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If you are seeking specific products and services for your company, you've come to the right place. The companies listed below, IDFA's Gold Business Partners, offer many choices available to serve your company's needs. IDFA's Gold Business Partner member companies deserve our special thanks for their increased support and participation of IDFA and its activities. We are pleased to provide the opportunities for suppliers and their customers to establish new business relationships. (For information on the benefits of Gold Business Partner Membership, see IDFA's Gold Business Partner Membership benefits section.)


Alcan Packaging (formerly Pechiney Plastic Packaging), Chicago, IL
www.alcanpackaging.com

Timothy Kieny, Marketing Manager, Dairy
tim.kieny@alcan.com
(773) 399-8050

    Alcan supplies a full line of flexible packaging materials to the cheese and dairy industries, including foil and non-foil films and laminations, barrier bags, forming and non-forming materials in film and semi-rigid plastics.
Alchemy Systems, Austin, TX
www.alchemysystems.com
Steve Merrill, Vice President, Sales
steve.merrill@alchemysystems.com
(512) 637-5100
    SISTEM is the only training solution proven to reduce turnover, food safety incidents and production costs, while also having a positive impact on worker morale and productivity. The one-of-a-kind training and compliance management platform from Alchemy Systems includes all the hardware, software and courseware (in English & Spanish) needed to deliver and document effective personnel training. This solution also automates training documentation, proving invaluable for GFSI certification efforts like SQF.
All Star Dairy Association, Inc., Lexington, KY
www.allstardairy.com

Jeff Sterne, Executive Director
jeff@allstardairy.com
(859) 255-3644

    All Star Dairy Association, Inc. is an organization of dairy, ice cream, water, beverage, and food companies throughout the United States whose members have joined their efforts to bring about more economical and efficient operations. Services include group purchasing, trademark branding, quality control, training, frequent memos, college scholarships, career website, carton designs, and other services. The association is owned by its members.

APV, An SPX Brand, Fortville, IL
www.apv.com
Mark Nigh, Director of Sanitary Sales
mark.nigh@apv.com
(317) 336-6406

APV is a global supplier of high quality process engineering solutions and automation to the dairy, food, beverage, and healthcare industries. From engineered components to a complete, fully automated process plant, APV focuses on adding value to its customers' business performance and profitability. APV's range of manufactured products includes: heat exchangers, homogenizers, pumps and valves for a wide variety of applications. Plus, APV also offers a complete range of process technologies including: UHT/ESL systems, aseptic systems, membrane filtration systems, plate evaporators, butter packers/churns and batching/blending systems. In addition, APV offers genuine aftermarket parts and a wide range of lifetime maintenance services to keep your equipment up and running at peak performance and maximum operating efficiencies.

Blimling & Associates, Inc., Cottage Grove, WI
www.blimling.com

Phil Plourd, President
pplourd@blimling.com

(608) 839-9860

    Blimling & Associates is a leading provider of dairy market analysis and forecasting, as well as a consultant on risk management issues.

CME Group, A CME/Chicago Board of Trade/NYMEX Company, Chicago, IL
www.cmegroup.com

Tom Sandy, Manager, Associate Director, Commodity Products & Services
tom.sandy@cmegroup.com
(312) 950-3116

    CME Group offers the widest range of commodity derivatives of any U.S. exchange, with trading available on a range of grains, livestock, oilseed, dairy, lumber and other products. Representing the staples of everyday life, these products offer you liquidity, transparent pricing and extraordinary opportunities in a regulated centralized marketplace with equal access to all participants. Please visit the CME Group at www.cmegroup.com.

Cargill Texturizing Solutions, Waukesha, WI
www.cargilltexturizing.com

Andrew C. Dederich, Product Manager
andy_dederich@cargill.com
(262) 549-2515

    Cargill Texturizing Solutions is one of the world's leading suppliers of texturizers and emulsifiers to the global food and beverage industry, as well as the pharmaceutical and cosmetics markets. Cargill Texturizing Solutions offers specific solutions for providing texture in multiple food applications, based on a wide palette of ingredients, including hydrocolloids, emulsifiers, lecithins, cultures, starches, soy flour and functional systems. From design through development to manufacturing, Cargill Texturizing Solutions is committed to creating with its customers innovative new products for consumers to enjoy.

