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The Pepsi Bottling Group is a manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. With nearly $11 billion in annual sales, the company delivers nearly 200 million eight-ounce servings of Pepsi-Cola beverages each day. In addition to carbonated beverages, the company also has a portfolio of noncarbonated drinks, including Aquafina, Tropicana juice drinks, Lipton Iced Tea, Starbucks Frappuccino and Doubleshot, the SoBe line of beverages and Dole single-serve juices and blends. Beginning in March 1999, The Pepsi Bottling Group became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PBG. It operates in the United States, Canada, Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Turkey.

Icelandic USA is one of leading seafood company in the United States food service industry. The company features the following fish species: cod, haddock, North Atlantic Pollock, Alaska Pollock, crab and salmon. It produces its products under the Icelandic brand label. The company recently merged with Samband of the Icelandic Corporation. It is now the largest importer of frozen groundfish in U.S. It is known for its products, which are served in restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada. Its seafood products are monitored for texture, color and shape. With processing plants in Cambridge, Md., and Newport News, Va., Icelandic USA provides state-of-the-art secondary processing for mainly breaded, battered and grill-marked portions cut from filets and blocks. Icelandic USA also maintains harbor and cold storage facilities in Everett, Mass., and Newport New, Va. Icelandic USA is headquartered in Newport News, Va., and employs more than 700 people.

Swisslog Logistics offers a range of warehouse and distribution solutions. It provides a variety of civil engineering services, such as architecture, fire protection, structural planning, ventilation and air conditioning, design, construction and project management. The firm offers warehouse management software and a range of general contracting services. Swisslog Logistics also provides planning, simulation and retrofit assessment solutions. It offers technical engineering, software implementation, control, installation, system integration and performance testing services. The firm provides operations and emergency support, account management, modernization and upgrading solutions. Swisslog Logistics serves the food and beverage, retail and pharmaceutical industries. It has received an ISO 9001:2000 certification from the International Organization for Standardization. The firm is a division of Swisslog, which also offers a range of health care and consulting solutions through its various divisions.