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Business

Bunge joins Field to Market in
project to measure sustainability
ST. LOUIS - Bunge Ltd. and Field to
Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture have integrated the sustainability metrics of Field to Market's Fieldprint
Platform into Bunge Centerfield, making
Bunge the first grain and oilseed processor to integrate the metrics into its platform. As part of the collaboration, Bunge
will offer Field to Market's outcomesbased approach to measuring sustainability directly to farmers.
The partnership also supports downstream customers interested in assessing the aggregated sustainability performance of corn grown in the United States.
Bunge Centerfield is a partnership
between growers, food companies and
Bunge. The program collects farm-level
data to promote supply chain transparency and sustainable agriculture, with
aggregated information then shared
with participating growers and food
customers.
Bunge Centerfield's integration with
the Fieldprint Platform utilizes Field to
Market's common measurement framework of eight sustainability indicators

available to U.S. farmers, streamlining
the process of documenting and demonstrating their stewardship through the
support of Bunge's merchandising managers.
"For nearly 200 years, Bunge has been
deeply committed to advancing responsible agriculture," said Megan
Weidner, vice-president of
corporate responsibility and sustainability at Bunge in North America. "Centerfield's partnership with Field to Market
helps us further this commitment by facilitating greater transparency and stronger connectivity from farm to fork. By
integrating Field to Market's outcomesbased sustainability metrics into Centerfield, we offer farmers a simpler, streamlined approach to analyze and share their
sustainability performance. Downstream
customers can access the aggregated
data, increasing transparency throughout
the supply chain."
The platform allows farmers to compare
the sustainability performance against regional, state and national benchmarks. It

Dewey's Bakery adding new
cookies, crackers and thins
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Dewey's
Bakery is expanding its product lineup
with the launch of a new "soft baked"
cookie collection, a line of snack crackers
and Moravian-style cookie thins.
The Soft Baked cookie line features
five varieties: lemon bar, triple chocolate
brownie, Old Fashioned Glazed Doughnut, Southern Style chocolate chip and
cinnamon bun.
"Think of our Soft Baked line as cookies reimagined, with iconic taste treats
reintroduced in the form of All American cookies, including lemon bar, triple

chocolate brownie, Old Fashioned
Glazed Doughnut, cinnamon bun and

DEWEY'S BAKERY

Southern Style chocolate chip made with
real brown butter," said Scott Livengood,
owner and chief executive officer of

Lamb Weston acquiring Australian
frozen potato processor
EAGLE, IDAHO - Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. has entered into an agreement
to acquire Ready Meals Pty Ltd., a frozen
potato processor based in Hallam, Victoria, Australia. Financial terms were not
disclosed.
Ready Meals produces frozen potato
products under the Harvest Choice
brand and sells its products through a
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network of food service distributors.
The company operates frozen potato
processing and storage facilities in Hallam, Victoria.
The acquisition of Ready Meals will
add approximately 70 million lbs of
production capacity to Lamb Weston's
global manufacturing network. Once the
transaction is completed, Lamb Weston

uses datasets and methodologies developed by multiple sources, including the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural
Resources Conservation Service.
"The combination of the Fieldprint Platform's sustainability metrics with Bunge
Centerfield offers farmers a powerful tool
for managing and advancing their stewardship and conservation efforts," said
Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market.
"By using the industry's
most widely accepted sustainability measurement
framework, Bunge streamlines sustainability reporting and further
advances Field to Market's efforts to unite
the value chain to deliver sustainable outcomes for agriculture."
Bunge is a founding member of Field
to Market and continues to work closely
with members in the alliance to advance
continuous improvement in the sustainability of commodity crop production in
the United States.
This is Bunge's most recent announcement of the company focusing on sustainability and transparency. Bunge recently
joined the Ship Recycling Transparency
Initiative and published its first soy sustainability report as a member of the Soft
Commodities Forum. MBN
Dewey's Bakery. "Our new soft-baked
cookies were specifically intended to
evoke happy memories. And we're proud
to be able to introduce a beloved WinstonSalem institution to the rest of the U.S."
In addition to the soft baked cookies,
Dewey's is introducing snack crackers in
flavors such as sharp aged cheddar, chipotle cheddar cornbread, Carolina-style
barbecue and tomato basil.
New Moravian-style cookie thins will
be available in Meyer lemon, brownie
crisp, triple ginger and salted caramel.
Dewey's Bakery said all three product
lines are free of artificial flavors, synthetic
colors, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. MBN
will own and operate 18 processing facilities worldwide and an additional 8
facilities in conjunction with its joint
venture partners.
"The Ready Meals acquisition is the
continuation of our strategic work to
strengthen and expand our global capabilities," said Tom Werner, president and
chief executive officer of Lamb Weston.
"The acquisition complements our presence in Australia, providing us additional avenues to increase our position in
Australia's 1.1 billion lb market." MBN
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