Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Cargill has appointed Brian Sikes as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. With this transition, Dave MacLennan will assume the role of executive chair of Cargill’s board of directors. Sikes brings a track record of business operation to the role, having grown the company’s global protein and salt enterprise. Sikes currently serves as Cargill’s COO, where he has […]
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Tyson Foods Invests $1.5M To Immigrant Employees
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is strengthening its commitment to immigrant employees by investing an additional $1.5 million to provide free legal and citizenship services. The company has invested more than $2.4 million during the past two years to support partners like Immigrant Connection, a nonprofit that provides immigrants with legal services, such as employment authorization […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West
Farmer John Awards $25K Through California Kindness Project
On Nov. 9, Farmer John recognized the Court Appointed Special Advocates in Sacramento for its impact in Northern California with a check for $25,000. The endowment is part of Farmer John’s California Kindness Project, a grant program launched earlier this year to support California nonprofits that are making an impact in their local communities. CASA Sacramento was among the top selected charities to receive a donation in recognition of their […]
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Protein PACT, IICA Hold ‘Sustainable Agriculture’ Event
The Interamerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture convened its first “Sustainable Agriculture in the Americas” pavilion at the UN Climate Summit and partnered with the Protein PACT and other stakeholders to convene nine events focused on animal agriculture’s key role in sustainability solutions. The Protein PACT events included a Nov. 9 panel on sustainable livestock across regions […]
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Meat Depot By Fresh Value Opens Location In Sylacauga, AL
Meat Depot, a grocery store affiliated with the Birmingham, Alabama-based supermarket chain Fresh Value, will debut a store Nov. 16 in Sylacauga, Alabama. The grand opening ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting in front of the renovated store. The store is located at 204 West Fort Williams St., formerly home to Save-A-Lot. The […]
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Peter Pan Seafood Hires Bixler As CEO
Anchorage, Alaska-based Peter Pan Seafood has hired Kevin Bixler as its CEO. Bixler has a lifetime of seafood industry knowledge, being born into a commercial fishing family. His industry experience goes back more than three decades, beginning on his father’s fishing boat. Bixler most recently served as global director of group fish procurement at Thai […]
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Zatarain’s Smoked Sausage Expands Line With New Flavor
As demand increases, New Orleans-based Zatarain’s Smoked Sausage is expanding its product line with the Blackened Seasoned Chicken flavor, inspired by the Louisiana Cajun dish blackened chicken. The addition joins the brand’s Andouille and Cajun smoked sausage product line with distribution through select grocery stores around the country. Since launching the line of products in early 2019, distribution has […]
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Southeastern Grocers Showcases $30 Thanksgiving Feasts
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers is offering deals on Thanksgiving turkeys, hams and other holiday essentials ahead of its stores’ closing on the holiday. “We understand our customers are looking for ways to stretch their hard-earned dollar and are counting on us for quality, affordable Thanksgiving staples,” said Dewayne Rabon, CMO of Southeastern Grocers. “To show […]