Chr. Hansen, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
www.chr-hansen.com

Mike Neu, Business Manager
usmnu@chr-hansen.com
(414) 607-5815

    Chr. Hansen is among the world's top ingredient suppliers and a global market leader of cultures for cheese, yogurt, wine and meat; enzymes for cheese production; colors for food and beverages; probiotics and phytonutrients for human health; and microbial and food safety products for agriculture. Our aim is to improve the quality of food and health for people all over the world.

Cintas Corporation, Cincinnati, OH
www.cintas.com

Chuck Helmes, Director of Marketing
helmes@cintas.com
(513) 459-1200

    Cintas designs, manufactures, and implements corporate identity and contamination control uniform programs, providing rental services and direct sale items to customers throughout U.S. and Canada. Cintas has a unique microbe-inhibiting laundry process that cleans and sanitizes the garments which independent laboratory results have shown 6 log bacteria reduction. This process enables companies to achieve and maintain a sound HACCP and SSOP program. Other services provided include mats, sanitation supplies, fire protection and first aid products and services. Cintas is the official uniform supplier of IDFA.

Dairy.com, Plano, TX
www.dairy.com

Scott Sexton, Chairman & CEO
scott.sexton@dairy.com
(214) 360-0061, ext. 202

    With over 350 member companies, Dairy.com powers on-demand solutions for the industry, serving cooperatives, processors, manufacturers and haulers. Dairy.com provides commodity scheduling, spot trading, contracting and transportation solutions and services, plus specialized solutions for milk handlers including dispatch, receiving and tracking, eManifest™, CertCheck™, and producer payroll. DairyCareers provides comprehensive staffing solutions connecting employers to its on-line database of over 3,500 dairy professionals.

DairyCareers, A Dairy.com Solution, Dallas, TX
www.dairycareers.com

Lucas Lentsch, General Manager
lucas.lentsch@dairycareers.com
(214) 360-0061

    Dairy Industry Job Board Contingency & Retained Search Services—DairyCareers.com serves as a direct link between employers and candidates in the dairy ingredient, manufacturing, and equipment industries. DairyCareers.com profiles industry career opportunities and currently has over 3,500 registered professionals. Please visit www.dairycareers.com for more information.

Danisco USA Inc., New Century, KS
www.danisco.com

Michael W. Parsons, Sales Director, Health & Nutrition
mike.parsons@danisco.com
(800) 255-6837, ext. 1424

    Danisco is one of the world's leading producers of ingredients for food and other consumer products. The group employs approximately 10,300 employees in more than 40 countries. Danisco's broad technology platform and product portfolio includes antimicrobials, antioxidants, emulsifiers, enzymes, stabilizers, cultures, and sweeteners such as xylitol and fructose. The majority of these ingredients are produced from natural raw materials. Danisco's products are mainly used in the food and beverage industry to improve the texture in bread, beverages and ice cream, but are also applied to feed, cleaning, textiles and plastics.

David Michael & Company, Philadelphia, PA
www.dmflavors.com

Skip Rosskam, President & C.O.O.
skiprosskam@dmflavors.com
(215) 632-3100

    Since 1896, David Michael & Co. has been a leading international manufacturer of flavors, stabilizers, and natural colors for the dairy industry. We have over 40,000 formulations for ice cream, soft serve, yogurt, dips, cheese, egg nog, dairy drinks, coffee creamers, frozen novelties, and so on. In addition to doing total product development, we also have colors and stabilizers for dairy applications, including our MichaeLite base and stabilizer systems for making low and non-fat dairy products. From fruit flavors to our popular Adults Only® flavors, to the most comprehensive line of vanillas anywhere, David Michael can help you hit your flavor target faster®.
Delkor Systems, Inc., Circle Pines, MN
www.delkorsystems.com

Ken Sullivan, Director, Marketing
dandersen@delkorsystems.com
(763) 746-1886

    For more than 30 years, Delkor Systems has been providing quality packaging machinery for the food industry. Whether the packaging application involves a tray, carton, box, flat pad, or dairy case, Delkor has a solution. The company is also widely known for its innovative package concepts of SPOT-PAK® and TRAY-PAK® which now generate for its customers about $20 million a year in packaging material savings.
Direct Energy Business, Oak Brook, IL
www.directenergybusiness.com

Daniel Chumbley, Business Development Manager
daniel.chumbley@directenergybusiness.com
(630) 954-3204

