CINCINNATI and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 16, 2018 — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and Nuro today announced Scottsdale, Arizona as the city for their self-driving grocery delivery pilot. Kroger and Nuro Launch Pilot in Scottsdale, AZ. Earlier this summer, Kroger, America’s largest supermarket retailer, and Nuro, maker of the world’s first driverless delivery vehicle, […]
Can crop irrigation affect the clouds that form high above farm fields? Indeed it can, say atmospheric scientists. Agricultural irrigation to meet a growing demand for food is adding significant amounts of water to the land surface and altering regional land use and land cover. These changes affect lower atmosphere circulation, potentially influencing cloud development […]
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new procedures for the release of market-affecting crop and livestock reports from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) to ensure that all members of the public have access to the information at the same time. Under current “Lockup” […]
WASHINGTON, – Today, the Technology Modernization Fund Board (Board) awarded funding to support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer experience portal, which helps better connect America’s farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and private foresters with vital USDA resources and programs. The Board is chaired by the Federal Chief Information Officer for the Office of Management and Budget […]
CINCINNATI, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is uplifting #StopFoodWasteDay by celebrating its social impact plan Zero Hunger | Zero Waste—the retailer’s commitment to end hunger in the communities it calls home and eliminate waste across the company by 2025. “Since launching Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative last September, we’ve taken big steps to […]
CINCINNATI, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that its family of stores is hiring to fill an estimated 11,000 positions in its supermarket divisions, including nearly 2,000 management positions. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply at jobs.kroger.com. The Kroger family of stores created 10,000 new jobs in 2017 and 12,000 in 2016. These figures […]
CINCINNATI,The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced it is expanding its partnership with Instacart to increase its customer delivery coverage area in 2018. “As part of Restock Kroger, we are investing in redefining our customers’ grocery shopping experience by bringing online and offline seamlessly together,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s Chief Digital Officer. “Having grown our […]
CINCINNATI, Kroger (NYSE: KR) announced today it has opened its Culinary Innovation Center in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. “Kroger’s new Culinary Innovation Center is an exciting state-of-the-art test kitchen and education center,” said Daniel Hammer, Kroger’s vice president of culinary development and new business. “As we focus on redefining the customer experience and developing talent through […]
CHICAGO– Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its oilseeds operations in Bolivia to Inversiones Piuranas S.A. The sale encompasses ADM’s processing facility in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, as well as nine grain silos and ADM’s Bolivian distribution business. “We regularly review our portfolio, and […]
ROLLE,—Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) brings Nutriance®, a range of innovative wheat protein concentrates, to this year’s Fi Europe, as the latest addition to its unparalleled range of ingredients and solutions for taste, function and nutrition. Ideal for clean label solutions, Nutriance® delivers 85 percent protein and has a high glutamine content, as well […]
