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Mathias Gedney founded M.A. Gedney Company in 1881 when he began his own pickle company. The company makes its original fermented dills just as Mathias Anderson Gedney did back in 1881. It insists that Gedney cucumbers be hand picked at the perfect size and time of ripeness. From the beginning, the Gedney family has preferred real onions and peppers and real sprigs of fresh dill over flavoring oils or chemicals. Its patented pickle-finisher gently pushes even tiny cukes below the jar lip so Gedney Pickles are never smashed. The company designed its own pickle pasteurizer which precisely heats and cools each jar after filling with brine made of its Gedney vinegar. In addition to pickles, it also offers condiments, dips and sauces. M.A. Gedney Company is located in Chaska, Minn.

Kraft Foods Inc. is one of the largest food companies in the world. It makes products for consumers in approximately 170 countries and has over 180 manufacturing/processing facilities. The company's portfolio includes 11 brands: Oreo, Nabisco, LU biscuits, Milka/Cadbury chocolates, Trident gum, Jacobs/Maxwell House coffees, Philadelphia cream cheeses, Kraft cheeses, dinners/dressings and Oscar Mayer meats. Kraft Foods Inc. is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor's 500, Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index.

All American Foods offers its Pro Mix product line of dairy and nondairy ingredients, along with standard commodities. Its ingredients are used in a variety of applications, which include baked goods, confectionery items, salad dressings and dips, processed meats and cheeses, desserts, soups, sauces and egg products. The company has grown to encompass four manufacturing facilities and a technical center, all centrally located in southern Minnesota cities. All American Foods is headquartered in Mankato, Minn.