literariamente se prolonga hasta la entrega de la Ley en el Sinaí. En un sentido estricto, una vez que hubo fallecido Jacob se abre la puerta para la siguiente narración que
97profundamente ecuménicas, y que nunca necesitan
beverages, protein snacks and desserts in powdered form. Sales
Con tacts: Thomas A. Flora
SONA & HOL LEN FOODS, INC. 3712 Cer ri tos Ave., Los Alami tos, CA 90720 USA Tel: (562) 431- 1379; (800) 200-SONA Fax: (562) 598- 6207
To tal Sales Vol ume: $11 Mil lion
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 35%
Ex port Mar kets:
Can ada, Mex icoPro file: Sona & Hol len is a shelf- stable con di ments proc es sor, spe cial iz ing in to mato- and soy- based prod ucts. Its ca pa bili ties in clude pack ag ing in re tail glass, in di vid ual por - tion con trol, gal lon and five- gallon buck - ets.
Prod ucts:
Salsa, barbecue sauce, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, chili sauce, sesame oil, hot sauce, ketchup, taco sauce, and pasta sauce.Sales
Con tacts: John E. Kidde, President; Wesley M. Stroben, VP, Sales & Marketing.
SONOCO
Flexi ble Pack ag ing Di vi sion
North Sec ond St. (Mail Code W3), Harts ville, SC 29550, USA
Tel: (803) 339- 6037 Fax: (803) 339- 6501
URL: www.sonoco.com
To tal Sales Vol ume: $135 Million Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 5%
Ex port Mar kets: Mex ico, Europe, South east Asia Pro file: In Sep tem ber 1999, Sono co’s Flexi ble
Pack ag ing Di vi sion dou bled its size by ac - quir ing the flexi ble pack ag ing di vi sion of Graph ics Pack ag ing Corp, which now makes Sonoco one of North Ameri ca’s larg est sup pli ers in this area. The year, 1999, also marked Sono co’s 100th An ni - ver sary. The com pany main tains lo ca tions in both the US and Can ada. The di vi sion, part of Sonoco Prod ucts com pany (a $1.9 bil lion+ pack ag ing gi ant) ad dresses the con sumer pack ag ing busi ness in such ar - eas as per sonal and health care, cou - pons/games; flexi ble pack ag ing in con fec tions, com pos ite can; and spe cialty pa per board in glass ware cov ers and coast - ers, per sonal care and health care. Lately, the com pany has in no vated with Valve- Pak can is ters with a one- way oxy gen valve, which al lows roasted cof fee to be
packed im me di ately; and with lin ear pak shaped com pos ite can nis ters.
Prod ucts:
Shrink, roll-fed labels; paper & laminations (extrusion/adhesive) SalesCon tacts: Dudley Jones, Marketing Manager (e-mail: [email protected])
SO PAK CO. 215 S. Mullins St., P.O. Box 1129, Mullins, SC 29574 USA
Tel: (803) 464- 0121 Fax: (803) 464- 2178 To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 10%
Ex port Mar kets:
Mid dle East, Can ada, South Amer ica, Cen tral Amer icaPro file: For merly called Sig na ture Foods, this com pany was es tab lished in Janu ary 1994 as the com mer cial proc ess ing di vi - sion of So pak Co, spe cial iz ing in the proc ess ing of value- added prod ucts. These prod ucts may be made ei ther shelf- stable, or in re frig er ated or fro zen form. Pack ag ing may be in glass, plas tic bowls, trays, or pouches. Its plant is op - er ated un der USDA and FDA in spec - tion for meat, poul try and sea food prod ucts.
Prod ucts:
Meat, poultry, and seafood products, sauces.Sales
Con tacts: Gene Gasque, Di rec tor of Sales & Mar ket ing.
SOUP EX PERTS INC. 4800 Pi nard Blvd., St- Hyacinthe, Que bec J2S 8E1 CANADA
Tel: (450) 796-3210 Fax: (450) 796-3406 URL: www.sou pex pert.com
To tal Sales Vol ume: N/A
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 100%
Ex port Mar kets:
United StatesPro file: Started in 1975 as a re gional brand sauce manu fac turer, this entreprenurial com - pany has evolved since 1991 into Cana da’s larg est pri vate la bel soup manu fac turer. As a co- packer for pri vate la bel and in dus - trial ac counts, Soup Ex perts also pro vides mili tary shelf- stable ready- to- eat meals for the mili tary. Its plant is ISO 9002 cer ti fied, op er at ing with a HACCP food safety sys - tem. Re cently, the com pany was ac quired by Bax ters Food Group, Focha bers, Scot - land, a family- owned busi ness run by the Bax ters back to 1868 (now un der fourth gen era tion man age ment). Bax ters in mid 2003 ac quired CCL Foods in the UK, a pro ducer of con di ments and pick les, help - ing to boost its own brand busi ness in the UK. Now with Sou pEx perts, Bax ters’ in - ter est in pri vate la bel has ex panded sig nifi - cantly. Bax ters is noted for its branded soups, pick les, pre serves, chut nys, and sauces. Sou pEx perts con tin ues as a wholly- owned sub sidi ary of Bax ters.
Prod ucts:
Canned soups (ready-to-serve and condensed), broths, gravies, and sauces.Sales
Con tacts: N/A
SPE CIALTY BRANDS 2301 SE Tones Drive, Ank eny, IA 50021, USA Tel: (515) 965- 2711
Fax: (515) 965- 2807 URL: www.spi ceguide.com To tal Sales Vol ume: $311 Mil lion
Per cent age of Sales in Ex clu sive Brands: 9%
Ex port Mar kets:
Europe, Can ada, South Amer ica, Aus tra lia, Car ib bean, Mid dle East, SE Asia Pro file: Spe cialty Brands is a di vi sion of the $450-million Tone’s Broth ers, Inc., Ankerny, IA, which it self is owned by Burns Philp, Syd ney, Aus tra lia, an in ter na tional food, fer men ta tion, and con sumer prod ucts
com pany. Spe cialty Brands has re lo - cated from San Fran ci sco, con soli dated with the com pa ny’s Tones Broth ers. In 1988, Burns Philp joined Fleischmann’s Yeast with Spe cialty Brands, owner of Spice Is lands. Since then, Spe cialty Brands has added to its spice port fo lio with the ac qui si tion of Blue Rib bon brand in 1990 and the pur chase of Dur - kee and French spice, sea son ings, and sauce and gravy mixes in 1992. That pur chase also in cluded Dec- A- Cake cake deco rat ing prod ucts, Dur kee Fa - mous sauce, co co nut- and lemon- flavor pie fill ing. In 1994, the com pany added fur ther strength to its spice busi ness with the pur chase of Tone’s Brothers Spices. In ad di tion to the in gre di ents busi ness, Spe cialty Brands has lev er - aged its Spice Is lands brand name to launch Spice Is lands Quick Meal, soup in a cup, and Spice Is lands Good Har - vest, a line of 13 healthy, crea tive side dishes.