    Direct Energy Business provides innovative electricity and natural gas solutions to businesses across North America. With more than 20 years of industry experience, we are committed to providing experienced, straightforward guidance, industry-leading products and personalized service to commercial and industrial organizations across all sectors. Direct Energy Business is one of the largest commercial Retail Energy Suppliers (RES) in North America and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centrica, plc (LSE: CNA), a global Fortune 500 company with an S&P credit rating of "A-."
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN
www.ecolab.com

Timothy Mulhere, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Food & Beverage North America
timothy.mulhere@ecolab.com

(651) 293-2320

    Sanitation products, systems, and services including in-house CIP system design, fabrication, installation, and controls. Water care products and services, including boiler treatments and waste water treatments. Pest elimination services.
Ecovation, Inc., Ecolab Inc. Food & Beverage Division, Victor, NY
www.ecovation.com

Daniel J. Hagen, Associate Vice President, Business Development
dhagen@ecovation.com

(585) 421-3509
    Ecovation is a leading provider of value-driven, sustainable wastewater treatment and renewable energy solutions for food and beverage clients, including several Fortune 500 companies. Ecovation offers a wide range of options for treating high-strength organic wastes including its patented Mobilized Film Technology (MFT), as well as other exclusively licensed proprietary technologies. Ecovation also offers high-performance dissolved air flotation water and wastewater treatment through Krofta Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary. For more information, please visit www.ecovation.com.

Ellison Bakery, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN
www.ebakery.com

Todd Wallin, Vice President/General Manager
todd@ebakery.com
(260) 747-6136

    Baked goods supplier: we specialize in custom developed baked goods to compliment or complete your ice cream or confection creation. Our job is to help you create innovative and great tasting new products. We offer a complete line of baked cookie products for ice cream sandwich cookies, inclusion pieces and small crunch products for bar coatings or crunchy pieces for candy inclusions. Call us today for help!

ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Houston, TX
www.exxonmobilpe.com
David G. Sellers, Sales Manager, Southern Region Film and Blow Molding
david.g.sellers@exxonmobil.com

(281) 870-6758

    ExxonMobil Chemical Company manufactures and sells Paxon® high density polyethylene blow molding resin for the food and dairy industry. The resin is used to mold containers for milk, juice, water and other food products. Technical service engineers and special training programs are utilized to service industry requirements.

ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Films Business, Macedon, NY
www.oppfilms.com
Michael Hubbard
michael.a.hubbard@exxonmobil.com

(315) 966-1000

    The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical is the largest supplier of oriented polypropylene film for the flexible packaging and labeling industries. ExxonMobil Chemical manufacturers Bicor®, Hicor®, OPPalyte®, Metallyte and Label-Lyte® films to enhance the shelf appeal, preserve the freshness and protect the quality of a wide array of food, beverage, personal care, and household products. OPPalyte® white opaque film was developed specifically for the frozen novelty industry as a replacement to traditional paper wrappers.

FCStone/Downes-O'Neill, Chicago, IL
www.fcstone.com
Tom Gaughan, Vice President, Food Service
tom.gaughan@fcstone.com
(312) 456-3616

    FCStone/Downes-O'Neill offers comprehensive risk-management programs and services to dairy producers, processors, and end-users. These services include brokerage and clearing, in-depth market analysis and forecasts, and eDairy, an online resource for dairy market research and analysis. The firm also sponsors an annual Outlook Conference, to be held June 17 and 18 this year in Chicago. FCStone is a public company that provides risk-management for a wide range of commodities, including food, energy products, and financial instruments. Downes-O'Neill is part of FCStone's Food Service Group.
Forbes Chocolate, Broadview Heights, OH
www.forbeschocolate.com

Rick Stunek, Director, Marketing
rstunek@forbeschocolate.com

(440) 838-4400 ext. 202
    Forbes Chocolate provides cocoa blends and other flavor powders for flavoring milk, ice cream, soft serve mix, frozen yogurt, and novelties. Custom blending is a specialty as well. Forbes also offers chocolate chips, flakes, drops, etc. Organic products are available.

