tur ersand re tail ers, im port ers and dis tribu -tors, mar ket ing and serv ice or gani za -tions. Its ex per tise spans a range ofcon sumer prod ucts, in clud ing foods,per sonal care prod ucts, phar ma ceu ti -cals and medi cal de vices, cos met ics,house hold chemi cals, soft goods andgen eral mer chan dise. Its serv ices are in -de pend ent, ob jec tive, tech ni cally sound,and con fi den tial. Its staff in cludes morethan 100 spe cial ized pro fes sion als andsup port per son nel, help ing to de fine to -day’s stan dards of qual ity in the pri vatela bel in dus try. More re cently, its par ent com pany, Hauser, Inc. (Nasdaq:HAUS), Boul der, CO, a natu ral prod -ucts pro ducer, agreed to merge withZuel lig Bo tani cal Ex tracts, Inc., a lead -ing sup plier of ex tracts, and other op -era tions. Sub se quently, Hauser sold itsin ter est in Shus ter to Spe cial ized Tech -nol ogy Re sources, Inc., En field, CT.STR (www.strlab.com) is a global tech -ni cal serv ices com pany, pro vid ing qual -ity as sur ance, com pli ance con sult ing,and ISO reg is tra tion serv ices. It op er -ates labs and of fices in 39 coun tries.Shus ter will bene fit from STR’s in -volve ment in such prod uct ar eas as softgoods, elec tronic goods, toys, and fur ni -ture, which Shus ter has not cov ered be -fore. Shus ter also has recentlyin au gu rated its TAQA pro gram (Tech -ni cally Ad vanced Quality As sur ance),which pro tects re tail ers, while guar an -tee ing its test ing pro to col, based uponISAO and FDA stan dards. Ef fec tiveJan. 1, 2009, this com pany will changeits name to STR, re flect ing its own er -ship by Spe cial ized Tech nol ogy Re -sources.

Serv ices: Quality testing services include:Product development, performancetesting, comparative evaluations,facility audits, TQM/HACCP/QAprograms, label review, regulatorycompliance,consumer and sensorypanels, and chemical andmicrobiological services.

SalesCon tacts: Katie Griffin, Sales Executive

SIREL DI LE ONELLI ERNE STOVia Me leg nano 22, Vil lag gio Ca vour,Set timo Mil an ese (MI) 20019 IT ALY

Tel: +39 2.48920154Fax: +39 2.48920081

To tal Sales Vol ume: $8.5 MillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 70%


Pro file: Sirel is the larg est, non- multinational pro -ducer of ad he sive strips in Europe. Its pri -vate la bel cus tomer base in cludes sev eralof Eu ro pe’s larg est re tail ers. The com pany of fers an ad van tage of be ing able to sup ply a range of phar ma ceu ti cal prod uctsadapted to re tail ers needs. Its ad he sivestrips are avail able in all types of ma te rialand sizes. Be sides its Euro pean mar ket,Sirel has es tab lished con tacts and trad ingre la tion ship on all con ti nents of the world.

Prod ucts:Adhesive strips, corn plasters,general pharmaceutical products.

SalesCon tacts: Erne sto Le onelli; Clive Brown

SKW BIO SYS TEMS INC.2021 Cabot Blvd. W., Lang horne, PA 19047 USA

Tel: (215) 702-1000Fax: (215) 702-1015URL: www.skw.com



Ex port Mar kets: Will ship to any coun try.

Pro file: In Sep tem ber 1998, the SKW Bio sys -tems Inc., within its Na ture Prod ucts Di -vi sion) ac quired the In gre di ents Sys tems Di vi sion of Bunge Foods Corp., At lanta. That brought in some $70 mil lion ofbusi ness, cov er ing fruit prepa ra tions,fla vors and sta bil liz ing sys tems. Thetake over also made SKW’s Fla vors &Fruit Sys tems the sec ond strong est inNorth Amer ica in terms of fruit sys tems. SKW Bio sys tems is a sub sidi ary ofSKW Trost berg AG, Trost berg, Ger -many, which also pro duces gela tin andspe cial ties, salt prod ucts, tex tur ant sys -tems, cul tures and en zymes, as well asfla vors and fruit prepa ra tions. The Ger -man firm is a $3.9 bil lion chemi cal com -pany. To day, it op er ates as an ex ten sivespe cial ized chemi cal cor po ra tion(63.7% of its shares owned by the in dus -trial group, VIAG AG), over see ingsome 200 in vest ments in sub sidi ar iesand af fili ated com pa nies in 40 coun tries. Its three core busi nesses: Na ture prod -ucts, chemi cals, and con struc tion chemi -cals. Its Na ture Prod ucts Di vi sion sellsnatu ral ex tracts (de caf feinat ing of tea,hops ex tracts, de fat ten ing of co coa), Fla -vors (ap ple, co coa, cit rus), and fruitprepa ra tions for bev er ages, pre paredfoods, spices, sweets, and dairy prod -ucts. SKW’s Na ture Prod ucts is now aglobal leader in na ture prod ucts and ad -di tives for the be ver age and food in dus -try, plus tech ni cal ap pli ca tions.

Prod ucts: Soft drinks, New Age drinks, tea,isotonics, juice drinks

SalesCon tacts: W.E. Dick Hegi, National Sales Manager,

Beverage Flavors

SLAT TERY MAR KET ING CORP.One Sta tion Plaza, Ridge field Park, NJ 07660 USA

Tel: (201) 440- 8060Fax: (201) 440- 0388

URL: www.slat mark.com



Pro file: Slat tery Mar ket ing Corp., founded in1980 by Mi chael J. Slat tery, Sr., has grown to be come one of the larg est pri vate la belbro kers in the North east. The firm is afull- service house, of fer ing state- of- the- arttech nol ogy backed with ex ten sively ex pe ri -enced per son nel. This firm rep re sentssome of the pre mier gro cery sup pli ers inthe in dus try, hav ing es tab lished it self asthe leader in many of the prod uct cate go -ries in which it com petes.

Services: Food brokerage services

SalesCon tacts: Michael J. Slattery, President; Edward A.

Kubarewicz, Executive Vice-President

SMITH CON TAINER COR PO RA TION260 South field Pkw., For est Park, GA 30297- 2520 USA

Tel: (404) 363- 1001; (888) 810-0078Fax: (404) 363- 1011URL: www.fdp.com/smith con tainer


Ex port Mar kets: Car ribean, Puerto Rico, Rus sia,Europe, Far East

Pro file: Started in 1907, Smith Con tainer Corp.has evolved un der the motto, “We put eve -ry thing into pack ag ing.” The busi nessstarted by sup ply ing re con di tionedwooden bar rels, kegs, and drums. It hasgrown through the years to be come apack ag ing con sult ant and a lead ing whole -sale dis tribu tor of all types of rigid pack ag -ing. The firm pro vides pack ag ing forevery in dus try, in clud ing food, me dici naland health, toi letry and cos met ics, pet andvet eri nary, and in dus trial prod ucts. Itscus tom ers in clude many of the larg est pri -vate la bel pack ers. The com pany op er atesnine ware houses, stocked with bot tles,


jugs, jars, cans, pails, tubs, and drumsmade of glass, plas tic, metal, and fi ber.Ad di tion ally, the firm stocks spray ersand a huge va ri ety of clo sures, in clud ing snap- on, dis pens ing, tamper- evident,and child- resistant. Smith can pro videthe most ef fec tive form of deco ra tion orla bel ing for a prod uct. If it’s not instock, the com pany guar an tees it willfind it or custommake it in any con -ceiv able size, shape, or ma te rial.

Prod ucts: Bottles, jugs, jars, cans, pails,drums, closures, sprayers,dispensers and decorating(packaging supplied for everyindustry).

SalesCon tacts: W. Larry Moore, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing

E.D. SMITH & SONS LTD.944 High way #8, Wi nona, On tario L8E 5S3 CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 643- 1211Fax: (905) 643- 3328URL: www.edsmith.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $45 millionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Rus sia, China, Ja pan, Ma lay sia,Aus tra lia, Saudi Ara bia, United ArabEmir ates, South Af rica

Pro file: E.D. Smith & Sons, Ltd., a privately- held com pany, started in 1882, op er ates a fac tory in Wi nona, Can ada, where itsbusi ness is now con soli dated. In 2002,the com pany was ac quired by Im pe rialCapi tal Corp., To ronto, an in vest mentfirm. In Feb ru ary 2005, E.D. Smith ac -quired North Coast Proc ess ing, Inc.(also in the SOUR CE BOOK). Thisadded pour able salad dress ing to E.D.Smith’s porto fo lio. The ac quired firmhas been re named: E.E. Smith USA Inc. Its ex per tise covers unique for mu la -tions with cus tom ized pack ag ing, for‘own’ brands with truly dis tinc tive

brand iden tity at com peti tive prices. E. D.Smith re cently re in tro duced its fresh- pack pre serves. Tree House Foods (also in theSOUR CE BOOK) has made a bid to ac -quire E.D. Smith.

Prod ucts:Fruit-based products--Jams &preserves, pie fillings, ketchup, plus pasta, salsa barbecue and specialtysauces.

SalesCon tacts: Directors of Grocery Sales--Doug Ladoucer,

Canada; Tom Burke, USA (Tel:814-725-9617 in North East, PA.

SOLO CUP COM PANY1700 Old Deer field Road, High land Park, IL 60035- 9984 USA

Tel: (847) 831- 4800; (800) FOR- CUPSFax: (847) 831- 4358URL: www.so lo cup.com

To tal 2007 Sales Vol ume: $2.1 Bil lion -0.2 %Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: Af ter re port ing a net loss of $375 mil lionand sales of $2.5 bil lion for 2006, Solo Cuphas sharp ened its op era tion in 2007 whichin cluded some di vest ments. In De cem ber2006, the com pany sold its Japa nese dairybusi ness, then fol lowed up in Oc to ber 2007 with the sale for $170 mil lion of its Hoff -mast er busi ness (nap kins, ta ble cov ers and place mats) and the fol low ing month for$42 mil lion, its Yugen Kaisha Solo CupAsia- Pacific and Solo Cup Ja pan sub sidi -ar ies (drink ing straws). As a re sult, 2007showed a $68.2 mil lion net in come. Itsbusi ness, some 80% in food serv ice, alsoen com passes re tail accounts- - branded and pri vate la bel , of fer ing the trade one of thebroadest prod uct se lec tion in its categories. The com pany op er ates manu fac tur ingplants in North Amer ica, the Can ada, theUnited King dom, Mex ico, and Pan ama. In Sep tem ber 2008, Solo Cup in tro duced anew “greener” single- use cups and platesline, un der its Bare by Solo brand. This


eco- forward line is made from 20%post- consumer re cy cled PET plas tic forthe cups and bam boo for the plates.

Prod ucts: Disposable plastic cups, plates,bowls, cutlery, and straws

SalesCon tacts: Drake Taliaf erro, Pri vate La bel SalesManager

SOLU BLE PROD UCTS CO., L.P.480 Ober lin Avenue South, Lake wood, NJ 08701- 6997USA

Tel: (732) 364- 8855Fax: (732) 364- 6689


Ex port Mar kets: World wide (Europe, Can ada)

Pro file: In busi ness for 50+ years, Solu ble Prod -ucts spe cial izes in cus tom iz ing newprod ucts to fit the par ticu lar mar ket ingneeds of a trade cus tomer. As a con tract manu fac turer and prod uct de vel oper, the firm pro duces a cus tomer’s for mu -las with ex act ing care. All its prod uctsare in pow der form.

Prod ucts: Beverage mixes, nutritional anddiet supplements, sportsbeverages, protein snacks anddesserts in powdered form.

SalesCon tacts: Thomas A. Flora

SONA & HOL LEN FOODS, INC.3712 Cer ri tos Ave., Los Alami tos, CA 90720 USA

Tel: (562) 431- 1379; (800) 200-SONAFax: (562) 598- 6207



Pro file: Sona & Hol len is a shelf- stable con di ments proc es sor, spe cial iz ing in to mato- andsoy- based prod ucts. Its ca pa bili ties in clude pack ag ing in re tail glass, in di vid ual por -tion con trol, gal lon and five- gallon buck -ets.

Prod ucts:Salsa, barbecue sauce, teriyakisauce, soy sauce, chili sauce, sesameoil, hot sauce, ketchup, taco sauce,and pasta sauce.

SalesCon tacts: John E. Kidde, President; Wesley M.

Stroben, VP, Sales & Marketing.

SONOCOFlexi ble Pack ag ing Di vi sion

North Sec ond St. (Mail Code W3), Harts ville, SC 29550,USA

Tel: (803) 339- 6037Fax: (803) 339- 6501URL: www.sonoco.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Europe, South east Asia

Pro file: In Sep tem ber 1999, Sono co’s Flexi blePack ag ing Di vi sion dou bled its size by ac -quir ing the flexi ble pack ag ing di vi sion ofGraph ics Pack ag ing Corp, which nowmakes Sonoco one of North Ameri ca’slarg est sup pli ers in this area. The year,1999, also marked Sono co’s 100th An ni -ver sary. The com pany main tains lo ca tions in both the US and Can ada. The di vi sion,part of Sonoco Prod ucts com pany (a $1.9bil lion+ pack ag ing gi ant) ad dresses thecon sumer pack ag ing busi ness in such ar -eas as per sonal and health care, cou -pons/games; flexi ble pack ag ing incon fec tions, com pos ite can; and spe cialtypa per board in glass ware cov ers and coast -ers, per sonal care and health care. Lately,the com pany has in no vated with Valve- Pak can is ters with a one- way oxy genvalve, which al lows roasted cof fee to be


packed im me di ately; and with lin earpak shaped com pos ite can nis ters.

Prod ucts: Shrink, roll-fed labels; paper &laminations (extrusion/adhesive)

SalesCon tacts: Dudley Jones, Marketing Manager


SO PAK CO.215 S. Mullins St., P.O. Box 1129,Mullins, SC 29574 USA

Tel: (803) 464- 0121Fax: (803) 464- 2178


Ex port Mar kets: Mid dle East, Can ada, SouthAmer ica, Cen tral Amer ica

Pro file: For merly called Sig na ture Foods, thiscom pany was es tab lished in Janu ary1994 as the com mer cial proc ess ing di vi -sion of So pak Co, spe cial iz ing in theproc ess ing of value- added prod ucts.These prod ucts may be made ei thershelf- stable, or in re frig er ated or fro zenform. Pack ag ing may be in glass, plas tic bowls, trays, or pouches. Its plant is op -er ated un der USDA and FDA in spec -tion for meat, poul try and sea foodprod ucts.

Prod ucts: Meat, poultry, and seafoodproducts, sauces.

SalesCon tacts: Gene Gasque, Di rec tor of Sales &

Mar ket ing.

SOUP EX PERTS INC.4800 Pi nard Blvd., St- Hyacinthe, Que bec J2S 8E1CANADATel: (450) 796-3210Fax: (450) 796-3406URL: www.sou pex pert.com



Pro file: Started in 1975 as a re gional brand saucemanu fac turer, this entreprenurial com -pany has evolved since 1991 into Cana da’s larg est pri vate la bel soup manu fac turer.As a co- packer for pri vate la bel and in dus -trial ac counts, Soup Ex perts also pro videsmili tary shelf- stable ready- to- eat meals for the mili tary. Its plant is ISO 9002 cer ti fied, op er at ing with a HACCP food safety sys -tem. Re cently, the com pany was ac quiredby Bax ters Food Group, Focha bers, Scot -land, a family- owned busi ness run by theBax ters back to 1868 (now un der fourthgen era tion man age ment). Bax ters in mid2003 ac quired CCL Foods in the UK, apro ducer of con di ments and pick les, help -ing to boost its own brand busi ness in theUK. Now with Sou pEx perts, Bax ters’ in -ter est in pri vate la bel has ex panded sig nifi -cantly. Bax ters is noted for its brandedsoups, pick les, pre serves, chut nys, andsauces. Sou pEx perts con tin ues as awholly- owned sub sidi ary of Bax ters.

Prod ucts:Canned soups (ready-to-serve andcondensed), broths, gravies, and sauces.

SalesCon tacts: N/A

SPE CIALTY BRANDS2301 SE Tones Drive, Ank eny, IA 50021, USA

Tel: (515) 965- 2711Fax: (515) 965- 2807URL: www.spi ceguide.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: $311 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 9%

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, South Amer ica,Aus tra lia, Car ib bean, Mid dle East, SE Asia

Pro file: Spe cialty Brands is a di vi sion of the $450- million Tone’s Broth ers, Inc., Ankerny,IA, which it self is owned by Burns Philp, Syd ney, Aus tra lia, an in ter na tional food,fer men ta tion, and con sumer prod ucts


com pany. Spe cialty Brands has re lo -cated from San Fran ci sco, con soli datedwith the com pa ny’s Tones Broth ers. In1988, Burns Philp joined Fleischmann’sYeast with Spe cialty Brands, owner ofSpice Is lands. Since then, Spe cialtyBrands has added to its spice port fo liowith the ac qui si tion of Blue Rib bonbrand in 1990 and the pur chase of Dur -kee and French spice, sea son ings, andsauce and gravy mixes in 1992. Thatpur chase also in cluded Dec- A- Cakecake deco rat ing prod ucts, Dur kee Fa -mous sauce, co co nut- and lemon- flavorpie fill ing. In 1994, the com pany addedfur ther strength to its spice busi nesswith the pur chase of Tone’s BrothersSpices. In ad di tion to the in gre di entsbusi ness, Spe cialty Brands has lev er -aged its Spice Is lands brand name tolaunch Spice Is lands Quick Meal, soupin a cup, and Spice Is lands Good Har -vest, a line of 13 healthy, crea tive sidedishes.

Prod ucts: Spices/extracts, dry sauce andgravy mixes, coconut, icings andgels, vinegar.

