Riceland Foods

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At the annual membership meeting in Stuttgart on Thursday, Riceland Foods reported over $1 billion in revenue to its members, staff and guests. Chairman Roger Pholner welcomed everyone and introduced Riceland’s new president and CEO, Jason Brancel. He then shared…

Kevin McGilton, Executive Director of the Riceland Foods Foundation, presented a $2,000 check to Fara Foster, the new Executive Director of the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie located in Stuttgart. “Preserving our history and telling the stories of the…

Governor Asa Hutchinson will be presenting the 12th annual Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The gala awards dinner, hosted by the Arkansas District Export Council (ARDEC), will start at 5:30 p.m. with a…

On Wednesday, July 13, representatives from Riceland Foods took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside Arkansas Future Farmers of America (FFA) leaders and educators to dedicate the newly-completed renovation of the Fletcher Leadership Center at Camp Couchdale in Hot Springs.…

Riceland Foods announced Monday that Jason Brancel has been named president and Chief Executive Officer of the company by the Board of Directors. An extensive nationwide selection process identified Brancel as successor to Danny Kennedy, who retired in July 2021.…

Sandra Morgan Riceland Sandra Morgan is the vice president and chief financial officer of Riceland Foods. She is responsible for the farmer-owned cooperative’s finance, accounting and information technology, and serves on the management committee for Riceland’s partnerships Rivland, RITO and…

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is supporting legislation to reform ocean freight shipping. The Ocean Shipping Reform Act would help level the playing field for American exporters by making it harder for ocean carriers to refuse goods ready to export…

Riceland Foods announced Wednesday that the cooperative intends to make a $13.2 million plant expansion, which requires additional personnel in order to meet demand, due to “unprecedented growth in its domestic packaged business.”  As a result, 80 new jobs will…

Danny Kennedy’s retirement as president and CEO of Riceland Foods was announced July 9, but Riceland spokesman Kevin McGilton told Arkansas Money & Politics that Kennedy informed the cooperative’s board of his intention to retire in May. Andrew Dallas, Riceland…