Fruitcrown Products Corporation, Farmingdale, NY
www.fruitcrown.com
Robert E. Jagenburg, President
rjag@fruitcrown.com
(631) 694-5800

    Manufacturers/Custom Creators of bulk-packed aseptic fruit bases/flavors for the dairy industry for yogurt, ice cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, smoothies, beverages, etc. Complete line of fruits, flavors, specialties including spectacular ASP® whole fruit aseptic bases for frozen desserts, tropicals, chocolate, coffee, etc. Certified Organic and Kosher. Natural and/or artificial. Sugar, aspartame, sucralose and other sweetening systems available. Innovative packaging featuring exclusive MINITOTE® and other bulk aseptic totes. Strong, creative R&D with rapid sample submission/follow-ups.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME
www.idexx.com

Cathy Costa, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
cathy-costa@idexx.com

(207) 556-4564

    IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the development of technology-based products and services for veterinary, dairy and water applications. Reducing the risk of antibiotic drug-residue contamination worldwide—from processing plants to regulatory agencies, co-ops to dairy farms—customers rely on IDEXX technologies for detecting residues and ensuring milk safety and quality. Our innovative technologies and unmatched service can help make drug-residue milk-screening and water testing a simple part of your quality routine.

Inland Marketing Services, La Crosse, WI

Inland Label & Marketing Services, LLC, La Crosse, WI
www.inlandprinting.com

Paul Hatlem, National Account Manager
phatlem@inlandims.com
(608) 779-3434

    At Inland Marketing Services, we offer completely customized project solutions, including order fulfillment and distribution, kit packing, re-packaging, and a variety of specialty hands-on services. We have both the experience and flexibility to handle virtually any size program in condensed time frames. At Inland, we not only supply the essential labor and automation to effectively complete your project, we also have the ability to manage it from start to finish. With over 20 years of experience in the packaging and fulfillment industry, we provide effective solutions that can decrease your risk, increase your sales, and deliver significant cost savings to your business.

Inland Label Services - A Division of Inland Label & Marketing Services, LLC, La Crosse, WI
www.inlandlabel.com

Jackie Kuehlmann-Skroch
jkuehlma@inlandlabel.com
(608) 787-7268

    In today's market, success is highly dependent on differentiating your brand. For more than 60 years, Inland has been printing high quality labels for some of the largest consumer brands. A drive for constant innovation, continued investment in state-of-the-art technology, and the passion of our employees has fueled Inland's tremendous growth. We currently produce over 20 billion labels annually and are one of the top independently owned label printers in North America. With the ability to offer six different label types; cut and stack, pressure sensitive, injection in-mold, blow mold, roll to roll and roll applied shrink, Inland can create eye-catching labels for almost any container type.

JohnsonDiversey (NA Food Group), Bridgewater, NJ
www.johnsondiversey.com

Larry Hood, Senior Consultant
larry.hood@johnsondiversey.com
(201) 370-1636

    JohnsonDiversey is a leading global supplier of cleaning and sanitation services to the dairy, beverage, and food processing industries.

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, Rice Lake, WI
www.johnsontruckbodies.com

Dana Nielsen, Inside Sales/Marketing Coordinator
dnielsen@jtb.carlisle.com
(715) 234-7071, ext. 329

    Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, with headquarters in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, is the innovator of insulated fiberglass delivery equipment and all-electric clean and green refrigeration systems. Johnson designs and manufactures both custom and standard insulated truck bodies and trailers - ranging from 8 to 36-feet - for the refrigerated transport industry. Markets include store, restaurant, or home delivery of dairy, meat, frozen food, keg beer, live poultry, vending products, flowers and plants, and ice. Johnson has been in business for 75+ years; visit us at www.johnsontruckbodies.com.

Kerry Ingredients & Flavors, Beloit, WI
www.kerryamericas.com

Jacques Baudreau, Vice President, Frozen Dessert End-Use-Market
jacquesboudreau@kerry.com
(608) 363-3155

Kenny Haller, Account Executive, Americas Region
kenny.haller@kerrygroup.com
(773) 698-7950

    Kerry is a provider of flavors, ingredient systems, nutritional components and creative solutions with a clear focus on all dairy segments including cultured dairy products; dairy desserts; spreads, creamers and toppings; dairy and soy beverages; processed and fresh cheeses; and frozen desserts. Technologies include wet and dry dairy ingredients; flavors and flavor ingredient systems including MASTERTASTE™; bio-ingredients including cultures, texture systems, and DURAFresh™; lipid systems; sweet ingredients and systems including bakery and confectionery inclusions, crisps, clusters, variegates and coatings for frozen and chilled desserts; beverage bases and solutions; proteins and nutritional ingredients; and culinary and dairy seasonings.