SalesCon tacts: Chris Bentley, Marketing Manager

SPE CIALTY FOODS COR PO RA TION520 Lake Cook Rd., Ste. 550, Deer field, IL 60015 USA

Tel: (847) 405-5300Fax: (847) 405- 5310



Pro file: Spe cialty Foods Cor po ra tion is a lead -ing pro ducer, mar keter and dis tribu torof re tail baked goods.The com pa ny’sop era tions include: Metz Bak ing Com -pany, Deer field, IL, the lead ing sup plierof bread and other baked goods in theMidwest (also listed in the SOUR CE -BOOK); Mother’s Cake and CookieCo., Oak land, CA, the na tion’s third

larg est cookie busi ness; Arch way CookieCo., Bat tle Creek, MI; and Andre- BoudinBak er ies, San Fran cisco, a lead ing pro -ducer of pre mium, tra di tional sour doughbread since 1849.

Prod ucts:Baked goods, bread, and cookies

SalesCon tacts: Sean Stack, Vice-President, Treasurer

SPICE IT FOODS575 Pros pect St., Suite 230, Lake wood, NJ 08701 USA

Tel: (732) 364- 0500Fax: (732) 364- 0333


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Rus sia, Ausstralia

Pro file: Spice It is a privately- held com pany,founded in 1989, which sells a com ple ment of spices. The com pany has been in volvedin the pri vate la bel field for three yearsand has been ex pand ing on an on- goingba sis in ter na tion ally.

Prod ucts:Spices

SalesCon tacts: David Gold man, Sales Man ager

SPON TEX, INC.(Di vi sion of Mapa Spon tex)P.O. Box 561, Co lum bia, TN 38402- 0561 USA

Tel: (931) 540- 2161; (800) 251- 4222Fax: (931) 388- 8924E- Mail: 76101.2171Compu serve



Pro file: Spon tex is the world’s larg est manu fac -turer of cel lu lose sponge clean ing tools. In


fact, the com pany takes credit for in -vent ing the cel lu lose sponge in 1936. Itsfull range of wip ing and scour ing prod -ucts are avail able for every type of cus -tomer. ISO 9002 cer ti fiedmanu fac tur ing and cus tomer serv iceen sure out stand ing qual ity and value.Spon tex also of fers a full line of all- purpose scour ing/clean ing pads. Theseboxed prod ucts are sought af ter by up -scale con sum ers. The firm is the onlysource manu fac turer with sev eral cel lu -lose pro duc tion plants. Re cently, thecom pany added la tex gloves.

Prod ucts: Cellulose sponges,sponge/scurbbers, non-wovenwiping products, scouring pads,miscellaneous cleaning products,latex gloves.

SalesCon tacts: Greg Long, Private Label Manager (Ext.

161); Anthony Brown, Export Director,Mapa Spontex—based in France formarkets in Mex ico, Cen tral and SouthAmer ica, Mid dle East, Af rica, South eastAsia, Pa cific Rim, Aus tra lia/New Zea land: Call: +33 (1) 49 01 41 00

STAN DARD TRAD ING CO. (PVT) LIM ITED195/2. Dhar ma pala, Ma watha, Co lombo - 7 SRI LANKA

Tel: +94 698014Fax: +94 686812


Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, Can ada, UAE, Egypt,Ger many, Hol land, Ja pan, Paki stan, Po -land, Rus sia

Pro file: Stan dard Trad ing Co. (pvt) Ltd., for -mally in cor po rated in 1987, now op er -ates with two sub sidi ar ies: L F Teas(pvt) Ltd., set up in 1991, and STCTrad ing House (pvt) Ltd., in au gu ratedin 1993. STC ranks among the top 10tea ex port ers of Sri Lanka. Its brands,Ba tik and Sani, cover pack eted teas and

tea bags, and Ba tik brand fla vored teasand gift packs.

Prod ucts:Packeted teas, tea bags, flavoredteas, gift packs

SalesCon tacts: Lalin Fernando, Deepal Chandrasekera, Ken

Ratwatte, Manoj Samarasinghe, ShenonRanasinghe, and Conrad Brohier

STAN LEY PHAR MA CEU TI CALS LTD.#117- 260 West Es pla nade, North Van cou ver, B. C. V7M 3G7 CAN ADA

Tel: (604) 987- 3391; (800) 663- 5903Fax: (604) 984- 8532URL: www.stanleypharm.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Asia, South Amer ica, Af -rica, United States

Pro file: Stan ley Phar ma ceu ti cals is one of Cana -da’s larg est over- the- counter prime prod -uct manu fac tur ers. The firm of fers anex ten sive line of tab lets, liq uids, and pow -der forms. Its dis tri bu tion net work cov ersall prov inces. In- house graphic ca pa bili ties al low this privately- held com pany to cus -tom ize its art work, while of fer ing a fullrange of pro mo tional ma te ri als.

Prod ucts:Vitamins, OTC analgesics, stomachremedies, cough/cold, laxatives

SalesCon tacts: Marlene Novack, Vice-President-Sales &

Marketing; Linda Webb, AccountManager-International Sales

STAN MAR USA MAR KET ING INC.6450 Lusk Blvd., Suite E106, San Di ego, CA92121 USA

Tel: (858) 455-6998 ; (800) 778-6498Fax: (858) 455-7497URL: www.proteaimports.com


To tal Sales Vol ume: $ 10Mil lionPe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 10%

Ex port Mar kets: SouthAfrica, Can ada, Is -rael, Italy

Pro file: Stan mar In ter na tional is based in To -ronto, Can ada. Gro cery or der ing can be ac cessed through its web site. The com -pany has strate gic parner ships with alead ing con fec tion ery com pany in South Af rica. This fa cil ity is one of the world’smost ad vanced manu fac tur ing plantswith un lim ited ca pac ity. One of its new -est prod uct de vel op ments comes in pri -vate la bel choco lates and candy.

Products: Chocolate, candy, confectioneryitems, fruit juice

SalesCon tacts: Martin Pamensky, National Sales Manager

STAN SON COR PO RA TION2 Hack en sack Ave., South Kearny, NJ 07032 USA

Tel: (973) 344- 8666Fax: (973) 344- 8505URL: www.stan son.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica, Car ib -bean, Europe, Mid dle East, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Founded nearly 50 years ago by the lateStan ley Holuba Sr., Stan son Corp. hases tab lished it self as one of the lead inghouse hold chemi cal manu fac tur ers ofpri vate la bel prod ucts in the world.With more than 100 dif fer ent pow dersand liq uids, its prod uct range cov erslaun dry and dish de ter gents and house -hold clean ers, rang ing through everyimag in able cleanser, cleaner, bleach,pol ish and stain re mover. Most of theseprod ucts ap pear un der the com pa ny’scon trolled brands, Maxx or Stan zal, orpri vate la bels owned by 100+ lead inggro cery, drug and mass mer chan diserchains in the U.S. This family- owned

firm, car ried on by Holu ba’s sons, Stan leyand Rob ert, manu fac tur ers its own pow -ders and liq uids. Its fa cili ties are lo catedless than 10 miles from Port Eliza beth andCon rail’s trans load ing site. The com panyhas its own rail sid ing and can re ceivemost raw pow der or liq uid in bulk. Stan -son has the ca pac ity to pro vide 200 mil lion pounds pow der pro duc tion per year and8,000 gal lons per hour liq uid ca paci ties.

Prod ucts:Household cleaning and laundrydetergents (liquid and powder), hard surface cleaners, disinfectants,bleach, softeners, polishes, dishdetergents, hand and body cleaner,commercial & industrual cleaners

SalesCon tacts: Jack Honchar, Sales Manager-Export;

Robert Holuba; Stan Holuba. (e-mail:[email protected])

STAR SNACKS CO.(Di vi sion of Gel Spice Com pany)105 Har bor Dr., Jer sey City, NJ 07305 USA

Tel: (201) 200- 9820Fax: (201) 200- 9827E- Mail: starsnacks@world net.att.net


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Europe, Can ada

Pro file: Started in 1993, Star Snacks op er ates as adi vi sion of Gel Spice Co., Bay onne, NJ.Star Snacks is an im porter and packer ofnut items. Its fa cili ties cover 75,000 squarefeet- -a state- of- the- art, com put er ized op -era tion. The com pany im ports prod uctfrom all over the world to pro cess andpack age nuts in a va ri ety of as sort ments.The com pany also pro cesses dried fruits.Re cently, the com pany in tro duced: tof feepea nuts, tof fee al monds, choco late cov ered cash ews/pea nuts/rai sins/al monds.

Prod ucts:Canned nuts.

SalesCon tacts: Mendel Brachfeld, President


STE FANO, A TASTE OF IT ALY, INC.150 Gamma Drive, RIDC Park, Pitts burgh, PA15238 USA

Tel: (412) 781- 4104Fax: (412) 781- 4210


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Can ada, Australia

Pro file: Ste fano, A Taste of It aly was in cor po -rated in June 1992, formed by Ste fanoTe de schi, his mother, Emma, and afam ily friend, Wil liam W. Acker. Com -ing from pure Ital ian an ces try, Ste fanoof ten vis ited It aly, where he dis cov eredthe qual ity of ex tra vir gin ol ive oil, to -ma toes, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, vine -gar, pasta, etc. He also dis cov ered thathis sur name ref ers back to Greek roots,which lit er ally means “ol ive branch.” Itwas a natu ral move for Ste fano to firstbe gin im port ing spe cialty se lected ex travir gin ol ive oil and pasta, as his busi -ness. Even tu ally, he re al ized that in or -der to re pro duce genu ine sauces, hewould have to open his own manu fac -tur ing plant. It de vel oped into a uniquefa cil ity, re pro duc ing “home made” tech -niques with out com pro mise: Us ing only im ported ex tra vir gin ol ive oil, freshlygrilled gar lic, fresh vege ta bles, and thehigh est qual ity to ma toes. Ab so lutely nopre serva tives or stretch ers were used.In stead, Ste fano util izes tra di tional ma -son jars and natu ral “hot pack” and“high acid ity” pack meth ods to en sureshelf- life. To day, the com pa ny’s brand“Steff Gour met” cov ers a com plete lineof se lected go ru met prod ucts: sauces,vine gars, ol ive oils, spread, pizzelles,grilled vege ta bles and to ma toes. Ad di -tion ally, there is a line of 66 cuts of“Ger ardo di Nola” pasta, im portedfrom Naples, It aly. Its pri vate la belsauce line fol lows the ba sic phi loso phyof the com pany: all natu ral in gre di ents.

Prod ucts: Pasta sauces--marinara, tomatobasil, traditional, hot pepper,Sicilian, fresh garden)

SalesCon tacts: Muzzy Colosimo, Sales Manager

STEP PING SERV ICES, INC.108 Ab bie Ave nue, Kan sas City, KS 66103 USA

Tel: (913) 281- 5313; (800) 255- 7837Fax: (913) 281- 5297E- Mail: step ping@ty rell.net


Pro file: Step ping Serv ices has pro vided pro duc -tion art serv ices to pack ag ing buy erssince 1982. Its ca pa bili ties in clude allphases of pack age de vel op ment, fromcon cept de vel op ment and de sign,through pro duc tion art, to the fin ishedpack age. In ad di tion to in- house de signca pa bili ties, the firm of fers spe cial izedde sign serv ices. Con ven tional and elec -tronic pro duc tion art ca pa bili ties as wellas print ing re sources are avail able tosuit any pack ag ing and col lat eral needs.Its serv ice is dis tin guished by the staff’stech ni cal ex per tise in the print abil ity ofde signs, an ac tive ac count serv ices roleby the CEO, and a cli ent com mu ni ca -tions pro gram that fea tures cli ent pro -files, regu lar ac tiv ity re port ing,news let ters, and pe ri odic ac count re -views. Proc ess im prove ment serv ices in -clude ven dor bro ker age serv ices andpro cess audits.

Serv ices: Package development and designfrom concept through finishedpackage

SalesCon tacts: John Stevenson

STE RI DYNE COR PO RA TION3725 In vest ment Lane, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 USA

Tel: (561) 844- 3486; (800) 327- 6185Fax: (561) 844- 8415URL: www.mten.com



Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Europe,Carribean

Pro file: In August 1996, Ste ri dyne, a manu fac -turer of a va ri ety of clini cal and re tailmedi cal prod ucts, was ac quired byMTII (Medi cal Tech nol ogy & In no va -tions, Inc.) Lan cas ter, PA, which spe -cial izes in in no va tive medi cal and homecare products. Ste ri dyne started intobusi ness in the early 1970s as a medi calde vice think- tank and amanufacturing- marketing ve hi cle tobring new medi cal in ven tions to frui -tion, such as the small, per sonal elec -tronic thermomenter- - now a sta ple into day’s medi cal world. The firm’s in no -va tive in di vid ual pa tient kit ap proachwas de tailed in 1986, mak ing Ste ri dynethe first en try into that field. Ster itempholds some 17 U.S. pat ents plus twice asmany for eign pat ents. To day, the com -pany op er ates three di vi sions: Medi calProd ucts, Home Health Care Prod ucts,and Con sumer Prod ucts. Pri vate la bel is the com pa ny’s lat est growth area. Ste ri -dyne cur rently is the sec ond larg est andfast est grow ing sup plier of ther mome ter prod ucts in the U.S.

Prod ucts: Glass thermometers; digitalthermometers; basal ovulation,forehead (LCD) thermometers,probe covers, digital pacifier, baby products

SalesCon tacts: Bill Schoonmaker, National Sales

Manager; Tracey Dixon, Sales Assistant.

STERIS LABO RA TO RIES INC.(Sub sidi ary of Schein Phar ma ceu ti cal)

620 N. 51st Ave., Phoe nix, AZ 85043- 4705 USA

Tel: (602) 269- 5120; (800) 692- 9995Fax: (602) 269- 7468


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, Car ib bean Ba -sin, Tai wan, Far East

Pro file: Steris Labo ra to ries operates a 175,000- squarefoot fa cil ity, em ploy ing over 700peo ple and pro ducing ster ile in jecta bles,oph thal mic, otic and over- the- counterprod ucts for its par ent com pany, ScheinPhar ma ceu ti cal, Flor ham Park, NJ, aswell as for many of the lead ing dis tribu tors of phar ma ceu ti cals in the U.S. In busi nessfor more than 25 years, the firm is theleader in pro duc ing pri vate la bel ster ileprod ucts for the phy si ci an’s of fice, al ter na -tive health care sites, and phar macy mar -kets.

Prod ucts:Sterile small volume injectables,opthalmic, otic pharmaceuticals;classes include: vitamins, hormones,anesthetics, steroids,physio-therapeutics, antiobiotics.

SalesCon tacts: Michael J. Blank, Vice-President, Marketing;

STOLLER’S HONEY P.O. Box 97, 685 Fifth St., Latty, OH 45855 USA

Tel: (419) 399- 5786Fax: (419) 399- 4924URL: www.stoller shoney.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, South Amer ica, Europe

Pro file: Stoller’s Honey is one of the lead ing honey mar ket ers in the in dus try. Stoller’s con -ducts its own bee- keeping, proc ess ing, andpack ag ing of not only its own, but also spe -cific honey types world wide. With newbot tling ca pac ity, pack ag ing fa cili ties, andISO cer ti fi ca tiion, Stoller’s ships a broadrange of re tail, foodserv ice, and bulkhoney and fla vored honey with natu ralfruit world wide. Flexi ble serv ice andstrong man age ment sup port back both itsbranded and pri vate la bel of fer ings. Thecom pany pro vides cus tom honey andblends in pri vate la bel for many in dus trylead ers, in clud ing Aldi, Spar tan, Marsh


Su per mar kets, and Sam’s Whole saleClubs.

Prod ucts: Premium honey products andflavored honey spreads withnatural fruit in a full range ofretail, food service and bulkpackagess

SalesCon tacts: Jeffrey Bury, Executive Vice-President

and Corporate Director of Sales &Marketing

STROH MEYER & ARPE CO.636 Mor ris Turn pike, Short Hills, NJ 07078 USA

Tel: (973) 379- 6600Fax: (973) 379- 8181



Pro file: Stroh meyer & Arpe Co., Inc. is acanned food im porter, op er at ing since1882. Sourcing is done world wide withma jor em pha sis on Europe, SouthAmer ica and the Far East. The com -pany serv ices the su per mar ket, drugand dis count re tail in dus try na tion wide. The com pany also mar kets its ownKings Pan try brand.

Prod ucts: Canned pineapple, Mandarinoranges, peaches, mushrooms,grapefruit, apricots, cherries,fruit cocktail, mackerel andsardines

SalesCon tacts: Pierre Crawley, Vice-President; Charles

Kocot.

SUDE SAN CLEAN ING PROD UCTS & PACK AG ING**

Am barli do lum te sis leri yolu, 34840, Avci lar, Is tan bul,TURKEYTel: +90 212- 4221870Fax: +90 212- 4221031URL: www.sude san.com.tr


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, Af rica,Asia

Pro file: Sude san is a manu fac turer of clean ingprod ucts for house hold and in dus trial use.The com pany does con tract manu fac tur -ing for a number of ma jor mul ti na tionalcom pa nies, such as Uni le ver, Di ver sey -lever, Col gate Pal mol ive, as well as smaller firms, such as USA De ter gents, sup ply ingprod ucts to dif fer ent coun tries, and TheLon don Oil Re fin ing Com pany. Sude san’s pri vate la bel cus tom ers in clude ma jor re -tail chains, such as Car re four Tur key, Dia, Mi gros Tur key & Swit zer land, andMetro.

Prod ucts:Scouring powder, cream cleanser,liquid gel cleaner, carpet freshenerpowder

SalesCon tacts: Semih Demiz, Vice-President

SUMMA RX LABO RA TO RIES, INC.2940 FM Road, #3028, Min eral Wells, TX 76067 USA

Tel: (940) 325- 0771; (800) 527- 7319Fax: (940) 325- 0807



Pro file: Since 1972, Summa Rx Labs has beenstrictly in volved in con tract manu fac tur -ing. Its op era tion in cludes two phar ma -colo gist on staff. The com pany meetscGMP Phar ma ceu ti cal Manu fac tur ingStan dards, while pro vid ing prod uct de vel -op ment as sis tance. Its prod uct range cov -ers: pow ders, cap sules, tab let prod uctsplus pow dered food and drink prod ucts in foil pouches. Its new est prod ucts in cludestop smok ing im mune and health items.

Prod ucts:Custom food/diet supplements, OTCpharmaceuticals, prescriptionpharmaceuticals,


vitamin/mineral/berbal customformula diet supplements,weight/diet replacement powderdrinks, drinks, zinc lozenges,homeopathic tablets

SalesCon tacts: Joel Pettegrew, Sales Manager (Phone:

817-731-7317 or e-mail:[email protected]); Jerry Nelson,President

SU PER BRANDS, INC.151 Gal lagher Crest, Hender son, NV 89014 USA

Tel: (702) 566- 6868Fax: (702) 566- 6555URL: www.su per brands.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Ja pan, Tai wan,Hong Kong, Uru guay, Vene zuela,Columbia

Pro file: The prede ces sor com pany to Su perBrands, Inc. was founded in April 1973as Tri dent Prod ucts, Inc. In 1985, Tri -dent was ac quired and the as sets weremerged into Su per Brands. In 1987, Su -per Brands ac quired the as sets ofNorth west Sani ta tion; then in May1991, the com pany ac quired the as setsof Glo bol USA, a sub sidi ary of Brit ishPe tro leum and the de vel oper of thedrop- in bowl cleaner tab lets. Su perBrands’ fore most ob jec tive has al waysbeen to manu fac ture the most ef fec tive,“safe” auto mat ic toi let bowl clean ersavail able — prod ucts that rep re sentgenu ine con sumer val ues. As pro ducerof sev eral na tional brands, it can bestated that this firm does in deed manu -fac ture true na tional brand qual ity.Itsprod ucts in clude: drop- in bowl cleanertab lets, ul tra long- lasting bowl cleanerblocks, solid bowl cleaner in glass jars,bleach bowl cleaner tab lets, and bluesur fac tant rim sticks.

Prod ucts:Automatic in-tank toilet bowlcleaners

SalesCon tacts: Dona M. Dahlheimer-Brooks, Sales Manager


SU PER COF FEEMIX MANU FAC TUR INGLIM ITED

26 Senoko Way, Sin ga pore 758048 SIN GA PORE

Tel: +65 7533088Fax: +65 7537833


Ex port Mar kets: Ma lay sia, Viet nam, My an mar,China, Hong Kong, Rus sia, Ja pan, Mid dleEast, Europe

Pro file: Su per Cof feemix Manu fac tur ing is themar ket leader in Sin ga pore for its twomain prod uct lines, 3- in-1 cof fee mix andnu tri tious ce real drink prod ucts, de scribed as “The Any time Any where Drinks.” Thefirm, which pro duces more than 40 va rie -ties of food and in stant bev er age items(packed in sa chets and other con ven ientforms that are easy- to- carry and easy topre pare), ex ports to more than 30 coun -tries. Its mod ern pro duc tion fa cili ties arecom ple mented by simi lar pro duc tionplants in Ma lay sia, China, and In do ne sia.

Prod ucts:3-in-1 coffee mix (instant coffee,non-dairy creamer & sugar), 3-in-1cereal mix beverage (nutritiouscereal mix, non-dairy creamer &sugar)

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Kuik See Juan, Executive Director; Mr.

V. Joseph, Export Manager


SU PE RIOR COF FEE AND FOODS990 Su preme Dr., Bensen ville, IL 60106 USA

Tel: (630) 860- 1400Fax: (630) 350- 2309URL: www.su pe ri or cof feeshop.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ko rea, Ja pan, Can ada, Mex ico,Pa cific Rim, Aus tra lia, Europe

Pro file: Su pe rior Cof fee and Foods is a di vi sionof the Sara Lee Corp. (Also in theSOUR CE BOOK). Su pe rior was es tab -lished in 1908 and to day is a lead ingroaster to the gour met gro cery andfood-serv ice in dus tries. Its cof fees in -clude more than 40 fla vored va rie ties or 75 va rie ties total, in clud ing va rie tals,fla vors, blends, de caf fein ated, and darkroast.

Prod ucts: Gourmet coffee, spices, tea,coffee gift packs, gourmet cocoa,instant cappuccino.

SalesCon tacts: Louis Cer one

SWAG GER FOODS COR PO RA TION900 Cor po rate Woods Park way, Ver non Hills, IL60061 USA

Tel: (847) 913- 1200Fax: (847) 913- 1263URL: www.swaggerfoods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Ko rea, Ja pan,Europe

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1978, this small- sized,manu fac turer of sea son ings and rec ipemixes maintains a com mit ment toqual ity, price and serv ice. The com pany prac tices TQM, TPM, and ex ten sivemanu fac tur ing con trol. Also, the firm

com bines a con sci en tious ef fort with edu -ca tion in serving its cus tom ers.

Prod ucts:Fruit juices, fruit drinks,iced teas,sports drinks, carbonated softdrinks

SalesCon tacts: Terry Shin

SWEET RIPE DRINKS, LTD.6745 In vader Cres cent, Mis sis sauga, On tario L5T 2B6CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 670- 0638Fax: (905) 670- 0904URL: www.sweet ripe.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Car ib bean, United States

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1987 as a juice box pri vatela bel manu fac turer, this com pany has be -come a lead ing North Ameri can manu -fac turer of fruit juice and re fresh mentbev er ages. Sweet Ripe manu fac tures more than 400 SKUs in a wide range of pack age for mats and sizes.

Prod ucts:Fruit juices, fruit drinks,iced teas,sports drinks,

SalesCon tacts: Jim Faulkner (Canada)

TARO PHAR MA CEU TI CALS U.S.A., INC.3 Sky line Dr., Haw thorne, NY 10532 USA

Tel: (914) 345- 9001Fax: (914) 345- 8727URL: www.taro.com


Ex port Mar kets: 20+ countries


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Pro file: Taro Phar ma ceu ti cals was formed in Is -rael two years af ter the state of Is raelwas es tab lished. In re cent years, thecom pany has es tab lished sub sidi ar ies inthe U.S. And Can ada. Its U.S. sales ac -count for nearly 90% of to tal com panysales. A ma jor po rtion of Ta ro’s busi -ness in volves sales to ma jor U.S. drugdis tribu tors (McKes son, Car di nalHealth, Ameri sour ce Ber gen, etc.). Tarois a research- based, in ter na tional spe -cialty phar ma ceu ti cal firm, which de vel -ops, manu fac turers and mar ketspre scrip tion drugs (in clud ing ge ner ics)and OTC phar ma ceu ti cal prod ucts. Inre cent years, the com pany has con soli -dated its busi ness, its pro duc tion cen -tered near Toronto, Can ada, and itsdis tri bu trion lo cated in a 315,000 square foot New Jer sey dis tribu trion cen ter.The com pany pro duces some 180 phar -macaeu ti cal prod ucts for a va ri ety ofskin treat ments as well as an al ge sicprod ucts.

Prod ucts: Topical creams and ointments(footcare, feminine hygiene, babyointment), nasal sprays,hemorrhoidal suppositoriess

SalesCon tacts: Carlton Holmes, Marketing Director-OTC

TE- PE, S.A.Car retera Madrid- Cadiz, KM 547, Apar tado de Cor reos,No 520, Sevilla, 41080 SPAIN

Tel: +34 5- 4693025Fax: +34 5- 4680740


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, AsiaSouth, United States, Puerto Rico

Pro file: This com pany is po si tioned as one of the three larg est ol ive pro duc ers in Spainand one of the larg est ol ive proc ess ingfac to ries in the world. It pro vides all va -rie ties and pres en ta tion of the ta ble ol ive busi ness to the re tail and ca ter ing trade

as well as in drums, serv ing ap proxi mately 35 coun tries.

Prod ucts:Olives—all varieties

SalesCon tacts: Javier Sainz, J. Ma Garcia

TEE PEE OL IVES, INC.109 Mont gom ery Ave., P.O. Box 239, Scars dale, NY10583 USA

Tel: (914) 723- 6600; (800) 431-1529Fax: (914) 723- 2837URL: www.teepeeolives.com



Pro file: Op er at ing as a vertically- integrated ol ivecom pany, Tee Pee Ol ives (es tab lished in1968 with its af fili ate in Spain- - see above) con trols all as pects of its pro duc tion —from its ol ive ranches to its pack ag ing fa -cili ties. The com pany is po si tioned as thelarg est im porter of bulk ol ives to the U.S.The com pany, which spe cial izes in Span -ish green ol ives, packs 23% of this prod uct in the US and Can ada. Tee Pee, which also spe cial izes in pri vate la bel pack ing for there tail and food-serv ice trade, guar an teesef fi cient serv ice from its Span ish and Nor -folk, VA, plants.

Prod ucts:Spanish green olives, Greekgiardiniera, Greek pepperoncini,jalapeno peppers, sun-driedtomatoes, cornichones, capers.

SalesCon tacts: Robert Cory, Lucy Landesman.

TELE DYNE WA TER PIKCon sumer For mu la tions Busi ness Unit1730 East Pros pect Rd., Ft. Col lins, CO 80553- 0001USA

Tel: (970) 221- 4840Fax: (970) 221- 8715



Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Far East

Pro file: Tele dyne Wa ter Pik is one of the 21com pa nies owned by Tele dyne, Inc.,Los An ge les. Wa ter Pik is a ma jor con -sumer com pany made up of seven busi -ness units. Best known are the oralcon sumer unit, which manu fac turesand sells the Wa ter Pik oral ir ri ga tor,and the shower unit, which sup plies the“Shower Mas sage.” Its point- of- entry/point- of- use home wa ter fil tra tion at tach ments are an im por tant seg mentof its busi ness. The Con sumer For mu la -tions Busi ness Unit has been manu fac -tur ing pri vate la bel oral health careprod ucts for the past 2 1/2 years to ma -jor drug-store and gro cery chains in the U.S. In ter na tional sales began in 1994.

Prod ucts: Oral analgesics, water filtrationattachments, denture adhesive,toothpaste and other ointmentsand creams.

SalesCon tacts: Ken Riedel, General Manager

TERRI LYNN, INC.1450 Bowes Rd., El gin, IL 60123- 5539 USA

Tel: (847) 741- 1900; (800) 323-0775Fax: (847) 741-2805URL:

www.terrilynn.com



Pro file: This family- owned- and- operated firmbe gan in 1936 as a di rect sup plier ofgourmet nuts and has since ex pandedinto dried fruits, chocolate- covered andyogurt- coated prod ucts. The com panyis self- sufficient as a proc es sor andpack ager, sup plying prod uct to con fec -tion ers, bak er ies, dair ies, re tail ers, res -tau rants, and fund- raisers. It also

op er ates a state- of- the- art pe can shell ingplant in Cor dele, GA.

Prod ucts:Dried fruit, nuts and chocolates.

SalesCon tacts: Mark Graziano, VP, Sales/Marketing.

TESA TAPE, INC.5825 Car ne gie Blvd., Char lotte, NC 28209 USA

Tel: (704) 554- 0707Fax: (704) 553- 5634URL: www.tesatape.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, South eastAsia, Af rica

Pro file: As a sub sidi ary of Beiers dorf AG, Ham -burg, Ger many (www.tesa.de), tesa tape isone of the larg est full- line tape manu fac -tur ers in the world. In fact, the com pany is one of only two full- line manu fac tur ers oftape in the world. The firm manu fac turesmore than 600 pressure- sensitive tapes un -der the brand names tesa and Tuck, andem ploys more than 850 peo ple in the US.Its tesa brand is the lead ing tape brand inEurope and the sec ond larg est tape brandin the world. The com pany traces its ori -gins back to the last cen tury, when PaulBeirs dorf in vented ad he sive tape.

Prod ucts:Tape, pressure-sensitive adhesives,mailing and packaging supplies.

SalesCon tacts: Angela Nichols.

TETLEY USA, INC(For merly called South ern Tea, this di vi sion ofTetley, Inc., Shel ton, CT (owned by TetleyGroup, Lon don, Eng land) be came the larg estpro ducer of ex clu sive brand tea prod ucts in theU.S. In 2000, how ever, all of the Tetley busi -ness world wide was pur chased by Tata Tea


Lim ited of In dia, which be came the sec ondlarg est tea pro ducer in the world. The pri vatela bel busil ness at Tetley USA, how ever, wassold in Oc to ber 2002 to Har ris Tea com pany(listed in the SOUR CE BOOK), a di vi sion ofHar ris Free man & com pany LP, Ana heim,CA.)

THOMP SON CANDY CO.80 South Vine St., Me ri den, CT 06451 USA

Tel: (203) 235- 2541Fax: (203) 630- 2492URL: www.thomp son candy.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, United King dom, Can ada,Australia

Pro file: Thomp son Candy has manu fac turedpre mium choco late nov el ties to the U.S.spe cialty trade since 1879, thus be com -ing one of the old est choco late manu fac -tur ers in the coun try. The com pany isprivately- owned and op er ates plants inMe ri den, CT, and Fair field, CA. In ad -di tion to its do mes tic whole sale and ex -port busi ness, the com pany alsoop er ates in the ar eas of pri vate la bel and cus tom choco late pro duc tion. Re cently,the com pany in tro duced choco late barsto its prod uct line.

Prod ucts: Hollow and solid moldedchocolate items, chocolate bars,and panned products.

SalesCon tacts: Jeff White, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

3 STRIKES CUS TOM DE SIGN25 Cres cent St., Stam ford, CT 06906 USA

Tel: (203) 359- 4559Fax: (203) 359- 2187URL: www.3strikes.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $8 MillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 12.5%

Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Europe, Mid dle East, South Amer ica, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Founded by Mark Kauf man in 1979, 3Strikes Cus tom De sign pio neered the useof high- quality, co or di nated sports wearand ap parel in the pro motion in dus try.To day, the com pany calls it self “Ameri ca’s Towel Su per store,” sell ing cus tom izedtow els in all sizes with all em bel lish menttech niques, in clud ing the silk screen pro -cess. Cli ents can rep li cate their ads, pack -age de signs and origi nal art on not onlytow els, but ties, ban ners, bags, jack ets, and other fab rics, us ing the com pa ny’s newMa trix To tal Cov er age pro cess, a patent- pending sys tem pro duc ing a print ing looklike full- bleed litho re pro duc tions. An other new prod uct is the com pa ny’s Pak Titescom pressed prod ucts (also pat ent pend -ing), which compresses T- shirts, tow elsand other cotton- rich items un der 50 tonsof pres sure to a frac tion of their orgi nalsize. (Nor mal laun der ing re moves thewrink les). Printed la bels are thenshrink-wrapped around the com presseditem to keep the prod uct clean andmoisture- free. Prod ucts also can be com -pressed into in no va tive shapes (foot ball,heart, post card, etc.).

Prod ucts:T-shirts, towels, banners, blankets,sweaters, sportswear

SalesCon tacts: Mark Kaufman, President; Larry Edinger,

Senior Account Executive

THURN PRO DUKTEBovin gen In dus trial Estate 108, Much, D- 53804 GER -MANY

Tel: +49 2245 6090Fax: +49 2245 60911URL: www.thurn- produkte.de



Ex port Mar kets: Europe and East ern Europe

Pro file: A family- owned com pany, Thurn Pro -dukte, started in 1977, is very wellequipped and pro duces its own bot tlesin line with the fill ing units. All its pro -duc tion is com pletely com put er ized.About 85% of the pro duc tion goes topri vate la bel prod ucts for Euro pean re -tail ers. Many dis count ers are served byThurn. The firm can of fer a com pleterange of house hold prod ucts—wash ingpow ders and liq uids as well as hair andbody care prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Washing detergents (powder andliquids), household cleaningproducts, body and hair careproducts

SalesCon tacts: Ivan Crost, Marketing & Sales Manager

TIP TOP CANNING CO., INC.505 S. 2ndSt., P.O. Box 126, Tipp City, OH 45371 USA

Tel: (937) 667-3713Fax: (937) 667-3802



Pro file: Now with more than 80 years of ex pe ri -ence as a to mato proc es sor, Tip TopCan ning, a family- run busi ness (4thgen era tion) pro vides more than 50 va -rie tites of to mato prod ucts. Its se lec tionranges from to ma toes (whole, peeled,diced, crushed, stewed, pu reed), to spa -ghetti and pizza sauces, to PET ketchup, to to mato and vege ta ble juice. The com -pany serves both the re tail and food -serv ice mar ket seg ments.

