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Koch Foods to build $40.5 million feed mill
ROANOKE, ALABAMA, U.S. - Koch Foods Inc., one of the
largest poultry processors in the United States, plans to invest $40.5
million in a feed mill that will produce prepared feeds, feeding
ingredients and support the growth of the company's Pine Mountain,
Georgia, poultry processing plant.
Contract poultry growers are projected to build 190 new growing
houses, according to the Randolph County Economic Development
Authority (RCEDA). Each facility would cost an estimated $500,000
to construct, resulting in $95 million of capital spending along with
new jobs, property tax, and sales tax into the local economy, the
agency said.
"Our plans to build a state-of-the-art feed mill in Roanoke will
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extremely competitive environment," said Mark Kaminsky, chief
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this feed mill in place, Koch Foods will not only remain competitive
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project has received."
Marilyn Lott, executive director of the RCEDA, added, "The
company will hire 27 full-time employees plus an additional 19 truck
drivers, with a total annual payroll of nearly $2 million. Koch Foods'
decision to locate their world-class facility here is great news for
Randolph County."
Koch Foods is a privately held company owned by Joseph
Grendys. Koch Foods is a vertically integrated poultry processor
producing fresh and frozen products under the Koch Foods, Antioch
Farms, Preferred Foods and Rogers Royal brands in addition to other
custom and private labels.
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IFIF, FAO vow to strengthen partnership at annual meeting
ROME, ITALY - The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF)
and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO) vowed to further strengthen their collaboration on critical
issues to ensure safe, nutritious and sustainable feed and food during
their 16th annual meeting Oct. 5-6 at FAO headquarters.
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strategic objectives, emphasis on working in a goal-oriented manner,
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"Together with the dedicated colleagues at the FAO, we have
achieved very important milestones, including the International
Feed Regulators Meetings, the Livestock Environment Assessment

and Performance partnership, as well as the Global Feed and Food
Congress series, and your relationships continues to strengthen year
to year," Newman said.
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Production and Health Division of the FAO, said the organizations
addressed a number of critical issues of common interest during the
meeting "such as the need for capacity development to ensure feed
safety and the importance of collaborating to tackle the containment
of antimicrobial resistance."
IFIF is made up of national regional feed associations, feedrelated organizations, and corporate members from around the globe,
representing over 80% of the feed production worldwide.

Scoular taps Cargill exec for special crops business
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Scoular Co.'s senior leadership team as vice-president, division
manager and general manager of the company's special crops
business. He will report to Paul Maass, chief executive officer,
and work from Scoular's office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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sources and processes special crops in Canada and the United States
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various pulses (lentils, whole and split peas, edible beans, and

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"Bryan is a strong leader, and I'm thrilled to have him bring 20plus years of diverse experience and talent to this critical role,"
Maass said.
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recently was president and managing director of Cocoa & Chocolate,
Cargill North America. He joined Cargill in 1995 and held a variety of
general management, commercial, merchandising and business development roles within the company.

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