WHITELAWN, IL - We at ANUK love to see female voices uplifting other women, and that is exactly what we find with Annie’s Project. The national non-profit educational program recently made headlines, as seven new members have been named to the Board of Directors. Marji Alaniz, Carolyn Banks, Shannon Dill, Cleophus “Cleo” Franklin, Jr., Barbara Rater, Dr. Dee Singh-Knights, and Sam Schwoeppe bring the member count up to 11.
The priority of the Board in 2022 is to implement Annie’s Project’s new strategic plan: to find new ways to meet the educational needs of women farmers, ranchers, and growers and expand the program into more states, a press release stated.
Alaniz is the Senior Vice President of Communications, Operations, and Risk at AgriSompo and President and Founder of FarmHer. She has a lifelong passion for agriculture and has spent her career working in and around various facets of the industry, from over a decade in crop insurance leadership and risk management to the formation of FarmHer.
Banks is an Agricultural Business Management Specialist with Alcorn State University Extension Program (ASUEP) in Lorman, Mississippi. She provides continued leadership in conducting educational programs and technical assistance, conducts USDA Mississippi Farm Service Agency Borrowers Training Class, Women in Agriculture Conference, Homeownership Conference, and the Veterans in Agriculture Conference. She also serves as Board Secretary.
Dill is the Agriculture Extension Educator for University of Maryland Extension in Talbot County. She has been a faculty member of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources since 2001. She provides outreach and education to agriculture producers of neighboring counties in farm business planning, small farm enterprises, marketing, and livestock management and provides leadership to the MidAtlantic Women in Agriculture Network and the Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Project.
Franklin Jr.’s global executive leadership career spans over 30 years with John Deere, Case-New Holland, and Mahindra. He is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Strategic Solutions and Founder of Morningside University’s “Franklin Leadership Foundation,” a non-profit organization that invests in the development and creation of future leaders.
Rater serves as the Director of the Census and Survey Division where she provides leadership and oversight to sustain the high quality of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service census and survey data collection processes. She has led national programs and spearheaded international initiatives related to the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of agricultural statistics and has a passion for producing timely, quality results that can be used by decision makers to assess markets and policies and improve organizational performance and productivity.
Dr. Singh-Knights is a respected agribusiness economics and management expert at the regional, national, and international levels. In West Virginia, she coordinates valuable state programs such as the West Virginia Annie’s Project and the West Virginia Women in Agriculture Program, the West Virginia Agritourism Initiative, and the West Virginia Food Safety Training Team. She also serves as the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education State Coordinator. She has helped to develop and deliver annual educational and networking opportunities for the West Virgnia Women in Agriculture program, helping to enhance capacity among female agripreneurs to address current and emerging issues in the state’s ever changing business and regulatory environment.
Schwoeppe is a fourth-generation dairy farmer from southern Indiana, serves as Senior Account Manager, Supply Chain at Feeding America, where she works to convene food banks and community partners throughout the dairy supply chain to build relationships and increase nutrition served to communities across the U.S. with the protein and nutrients provided by dairy products.
“We are pleased to welcome these new Board members and look forward to the collaboration and expanding the impact of Annie’s Project,” says Co-Chief Executive Officer Karisha Devlin. The organization’s two women CEOs leverage each of their strengths during this critical phase of the organization’s growth.
Devlin’s Co-CEO also commented on the new appointments.
“Their range in expertise and leadership will add immense value to our Board,” stated Co-Chief Executive Officer Doris Mold. Returning Board members include Madeline Schultz, Board President; Jason Johnson, Board Vice President; Ruth Hambleton, Board Treasurer and Founder; and Wesley Tucker, Board member at large.
Congratulations to all of these leaders joining the team!
UNITED STATES - It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of Mac Johnson, a produce marketing icon. He passed away on December 12, at the age of 74, leaving behind a professional and personal impact in the industry that will be felt for years to come.
Johnson joined Category Partners as Chief Executive Officer at its founding in 2008. He spent the better part of a decade working and growing with clients and retailers, investing his time, knowledge, and experience to create a powerful team, all of whom will deeply miss him.
