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Glowlit Update: The Out of Office Effect

A trader usually has limited resources when it comes to strategizing the best price to offer into the market for a particular product. The...

Thighstop: Wingstop’s new concept to address chicken wing shortage

DALLAS, Texas — Thighstop, the new thigh concept with more than 1,400 locations nationwide, is addressing consumer’s fear of a chicken wing shortage head-on by hacking chicken wing brand Wingstop and giving thighs the attention they deserve.

Glowlit Update: The Foxes that Guarded the Henhouse

The financial world will begin what some are calling a once-in-a-lifetime transition this year. The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which serves as the...

Pilgrim’s acquiring UK’s Kerry Consumer Foods meals business

GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has announced that it has executed an acquisition agreement to acquire the Meats and Meals business of Kerry...

El Pollo Loco launching first ‘Air Loco’ drone delivery

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Starting June 24, El Pollo Loco Inc. will become the first national restaurant company to test door-to-backyard drone delivery, the company says. The test-and-learn pilot of its drone delivery service is the continuation of the company’s digital evolution and focus on customer experience.

Cal-Maine completes acquisition of Red River Valley Egg

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has announced that the company has closed the previously announced purchase of the remaining 50 percent joint venture membership interest...

Glowlit Update: The Missing Piece

The big industry story this week has to do with congestion at one of China’s biggest container ports - Shenzen's Yantian port in southern China. After a flare-up in coronavirus cases reported in Guangdong province, the port has implemented more stringent disinfection measures causing a backlog of vessels. Meanwhile, news agencies are also reporting supply issues coming out of production facilities. The data coming from Glowlit, however, paints a somewhat different picture.

Poultry breeding company Aviagen to build first-ever Texas hatchery

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Aviagen plans to begin construction on a brand-new, Texas-based hatchery in September 2021 because of strong demand for broiler breeding stock throughout North America and the globe.

Cobb, Al-Watania Poultry to double production in Middle East

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Cobb-Vantress Inc. and its long-standing partner Al-Watania Poultry recently celebrated continued expansion in the Middle East.

Fast-food restaurant Pollo Campero launches collectible cup for St. Jude

DALLAS — Pollo Campero launches a new collectible cup featuring art created by St. Jude patients as a way to continue supporting the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

JBS, Pilgrim’s systems back online after cyberattack

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — For months, Foundation Food Group and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have waged legal battle over warrants to inspect the processing plant’s facilities following the nitrogen leak in January that killed six people.

Cargill CEO: farmers are key to global supply chain’s sustainability

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan addressed members of the National Feed and Grain Association on June 4 at the organization's 125th annual convention. He acknowledged farmers and ranchers as the heroes of the food system who played a critical role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. “When the world shut down, farmers, ranchers and workers across the food system stepped up to meet the challenge to produce the food and feed that billions of people and animals around the world depend on,” MacLennan said.

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