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ILLINOIS: WHERE YOUR BUSINESS MEETS SUCCESS

Since people began to settle in the Midwest, Illinois has been a junction connecting people, business and goods necessary for global and

national economic growth.

At our core, Intersect Illinois does the same thing. We seamlessly join commerce and community. We connect you to the robust workforce of Illinois– the spirited, adept people behind the Illinois business landscape.

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I L L I N O I S - C L E A R C H O I C E

W I T H A R I C H H I S T O R Y O F F O O D P R O D U C T I O N F R O M G R O W I N G A N D R A I S I N G , T O P R O C E S S I N G , A N D U LT I M AT E LY D I S T R I B U T I O N , I L L I N O I S I S T H E C L E A R C H O I C E F O R L O N G - T E R M S U C C E S S I N T H E F O O D I N D U S T R Y. I N I L L I N O I S , YO U R B U S I N E S S W I L L M E E T I T S G R E AT E S T O P P O R T U N I T Y F O R S U C C E S S W I T H O U R

U N R IVALED EXPER IEN CE IN FOOD PROCESSIN G

EXCEPT IONAL TALENT AND INNOVAT ION

U N PAR ALLELED IN FR AST R U C T U RE N ET WOR K SU PER IOR Q UALIT Y OF LIFE ST RON G PU B LIC SU PPORT & PART N ERSH IPS

T H E C H O I C E I S C L E A R

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A N U N R I VA L E D E X P E R I E N C E I N F O O D P R O C E S S I N G

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T O P 3 0 B Y E M P L O Y M E N T – F O O D I N D U S T R Y

1. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 2. ConAgra Brands, Inc. 3. Dean Foods Co.
18. Nationwide Foods, Inc. 19. Nestlé S.A. 20. Newly Weds Foods, Inc.

  • 21. PepsiCo, Inc.
  • 4. El Milagro, Inc.

5. Ferrara Candy Co. 6. General Mills, Inc. 7. Hershey Company 8. Hormel Foods Corp. 9. Ingredion Inc.
22. Pinnacle Foods, Inc. 23. Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. 24. Rich Products Corp. 25. Rose Packing Co., Inc. 26. Stampede Meat, Inc.

  • 27. Tate & Lyle P.L.C.
  • 10. Jacobs Stiftung

11. Kellogg Co. 12. Kraft-Heinz Co. 13. Mars, Inc. 14. Mary Lee Packaging Corp. 15. McCain Foods Group, Inc. 16. Mondelez International, Inc. 17. Nation Pizza & Foods, L.P.
28. Togo Packing Co., Inc. 29. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 30. Treehouse Foods, Inc. 31. Tyson Foods, Inc. 32. WH Group Limited

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T H R I V I N G S U P P O R T I N G I N D U S T R I E S

Home to the largest intermodal system

>$75B in output
2015

Logistics,
Distribution & Packaging

  • Chemicals
  • Business Services

UIUIC graduates more engineers than MIT, Cal Tech and Stanford combined
Contributes
$161B to Illinois Economy

  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing

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TO P R A N K I N G S

G L O B A L E C O N O M I C P O W E R H O U S E

▪ Home To 1,800 Foreign-based Companies— $100 Billion In Foreign Direct Investment ▪ Robust International Business Resources Including

▪ 80+ Consulates/Consuls General ▪ 100+ International/Ethnic Chambers Of Commerce And International Trade-based Organizations ▪ 28 International Sister Cities

▪ Over 40 Distinct Ethnic Communities With Populations Greater Than 35,000 ▪ #3 Fastest Tech Job Growth in the US CBRE ▪ #1 Metro for New and Expanding Companies Site Selection Magazine

▪ #1 Top State for LEED Green Building Business Facilities Magazine 2016 ▪ #2 State for Business Creation US Bureau of Labor Statistics ▪ #4 Export Leader Business Facilities

