Vegetable Juices

Evans Food Products Company is one of the largest, private-label pork rind manufacturers worldwide. It utilizes pork skins that are certified by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The company offers pork cracklins in plain, barbecued, and hot and spicy flavors. Evans Food Products Company markets its products under the Pete's and Crooked Creek brands. The company also provides a variety of pellets. Its products are sold in China, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Taiwan and Vietnam, as well as North America and South America. In addition, the company offers custom private label programs to suit clients merchandising needs. Evans Food Products Company is a part of Evans Food Group, which operates several manufacturing facilities.

Peer Foods is on the cutting edge of mass customization. It manufactures and distributes a variety of meat products, including bacon, beef, ham, other pork, poultry and sausage to the food service industry. Employee-owned Peer Foods uses traditional natural hickory and hardwood cooking methods to prepare its smoked and roasted meats. Peer also has a culinary center that develops restaurant menus. Along with its 95,000 square foot facility in Chicago, Peer also has a plant in Columbus, Ind., with 130,000 square feet of operation space. Peer has been in continuous operation since 1922. Its beginnings date back to 1867, when Christian Buehler Sr. entered the meatpacking industry with his own pork-packing and general butchering operation in Peoria, Ill.