Archive for May, 2015

ROME, ITALY — The number of hungry people in the world has dropped to 795 million — 216 million fewer than in 1990-92 — or around one person out of every nine, according to the latest edition of the annual UN hunger report (The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 – SOFI), the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on May 27.

In the developing regions, the prevalence of undernourishment, which measures the proportion of people who ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) announced on May 11 three management appointments to accelerate value creation in key areas.

Gregory Morris has been named senior vice-president and president, Global Oilseeds. Vince Macciocchi has been named senior vice-president and president, WILD Flavors and Specialty Ingredients. Mark Bemis, senior vice-president and president, North America, has been named to the additional role of chief risk officer, and Chris Cuddy, president of ADM’s Corn Processing business unit, has been named a ...

LENEXA, KANSAS, U.S. — The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) elected a new president and vice-president during its 119th annual conference and expo on May 7 in Palm Springs, California, U.S.

Roy Loepp, director of quality with Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S, was elected the 111th president of the association. Brad Allen, vice-president and operations lead for Ardent Mills in Denver, Colorado, U.S., was unanimously elected vice-president.

Loepp said the theme for his presidency is: “Building ...