▪ #5 Highest GDP in the Nation US Census Bureau ▪ #5 Best State to Make a Living MoneyRates.com ▪ #17 Largest Economy in the World Bureau of Economic Analysis

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EXCEPTIONAL TALENT & INNOVATION

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M A G N E T F O R T H E B R I G H T E S T M I N D S

1 9 2 H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N I N S T I T U T I O N S S TAT E W I D E

U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S G R A D U AT E S M O R E E N G I N E E R S E A C H Y E A R T H A N M I T, S TA N F O R D & C A L T E C H C O M B I N E D

▪ #1 Metro for Big Ten Alumni ▪ #1 City for Recent Grads

Choose Chicago
GradSpot.com

▪ Among Top 10 Universities in the World University of Chicago

▪ 2 Top 20 Universities in U.S. University of Chicago & Northwestern

▪ Top 5 Computer Science/Engineering University of Illinois U.S. News

▪ University of Illinois #5- ADM Institute for Post-harvest Loss

▪ University of Michigan #6 ▪ Purdue University #9

▪ Top 5 for Engineering Research Expenditures ▪ Top 5 for Best Prepared Students

U.S. News
Wall Street Journal

▪ Award-Winning & Largest Full-Time, Graduate-Only

Design Program in the U.S.Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design

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S TAT E W I D E C O R P O R AT E TA L E N T P I P E L I N E

B U S I N E S S / M B A
E N G I N E E R I N G

Graduates Per Year: 37,012
Graduates Per Year: 103,504

3 of the Top 10 undergraduate engineering

schools within a 2-4 hour drive: University of Illinois, Purdue & Michigan
Chicago has two of the Top 10 MBA programs in the world: University of Chicago and Northwestern

L E G A L
I T / C O M P U T E R

Graduates Per Year: 8772

Graduates Per Year: 28,758

Chicago has 2 of the Top 10 Law Schools in the U.S. for Career Prospects:

University of Chicago & Northwestern

University of Illinois is one of the nation’s

Top 10 undergraduate computer science programs in the U.S

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F O O D S A F E T Y I N N O VAT I O N L E A D E R S H I P

I F S H - I N S T I T U T E F O R F O O D S A F E T Y A N D H E A LT H , h o u s e d a t

C o r n P r o d u c t s I n t e r n a t i o n a l ' s f o r m e r H Q c a m p u s a n d s t a f f e d b y t h e I l l i n o i s I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y, is the only institute in the country bringing together FDA, food industry, and university researchers to work side-by-side on the development, validation, and implementation of food processing and packaging technologies critical for food safety.

▪ One of the first Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facilities in the US specifically designed to study the behavior of pathogens and virulent organisms in real-world food processing conditions

▪ Nation's premier Food Safety Modernization Act training programs

▪ 5 research platforms in food processing & packaging, food microbiology, chemical contaminants &

allergens, nutrition, and proficiency testing
▪ Strong talent pipeline with Illinois Institute of Technology Department of Food Science and
Nutrition graduate and professional student collaboration

IFSH Member Companies

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I N N O VAT I O N & E N T R E P R E N U E R S H I P

▪ 1st in the Nation for Food-Related Patents

▪ Chicago is the #6 Tech City in the World, ranked by KPMG Global Technology Innovation Report

▪ ICNC (Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago), one of the largest business incubators in the nation,

facilitates expansion of startup and established businesses in areas such as food processing

▪ National Foodworks Services (NSF) Incubator, located in Central Illinois next to ADM's Research

Center, fosters food entrepreneurship through business-to-business collaboration, education in product development, food manufacturing, financing, and marketing; and product development with shared manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and other services

▪ Good Food Business Accelerator, which has helped businesses raise more than $23 million in the last several years, produced the Midwest's leading sustainable food innovation trade show, and trained thousands of farmers and food producers each year

Juan Luciano | ADM Chairman and CEO

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UNPARALLELED

INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK

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D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | A I R

