Detailed profiles for 2,350 food processors include products processed at each plant according to process; plant and headquarter personnel; divisions and parent companies; brands owned; custom packers, production volume, number of plant employees, and private label indicators; phone and fax numbers; and SIC codes.

Of the 3,282 food processing plants listed, 1,625 plants have freezing capacity; 654 are canning; 587 are glass packing; 380 are drying or dehydrating; 116 pack aseptic products; and 740 plants produce refrigerated foods. Companies merged, or subject to acquisition, since the last edition are cross-referenced to the surviving company. The extensive cross-referencing and depth-of-market information contained in The Directory of the Canning, Freezing, Preserving Industries is not available from any other source.

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