Timothy A. Cole

Del Monte Foods Co. is a producer, distributor and marketer of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market. Their portfolio of brands include Del Monte, S&W, Contadina, College Inn, Meow Mix, Kibbles 'n Bits, 9Lives, Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Meaty Bone, Snausages and Pounce. The company was founded in October 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc. engages in the business of producing, distributing, and marketing branded and private label dry and wet pet food and pet snacks. Its products portfolio includes Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, Kibbles ‘n Bits, 9Lives, Natural Balance, Pup-Peroni, and Milo’s Kitchen. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Quaker Oats Co. manufactures beverages and other food products. It also manufactures bottled and canned soft drinks, granola bars and clusters, flour and flour mixes from purchased flour, rice cakes, cereals and uncooked rice products. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Inventure Foods, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of healthy and natural snack food brands products. It operates through Snack Products and Frozen Products segments. The Snack Products segment offers potato chips, kettle chips, potato crisps, potato skins, pellet snacks, sheeted dough products and extruded products for sale primarily to snack food distributors and retailers. The Frozen Products segment provides frozen fruits, vegetables, beverages and frozen desserts for sale primarily to grocery stores, club stores and mass merchandisers. The company was founded by Jay Poore and Don Poore in 1983 and is headquartered in Hanover, PA.