ConAgra Veteran Joins GlobalFoodExchange.com.Business Editors & Technology/Food Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 Phil Smith Philip (Phil) Arnold Smith (April 22, 1952 – July 30, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played for 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). will lead e-commerce site's poultry division Phil Smith, a leader in the poultry business for more than 25 years, has found a better way to bring the world's poultry to market: the Internet. The industry veteran has joined Global Food Exchange (www.globalfoodexchange.com) as a vice president in charge of the company's poultry division. Global Food Exchange is an online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of food commodities. In addition to poultry, Global Food Exchange offers trading in seafood, produce, meat and specialty commodities. "Phil knows the poultry industry inside and out," said Global Food Exchange President Mark Moore Mark Moore (born March 10 1964, in London) is a British dance music record producer and DJ. He was founder of the pop band S'Express, and runs the London nightclub night " Electrogogo". . "He brings us a wealth of first-hand experience, which will help us tailor our efforts to be as convenient and useful as possible to poultry producers, buyers and sellers." Smith has been with ConAgra for the past 15 years. For the past five years, he has served as vice president of sales of poultry products for the deli, IQF IQF Individually Quick Frozen (food processing) IQF International Quilt Festival IQF Intrinsic Quality Factor (EIA-440/A) IQF Interactive Query Facility IQF Integra Query File and military markets, in which annual sales exceeded $2 million. Previously, he worked with Central Soya and Seaboard. Smith has a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in agribusiness from Murray State University Publications Its student newspaper, The Murray State News, has been awarded two Pacemaker awards in the last decade, the highest award given to collegiate newspapers; in addition, the school yearbook, The Shield, . "My experience convinces me that the traders, retailers, processors and distributors in the poultry industry need a better way to do business, and the Web gives us the chance to make trading faster, easier and cheaper," said Smith. "Global Food Exchange has a model that I know the industry will like. I'm looking forward to being a part of the revolution we're starting." ABOUT GLOBAL FOOD EXCHANGE Global Food Exchange (www.globalfoodexchange.com) is an Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. for business-to-business food trade. It aims to bring the efficiency of e-commerce to food commodities markets while preserving and enhancing crucial personal relationships. Founded in 1999, Global Food Exchange connects buyers and sellers of seafood, produce, meat, poultry, specialty commodities and processing ingredients. Unlike other e-commerce sites, Global Food Exchange allows trading partners to directly interact, strengthening relationships and lowering transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). . Global Food Exchange's executive team comes from leading companies including ConAgra, Gerber Trading, AJC AJC Atlanta Journal & Constitution AJC American Jewish Committee AJC Arabian Jockey Club AJC American Jewish Congress AJC Australian Jockey Club (Sydney, Australia) AJC Anderson Junior College (Singapore) , Seafresh, Dole and McKinsey & Co. To learn more about Global Food Exchange, call 404-872-4489, send a fax to 404-872-1139 or visit http://www.globalfoodexchange.com on the Internet. Editor's note: Photo of Phil Smith available. |
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