For the second year in a row, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM)
has been ranked the world’s most admired company in the food production
industry by Fortune magazine.
Considered the definitive report card on corporate reputation, Fortune’s
annual list of the World’s Most Admired Companies ranks companies in a
number of major industries.
“I am deeply proud of our ADM teams for the work they’ve done to earn
this distinction,” said Juan Luciano, ADM chairman and CEO. “Our people
work tirelessly each day to deliver exceptional value to our customers
and shareholders, and the Fortune ranking is a tremendous validation of
their efforts.”
A total of 652 companies from 30 countries were evaluated by 4,000
executives, directors and security analysts. Survey respondents were
asked to rate companies in their industry on nine criteria: innovation,
people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility,
quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value,
quality of products and services and global competitiveness.
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company
(NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital
needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest
agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with more than
32,300 employees serving customers in more than 160 countries. With a
global value chain that includes 428 crop procurement locations, 280
ingredient manufacturing facilities, 39 innovation centers and the
world’s premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to
the home, making products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy
uses. Learn more at www.adm.com.
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