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Cargill Innovation Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cargill to open Innovation Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The innovation lab provides Cargill with a pipeline of software engineering and data science students and graduates ready to modernize agricultural supply chains and food systems across the globe.
August 26, 2019
Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to open a new Cargill Innovation Lab at University of Illinois’ Research Park, Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
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Texas Tech receives USDA grant to study effects of aging on beef

Researchers will use the rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (REIMS) technology to identify compositional differences in beef. The goal is to predict beef sensory performance to determine the exact peak of beef aging.
August 23, 2019
Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (CASNR), Lubbock, Texas, received a $294,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service to study the effects of aging on beef.
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Research reveals milk is in an era of flux, premiumization, self-discovery

As such, milk is a focus for online retailers who have struggled to attract grocery shoppers.
August 23, 2019
Despite its declining popularity in the United States, milk remains a pivotal product for retailers, as grocery shoppers who buy milk tend to buy significantly more groceries in general than those who don’t, according to research reveals by Rabobank, The Netherlands.
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Oregon Potato Co. to acquire NORPAC Foods

NORPAC Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month.
August 23, 2019
Oregon Potato Co., Pasco, Wash., announced plans to acquire NORPAC Foods, Inc., Salem, Wash., following NORPAC’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
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Pacific Ventures Group to acquire CA-based food distributor

This acquisition complements the company’s existing food distribution business, which is operated by San Diego Farmers Outlet, San Diego, Calif.
August 23, 2019
Pacific Ventures Group, Los Angeles, signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire a California-based frozen food distributor.
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Study: Online grocery shopping still rare in United States

For now, Americans are sticking with the traditional ways of getting food -- shopping for groceries in person at a grocery store, eating meals at restaurants and ordering food for take-out or delivery.
August 23, 2019
At least seven in 10 U.S. adults purchase food in each of these ways at least once a month, according to a survey produced by Gallup, Washington, D.C.
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Hatching Hope

Cargill, Heifer International expand Hatching Hope to Mexico, help women farmers go from poverty to prosperity via poultry

Using the Cargill feed distribution network, Hatching Hope will also train farmers on productive, efficient and sustainable farming practices, so they can be part of the solution to improving nutrition and raising the economic productivity of the region.
August 23, 2019
Cargill, Minneapolis, and Heifer International, Little Rock, Ark., co-creators of the Hatching Hope Global Initiative, are “hatching hope” in Mexico, expanding into three southeastern states.
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