Prod ucts: Tomato Products, sauces, juices

SalesCon tacts: N/A

TISH CON CORP.30 New York Ave nue, Box 331,West bury, NY 11590 USA

Tel: (516) 333- 3050; (800) 848- 8442Fax: (516) 997- 1052


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Cen tral Amer ica, SouthAmer ica, Europe, East Europe, South eastAsia, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Started in 1977 as a con tract manu fac -turer of vi ta mins and food sup ple ments inthe tab let dos age form, Tish con be ganpro duc ing soft ge la tin cap sules in 1984 inad di tion to its tab lets, hard gela tin cap -sules, and pow dered sup ple ments. Thecom pany to day is a lead ing manu fac turerof chew able tab lets of vi ta mins, min er als,and over- the- counter phar ma ceu ti cals. ItsGel- Tec Di vi sion manu fac tur ers cos meticfor mu la tions in soft ge la tin cap sules. Thefirm pro duces more than 5,000 dif fer entfor mu la tions, in clud ing natu ral andmulti- ingredient prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Vitamins, health foods, diet aids,cosmetics, over-the-counterpharmaceuticals

SalesCon tacts: Raj Chopra, President; George McShane;

Deepak Chopra, President, Eckhart Corp.(Tel: 415-898-9528; Fax: 415-898-1917)

TOR BITT & CAS TLE MANOne Qual ity Place, Buck ner, KY 40010 USA

Tel: (502) 222-1424Fax: (502) 222-1878URL: www.torbitt.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $ 200+ Mil lionPe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90%

Ex port Mar kets: South east Asia, Can ada,Car ribean, Europe, Ja pan


Pro file: Tor bitt & Cas tle man traces its his toryback to 1869. It de vel op ed as aprivately- owned com pany known for its pri vate la bel con di ments, which wereexpanded- - not only in the prod uct linebut in ways to help its trad ing part nersachieve a com peti tive ad van tage. To day, the com pany is a cate gory leader, pro -vid ing pan cake and waf fle syr ups, cornsyrup, chocolateflavored syr ups, jamsand jel lies, Mexi can sauces and sal sas,and bar be cue sauces. Its new est prod -ucts in clude steak sauces and pour ablefruit syr ups. Re cent ac qui si tion , Enzo -Pac, She boygan, WI, and the drink mixdi vi sion of Park Foods, Bar ring ton,IL.,have helped Tor bitt & Cas tle man to ex -pand into sweet ened in stant tea mix,break fast drink mix, pow dered drinkmix, fla vored drink mix for milk andpan cake mix. Also, the com pany has ac -quired Five Star Brands, bring ing inother new prod ucts: nu tri tional barsand other neu tri ceu ti cal prod ucts. Thisdedi cated pri vate la bel cate gory lead er’s com mit ment in ter twines its growth andsuc cess with cate gory growth and pri -vate la bel mar ket share growth. Thecom pany prides it self on its cus tomerserv ice and dis tri bu tion ac tivi ties, qual -ity prod ucts, and com peti tive pric ing,set ting in dus try stan dards in these ar -eas. S

Products: Jam, jelly, pancake syrup, Mexicansauce, barbecue sauce, flavoreddessert syrups, steak sauce,powdered drink mix, gelatin &pudding, pourable fruit syrups

SalesCon tacts: Dave Funk, Vice-President of Retail Sales

(tel: 630-295-6777); Kevin Dress , Director of Foodservice Group (tel: 317-818-0527)

TOUFI NEE SAARWa fer & Con fec tion ery, Qual ity In dus triesTe fen In dus trial Area, P.O. Box 22, 29959 IS RAEL

Tel: +972 4 873201Fax: +972 4 872204


Ex port Mar kets: Rus sia, France, Leba non, Cy prus

Pro file: This firm spe cial izes in pro duc ing vari ouskinds of wa fers, chocolate- coated bars,and coated nuts, al monds, rai sins, andpea nuts. Its fac tory makes real chocolate- coated con fec tion ery, us ing natu ral in gre -di ents as well as a se ries of white- chocolate- coated wa fers and cer tain sug -ar less prod ucts. Along with its mar ket ingand pro duc tion, the firm also spe cial izes in pro duc ing prod ucts un der li cense forother large con fec tion ery com pa nies, in -clud ing a large re tail chain in Is rael.

Prod ucts:Chocolate-coated bars, sugarwafers, sugarless wafers, chocolate nuts, almonds, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Yu val Oren

TREEHOUSE FOODS INC.NYSE:THSTwo West brook Corp. Cen ter, Suite 1070, West Ches ter,

IL 60154 USA

Tel: (708) 483-1300Fax: N/AURL: www.tree house foods.com

To tal 2006 Sales Vol ume: $939.4 Mil lion +32.7%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80%+ (E)


Pro file: Tree House Foods was formed in June 2005,when Dean Foods (also in the SOUR CE -BOOK) spun off its Spe cialty Foods Di vi -sion. Most of Tree House’s op era tions arecen tered in Bay Val ley Foods, Green Bay,WI. The new com pany con tin ues as the lead ing sup plier of pri vate la bel pick les, non- dairy pow dered cof fee cream ers, and soups in the U.S. Ac qui si tions are un der way at thiscom pany. In Feb ru ary 2006, Tree House ac -quired Ox ford Foods, a Massassuetts pro -ducer of pick les, pep pers and re lated prod ucts for food serv ice. Then the com pany fol lowedup with the ac qui si tion of the baby food and


pri vate la bel soup busi ness of Del MonteFoods (also in the SOUR CE BOOK) inearly March 2006. The com pany calls it -self the larg est manu fac turer of pick les and non- dairy pow dered cream ers in the U.S.And a lead ing pri vate la bel sup plier inthose cate go ries as well as in pri vate la belsoup in the U.S. Tree House con tin ues itsac qui si tion strat egy. In July 2007, Tree -House Foods ac quired San An to nioFarms of Texas, a $45.3 mil lion pro ducerof Mexi can sauses and salsa, pi cante,cheese dip, en chi lada sauce and taco sauce, from Sil ver Ven tues, for $88.5 mil lion incash. San An to nio Farms is pri mar ily apri vate la bel sup plier plus sells to food -serv ice ac counts, un der the San An to niobrand. Also, Tree House ac quired De -Graf fen reid LLC., Spring field, MO, aproc es sor of pick les and re lated foods to the foodser vice busi ness for $10 mil lion.The com pa ny’s sales are $23 mil lion.Ad di tionally, Tree House agreed in June 2007 to ac quire the op er at ing busi nessof E.D. Smith for $203 mil lion. E.D.Smith’s fis cal 2007 sales were $245 mil -lion. In Can ada, it is the lead ing pri vatela bel manu fac turer in its gro cery cate -go ries (fruit- based prod ucts in clud ingjams, pie fill ings, as well as ketchup andsauces) and in the U.S. The lead ing pro -ducer of salad dress ings.

Prod ucts:pickles, non-dairypowdered coffee creamers,sauces, salad dressings, liquidnon-diary creamers, Soups

SalesCon tacts: N/A

THE TRIAD GROUP19355 Jana cek Court, Brook field, WI 53045 USA

Tel: (262) 641- 1500; (800)288-1388Fax: (262) 641- 1451URL: www.triad- group.net



Pro file: The Triad Group, which cele brated its30th an ni ver sary in 2005, op er ates threedi vi sions: Triad Dis pos ables (an ti sep ticsand scrubs, wipes, wash cloths, pa tient care medi cal/per sonal items); Triad Phar ma -ceu ti cals (drugs, medi cal de vices &cosmetics- - suppositories, hem or rhoi daloint ment, swabs, acne pads, wash cloths);and Triad Con tract Manufacturing. Po si -tioned as a lead ing manu fac turer of an ti -sep tics and scrubs, wet pack dis pos ables,and pa tient care pro ducts, Triad Group serves the pri vate la bel trade in its Dis pos -ables and Phar ma ceu ti cals Di vi sions, andalso pro vides con tract work. Re cently, thecom pany com bined its head quar ters andmanu fac tur ing facili ties (four lo ca tions)relocated to Hart land, WI, in a 300,000square foot fa cil ity, which was sched uledto open in the fall of 2006.

Prod ucts:Alcohol Swabs, Moist Towelettes,Acne treatment, baby wipes/pads,household wipes, iodine,suppositories, medicated creams andointments, cold sore treatments,and other OTC formulations

SalesCon tacts: Mary Aagesen, Director, Triad

Pharmaceuticals (630) 272-0155

TRIL LIUM HEALTH CARE PROD UCTS(BODY CARE IN NO VA TIONS).

2768 Davis Drive, New mar ket, On tario L3Y 4W1 CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 868- 9990; (877) 875-5486 Fax: (905) 868- 9993URL: www.tril li um health care.com

www.body care.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $300 Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: United States, Mex ico, Europe,South Amer ica, Asia, Mid dle East

Pro file: Tril lium Health Care Prod ucts is theworld’s larg est pro ducer of pri vate la belbar soap. The com pany was started in No -


vem ber 1993, when three part ners pur -chased the An drew Jer gens’ Ca na dianmanu fac tur ing fa cil ity in Perth,Ontario. Its busi ness has evolved andex panded into cus tom pack ing bar soapand liq uid health and beauty care itemsfor na tional branded com pa nies. In1998, Perth Soap pur chased Warner- Lambert’s Brockville, Ont., phar ma -ceu ti cal plant, en ter ing the pre scrip tiondrugs and over- the- counter busi ness. Anew com pany emerged: Tril lium Health Care Prod ucts, producing ef fer ves centcap sules, so lu tions, syr ups, emul sions,sus pen sions, lo tions, mouth wash,creams, oint ments, and sup posi to ries.Ad di tion ally, Tril lium provides pack ag -ing flexi bil ity with its own bot tle manu -fac tur ing, plus blis ter packs, foil, tubefill ing both metal and plas tic, la bel ing,and car ton ing. In late 2003. Tril lumpur chased Proc ter & Gam ble’s Ivo ry -dale, OH plant, a 1.1 mill lion square foot fa cil ity, re nam ing it the St. Bar nardSoap Co. Tril li um’s con tract busi nessnow en com passes all of P&G’s barsoaps (Ivory, Oil of Olay, Camry, Zestbrands) for North Amer ica. Pri vate la -bel interest be gan early in 1994. Its con -tinu ous soap mak ing plant al lows forthe ongoing pro duc tion of a high- quality base, us ing a com bi na tion of edi -ble grade beef tal low and co co nut oil.Com put er ized dry ing and up- to- datepack ag ing equip ment en sure con sis tenthigh qual ity and pro vide the flexi bil ityto sat isfy the cus tomer’s pack ag ing re -quir ments. Re cently, the firm in stalledunique glyc er ine soap equip ment, which re duces im pu ri ties and im proves theclar ity of the prod uct. To day, Tril lium is po si tioned as a global con tract manu fac -turer in health and beauty, phar ma ceu -ti cal, and nu tri tional health & well nessprod ucts (Tril lium Nu traceu ti cals, asub sidi ary). In March 2007, the com -pany re struc tured its op era tions, whereTril lium con tin ues all con tract op era -tions, while the re cently ac quiredliquid- filling soap fa cil ity in Bramp ton,On tario has been com bined with the ex -ist ing soap bar plant in Perth, On tario,all op er ated un der a new busi ness iden -tity, Body Care In no va tions. The lat ter

now con cen trates on value- added and in -no va tive per sonal care and health careprod ucts.

Prod ucts:Bar soap, liquid soap, body wash,body scrub, shampoo, shower gels,foam bath, lotion, creams, beautycream; plus health care range; Pre scrip tion phar ma ceu ti cals andover- the- counter drugs

SalesCon tacts: Kelly-Ann McIntosh, Vice-President Sales &

Marketing (Ext. 33); Steve Rasberry,National Sales Manager (Tel: 613-342-4436)

TRI PLE T FOODS**1601 W. McKay, P.O. Box 943, Fron te nac, KS 66763USA

Tel: (316) 231- 7711Fax: (316) 231- 0071E- Mail: pmen [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Pa cific Rim, Europe, Can ada, South Amer ica

Pro file: Tri ple T Foods is the par ent com pany ofNatu ral Life Pet Prod ucts. Natu ral Lifewas one of the first two natu ral pet foodson the mar ket. The firm manu facturesnatu ral (pri vate la bel) pet food in its ownstate- of- the- art pet food plant. Opened inOc to ber 1994, this fa cil ity is APHIS (Ani -mal Plant Health In spec tion Serv ice) ap -proved. Less than one- half of all U.S. petfood plants are APHIS ap proved. Chemi -cal an ti oxi dants and pre serva tives havenever been used in its plant. The com pany pack ages 4- up to 50- pound bags. Its fa cil -ity has fresh meat ca pa bili ties.

Prod ucts:Dry dog and cat pet food

SalesCon tacts: George Tobiason, Business Development

Manager (Tel: 816-224-8424)


TRISA AG.P.O. Box CH- 6234, Tri en gen, SWIT ZER LAND

Tel: +41 41 935 35355Fax: +41 41 935 3300URL: www.trisa.ch


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, Af rica,Latin Amer ica, South Asia, South east Asia

Pro file: Trisa of Swit zer land, a manu fac turer,in no va tor, and mar keter in busi nesstrac ing back to 1887, em ploys a staff of350 people- - all of whom are also share -hold ers in the com pany. Its main prod -ucts are con ven tional and elec tri caltooth brushes, which are de vel oped in c -lose co op era tion with den tal pro fes sion -als, as well as fash ion able hair brushesand house hold aids, all con form ing tothe ISO 9001 stan dard.

Prod ucts: Flexible head toothbrushes,rotary head plaque removers

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Alois Arnold, Export Department


TRO PHY NUT CO.320 North 2nd Street, Tipp City, OH 45371 USA

Tel: (937) 667- 8478; (800) 729- 6887Fax: (937) 667- 4656URL: www.trophynut.ch


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, SouthAmer ica, South east Asia, Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: In busi ness for more than 70 years, Tro -phy Nut is one of the top ten nut proc es -sors in the U.S. Its pri vate la bel busi ness be gan about 15 years ago. The com pany pos sesses most of the ma jor proc ess ingtech niques, in clud ing some unique ap -

pli ca tions that of fer greater flexi bil ity, forex am ple, im print ing pack ag ing at the time of proc ess ing to cut costs. Tro phy is nowseek ing to ex pand into ex clu sive brand op -por tu ni ties, both do mes tic and ex ported.

Prod ucts:Dry roast and oil-roasted nuts,natural snacks, packaged in cans,jars, and cello.

SalesCon tacts: Joe R. Joity, National Sales Manager; Scott T.

Litmer, Regional Sales Manager

UL TRA DATA SYS TEMS, INC.9375 Di el man In dus trial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63132,USA

Tel: (314) 997- 1150Fax: (314) 997- 2250URL: www.ultra da tasys tems.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $30MillionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%


Pro file: This con sumer elec tron ics com pany pro -vides “Road Whiz’s” with an “ex traor di -nary da ta base” for trav el ers and mar kets hand- held com put ers and GPS re ceiv ersfor driver in for ma tion. Ad di tion ally, thefirm de vel ops and mar kets hand- held“Road Whiz” units through re tail ers inthe fields of travel, home and gar den,sports, medi cal, etc. Its cli ents in clude de -part ment stores, chain drug stores, massmer chan disers, lead ing cata log su ppli ers,ca ble te le vi sion mar ket ers, and of fice sup -ply re tail ers and con sumer elec tronicstores. Re tail prices range from $19.95 to$49.95. Ex clu sive brands in clude Tar getbrand “Car and Driver,” Sear’s brand“Path finder,” and AAA brand “Trip Wiz -zard.”

Prod ucts:Hand-held travel informationcomputers and GPS (globalpositioning satellite) receivers fordriver information

SalesCon tacts: David S. Biernbaum, COO (e-mail:

[email protected]); DanMuehlemann, Vice-President Sale


U

UNICO HOLD INGS, INC.1830 Sec ond Ave nue North, Lake Worth, FL 33461,USA

Tel: (561) 582- 3030Fax: (561) 582- 8558URL: www.unico-1.com


Ex port Mar kets: Near East, Far East, Asia, SouthAmer ica

Pro file: Formed in 1992, UNICO be gan to pro -duce and dis trib ute Na tu ra lyte OralElec tro lyte Sou tion and other health- related prod ucts. In late 1996, the com -pany re lo cated its plant from Co lum -bus, MS, to Lake Worth, FL, equip pingits new fa cil ity with a custom- designedfill ing sys tem (up to 140 bot tles perminute). Privately- owned, this firm pro -duces low- cost, high- quality prod uct, al -low ing cus tom ers higher mar gins thanna tional brands. Its new est pro duct en -tries in clude: adult nu tri tion als (in threefla vors, va nilla, choco late, and straw -berry), that com pare to the brand, En -sure, plus a line of en ema prod ucts(sa line laxa tive), com parable to thebrand, Fleet. UNICO can pro duceprod ucts from 4 ounces up to one gal -lon, help ing in the de sign, de vel op ment,and im ple ment ing of eve ry thing fromla bels to fin ished liq uid prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Enema, douche, oral electrolytesolutions, adult nutritionals

SalesCon tacts: N/A

U.S. COT TON, LLC590 La ser Road, Rio Ran cho, NM 87124 USA

Tel: (505) 892- 2269; (800) 888-0747Fax: (505) 892- 0977URL: www.us cot ton.com


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Asia, Mid dle East,Cen tral Amer ica, Car ib bean, Can ada,Australia

Pro file: U.S. Cot ton is the manu fac turer of thehighest- quality, health-and-beauty cot tonprod ucts. The com pa ny’s nationally- branded Swisspers and Swiss Beauty cot -ton rounds domi nate the branded side ofthe cate gory; each of these brands is com -ple mented with a full line of cot ton balls,squares, and swabs. Both brands havebeen the choice of many ma jor re tail ersfor their own ex clu sive la bels pro grams. In Janu ary 2000, these brands were con soli -dated un der the Swisspers la bel to fur therre in force the brand’s mar ket domi nance.All the prod ucts in the con soli dated linecon tinue to be of fered for ex clu sive brand -ing. Based on the suc cess of its uniquepop- top swabs can is ters, U.S. Cot ton hasre cently in tro duced pop- top cos metic ap -pli ca tors can is ters (25 and 80 count). Ad -di tion ally, the com pany of fers a line of100% cot ton baby items; dis pos able wash -cloths, nurs ing pads, and swabs. U.S. Cot -ton’s manu fac tur ing fa cili ties are lo catedin Rio Ran cho, NM; Char lotte, NC; andSan ti ago, Chile. The com pa ny’s head -quar ters is in Rio Ran cho. The com panyalso has stra te gic part ner ships with FlawaAG, Swit zer land; Al pha Con seil et Par tici -pa tions, France; and Quimica Es trella,Ar gen tina.