He ended his distinguished career at Category Partners in 2017, retiring to the Atlanta, Georgia, area to be closer to his family and to spend more time on the golf course than in the Board room.
Johnson stepped into the produce world in 2000 when he joined the US Potato Board (now Potatoes USA) as Senior Vice President of Marketing. In this role, he spent eight years building programs and resources in support of potato growers and marketers across the United States.
Prior to this, Johnson was a Senior Marketing Executive at Tom’s Foods for over 17 years. He interfaced with all departments within the company and worked closely with 700 distributors, operating over 2,000 sales routes.
At least half of Johnson's life was powered by either peanuts or potatoes, a release from Category Partners shared.
“Mac and I shared many a plane trip and meal together as we ran distribution meetings all over the country. Under his leadership, Tom’s experienced growth through new product innovation, branding, and packaging upgrades. He was an absolute professional and he will always be my friend,” commented Jerry Killough, former Vice President Sales at Tom’s Foods.
Johnson is survived by his wife Joann, his sister Susan, his adult son Keith, and his grandchildren Addison and Carson.
Keith Johnson, Sales Director of Roboyo, said a few words regarding his father.
“My dad never knew a stranger. He was a friend to everyone, a mentor to many, and he magically balanced his professional confidence with a disarming humble nature. The lives and careers of many, including mine, were shaped by this very special man. He will be missed but never forgotten,” he shared.
Due to the current travel climate and holiday season, a celebration of life will be scheduled for early in the new year. If you would like to provide photos, stories, or would like to be notified when the event is scheduled, please email here.
Johnson spent most of his life helping to distribute high-quality affordable food across America. If you would like to honor him, please visit here to provide a donation for those who are hungry.
We extend our condolences to Mac Johnson’s family and friends.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Departement of Agriculture (USDA) announced it has imposed sanctions on Rain Forest Produce. These sanctions were imposed against the Los Angeles, California-based company for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) after allegedly failing to pay sellers of produce.
As part of the sanctions against Rain Forest Produce, the business and its principal operators are barred from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from the USDA.
Direct from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service:
Rain Forest failed to pay $1,576,260 to 33 sellers for produce that was purchased, received, and accepted in interstate and foreign commerce from October 2018 to February 2020. This is in violation of the PACA. Rain Forest cannot operate in the produce industry until October 12, 2023, and then only after they apply for and are issued a new PACA license by USDA.
The company’s principals, Fernando Pantoja and Tony Perez, may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee until October 12, 2022, and then only with the posting of a USDA approved surety bond.
USDA is required to publish the finding that a business has committed willful, repeated, and flagrant violations of PACA as well as impose restrictions against those principals determined to be responsibly connected to the business during the violation period. Those individuals, including sole proprietors, partners, members, managers, officers, directors, or major stockholders may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By issuing these penalties, USDA continues to enforce the prompt and full payment for produce while protecting the rights of sellers and buyers in the marketplace.
To read the release in full, click here.
WASHINGTON, DC - Announced in March of this year, and officially confirmed in October, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is finally set to launch January 3, 2022.
According to an email blast sent to the industry this morning, the association is eager to serve the fresh produce and floral supply chains and can’t wait to spark a vibrant future for the industry as a whole.
The email included links to becoming an IFPA member and how the association will grow it members’ prosperity. If interested, please click here.
Planning ahead is important, too, as the association will have events such as the Global Produce & Floral Show, The BrandStorm Conference, the Foodservice Conference, and more to watch out for.
Our previous coverage of the trade show indicates the goals the official merger of the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh Produce Association has outlined for IFPA.
We’re excited for the official launch and can’t wait to see what’s next!
NEW ZEALAND - As the agriculture industry continues to contend with the changing global climate that has led to stark shifts in weather, T&G Global is spotlighting the Hot Climate Programme. Created in 2002, the breeding program is a collaboration between VentureFruit, Plant & Food Research, the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRITA), and Fruit Futur to develop climate-resistant fruits.
“We identified very early on the need to support growers through these challenges, and to ensure that consumers can continue to enjoy crisp, tasty apples and pears well into the future,” said Gary Wellwood, VentureFruit Global Variety Development Manager. “The program is now in its advanced stage, with a strong pipeline and identified superior selections on offer.”
