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ADM in the UK
Involvement in GM food and crops Known GMO: Arkady imports the feedingstuffs mainly into the ports of Liverpool and Avonmouth, where the ports' own discharge facilities are used for unloading, and the produce is then moved to Arkady's rented storage facilities. The aim is to store it for as short a time as possible, to minimise storage costs and to preserve freshness. Arkady sells the material on to either an animal feed manufacturer (such as BOCM Pauls or Bibby - see Corporate Watch animal feed briefings) or to a poultry producer (such as Bernard Matthews, Padleigh, Daylay, Premier or Buxted), who mixes it with other constituents (primarily UK-grown grain such as wheat) to make compound feed. Possible GMO: ADM is also involved in vegetarian foods, mainly through its subsidiary Haldane Foods. Haldane claims to use non-GM ingredients, but the Daily Mail (27/2/99) found GM ingredients in Real Eat and So Good products (produced by Haldane) Haldane's three main brands are Realeat (including the VegeMince and VegeRoast brands), Granose and Organic (which includes the Sosmix and Burgamix brands [43]). ADM has interests in food ingredients and additives, especially citric acid. These may or may not be derived from GM crops (citric acid is often made from maize). ADM Investor Services is a financial services company, providing broking, trading, fund management and foreign exchange. Trading in GM commodity crops constitutes a very small part of its activities (see www.admisi.com/productsservices.html) (it also trades in other commodities such as metals, energy and coffee). Non-GMO: Subsidiary ADM International, is the UK's 3rd largest feed company [45], and produces non-GM feed from rapeseed and sunflowerseed. ADM Milling mills wheat - which so far is non-GM. |
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| Company info
(all for years ending 31/12 unless otherwise specified) Arkady Feed (UK) Ltd However, Arkady claims that ADM does not exercise any influence over its operations, and acts only as a supplier, with the same transaction prices as would apply with unrelated companies [47]. During 1999, Arkady increased the volume it handled, but turnover fell due to low prices. Archer Daniels Midland International Ltd ADM International is the UK parent company, so these figures include those of the four subsidiaries below: Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd Archer Daniels Midland Investments (UK) Ltd Archer Daniels Midland Erith ADM Investor Services International Ltd |
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| Locations and sites
The addresses below do not include sites which have no connection with GMOs (eg ADM Milling). Erith plant / head office Arkady Feed Liverpool storage / handling facility: Haldane Foods Haldane Foods Ltd. Haldane Foods Group Other sites ADM Investor Services International Limited, Telephone numbers begin with +44 20 7716 xxxx or 020 7716 xxxx if calling from within the UK (at http://www.admisi.com/news.html is a list of all office phone numbers). ADM Investor Services Ltd. ADM Citric Ltd. (part of ADM Ingredients) ADM Ingredients Food Additives Division |
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| Key people
Group vice president and managing director, ADM International Ltd: Brian F. Peterson. Based at international headquarters in Erith, Kent. Has worked for ADM since 1980. Formerly president, ADM Protein Specialties Division and ADM BioProducts Division [56]. Other directors of ADM International Ltd [57]: Paul B. Mulhollem (Managing Director), Dirk Bok (Senior Vice president), Robert Hobson (Senior Vice-president and Chief Financial Officer), Sig Peterson (Vice President), Hidde Van der Wal (Vice President) Arkady Feed: Executive Director: Graham Atkinson [58] |
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| Subcontractors & services
Bankers [60]: ADM International: Citibank N.A. (London, 18-50-08), PR Consultants: |