Prod ucts:100% cotton balls, pads, squares,swabs

SalesCon tacts: Richard Fallows, Senior Vice-President-Sales

& Marketing; Rusty Channer,Vice-President-Sales Eastern Region #1;Joanne Yaskevich, Vice-President-SalesWestern Region; Garland Green,Vice-President-Sales Eastern Region #2

U.S. NON WOV ENS CORP.100 Em jay Blvd., Bren twood, NY 11717 USA

Tel: (631) 952-0100


Fax: (631) 952-0200URL: www.us non wov ens.com



Pro file: U.S. Non wov ens, a family- owned bus -iness, which started in 1995 in the non -woven roll goods area, en tered fin ishedcon sumer dis pos able prod ucts. Its ex -pan sion be gan in 1999 and the fol low ing year the com pany re ceived ISO 9002Cer ti fi ca tion in manu fac tur ing andopera ting pro ce dures. In 2006, U.S.Non wov ens opened a state- of- the- artdis tri bu tion fa cil ity and new manu fac -tur ing plant. The com pany claims to bethe only pro ducer with mill ca pac ityand ca pa bil ity to pro duce NonwovenSub strates.

Prod ucts: Laundry Care, Bathroom Care,floor Care, Baby Care, SurfaceCare, Dish Care, HouseholdCleansers & Fresheners

SalesCon tacts: Matt Carroll, Executive VP, Sales &

Marketing

U.S. SUGAR CO., INC.692 Bai ley Ave., Buf falo, NY 14206 USA

Tel: (716) 828- 1170; (800) 388- 7252Fax: (716) 828- 1509URL: us sug [email protected]



Pro file: U.S. Sugar Co. is the lead ing pro ducerof pri vate la bel brown and pow deredsug ars in the east ern United States. Its“un ri valled” pri vate la bel poly pack ag -ing ca pac ity and state- of the- art equip -ment per mits this firm to pro videout stand ing qual ity and serv ice in ahighly- seasonal cate gory (brown/pow -

dered sug ars). Un like the ma jor sugar re -fin ers, U.S. Sugar is fo cused 100% on there tailer and whole saler (ver sus in dus trialand food- serv ice cus tom ers). In 1999, thecom pany in tro duced re close able zip perbags.

Prod ucts:Brown and powdered sugars

SalesCon tacts: Tom Ferlito, Vice-President of Sales (Ex.

203)

UNI- WIPES MANU FAC TUR ING INC.Div. of Mega corp In ter na tional Mar ket ing 16k00 Stee les Ave. W (Ste. 426), Con cord, On tario L4K4M2 CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 660- 4006Fax: (905) 660- 1995


Ex port Mar kets: United States, France

Pro file: Uni- Wipes produces a pre- moistened lenstow el let, used for len and screen clean ing.The dis pos able wipes are im preg natedwith an ef fec tive clean ing so lu tion first de -vel oped in Europe and per fected by thiscom pany. It is suit able for anti- reflectivecoated, un coated, plas tic, glass and nu mer -ous difficult- to- clean lenses, as well as forcam eras, com puter screens, copi ers andother glass items.

Prod ucts:Disposable wipes

SalesCon tacts: Angelo Grossi

UN ION COM MODI TIES (PTV) LTD55/73 Vaux hall Lane, Co lom bia 2 SRI LANKA

Tel: +94 440605Fax: +94 440604



Ex port Mar kets: U.S., Can ada, Aus tra lia, Sau diaAra bia, United King dom, Rus sia

Pro file: From a coun try tra di tion ally re knownfor its qual ity tea, Un ion Com modi ties has pro duced an out stand ing rec ord intea ex ports for some 75 years. Thefirm’s mar ket ing arm is Em pire TeaServ ices (also listed in the SOUR CE -BOOK)

Prod ucts: Tea bags, loose leaf tea

SalesCon tacts: N/A

UN ION COM MODI TIES (PVT) LTD.dba Em pire Tea Serv ices5155 Hart ford Ave., Co lom bus, IN 47203 USA

Tel: (812) 375- 1937Fax: (812) 376- 6357

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe rcent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: U.S., Can ada, Europe

Pro file: This is the U.S. over seas mar kets of ficefor Un ion Com modi ties of Sri Lanka.

Prod ucts: Tea bags, leaf tea

SalesCon tacts: Lalith Paranavitana, Worldwide Marketing

Representative

UN ION FOODS, INC.(Di vi sion of Hanawa)14522 My ford Rd., Ir vine, CA 92602 USA

Tel: (714) 546- 1962Fax: (714) 545- 9375URL: www.un ion foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: East Europe, South Amer ica, Can -ada, Russia

Pro file: Un ion Foods, a di vi sion of the $3- billionHanawa, Seoul, South Korea- based con -glom er ate, is 25 years old. In the U.S., itsSmack brand is ranked number three. Anew plant has been opened in Geor gia,while the South ern Cali for nia plant hastrip led its pro duc tion.

Prod ucts:Ramen soups—instant cups andregular

SalesCon tacts: Howard Cha, Vice-President

UNITED DUTCH BREW ER IESMin er vum 7208 , 4800 CK Breda, THE NETH ER -LANDS

Tel: +31 76- 578 1000Fax: +31 76- 578 1001URL: www.ud bex port.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Amer ica, Af rica, Asia-- 100+ countries

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1538, United Dutch Brew -er ies is the old est ex ist ing com mer cial en -ter prise in the Neth er lands, rep re sent ingthat coun try’s third larg est brew ery group and the larg est pri vate la bel sup plier in the beer cate gory in Hol land. The com panysup plies top- notch re tail chains in the U.S., United King dom, Ger many, Spain, Ja pan, Hong Kong, Bel gium, and Hol land.

Prod ucts:Lager beer, lagers, alcohol-freebeer.

SalesCon tacts: Jef van Gerven, Export Director; Reinier

Schipper, Export Sales Manager


UNITED STATES SUGAR CORP.111 Ponce de Leon Ave., Clewis ton, FL 33440 USA

Tel: (863) 983-8121

Fax: (863) 983- 9827URL: ww.us sugar.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A


Pro file: United States Sugar Corp, started in1931, to day claims to be the larg est pro -ducer of cane sugar (700,000 tons peryear) in the U.S. And the largest sup -plier of pri vate la bel not- from- concentrate or gange juice in the U.S.The com pany pro duces 120 million- plus gal lons of or ange juice per year fromsome 33,000 acres of or ange groves.This employee- owned busi ness proces -ses its OJ through a sub sidi ary, south -ern Gar dens Cit rus. Plans areun der way to build a $100 mil lion,state- of- the- art sugar proc ess ing mill,sched uled to open some time in 2007.

Prod ucts: Pure cane sugar, orange juice(not-from-concentrate)

SalesCon tacts: N/A

UNI VER SAL FLA VORS USA, INC.(Uni ver sal Foods Corp.)5600 West Ray mond St., In di an apo lis, IN 46241 USA

Tel: (317) 243- 3521Fax: (317) 240- 1524


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, Mex ico,South Amer ica, Can ada

Pro file: Uni ver sal Fla vors is a sup plier of food andbev er age fla vors and in gre di ents to thedairy, food proc es sor and bev er age in dus -tries world wide. Its par ent com pany, Uni -ver sal Foods Cor po ra tion, Mil wau kee,WI, is a 112- year- old, $1 bil lion sales pur -veyor of fla vors, col ors, de hy drated vege -ta bles, yeast prod ucts, and fla voren han cers and other bio- products. In thepast five years, this firm has switched from a 50- 50 mix of con sumer prod ucts and in -gre di ents sup plier to a to tal fo cus on in gre -di ent tech nolo gies.

Prod ucts:Still, carbonated, and alcoholicbeverages; coffee, tea; fruit,meat/savory, bakery and snackfoods; candy, vanilla, food andbeverage flavors; templar.

SalesCon tacts: Bob Burns, Director of Sales

UNI VER SAL NU TRI TION CORP.3 Ter mi nal Rd., New Bruns wick, NJ 08901 USA

Tel: (908) 545- 3130Fax: (908) 214- 1210


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South Amer ica, Asia,South east Asia

Pro file: Nearly 30 years in busi ness, Uni ver sal Nu -tri tion was taken over by its pres ent own -ers in 1978. Up to that point, the prod uctline was pri mar ily branded pow ders.Then the firm de vel oped con tract manu -fac tur ing as well as its own brand for tab -lets, cap sules, pow ders, and liq uidfor mu la tions. Lately, the firm has putmore em pha sis on its own brand mar ket -ing, but also keeps its con tract manu fac -tur ing busi ness ac tive.

Prod ucts:Sports nutrition supplements,herbal tablets and other health andnutrition products

SalesCon tacts: Tim Tantum, Steve Patton, Jeff Rhodes


UNIVERAL RA ZOR IN DUS TRIES12424 Wil shire Blvd., Ste. 850, Los An ge les, CA 90025 USA

Tel: (310) 820- 3399Fax: (310) 207- 3499URL: www.uni ver sal ra zor.comTo tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral and South Amer ica, Can -ada, Mex ico, Europe, E. Europe, Rus sia,South east Asia, Mid dle East

Pro file: Uni ver sal Ra zor In dus tries has ac -quired an ex ten sive ca pac ity in sup ply -ing the re quire ments of ex clu sive brandcus tom ers across the U.S. and in ter na -tion ally. Its prod uct range is among themost com plete in the in dus try. Its at ten -tion to de tail, flexi bil ity, cus tomer serv -ice and qual ity con trol has al lowed thecom pany to gain an in creas ing share ofthe ex clu sive brands mar ket in a shortpe ri od of time. Its new up scale prod uctsare said to sur pass the na tonal brandprod ucts.

Prod ucts: Ladies’ and men’s disposable twinand single-blade razors with fixedor pivoting heads, disposable preprazors (single, twin ordouble-edge), lubricating strips,shaving systems, cartridges,cotton swabs, bandages.

SalesCon tacts: Afshin Moghavem, President (e-mail:

[email protected])

V.I.P. FOODS INC.1080 Wyck off Ave., Ridge wood, NY 11385USA

Tel: (718) 821- 5330Fax: (718) 497- 7110



Pro file: This family- owned busi ness, which ownsthe Ko jel brand, manu fac tures dry gro -cery mixes: stove top stuff ing, stuff ing,chicken coat ing, po tato pan cake, gravy,soup, hot choco late, and drink mixes. Itsdes sert mixes cover pud dings in in stant orcook- up types (choco late, va nilla, lemon,or but ter scotch fla vors) as well as vege tar -ian gela tin types, which blend vege ta blegums, deli cately fla vored with fruits. Ad di -tion ally, the firm of fers a broad va ri ety ofsoup- in- a- cup fla vors, fea tur ing noo dles,cous cous, or a se lec tion of vege ta bles andbeans. The com pany re cently introduced a line of cake mixes avail able in 15 fla vors inboth in sit tu tional pack (add wa ter only)and tra di tional re tail boxes for the su per -mar ket trade. The firm han dles cus tomfor mu la tions, of ten under pri vate la bel orcon tract.

Prod ucts:Soup mixes, instant soup-in-a-cup,dessert mixes, gravy mixes, coatingmixes, cake mixes, pancake mixes,sugar-free mixes

SalesCon tacts: Esther Freund, Sales Manager

THE VALSPAR COR PO RA TIONNYSE: VAL

1101 South Third Street, Min nea po lis, MN 55415 USA

Tel: (612) 332- 7371Fax: (612) 375- 7723URL: www.valspar.com



Pro file: The Valspar Corp. is one of the five larg est North Ameri can manu fac tur ers of paintsand coat ings. Founded in 1806 as themanu fac turer of Ameri ca’s first var nish,


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Valspar through the years grewthrough a com bi na tion of many pio -neer ing coat ings firms. Its prod ucts in -clude in dus trial and pro tec tive coat ings, sold di rect to manu fac tur ers; la tex andoil- based paints, stains and var nishessold to the do- it- yourself and con trac tormar kets, and spe cialty prod ucts—res -ins, emul sions, col or ants, floor careprod ucts, and in dus trial main tenaceand ma rine coat ings. The com pany op -er ates 22 manu fac tur ing plants. Some34% of its to tal sales de rive from con -sumer goods.

Prod ucts: Paints and coatings, stains,varnishes

SalesCon tacts: Ken Arthur, Vice-President, Consumer

Division; Jim Robellard, Director ofMarketing—Contact both at ValsparCorp., 1191 South Wheeling Rd.,Wheeling, IL 60090 (Phone:847-520-8507).

VAN DEPUTTE S.A./N.V.Rboule vard In dus triel 120, 7700 Mouscron B- 7700BEL GIUM

Tel: +32 56 85 97 20Fax: +32 56 84 02 01URL: www.van deputte.com



Pro file: Van deputte started in 1887, the com -pany in 2000 formed two di vi sions:Soaps and De ter gents Division and the(lin seed) Oil Di vi sion. The next year, itformed the Oleo chemi cals Di vi sion,pro vid ing vege ta ble oil based poly mersand de riva tives. The com pany spe cial -izes in liq uid and soft soaps. Tits prod -uct line cov ers: floor care, all pur poseclen ers, dish wash ing, fab ric care, andbeauty care prod ucts.

Prod ucts: Liquid clening products, biological detergents, soaps, laundryliquids, APC’s, fabric softeners,

toilet cleaners, washing-up liquids,liquid and soft llindseed oil soap

SalesCon tacts: Frederic Declercq, Export Manager

VAN HUYS TEE BE HEER B.V.Ooster goweg 10, Post bus 301, 8901 BC Leeu war den,THE NETHE LANDS

Tel: +31 58 862462Fax: +31 58 862419


Ex port Mar kets: Sin ga pore, Hong Kong, Ja pan, Ko -rea, Ku wait, Bah rain, Saudi Ara bia, Ni ge ria,Aus tra lia

Pro file: This 125- year- old firm is a ma jor foodex porter mainly of Euro pean food prod -ucts shipped to coun tries in Af rica, theMid dle East, the Far East, and Aus tra lia.Its three main di vi sions are: bulk/fro zen,food serv ice/fresh, and gro cery & con fec -tion ery.

Prod ucts:Holland House, Chef’s Choice,Holland Garden.

SalesCon tacts: H. Schutte, Presi dent

VEN TRE PACK ING COM PANY, INC.6050 Court Street Rd., Syra cuse, NY 13206- 1711 USA

Tel: (315) 463- 2384; (888) 4- SAUCESFax: (315) 463- 5897; (888) 472- 8237URL: www.enricos- ventre.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Hong Kong, Great Brit ain,France, Saudi Ara bia, Can ada

Pro file: Started in 1938, Ven tre Pack ing has dis -tin guished it self as the pre mier family- owned manu fac turer of pasta sauces, sal -sas, spe cialty sauces, juices and jams in the U.S. The com pa ny’s brand, En ri co’s, is the


leader in the natu ral foods in dus try.Ven tre’s 125,000- squarefoot, state- of- the- art fac tory, which is a cer ti fied or -ganic fa cil ity, was opened in the re centpast. These mod ern fa cili ties plus thefirm’s repu ta tion for taste and qual ityhave en able Ven tre Pack ing to be comea pri vate la bel sup plier for some of thebig ger mass mer chan dis ing op era tionsin the coun try. All of its prod ucts meetor ex ceed nu tri tion ist health food prod -uct stan dards. A wide range of pack ag -ing op tions and the abil ity tomanu fac ture to or der pro vide cus tom -ers with a “healthy flexi bil ity.” Re cently, the com pany formed an al li ance withOr ganic In gre di ents, Ap tos, CA, amanu fac turer of cer ti fied or ganic foodin gre di ents, thus al low ing Ven tre Pack -ing to ex pand its or ganic produ ct of fer -ing for juices, sal sas, pasta sauces, etc.

Prod ucts: Pasta sauce, salsa, pizza sauce,barbecue sauce, seafood cocktailsauce, marinades, ketchup, beandips, cheese dip, juices

SalesCon tacts: Martin Ventre, President; Edwina

Villegas, Western Regional Sales Manager (Tel: 610-698-3040)

VEN TURA FOODS LLC14850 E. Don Jul ian Rd., City of In dus try, CA91746, USA

Tel: (818) 961- 9701; (800) 382- 2299Fax: (818) 934- 1333URL: www.ven tu ra foods.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $1,000 Mil lion (E)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 20%


Pro file: In Sep tem ber 1996, Mit sui and Com -pany Ltd. Of To kyo and Mit sui andCom pany (USA), Inc., joined with Har -vest States Co op era tive to merge theirpack aged edi ble oil and re lated prod -ucts busi nesses. Mit sui’s Wil sey Foodsand Har vest States’ Hol sum Foodscom bined as sets to cre ate Ven turaFoods- -a new in dus try re source, pro -

vid ing econ omy of scale and value fromthe farm to the con sumer. Wil sey Foodsbe gan its busi ness in 1919 as an egg proc -es sor, ex pand ing into butter, then intofood- service prod ucts. In 1989, the com -pany was ac quired by Mit sui. Mit suiFoods is listed sepa rately in the SOUR CE -BOOK. Hol sum traces its his tory back to1867, be gin ning as Jewett & Sher manCom pany. Har vest States took over Hol -sum in 1967. To day, Ven tura op er ates 12manu fac tur ing fa cili ties, serv ing the re tail,food- sservice, and con tract pack ag ing sec -tors.