▪ O’Hare has the Most Flights in the US ▪ Triple-Hub Airport System ORD/MDW
Within 4-Hour Flight of all North American Destinations
▪ Nonstop Service to 200+ Destinations
▪ Most Nonstop Overseas Flights ▪ 65 International Destinations ▪ Most International Cargo Traffic

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D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | A I R

Within A 4-Hour Flight ofAll Major

North American

Destinations – 142

Non-Stop & Direct Domestic Routes

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G R O U N D D E L I V E RY

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D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | R A I L

ILLINOIS IS THE ONLY STATE WITH ALL SEVEN CLASS 1 FREIGHT RAILROADS

Freight Access to Over 80% of the Continental US in 72 Hours or Less

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D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | R O A D

3 R D L A R G E S T I N T E R S TAT E

H I G H WAY S Y S T E M I N T H E U S

▪ Over 146,000 Miles of Highway ▪ At the Crossroads of the American Economy ▪ Truck Access to Over 70% of Eastern
US Locations in 13 Hours or Less

▪ 4th in the Nation in Terms of Freight
Rate in Ton Miles (Tons of Freight Moved in One Mile)

▪ 4th Highest in the Nation for Tonnage

Moved by Trucks on Roadways

▪ 3rd in the Country in Terms of Value of
Freight Flow, Tons of Freight, and Ton Miles of Freight-Flow Trailing Only Texas and California

▪ The Truck Transportation Industry Ranks
3rd in the US with $6.9 Billion Dollars in Economic Output

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D I S T R I B U T I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E | W AT E R W AY S & P O R T S

I L L I N O I S H A S T W O M A J O R I N L A N D P O R T S

& 1 4 WAT E R WAY P O R T S

▪ 84% of North America’s Fresh Water ▪ 21% of the World’s Surface Fresh Water

▪ Access to the Gulf of Mexico &
Atlantic Ocean

▪ Illinois is home to the largest inland container port in North America, CenterPoint Intermodal Center (C.I.C) in Joliet, IL.

▪ 1095 miles of navigable waterways

▪

Shipping via waterways result in an average savings of $14 per ton, which results in a $9.2 billion dollar savings in transportation costs

▪ The Illinois portion of the Ohio River System saves shippers more than 2 billion in transportation costs annually

▪

These savings result in more than $11 billion dollars in additional output which provide an extra 100k jobs and $3 billion in realized income

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E N E R GY R E L I A B I L I T Y

T O P P E R F O R M I N G E L E C T R I C R E L I A B I L I T Y

▪ Sustained results in 2013, 2014 -2015 among the best in the Midwest, and top quartile

nationally; 2016 best in class
C O M P E T I T I V E E N E R G Y M A R K E T

▪ Over $41 billion in rate savings since 1999

B U S I N E S S - F O C U S E D E N E R G Y E F F I C I E N C Y P R O G R A M S

▪ $70 million in incentives; $440 million in business customer bill savings since 2007

R E G I O N A L R E S O U R C E A D VA N TA G E

▪ Access to low carbon generation sources supports environmental initiatives

E L E C T R I C I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F O R T H E 2 1 S T C E N T U R Y E C O N O M Y
▪ $2.6 billion smart grid and system modernization nearly complete –

Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (EIMA)

**

Above information supplied by and refers to ComEd

A V E R A G E P R I C E O F E L E C T R I C I T Y – I N D U S T R I A L S E C T O R

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-826, Monthly Electricity Sales and Revenue Report with State Distributions Report. December 2015.

