Miller Magazine Issue: 122 February 2020

39 NEWS MILLER / FEBRUARY 2020 Egypt expands silo capacity by 5.9% to 3.6 mln tonnes in 2019 Egypt expanded its grain silo storage capacity by 5.9% in 2019 to 3.6 million tonnes, the cabinet said in a state- ment. Capacity had been 3.4 million tonnes at the end of 2018, the statement said. The Egyptian government plans to further expand its available silo capacity. "The govern- ment aims to open five more silos, which are ready now," the statement added. Last year, the government took several measures to in- crease its capacity. In September, a loan agreement was signed with Italy to establish 10 silos. The deal was worth USD 22.7 million and was also aimed at implementing a technology system in the wheat management sector. Egyptian government also signed a USD 14 million agree- ment with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to establish two wheat silos in the western Port Said. The country remains the world’s largest wheat import- er. Wheat imports for the current 2018/19 marketing year are estimated at 12.5 million tonnes, about 15 percent above the average of the last five years. In the 2019/20 marketing year, wheat import requirements are expected to remain at the same level. The three largest suppliers in the 2018/19 marketing year were the Russia (7.2 million tonnes), Ukraine (1.6 million tonnes) and Romania. Egypt imports about 40 percent of its food requirements and incurs a total food import bill of USD2.5 billion per year. Ardent Mills appoints Angie Goldberg as Chief Growth Officer Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, announced that food in- dustry leader Angie Goldberg has joined Ar- dent Mills as Chief Growth Officer. This newly created position focuses on innovation, trans- formation and change to sustain meaningful value for customers, vendors and team mem- bers. Ardent Mills created this Chief Growth Officer (CGO) role to further drive the Com- pany’s mission of enhancing the quality of life and standard of health. As a key strategic addition to the leaders- hip team, Angie will be a driver of delivering consistent value to customers – all part of the Organiza- tion’s plan for long-term, diverse and sustainable growt- h.“Angie brings deep knowledge of the food industry, as well as strong marketing and transformational experience. She will be essential as we continu- ally reshape our approach to innovation and re- lationships,” said Dan Dye, CEO of Ardent Mills. “We have made changes to the leadership team to become more customer-focused; we are ex- cited about where we are headed as we make proactive investments and meet consumer de- mands for different flours, specialty grains and plant-based foods.” As part of the senior leader- ship team, Angie oversees innovation, research, quality and technical services, marketing, sales, and the Annex by Ardent Mills. Angie Goldberg joins Ardent Mills from Dawn Foods, where she spent more than eight years, most recently as Chief Transformation Of- ficer and Chief Marketing Officer. Angie Goldberg