Overview and History Allied Blending & Ingredients (ABI) is a multifaceted company with over a quarter of a century history and rich tradition in the food ingredients industry. From a simple beginning, our company has evolved from a small food-ingredients distributor into a multi-dimensional manufacturing enterprise dealing in proprietary, value-added food blends and a widely diverse range of ingredients.  The roots of the company began in 1981 when Chuck Carvette and Peter Brooks, each with years of experience in the corn refining industry, founded Industrial Ingredients Inc. (current distribution arm of ABI). Three years later they formed Mississippi Blending Company and purchased a variety of bakery-based formulations developed for ethnic niches in the food industry. They began production in a rented warehouse. By 1986 the company had outgrown its’ small facility and acquired what is now the Keokuk, Iowa manufacturing facility. In 1995, Allied Starch & Chemical was formed as the parent holding company. In May 2005, ABI acquired Ingredients Unlimited, Inc. in the Bell Gardens district of Los Angeles. It is used today as a southern California production and service center. In November of that same year, ABI purchased Del Rancho LP in Plano, Texas,. Similar to the Ingredients Unlimited purchase, ABI retained the Del Rancho presence in the Dallas area as the production and service center to the southwest. Additional acquisitions are planned in the future. In 2006, to better identify the parent company and its association with both long-standing and recently acquired product brands, Allied Starch & Chemical underwent a name change to Allied Blending & Ingredients.