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URBAN TO RURAL

SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE

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E XC E P T I O N A L Q UA L I T Y O F L I V I N G

A B U N D A N T O U T D O O R A M E N I T I E S

▪ 26 Miles of Lakefront with an 18.5 Mile Lakefront Trail ▪ 580 Parks & 27 Beaches ▪ Over 225 Miles of Bike Lanes & 13,000 Bike Racks

W O R L D - C L A S S D I N I N G & H O T E L S

▪ Over 100 Hotels with 37K Hotel Rooms ▪ Over 4,700 Restaurants; 35 Annual Food Festivals

▪ 38 Craft Breweries

M A G N I F I C E N T A R T S & C U LT U R E

▪ Nearly 60 Museums & 90 Art Galleries ▪ Over 30 Film Festivals ▪ 200 Theater Companies & 220 Dance Companies

E N D L E S S C H O I C E S F O R N I G H T L I F E & E N T E R TA I N M E N T

▪ Over 225 Music Venues ▪ 1K Outdoor Performances Per Week in the Summer;

15 Citywide and 50 Neighborhood Music Festivals

▪ Comedy Legends

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A N AT I O N A L L E A D E R I N H E A LT H C A R E

G R O W I N G T H E N E X T G E N E R AT I O N

▪ Chicago Ranked #3 Metro in the Nation for Healthcare GRP and Employment in the
Industry (Across 366 U.S. Metro Areas)

▪ 5 of the Top 15 Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. are in Chicago ▪ 20+ Teaching Hospitals ▪ 6 Medical Schools ▪ 7K Biomedical Science and Engineering Students Graduating Every Year ▪ Chicago Metro Ranks Top 25 in the U.S. for the Following Specialties

  • ▪ Cardiology (2)
  • ▪ Geriatrics (2)

▪ Diabetes & Endocrinology ▪ Ear, Nose & Throat

▪ Cancer

▪ Nephrology ▪ Pulmonology
▪ Gastroenterology &
GI Surgery (2)

▪ Neurology &
Neurosurgery (2)

▪ Orthopedics (2)

U.S. World News & Report

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Q U A L I T Y E D U C AT I O N F O R FA M I L I E S

2 0 0 + H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N I N S T I T U T I O N S S TAT E W I D E

▪ 3 of the Top 30 Universities in the Country

▪ University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and University of Illinois

▪ Above U.S. Average High School Graduation Rate ▪ 86 Nationally Ranked Public High Schools

Illinois State Board of Education 2015
U.S. News & World Report 2015

▪ 71% of High School Students Taking College Courses

Illinois State Board of Education 2013 World Business Chicago 2015

▪ 40 Specialized S.T.E.A.M. Magnet Elementary Schools

▪ 41 Nationally or Regionally Ranked Hospitals in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area

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STRONG PUBLIC

SUPPORT & PARTNERSHIPS

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P U B L I C - P R I VAT E PA R T N E R S H I P S

Governor Rauner seeks to be strong partners with our business builders. They and the respective economic development organizations commit to:

▪ Provide best-in-class customer service now and in the future ▪ Assist with temporary and long-term site selection ▪ Expedite permitting and other requirements ▪ Collaborate to serve as a one-stop-shop to clear any bureaucratic red tape

▪ Support talent acquisition by hosting virtual job fair and connecting companies directly into university pipelines

▪ Connect companies to the existing ecosystem, including tech and civic organizations, digital initiatives and commissions, etc.

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S TAT E O F I L L I N O I S F I N A N C I A L A S S I S TA N C E

E N T E R P R I S E Z O N E ( E Z )

An EZ is a specific area designated by a municipality and certified by the State of Illinois to receive various tax incentives and other economic benefits. Businesses located within an enterprise zones are eligible for a sales tax exemption on building materials and machinery/equipment consumables. Other benefits include: a utility tax exemption on gas, electricity, and telecommunications; an investment tax credit for building, machinery and

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    ConAgra Foods, Inc., Annual Report ConAgra Foods Annual Report 2016 2016 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60654 ©ConAgra Foods, Inc. All rights reserved. Fellow Shareholders Leadership Fiscal 2016 was a year of transformation and positive results Our Consumer Foods team was focused on three imperatives for ConAgra Foods. We are building a higher-margin, more in fiscal 2016: expanding margins, improving brand health and contemporary and higher-performing company for the long-term, delivering more consistent performance. The team aggressively W. G. Jurgensen Sean Connolly Columbus, Ohio President and chief and doing so has required us to make fundamental changes to executed against these imperatives during the year, and delivered Former chief executive officer of executive officer the way we operate. The ConAgra Foods team took aggressive margin expansion and profit growth. The team’s success was Nationwide Financial Insurance Services, steps to implement changes in fiscal 2016 that are enabling us to enabled by smarter resource allocation, driven by portfolio Inc. (insurance company). become a more focused food company, with the discipline and segmentation and a focus on building a higher quality investment- Colleen Batcheler Director since 2002. Executive vice president, performance orientation we need to succeed. We have much grade volume base, as well as favorable commodity input costs. general counsel and more to do to fully optimize our business, and we are hard at work This focus meant walking away from less profitable volume during corporate secretary to unlock shareholder value. I’m pleased to share some of the the year, and accepting an overall segment sales decline.
  • Conagra Foods 2009 Annual Report

    Conagra Foods 2009 Annual Report

    CONAGRA FOODS, INC., 2011 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2011 INC., FOODS, CONAGRA CONAGRA FOODS 2009 ANNUAL REPORT 117276_CVRS 1 7/25/11 3:38 PM FOOD SAFETY COUNCIL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD David W. K. Acheson, Ph.D. Susan I. Barr, Ph.D., R.D. Nancy Green, Ph.D. Glenelg, Md. Professor of Nutrition Retired professor, Nutrition Managing director, The University of British Columbia Florida State University our operating Food and Import Safety Vice president, Health and Wellness Leavitt Partners LLC Dennis M. Bier, M.D. Policy (Retired), PepsiCo principles Professor of Pediatrics Robert E. Brackett, Ph.D. Director, USDA/ARS Children’s Janet C. King, Ph.D. Bedford Park, Ill. Nutrition Research Center Senior scientist, simplicity Vice president and director, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Hospital accountability Institute for Food Safety and Health, Oakland Research Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, Fergus M. Clydesdale, Ph.D. and professor, University of collaboration Moffett Campus Distinguished professor and director California, Berkeley & Davis of Food Science Policy Alliance imagination Robert L. Buchanan, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst David A. McCarron, M.D. College Park, Md. Adjunct professor Director and professor, Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., R.D. Department of Nutrition Center for Food Safety and Director, Frances Stern Nutrition University of California, Davis Security Systems Center, Tufts Medical Center, University of Maryland Professor, School of Medicine Sylvia Rowe and Friedman School of Nutrition President Michael P. Doyle, Ph.D. Tufts University, Boston SR Strategy Griffin, Ga. Regents professor and director, Gary D. Foster, Ph.D. Mark A. Uebersax, Ph.D. University of Georgia Center for Professor of Medicine and Public Professor emeritus of Food Science Food Safety Health, director of the Center for and Human Nutrition Obesity Research and Education Michigan State University Craig Hedberg, Ph.D.
  • Opera Effic Supply Produ

    Opera Effic Supply Produ

    Back Cover Front Cover Front Cover Gate Panel Supply Chain Great Productivity Innovation Brands TM ConAgra Foods, Inc. Fuel Insights Growth One ConAgra Drive Omaha, NE 68102-5001 © ConAgra Foods, Inc. All rights reserved. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2010 INC., FOODS, CONAGRA Operational Selling Marketing Efficiencies CONAGRA FOODS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Formula for Growth Using this formula, we expect to increase earnings per share by 8 to 10 percent a year over the long term. 107270_COVERS.indd 1 7/26/10 12:05 PM Back Cover Front Cover Front Cover Gate Panel Supply Chain Great Productivity Innovation Brands TM ConAgra Foods, Inc. Fuel Insights Growth One ConAgra Drive Omaha, NE 68102-5001 © ConAgra Foods, Inc. All rights reserved. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2010 INC., FOODS, CONAGRA Operational Selling Marketing Efficiencies CONAGRA FOODS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Formula for Growth Using this formula, we expect to increase earnings per share by 8 to 10 percent a year over the long term. 107270_COVERS.indd 1 7/26/10 12:05 PM Inside Cover Inside Cover Back Inside Cover FOOD SAFETY COUNCIL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD David W. Kennedy Acheson, Ph.D. Susan I. Barr, Ph.D., R.D. Nancy Green, Ph.D. Glenelg, Md. Professor, Retired Professor, Nutrition Managing director, The University of British Columbia Florida State University Food and Import Safety Practice Vice president, Health and Wellness Leavitt Partners Dennis M. Bier, M.D. Policy (Retired), PepsiCo Professor of Pediatrics Robert L. Buchanan, Ph.D. Director, USDA/ARS Children’s Robert P. Heaney, M.D. College Park, Md.
  • Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products

    Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products

    Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products: Index 500 Portfolio Annual Report December 31, 2019 See the inside front cover for important information about access to your fund’s shareholder reports. Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and if your insurance carrier elects to participate, you may not be receiving paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports from the insurance company that offers your variable insurance product unless you specifically request paper copies from your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report. If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically, by contacting your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548. You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports, you may contact your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343- 3548.
  • How Profitable Will Conagra Foods' Spinoff Be?

    How Profitable Will Conagra Foods' Spinoff Be?

    How profitable will ConAgra Foods' spinoff be? By Barbara Soderlin / World-Herald staff writer November’s ConAgra Spinoff is plating up to be one of the better spinoffs of 2016 The Edge sees multiple M&A activity post Lamb Weston break-up ConAgra Foods’ spinoff of its frozen potato business into a stand-alone company could shape up to be one of the year’s most lucrative spinoff deals, one analyst told The World- Herald. But others are skeptical about whether the two companies will fare much better on their own than they have together, and about how quickly shareholders could see a gain. Either way, the deal will sharpen the focus on the remaining ConAgra business, with its motley crew of grocery store food brands, and will put to the test Chief Executive Sean Connolly’s vision to break up the formerly Omaha-based food manufacturer. Shareholders and analysts will be looking for clues today in the first of two investor presentations. Executives of the future Lamb Weston stand-alone potato business will lay out the most detailed information yet about the new company’s corporate structure, spending priorities and growth plans. A second presentation Oct. 18 will give the same details on the remaining — and renamed — Conagra Brands business so investors can evaluate each business on its own merits. The spinoff is another major step in Connolly’s plan to boost value for ConAgra shareholders by cutting costs and breaking the company into pieces, freeing up resources to focus on a core business of grocery store food brands like Slim Jim and Marie Callender’s.
  • CDP Forests Sustainable Palm Oil

    CDP Forests Sustainable Palm Oil

    CDP 2017 Forests 2017 Information Request CDP Conagra Brands Inc Module: Introduction Page: F0. Introduction F0.1 Please give a general description and introduction to your organization Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), headquartered in Chicago, is one of North America's leading branded food companies. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Conagra Brands combines a rich heritage of making great food with a sharpened focus on innovation. The company's portfolio is evolving to satisfy people's changing food preferences. Conagra Brands’ iconic brands, such as Marie Callender's®, Reddi-wip®, Hunt's®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim® and Orville Redenbacher's®, as well as emerging brands, including Alexia®, Blake's® and Frontera®, offer choices for every occasion. With an ongoing commitment to corporate citizenship, Conagra Brands has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index for six consecutive years. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com. At Conagra Brands, corporate social responsibility is a natural extension of our purpose and operating principles. We have identified three strategic focus areas that reflect and articulate our values as a responsible corporate citizen: Good Food, Stronger Communities, Better Planet. Within each of these areas, we focus on issues that are most material to our business and stakeholders and most meaningful to our role in the industry, the marketplace and our environment. We must continue to pursue sustainable business practices and develop innovative programs that align with our company goals. Within the Better Planet focus area, our commitment to being a good environmental steward is deeply rooted in our company values and comes alive through collaboration, imagination and having strong external awareness.