Prod ucts:Edible oils (soy, Corn, canola, olive, safflower, sunflower), vegetableshortening, margarine, pourabledressing, mayonnaise, and othersalad and sandwich spreads), sauces, syrups, drink mixes

SalesCon tacts: N/A

VI- JON LABO RA TO RIES, INC.8515 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO 63114 USA

Tel: (314) 427-1000Fax: (314) 427-1010

To tal Sales Vol ume: $500 Mil lion+Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 90% (E)URL: www.vi jon.com

Ex port Mar kets: Pa cific Rim, Europe, Car ib bean

Pro file: Started in 1908 as the Per ox ide Spe cialtyCom pany, this firm be came the larg estU.S. sup plier of hy dro gen per ox ide. To -day is also is the con try’s old est family- owned pri vate la bel health and beautycom pany. En ter ing the cos metic skincream busi ness in the 1930s, Vi- Jonpushed into the store brands busi ness inthe 1950s. To day, through sig nifi cantgrowth since 1980s, the com pany is a ma -jor pro ducer of ex clu sive brand per sonalcare prod ucts (more than 1,800 SKUs),sup ply ing the top 50 US re tail ers or ap -proxi mately 200 cus tom ers world wide.The com pany has set the stan dard for pri -vate la bel qual ity con trol, pack ag ing and


prod uct de vel op ment, be com ing, for ex -am ple, the first manu fac turer to add Bi -trex, a bit ter ing agent, to its nail pol ishre mover to de ter ac ci den tal in ges tion by chil dren. Up wards of 5% of its sales goto ex port mar kets. One of its new estprod uct ar eas: topi cal an al ge sics. InJanu ary 2006, Jack Brun ner, formerchair man and son of the com pa ny’sfounder, passed away aft er 55+ yearswork ing at Vi- Jon. In July 2006, Vi- Jon agreed along with Comber land SwanHoldings (also in the SOUR CE BOOK)to be ac quired by Berk shire Part nersLLC, Bos ton, a pri vate eq uity firm. The re sult ing com pany now pro ducessome 3,000+ prod ucts un der about 100prod uct cate go ries, includin: oral care,soaps, first aid prod ucts, baby care andhair care. To gether, the new com pany is a ma jor sup plier of pri vate la bel prod -ucts to the U.S. health and beauty carebusi ness.

Prod ucts: After shaves, baby care, bodywash, dental rinse, deodorants,hand sanitizer, light body oil,antibacterial liquid soap, lotions,medicated chest rub, mouthwash,nail polish remover, etroleumjelly (adult & baby),shampoo/conditioners, showerpowder.

SalesCon tacts: Gary Wat son, Executive Vice- President,

Sales; Edu ardo Alves, Na tional Ac countMan ager

VIC TO RIA PACK ING CORP.Brook lyn, NY

Tel: (718) 927- 3000 (718- 649- 7069)Fax: (718) 649-7069E- Mail: vic to ria pack ing.com



Pro file: Vic to ria Pack ing be gan in 1929 andcon tin ues to day as a family- owned busi -ness (four gen era tions). The com pany

pro vides more than 300 prod ucts forre tail, cov er ing a va ri ety of sauces plus in -gre di ents such as ol ives, pep pers, ol ive oil,vine gars, etc.

Prod ucts:Sauces (pasta, meat, organic,cooking), olives, pepperoncini,peppers, olive oil, vinegar, dips,salsas, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Brad Denis, Private Label Director

VIN- DOTCO., INC.2875 MCI Blvd., Pi nel las Park, FL 33782 USA

Tel: (727 712- 9200; (800) 237- 5911Fax: (727) 712- 9400URL www.vin dotco.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, Can ada,Mex ico, South Amer ica, United King dom,Swit zer land, Ger many, Af rica, Aus tria

Pro file: Twenty years ago, Vin cent Do tolo be gande vel op ing clean ing prod ucts de rivedfrom a cit rus ter pene known as d’li -monene. His first prod uct was a handcleaner mar keted un der the trade name“Really Works!”—a non- toxic, com pletely bio de grad able prod uct, bene fi cial to theskin. The firm’s suc cess in the in dus trialand com mer cial mar ket place led to a dou -bling of its fa cili ties to 46,000 square feet of pro duc tion area plus 3,500 square feet ofof fice space in August 1985, fol lowed laterto an ad di tional 90,000 squarefoot fa cil ity. By 1993, the firm’s sub sidi ary, Ci traBrands, was of fer ing a broad line of handclean ers, house hold de greaser, nail pol ishre mover, paint strip per and paint brushcleaner prod ucts. Re cently, the com panyin tro duced a Wild Or ange hand cleanerfor the price- competitive mar ket. Alsonew: a multi- purpose clean ing sys tem, fea -tur ing pre- moistened tow els dis pensedfrom a bar rel. Plans called for the launchof an all- purpose liq uid cit rus cleaner latein 1996.


Prod ucts: Hand cleaners, superconcentrates, degreasers,adhesive removers, multi-purposehand cleaning towels, offsetcleaning solution, foaminghand/hair/body shampoo

SalesCon tacts: Maria Dotolo

VISTA BAK ERY, INC.**P.O. Box 888, 3000 Mt. Pleas ant St., Bur ling ton, IA52601USA

Tel: (319) 754- 6551Fax: (319) 752-0063URL: www.vistabakery.com


Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada

Pro file: In 1934, the De laney fam ily of Bur ling -ton, IA, pur chased Iowa Bis cuit Co.,chang ing the name to Mid west Bis cuitCo., which con tin ued un der pri vateown er ship un til 1979. Then LanceCorp. (also listed in the SOUR CE -BOOK), Char lotte, NC. , took con trol,mak ing it a fully- owned sub sidi ary.About 16 years later (1995), its namewas changed to Vista Bak ery. To day,this op era tion pro duces a full line ofcook ies and crackers- - all items madewith 100% vege ta ble oil and bear ing the Cir cle U sym bol. The com pa ny pro duces prod ucts within a 14 work ing day leadtime, in or der to de liver the fresh estprod uct pros si ble. All prod ucts are datecodes; nor mal shelf life for these prod -ucts is six months. Cook ies and crack -ers, which pro vide re tail andfood-service cus tom ers with a highprofit mar gin (30 to 40%), are listedamong the top 10 prod ucts in re tailstores.

Prod ucts: Cookies, crackers, sugar wafers,sandwich crackers

SalesCon tacts: Darren Crandall, Sales Coordinator (E-mail:

[email protected])

VITA HEALTH PROD UCTS*(A Di vi sion of Lei ner Health Products)

150 Be ghin Ave.,Win ni peg, Mani toba R2J 3W2 CAN ADA

Tel: (204) 661- 8386; (800) 665-8820Fax: (204) 663- 8386; (800) 667- 8482URL: www.vi ta health products.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $70 Mil lion (Ca na dian)Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 75%

Ex port Mar kets: Hong Kong, China, Tai wan, Ma lay -sia, Malta, Sin ga pore, W. In dies

Pro file: Started in 1936, Vita Health has be comeone of Cana da’s larg est manu fac tur ersand dis tribu tors of high- quality vi ta mins,herbal prod ucts and nu tri tional sup ple -ments for the health food in dus try andmass mar ket re tail ers, drug stores, andgro cery chains. It is also Cana da’s larg estsuppllier of pri vate la bel vi ta mins, min er -als, herb als and OTC drugs. In ad di tion to manu fac tur ing, bot tling and pack ag ing,Vita Health’s state- of- the- art fa cil ity in -cludes re search & de vel op ment, un sur -passed qual ity con trol and qual ityas sur ance, la bel de sign and com plete re tail mar ket ing sup port. Vita Health is the ex -clu sive Ca na dian manu fac turer of prod -ucts con tain ing Os ti vone®, thetrad marked name of ipri fla vone. This isthe only non- hormonal nu tri ent shown tobuild bone den sity and in hibit the loss ofhealthy bone mass, an im por tant fac tor inthe pre ven tion of os teo po ro sis. In 1999, the com pany formed a stra te gic al li ance withApo tex Inc., the larg est Canadian- ownedphar ma ceu ti cal com pany in the world and a lead er in OTC prod ucts. Through VitaHealth’s par ent company- - Leiner HealthProd ucts (also in the SOUR CE BOOK)took con trol of the company in 1997- - VitaHealth in 1999 as sumed man age ment ofStan ley Phar ma ceu ti cals of Brit ish Co -lum bia. This helped Vita Health to movemore into liq uids and other al ter na tivedos age forms. With Leiner’s re cent reen -


gi neer ing of its op era tions, Vita Healthplans to dis con tinue its Health Foodline.

Prod ucts: Vitamins, herbal products,nutritional supplements

SalesCon tacts: Eric Smith, President; David Ormerod,

Director of Sales; Linda Whitfield,Director of Marketing

VITA MILLS INC.7453 Pro gress Way, Delta, Brit ish Co lum bia V4G 1E8CAN ADA

Tel: (604) 940- 0505Fax: (604) 940- 0522URL: www.na tures path.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Sin ga pore, Aus tra -lia, United King dom, Hol land, Is rael, Ja -pan

Pro file: Started in 1990 as the manu fac tur ingen tity of Na ture’s Path Foods Inc. (lo -cated at the same ad dress), Vita Mills ispo si tioned as a niche, up scale gour metpacker of ready- to- eat ce re als. Na ture’sPath, es tab lished in 1984, is noted forhav ing built Cana da’s first high- tech ce -real ex tru sion and pack ag ing plant andfor us ing fruit juice (ver sus re finedsugar) as a sweet ener in its ce real prod -ucts. Its ce re als are said to con tain lesssalt than many lead ing brands and donot con tain pre serva tives or added fat.The prod ucts are packaed in re cy cledpa per board boxes. Vita Mills, of course, can of fer all the ce real prod ucts un derNa ture’s Path for pri vate la bel. Thecom pany has been in stu men tal in for -mu lat ing unique, healthy break fast ce -re als un der such lead ing pre mium store brands as Lo blaw’s Presi dent’s Choiceand A&P’s Mas ter Choice. Its ce re alsare ex clu sively QAI cer ti fied or gani cally grown and proc essed. The range alsocan be custom- formulated. The com -

pany also has sup plied some of the newer,unique prod ucts ap pear ing un der Presi -dent’s Choice, such as An cient Greens and Seven Rea sons—made from non- hybridstrains of wheat that trace back to grainsgrown 4,000 years ago. The com pany alsohan dles the LifeS tream Natu ral Foodsbrand.

Prod ucts:Ready-to-eat extruded cereals,muesilis, brand threads, customblends

SalesCon tacts: David Neuman, Vice-President of Sales &

Marketing (e-mail:[email protected]); ArranStephens, President.

VI TAL PET FOOD I/SSub sidi ary of KVIK Pet Cen terDalgaards vej 13, 9620 Aal es trup, DENMARK

Tel: +45 9022 3033Fax: +45 7022 3088


Ex port Mar kets: East ern & West ern Europe, Asia,United States

Pro file: KVIK Pet Care, op er at ing for 37 years, of -fers top- quality and value in its com pletepet prod ucts range- - some 250- plus prod -ucts for dogs, cats, birds, fishes, and ro -dents. The com pany has spe cial ized in thede vel op ment of prod uct se ries for pri vatela bel or own brand prod ucts from con cept to fi nal re tail prod ucts. Its pri vate la belpro jects, han dled by Vi tal Pet food, are of -ten ini ti ated through de vel op ment ofbranded prod ucts, thus avoid ing the costsof new prod uct de vel op ment and en sur ing mar ket suc cess. One of its new est prod uctse ries is a pat ented, wild bird feeder, in -clud ing bird seed and fat balls for wildbirds. Vi tal Pet food’s knowledge of pack -ag ing puts its ac counts in a po si tion tochoose ex actly the pack ag ing re quested for a spe cific prod uct series. Its cus tomer base


in cludes large su per mar ket chains, buy -ing as so ci ations, and whole sal ers. Thecom pa ny’s ob jec tive is to en sure op ti mal re la tions be tween the nu tri tive re quire -ments, qual ity and price. Vi tal Pet foodruns its own spe cific, high- technologicalpro du ction fa cili ties.

Prod ucts: Pet food products, such as drieddog feed, dried cat feed, snacksfor dogs and cats, bird feed,collars and leads, toys for dogsand cats, chewing items

SalesCon tacts: Dan Brockdorff, Managing Director; Jorn

Senger, Managing Director; Paul van derRaad, Export Manager

VI TA LON FOODS COM PANY LTD.26, Rd. 9, Tai chung In dus trial Zone, Tai chung, TAI -WAN, R.O.C.

Tel: +886 4- 3590808Fax: +886 4- 3590707


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Can ada, Sin ga pore, Ja pan, South Af rica, Aus tra lia, China, Ma -lay sia, In do ne sia

Pro file: Vi ta lon Foods has been a bev er age pro -ducer since 1956. To day it is the fourthlarg est bev er age con cern in Tai wan. Itsfac to ries are lo cated in Tai chung, Tai -wan (30,000 square me ters) and in Pe -king, China (39,360 square me ters). ItsSu pau iso tonic drink is the number oneiso tonic drink for the past 15 years inTai wan. The com pany en tered the pri -vate la bel busi ness in 1995, put ting em -phasis on iced cof fee, yo gurt min eraldrink, can oo long tea, can green tea, and its en ergy drink. The yo gurt min eraldrink was well re ceived at past PLMAtrade shows in Am ster dam and Chi -cago.

Prod ucts:Healthy drinks: isotonic drink, icecoffee, yogurt mineral drink, canoolang tea, can green tea, fiberdrink, milk tea, vitamin soft drink,champagne soft drink

SalesCon tacts: Sara Chuang, Foreign Marketing

Representative

VI TARICH LABO RA TO RIES, INC.4365 Ar nold Ave., Naples, FL 34104 USA

Tel: (941) 430-2266; (800) 817-9999Fax: (941) 430-4930URL: www.vi tarich.net


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Ja pan, United King -dom, Aus tra lia, Phil lipi nes, South America

Pro file: The Vi tarich Group, a pio neer in the nu -tri tional prod ucts in dus try, is one of thefast est grow ing pri vate la bel ers in NorthAmerica. The com pany pro vides 300+ nu -tri tional sup ple ments plus cus tom for mu -las for pri vate la bel ap pli ca tions. Its OTCpharmacaeutical for mu las cover: pain,cold & flu, sleep ing, si nus/al lergy, diet,eye/ear/nose/throat, cough, etc. The com -pany of fers re search, de vel op ment andcus tom for mu la tion of pre mium nu tri -tional or die tary sup ple ment pri vate la belfor mu las. Vi tarich of fers all types of pack -ag ing, in clud ing pow der fill ing, foil packs,blis ter packs, and spe cialty bot tling. Ad di -tion ally, the com pany pro vides al lo pathic,ho meo pathic, OTC and nu tri tion als. Fi -nally, the com pany of fers ta blet ing, en cap -su la tion, soft gels, and con fec tion prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Vitamins, minerals, OTC drugs,herbs, specialty formulas

SalesCon tacts: Frank Guzzo, Di rec tor of Sales (e- mail:

vi [email protected])


VI TATECH IN TER NA TIONAL, INC.2832 Dow Ave nue, Tus tin, CA 92780 USA

Tel: (714) 832- 9700Fax: (714) 731- 8482To tal Sales Vol ume: $50 Mil lionPer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 100%

Ex port Mar kets: Aus tra lia, New Zea land, It aly,Bel gium, France, Swit zer land, Swe den,Nor way, Can ada, Co lum bia, Ar gen tina,Eng land, Mex ico

Pro file: Vi taTech In ter na tional is a cus tommanu fac turer of nu tri tional and die tary food sup ple ments and Over- The- Counter drugs—more than 1,000 prod -ucts. With more than 40 years ex pe ri -ence of con tinu ous manu fac tur ingex pe ri ence, the com pany pro vides awide range of choices to meet spe cificcus tomer needs. Pack ag ing serv ices also are avail able. Vi taTech wel comes sam -ples and for mu la tions for quo ta tion.

Prod ucts: Vitamins, minerals, amino acids,herbs, glands, antioxidants,phytonutrients, and diet aids,protein powders and drink mixes

SalesCon tacts: Aaron G. Williford, Vice-President, Sales

& Client Services

THE WAL LIS LABO RA TORY LTD.La porte Way, Lu ton, Bed ford shire LU4 8WL, UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 1582.413614Fax: +44 1582.417964


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Australia

Pro file: Work ing for many years with ma jorbranded and re tail cus tom ers, Wal lishas the ex per tise to bring its cus tomer’sla bel to mar ket to speci fi ca tion in fulland on time. One of its new est prod ucts: den ture clean ing tab let for mu la tions, in

strip pack ing. Wal lis has re cently been ac -quired by Work hardt of In dia. This com -pany is a multinational phar ma ceu ti calgroup, which main tains op era tions in theUnited King dom, the United States, In dia,Rus sia, the Mid dle East, and the Far East.

Prod ucts:Solid dose pharmaceuticals, powderpharmaceutical sashets, denturecleaning tablets

SalesCon tacts: David Emsley, Sales and Marketing Director;

David Maxwell, Business DevelopmentManager

THE WARD LEY COR PO RA TIONOne Aquar ium Drive, P.O. Box 2687, Se cau cus, NJ07096 USA

Tel: (201) 348- 4040Fax: (201) 348- 9201



Pro file: For some 45 years, The Ward ley Corp.has pro vided nu tri tional prod ucts foraquar ium fish (tropi cal and gold fish). Itsmod ern, 100,000- squarefoot manu fac tur -ing, ware hous ing and re search com plex isdedi cated to the pro duc tion of aquaticprod ucts, in clud ing wa ter con di tion ers,aquatic reme dies, gar den pond prod ucts,and wa ter test kits. The firm prides it selfon its stan dard of ex cel lence, ad dress ingqual ity—from raw ma te ri als, to the con -tain ers, the la bels, the clo sures, etc. ItsQual ity As sur ance peo ple sam ple, check,weigh, ana lyze and count prod uct that issold in every in hab ited con ti nent, avail able in 12 lan guages.

