Frito-Lay Inc

MJ Kellner, an institutional food distributor, has been in business for more than 70 years. In 1920, Maurice J. Kellner established a wholesale sugar company known as M.J. Kellner Company. His son, H.J. Kellner, turned the company into an institutional food business in 1945. It has become one of the leading contract-bid food service suppliers in the United States. Contract-bid business is done in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia. MJ Kellner services restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, hospitals and schools. The company is a supplier of various types of food from other manufacturers and brands, such as ConAgra Foods, John Morrell and Marzetti. MJ Kellner operates a distribution center and maintains headquarters in Springfield, Ill.

Frito-Lay Inc. is one of the leading global companies in the snack chip industry. The company manufactures a variety of snacks and confectionary products, including cheese-flavored snacks, chips, corn, nut snacks, baked and grains, sweet treats, popcorn, pretzels, cookies and fries. It offers its products in various brand names, includes Lays, Cracker Jack, Nut Harvest, Munchies, Ruffles, Smartfood, Stacy's, Spitz, Baked and Sun Chips. Frito-Lay Inc. is a subsidiary of the PepsiCo Inc., one of the world's leading beverage companies.

Watson is one of the leading suppliers of products and services to enhance human health and nutrition. It develops products and ingredient systems for the food, supplement and pharmaceutical industries. The company operates a more than 66,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center. Watson also maintains various distribution warehouses in Southern California and internationally. It has an in-house research and development laboratories that develops functional and nutritional bakery ingredients. The company also maintains pilot facilities that assist in the product development process. Watson has been operational for more than 65 years and maintains a location in Taylorville, Ill.