VentureFruit, T&G’s newly established genetics and variety management business, is leading the program's commercialization and sees the importance of Field Days for its future development, as well as the industry as a whole.
At the recently held annual Hot Climate Programme Field Days hosted in Spain, 17 new apple and pear varieties were evaluated that have shown superior hot climate performance, as noted in a release. These varieties not only showed great resilience, but produced high-quality fruit that meets the production, supply, and market requirements for the industry.
All fruit is evaluated for taste, flavor, texture, and appearance and is benchmarked against commercial varieties. Following its evaluation, the data is combined with other consumer insights to present a clear market position for each variety. Throughout the process, testing partners actively participate in evaluating the fruit and feedback to the program on varietal parameters and future development.
“The evaluation sessions gave the breeding team the opportunity to have fruitful and enriching discussions with professionals from across the industry,” added Eva Ogué, International Business Development, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology. “With representatives from eight countries and more than 20 fresh produce companies, it provided valuable insights and opinions which will contribute to the Hot Climate Programme’s alignment to market expectations and trends.”
Currently, hot climate tolerant varieties are becoming increasingly in-demand across the globe, and VentureFruit is looking to develop its worldwide network of test partners who, by way of an annual program fee, will have access to all varieties for growing and evaluation in their regions. VentureFruit is now canvassing for partners in North and South America.
“We are very aware of the changing environment we’re growing in and are committed to responding to climate change impacts, grower concerns, and future market demands,” continued Wellwood. “These varieties are expected to not only benefit growers in traditional regions where temperatures are rising, but we can potentially extend into new regions previously not suitable for apple and pear growing, and herefore build sustainability, resilience, and performance into the category overall.”
As more developments from this innovative program become available, AndNowUKnow will report the latest.
WEST DES MOINES, IA - Several leaders have climbed another rung in the corporate ladder, as Hy-Vee recently announced multiple promotions. Jeremy Gosch has been named President and Chief Operating Officer; Aaron Wiese was appointed Vice Chairman of Hy-Vee and President of Hy-Vee Supply Chain/Subsidiaries; and Andy Schreiner will take on the role of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. Jay Marshall and Mike Skokan will also be retiring from their roles.
Gosch began his Hy-Vee career as a part-time clerk in 1995, and spent the next 12 years moving into retail operations management roles, including Store Director at multiple locations. In 2012, he was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Operations, Northeast region. Over the next six years, he held several executive leadership roles and in early 2018, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and later transitioned into Chief Operating Officer. In 2021, Gosch became President, Retail Operations and Co-Chief Operating Officer.
Gosch will become only the fifth President in Hy-Vee’s 91-year history. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Iowa.
“One of my greatest responsibilities is to select the right leaders for our future, and I am confident Jeremy is that leader. Jeremy has a strong knowledge of our business and our unique company, and he is excellent at implementing our vision and has a strong sense of urgency to meet the challenging times we live in today,” said Randy Edeker, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. “He has a great understanding of how we need to continue to evolve our company to grow, which will keep us on a path toward continued success.”
Aaron Wiese has also been promoted to Vice Chairman of Hy-Vee and President of Hy-Vee Supply Chain/Subsidiaries.
Wiese started his Hy-Vee career in 1993 and served in various operations leadership roles. In 2012, he became Director, Real Estate Strategic Planning, and in 2013 became Director, Health/Wellness Strategic Planning. He also held the roles of Assistant Vice President, Specialty Pharmacy; Vice President, Business Development at Hy-Vee Subsidiary Amber Specialty Pharmacy; and President of Amber Specialty Pharmacy. He was promoted to Executive Vice President level in December 2020, and became President of Digital Growth and Co-Chief Operating Officer in April 2021. He received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Northern Iowa.
“Aaron is poised and ready to assume this important position to help me lead the company as Vice Chairman of Hy-Vee’s Board of Directors,” Edeker said. “He has a strong vision for the total breadth of our company and is extremely knowledgeable in many areas, including health care and digital development and growth. With Aaron helping me guide the company, we are positioned for continued growth and innovation.”
