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Founded in 1971 by Jim Moser, Paul Rea and Bob Collins, Pacific Coast Producers is a cooperative owned by more than 160 grower members in California. The cooperative is a private-label packer of low-cost, high-quality canned fruits, vegetables and related items. Its products include apricots, fruit cocktails, fruit mixes, peaches, pears, tomatoes, fruit and gel cups and canned juices. They are sold in all 50 United States under a variety of labels, including Safeway, Wal-Mart and Kroger s brand names. Pacific Coast Producers has headquarters in Lodi, Calif., and processing facilities in Oroville and Woodland, as well as field stations throughout California.

Nulaid Foods is a manufacturer and distributor of egg and dairy products. Nulaid works to grow its business by responsively developing, producing and marketing high quality, value-added specialty foods. The company offers numerous products including Reddi-Egg and private label creamers. It also provides products for the foodservice and international industries including pastry toppings, liquid eggs and Nulaid non-dairy creamer, a product that was specifically developed for Asian markets. Nulaid also recipes available on its website. The company is located in Ripon, Calif.

T. Marzetti Company has plants across the United States that make a variety of quality food products, including Texas toast, garlic bread, egg noodles, croutons, veggie dips and the company s specialty: salad dressing. In 1896, Teresa Marzetti arrived in the United States from Florence, Italy, and started a small Italian restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Marzetti's became a local favorite, especially among Ohio State University students, and grew to become a four-star restaurant and one of the finest dining experiences in the Midwest. By 1955, Marzetti s dressings had become so renowned that the upstairs kitchen of the restaurant became a full-scale factory. The Marzetti brand of salad dressings was soon found in grocery stores throughout Ohio. After Teresa Marzetti's death in 1972, the restaurant closed forever, but her passion for quality still lives in T. Marzetti's many salad dressings and other specialty food products. A Lancaster Colony Company, T. Marzetti Company has a number of factories, including one in Milpitas, Calif.