WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Bakers Association (ABA) announced today that it has joined Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a multi-stakeholder initiative working to unite the agricultural supply chain in defining, measuring, and advancing the sustainability of food, fiber, and fuel production.
“Sustainability is key to bakers’ interactions with their customers and consumers,” said ABA President and CEO Robb MacKie. “By joining Field to Market, we hope to advance our industry’s commitment to continuous improvement of its collective sustainability practices, ensuring positive impacts on the environment and communities we serve and where we operate.”
Working together with grower organizations, academia, conservation groups, public sector partners, and leading companies, ABA will help to catalyze opportunities for continuous improvement in productivity, environmental quality, and human well-being across the agricultural value chain.
“To continue to improve the sustainability of the food and agriculture sector, we need collaboration from growers, agribusiness, food, restaurant and retail companies, conservation groups, and public sector partners around a common framework to measure progress,” said Field to Market President Rod Snyder. “We are pleased to welcome the American Bakers Association to Field to Market and look forward to collaborating with the grain value chain on opportunities to advance sustainable outcomes in agriculture.”
Questions? Contact:
Rasma Zvaners
American Bakers Association
202-789-0300
rzvaners@americanbakers.org
Betsy Hickman
Field to Market
202-802-6477
bhickman@fieldtomarket.org
About the American Bakers Association:
The American Bakers Association (ABA) is the Washington D.C.-based voice of the wholesale baking industry. Since 1897, ABA has represented the interests of bakers before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and international regulatory authorities. ABA advocates on behalf of more than 700 baking facilities and baking company suppliers. ABA members produce bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and many other wholesome, nutritious, baked products for America’s families. The baking industry generates more than $102 billion in economic activity annually and employs more than 706,000 highly skilled people.
About Field to Market
The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture brings together a diverse group of grower organizations; agribusinesses; food, beverage, restaurant and retail companies; conservation groups; universities; and public sector partners to focus on defining, measuring and advancing the sustainability of food, fiber and fuel production. Field to Market is comprised of more than 80 members representing all facets of the U.S. agricultural supply chain, with member companies employing more than 4.1 million people and representing combined revenues totaling over $1.3 trillion. For more information, visit www.fieldtomarket.org and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/FieldtoMarket.
Source: American Bakers Association
