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Challenge Dairy Products, Inc. is a cooperative association responsible for the marketing and distribution of dairy products produced from 600 large family-owned dairies. Challenge Dairy has had a tradition for natural, quality dairy products since 1911.

Challenge Butter is the largest selling brand in the West. Challenge also markets Danish Creamery Butter, a strong brand in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. Very early, the management of Challenge recognized the elements of successful butter marketing: consistent quality, consistently promoted. By refusing to sell any butter that did not meet the highest standards, Challenge built a reputation for quality throughout the Western States.

Mission Statement

To develop a viable, self-sustaining, independent fisheries development organization that, on behalf of the local fishermen, and the community of St. Paul as a whole, and in cooperation with other Bering Sea Coastal Communities and CDQ groups, will ensure key participation in fishery related development in the region while exercising proper resource stewardship.

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products. Incorporated in 1852 and in continuous operation since then, Ghirardelli has the richest heritage of any American chocolate company. Ghirardelli continues to honor its heritage to this day. Ghirardelli is one of the few companies in America that controls the entire chocolate manufacturing process, from cocoa bean to finished product. This control over the manufacturing process, combined with Ghirardelli's proprietary bean blend and unique methods of roasting and processing, ensures that you are rewarded with the highest quality and richest products. Find out what makes Ghirardelli chocolate unique.

Legacy of Clever Ingenuity
     The Nielsen Brothers used their noggins. From the time they opened heritage devising inventive strategies to meet the challenges of friendly rivalry with the dozen other grocery stores up and down Ocean Avenue in Carmel and become the stand alone specialty food market and wine shop that they are today.

     Early on their decision to offer home delivery, that included hand-selected produce and and meats, brought them the acclaim they were looking for to outshine their local competition. The Carmel townspeople loved it. The Nielsen's genteel been-there-for-years staff knew each shopper's face and name, and assisted them with their purchases, helping them locate just the right item.

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