What is today a multi-million dollar corporation with more than 550 employees began in 1915 with four brothers, a family loan, and a little grocery store in Santa Barbara, California. From the very start, its guiding principle has been that value and service are the cornerstones of a successful business. Peter, John, Dominic, and Frank Jordano—the sons of an Italian rancher—decided to start their own grocery business. At the time, there were already many grocery stores in Santa Barbara, and banks were skeptical about a loan for an additional one. But three uncles came up with $500 in capital. The brothers bought a horse and buggy for deliveries, stocked the shelves on credit, and opened their doors for business. Over the following years Jordano's grew tremendously, opening more stores and giving Santa Barbara its first chain of modern supermarkets. By the early 1970s, there were 18 Jordano's Markets throughout Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. The company had also developed a healthy distributing business serving hotels and restaurants. A son of each of the four founding brothers joined the family business, including Peter C. Jordano, who leads the company today. In the 1970s, Jordano's went through a dramatic transformation. Seeing the growth of large national grocery store chains, Peter Jordano realized that his company would have to adjust to changing times. Deciding to focus on distributorships, Jordano's sold their grocery stores after more than 60 years in business. It was a difficult transition, but the company soon began a new period of growth. Within a few years, Jordano's had diversified into a food and beverage distribution conglomerate. Annual sales grew to more than $100 million. Between its two divisions, Jordano's Foodservice and Pacific Beverage Company, Jordano's, Inc. posts annual sales of more than $300 million, and employs more than 550 professionals in the foodservice and beverage distribution industries.

Jacob Stern & Sons Inc. is a privately owned importer, exporter, processor and distributor of specialty agricultural products. For more than 155 years, our reputation has been synonymous with quality, stability and long-standing relationships. We are one of the longest serving family owned businesses in the U.S. Certainly, that’s success we’re proud of. But we’re even more proud of the way we achieved it—through respect, integrity, dependability and commitment—principles that guided the Stern family long before guiding our company. Today, our company has grown to include two divisions: Acme-Hardesty - located in Blue Bell PA, is one of North America’s largest distributors of oleochemicals, castor oils and derivatives, preservatives and bio-based products. Jacob Stern & Sons – Texas - located in Houston, stores and processes tallow and yellow grease customized to meet the needs and specifications of global partners.

Together with our customers and partners we actively explore market opportunities and innovative research methods. We stay close to nature to develop the best vegetable seeds so professional growers around the world can harvest healthy, flavourful varieties for consumers to enjoy, today and in fifty years’ time. – Exploring nature never stops. Bejo is a leading company in breeding, production and sales of vegetable seeds. With operations in more than thirty countries, we are an internationally oriented family business. Our 1,900 employees are dedicated to developing the best vegetable varieties for the present and the future. We build long-term relationships with our customers rather than going for quick wins. Our representatives are in close communication with growers, exchanging views and listening to their concerns. We invest considerably in research. Just as we were ahead in the 1960s in applying modern breeding techniques, we never stop actively exploring all new technologies. The more we learn about plants, right down to the DNA level, the more able we are to develop new varieties faster and more accurately than ever. As the world population increases and more mouths need to be fed, there is a steadily growing need for good, healthy food. We contribute with our expertise and by further improving our breeding methods. We stay close to nature. We feel that the world’s scarce natural resources deserve protection, so that growers can harvest from healthy, fertile soil, now and in fifty years’ time. That’s why we are always looking for new, more sustainable farming methods and why we invest in a broad range of organic vegetable seeds. As a family business, we continue to do what we have always done: produce the best seeds and create the best varieties for healthy, flavourful, sustainably grown vegetables. Working together with growers and partners in the supply chain to give good initiatives room to grow: that’s our passion.

