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MGPI Processing, Inc. produces ingredients and distillery products. It develops and produces grain-based starches, proteins and food-grade alcohol products for the branded packaged goods industry. The company was founded by Late Cloud L. Cray in 1941 and is headquartered in Atchison, KS.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Branded Spirits USA Ltd. engages in the alcohol sourcing and distribution business. It brands include Hana Gin, Ol' Major Bacon Bourbon, HM The King, Ice Fox Vodka, Motu Rum, Glen Oak, Majeste XO VSOP and Bombas Tequila. The company was founded by George Chen and Nicholas Chen in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Luxco, Inc. produces and markets distilled beverages and liqueurs. It offers gin, rum, whisky, vodka, neutral spirits, and tequila. The firm sells its products under the brand names including Rebel Yell, Everclear, Exotico, El Mayor, Pearl, Arrow, Lady Bligh, and Salvador’s. The company was founded by Paul A. Lux and David Sherman Sr. in 1958 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Brunswick Boat Group designs and manufactures boats. It makes Sea Ray, Bayliner, Maxum, Hatteras, Meridian, and Sealine pleasure boats from 16 to 100 feet and Baja boats from 20 to 44 feet. The company also makes Albemarle, Boston Whaler, Cabo, Laguna, Palmetto, Sea Boss, Sea Pro, and Trophy offshore fishing boats from 11 to 52 feet and Crestliner, HarrisKayot, Lowe, Lund, Princecraft, and Triton fishing, deck & pontoon boats from 10 to 35 feet. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.

World Business Chicago provides economic data and statistical assistance services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lambert & Co. engages in providing strategic public relations counsel, including public affairs, digital, marketing and business consulting. It specializes in investor relations, communications strategy, crisis communications, public policy, media coaching, branding, interactive social media and strategy, and issues management. The company was founded by Jeffrey T. Lambert in 1998 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Embarq Corp. provided telecommunication services. It offered local and long distance phone services, local voice and data services, internet services, satellite video services, data network services, voice and data communication equipment, managed network services, and payphone services. . The company was headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Cirrus Aircraft Corp. manufactures aircraft and provides flight training services. It produces the VK-30 kit aircraft. The company was founded by Dale Klapmeier and Alan Klapmeier in 1984 and is headquartered in Duluth, MN.

Part of New Wave Group AB, Ahead, Inc. is an American company that manufactures and markets apparel.

Prelude Growth Partners Management Co LLC (Prelude Growth Partners Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Neda Daneshzadeh & Alicia Sontag. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Millstone Capital Advisors LLC (Millstone Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Ferrara Candy Co., Inc. manufactures and supplies gummy, chewy, and hard candy. It operates through the following brand names: Black Forest Organic, Trolli, Now and Later, Brachs, Bobs, RedHots, LemonHead, Sathers, JujyFruits, Boston Baked Beans, Atomic FireBall, Jase Busters, Chuckles, Rain Blo, Super Bubble, and Fruit Stripe. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, Inc. operates as a national association which represents the control state systems - those jurisdictions that directly control the distribution and sale of beverage alcohol within borders. It serves members by providing research, analytics and alcohol regulatory information, and acts as liaison to federal, state and local governments, research groups, public health associations, the media and other organizations impacting alcohol policy. The company was founded on January 7, 1938 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Research Chefs Association, Inc. engages in food research and development. It focuses on blending culinary arts and food science. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.