Seneca Foods Corp

Crest Foods specializes in dairy stabilizers, manufacturing and contract packaging. The company provides a wide range of ingredients to the food industry in all 50 states and produces approximately 150 private-label food products for 24-plus businesses. It offers buttermilk, cream cheese, yogurt, ice cream, sour cream, seasoning blends and specialty products. Crest Foods assists clients with cross-promotional items, line expansion, product development, kitchen testing, package design, material sourcing and procurement. The company s research and development team generates nutritional data, formula and ingredient statements. It has operated since 1946 and based in Ashton, Ill.

Founded in 1891, Hormel Foods Corporation is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of meat and food products. The company sells products to customers throughout the United States and in more than 40 countries. It offers a variety of ham, bacon, canned luncheon meat, hash, sausages, franks, stews, chilies, meat spreads, microwaveable entrees, salsas and frozen processed foods. The company operates several business divisions, such as grocery products and refrigerated foods. Its subsidiaries include Jennie-O Turkey Store, Hormel Foods International and Dan's Prize. The company offers products under various brands, including the Hormel Always Tender, Hormel Chili Master, Hormel Little Sizzlers and Hormel Fresh Pantry. It also provides online shopping options. The company employs more than 18,000 employees. Hormel Foods Corporation has received the Food Quality Award from the Food Quality Magazine. The company is affiliated with the American Dietetic Association and the American Society for Quality. Its production facilities are located in over 10 cities throughout the U.S.

Birds Eye Foods founder, Clarence Birdseye, became known as the father of frozen food. He used his unique gifts to develop a freezing process that not only preserved food safely, but also preserved its taste and appearance. Although the practice of preserving food by freezing has been traced back to as early as 1626, and the first commercial venture in producing frozen food to 1875, Birdseye is credited with developing, refining, and making the quick freezing process workable. The company brands include Berstein s, Bird Eye, Brooks, Comstock, C & W, Freshlike, Greenwood, Husman s, Mariners Cove, McKenzie s, Nalley, Rivera, Snyder of Berlin, Tim s Cascade Snacks and Wilderness. It items consist of frozen, canned and bottled foods as well as dressings, potato chips and pastas. Birds Eye Foods has locations in Rochester, Oakfield, Brockport, and Fulton, N.Y., Green Bay and Darien, Wis., as well as Watsonville, Calif., and Montezuma, Ga.