1.  Bryan Foods Inc. is a subsidiary of the Sara Lee multinational food conglomerate.

2.  But the multinational food producer Del Monte is reportedly leaving, unable to compete with a lower-priced Russian brands.

3.  Harry Bresky, for instance, heads a multinational food conglomerate that raises, among other things, shrimp in Ecuador and chickens in Kentucky.

4.  More multinational food retailers are looking to enter the increasingly sought-after South American market.

5.  Woolf said it would be a strong endorsement of the product if Scotia were to sign up a major multinational food producer as a marketing partner.

6.  Other front runners were believed to include multinational food groups such as Heinz, Nestle, and Unilever.

7.  Clover executives said they believe the Danone deal is the largest investment in South Africa by a European multinational food company.