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report. From 2012 to 2016, sales from
products containing quinoa have grown
sevenfold. Quinoa is increasingly included in nutrition bars, ready-to-eat cereal,
oatmeal, gluten-free foods, crackers, prepared dinners and side dishes.
Mike Veal, Ardent Mills vice president
of marketing, explains that introducing
locally grown quinoa under the new Ardent Mills Great Plains Quinoa brand will
help clearly define its quinoa as grown
in North America, "along with all the assurances that are available from Ardent
Mills. Assurances include supporting
North American family farms in the program and our commitment to food safety,
quality, supply and transparency."
In specialty ingredients, Bay State Milling Company recently acquired CleanDirt
Farm, a leading organic and conventional
millet sourcing and processing operation
in Sterling, Colorado. CleanDirt Farm
has been an "essential connection" in the
Bay State Milling supply chain for more
than 10 years and is a multi-generational, family-owned enterprise built on the
homestead of Rob Knowles and Meryl
Stern, who ventured into the business to
promote millet as a nutritious and sustainable ancient grain and to raise industry processing standards. Bay State Milling will work to integrate the local team
and transition the business into its growing array of specialty plant-based supply
chains. Bay State Milling offers the hulled
white proso, whole white proso and
whole red proso millets in both conventional and organic varieties and certified
non-GMO and gluten free flours.

non-GMO ingredients, sourcing the ingredients and acquiring the Non-GMO
Project verification, and make sure they
are taking the appropriate measures to
isolate GMO and non-GMO ingredients
and finished products in their manufacturing plants," says Sargent. "At Corbion,
we understand the need to meet consumer demand for non-GMO products
and have a team of experts who can help
take GMOs out of formulations and off of
labels. That's why we offer a variety of
non-GMO bakery ingredients that deliver
the existing functionality of their GMO
counterparts, while being suitable for
use in non-GMO formulations."
Cargill recently received Non-GMO Project Verification of the following food
ingredients: Stevia sweeteners, dry corn
(mill, grits, flour), glucose heirloom syrup, corn syrup solids, dextrin, maltodextrin, modified food starch, native starch,
mid oleic sunflower oil, Clear Valley High

Oleic Canola Oil, soybean oil, chicory
inulin2, and erythritol. "Non-GMO Project Verification remains the most trusted
emblem for consumers seeking nonGMO food options," says Lea Buerman,
Cargill food safety, quality and regulatory
manager. "We continue to work closely
with the Non-GMO Project and hope to
have even more Cargill ingredients verified in the near future."
Furthering its commitment, Cargill has
announced an identity preservation process. Cargill's KnownOrigins process
delivers transparency so food and beverage manufacturers can efficiently source
the ingredients they need to deliver nonGMO products to consumers. It features
robust testing, approval and evaluation
protocols that enable food and beverage
manufacturers to make non-GMO claims
with the confidence of knowing that
Cargill's non-GMO ingredients meet the
agreed-to standard.

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"We are excited to add our product development and varietal development capabilities to this supply chain to expand
the market for millet - a tasty, nutritionpacked, resilient, and affordable grain
that more consumers should enjoy," says
Peter Levangie, president and chief executive officer for Bay State Milling.

The Non-GMO Project
A number of leading companies are
working diligently to address increased
demand for non-GMO ingredients.
"Food producers need to consider things
like reformulation costs to convert to

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