Sentences with phrase «food and agriculture companies»

Woollcombe adds that Canadian food and agriculture companies are actually doing more business abroad than people may think.

About Avrio Ventures Inc: Avrio Capital was established in 2006 to identify and invest in innovative food and agriculture companies that provide solutions to global challenges in the areas of health, wellness and sustainability.

Mr. Gendason is Senior Vice President, Corporate Investments of Continental Grain Company, a global food and agriculture company.

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Big tech companies, global retailers, clean energy firms, food makers, agriculture conglomerates, and a couple of utilities have all signed on.

Additionally, China's rapidly growing middle - class will drive accelerating demand for goods and services that Canadian companies, large and small, are primed to meet, notably in agriculture and food.

Last week the Minister of Transport, along with Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food Lawrence MacAulay, told CN and CP in a letter that they were «disappointed» in the ongoing grain delays, and gave the companies until Mar. 15 to respond with plans to address the backlogs.

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CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Nutritional analyses of recipes are based on data supplied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and certain food companies.

Product quality is guaranteed because the company is regulated and in compliance with all requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Canadian Food Inspection Service and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The company notes that its facilities maintain superior and excellent ratings with the FDA, New York State Department of Agriculture Division of Food Safety and Inspection, American Institute of Baking, Silliker and Food Safety Solutions.

The IDZ has, therefore, been trying to attract agriculture, food and beverage companies to set up their operations.

Christopher Shanahan, global food and agriculture program manager with Frost & Sullivan, told FoodProductionDaily.com of a growing trend for food manufacturers to outsource logistical and distribution activity to local third - party logistics companies (3PLs).

SMART (Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment RouTine) solves this dilemma: the assessment tool, developed by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), makes it possible for food companies and agricultural producers to evaluate and profit from their sustainability performance.

Standard Meat Company (SMC) has recalled over 53,000 lb of raw beef sirloin cuts over concerns that some products were contaminated with Salmonella, according to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Members of Wine Institute and CAWG are the primary funders of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Program, with support coming not only from American Farmland Trust and NRCS, but also the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Listed company Blue Sky Alternative Investments is looking to sell shares in the prime farming operation Gundaline, while Colin Bell's Australian Food & Agriculture and the Sustainable Agriculture Fund have also set in train sale processes for their massive Riverina farms.

Savvy packaging companies have such products in the works: The journal «Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture» keeps track of some, and a recent review of patents for meat and muscle - based food products suggests that solutions in development include «antimicrobial and antioxidant packaging coatings and inserts, sensors or indicators that identify spoilage and freshness, functional engineering customisations, improvements to packaging integrity, leak or tamper detectors and environmentally sustainable options&raqFood, Nutrition, and Agriculture» keeps track of some, and a recent review of patents for meat and muscle - based food products suggests that solutions in development include «antimicrobial and antioxidant packaging coatings and inserts, sensors or indicators that identify spoilage and freshness, functional engineering customisations, improvements to packaging integrity, leak or tamper detectors and environmentally sustainable options&raqfood products suggests that solutions in development include «antimicrobial and antioxidant packaging coatings and inserts, sensors or indicators that identify spoilage and freshness, functional engineering customisations, improvements to packaging integrity, leak or tamper detectors and environmentally sustainable options».

As a global food company, we believe we have a significant role to play in helping to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture (UN SDG 2).

As a global food company, we believe we have a significant role to play in helping end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (UN SDG 2).

To this day, the Northern California trailblazing company stands unequivocally behind the organic label's integrity in sustainable agriculture and organic food production.

With the help of companies like Tyson, there is hope in shifting our broken food system away from industrial animal agriculture and towards a more sustainable one centered around plant - based proteins instead.

We offer quality and environmental certification for the food industry, such as agriculture and horticulture, processing companies, wholesalers and importers, retailers and stores, as well as caterers and restaurants.

MycoTechnology, a food and agriculture technology company, has developed a natural food processing platform that uses proprietary cultured mushrooms for improving flavor profiles of foods and beverages such as chocolate, coffee and tea.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Starting with a focus on food and agriculture, the company's environmental commitment grew into a larger business model that encompasses Five Aspirations, or bottom lines: Sustaining Business, Brands, People, Community and the Planet.

The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform brings together over 75 international companies in the food and drink sector.

Agriculture Department officials said they would study the issue further and review any existing legal impediments to sharing information on food companies.

Thus in the last year, powerful food companies, agriculture lobbies, and various coalitions of lawmakers have allied in battles over each food area that USDA sought to restrict.

