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Amira Nature Foods, Ltd Announces Symbol Change
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods, Ltd , a company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands , (the "Company") today announced that the Company's ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will be changed to "RYCE" from "ANFI"....Read More
Amira Nature Foods, Ltd Announces Reverse Stock Split
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods, Ltd , a company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands , (the "Company") whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol "ANFI" announced today that on December 4, 2019 , its Board...Read More
Amira Nature Foods, Ltd Receives NYSE Notice Regarding Late Form 20-F Filing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2019-- Amira Nature Food, Ltd (NYSE: ANFI) (the "Company"), announced today that New York Stock Exchange Regulation, Inc. , ("NYSE") by letter dated August 16, 2019 notified the Company that it was not in compliance with the NYSE's continued...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Provides Update on Edible Oils Business With $4.2mn Sales Since April 1, 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 23, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") ANFI, a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that its edible oils business has sold over $4mn of product since April 1, 2019 , the beginning of the Company's fiscal...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces $18 Million Contract with New Customer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 18, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") ANFI, a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it entered into a contract to supply approximately $18 million of third party branded rice to a new customer in the...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Renewed Focus on the US Basmati Rice Segment
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 10, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it will execute a renewed focus on its US basmati rice business segment....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to present at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show through June 25, 2019 ....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Contract of $6 Million
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 5, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced a new contract to supply rice to a customer in the Europe , Middle East , and Africa ("EMEA") region in the amount...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Hires Brian M. Speck as Chief Financial Officer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 3, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced the hiring of Brian M. Speck as Chief Financial Officer. The Company continues to focus on the international growth of its...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces $9 Million of Contracts
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it entered into contracts, which consist of approximately $9 million in revenue, to supply rice and...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to present at the LD Micro Invitational Investor Conference in Los Angeles on June 4th 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at the upcoming LD Micro Invitational Investor Conference on Tuesday June 4 th...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Hires Brio Financial Group to Assist with Focus on International Growth and Departing Chief Financial Officer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced the hiring of Brio Financial Group as financial consultants to the Company, to replace the current Chief Financial Officer...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Present at Both the Planet MicroCap Showcase 2019 Investor Conference in Las Vegas on May 1st 2019 and at the ThinkEquity Conference on May 2nd 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 16, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at the upcoming Planet MicroCap Showcase 2019 Investor Conference on Wednesday...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Regains Compliance with NYSE Listing Requirements
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 2, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that it has received notification from the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") that the Company has regained compliance...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 and Reiterates $200 million Revenue Guidance for Next 12 months
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 1, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today reported financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2018 . During the six months ended September 30, 2018 , the Company...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Products Available on Amazon UK
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 28, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that its products will be available on Amazon in the United Kingdom . The Company is initially offering its Brown Basmati...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Present at the Spring Investor Summit in New York City on April 1, 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 27, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at the upcoming Spring Investor Summit on Monday, April 1, 2019 ....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Increase of Previously Announced $30 Million Contract with Repeat Customer to $42 Million
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 26, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that its previously announced $30 million contract to supply third party branded basmati rice to a repeat customer...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Conversion of Debt to Equity
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 18, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, announced today that its Indian subsidiary, Amira Foods India ("Amira India"), has converted Amira India debt into ordinary shares of...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Completes Debt Financing of EUR25mn to Support International Expansion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 12, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced a financing in the amount of EUR25 million . The debt contains a fixed interest rate of 8.5% and is due December 17, 2023...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to present at the MicroCap Spring Invitational Conference in New York City on March 27th 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 5, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that the Company has been invited to present at the upcoming MicroCap Spring Invitational in New York City ....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Continues Expansion in Germany through Partnership with Dohle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that its rice bran oil product will now be sold through the Dohle Group which operates 102 hypermarkets branded "Hit,"...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Exhibit at June Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that they will be exhibiting for the sixth year in a row at the Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest specialty food trade...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Present at the Sidoti Spring 2019 Investor Conference in New York City on March 28, 2019 and Attend the 31st Annual Roth Conference on March 17th-19th, 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged specialty rice, today announced that the Company is scheduled to present at the upcoming Sidoti Spring 2019 Investor Conference on Thursday, March 28,...Read More
