Frank van Oers

The Hillshire Brands Co. provides meat-centric food solutions for the retail and foodservice markets. The company was founded by Nathan Cummings in 1939 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Tyson Foods, Inc., Sara Lee International LLC is an investment company. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Jacobs Douwe Egberts GB Ltd. supplies coffee systems. It offers instant and roast and ground coffee. The company was founded in 1753 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

Part of Mondelez International, Inc., Jacobs Douwe Egberts Export NL BV is a private company that manufactures, imports, and exports vending machines and other equipment for the sale of coffee and other beverages. The company is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Wessanen BV engages in the manufacture and distribution of organic food products. Its product portfolio includes dairy alternatives, sweet in between, bread and biscuit replacers, veggie meals, breakfast cereals, and hot drinks. The company was founded by Dirk Laan and Adriaan Wessanen in 1765 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Jacobs Douwe Egberts NL BV develops and markets coffee systems. Its products include Aroma Red, Espresso, Senseo, Ice and Instant Coffees. The company was founded in 1753 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

In 1799 Herman Friele bought his first coffee consignment and shipped it back to Bergen. Even today, Friele travels all over the world in order to taste coffee and choose the best batches. Kaffehuset Friele is today, Norway's leading coffee roaster, with a market share of about 32 % (value). There are four other major players in the Norwegian coffee market, Joh. Johannson with 29 %, Nestle with 16%, COOP with 15% and Kjeldsberg with a market share of 7%. Its largest coffee brand, Friele Frokost kaffe is also Norway's leading brand and has a market share of 29 %(volume). They also have the brands Krone, Café Noir and Spesialkaffe (speciality coffee). Kaffehuset Friele offers products to both the food service segment (20 %) and the retail trade (80 %).

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG distributes and markets household appliances and cosmetics. The firm’s products include Kobold vacuum cleaners, Thermomix kitchen appliances, Twercs tools, Lux Asia Pacific products, and JAFRA cosmetics. The company was founded by Carl Vorwerk and Adolf Vorwerk on April 21, 1883 and is headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany.