GCNF is pleased to welcome Land O’Lakes, Inc. as a sponsor of two key initiatives in 2011. Land O’Lakes joined GCNF as a sponsor of the 2011 A Possible Dream Gala at the $10,000 “Builder of Children’s Dreams” level. The Gala took place on Monday, March 7th in Washington, DC. Generously, Land O’Lakes has also agreed to sponsor the 2011 Global Child Nutrition Forum at the $5,000 level. The 13th Annual Global Forum will take place, May 3-7 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s premiere member-owned cooperatives. Since 1921, they have been member-owned and directed. Today, Land O’Lakes is the second-largest cooperative in the nation doing business in all 50 states and more than 50 countries. Land O’Lakes offers local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state-of-the-art production and business services. They are a leading manufacturer of quality, dairy-based products, offering the foodservice industry value-added products including process, performance and natural cheeses, butter, spread, cheese sauce, and sour cream.
Land O’Lakes Foodservice Division is not new to partnerships with SNA. Land O’Lakes has been a patron member of the School Nutrtition Foundation for nearly a decade, supporting the School Nutrition Foundation and the Global Child Nutrition Foundation on key domestic and international initiatives to ensure that all children have access to nutritious school meals. The Dairy Foods Division has been a Patron member of GCNF’s sister organization, the School Nutrition Association, for nearly a decade.
“We are very pleased to be sponsoring the Global Child Nutrition Forum. Supporting efforts to address the nutritional requirements of children throughout the world is an important mission for Land O’Lakes,” indicates John Ellenberger Vice President and General Manger of the Land O’Lakes Foodservice Division.
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