Prod ucts:Tropical fish food, goldfish food,reptile foods, waterconditioners,remedies, aquatic test kits

SalesCon tacts: Dick Woodall


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WAR REN PER FORM ANCE PROD UCTS727 South 13th Street, Omaha, NE 68102 USA

Tel: (402) 977- 5886Fax: (402) 977- 5881E- Mail: www.wd- wpp.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Cen tral Amer -ica, East ern Europe, Asia

Pro file: War ren Per form ance Prod ucts pro -duces and dis trib utes oils, an ti freeze,and chemi cals. The com pany op er ates afully- integrated, state- of- the- art manu -fac tur ing fa cil ity which, the com panyclaims, pro vides within its prod uct cate -go ries the broad est prod uct ca pa bil ity in the U.S. War ren sup plies auto mo tivewhole sal ers, gro cers, mass mer chan dis -ers, and oil com pa nies through out theworld. Its branded lines in clude Mag 1(oils and chemi cals) and Po lar (an ti -freeze and win ter prod ucts). In 1997, the com pany cele brated its 75th an ni ver -sary by re vis ing its en tire pack ag inglook, la bels, and trade marks. The com -pany is now ISO 9001 reg is tered.

Prod ucts: Automotive antifreeze, oils,lubricants, chemicals

SalesCon tacts: Lynne Branigan, International Sales &

Marketing Manager (e-Mail:[email protected]

WATT IN TER NA TIONAL(Di vi sion of En voy Com mu ni ca tions Group )300 Bay view Ave nue, To ronto, On tario M5A 3R7CAN ADA

Tel: (416) 364- 9384Fax: (416) 364- 1098URL: www.wattintl.com


Ex port Mar kets: USA, Europe, Latin Amer ica

Pro file: The Watt Group, for merly owned by TheCott Corp., is now a mem ber of the En voyCom mu ni ca tions Group, a $59 mil lionmar ket ing and de sign firm. The WattGroup is one of North Ameri ca’s lead ingre tail, stra te gic mar ket ing and de sign con -sul tan cies. For the past 30 years, Watt hasap plied its win ning so lu tions in more thantwo- dozen in dust ries, span ning 35 coun -tries. Its com mit ment to help ing cli entsachieve sig nifi cant and last ing prof it abil ityhas earned it the re spect of re tail gi antslike Wal- Mart, Safe way, PETsMART,and Do It Best Corp. Re cent busi ness in -cludes a re tail de sign and cor po rate brand proj ect at Carulla Vivero S.A., the sec ondlarg est re tailer in Co lum bia.a. Its par entcom pany, En voy, in De cem ber 2004,agreed to ac quire 65% in ter est inLondon- based Parker Wil liams De sign. Its cli ents in clude: Sains bury’s Su per mar ketsand Coop Nor den, both lead ing Euro peanre tail ers.

Serv ices: Market analysis & evaluation,graphic design (brand identities andpackaging), environmental design(store design, merchandising,integrated communications)

SalesCon tacts: Bruce Smith ; Anthony Lucerno, Sr.

Manager, Marketing

WEB STER IN DUS TRIES(A Di vi sion of Chel sea In dus tries, Inc.)58 Pu laski St., Pea body, MA 01960 USA

Tel: (978) 532-2000Fax: (978) 531- 3354; (978) 532- 6289URL: www.web ster in dus tries.com


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Car ib bean

Pro file: Web ster mar kets a full line of plas tic trash bags and food bags, serv ic ing the ex clu sive brand needs of both the su per mar ket and


non- food chan nels. Be yond the tra di -tional de mands, its prod uct mix also in -cludes draw string and handle- typecon ven ience clo sure bags, scented bags,hi- density rolls and re cy cled prod ucts,plus fold lock and zip per seal food bags.One of the 12 found ing mem bers ofPLMA, Web ster is the long estconsecutively- owned com pany withinthe trash bag in dus try (1957). The firmwas the pio neer of scented kitchen bags(1982) as well as a pio neer of re cy cledtrash bags (1972). In 2007, its 50th an ni -ver sary, the com pany in tro duced highre cy cled plas tic con tent bag lin ers(60%), tak ing an in dustsry lead er shippoi si ton by also be ing the first to se curein de pend ent third party cer ti fi ca tion onthis con tent.

Prod ucts: Trash bags, food bags

SalesCon tacts: Howard Kirschenbaum, Vice-President of

Sales; Arnie Sainker, SeniorVice-President of Sales

WHITE CLOUD MOUN TAIN COM PANY199 E. 52nd St., Bois, ID 83714 USA

Tel: (208) 322- 1166; (800) 627-0309Fax: (208) 322-6226URL: www.whitecloudcoffee.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: $ 5 Mil lionPe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Lebannon

Pro file: White Cloud Cof fee started roast ing itsfa mous spe cialty cof fees in 1988.Founded in Boise by Jer ome Eber har -ter, the com pany and its af fili atebrands, White Cloud Cof fee, MoxieJava, and Life Foods Or ganic cof fees,con tinue to ex pand through out the USand abroad. Its prod ucts now are fea -tured in more than 300 gro cery stores in the United States. The com pany alsoopened its first Moxie Java cafe in Boise in 1988. To day, there are more than 50Moxie Java ca fes man aged by in de -

pend ent op era tors both do mes ti cally andin ter na tion ally. The com pany focu ses onthe pro cure ment and roast ing of spe cialtycof fees, work ing to pro vide its cus tom erswith a se le ction of spe cialty coffees (regu -lar, va nilla huckleberry- - specifically for -mu lated for res tau rants, food serv ice, andof fice cof fee); gou rmet and fla vored cof -fees, in clud ing fine ara bica cof fees (CostaRica house cof fee and Bra zil fla vored cof -fees); mild roast to full- bodied dark roasts(some 30 va rie ties); sig na ture va rie tals and blends; a full line of cer ti fied or ganic cof -fees; de cafs and fla vored cof fees (cap puc -cino, ama retto, ha zel nut, etc.).

Products:Coffee and coffee products

SalesCon tacts: Roger Daub, President/COO; Jerome

Eberharter, CEO, Founder; Steve Walker,National Accounts Sales Manager

WHITEPOINT (PTY) LTD.27 Blue St., Botshabelo, SOUTH AFRICA

Tel: +27 51 5341471Fax: +27 51 5341220URL: www.white point.co.za


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, United States, Can ada,Mex ico, Latin Amer ica, South and South ernAf rica

Pro file: Whitepoint pro vides clas sic pens that of fer the very best smooth ness of writ ing. Itspens are pro duced un der Ger man norm(DIN 16554/2), Scan di na vian norm, EN71(Europe), ASTM D4236 (U.S.), SABS(South Af ri can Bu reau of Stan dards), andmost re cently, ISO 9002 certified. Its widerange of prod ucts in cludes pens with crys -tal clar ity, show ing the level of ink re main -ing, plus white- body, and other penmod els. The pen body is ligh weight with ahex ago nal shape for bet ter grip as well asthe popu lar round shape.


Prod ucts: Ball point pens (part ofstationery, office supplies orschool supplies), other writinginstruments

SalesCon tacts: Mr. S. Ben-Attar, Marketing and

Development Manager (e-mail:[email protected]

WHIT ES TONE AC QUI SI TIONS CORP.4265 W. Ver nal Pike, Bloom ing ton, IN 47407 USA

Tel: (813) 332-3703Fax: (812) 333-3270


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Mex ico, East ernEurope, Rus sia, Far East

Pro file: Founded by Otto Stie ber in 1949, Whit -es tone Prod ucts in the re cent past hascon soli dated its three plant op era tionsinto one fa cil ity in Bloom ing ton, IN. Itshead quar ters, for merly in Pis cata way,NJ, is now in Bloom ing ton, with a newcor po rate ide ni tity es tab lished: Whit es -tone Ac qui si tions Corp. Dur ing the1970s, the com pany in tro duced body- worn in con ti nence prod ucts. In 1982,an other plant was opened in Bloom ing -ton, IN, mak ing Whit es tone truly a na -tional com pany. In 1989, RLGIn vest ments pur chased the Whit es toneProd ucts Di vi sion. To day, the com panyop er ates in more than 600,000 squarefeet of space, manu fac tur ing nearly fivemil lion cases of prod uct an nu ally.

Prod ucts: Disposable adult briefs andunderpads, wingfold briefs, padsand liners, underpads, stressshields, baby diapers.

SalesCon tacts: William H. Schrack, Executive

Vice-President, Sales & Marketing

WIL LERT HOME PRODUCTS4044 Park Ave nue, St. Louis, MO 63110Tel: (314) 772-2822Fax: (314) 772- 1409URL: www.wil lert.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 8% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: 40+ coun tries worldwide

Pro file: Es tab lished in 1946, Wil lert Home Prod -ucts, a privately- held com pany, has de vel -oped a strong branded busi ness in theU.S., where it claims to be the larg estmanu fac turer of moth pre ven tives . Glob -ally, Wil lert claims to be the larg est manu -fac turer of toi let bowl de odor iz ers andone of the top five pro duc ers of pot pourriand home fra grances. Its 500,000 squarefoot cor po rate fa cil ity is sup ported by ad -di tional fa cili ties in Hender son, NV, andKe nova, WV. Willert’s brands in clude:Enzo moth pre ven tion and home- gardenin sect treat ments, Bowl Fresh toi let de -odor ant, Wil lert home prod ucts, ScentedGar den in censes, Con certo aro mather apycol lec tion, etc.

Prod ucts:Toilet bowl cleaners anddeodorizers; home fragranceproducts (bag or liquid potpourriand sachets); specialty scrubbers,and scourers; laundry care supplies (wire and plstic hangers)

SalesCon tacts: Shelley Cade Vice-President, Sales &

Marketing

WIL LIAMS FOODS, INC.13301 W. 99th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215 USA

Tel: (913) 888- 4343; (800) 255-6736Fax: (913) 888- 4955URL: www.wil liams foods.com


Ex port Mar kets: Scan di na via, Can ada


Pro file: Started in 1937, Wil liams Foods has be -come one of the pre mier in de pend entfirms in the sea son ing in dus try. Thecom pany of fers a full range of brandedand pri vate la bel sea son ings, sauces, dry gravy, and salad dress ing mixes withper sonal at ten tion to in di vid ual needs.A 130,000- squarefoot dis tri bu tion cen -ter has just been added to its mod ern,60,000- squarefoot, climate- controlledplant in Lenexa, KS. The com panypacks pri vate la bel for many of the ma -jor re tail chains and whole sal ers in theUS. Its pri vate la bel busi ness is con sid -ered a pri mary com po nent of the op -era tion, re ceiv ing full at ten tion andsup port along with the guar an tee ofqual ity and in teg rity of prod uct. Thecom pany claims, “in every case, we willmeet or ex ceed our cus tom ers’ speci fi -ca tions.”

Prod ucts: Seasonings, sauce and dry gravymixes, pectin, spices.

SalesCon tacts: Joe Kay, Vice-President Private Label

Division, Tel.: (770-956-9046)

WIL LOW IN TER NA TIONAL MAR KET INGCOR PO RA TION

P.O. Box 7897, In cline Vil lage, NV 89452 USA

Tel: (702) 832- 5386Fax: (702) 832- 5107E- Mail: swi es [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Ko rea, Hong Kong, China, South Af rica, Mex ico—world wide

Pro file: Wil low In ter na tional Mar ket ing spe -cial izes in the sourcing and mar ket ingof con fec tion ery and other food prod -ucts for manu fac tur ers and dis tribu tors world wide. The com pany has 75+ years ag gre gate ex pe ri ence in the food in dus -try with an ex ten sive net work of con -tacts world wide. The com pany acts ascon tract pack ager or sourcing agent tohelp its cus tom ers ex tend prod uct lines

by find ing sources on an OEM or pri vatela bel ba sis. Prod uct sourcing serv ices in -clude con cep tion, de sign, pro duc tion over -sight and lo gis tics to pro vide a fin ishedprod uct to the cli ent’s speci fi ca tions andsat is fac tiion. In ad di tion, Wil low In ter na -tional helps cli ents sell prod ucts on a pri -vate la bel ba sis to cus tom ers in the U.S.,Europe, Mex ico, South Af rica and Ko rea.

Prod ucts:Gum (stick, bubble, ball, coated,filled, diet/health/specialty), candy,cookies, crackers

SalesCon tacts: Seymour D. Wiessen, Chief Executive

Of fi cer; Stu art M. War ren, Chair man

WIL LOW WIND OR GANIC FARMS, INC.157 South Mon roe St. #200, Spokane, WA 99201USA

Tel: (509) 624-3700Fax: (509) 624-6412URL: www.willowwindfarms.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APer cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 80% (E)

Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, United King dom, Canada

Pro file: Founded in 1980, Wil low Wind Or ganicFarms has evolved into a pro ducer of or -ganic fro zen prod ucts, which includes apri vate la bel line of: french fries, hash -browns (dices and shred ded), cut corn,peas, green beans, and mixed vege ta bles.With large quan ti ties of its prod uct cur -rently be ing ex ported to dif fer ent markets, Wil low Wind Or ganic Farms is now con -cen trat ing on pro mo tion in the UnitedStates. The com pany also is de vel op ing itsown brand, Earth’s Fin est or ganic.

Prod ucts:Organic frozen potato products,french fries, hash browns, bakedwhole potato & shells, specialtycroquettes, organic IQF vegetables(cut corn, cob corn, green beans,peas, carrots, mixed vegetables,drhydrated potato flakes)


SalesCon tacts: Steve or Margaret Walser (509-467-6070)

WIN CUP4640 Lewis Rd., Stone Moun tain, GA 30083 USA

Tel: (770) 938- 5281; (800) 272-2877Fax: N/AURL: www.win cup.com


Ex port Mar kets: East ern Europe, Mex ico, SouthAmer ica, South east Asia, Ori ent, Pa cific Rim

Pro file: Call ing it self “the pre mier foam con -tainer manu fac turer,” Win Cup manu -fac tur ers high- quality EPS thermo cups, food con tain ers, and bowls. The com -pany is cur rently de vel op ing the EPSthermo cup mar ket in East ern Europethrough dis tri bu tion chan nels. Win Cupof fers mar ket strength in sales per son -nel (equipped with in- depth prod uctknowl edge), who are stra te gi cally lo -cated in all ma jor Eastern Euro peancoun tries. In 2006, Win Cup was pur -chased by TR Ac qui si tions com panyLLC, a sub sidi ary of Ten nen baumCapi tal Part ners LLC. The com panypro duces a broad jline of dis pos ablefood serv ice prod ucts in the U.S. Plusspe cialty chemi cal prod ucts world wide.

Prod ucts: Styrofoam cups, containers, andbowls; EPS thrermo cups(European market only)

SalesCon tacts: N/A

WIN TER FIELD, LLC.1010 Golfview Rd., Glen view, IL 60025 USA

Tel: (847) 998-1319Fax: (847) 998-1329URL: www.win ter fieldllc.com


Ex port Mar kets: N.A

Pro file: In August 2005, Win ter field of fi cially pur -chased its Mar ion, IN, pro duc tion fa cil ityand launched its pro duc tion. Thisprivately- owned ven ture, op er at ing withits main sales of fice in Glenview, plus re -gional sales of fices in Red Bank, NJ, andSanta Fe Springs, has since ex panded itsof fer ing to in clude natu ral kraft platesmade from solid un bleached sul phate,which is en vi ron men tally re spon sive. InOc to ber 2008, the com pany ac quiredBoots Creek Con vert ing, Mar ion, IN, apri vate com pany with closely re latedprod ucts, in clud ing party goods.

Prod ucts:Disposable tableware (Designer,Ultra Strong, Coated, and Economy) paper plates; jumbo bowls, hot/coldcups

SalesCon tacts: Jim Berkenfield

WLGROUP1102 Jef fer son Street, Al goma, WI 54201 USA

Tel: (920) 487- 3424Fax: (920) 487- 5644URL: www.wlgroup.com


Ex port Mar kets: South east Asia, Mex ico, Can ada,Europe, South Amer ica

Pro file: WLGroup is an or gani za tion of com pa -nies that of fers a sin gle source for cus -tomer print ing and pro mo tionalpack ag ing needs. It pro vides a com pre -hen sive line of prod ucts and the wid est ar -ray of ca pa bili ties and ex pe ri ence inflexo graphic, screen, and off set print ing.Wis con sin La bel Cor po ra tion be gan in1966 as a manu fac turer of pressure- sensitive la bels. It grew to in clude 13 di vi -sions, which are now mar keted asWLGroup, a leader in the print ing in dus -


try. WLGroup has the ad van tages of itsown re search and de vel op ment teamsand full- service in- house art de part -ments. Both EDI ca pa bili ties and the in -ter ac tive web site of fer ef fi cien cies inquot ing, or der ing, prod uct proof ing,and com pany in for ma tional up dates.WLGroup has re de fined “sin glesource” by com bin ing the di verse ca pa -bili ties of its di vi sions in qual ity prod -ucts, com pre ti tive pric ing, andex cep tional cusstomer serv ice.

Prod ucts: Pressure sensitive labels,commercial/offset printing,specialty tapes, promotionalpackaging, screen- printing, folded cartons, thermal labels,application equipment, specialadhesives and coatings, etc.

SalesCon tacts: Becky Smith, Regional Sales Manager;

Bill Challoner, Regional Sales Manager(e-mail: [email protected])

WISE FOODS, INC.245 Town park Lane, Ken ne saw, GA 30144 USA

Tel: (770) 426- 5821Fax: (770) 426- 0971URL: www.wis es nacks.com


Ex port Mar kets: Car ib bean, South Amer ica, Can -ada

Pro file: Wise Foods, es tablil shed in 1921 asWise Po tato Chips, today is the lar gesstre gional snack manu fac turer and dis -tribu tor in the United States.Thecompany manu fac tures pri vate la belsnacks for many large re tail cus tom ers.Fully staffed with its own QA & R&Dde part ments, Wise op er ates four stra te -gi cally lo cated pro duc tion fa cili ties inthe east ern U.S. The com pany ap pliesits cate gory man age ment knowl edge,mar ket ing branded snacks as well,backed with a pro fes sional team ofman ag ers. Its branded range in cludes:

Wise po tato chips, pop corn, corn chips;Cheez Doo dles; Br avos tor tilla chips, etc.

