C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. operates as a third party logistics company. It provides freight transportation services and logistics solutions to companies in various industries. The company, through its relationships with approximately 48,000 transportation companies, including motor carriers, railroads, air freight, and ocean carriers, selects and hires the appropriate transportation to manage its customers’ freight needs. It also provides a range of value-added logistics services, such as supply chain analysis, freight consolidation, core carrier program management, and information reporting. In addition, the company operates fresh produce sourcing and fee-based information services businesses. Fresh produce sourcing business includes purchasing fresh produce for regional and national grocery retailers and restaurants, produce wholesalers, and foodservice distributors, as well as arranging the transport of the fresh produce through relationships with owners of specialized transportation equipment. The company offers the fresh produce under proprietary brands The Fresh 1, Fresh’n Easy, Our World Organics, Tropic Sweet, Tomorrow’s Organics, and Kensington Farms, as well as under various licensed brands, such as Mott’s, Tropicana, Welch’s, Glory Foods, and Bambino. C.H. Robinson’s information services business includes providing various management and information services, such as fuel management services, funds transfer, permit procurement, fuel and use tax reporting, and driver funds transfer primarily to motor carriers. In addition, the company, for various companies and truck stop chains, captures sales and fuel cost data, provides management information, transfers funds to the truck stop, and invoices the carrier for fuel and cash advances. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated a network of 218 branch offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. C.H. Robinson Worldwide was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota