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Vietnam Dairy Products JSC is a Vietnam-based company engaged in providing milk and dairy products. It manufactures and distributes milk cake, soya milk, fresh milk, refreshment drinks, bottled milk, powdered milk, nutritious powder, and other products from milk. It trades processed foods, spare parts and accessories, materials, and chemical substances. The company is also involved in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of beverages, grocery and processing foods, and roasted-ground filtered and instant coffee. In addition, it is involved in trading in houses, brokerage, and leasing of real estate as well as warehousing, loading, and transportation services amongst others.

Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd is a Japan-based company specializing in the production of baked goods, including bread, pastries, and cakes. The company operates through Food, Distribution, and Other segments. The Food segment produces bread, confectionery, and bakery products, selling to retailers and running bakery cafes in Japan and abroad. The Distribution segment manages convenience stores and food supermarkets. The Others segment handles logistics, food plant design and construction, non-life insurance agency services, and the production of cleaning agents for baking equipment. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Food business segment.

Coca Cola Icecek AS is an exclusive bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola-branded sparkling and still beverages in Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Central Asia, the Middle East, and other regions. The brands of the company include Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Costa Coffee, Crush, Crystal Cola, and others. The company also has the exclusive right to distribute the Schweppes brand in Turkey. The company's revenue is split roughly evenly between sales in Turkey and sales outside of Turkey.

Marfrig Global Foods SA is a Processing of products (formed by cattle slaughter facilities in operation, which are also used in beef processing, and for the manufacture of animal nutrition products) and sale of animal-based (beef, pork, lamb, fish, and poultry) and plant-based proteins. The company organizes itself into four main segments: Beef - North America, Beef - South America, Poultry, Pork and Processed Products – BRF, and Corporate. The company earns more than half of its revenue through its operations in Beef - North America.

Angel Yeast Co Ltd is a China-based yeast-producing company. It specializes in producing yeast and yeast derivatives in China. The company provides yeast used in baking, beverages, health products, YE-fermentation, fuel ethanol, and animal nutrition products. Its product covers plant nutrition products, baker's yeast and ingredients, Chinese dimsum and seasoning, human health, animal nutrition, enzymes, and others.

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk is a consumer products company. The company has a range of product brands in diverse business segments such as noodles, dairy, food seasoning, snack foods, nutrition & special foods, and beverages. The also operate a packaging business that produces flexible and corrugated packaging for products. The noodles division offers halal-certified noodles, sauces, and instant seasoning; its main brands are Indomie, Supermi, Sarimi, and Sakura.

Nestle Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysian investment holding company owned by Nestle. The business activities of the group are functioned through Food and beverages and Others segments. The products offered by the group are related to dairy, beverages, food, Nestle Professional, Nestle Ice Cream, confectionery, chilled dairy, infant nutrition, and health science. The main geography is the domestic market, representing approximately 80% of total sales. The known brands are Nescafe, Maggi, Nespray, Kit Kat, and Milo.

Saturnbird Coffee is a coffee brand producing ground and instant powders using proprietary brewing technology that retains bean flavors and aromas. Products dissolve in water, milk, or oat milk at any temperature, distributed through www.saturnbird.com.

Yakult Honsha is a pioneer in probiotics. It launched the probiotic drink Yakult in 1935 after Minoru Shirota’s discovery of Lactobacillus casei Shirota, a strain of lactic acid bacteria proved to be able to live in intestines, in 1930. It operates in 40 countries across four continents selling mainly Yakult probiotic drinks. Apart from the retail outlets, the home delivery channel, served by a team of 83,000 Yakult Ladies globally, contributes about 45% of its probiotic drink volume. Overseas markets contribute 40% of group sales and profits. Yakult has built a meaningful presence in populated emerging markets, including China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil. It plans to step up expansion in the US. It also operates a pharmaceutical business with an emphasis on oncology drugs.

The Chefs' Warehouse Inc is a specialty food distributor in metropolitan areas across the United States, the Middle East and Canada. The company's product portfolio is comprised of imported and local specialty food products such as cheese, cooking oils, chocolates, dried food, baking products, meats, and other food products. It operates via one reporting segment called Food Product Distribution. Operations are concentrated on the east, midwest, and west coasts of the U.S. The company provides service to restaurants, clubs, hotels, caterers, schools, bakeries, casinos, and specialty food stores.

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL operates in agro-industrial and integrated food businesses. The group’s business operations are located throughout Thailand and overseas. The businesses are divided into two main segments namely the livestock business which comprises chicken, duck and pigs and the aquaculture business comprises shrimp and fish. The two main businesses are vertically integrated, starting from sourcing raw materials for animal feed production, manufacturing animal feed, breeding animals, farming animals for commercial purposes, primary processing meat, producing ready-to-eat food products, and including operating food retail outlets and restaurants.

AAK AB is a Swedish refined vegetable oils producer with sales operations around the world. The company has three business segments: Food Ingredients, Chocolate & Confectionery Fats, and Technical Products & Feed. The Food Ingredients segment provides solutions to the bakery, dairy, nutrition, plant-based, & food service industries. The Chocolate & Confectionery Fats segment mainly serves manufacturers of chocolate, spreads, & fillings products as well as customers in the personal care industry. The Technical Products & Feed segment provides a growing range of specialized solutions, responding to an increased demand for natural ingredients & sustainability. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Food Ingredients segment.

Gruma SAB de CV is an international food production company, originally from Mexico. The product portfolio is large: corn and flour tortillas, wheat flour, naan, pita bread, flatbreads, wraps, chapatti, and pizza bases, along with other food products, such as snacks, pasta, rice, condiments, and palm hearts. The company has operations in America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and is present in over 100 countries across the globe. Its well-known brands are Maseca, Robin Hood, Mission, Guerrero, Tortiricas and Tosty.

L D C SA is a food processing company that provides poultry products, as well as a range of delicatessen food. It operates its business in four segments Upstream division, Poultry division, The Delicatessen division, and International division. The upstream division is responsible for branch management. Poultry division is engaged in the poultry, pig and cattle farming, as well as egg production and others. The Delicatessen division offers ready-to-eat meals and snacks like pizzas, sandwiches, tarts and desserts. The International division focuses on international development with countries specific strategies.

Emmi AG is a Swiss dairy products manufacturer. The company generates revenue in Switzerland, the Americas, other European countries, and the rest of the world (below 5%). By product category, dairy products, cheese, and fresh products are the main segments. The company also offers powder/concentrates among other products/services. The company's key brands include Caffe Latte, YoQua and Jogurtpur in the fresh products category, and Kaltbach and Der Scharfe Maxx in the cheese segment.

Peranel is a beverage company that manages a portfolio of more than thirty mineral water, hydration, and functional drink brands. It uses an independent corporate structure and internal development resources to expand through both organic growth and acquisitions.

Balaji Wafers is a Mathura-based snack manufacturer in Uttar Pradesh, India, specializing in namkeen products like wafers, bhujia, and sev. Established in 1976, the company distributes across India through a network serving major cities and exports to international markets. Its product range includes flavored potato chips, extruded snacks, and traditional Indian savory mixes, available on its website balajiwafers.com.

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in India, operating 16 factories as the company's key franchise partner for producing and distributing Coca-Cola's beverage portfolio, including Sprite and Fanta, across the country.