Kidron, Kidron, OH
www.kidron.com

Mike Tucker, President & COO
mtucker@vtsvc.com
(330) 857-3011

    Kidron continues the Hackney Brothers tradition in the dairy industry by developing the Hackney Classic series. Developed with the features and benefits specified by leading dairies, the Hackney Dairy Classic provides the most optimum thermal efficiency and operator friendly features availabe in today's market place. Continuing in the Hackney tradition, our proprietary vari-temp refrigeration system has been upgraded to include the latest solid state technology. Our newest innovation, the Ultra Temp refrigeration system, combines cold plate and blower technology for longer length truck bodies and extended delivery routes.

Martek Biosciences Corporation, Columbia, MD
www.martekbio.com

Phil Fass, Executive Director, Industry & Commercial Relations
pfass@martek.com
(410) 740-0081

    Martek Biosciences Corporation is a leader in the innovation and development of omega-3 DHA products that promote health and wellness through every stage of life. The Company produces Martek DHA™, a vegetarian source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), for use in foods, infant formula, and supplements, and ARA (arachidonic acid), an omega-6 fatty acid, for use in infant formula.

McNeil Nutritionals, Glen Gardner, NJ
www.lactaid.com
Beth Dolee, National Sales Director
bdolee@mccus.jnj.com
(908) 831-6004

    Licensor of Lactaid®.

Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Tampa, FL
www.mt.com/safelineus

Viggo Nielsen, President
viggo.nielsen@mt.com
(813) 889-9500

    Mettler-Toledo Safeline manufactures metal detection and x-ray inspection systems that meet 3A Dairy Sanitary Standards, USDA requirements and the Baking Industry endorsed BISSC sanitary standard. Systems are designed to meet HACCP and FDA requirements and exceed NEMA 4X/IP69K washdown specifications. Mettler-Toledo Safeline meets or exceeds the most stringent sanitary demands of dairy, meat and other food processing industries while supplying solutions that minimize physical contaminants in packaged or loose products, as well as and ensure quality.

Miron Construction Co., Inc., Neenah, WI
www.miron-construction.com
Jack Michler, Vice President, Pre-Construction Services
jack.michler@miron-construction.com
(920) 969-7334

    Miron Construction Co., Inc. is headquartered in Neenah, WI with regional offices in Madison and Wausau, WI and Cedar Rapids, IA. Miron provides construction management, design-build, and general construction services to industrial, commercial/retail, healthcare, educational, religious, governmental/community, and environmental markets throughout the Midwest. Food processing specialty work includes: turnkey construction of production facilities, installation and maintenance of food process lines, coolers, freezers, warehouses, etc. and construction management services.

National Starch Food Innovation, Bridgewater, NJ
www.foodinnovation.com

Max Koxholt, Dairy Research and Development Group Leader
max.koxholt@nstarch.com
(908) 685-7010

    Wide range of products and services to help dairy companies better understand the sensory attributes that influence consumer liking, rapidly formulate food products incorporating those attributes, and deliver those attributes through specified manufacturing processes.

NatureWorks LLC, Minneapolis, MN
www.natureworksllc.com

Brian Glasbrenner, Americas Business Director, Beverages, Films and Lard
brian_glasbrenner@natureworksllc.com
(952) 742-0568

    NatureWorks LLC is a stand-alone company wholly owned by Cargill. Dedicated to meeting the world's needs today without compromising the earth's ability to meet the needs of tomorrow, NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available polymers derived from 100-percent annually renewable resources with cost and performance that compete with petroleum-based packaging materials and fibers. The company applies its unique technology to the processing of natural plant sugars to create a proprietary polylactide polymer, which is marketed under the NatureWorks® PLA and Ingeo® fibers brand names. For more information about NatureWorks and its brands, please visit www.natureworksllc.com.

Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, Inc., Waukegan, IL
www.nielsenmassey.com
Craig Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer
craign@nielsenmassey.com
(847) 578-1550

    As specialists in pure vanilla, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas offers a full line of pure vanilla products. We extract superior quality pure vanillas from the sweet and creamy Madagascar Bourbon, spicy and creamy Mexican, wood Indonesian and the fruity Tahitian vanilla beans. Our unique cold process method of extraction protects the over 250 different flavor components found in vanilla beans from the damaging effects of heat during extraction. This process allows us to extract the total bouquet of flavor and provide a true vanilla profile, not one which has been altered by heat or pressure. All of our vanilla products are 100% all natural, and are kosher certified. Additionally, we offer certified organic vanilla products.

Norse Dairy Systems, Columbus, OH
www.norse.com
Susan Paap, Marketing Manager
spaap@norse.com
(614) 294-4931

    International supplier of ice cream novelty manufacturing systems. Our products include ice cream cones, sandwich wafers, push tubes and cups; all of which run on state of the art filling systems supported by field service, R&D, and technical services.

Osio International, Inc., Anaheim, CA
www.osiopack.com
Richard C. Whipple, Senior Vice President
rwhipple@osiopack.com
(714) 935-9700

    Osio International is a direct importer of photographic-quality, rotogravure-printed flexible packaging materials. We established our business in 1994 and since have become one of the most respected suppliers of shrink sleeve labels, bar wraps, and bags and pouches in the US. We take great pride in being able to respond as only a small business can, while also having the assets behind us to be able to produce just about anything. Our success and continued rapid growth are results of providing our customers with exceptional product quality, service, and value.

Packaging Technologies, an Oystar Company, Davenport, IA
www.oystar.packt.com
Thomas C. Riggins III, Vice President, Marketing & Sales
tom.riggins@packt.com
(563) 391-1100

    Filling, lidding, and overcapping systems accommodate a broad spectrum of containers ranging in size from less than one-ounce to several gallons with single or multiple compartments, constructed from paper, metal, glass and plastic tapered or straight wall containers. These highly versatile and efficient machines are built to last and meet 3A third party verification with servo driven clean-in-place (CIP). Packaging Technologies machines are hard at work in the food, snack, dairy, cosmetic and industrial products industries around the globe.

Pecan Deluxe Candy Company, Dallas, TX
www.pecandeluxe.com
Bennie Brigham, Chairman of the Board
bennie_brigham@pecandeluxe.com
(214) 631-3669

    Ice cream ingredients: cookie dough, brownies, pralines, toffee, truffles, candies, chocolate covered nuts, pie crust, ribbons, flavor bases, fat free ingredients, sugar free products, baked pieces, and name brand flavors. Services: R&D, flavor development, low fat formulations, chocolate shapes, bon bons, carton designs and marketing.

POWER Engineers, Inc., Boise, ID
www.powereng.com

Connie Taylor, Marketing Director
ctaylor@powereng.com
(208) 685-6211

    POWER Engineers is a full-service multidiscipline engineering firm that serves a variety of food, dairy and beverage clients. Count on our material handling, processing, and packaging engineers for solutions. Our electrical, controls structural and civil engineers know the unique needs of a food plant. Our experienced team will bring more to the table than just drawings and lists-we bring ideas. Let us bring a solution if your existing plant has a production or automation challenge, or if you're planning for a new building or system within a building. POWER has 19 offices across the United States, including Idaho, Wisconsin, Georgia and Washington.

QCS Purchasing LLC, DeLand, FL
www.qcspurchasing.com

Peter W. Horvath, President, QCS Purchasing/Quality Chekd Dairies
phorvath@qcspurchasing.com

(386) 734-3906

QCS Purchasing is dedicated to providing its members with purchasing power and added benefits. The fully integrated purchasing company offers substantial savings to the combined membership of the Allied Purchasing Company; Quality Chekd Dairies, Inc.; and SECO & Golden "100", Inc. QCS provides competitive costs in packaging, resin, commodities, ingredients, cleaners, sanitizers, automotive and other valuable offerings crucial to food, dairy and agricultural businesses. Members additionally tap into an expanded package of industry services to create a tailor-made, value-based program geared toward company needs, such as training and insurance programs.

Randolph Associates, Inc., Birmingham, AL
www.raiconsult.com

Henry E. Randolph Ph.D., President
henry.randolph@raiconsult.com
(205) 595-6455

Randolph Associates, Inc. (RAI) is an international food processing solutions firm. We provide technical solutions to companies in the areas of quality control, sanitation, food safety, productivity, shrinkage control and preventive maintenance. Our services include quality programs, facility audits, operation review/assessments, troubleshooting and crisis management. In addition, we offer technical training programs such as good manufacturing practices, HTST pasteurization, plant sanitation, sensory evaluation, weight and fill control and many others.

