Whitfield Foods, Inc

Kinedyne, located in Prattville, Ala., serves as a specialized manufacturing facility of Kinedyne Corporation, which maintains headquarters in Branchburg, N.J. The Prattville facility manufactures tie-down webbing, winches and load bars for the transportation industry. Its webbings vary according to strength rating, material, thickness and width. Its winches provide a method for securing cargo on flatbed trailers, rail cars and other vehicles. The Prattville facility was opened in 1978 and was expanded to include the production of tie-down webbing in 1984. Kinedyne Corporation is a global provider of cargo control products for the transportation industry. The company was founded in 1968 as a manufacturer of synthetic web tie-downs used for securing cargo on flatbed trailers.

The Merchants Company is a foodservice distributor that operates Merchants Foodservice. With a location in Clanton, Ala., the subsidiary serves over five U.S. states and operates warehouse facilities and a foodservice distribution center. It was founded in 1904 as Fain Grocery Company, a wholesale grocery distributor. Merchants Foodservice has marketing partnerships with ConAgra Foods, Frosty Acres Brands, Kellogg's, Pictsweet, Pierre Foods and Ventura Foods. The subsidiary offers products under several brand names, including General Mills, Pioneer, Morrison, Shawnee, Gel Spice, Rich's and Ken s Foods. It provides a range of bakery products, such as biscuits, waffles, cakes, cookies, pies, rolls and cheesecakes.

Founded in 1898, W.L. Petry Wholesale focuses on the product and service needs of the convenience store industry. Its corporate office is located in Luverne, Ala., and it has different service areas for each division that includes the wholesale service area and novelty service area. The company provides grocery and novelty items, food service, communication and transportation services. It offers a selection of more than 7,500 items that include candies, gum, snack foods, health and beauty products, general merchandise, non-foods, groceries, food service items, seasonal items and janitorial and store supplies. Additionally, W.L. Petry Single Pick s product selection of more than 1,000 items includes a wide variety of merchandise and items that are priced and coded with dates of deliveries.