Charlie A. Lynch

CNF, Inc. provides transportation and supply chain management services for a wide range of manufacturing, industrial, retail customers and government customers. The company invest in technology focusing its efforts on conducting customer transactions via the Internet; developing and implementing state-of-the-art dispatch, warehouse management, order fulfillment and tracking systems and optimizing the routing of its delivery vehicles. It is located in San Mateo, CA

When the Fresh Choice chain of self-service restaurants launched in 1986, there were a few fundamental goals that they set out to achieve. Since the very beginning it has wanted to provide diners with a wide selection of tasty, fresh, high-quality food at an economical price. It succeeded in its goals and has blossomed from a single location opened in 1986 to 29 restaurants under the company brand name and 1 under the Zoopa brand name. The restaurants are located in California (28), the state of Washington (1) and Texas (1). In addition, the company operates one Fresh Choice Express restaurant, one dual-branded Fresh Choice Express and licensed Starbucks retail stores and one stand-alone licensed Starbucks retail store in Texas. It combines the comfort and quality of a casual full-service restaurant with the economy and convenience of self-service or traditional buffet restaurants. It offers a selection of food stations, serving freshly prepared Pastas, Soups, Pizza and Baked Goods along with 'the best salad bar in the business' and fresh fruit. Diners are invited to visit these stations and the salad bar as many times as they wish, for one low price. It focuses on tasty, satisfying fare, and is also the most economical, convenient option for those who want to get five to nine daily servings of fruits and vegetables, as recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All of this makes the company an ideal spot for most every type of diner, from students to families to seniors.

Greyhound Lines, Inc. provides transportation services. The company has three other operating entities in the United States. They include: BoltBus, a premium curbside service in the Northeast and Western regions of the U.S.; YO! Bus, which serves Chinatown communities in the Northeast; and Valley Transit Company, serving the Texas-Mexico border. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. operates transcontinental railroad routes connecting the Pacific Coast with the gateway cities of Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans. The firm also provides freight services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

W.R. Grace & Co. engages in the production and sale of chemicals and materials. It operates through the Grace Catalysts Technologies and Grace Materials Technologies segments. The Grace Catalysts Technologies segment includes catalysts and related products and technologies used in refining, petrochemical and other chemical manufacturing applications. The Grace Materials Technologies segment consists of specialty materials, including silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials, used in coatings, consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. The firm specializes in chemical processing, coatings and inks, food and beverage, general industrial, nutraceutical, personal care, pharma, and plastics industries. The company was founded by William Russell Grace in 1854 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Spectrum Organic Products LLC manufactures and markets organic and natural food products. Its products include culinary oils, salad dressings, condiments, and butter-substitutes. It sells its products to the retail and foodservice markets under the Spectrum Naturals, Essentials, and Ingredients brand names. The company was founded by Jethren P. Phillips in 1986 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.