Marcus D. Benedetti

The Culinary Institute of America refines the world of gourmet chefs. It offers bachelor's and associate degrees in culinary arts and management, as well as continuing education, conferences, travel programs, and e-learning.

La Tortilla Factory, Inc. manufactures bakery products. The firm offers wraps, organic, low-carbohydrate, fat-free and olive oil bakery products. It sells its products to grocery and food service buyers. The company was founded by Jose and Mary Tamayo in 1977 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

The American Institute of Baking is a non-profit organization which provides education and research services for bakers and food processors. It offers baking applications, foundations, and specializations; food defense, building and equipment design, GMP and sanitation training, distance learning, online training, and food labeling training. The organization was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

UNFI Grocers Distribution, Inc. engages in the wholesale of grocery products. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Community Foundation Sonoma County provides investment funding for local community. The firm provides needs and opportunities offering grants to community benefit organizations. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that works to change by focusing on the building blocks for a good life with volunteers, community organizations and leaders, The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Hanna Boys Center is a non-profit organization. It is a residential treatment center in Sonoma, California, with an on- campus accredited high school, Archbishop Hanna High School, serving 8th through 12th grade students with at risk youth programs. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Sonoma, CA.

Redwood Empire Food Bank provides hunger-relief services. It is a source of food for a network of community based charitable organizations that operates human service programs helping the needy, disabled and homeless in Sonoma County. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Part of California Grocers Association, California Independent Grocers Association is an insurance guarantee association based in Sacramento, CA. The association protects resident claimants in the event of an insurance company insolvency and has successfully taken over the covered claim responsibilities of over one hundred insolvent member insurers since its creation in 1969. CIGA has a confidential, non-retaliatory, and anonymous hotline for the good faith reporting of concerns about possible violations of law, professional and ethical standards, and CIGA policy. California Independent Grocers Association was acquired by California Grocers Association on April 29, 2014.

M. A. Silva Corks, USA LLC manufactures and supplies wine corks to wine producers. It produces natural corks, technical corks, micro-agglomerated corks, sparkling wine corks, and bar tops. The firm also crafts custom bottles, and offers custom cartons for client’s needs. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.