Schreiner began his career with Hy-Vee as a part-time clerk in 1995, a press release stated. He then moved into Hy-Vee’s corporate office as an accounting intern in 1999. He was selected as an internal auditor and joined the Hy-Vee executive staff in 2001 before being promoted to Assistant Director, auditing services, followed by a promotion in the accounting department as financial reporting supervisor in 2006. In 2015 he was named Vice President of Accounting and then later, Chief Accounting Officer. He was inducted into the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in 2008.
“The role of Hy-Vee’s Chief Financial Officer has evolved over the past decade, and truly is integrated into every aspect of what we do as a company,” Edeker said. “Andy is incredibly smart, and his strategic thinking and accounting expertise will play a huge role as our company continues to expand and innovate.”
Vice Chairman and President of Hy-Vee Supply Chain and Subsidiaries Jay Marshall will be retiring following 39 years of service, as well as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Mike Skokan, following 35 years of service.
Marshall started at Hy-Vee in 1982. In 2006 he was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Operations, Northwestern district. In 2008, he moved into the corporate office as Vice President of Center Store and over the next several years led different areas of the company. In 2018, Marshall moved into the role of Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer, and President, Hy-Vee Subsidiaries/Commissaries, and then Vice Chairman in 2020.
He was inducted in the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in 2004 and 2021 for his leadership, and was recognized with the Chairman’s Humanitarian Award at Hy-Vee last week.
Skokan’s Hy-Vee career began in 1986 as a part-time courtesy clerk and checker/stocker. In 1993, Skokan joined the Hy-Vee executive staff as an internal auditor and over the years was promoted to various roles within the accounting department. In 2011 he was named Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer and was named a permanent member of the Hy-Vee Board of Directors, and joined the Hy-Vee Executive Committee. He too was inducted into the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in 2015 and 2021 for his leadership.
“Both Jay and Mike have been trusted leaders of our executive team for many years, and I could not be more thankful for the contributions they have made to our great company,” said Edeker.
We offer our congratulations to each of these leaders as they take the next steps in their journey.
PROVIDENCE, RI - You all probably know by now, but ANUK gets pretty jazzed when the words “new Chief” land in our inbox. This time around, we’re speaking of United Natural Foods, Inc.’s (UNFI) newest Chief Supply Chain Officer. Mark Bushway will step into the role effective January 3, 2022.
Bushway currently serves as President of UNFI’s Atlantic Region. In his new position, he will take on leadership of the company’s fulfillment network across North America, consisting of 56 distribution centers serving more than 30,000 customer locations.
Before leading UNFI’s Atlantic Region, Bushway spent the previous eight years as Vice President of Distribution for UNFI’s Atlantic Region, where he was responsible for all operational and financial performance at eight distribution centers. He also served as Director of Real Estate and Construction, and held operations roles over his 18-year tenure with UNFI.
Prior to UNFI, Bushway spent 14 years in leadership positions of increasing responsibility for C&S Wholesale Grocers.
The focus in his new role, according to a release, will be on UNFI’s existing fulfillment network strategy, while continuing to build out cross-selling capabilities, identifying distribution center expansions, and accelerating network optimization and automation initiatives. Bushway will also continue working closely with his peers in UNFI’s sales organization to ensure customer insights and feedback are considered in all fulfillment network day-to-day activities. He will report to Eric Dorne, UNFI’s Chief Operating Officer.
“Mark is a terrific fit to lead our fulfillment network,” said Dorne. “Having led our Atlantic Region for the past three years, he fully understands the evolving needs of our customers and will bring his experience and expertise to bear in support of their unique needs today and in the future. Most importantly, he knows our culture and how critical it is that we take care of our people, continuing all our initiatives to help position UNFI as an employer of choice across North America.”
Congratulations to Mark Bushway on this next step in his career!
LOS ALAMITOS, CA - With the fast-approaching new year comes the time to map out new chances for success in 2022. To help buyers stay ahead of the constantly evolving needs of consumers, the tastemakers at Frieda’s have rolled out an intriguing list of predictions for the food trends of the new year.
