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A New Roadmap for Feeding 9.7 Billion People, Sustainably
Words by 3P Editors Northampton, MA –News Direct– TriplePundit The global community will have to find a way to feed 9.7 billion people by 2050 in a warming, resource-constrained world. It will require a rethink and collaboration from those across the value chain, as demand for animal protein is only set to rise. The challenge is that agriculture is already cited as a top greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter and user of natural resources, with livestock alone producing about 14.5 percent of global GHGs. The industry will require science-based, purposeful solutions in order to lessen its footprint and sustainably produce enough nutritious protein for the growing population. We all have a…
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J.C. Anderson completed office renovation for Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition
J.C. Anderson has completed a renovation project for Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.’s new corporate headquarters location at 250 East Devon Avenue in Itasca, Illinois. The company is relocating from 1300 N. Arlington Heights Road, also in Itasca. Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition is comprised of four business divisions and two subsidiaries that provide innovative solutions to meet various needs of North American consumers with better taste, nutrition, health and wellness. Founded over 110 years ago, the company is recognized as a global leader in the production of amino acid-based solutions for the pharmaceutical, food, foodservice, animal nutrition, nutraceutical, sports & wellness nutrition, regenerative medicine and personal care industries. …
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ADM Significantly Expands Pet Treat and Supplement Capabilities with Planned Acquisition of Majority Stake in PetDine, Pedigree Ovens, The Pound Bakery
P4 Companies’ extensive customer base and full spectrum of customized formulations and products, combined with ADM’s global capabilities, further enhance both companies’ abilities to meet growing global demand for high-quality, nutritious pet treats and supplements. CHICAGO, September 08, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in human and animal nutrition, announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 75% ownership stake in PetDine, Pedigree Ovens, The Pound Bakery and NutraDine (P4 Companies), premier providers of private label pet treats and supplements. The transaction values the four enterprises in their entirety at approximately $600 million, and ADM will acquire 75% of the equity, subject to customary adjustments. “We’re…
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ADM goes all in on private brand pet products
Nutritional food leader ADM has greatly expanded its pets business, acquiring a stake in four leaders in private brand pet treats and supplements. Chicago-based ADM has acquired a 75% ownership stake in private brand pet products leaders PetDine, Pedigree Ovens, The Pound Bakery and NutraDine (all companies under P4 Companies). The transaction values the four enterprises in their entirety at approximately $600 million, and ADM will acquire 75% of the equity, subject to customary adjustments. “We’re continuing to advance our growth strategy and transform our company with targeted investments that expand our capabilities in large, high-growth segments, including pet nutrition — a key focus of our growing animal nutrition business,”…
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Chicago Animal Shelters See Uptick in Pets in Need of Care | Chicago News
Animal shelters across the city are seeing an increase this year in the number of pets coming through their doors after a relatively quiet 2020, during which few people gave up their pets, or “surrendered” them, to shelters. Jennifer Schlueter of the city-run Chicago Animal Care and Control says people are citing these surrenders to disruptions like returning to work or moving. But the increase in animals puts a strain on the shelter, she said. “What helped us the most during 2020 was those requests (to surrender a pet or bring in a stray) were really reduced, and what we’re finding now is those requests are nearing the same as pre-pandemic…
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Chicago officer seen struggling with Black woman who was walking her dog placed on desk duty
A Chicago Police officer has been placed on administrative duty after a video appeared to show him grabbing a woman walking her dog at a local beach, Police Superintendent David Brown announced Monday. The woman, who has been identified by her attorneys as Nikkita Brown, called 911 and said she was racially profiled, CBS Chicago reports. The bystander video shows Brown walking her dog on the beach around midnight on Sunday. Her attorneys, from Saulter Law P.C., say the officer approached her because the beach closes at 11 p.m. Brown, who is Black, was not the only person on the beach, her attorneys say. She saw other people, who were White,…
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ADM Makes Major Investment in Private Label Pet Treats and Supplements | News
ADM has reached an agreement to acquire a 75 percent ownership stake in PetDine, Pedigree Ovens, The Pound Bakery and NutraDine (P4 Companies), premier providers of private label pet treats and supplements. The transaction values the four enterprises in their entirety at approximately $600 million, and ADM will acquire 75 percent of the equity, subject to customary adjustments. “We’re continuing to advance our growth strategy and transform our company with targeted investments that expand our capabilities in large, high-growth segments, including pet nutrition—a key focus of our growing animal nutrition business,” said Vince Macciocchi, president of ADM’s Nutrition business, which has North American headquarters in Decatur, Ill. “Annual global sales…
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