| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Leah Herrington |
EVP, Sales, Sales Operations, Customer Care, Omnichannel,Chief Marketing Officer | Profile |
Cameron Conley |
Vice President of Sales | Profile |
Bonnie Armstrong |
Vice President of Human Resources | Profile |
In 1921, 320 dairy farmers met in St. Paul, Minnesota, to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Their idea was simple—join together to effectively market and distribute members dairy production across the country. From there, we quickly set our sights on growth. Just eight years after establishing our butter marketing organization, we expanded into the ag services and feed businesses. Our international journey kicked off 52 years later, as we began relaying the lessons we had learned to support local agriculture in developing nations around the world. Those efforts have also helped us expand our commercial business beyond the borders of the United States. Today, our four businesses give us a farm-to-fork view of agriculture. Pair this with our farmer ownership and we are uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of feeding human progress around the world, while always delivering on our responsibility to member-owners through our core values. We are united in a common cause, committed to excellence and inspired by our place in the world—but there are no shortcuts. We have never lost sight of the value of a hard days work.
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European style organic infant formula that meets the U.S. FDAs nutritional requirements. Bobbie is the only female-founded and mom-led infant formula company in the U.S.
Quorn is a meat substitute product originating in the UK and sold primarily in Europe, but is available in 14 countries. Quorn is sold as both a cooking ingredient and as the meat substitute used in a range of prepackaged meals.
Kalera is a produce grower and a world leader in the science and technology for vertically farming the highest quality produce. Kalera combines the latest data-driven process automation technologies with the science of hydroponics to create the perfect growing conditions for plants to thrive. We give plants everything they need to thrive in nature and in return, they deliver an abundance of clean, fresh, healthy and nutritious produce. Our produce is virtually perfect because we measure and meter every element they require to grow strong. The cleanroom standards of our growing facilities means that pest don’t chew on our leaves, and we never have to kill them with chemical pesticides. We never use genetically modified seeds. Our plants are the cleanest simply because they are never in contact with dangerous environmental pathogens. This is the future of produce, with our growing environments creating an eternal spring in terms of growing cycles and a resulting abundance of everything we grow available year-round. Our flagship HyCube model is installed at the Orlando World Center Resort. Every day, that facility provides produce for the largest Marriott resort and conference center in the world. We also support the restaurant and food service trade with the finest possible selection of specialist produce. Chefs can depend on the absolutely dependable consistency from our HyTaste brand of succulent leafy greens, micro greens, baby greens, flowers and vegetables. Kalera is also offering a number of select living plant products to retailers interested in the best locally grown hydroponic produce. This is the future of farming and the science of great greens.