“Whether it’s more time for a leisurely breakfast while working from home, or embracing Korean culture, we are seeing people crave sensorial explorations and the desire to make every moment and bite count,” said Cindy Sherman, Director of Marketing, Innovation, and Insights for Frieda’s. “Consumers are seeking new experiences, starting with redefining their morning cup of joe, a rainbow of milk colors, and infusing health and wellness into every nook and cranny of their daily life.”
Among the categories that Frieda’s predicted will make a large impact on the retail sector in the coming year are:
- Superhero Coffee – infusing dried mushrooms and fresh turmeric into coffee to inject extra nutritional benefits and energy into your standard cup of joe
- Korea Worldwide – From K-Pop to K-dramas to fashion, beauty, and food, Korean culture and flavors remind us that our global world is united. Explore Korea from your kitchen by creating Musaengchae (spicy radish salad) with daikon radish
- Breakfast at Leisure – Consumers are savoring the first meal of the day more now that working from home has allowed it. Shoppers can cube Fire Dragons® dragon fruit into a smoothie bowl or put oomph into eggs with Stokes Purple® sweet potatoes, offering a key opportunity to retailers looking to capitalize on the most important meal of the day
- Bloom of the ’Shroom – Mushrooms are starring in food, functional drinks, and fashion. The culinary and beverage worlds are eating up the umami flavors and health benefits by adding dried shiitake or porcinis into sipping broths
- Milk Gets Tubular – Potatoes as milk? Yes! Low in sugar and saturated fat, this creamy liquid is ripe with possibilities. Consumers can make potato milk sweet by adding Stokes Purple sweet potatoes and enjoy creamy, lavender deliciousness.
So buyers, keep an eye out for unique ways to harness these rising trends to drive more dollars to your specialty produce department!
IRVINGTON, NY - When talking about the indoor farming space, it’s incredible to see how much growth has occurred in the last five years alone. Positioning itself for additional expansion in this space is BrightFarms, which made a strategic play in July of this year by acquiring lēf Farms.
I spoke with Abby Prior and Donald “DJ” Grandmaison to learn more.
"BrightFarms is a leading grower of indoor salads,” began Abby, Chief Commercial Officer. “We’ve got farms up and down the East Coast and into the Midwest, and we were planning to build a farm in New England. As we were looking at the New England market, lēf really stood out as a brand and a company, as they had done really remarkable things with only a one-acre farm.”
Unique products and beautiful branding caught BrightFarms’ eye, as well as lēf’s relationships with New England retailers. Bringing its own capital and resources to the lēf team, BrightFarms discovered that both businesses complimented each other nicely.
“From the lēf perspective, we were at a point where we were trying to figure out what our next step was,” shared DJ, who is now BrightFarms’ Northeast Regional Account Executive. He was previously the Sales and Marketing Manager for lēf. “We’d done a really good job establishing the market, and our biggest opportunity was filling orders. And with this partnership, it’s going to allow us to expand our greenhouse and give us resources to execute on a much higher level.”
As the synergy between the two operations builds, both Abby and DJ explained to me that there has been a crucial learning opportunity. The grow systems that BrightFarms uses in its existing commercial-scale farms differ from the system lēf uses.
“lēf uses a moving gutter system, and BrightFarms uses a deep-water culture pond system,” Abby remarked. “When utilized together, these two systems can be optimized for a nice, wide assortment of crops. We now have tools at our disposal to be able to expand our varieties and grow the full assortment of the salad category.”
DJ added that BrightFarms’ national vision has helped propel innovation further.
“From the sales perspective, BrightFarms brings world-class experience and will help us refine our product offering. What we offer now is really unique, but BrightFarms is offering things like spinach and arugula, top-category leaders,” he expressed. “As a whole company, we’re going to take a big giant step forward. I think we will put our brains and resources together and come up with unique solutions to what we’re seeing in the marketplace.”
Some of the challenges that operators face in the leafy greens space, as both Abby and DJ noted, are shortages, transportation costs, and increasing attention on food safety.
“The cost to get greens across the country can be upward of $15,000 a truck,” Abby said. “We’re not immune to inflation or labor challenges, but certainly some of the things that impact West Coast producers we’ve been able to avoid. For our retailers, that has driven demand for product closer to them, and from the East Coast specifically.”