Rice Dairy LLC, Chicago, IL
www.ricedairy.com
Peter Turk, Principal
ppt@ricedairy.com
(312) 756-3462

Rice Dairy LLC is a commodity brokerage firm that is positioned on the floor in the dairy pit of the CME Group Trading Floor. Rice Dairy provides their customers proprietary execution in all dairy futures and cash markets as well as they provide procurement/inventory risk hedging services.

Richmond Baking, Richmond, IN
www.richmondbaking.com
Robert Quigg, Co-Owner
robq@richmondbaking.com
(262) 275-5201

Richmond Baking is a supplier of baked products to the frozen dessert industry. Richmond Baking is an industry leader in ice cream cookie inclusions and granola. We are a leading provider of ice cream inclusions and dessert toppings.

Siemens Energy and Automation, Spring House, PA
www.siemens.com/dairy

Walt Staehle, Industry Manager
walter.staehle@siemens.com

(215) 646-7400 ext.2522

Siemens provides solutions for dairy manufacturers that help improve efficiency, ensure quality, reduce costs, and optimize resource use. Siemens' integrated automation and IT solution ensures a seamless flow of information across the dairy value chain. Siemens energy management and water treatment technologies enable sustainable manufacturing practices. Siemens technology, combined with the expertise of our employees and strategic partners such as equipment builders and service providers, enables dairy manufacturers to answer your most difficult challenges.

Silliker, Inc., Homewood, IL
www.silliker.com

Russell S. Flowers, Ph.D., CSO
russ.flowers@silliker.com
(708) 957-7878 ext. 202

    Silliker food safety experts provide support to food manufacturers, restaurants and retailers to help assure product safety and nutrition. With locations worldwide meeting and exceeding ISO 17025 requirements, Silliker is the leading international network of accredited food testing and consulting laboratories. Working together, we'll help your company assess product safety, assure quality, guard against contamination and spoilage, verify products and processes, keep your costs under control and empower employees through education programs.

Star Kay White, Inc., Congers, NY
www.starkaywhite.com
James Taft, Vice President, Sales
jimt@starkaywhite.com
(845) 268-2600 ext. 311

    Ice cream ingredients, fluid milk flavors, egg nog base, unique, innovative, and creative. Chocolate, caramel, fruit, marshmallow, candy, chocolate nuts, and flavors. Quality products and service, product development, and custom formulation.

Stellar, Jacksonville, FL
www.stellar.net
Todd Allsup, Vice President
tallsup@stellar.net
(904) 260-2900

    Stellar is a fully integrated firm focused on design, engineering, construction and mechanical services including utility plant installation, refrigeration equipment and parts. With an emphasis on efficiency, sustainability, quality and safety, Stellar’s facility experience centers on processors of farm gate milk, cream products, yogurt, butter, ice cream, cheese and powders. Stellar’s engineers, construction professionals and refrigeration technicians understand precise design and superior workmanship are required since most dairy facilities utilize extensive piping and vat storage systems.

Tampico Beverages, Chicago, IL
Scott Miller, CEO
(773) 296-0190

    Manufacturers of TAMPICO® fruit juice drink concentrates.

Tate & Lyle Custom Ingredients, Sycamore, IL
www.tateandlyle.com

Tom George, President
thomas.george@tateandlyle.com
(815) 895-6300 ext. 108

    Tate & Lyle is a world leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients. Through the use of innovative technology, the company transforms corn, sugar and other commodities into value-added single ingredients, co-processed and blended solutions. Dairy-specific solutions include stabilizer/emulsifier systems designed to deliver desired texture and shelf-life characteristics, as well as flavored systems which include chocolate dairy powders, eggnog bases, fruit drink concentrates and customized flavor and vitamin blends. Tate & Lyle is a market leader in starches, sweeteners, acidulants and other value-added food and industrial ingredients as well as the sole manufacturer of SPLENDA® Sucralose.

T.C. Jacoby & Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO
www.jacoby.com

Theodore C. Jacoby, III, Vice President, Cheese Sales
ted3@jacoby.com
(314) 822-5947

    Milk commission merchants and brokers specializing in sales of raw milk and bulk manufactured products since 1949.

