Potato News from Nebraska

March 26, 2015

Conagra Foods reports financial results third quarter FY15

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) today reported results for the fiscal 2015 third quarter ended Feb. 22, 2015.

March 11, 2015

Conagra Foods announces winners of its 2015 Sustainable Development Awards

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced the winners of its 2015 Sustainable Development Awards yesterday, an internal awards program that drives and rewards imaginative approaches to sustainability and produces bottom line business results.

February 12, 2015

ConAgra Foods Announces Sean Connolly as New CEO

ConAgra Foods, Inc. is announcing today Sean M. Connolly as its new chief executive officer. Connolly will replace Gary M. Rodkin, current CEO of ConAgra Foods, effective April 6.

September 02, 2014

Life Choice Introduces Delight Bites Multi-Grain Snacks

Life Choice, a brand of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), has introduced Delight Bites, a puffed, multi-grain snack that’s light, crispy and loaded with taste.

Gary Rodkin at launch "Conagra Foods you love" in 2010 (Courtesy: Bailey Lauerman)

August 11, 2014

Gary Rodkin, ConAgra Foods CEO, Announces Intent to Retire

ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced today that Gary M. Rodkin, chief executive officer, has informed the ConAgra Foods Board of Directors of his intention to retire at the end of the company’s fiscal year, May 2015

June 26, 2014

Conagra reports loss for Q4; Lamb Weston potato products posted sales and profit growth

ConAgra Foods, Inc., today reported results for the fiscal 2014 fourth quarter ended May 25, 2014. Lamb Weston potato products posted sales and profit growth, largely due to strong international volumes, as well as productivity initiatives that helped offset crop quality challenges.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced the winners of its 2014 Sustainable Development Awards

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced the winners of its 2014 Sustainable Development Awards yesterday, an internal awards program that drives and rewards imaginative approaches to sustainability, and produces bottom line business results.

September 22, 2011

Conagra Foods publishes 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today released its 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report, providing a detailed look at the company's efforts.

October 19, 2010

The History of the potato Industry in Nebraska

The Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began tracking the potato industry in 1866, a year before statehood. Then, acreage was 5,000;yield was 36 cwt/a (cwt = hundredweight = 100 lb), and the crop value was $500,000.

September 24, 2010

Conagra Corporate Responsibility Report: Good for you, for the community, for the planet

ConAgra Foods has released its 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report

September 07, 2007

ConAgra Foods Strengthens Brand Portfolio Through Aquisition of Lincoln Snacks

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Chicago-based Lincoln Snacks, a privately-held popcorn snacks manufacturer.

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