With close distribution centers readily available for retail partners, BrightFarms can deliver to stores in need ASAP.
“Most of the baby greens we harvest are shipped under 24 hours after they’re packed. So, our retail partners get a long shelf-life. They also know the systems we grow in and the rigorous food safety program in place, which is pretty paramount,” DJ observed.
Looking to the future, both Abby and DJ are excited to see how this acquisition will play out.
“In 2022, you’re going to see the beginning of a huge investment in capacity from BrightFarms,” Abby expressed. “We will initiate the building of acreage that will expand our footprint by about 10x. Our acquisition by Cox Enterprises over the summer is enabling us to do that. So, we’re going to double down on our expansion and continue to build on the foundation of our existing farms.”
With so much to look forward to in the indoor farming sector, we can’t wait to see what’s next from BrightFarms.
MISSISSAUGA, ON - As sustainability is centered in the spotlight for many shoppers planning their grocery trips, Walmart Canada has taken an enormous step in its mission to meet their demand. Recently, the retailer revealed it will eliminate single-use plastic shopping bags from all of its stores across the country. In making this move, Walmart Canada will keep almost 750 million plastic bags from entering circulation each year.
"Eliminating plastic shopping bags is a significant milestone on our journey to becoming a regenerative company—and it's the right thing to do," said Horacio Barbeito, President and Chief Executive Officer, Walmart Canada. "We know this is important for our associates and our customers. I'm so proud of our team for taking this step, the most recent in a series of significant changes to ensure we're doing right by our associates, customers, and the planet and leading the way when it comes to regenerative practices."
These new changes will apply to in-store purchases as well as online grocery pickup and delivery orders, according to a press release. Taking a phased-in approach, all of the big-box chain's Canadian locations will make the change by Earth Day 2022. The national rollout follows a 10-store pilot that kicked off in August 2021 and received overwhelmingly positive feedback from consumers and associates and diverted almost six million plastic bags in the process.
"Walmart's associates and customers have shown us time and time again that they're ready to step up with us to bring meaningful change to our industry," said Sam Wankowski, Chief Operations Officer, Walmart Canada. "By ending the use of single-use plastic shopping bags, we're fundamentally changing the way Canadians shop with us for the better. This change will help to eliminate more than 10 million pounds of plastic from entering circulation each year—that's something our associates and customers can be proud of."
This elimination of single-use plastic bags is only one of the company's latest steps in its journey to become a regenerative company and will prevent enough plastic bags to circle the globe 10 times over.
"Seeing this change roll out across the country as the store manager at one of our plastic-bag-free pilot locations is a big moment," explained Kevin Oakley, Store Manager at Walmart 3144 in Guelph, Ontario. "Participating in this pilot has been such a positive experience for my team, especially since we know firsthand how many single-use plastic bags we typically go through each week. Ending the use of single-use plastic bags at checkout means Walmart customers and associates are helping to make a positive impact on the environment every single day."
Ahead of the transition, Walmart will launch a comprehensive customer awareness education campaign to assist throughout the change. The retailer's shoppers will be encouraged to bring reusable options from home to carry their purchases, and low-cost, high-quality reusable options will be available for purchase in store, if needed.
In addition to eliminated single-use plastic bags, Walmart is committed to also getting rid of unnecessary single-use plastics throughout its stores.
Recent changes made to do so include:
- Eliminating plastic wrap from organic banana bunches and single peppers, which removes more than 205,000 lbs of plastic annually
- Increasing post-consumer recycled content in the packaging holding baked goods, avoiding the use of 925,000 lbs of new plastics annually
- Removing 420,000 lbs of expanded poly styrene from entering the supply chain annually by introducing new packaging for sausage trays
- Eliminating single-use plastic straws in-store and replacing them with paper alternatives, taking approximately 35 million single-use plastic straws out of circulation annually
With sights set on becoming a regenerative company, what will be Walmart's next play in this ambitious strategy and how will it impact its network of fresh produce suppliers? Keep reading AndNowUKnow to find out.