The Threshing Floor Competitors

Founded in 1980 as a small country store, Plow & Hearth® has grown into a leading retailer of products for home, hearth, yard and garden. Successfully marketing these products through all three major channels - catalog, internet and retail stores - Plow & Hearth has evolved over the past 30 years into a multi-million dollar retailer whose products cover indoor and outdoor rooms, gardens, pets, personal comfort and care, safety and emergencies, weather instruments, storage solutions and gifts. During the past 30 years, we have remained dedicated to the same principles that have guided us from the beginning, and to which we attribute our success: honesty, integrity and most importantly, our commitment to customer service.

Lakeview Farms, LLC is a leading manufacturer of fresh and convenient dips, desserts, and specialty products. The company brings true innovation to the refrigerated categories in which it competes, offering a wide-ranging selection of delicious and unique products to its customers and consumers. We think of ourselves as Creating a World of Fresh, Delightful Foods. In 1988, Lakeview Farms started with one customer and a few employees who knew that success and future growth would depend not only on delicious products, but also on unparalleled dedication to our customers and their success. Over the years, the company has grown to provide an extensive portfolio of fresh, refrigerated dip products that includes hummus, salsa, bruschetta, mezze dips, layered dips and a wide variety of dairy, deli and seafood dips. Lakeview Farms also produces deliciously sweet treats and desserts that include many varieties of gelatin, pudding, parfaits and premium desserts that delight consumers across the country. The company is constantly working to develop new products that will appeal to the foodies in all of us, with on-trend and timely innovation across our portfolio of brands and product lines. At Lakeview Farms we do desserts, dips and specialty products… and we do them very well. We are proud of our creative product development, innovative packaging, quality assurance protocols and modern production facilities that enable us to satisfy our customers and consumers as we build on our commitment to Creating a World of Fresh, Delightful Foods.

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is a nonprofit with over 27 years of experience in sustainable farming. SHI has partnered with low-income farming families in rural communities across Central America since 1997. Using organic vegetable gardens, wood-conserving stoves, seed saving, and many other sustainable farming methods, SHI's local field trainers work with individuals and communities to preserve tropical forests and improve livelihoods. During our program, farmers learn how to provide nutritious, healthy food for their families, create and maintain an agribusiness, and reforest their surrounding environment. Our holistic approach to solving the agricultural, ecological and economic problems of Central America is innovative, hands-on and long-term. Our program improves food security, ecosystem restoration, and local economies.