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How Locally Grown Products are Disrupting F&B Manufacturing

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Today, however, the trend is moving to packaged foods as well. Some examples include sugar from Michigan grown sugar beets, cereals from midwest grain producing states, and potato products from Idaho grown potatoes. Better for the environment due to reduced transportation costs and distances. Strengthens the community.

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Profile in Leadership: Jeff Bezos Testifies Before Congress

Enterra Insights

We hire and train hundreds of thousands of people in states across the country such as West Virginia, Tennessee, Kansas, and Idaho. These employees are package stowers, mechanics, and plant managers. We don’t just employ highly educated computer scientists and MBAs in Seattle and Silicon Valley. For many, it’s their first job.