ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS have announced a
definitive agreement to combine their North American flour milling
businesses to form Ardent Mills, a new flour milling company that will
serve customers in the baking and food industries.
Ardent Mills will bring together two of the nation’s leading and most
respected flour milling companies: ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling, a
Cargill-CHS joint venture formed in 2002. The new company will take
advantage of the combined assets, capabilities and experience of ConAgra
Foods, Cargill and CHS to bring innovative flour and grain products,
services and solutions to the marketplace.
Ardent Mills’ vision will be to help customers increase their growth
and profitability in an ever-changing marketplace. The company will also tap the
market knowledge, transportation logistics, consumer insights, food
ingredients and culinary expertise currently available through ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS.
AB Vista has teamed
up with Spanish animal nutrition specialist Andres Pintaluba to
introduce its liquid betaine product Vistabet L to Spain and Portugal.
Extracted from sugar
beet molasses, Vistabet is a natural betaine source that can be added to
poultry, swine, ruminant and aqua diets to support metabolism. Its
liquid version will be distributed to Spanish customers by APSA
Specialities, the feed specialities division of Andres Pintaluba, and to
Portuguese customers by subsidiary company Vetalmex.
With moulds and mycotoxins playing havoc on stored grains in 2012, Alltech has launched a scheme to tackle the problem. The Five-Point Mycotoxin Management Program is designed to
reduce risk and improve safety, while ensuring that mycotoxins do not
limit livestock performance and profitability, or pose a threat to the
food chain.
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| English: Footpath Towards Lutton The variety of winter wheat is Soisson note-worthy because of its "awns" giving a bearded look. This is an early harvest variety that has milling potential for specialist flour millers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