Westerlay was founded in Carpinteria, Calif., in 1978 by Joe and Lucy Overgaag who emigrated from the Netherlands. Starting in 2003, the company transitioned to orchid cultivation and currently operates 21 acres of greenhouses annually producing over 2.8 million potted Phalaenopsis and Cymbidium Orchids that are distributed throughout the Western US and beyond. Working Environment Westerlay Orchids is a third generation family business and taps Dutch roots to grow the finest flowers on the Pacific Coast. The team at Westerlay Orchids has a simple mission: to grow the most stunning and highest quality orchids. We provide a great working environment for our team who carefully attends to each orchid’s health. Culture Our headquarters are located on Via Real in Carpinteria, CA, which is located across from the ocean making easy access for lunchtime beach walks and breaks. To learn more about us, visit http://www.westerlayorchids.com. Benefits Westerlay is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We value our team members and it’s important to take care of them like family. That’s why we provide benefits like employer paid health care plans, paid vacation time, employee enrichment, company BBQs & events, and employee education programs.

Silver Fern Chemical is a growing USA Sales, Marketing and Chemical Distribution company that specializes in providing bulk specialty and commodity industrial chemicals to various industries (B2B). Products are supplied from both overseas and North American sources.

We are a research-focused company, starting with product development and ending with clinical research studies, which are published in peer-reviewed journals to demonstrate the efficacy of our formulations. Our products are distributed to healthcare practitioners worldwide and are formally registered in the European Union. Our products focus on the following four key areas: Immune health, mitochondrial repair and maintenance, detox, and inflammation. Completed research studies include: - Tri-Fortify® liposomal glutathione – proven intracellular absorption, oxidative stress natural killer cell benefits, extremely high heat stability with no refrigeration is necessary.* - CytoQuel® – Ccytokine-focused formula promoting healthy pain response, MMP-9 level, sleep, and vasculature.* - ATP 360® – Targeted mitochondrial formulation supporting normal energy, mental functioning, and TNF-@ levels* - Transfer Factor Multi-Immune™ – Immune-directed product demonstrating healthy Natural Killer cell function and immune modulation* * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

• Processes and administers bi-weekly payroll in ADP software for 26+ employees • Calculates time cards and discerns utilizing sick, vacation, bereavement pay based on company policies, CA Wage & HR law, and payroll rules • Updates sick/vacation accruals, salary adjustments in Excel • Analyzes and enters manual journal entries for payroll, bank reconciliations, and account payable in Great Plains • Assesses and coordinates HR tasks with the HR/Accounting Manager • Researches updated CA and Federal HR laws, Cal/OSHA for the employee size such as Paid Family Leave, Sick Pay Leave, Cal OSHA, FLSA • Assists with benefits, workers compliance and 401k distribution, open enrollment, adding employees to their new hire benefits via Unum, Blue Shield • Assists with Quarter-End tasks such as Sales Tax Return, inventory, depreciation, freight kicker etc • Supports Accounting Manager with benefits administration during Open Enrollment •Creates and updates Employee Handbook *Distributes benefits related materials * Updates all HR and Payroll related forms, hiring packets, checklists

Regatta Tropicals Ltd is a Fruit import and distribution company located in Grover Beach, CA. We market and sale many commodities from Chile, Peru and italy including Kiwi, persimmons, cherries, apples, figs, clementines, and stone fruit. We own and operate 2 repacking operations: one in California and one in New Jersey.

El Rancho Market is a supermarkets company based out of 8091 N 19Th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

Native Sons is a wholesale nursery firmly rooted in the heart of California’s mediterranean climatic core. We work to provide perennials, grasses and shrubs that flourish in a climate defined by moderate winter rainfall and warm dry summers. The cyclical shortage of water here asks its gardeners to plant with a sense of responsibility, an open mind, and an air of adventure. The plants we grow are selected in an effort to reinforce this philosophy. We draw from our native California flora as well as from the other Mediterranean floras of the world; Australia, South Africa, Chile and the Mediterranean Basin. It is our hope that by offering these plants we might foster a heightened awareness of our climate and the ecological realities inherent in such an environment.

California Fresh Market specializes in the groceries your family needs. Whatever you are looking for, you'll find it at California Fresh Market. Visit one of our store locations and see what we have to offer.

BASKE California is a company based out of SANTA BARBARA, CA, United States.