The food companies that produce frozen pizzas, salt and potatoes have lobbied Congress for changes and now the final version of the bill released last Monday would block or delay school lunch standards the Agriculture Department proposed earlier this year, according to the Associated Press.

While food companies are required to follow label regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Trade Commission oversees food advertising and marketing, it can be confusing to make healthy choices without understanding the definitions of terms in those regulatifood companies are required to follow label regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Trade Commission oversees food advertising and marketing, it can be confusing to make healthy choices without understanding the definitions of terms in those regulatiFood and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Trade Commission oversees food advertising and marketing, it can be confusing to make healthy choices without understanding the definitions of terms in those regulatifood advertising and marketing, it can be confusing to make healthy choices without understanding the definitions of terms in those regulations.

Of the eighteen non-manufacturing sub-sectors thirteen of them reported growth in December in the following order: agriculture; health care & social assistance; information & communication; finance & insurance; management of companies; retail trade; accommodation & food services; transportation & warehousing; arts, entertainment & recreation; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; wholesale trade; construction and real estate, rental & leasing.

In addition, Chinese companies would provide assistance in the railway, agriculture (Planting for Food and Jobs), industrialisation, energy, and transportation sectors, he indicated.

Of the eighteen non-manufacturing sub-sectors, fourteen recorded decline in May 2016 in the following order: professional, scientific, & technical services; public administration; management of companies; construction; real estate, rental & leasing; information & communication; utilities; finance & insurance; agriculture; wholesale trade; accommodation & food services; health care & social assistance; repair, maintenance / washing of motor vehicles and electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply.

The startup's website describes the company as a «controlled environment agriculture company» that plans to bring the «freshest, most nutritious and locally grown leafy green foods to people all over the world.»

The committee is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Scholarship Secretariat, Buffer Stock Company, Auditor General's Department, Ghana Education Service Teachers Union and National Security.

As a result, plant scientists have researched ways to develop drought - resistant strains of various crops, such as a variety of corn that agriculture giant Monsanto Company and chemical company BASF have submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for apCompany and chemical company BASF have submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for apcompany BASF have submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval.

Naturally, each ministry protects its own, so while the agriculture ministry protects the food and drink companies, MITI looks after steel, glass and plastics manufacturers who make packaging.

The White House announced last July that it would revise the nearly 24 - year - old framework for how companies should clear agricultural biotech products, such as genetically modified (GM) crops and animals, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

It's even more egregious in agriculture and food, you know, where almost all of the world's, the country's cropland is now diverted to growing corn and soybeans — not because there's this unbelievable demand to eat corn and soybeans but because there's a federal subsidy for growing them, a subsidy basically written into the law by a few huge corn and soybean consuming companies, Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, whatever, who control the senators of the corn states, you know, and have enough power to enact [egregious] policy [into] law.

The interactive inventory, which seeks to crowdsource expertise to provide the most accurate information about products, applications, companies and market status, finds the market rapidly advancing into food, agriculture, medicine, personal care products, chemicals and more.

«Certified Organic» Means Quality You Can Trust Gold Mine Natural Food Company is independently 3rd party certified as an Organic Producer by Organic Certifiers and meets or exceeds the standards of the US Department of Agriculture National Organic Program (USDA NOP).

Hudson Foods Inc. recalled more than 25 million pounds of beef last month after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the company's frozen hamburger patties, which were sent to stores and fast - food restaurants across the country, might be infected with E. coli bacteria.

Most state Departments of Agriculture require pet food companies to register all of the products sold in their state and all of those offerings are supposed to be examined, though the sheer volume of pet food and treats makes that a daunting task [source: Thixton].

On Monday, New York State's Department of Agriculture informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Company that trace amounts of residual antibiotics had been -LSB-...]

Since pushing for welfare reforms often involves working directly with food and clothing industry companies, this work can give the public the impression that these companies treat their animals well when this is not the case, especially when animal advocates are incentivized to make the reforms seem like drastic improvements when animals still suffer substantially.213 Critics would also argue that, empirically, welfare reforms such as banning battery cages reduce only a very small portion of the harm of animal agriculture — if any — so they are not the most cost - effective use of time.214, 215, 216

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This approach forces them to be more direct, more open and honest, about the values - based reasons they oppose GM food; that it fuels commercial scale agriculture, that it produces profits for big rich companies that are harming «nature,» etc..

In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out ecological audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environments.

Over the last three years Nikki has led Gills Onions to become one of 243 founding members of The Climate Registry; set a goal of achieving zero waste for the company and helped to establish Gills as a leader in sustainability for the food processing and agriculture industries.