Tetra Pak Inc., Vernon Hills, IL
www.tetrapakusa.com

Alan Murray
President & CEO
alan.murray@tetrapak.com
(847) 955-6688

Laurens van de Vijver
Vice President, Marketing & Product Management
laurens.vandevijver@tetrapak.com
(847) 955-6680

Goran Olsson
Vice President, Processing
goran.olsson@tetrapak.com
(847) 955-6350

Suleyman Muratoglu
General Manager, Aseptic Dairy, Coffee, & Tea
suleyman.muratoglu@tetrapak.com
(940) 565-8799


    Tetra Pak Inc. provides total systems solutions, including complete processing systems or individual components, gabletop packaging systems, and our signature technology, aseptic carton packaging systems. In addition, the company provides systems engineering, technical field service and spare parts support.

Tetra Pak CPS, Winsted, MN
www.tetrapak.com/cheese

Trevor Clarke, Vice President
trevor.clarke@tetrapak.com
(320) 485-4401

    Tetra Pak Cheese and Powder Systems (Tetra Pak CPS) is a world leading systems and equipment business supplying the cheese and powder industries. Offering innovative solutions, Tetra Pak CPS provides custom manufacturing, process piping, process control systems, engineering, design, installation, start-up, plant renovation and turn-key projects for cheese and powder plants.

Tetra Pak Hoyer, Lake Geneva, WI
www.tetrapakprocessing.com

Gustav Korsholm, General Manager
gustav.korsholm@tetrapak.com
(262) 249-7411

    Tetra Pak Hoyer is a supplier of ice cream processing and packaging equipment for the industrial ice cream producer, covering all capacity ranges and market needs, including equipment upgrades, add-ons, reconditioning, spare parts and technical services.
TIC Gums, Inc., Whitemarsh, MD
www.ticgums.com
Stacy K. VanDenHeuvel, Marketing Specialist
svandenheuvel@ticgums.com
(410) 273-7300, ext. 3319

    TIC Gums plays an active role in developing stabilizers for the dairy industry. We offer innovative technology, a state of the art production facility, and a full scale dairy pilot plant. When looking for a custom stabilizer system, look to the Gum Gurus® at TIC Gums. Visit us at www.ticgums.com.

Uniloy Milacron Inc., Tecumseh, MI
www.uniloy.com

Richard K. Smith, Commercial Director – Uniloy N.A.
richard_k_smith@uniloy.com
(517) 424-8967

    Complete line of blowmolding equipment, including intermittent and continuous extrusion, as well as injection blow machines. Industrial blow, accumulator head machine. Structural foam molders. Machines, molds and tooling, parts, operator training, service, and aftermarket support.

Virginia Dare, Brooklyn, NY
www.virginiadare.com

Howard Smith, Jr., President
hsmith@virginiadare.com
(718) 788-1776

    Virginia Dare is a leading manufacturer of the highest quality Vanilla, Tea, Coffee and Cocoa extracts and concentrates as well as a uniquely varied line of sweet, fruit and brown flavors for a broad spectrum of baked goods, beverages, confections, and dairy products.

Waukesha Cherry-Burrell, An SPX Brand, Delavan, WI
www.spxpe.com

Scott Dillner, Marketing Director
scott.dillner@spx.com

(262) 728-4934

    Waukesha Cherry-Burrell, An SPX Brand, offers a complete line of positive displacement and centrifugal pumps, manual, single seat, and mix proof valves (including continuous process PMO compliant valves), fittings, clamps, dispersion equipment, and heat exchangers. Our primary markets include food, dairy, beverage, and pharmaceutical. Waukesha offers pump repair and remanufacturing services as well as a local, stocking distribution.

WILD Flavors, Inc., Erlanger, KY
www.wildflavors.com

Donna Hansee, Director of Marketing
dhansee@wildflavors.com
(859) 342-3526

    Flavors, colors, ingredients, process technology and beverage packaging equipment.

ZENTIS FOOD Solutions North America LLC, Plymouth, IN
www.zentis.com

Norbert Weichele, CEO
norbert.weichele@zentis.com
(574) 941-1100

    Zentis supplies fruit preparations for the dairy, ice cream, beverage and bakery industries. Zentis has developed a proprietary process for working with delicate fruits to create preparations which retain the highest level of quality and freshness.