Prod ucts:Full line of salty snacks

SalesCon tacts: Rich Powers, National Sales

Manager-Private Label; Chris Jayne, Director of Sales

WISH NEV WINE MAN AGE MENT2255 Wgna cio Val ley Rd. (Ste. P), Wal nut Creek, CA94598 USA

Tel: (925) 930- 6374Fax: (925) 930- 6388E-Mail: mrfi new [email protected]


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, England

Pro file: Wish nev Wine Man age ment has beenbot tling wine since 1981. The firm sellswines avail able from some of the fin estNapa and Sonoma win er ies in Cali for nia.Po ten tial cus tom ers are sent blended tanksam ples. No two cli ents re ceive the samewine. The buyer can sup ply their own la -bels or have Wish nev print them. Dead- leaf green punt or other ap pro pri ate bot -tles are avail able. No charge is made forbranded corks. The firm han dles both 750ml and 1.5 ml bot tles. All its wines are cur -rent vin tage; lower qual ity and lowerpriced wines also can be pro duced, in clud -ing red and white ta ble wines. Otherchoices: Char don nay, white Zin fan del,white Grenache, Cab er net Sau vi gnon,Sau vi gnon Blanc. Mini mum or ders: 500cases per type of wine. The com pany alsobuys close- outs of wines and beers.

Prod ucts:Wine & beer

SalesCon tacts: Sanford Wishnev, Owner


THE WIZ ARD’S CAUL DRON, LTD.8411 Hwy. NC 86, North Ce dar Grove, NC 27231USA

Tel: (919) 732- 5294Fax: (919) 732- 5180URL: www.wiz ard scaul dron.com


Ex port Mar kets: Ja pan, Europe

Pro file: In the foot hills of Ce dar Grove, NC, thiscom pany spe cial izes in cre at ing high- quality foods, us ing pure, cer ti fied or -ganic and un usual in gre di ents. Put ting a high in ter est in the in teg rity and qual ityof in gre di ents, the com pany spe ciallyco- packs and pri vate la bels each prod -uct with care and con sid era tion for theplanet and its peo ple. Spe cial iz ing innatu ral sauces, dress ings and con di -ments (75 dif fer ent types), the Wiz ard’sCal dron sup plies the ven dors of theorganic food trade with 10 na tionalbrands, con sist ing of 50 organic po si -tioned prod ucts. All its prod ucts areGMO (Ge neti cally Modi fied Or gan ism) free. This firm also cre ates prod ucts de -signed for the emerg ing health- conscious con sumer.

Prod ucts: Sauces, salad dressings, andcondiments.

SalesCon tacts: John Troy, Presi dent (e-mail:

[email protected])

WAD DING TON NORTH AMER ICA INC(Sub sidi ary by John Wad ding ton PLC)P.O. Box 8190, Roll ing Me dows, IL 60008 USA

Tel: (847) 303-1560Fax: (847) 303-1608


Ex port Mar kets: Cen tral Amer ica, Car ribean

Pro file: WNA Wad ding ton North Amer ica,owned by John Waddin gon PLC, Leeds,Eng land, is com prised of five plas ticmanu fac tur ing com pa nies which pro ducether mo formed and in jec tion molded cups,plates, bowls, cut lery, and straws. Thecom pa nies are: WNA Car thage(Carthage, TX), Comet East (Chelms ford,MA), Comet West (City of In dus try, CA),Hop ple Plas tics (Flor ence,KY), and CupsIl lus trated (Lancaster, TX). They serv icethe food, drug, mass mer chant, clubs,party goods chan nels of dis tri bu tion plusfood serv ice. Re cently, the com pany in -stalled state- of- the- art ex tru sion equip -ment for two- color cups

Prod ucts:Thermoformed and injection moldedcups, plates, bowls, cutlery, andstraws.

SalesCon tacts: Bill Tostlebe, Vice-President Sales

WOH HUP FOOD IN DUS TRIES PTE LTD.18 Cross St., #12- 01/08 China Square Cen tral,, Sin ga -pore, 048423 SIN GA PORE

Tel: +65 6212 0100Fax: +65 6226 2126

To tal Sales Vol ume: $10 Mil lion +Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 50%

Ex port Mar kets: U.S., Europe, South east Asia,China, Ja pan, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Woh Hup, a sub sidi ary of Cere bos Pa cificLtd., a lead ing food and health su ple menten ter prise, is a well- known manu fac turerof good qual ity ori en tal and eth nic Asiansauces, cur ries, bev er ages, canned soups,etc. The com pany be lieves in pro duc ingonly good qual ity prod ucts at a high stan -dard and at a rea son able price. Qual itycon trol is there fore of para mount im por -tance. The com pany of fers one of the larg -est ranges of ori en tal prod ucts and saucesin the world.

Prod ucts:Oriental and ethnic sauces,beverages, canned foods and soups,vegetarian meals


SalesCon tacts: Ms. Mi chelle Chow, Di rec tor

WOOD PROD UCTS IN TER NA TIONALP.O. Box 1359, Conover, NC 23613- 1359 USA

Tel: (828-465-9955Fax: (828) 464-1122URL: www.fat wood.com


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Mid dle East, South eastAsia

Pro file: Started in 1986, Wood Prod ucts In ter -na tional, Inc. is the larg est manu fac -turer/sup plier of Fat wood fire star ter for use in fire places, bar be cues, woodstoves, camp fires, etc. Made of 100%all- natural, non- toxic pine wood, handsplit from the stump of pine trees, theFat wood con tains no ad di tives orchemi cal. It is taken only from non- endangered wood spe cies. Its prod uct,simi lar to kin dling, but richer in resin,starts quicker and pro vides a more in -tense fire. Pri vate la bel ing as well ascus tom pack ag ing is avail able, in clud ing as sis tance with art work and sam plepre sen ta tions. Re cent new pack ag ingin cludes a color 10- pound box with abar be cue bri quettes mo tif.

Prod ucts: Fat Wood firestarter

SalesCon tacts: Patty Zettler, Richard E. Davis

WORLD’S FIN EST CHOCO LATE, INC.*4801 South Lawn dale, Chi cago, IL 60632 USA

Tel: (773) 847- 4600; (888) 821-8452 Fax: (773) 847- 7804URL: www.worldsfinestchocolate.com



Pro file: World’s Fin est Choco late is a privately- held com pany that has been pro duc ingpre mium choco late since 1949. The com -pany is one of 11 U.S. com pa nies that ac tu -ally make their own chocolate- - direct from the co coa bean on through to fin ishedprod uct. This firm prides it self on be ingthe cus tomi za tion ex perts, spe cial iz ing incus tom pack ag ing to meet the needs of itscustom ers. Its sub sidi ary, Cook Choco lateCom pany, spe cial izes in co coa blends andbak ery top pings. Among its news prod uctof fer ing un der ex clu sive brands:chocolate- covered al monds, chocolate- covered bis cuits, and choco late bars.

Prod ucts:Chocolate bars; bite-sized,gourmet-wrapped chocolate pieces;chocolate-covered nuts and fruits;seasonal chocolatse shapes; nutclusters; malted milk balls; bulkchocolate and ingredients; biscuits;and gift items

SalesCon tacts: Susan Pilcher, Marketing Manager (E-mail:

[email protected])

WORLD WIDE SOURCING, LTD748 Lake shore Blvd. , P.O. Box 7897, In cline Vil lage,NV 89450 USA

Tel: (775) 833-1480Fax: (775) 833-1883


Ex port Mar kets: Ko rea, Hong Kong, China, SouthAf rica, Mex ico

Pro file: Started as an im porter and dis tribu tor ofcon fec tion ery prod uct some 20+ years ago, this com pany, for merly called GlobalCon fec tion ery, has been re named W.W.Sourcing. It is one of a group of re latedcom pa nies dedi cated to sourcing and mar -


ket ing con fec tion ery prod ucts formanu fac tur ers and dis tri bu tion com pa -nies world wide. The firm helps manu -fac tur ers ex tend their prod uct lines byfind ing sources of prod uct on an OEMor pri vate la bel ba sis. The firm alsoworks to help manu fac tur ers en ter newmar kets, lo cat ing dis tri bu tion chan nelsand part ners. The firm can serve as anex clu sive bro ker for pri vate la bel busi -ness in Mex ico, South Af rica, and Ko -rea; or the com pany can buy and re sellprod uct in those ar eas. Re cent ly, W.W.Sourcing also be gan im port ing prod ucts from Mex ico, Europe, and Ko rea.

Prod ucts: Gum, candy, cookies, crackers, pet food

SalesCon tacts: Seymour Wiessen, Chief Executive

Officer

WY AN DOT, INC.135 Wy an dot Ave., Mar ion, OH 43302 USA

Tel: (614) 383- 4031Fax: (614) 382- 5584


Ex port Mar kets: Can ada, Mex ico, Swe den, Den -mark, Ja pan

Pro file: Since its in cep tion in 1936, Wy an dot,has been in volved in pri vate la bel snackfoods. To day, this privately- ownedmanu fac turer claims to be the larg estpri vate la bel packer of corn- basedsnacks. The ma jor ity of this firm’s es ti -mated $100 mil lion+ sales go to pri vatela bel, keep ing re tail ers and dis tribu torson the cut ting edge of one of the fast estgrow ing snack cate go ries—tor tillachips. The com pany sup plies food- serv -ice ac counts, co- packs and han dles di -rect ac count sales as well.

Prod ucts: Caramel corn, cheese puffs,cheese crunchy, corn chip, BBQcorn chips, white and yellow corntortilla chips, nacho- flavoredtortilla chips, potato chips

SalesCon tacts: Gary Haugsby, Vice President, Sales

YEO HIAP SENG, LTD.*3 Senoko Way, SIN GA PORE 758057

Tel: +65 6752 2122Fax: +65 6756 5625URL: www.yeos.com.sg

To tal 2004 Sales Vol ume: $332.9 Mil lion +2%Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: N/A

Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Aus tra lia, New Zea land,North Amer ica, South east Asia, Mid dle East,In do china

Pro file: Yeo Hiap Seng Group be gan manu fac tur -ing food and bev er age prod ucts in 1900.From a small be gin ning, the com pany hasgrown in ter na tion ally with op era tions inMa lay sia, Hong Kong, In do ne sia, Mau ri -tius, Can ada and the U.S. It op er ates asales and dis tri bu tion net work ex tend ingover more than 20 other coun tries. Aleader in food and bev er age in Asia, theYeo’s logo stands for in no va tive de vel op -ment and manu fac tur ing ex cel lence. Thefirm was a pio neer in the bot tling of Asianbev er ages, in clud ing soya bean drink andchry san the mum tea in 1953. In 1967, thecom pany be came the first manu fac turerin the world to use ultra- heat treat ment(UHT) pro cess for pack ag ing tra di tionalAsian bev er ages in Tetra Brik. The com -pany han dles fran chised prod ucts likePepsi, Schweppes, Mir inda, etc. In theU.S., its prod ucts in clude Chun King, aleader in Ori en tal foods. The group alsocon tract packs for cus tom ers un der theirown la bels.

Prod ucts:Authentic cooking sauces, instantnoodles, Asian beverages, fruitdrinks with jelly/fruit bits, cannedfood, chili sauces, soy beanproducts.

SalesCon tacts: Mr. S. C. Toh, Di vi sion Man ager,

In ter na tional Sales


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YHS EX PORTS PTE LTD.*241 Dun earn Road, Sin ga pore 589474 SIN GA PORE

Tel: +65 447-5112Fax: +65 452-3575


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, South east Asia, NorthAmer ica, South Amer ica

Pro file: YHS rep re sents Yeo Hiap Seng, whichis rec og nized as a lead ing brand in theSin ga pore food and bev er age in dus try.The com pany, op er at ing for nearly 100years, has sur vived tur bu lent times. To -day, YHS is internationally- driven—com mit ted to meet ing theneeds of its cus tom ers by pro vid ing ef fi -cient net work ing sys tems through all itsagency lines and cli ents.8- 810- 8731;Fax: 818- 810- 8231).

Prod ucts: Asian (soya bean) beverages,sauces, canned foods, snacks,instant food

SalesCon tacts: Mr. Billy Seah, Manager-International

S.A. YPLON N.V.(A Trad ing Com pany of McBride Lim ited.)6, rue Mou lin Masureb- 7730, Es taim puis B- 7730 BEL GIUM

Tel: +32 56 48 21 11Fax: +32 56 48 21 10


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Af rica, Cen tral Europe

Pro file: Founded in 1968, Yplon, for merly partof the T-16 Group (an in vest mentgroup) has been re or gan ized un der theEuro pean group, McBride Ltd., Lon -don. Yplon works in Bel gium andFrance; its sis ter trad ing com pa nies,Rob ert McBride Ltd.. works in theUnited King dom and Gen eral De ter -gents S.P.A.,in Mi lan, It aly. The firm

spe cial izes in own brand sales in France,Bel gium, Hol land, Spain and Ger many.Ef forts are un der way to ex pand ex clu sivebrands busi ness in many other coun tries,such as Po land, the Czech Re pub lic, Hun -gary, Rus sia, etc. Yplon op er ates six pro -duc tion sites. McBride over all is po si tioned as Eu ro pe’s lead ing pri vate label manu -fac turer of house hold clean ing and per -sonal care prod ucts.

Prod ucts:Personal care products(bath/shower products, shampoos,eau de cologne, deodorants, shaving, hair sprays, etc.) householdproducts (washing up liquids, toiletcleaners, bleach, floor or windowcleaners, air fresheners, etc.), andwashing products (powders, fabricconditioners, liquid wash, etc.).

SalesCon tacts: Francis Lietaert, Sales Director; P.

Deconinck, Export Manager.

ZA VIDA COF FEE CO., INC70 Con nie Cres cent, Con cord, On tario L4K 1L6 CAN ADA

Tel: (905) 738- 0103; (800) 667- 0192Fax: (905) 738- 6986URL: www.zavida.com


Ex port Mar kets: United States, Europe, Asia

Pro file: Started in 1982, roast ing and fla vor inggour met cof fees, Fla vor Cof fee more re -cently has changed its name to Za vidaCof fee Com pany. It claims to be the firstma jor roaster to sup ply fla vored gour metcof fee in North Amer ica. To day, it sup plies 85% of the spe cialty/gour met stores inCan ada. Fla vor Cof fee also sup plies mostma jor in ter na tional brand manu fac tur erswith gourmet- flavored cof fee un der theirla bels. A com plete range of fla vored andregu lar gour met cof fees is avail able. Thecom pany sup plies and serv ices su per mar -ket chains, drug-store chains plus shows astrong growth in mass mer chant and


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ware house club seg ments across NorthAmer ica. Re cently, the com pany in tro -duced gour met liq uid fla vors (a con cen -trated liq uid form of cof fee), avail able in a 300 ml size and for foodservice, 150ml. Size.

Prod ucts: Gourmet flavored and regularcoffee (non-flavored bulk andretail) plus seasonal gift packitems, gourmet liquid flavors,mini-bricks.

SalesCon tacts: Charles Litterst, President; Roger K.

Steele, Vice-President Sales.

A. ZERE GA’S SONS, INC.20- 01 Broad way, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 USA

Tel: (201) 797- 1400Fax: (201) 797- 0148


Ex port Mar kets: South Amer ica, Asia

Pro file: A. Zere ga’s Sons is a privately- held drypasta manu fac turer that was foundedin 1848. The com pany spe cial izes in thecus tom manu fac tur ing of spe cialtypasta prod ucts for the food in dus try.More than 500 pasta shapes are avail -able, plus unique shapes and for mu lasmade for spe cific ap pli ca tions. Its pack -ag ing sup port in cludes car tons, bagsand club packs.

Prod ucts: Pasta, macaroni, egg noodles.

SalesCon tacts: Rob ert A. Vermy len, Vice- President

ZOBELE HOLD ING S.P.A.Via Fersina, 4, 38100 Trento, IT ALY

Tel: +39 461 30 37 00Fax: +39 461 30 37 90URL: www.zobele.it


Ex port Mar kets: Europe, Af rica, South Amer ica,North Amer ica, South east Asia, Aus tra lia

Pro file: Zobele In dus trie Chimi che Spa, wasstarted in 1919 by En rico Zobele, whopro duced fly rib bons. The busi ness de vel -oped into household in sec ti cides, latermos quito coils be came the sec ond ma jorin sec ti cide prod uct for the com pany. To -day, Zobele is the sole Euro pean sup plierof such coils. The firm’s 15,000- square me -ters fac tory is highly auto mated withmuch of its equip ment and ma chin eryfab ri cated by its own en gi neer ing staff.

Prod ucts:Household insecticides, airfresheners, home care products,firelighters

SalesCon tacts: Dr. Enrico Zobele; ing. Davide Gaspari.

ZUM BIEL PACK AG ING2339 Har ris Ave nue, Cin cin nati, OH 45212 USA

Tel: (513) 531- 3600Fax: (513) 531- 0072URL: www.zum biel.com

To tal Sales Vol ume: N/APe cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 35%

Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Can ada, UK

Pro file: Privately- owned Zum biel Pack ag ing hasbeen a lead ing de signer and manu fac turer in the pack ag ing in dus try since 1843. Thecom pany holds a unique po si tion in thefold ing car ton in dus try as it is one of thevery few world- class com pa nies ca pa ble of pro duc ing fold ing car tons by the off set, ro -to gra vure, and flexo graphic (nar row andwide- web print ing pro cesses).

Prod ucts:Folding cartons, beverage carriers,blister cards, microflute cartons,set-up boxes

SalesCon tacts: Tom Zum biel (Fold ing Car tons), Char les

Mace (Bev er age Car ri ers), Wade Bowman,Sales Director


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