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Thanks gfp, I have looked at MOO in the past. Also looked at RJA, a Jim Roges food fund, but it is gone now.
I am convinced the USA will not be the same in 10 years and full of crisis's to get to where ever we are going. I just don't think basic stocks is where to be. One look at the long term S&P 500 and seeing it tank in the early 1980's because of inflation scares me. Even in 2008-9 the Russel lost half of it's value. I fear whet is going to happen could be worse. Timing is everything, looking for the holy grail, lol.
The fact that "The Deep State" owns so many of the S&P stocks and runs the world makes me wonder if they will hold up despite major upheaval. Food, I feel will go up regardless. MOO does have a better track record vs DBA.
https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=ES&p=m
https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=ER2&p=m
MOO - DBA
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DBA/chart?p=DBA#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gfp, bigworld, bar or anybody, if one believes the USA is about to collapse financially and causing economic collapse, what are some good ETF's that would benefit.
I like DBA for 2 reasons, first I believe food will go up in price for economic reasons, such as finance inflation, wage inflation and equipment inflation , etc. And #2, because it looks like a drought in the USA might be forming and the 30 day forecasts look dry for the USA.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DBA/chart?p=DBA#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
What are some other ideas for such as inverse ETF's by sectors etc?
Sheffler
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$LAND double bottom?
https://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=LAND&p=D&yr=5&mn=0&dy=0&id=p80326600778
CC of interest>>>
William Keneally
In the first quarter of 2023, we recognized other income of $300,000 upon receipt of restitution payments from a former employee, which had been ordered by a federal court in 2012.
That $300,000, guessing came from Brad Edson, the first RIBT CEO(then was NTRZ. All the CFO's and CEO's a since 2012 got nothing, Keneally here for one month so far and he got $300,000. Just worth 4 cents per share, but if you got 25,000 shares, you got $1,000. So copytele will get an extra $10,000 extra for his 250,000 shares??
https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-10.htm
RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4603919-ricebran-technologies-ribt-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript?utm_campaign=twitter_automated&utm_content=article&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_automated
Peter Bradley
Thank you, Jeff, and good afternoon to everyone. The primary focus of the Board of Directors during the past few months has been a strategic review of our business. Over the years multiple management teams with different strategies and a variety of initiatives have worked to try and create value in the public markets and none have reached the level of scale that were able to support the high fixed costs of this business in a sustainable way.
Given the company's market cap and the underlying value of our assets, we felt an exploration of strategic alternatives was warranted. In the first quarter, the Board made substantial progress with this effort. While the process is still ongoing, I can say at a high level that there is an active interest in the assets of the company, a number of opportunities that are being evaluated and with that a variety of potential outcomes.
While this review has been underway, our milling businesses maintained their current levels of performance in the first quarter compared to the second half of last year. This performance was offset by continued challenges in our value-added derivatives business. The agreement with Gander Foods with respect to our rice milling operations continue to drive improvement in the operating results at Golden Ridge.
Towards the end of the first quarter, we completed the capacity upgrade at MGI, providing us with 50% more capacity and a broader range of manufacturing capabilities. Production at MGI as of this month is fully online and so we believe we have a solid platform for future growth. The added value derivatives business continues to offset the gains we have made elsewhere due to increased competition and processing challenges internally.
During the quarter, Bill Keneally was named RiceBran's Interim CFO. Bill brings a significant amount of experience in mergers, acquisitions and valuation initiatives, which should serve the Board well as we explore strategic alternatives. During his career he has been instrumental in selling businesses and restructuring enterprises. These are important skills for RiceBran at this time.
We welcome Bill to RiceBran and let me now turn the call over to him to discuss the results in detail.
William Keneally
Thank you, Peter, and good afternoon everyone. First quarter revenues were $9.3 million, a 12.2% decrease compared to $10.6 million in the first quarter last year. This year-over-year decrease was primarily due to our value -- our added value derivatives business as Peter discussed.
