Beautifully engraved certificate from the Riviana Foods, Inc. issued in 1965-1970. This historic document was printed by the Federated Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an allegorical woman sitting in a field holding wheat. This item has the printed signatures of the company's president and secretary and is over 30 years old. Riviana Foods Inc. is an international rice miller and packager. The company offers a complete line of rice products, including long- and medium-grain milled, brown, parboiled, and instant rice; rice mixes; rice meal; rice flour; and stabilized rice bran. The company was formed in 1965 when River Brand Rice Mills Inc., merged with Louisiana State Rice Milling Co. Principal processing facilities are located in Houston, TX; Abbeville, LA; Carlisle, AR; Memphis, TN; and Belgium.