Missouri Health Food Companies
Bartlett and Company
When the cows come home, Bartlett and Company will be ready. The company's primary business is grain merchandising, but it also runs cattle feedlots, mills flour, and sells feed and fertilizer. Bartlett operates grain storage facilities, terminal elevators, and country elevators in the midwestern US, including locations in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. Bartlett also operates flour mills and feed stores in the Midwest and along the East Coast; its cattle operations are based in Texas.
4800 Main St., Ste. 600
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-753-6300
Fax: 816-753-0062
Toll Free: 800-888-6300
Bunge North America, Inc.
Bunge North America is the world's main squeeze. Its Bunge Milling division operates the largest dry-corn-milling operation in the world. Its oilseed processing division is no slouch either: It is the third-largest soybean crusher in the US. The company's other two divisions, grain and oil, are at the beginning of the oil-making process: The grain division stores the oilseed crops grown by producers -- mainly soybean, corn, and sorghum -- and the oil division blends and sells the oil to food producers throughout the North American continent. Bunge North America has operations in Canada, Mexico, and the US. The company is a subsidiary of Bunge Limited.
11720 Borman Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63146-1000
Phone: 314-292-2000
Fax: 314-292-2110
Bunge Milling, Inc.
Talk about America's breadbasket. Bunge Milling is definitely in the running as a contender for the title and then some. The company is the largest dry corn miller in the world. It processes wheat, corn, and soybeans for domestic and import sales. Its products include grits, corn flour, corn oil, bulgar wheat, hominy feed, soy oil, soybean hull pellets, and soybean meal and pellets, which are sold as ingredients for feed, manufactureres, food processors, and the foodservice and bakery industries. The company's four mills are located in Canada, Mexico, and the US. Bunge Milling is a division of Bunge North America, a subsidiary of Bunge Limited.
11720 Borman Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63146-1000
Phone: 314-292-2000
Fax: 314-292-2533
Toll Free: 800-528-4633
Centric Group L.L.C.
This company makes sure the world has enough balloons, baggage, and beverages. Centric Group is a holding company for several manufacturing and distribution businesses. Its Betallic unit manufactures latex and Mylar balloons sold through florist shops and other gift retailers. The company's TGR Group, meanwhile, manufactures luggage and other travel bags under such brands as Callaway Golf and Victorinox. In addition, Centric serves commissaries at correctional facilities with snacks, beverages, and other food and non-food items through its Keefe Group. The company was formed by Enterprise Rent-A-Car in 1974 and became an independent company in 1999.
1260 Andes Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: 314-214-2700
Fax: 314-214-2797
Toll Free: 800-326-6146
Interstate Bakeries Corporation
It's no Wonder that a Hostess would show her Home Pride by serving breads and sweet treats made by Interstate Bakeries (IBC). As one if the nation's largest wholesale bakers, it operates 45 bakeries throughout the US and delivers baked goods to supermarkets and convenience stores. Its national and regional bread brands include Wonder, Merita, and Beefsteak. Its snack cake, doughnut, and sweet-good brands include Hostess, Dolly Madison, and Drake's. Interstate Bakeries also produces croutons and stuffing under the Mrs. Cubbison's and Marie Callender's brands.
12 E. Armour Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: 816-502-4000
Fax: 816-502-4138
Toll Free: 800-483-7253
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
Ralcorp Holdings reminds us that you can't judge food by its cover. The company is the top US maker of private-label or "store-brand" ready-to-eat and hot breakfast cereals. Ralcorp has stocked its pantry with a widening variety of private-label cookies, crackers, peanut butter, ketchup, snack nuts, and candy. The company also makes a few branded products: Ralston Hot Cereal, Ry Krisp crackers, 3 Minute Brand Oats oatmeal, and Rippin' Good cookies. The company's Carriage House Company produces private-label dressings, syrups, jellies, and sauces. Its Lofthouse and Cascade Cookie Company businesses provide frozen cookies to in-store bakeries.
800 Market St.
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: 314-877-7000
Fax: 314-877-7666