Gross loss was $300,000 compared to a gross profit of $500,000 in the first quarter of 2022. The $800,000 decrease in gross profit was also attributed to our added value derivatives business. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.7 million, unchanged from the first quarter last year as we continue to aggressively manage expenses.
Operating losses this quarter were $2 million compared to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2022. In the first quarter of 2023, we recognized other income of $300,000 upon receipt of restitution payments from a former employee, which had been ordered by a federal court in 2012.
As a result of higher operating losses being offset by lower other expenses, net loss in the first quarter of 2023 was $2 million or $0.31 per share, compared to $1.5 million or $0.29 per share in the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA losses were $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to adjusted EBITDA losses of $400,000 in the first quarter of 2022.
Turning to the balance sheet. We had $3.4 million in cash and equivalents as of March 31, 2023, a decline of $500,000 from December 31, 2022 due to cash used in operations and capital expenditure.
In conclusion and as Peter stated at the start of this call, the Board has submitted a strategic review of all the possible alternatives for the company. These alternatives are at various stages of review. And given the sensitive nature of this process, we are unable to provide further details at this time and therefore will not be taking any questions. Thank you for your time today.
I already feel the relief. Like walking out of my first AA meeting. I knew my drinking days were over. 41 years later, still sober
I think they were waiting for the official Q1 before making the final deal. Next week is my guess
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It sure looks like a deal is likely. If so, at this stage, the lawyers of the other side would demand to see the official Q1 results at this stage of negotiations. They probably knew already, but everything has to be verified for the shareholders, lawyers or such of the buyers. Who buys a new car with out warranty forms, insurance and a test drive first.
Cayman Islands, LOL. Hunter? LOL, we'll neve know.
The Rising Influence of Chinese Rising Affluence
I got an email from a solid source about the rising affluence of China. No source of the info, but he claims it can all be found. Either way, I find it hard to dispute the the USA is falling in world economics and China is rising. In about 2006 I traded some Chines stocks. As I recall, there were about 30. I looked today and the list is is up to 277. I am basically a technical stock trader. I do much better there than fundamental trading, unless I buy Dew jbog, semi's and other picks here I definitely will focus my trading on Chinese stocks, especially those with most of their business in China as I feel the US is heading into a recession.
https://stockanalysis.com/list/chinese-stocks-us/
My email from a friend, minus his politics. He is a very well respected successful business man, smarter than me, lol.>>>
Their primary weapon of choice to conquer the world is Finance and countries around the world are falling fast.
Not just the USA but the world is in trouble.
In the near future, China will employ millions of American workers and dominate thousands of small communities all over the United States. Chinese acquisition of US businesses set a new all-time record last year and it is on pace to shatter that record this year.
The Smithfield Foods acquisition is a great example. Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It has facilities in 26 US states and it employs tens of thousands of Americans. It directly owns 460 farms and has contracts with about 2,100 others. But now a Chinese company has bought it for $4.7 billion and that means that the Chinese will now be the most important employer in dozens of rural communities all over America.
It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a difference between "the Chinese government" and "the Chinese corporations". In 2011, 43 percent of all profits in China were produced by companies in which the Chinese government had a controlling interest.
Last year a Chinese company spent $2.6B to purchase AMC Entertainment one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States. Chinese companies control more movie ticket sales than anyone else in the world.
But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power.
"Economic beachheads" are being established all over America. For example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. recently broke ground on a $100M plant in Thomasville, Alabama. Many of the residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it will also become yet another community that will now be heavily dependent on Communist China.
And guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots DETROIT!
Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology and selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers.
If you recently purchased an "American-made" vehicle there is a really good chance that it has a number of Chinese parts in it. Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers in the United States.
China is very interested in acquiring energy resources in the United States.
For example, China is actually mining coal in the mountains of Tennessee. Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group spent 616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. in Jacksboro, Tennessee. Guizhou Guochuang Energy Holding Group - Global Energy Monitor. At the time, that acquisition really didn't make much news, but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal.
And pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now, China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus. percentage-chinese-population.htm
Are you starting to get the picture yet? China is on the rise and has been for a long time while America plays political games.
If you doubt this, just read the following:
When you total up all imports and exports China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the US has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 23 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as does the United States.
# After being bailed out by US taxpayers GM is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the US Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
#The new World Trade Center tower in New York includes glass imported from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system.
# In published scientific research articles China will become number one in the world very shortly. And what we have seen so far may just be the tip of the iceberg.
China stock investing. In light of the email you responded to, China might be the place to invest. As I recall, in 2006 there were only about 30 listed Chinese stocks on our exchanges, I could be low. Now I will post list with 277 stocks.
https://stockanalysis.com/list/chinese-stocks-us/
And by the way, what was that Chinese stock that was buying up USA farmland you posted about.
I was a Viking fan back then when Joe Kapp as playing . He was sort of a tough guy, He once hurdled a defensive back and hit his knee against the head of the opponent and knocked him out. After the game, a media dude asked Joe what happened and his initial response was, "I hit him with my purse". RIP Joe
$RIBT RiceBran Technologies to Host First Quarter 2023 Financial Results Conference Call on May 11 at 4:30 p.m. EST
I hope they announce the sale of the company that day, thus the last call ever.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ricebran-technologies-host-first-quarter-200600684.html
TOMBALL, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 9, 2023 / RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT), a global leader in the development and production of critical nutritional and functional ingredients derived from small and ancient grains for the healthy food, nutraceutical, pet care and animal feed markets, announced that Peter Bradley, Executive Chairman and William Keneally, Interim Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, May 11, at 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss the Company's financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
The call information is as follows:
Date: May 11, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Toll Free Dial-in number for US/Canada: 800-579-2543
Dial-In number for international callers: 785-424-1789
Webcast: https://www.ricebrantech.com/investors
Following the conclusion of the live call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website for at least 90 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available from 7 p.m. EST on May 11, 2023 until 11:59 p.m. EST on May 25, 2023 by dialing 877-481-4010 (United States) or 919-882-2331 (international) and using the passcode 48413.
Got this from a friend in email from a solid source of info.
All of the information below is verifiable from multiple sources with an easy web search.
Think about some of the things in our most recent history the Chinese will not tolerate. For instance LBGTQRS…….
We have friends who immigrated from England because as they say it has been ruined by the immigrants.
We have a friend from France who says it has been ruined by immigrants.
email>>>>>>>>>>
4-reasons why China is fast becoming the dominant power in the world
1 - They have a very low tolerance for crime. The death sentence is swiftly and routinely used for terrorists, murderers, and drug traffickers.
2 - Very low tolerance for Religion. They do not believe there is a Magic man in the sky. No such thing as a God. Almost no religious killings and getting rid of the Indigenous Chinese Muslim population as fast as they can.
3 - They have not been involved in any expensive wars or invaded any country for the last seventy years.
4 - Their primary weapon of choice to conquer the world is Finance and countries around the world are falling fast.
Not just the USA but the world is in trouble.
In the near future, China will employ millions of American workers and dominate thousands of small communities all over the United States. Chinese acquisition of US businesses set a new all-time record last year and it is on pace to shatter that record this year.
The Smithfield Foods acquisition is a great example. Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It has facilities in 26 US states and it employs tens of thousands of Americans. It directly owns 460 farms and has contracts with about 2,100 others. But now a Chinese company has bought it for $4.7 billion and that means that the Chinese will now be the most important employer in dozens of rural communities all over America.
It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a difference between "the Chinese government" and "the Chinese corporations". In 2011, 43 percent of all profits in China were produced by companies in which the Chinese government had a controlling interest.
Last year a Chinese company spent $2.6B to purchase AMC Entertainment one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States. Chinese companies control more movie ticket sales than anyone else in the world.
But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power.
"Economic beachheads" are being established all over America. For example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. recently broke ground on a $100M plant in Thomasville, Alabama. Many of the residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it will also become yet another community that will now be heavily dependent on Communist China.
And guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots DETROIT!
Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology and selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers.
If you recently purchased an "American-made" vehicle there is a really good chance that it has a number of Chinese parts in it. Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers in the United States.
China is very interested in acquiring energy resources in the United States.
For example, China is actually mining coal in the mountains of Tennessee. Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group spent 616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. in Jacksboro, Tennessee. Guizhou Guochuang Energy Holding Group - Global Energy Monitor. At the time, that acquisition really didn't make much news, but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal.
And pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now, China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus. percentage-chinese-population.htm
Are you starting to get the picture yet? China is on the rise and has been for a long time while America plays political games.
If you doubt this, just read the following:
When you total up all imports and exports China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the US has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 23 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as does the United States.
# After being bailed out by US taxpayers GM is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the US Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
#The new World Trade Center tower in New York includes glass imported from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system.
# In published scientific research articles China will become number one in the world very shortly. And what we have seen so far may just be the tip of the iceberg.
Don't give up on the U. S. We are still #1 in the world in -
(a) number of lawyers per capita
(b) cost of education per student
(c) government inefficiency
(d) growth in National debt
I was really into college basketball when Denny was coaching. He was a real class act. RIP Denny
I just pure guessing that a service is being pain by somebody to keep the price around this current level, just a guess. I
For example, if the stock went to 50 cents and a buyout at $1.25 the buyer would look bad under the circumstances. But, $1.25 buyout and the stock in 97 cents, it would not look bad to a buyers shareholders?
" a possible replacement idea for RIBT", RIBT is irreplaceable, hope I never see a comparison ever, LOL.
Sabby Management sold all their stock in early 2018. I am guessing this is the same Sabby. So the 1 for 200 split was before they sold. I am guessing this has to do with the Gander Foods deal getting rice from farmers for Golden Ridge last year and the warrants they were given as part of the deal. I thought these warrants would have to be resolved before the company or parts sold and is now, so if I am right this time, this info has been known to any potential buyer before any deal was struck.
So, hopefully, a nothing burger.
Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd. , 1,800,000 shares offered? They have not been in RIBT since prior to the 1 for 200 reverse split and the 1 for 10 recent reverse split. I admit I am not a good form guy, but,,,,,,,,
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063537/000143774923011940/ribt20230428_s1a.htm
I basically agree with you bigworld. I have followed my Minneapolis paper obituaries and noticed the 2 week average was like 350 before COVID and remained there during the so called pandemic. Last year it started inching up to 450. But, I feel insurance companies are part of the Deep State as well as most so called, health care companies. Insurance and government can save big money with some Euthanasia. If the UK is doing it, the USA is or will, IMO.
I trust NOTHING coming from our government, any level, and media? We just learned we can't trust FOX anymore last week, although I did not trust some of it anyway.
I think it is happening here NOW, see my 4/28 post again>>>
American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/22/1144864971/american-life-expectancy-is-now-at-its-lowest-in-nearly-two-decades
Coming to a country near you soon?
Was It Really a Good Death? Or Murder?
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/04/29/was-it-really-good-death-or-murder.aspx?ui=cb65499db52abec6a9a590992872244905bf545afdb5f24bd660a43f2e592f19&sd=20150424&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1ReadMore&cid=20230429_HL2&cid=DM1390542&bid=1786228945
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Tens of thousands of people in the U.K. have allegedly been murdered via involuntary euthanasia in hospitals and care homes run by the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS)
The involuntary euthanasia involves the administration of midazolam, a sedative drug often used in the U.S. for execution via lethal injection, and morphine
Victims’ families allege the NHS is responsible for the involuntary euthanasia of up to 457 people per day, without the consent of patients or their caregivers — deaths often attributed to COVID pneumonia
The process typically begins with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) or do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) form, which is often recommended simply based on a person’s age
The protocol stems from the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), a government-backed “pathway to euthanasia,” during which patients were drugged and deprived of food, water and medical treatments, even in cases when recovery may have been possible
LCP was abolished in 2014, but its practices continued and accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic
American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/22/1144864971/american-life-expectancy-is-now-at-its-lowest-in-nearly-two-decades
They left a word out, should be from Covid vaccines, not Covid? They did not add that deaths from the Flu were way down in the same time span? Flu cases were reported way down during COVID from these same sources?
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The average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months last year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born in the U.S. is now 76.4 years — the shortest it has been in nearly two decades.
The two reports, released by the CDC on Thursday, show deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses, most notably synthetic opioids like fentanyl, were the primary drivers of the drop in life expectancy.
"It's not a good year for the data, let's put it that way," says CDC statistician Kenneth Kochanek.
It's rare to see such big changes in life span year to year, but the pandemic claimed nearly 417,000 lives last year — more than even the year before — making COVID-19 the third leading cause of death for the second consecutive year.
Kochanek and his colleagues had hoped the release of new vaccines might make for a healthier 2021, and didn't anticipate deaths from COVID-19 would top the prior year. But they were wrong. In fact, COVID-19 accounted for about 60% of the decline in life expectancy.
Preliminary data from 2022 so far indicate deaths from COVID-19 are on the decline, but Kochanek says that doesn't mean life expectancy will rebound quickly in years to come, because COVID-19 was, by no means, the only contributor to the higher death toll in 2021.
Heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S., along with other top killers like cancer, diabetes and kidney disease also proved more lethal in 2021.
Meanwhile, deaths from Alzheimer's, flu and pneumonia declined, perhaps because the coronavirus hit the elderly population particularly hard.
The new numbers also speak to the acute mental health crisis that's run parallel to the pandemic: Deaths from drug overdoses reached over 106,000 last year — another major factor reducing life expectancy, according to the second CDC analysis released on Thursday.
Deaths by suicide and from liver disease, or cirrhosis, caused by alcohol also increased — shortening the average American life span.
"The majority of those deaths are to younger people, and deaths to younger people affect the overall life expectancy more than deaths to the elderly," Kochanek says.
Men and women saw a similar decline in life expectancy last year, but women are living, on average, until over 79 years old, which is about six years longer than men
The CDC also found that death rates for certain racial and ethnic groups actually decreased last year, specifically among Hispanic and Black men. Death rates increased for almost all other groups, although it was most pronounced among white men and women, as well as American Indian or Alaska Native women.
My main thought of what is going on with the USA destruction is
1.The Deep State wants to weaken the image of the USA so that the rest of the world won't feel we will dominate a one world government based on socialism, a milder for of slavery that the 1800's, but slavery it is.
2.They want things in the USA bad enough that more people will welcome a NWO.
Note that liberals like unions, organizations like BLM, government employees especially, that support socialism will get burned once in since China does not have meaningful unions and all organization like BLM will be banned as they are now banned in China. So those supporting it will lose the most.
I do believe we have moved past freedom to being controlled for quite a while and believe both of our so called political parties are already one.
Just food for thought to barf on.
copy, I don't think technicians mean much now. Somebody sold 7075 shares after hours at .9932, the bid. The bid before 4PM was no lower than $1.04. That might have cost the seller $331.11. Of course, in bid could have droped because of his trade, but it all went off at .9932.
https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NASDAQ/ricebran-technologies-RIBT/trades?_ga=2.256236424.2012683222.1554897425-334505475.1554897425
Again I post this. In the big 2 and 1/2 year bear market from March 2000 to October 2002 The S&P 500 lost 50% of it's value. A basket of big food stocks I tracked were up 2 and 1/2% in the same months, plus dividends. No other group I can remember being up.
I add, I would not be surprised to see the market flat up the next 16 months with an election coming.
Me, not buying anything. I do like the RVNC chart. Could buy if it breaks the little 3 month declining resistance channel line.
https://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=RVNC&p=D&yr=1&mn=11&dy=0&id=p70721138779
Kraft Heinz enters US seasonings segment with Just Spices
My comment, McCormick(MKC) has had basically a monopoly on spices, worldwide, IMO
https://www.fooddive.com/news/kraft-heinz-just-spices-seasonings-us/648532/
Dive Brief:
Kraft Heinz is getting into the seasonings business, expanding its European brand Just Spices to the United States.
Kraft Heinz purchased an 85% stake in Just Spices last year. The brand, which features more than 170 seasoning blends for different meal occasions and diverse flavors, is mainly a direct-to-consumer brand in Europe. The initial U.S. launch includes 10 favorite products from the European lineup, and the company said the brand will begin in the direct-to-consumer channel.
Just Spices is part of Kraft Heinz’s Taste Elevation platform, which the company sees as one of its primary growth engines. According to the company’s presentation at the Consumer Analysts Group of New York conference in February, Kraft Heinz expects 25% growth in that platform by 2027.
Dive Insight:
When Kraft Heinz acquired the majority stake in trendy Germany-based Just Spices, officials praised the company’s strong connection with younger consumers, innovative positioning and its advanced analytics used to forecast future trends.
At the time that Kraft Heinz announced its pending acquisition of the brand, Just Spices had 1.6 million social media followers. The direct-to-consumer model and the brand’s relevance to Gen Z consumers helped the company collect useful data about what consumers wanted and innovate accordingly.
Just over a year later, Kraft Heinz is bringing the Just Spices product and business model to the United States.
“Bringing together Just Spices’ high-quality product, data and direct-to-consumer capabilities with Kraft Heinz’s scale and brand loyalty creates the perfect storm to disrupt the U.S. spice category as we know it,” Carlos Abrams-Rivera, the company’s executive vice president and president of North America said in a written statement.
Just Spices, founded in 2014 by a group of friends in Germany who wanted to improve on the offerings in the grocery store spice section, is not like most other seasoning companies. Just Spices specializes in customized blends that can be used to improve flavors for a wide variety of products or cuisines. In Europe, the company also sells recipe and seasonings kits to create flavorful dishes. Just Spices are available in some grocery stores, but about 70% of the company’s products are sold online.
The blends launching in the U.S. include Chicken Allrounder, Vegetable Allrounder, Pasta Allrounder, BBQ Allrounder, Salmon Allrounder and Caprese Allrounder — blends that can be used on any recipe using those base materials; Egg Topping and Avocado Topping — designed for any presentation of the protein staple and the green fruit; and Fajita Seasoning and Enchilada Seasoning — which can be used to create the popular Mexican dishes.
This is Kraft Heinz’s first foray into the North American seasonings market, which Statista estimates is worth $6 billion. Just Spices is similar enough to the options that consumers are familiar with to attract attention, but different enough to capture a different type of customer. Most seasonings are not sold direct-to-consumer, nor are there many large blended brands. Kraft Heinz’s press release about the launch says that Just Spices is “geared towards the needs of younger, flavor-forward families.”
If Kraft Heinz can transplant the success of Just Spices to the United States, the implications for the company could be farther reaching than just getting into a new category. The consumer data collected through Just Spices sales could help inform Kraft Heinz’s wider R&D team about new flavors and innovations to bring to some of its classic products in a new way. But Kraft Heinz could also use lessons learned through Just Spices to develop more of a direct-to-consumer presence for some of its more niche, premium or targeted products.
ADM earnings rise 11% behind strength in Ag Services unit
https://www.world-grain.com/articles/18424-adm-earnings-rise-11-behind-strength-in-ag-services-unit
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — Buoyed by what the company’s chief executive officer called a “very, very strong quarter” in its Ag Services and Oilseeds business, overall income at Chicago-based ADM climbed 11% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Strength in Ag Services and Oilseeds helped offset softness in the company’s Carbohydrate Solutions and Nutrition segments during the period.
Net earnings attributable to ADM in the first quarter ended March 31 totaled $1.17 billion, equal to $2.12 per share on the common stock, up 11% from $1.05 billion, or $1.86 per share, in the same period a year ago.
Revenues for the first quarter increased 1.8%, climbing to $24.07 billion from $23.65 billion.
“Our performance demonstrates once again, the advantage of ADM’s uniquely integrated value chain and broad portfolio,” Juan Luciano, chairman, president and chief executive officer of ADM, said during an April 25 conference call with analysts. “Along with the team’s ability to respond nimbly to opportunities aligned to the three enduring trends of food security, health and well-being and sustainability. All of this was achieved in a fluid economic environment, where ripple effects are being felt from both inflationary and recessionary pressures, shifts in global demand and trade activity, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Our team continues to find ways to rise above these challenges and meet our customers’ needs for consistency, quality and innovation at every turn, across our business units.
“We have wrapped up Q1 with a strong balance sheet, healthy cash flows, and we are on track for our 2023 and long-term strategic growth plans, and we continue to pursue growth opportunities and increase shareholder returns, in alignment with our disciplined capital allocation framework.”
Operating profit in the Ag Services and Oilseeds segment increased 20% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, climbing to $1.21 billion from $1.01 billion. Ag Services profit rose 35% during the quarter to $348 million, while crushing profit decreased to $426 million from $428 million.
“In South American origination, excellent risk management and higher export demand due to the record Brazilian soybean crop drove significantly higher year-over-year results,” said Vikram Luthar, chief financial officer. “In North America, origination results were also higher, driven by stronger soybean exports. In global trade, solid margins and efficient execution led to strong results. Crushing results were in line with the first quarter last year.
“In North America, the team executed well, capitalizing on historically strong soybean and softseed crush margins that were supported by robust demand for renewable fuels. In EMEA, crush margins were lower year-over-year, as trade flows adjusted from the dislocations caused last year by the war in Ukraine. Additionally, there were approximately $240 million of positive timing effects during the quarter, which included both expected reversals of prior timing losses, as we executed the business as well as a positive impact of about $100 million pulled forward from future periods, as crush margins declined at the end of the quarter.”
Operating profit in the Carbohydrate Solutions segment decreased 14% in the first quarter to $273 million. Starches and sweeteners profit decreased 3% during the quarter, easing to $307 million from $316 million. Vantage Corn Processors sustained a loss of $34 million in the quarter, which compared with a profit of $1 million in the same period a year ago.
“The global wheat milling business posted much higher margins driven by robust customer demand,” Luthar said.
In the Nutrition segment, operating profit decreased 23% to $145 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, down from $189 million a year ago. Within the segment, human nutrition profit fell to $138 million from $141 million, while animal nutrition plummeted to $7 million from $48 million.
“Human nutrition results were in line with the first quarter of 2022, as the business continued to manage demand fulfillment challenges and destocking in certain categories,” Luthar said. “Flavors results were slightly lower than the prior year as strong results in EMEA were offset by lower results in North America. Specialty Ingredients results were higher year-over-year, driven by healthy margins. Health and Wellness was lower year-over-year.”
Despite some pockets of soft demand, Luciano said ADM is confident it will be able to deliver on its plans for 2023.
“Supply and demand shifts are allowing ADM to flex our integrated value chain in support of another strong year of results,” he said. “We continue to advance partnership agreements with major players across multiple industries. From regenerative agriculture to alternative proteins, to sustainable fuels, to plant-based industrial and personal care products. All of these partnerships are supporting ADM, as we evolve at pace with the external environment to capture new growth opportunities.
“We see accelerated upside emerging from product areas like biosolutions, expected to grow at double-digit rates, again this year. We have significant production capacity coming online within the year across our three businesses to support continued demand growth. And we’re driving forward the broad-based decarbonization agenda in our Decatur complex, which is unlocking both near-term and long-range value for our customers across multiple industries.”
I feel RIBT is a gold mine for a buyer, or buying parts of the company and worth much more than $1.50. In it's history since 2005, RIBT has never had a food production and or ingredient production CEO.
Brad Edson - He ended up in ankle bracelets
John Short - Sunglass CEO and ladies clothing CEO and BK experience.
Robert Smith - Scientist for a Lee County Florida nutraceutical company, that never put any product out. No management experience.
Brent Rystrom From CFO to CEO, no management experience.
Now, no CEO. Bradley an ingredient specialist was called Executive Chainman of the Board. And Mitchel took over as COO, no management experience, just finance.
This was an 18 year Board of Directors failure for not hiring anybody qualified in food or ingredient production. Any company buying RIBT or parts of it will be buying a gold mine, IMO.
So many opportunities have passed RIBT by>>>>>
Another new study>>>>
Designing and characterizing multicomponent, plant-based bigels of rice bran wax, gums, and monoglycerides
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0268005X22009456
New article out just before the buying might have cause the late trading today>>>>
RiceBran Technologies' (NASDAQ:RIBT) Shares Not Telling The Full Story
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ricebran-technologies-nasdaq-ribt-shares-185246643.html
You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Food companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 0.9x and even P/S higher than 3x aren't out of the ordinary. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.
Simply Wall St
Wed, April 19, 2023 at 1:52 PM CDT
You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Food companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 0.9x and even P/S higher than 3x aren't out of the ordinary. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.
View our latest analysis for RiceBran Technologies
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How RiceBran Technologies Has Been Performing
RiceBran Technologies certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing its revenue at a really rapid pace. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.
We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on RiceBran Technologies' earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For RiceBran Technologies?
There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the industry for P/S ratios like RiceBran Technologies' to be considered reasonable.
If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 34%. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 76% overall rise in revenue, aided by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.
This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 5.1% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.
With this in mind, we find it intriguing that RiceBran Technologies' P/S isn't as high compared to that of its industry peers. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.
What We Can Learn From RiceBran Technologies' P/S?
Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.
Our examination of RiceBran Technologies revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we assume there are some significant underlying risks to the company's ability to make money which is applying downwards pressure on the P/S ratio. It appears many are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.
There are also other vital risk factors to consider and we've discovered 4 warning signs for RiceBran Technologies (2 are potentially serious!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.
RIBT had about 30,000 shares traded about in the last hour before the close. Yesterday somebody was was raising the bid to get others to sell into him. Maybe a little inside info stuff? A deal can not come soon enough for me.
https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NASDAQ/ricebran-technologies-RIBT/trades?_ga=2.256236424.2012683222.1554897425-334505475.1554897425
copy, that is more BS with the Deep State developing new strains of rice "They Say" will stop global warming, which we don't have anyway, more BS.
What they want is to make big money off the the new rice with a seed control monopoly.
I think we will see a divestiture next week. They are bringing in a man and his company that specializes in the rules, regulations, forms to fill out, etc. I think it is a done deal, the price? I have no idea. I have my hopes and fears. Nobody outside the company knows how good or bad Q1 was.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ricebran-technologies-names-william-j-200600370.htm
He only will make $4500 per month. If he as to be making a deal himself from scratch, he'd demand more, so deal is done, IMO.
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1063537/000143774923009991/ribt20230410_8k.htm
I'd like $3.00 per share, but doubt that happens. With the stock rising, I guess $1.50 the lowest. But, I have never ever seen a divesture , when parts are sold to various parties. If just a normal sale, I doubt they'd bring in CXO Partners. Maybe Monday we get the story, that is when Keneally takes over the the CFO resigns.
Is there any evidence the plant-based sector can move from niche to mainstream?
11-Apr-2023 By Oliver Morrison
https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/04/11/is-there-any-evidence-the-plant-based-sector-can-move-from-niche-to-mainstream
The last paragraph sums it up better, but they won't let me paste it. It says private industry can't do it. Government help is needed, i.e. hide the real cost with tax paid research and infrastructure or basically subsidies, boo.?
Snippet:
Sales of plant-based foods across 13 European countries have grown by 22% since 2020 with the category reaching a record €5.7 billion, according to a new report. These options still make up a small fraction of the overall market, however.
I hope they have already tried a reverse merger with Riceland. They do not have a listing on any exchange. This would be a good chance for Riceland to get into oats and barley on the cheap.
Congrats Berrworld, you have been hot all around lately, WOW. I have not had a beer in 41 years, maybe I should start drinking them again and maybe win one of these.