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Atkinson Angus is a small, family-owned farm in Randolph & Guilford counties, North Carolina, owned and operated by first-generation producers Thom and Cheri Atkinson. They breed, grow, and sell top-quality Black Angus cattle and 100% Black Angus beef, pasture-raised and grain-finished, sold directly to local customers.

cattle breedingcow/calf operationgrain finishingpasture-raisingUSDA facility processingvacuum packing

Aunt Ethel's Pot Pies makes restaurant-quality pot pies topped with a buttery croissant puff pastry, ready in about 5 minutes. The recipe was created by Aunt Ethel over 30 years ago and was previously available only to a small group of local clients; the pies are now shipped across the United States. The pies are fully cooked, flash frozen, and easy to re-heat and eat, and a portion of proceeds is given to teachers across America.

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Layne Labs is a USDA-licensed facility in Arroyo Grande, California that breeds and raises feeder animals, including mice, rats, rabbits, quail, chicks, and guinea pigs, which are humanely euthanized, individually flash-frozen, and shipped to customers. The company supplies zoos, wildlife rehabilitation centers, breeders, and reptile enthusiasts with natural whole-animal diets for reptiles, carnivores, and birds of prey.

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Beauty and the Beef is a small family ranch in the Blackfoot Valley of Montana, run by third-generation rancher Anna alongside her parents, husband, and daughter. They raise pasture-raised, grass-fed and grass-finished cattle on native grassland and sell bulk beef bundles shipped direct to customers nationwide, with on-ranch pickup or delivery options for locals.

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Bondline is a manufacturer of specialty epoxy adhesives founded in 1989, headquartered with its main laboratory in Sunnyvale, CA. It supplies high-performance epoxy adhesives to the semiconductor, medical device, microelectronic, and aerospace industries, and custom formulates and repackages commercially available materials. It manufactures premixed frozen epoxy paste and film adhesives, mixing, vacuum degassing, packaging in syringes, and flash freezing.

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Bravo Steaks is a first-generation family farm run by John and Emily Barnes in Rockingham County, NC, about 20 miles north of Greensboro. They raise beef cattle, pastured Berkshire pigs, and sheep on pasture and sell premium dry-aged beef, Berkshire pork, and local lamb directly to customers.

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Elevate Smoothies makes raw, whole plant smoothies using market-fresh produce. The produce is cleaned, cut, blended and flash frozen to preserve enzymes, flavor and nutrients, with no added sugar, preservatives or dyes, and nothing pasteurized, juiced or pressed. A patented freezing process lets smoothies thaw quickly by adding water or another liquid and shaking. Smoothies keep frozen for up to eight months and are delivered to the MN metro area.

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Graceland Fruit, Inc. is a leading producer and global distributor of premium quality dried fruit ingredients for the food industry, established in 1973 by Michigan tart cherry growers as an agricultural cooperative. The company invented and perfected the infused dried fruit process and operates a 230,000 square foot facility in Frankfort, Michigan, serving food companies in over 60 countries.

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Hanover Foods Corporation has been an active leader in the growing, processing, packaging, marketing, and distribution of a variety of food products since 1924. The company offers canned and frozen vegetables, beans, soups, chilis, sauces, mashed sides, and pretzels, sourced from farmers and preserved to retain nutrients and flavor.

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Know Your Fruit is based in Hood River, Oregon and makes single-origin, freeze-dried fruit puffs. Every fruit is grown in the same place by local family farmers, with zero added sweeteners. Each snack-ready pack contains two whole servings of fruit, and a patent-pending process locks in 98% of each fruit's nutritional value.

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