Julie Spence

High Liner Foods (USA) Incorporated is the United States subsidiary of High Liner Foods Incorporated, which is one of the largest processors and marketers of seafood products in North America. Located in Danvers, Mass., it is a major supplier of private label seafood products to North American food retailers. The company markets its frozen seafood under Sea Cuisine and Fisher Boy brands. Its division, Fishery Products International is a broadline supplier of seafood to the foodservice marketplace.

Univex manufactures a variety of mixers, slicers, peelers and food processing equipment for the foodservice industry. Its product line includes hand mixers, spiral mixers, dough sheeters, dough processors, bread slicers, tenderizers and saws, melon peelers and fat analyzer equipment. Univex was established in 1948 in Somerville, Mass. It now has headquarters in Salem, N.H. The company also has 21 marketing offices located throughout North America. Univex products are sold through a network of more than 1,000 dealers who supply thousands of food service operators throughout the world.

Demoulas Super Markets operates nearly 60 supermarket chanins throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass., the company reported revenues of approximately $2 billion in 2005. It supermarket chains operate under the names DeMoulas and Market Basket. Founded in 1917, Demoulas Super Markets maintains warehouse facilities in Tewsksbury and Lawrence, Mass. The company is an employer of more than 12,000 people. In 2006, Forbes listed Demoulas Super Markets as the 170th-largest private company.