| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Amber Burke |
General Counsel | Profile |
Ajinomoto is recognized as a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing and sale of amino-acid-based products for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, sports nutrition, health and beauty industries as well as food ingredients. The company`s first American office opened in New York in 1917. Since then, the company has grown and expanded its presence, establishing production facilities in North Carolina and Iowa and sales offices in New Jersey and Illinois. Ajinomoto North America leverages an international manufacturing, supply and distribution chain to bring the highest-grade food ingredient and amino acid products to consumers in the United States. Ajinomoto`s global philosophy is to contribute significant advances in food and health by working for life. With this philosophy in mind, Ajinomoto North America focuses on Nutrition & Health and is working to create new business and expand trade in North America. Ajinomoto North America, Inc. manufactures and supplies food ingredients, amino acids, and amino acid based specialty ingredients for cosmetics and personal care. This brings brings Asian tastes to the mainstream American market and makes contributions in the fields of Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care, Beauty and Biotechnology. aminobeautyTM is a concept created to introduce amino acid based Specialty and Personal Care ingredients to the global market. Ajinomoto® uses innovative technology to create amino acid derived ingredients to help maintain beautiful skin and hair, while working with your body`s physiology. Whether you are looking for natural, silicone free or sulfate free ingredients, aminobeautyTM products are the answer. The promise of safety and biocompatibility offered by aminobeautyTM is of great value. Choose amino acids, be aminobeautyTM
Yang Kee Trading is a family business based in the Bay Area that sells vegetarian and vegan plant-based alternatives for Asian cuisine favorites.
Pete Pappas & Sons Inc., a 4th generation family owned and operated business, grows, ships, packs and distributes fresh produce. This family business began in 1942 and has grown into two in-house brands: Patricia Brand Premium Produce and Pete`s Garden Organics. Pete Pappas & Sons has also expanded into farming in Tennessee, with their farm called Smoky Mountain Family Farms. Pete Pappas & Sons is run from a state of the art and fully refrigerated Jessup, MD warehouse spanning a whopping 120,000sf. The company was founded around tomatoes in the 1940s and it has grown to now specialize in many types of premium produce including tomatoes, berries, onions, peppers, melons, local and seasonal produce and even organics. Both the Jessup facility, and farm location in Tennessee are GFSI and organic certified.
PureCircle is the global leader in production and marketing of high purity stevia ingredients. PureCircle leads the industry with development of a vertically integrated, sustainable and natural supply chain. Stevia is grown for PureCircle across South America, Africa, Asia and the United States where it provides a sustainable cash crop for farming communities. PureCircle has developed a broad portfolio of ingredient solutions and has pioneered such ingredients as Reb A, SG95, and breakthrough proprietary ingredient PureCircle Alpha, as well as PureCircle Flavors. PureCircle also established joint venture partnerships with sugar industry leaders to innovatively combine stevia and sugar for natural sweetening solutions and locally support customers. These global partnerships include Tereos PureCircle Solutions, with Tereos and NPSweet A/S with Nordzucker, in Europe. As part of its industry leadership, PureCircle pioneered the trust mark Stevia PureCircle®, which educates consumers about the benefits of stevia and provides a strong base of trust for both consumers and food and beverage companies alike. The company also founded The Global Stevia Institute, (globalsteviainstitute.com) the leading resource for accurate, science-based information on stevia led by a global advisory board of internationally recognized health professionals. PureCircle’s global headquarters are in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PureCircle shares are traded on the LSE AIM index.
GariMark Foods is a food and beverage manufacturing company that provides independent foodservice distributors with a variety of innovative poultry products.