For four decades, Bill Allen crossed the globe as a consumer packaged- goods executive. He kept a particular eye on packaging trends and innovative manufacturing to meet high standards for quality products that promote healthy eating. In 2020, he formed Allen Family Foods with his wife, Leah, and sons, Billy and Tanner.
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Jack Link’s meat snacks invite you to feed your wild side
Fittingly, Jack Link, founder of Jack Link’s Meat Snacks, was out hunting when the idea of making jerky came to him, back in the 1980s. After all, jerky is a convenient way to get a protein boost when cravings hit during outdoor activities like hunting, hiking, kayaking, biking or just walking.
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Mini or “baby†vegetables have come to occupy a huge spot in modern culinary culture. But few can claim as exotic a lineage as Guatemalan baby corn. Producer Tulio Garcia Sr. explains how workers at a remote village in Guatemala are hand-harvesting up to three million ears a week for Costco. Photo: Tulio Garcia Sr.
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Owen Roberts is an agricultural journalist and communications instructor based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He is a trustee on the Global Foundation for Agricultural Journalism and an associate editor (communications) for the Journal of Agromedicine. Previously, Owen was president of the International Forum for Agricultural Journalists, an agricultural communications faculty member at the University of Illinois, and research communications director at the University of Guelph. His programs and research papers have been recognized through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence and the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation.