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McDonald’s Ends 40 Year Relationship with Heinz

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

McDonald’s, the world’s largest burger chain, says it will stop using Heinz ketchup because the company’s new boss is the former CEO of Burger King.

Bernardo Hees, who led Burger King for three years, was recently appointed the new CEO of Heinz earlier this year. McDonald’s said in a statement that due to “recent management changes,” the company will transition over to a new ketchup supplier.

The move will likely benefit Heinz’s rival ketchup maker, Hunt’s which is owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. In June, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hedge fund bought Heinz, and named Hees as the CEO.

 


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Spring Planting Prep Just Got Serious… We NEED This!

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Getting closer to planting season means one thing… it’s time to get EVERYTHING ready.

Today didn’t go exactly as planned—we thought we’d be hauling potatoes again, but instead we spent the day digging equipment out of the cellar, hooking up the grain drill, and getting tractors ready to roll. With wheat planting just around the corner, every piece of equipment matters.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a normal day without a few problems… dead batteries, hydraulic issues, and a truck tire that absolutely refused to cooperate. We tried everything—jump packs, bead bazooka, ratchet straps… and eventually had to bring out the “big guns” just to get things moving again.

But that’s farm life—adapt, fix, and keep moving forward.

We’re getting close to go-time. Wheat seed is coming soon, and planting season is right around the corner