To recognize the critical role suppliers play in ensuring food quality
and safety, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) sponsored a
visiting grower delegation on Monday, July 30, during the Institute of
Food Technologists (IFT) annual Food Expo in Chicago.
Growers from Illinois, Minnesota and North Dakota attended IFT as guests
of ADM. While at the show, the growers attended a luncheon with
executives from ADM and IFT, during which they received a food industry
overview and learned more about ADM’s efforts to ensure food quality and
safety. In addition, the growers attended a presentation at the ADM
booth and learned more about products developed by ADM using their food
crops. They also had an opportunity to walk the tradeshow floor and talk
with other exhibitors.
“Food safety is of greater concern today than perhaps ever before, and
suppliers play a critical role in keeping our food safe,” said Mark
Metivier, Director of Sales - ADM Specialty Food Ingredients. “ADM knows
our suppliers and values our relationship with them. Because of our
strong, vertically integrated position, we’re able to unite suppliers
with food manufacturers to provide consumers with consistently safe and
high-quality food ingredients.”
About ADM
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is the world leader in BioEnergy
and has a premier position in the agricultural processing value chain.
ADM is one of the world’s largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat
and cocoa. ADM is a leading manufacturer of biodiesel, ethanol, soybean
oil and meal, corn sweeteners, flour and other value-added food and feed
ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 26,000
employees, more than 240 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2007 of $44 billion. Additional information can be
found on ADM’s Web site at www.adm.com/.
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