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Smithfield Foods And Granular Insights, Digital Edge To Sustainability

Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced its partnership with Granular, a leading farm management software platform, to help grain growers with sustainability and efficiency while improving crop yields. The offer will be available to grain farmers in North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia who sell their grain to Smithfield. Granular Insights with Directed Scouting uses high-frequency, high-resolution […]

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Nestlé Brings Back Classic Taste of Nesquik Powder

Nestlé Nesquik has reformulated its classic powder and consumers once again can enjoy that nostalgic taste. With an expanded product lineup, Nesquik is giving consumers the option to choose the recipe that best meets their family’s needs and tastes. “Delighting our consumers and evolving to meet their ever-changing needs and lifestyles has always been at […]

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Cal-Maine Foods Publishes Its 2019 Sustainability Overview

Jackson, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has published its 2019 Sustainability Overview. “As the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States, we believe it is incumbent on Cal-Maine Foods to be a leader in promoting sustainability throughout our operations,” said Dolph Baker, chairman and CEO of Cal-Maine Foods. “As a public company, […]

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Newsweek Ranks Publix No. 1 Supermarket In America

Newsweek has named Publix to its 2020 America’s Best Customer Service list, ranking No. 1 in the supermarket category and No. 9 overall. Separately, Publix Pharmacy also ranked No. 3 in Florida on Newsweek’s 2020 list for Best-In-State Customer Service. “These recognitions are a testament to Publix’s values and philosophy of treating our customers like […]

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White’s Leadership Extended Well Beyond Wayfield, GFIA

Lifelong leader helped bring people together by Mary Margaret Stewart / staff writer Friends, family and colleagues are mourning the loss of grocery industry icon Andre Moses White, a man hailed for his charisma, versatility and leadership. “Moses was a uniter – he brought people together, and he lifted people up, and that included people […]

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U.S. Ag Chief Tours Orlando Hydroponic Company During Visit To Florida

From staff reports The way Sonny Perdue sees it, Kalera and other hydroponic companies and farmers live out the USDA motto to “do right and feed everyone.”  Perdue, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, shared this assessment after a June 8 visit to Kalera’s recently opened 30,000-square-foot facility in Orlando, Florida. “Daniel [Malechuk, the CEO] showed […]