Amira Nature Foods, Ltd Announces 2018 Annual General Meeting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods, Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that its Board of Directors has called an annual general meeting to be held at Beau Rivage Geneva, Quai du Mont...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Appointment of Thomas Dennhardt as CEO of Its German Subsidiary, Amira Basmati Rice GmbH
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced the appointment of Thomas Dennhardt to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amira Basmati Rice GmbH , the...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd. Appoints Hervé Larren as New Board Member, Bringing Experience in Building Brands Internationally, as well as in New Era Supply Chain Technology
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2019-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI) approved the appointment of Hervé Larren as an independent director of the company on the 24 th May 2018 . "On behalf of the Company, I want to welcome Mr....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces $30 Million Contract with Repeat Customer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2018-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it entered into a, approximately $30 million contract, to supply third party branded basmati rice to a repeat...Read More
Amira Nature Foods, Ltd. Receives a Continued Listing Standard Letter from the NYSE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2018-- Amira Nature Foods, Ltd. (NYSE: ANFI) (the "Company") announced today that New York Stock Exchange Regulation, Inc. ("NYSE") by letter dated November 16, 2018 notified the Company that its Ordinary Shares did not satisfy one of the...Read More
Amira Nature Foods, Ltd (ANFI) Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2018-- Amira Nature Foods, Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), announced today that, based on a notice received on October 17, 2018 from the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. , (NYSE) the Company has regained compliance with the NYSE continued listing standards set...Read More
Amira Nature Foods, Ltd (ANFI) Announces Late Filing of Form 20-F
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2018-- On August 15, 2018 , Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (the "Company"), a British Virgin Islands business company, announced that as of August 16, 2018 , it will not be in compliance of the continued listing requirements under the timely filing...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd. Receives License to Convert Land Use from Factory to Residential Allowing for Monetization
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2018-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, announced that on January 23, 2018 Amira Foods India, Ltd. ("Amira India") the Company's subsidiary...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Participates in the 20th Annual ICR Conference
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2018-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, participated in the 20 th Annual ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida , on Monday, January 8, 2018 ....Read More
CORRECTING and REPLACING Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2017-- In the table under the subhead titled Six Months Ended September 30, 2017 Results , for the Half Year ended September 30, 2017 , the % of total sales attributed to India sales should read: 41.6% (instead of 58.4% )....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Results of its AGM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company", " Amira", "us", "we", or "our") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced the results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Appointment of New Independent Director
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company", " Amira", "us", "we", or "our") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced the appointment of Robert Louis Wagman as an independent director...Read More
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 27, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods, Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that its Board of Directors has called an annual general meeting to be held at its offices in Krefeld, Germany...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Leadership Changes
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Bruce C. Wacha and Nathalie Dauriac as Directors and Varun Sethi as its new Chief Financial Officer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" "Amira", "us", "we" or "our" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Financials Results for the Six Months and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017
Six Month Revenue Increased by 3% to $340.9 Million Reports Fiscal Year 2017 Revenue of $551.8 Million DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 31, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" " Amira", "us", "we" or "our") ( NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in Two Upcoming Investor Conferences
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 14, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded packaged specialty rice and other related food products, with sales across five continents around the...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Expands Distribution Footprint in Germany
Company Achieves National Listing with Rewe Group Adds 2,400 Retail Stores in German Market DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company"; or "Amira" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded packaged...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Earnings Release Date and Provides Update for its Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2017
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded packaged specialty rice and other related food products, with sales across five continents around the...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Strategic Acquisition in Germany
Amira Acquires a Portfolio of Packaged Specialty Rice Brands Bolstering its Growing Presence in the Important Ethnic and Retail Channels DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 8, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded,...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the 37th Annual Natural Products Expo West Trade Show in Anaheim, CA
Amira to present at the world's largest natural, organic and healthy products event DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 2, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged specialty rice, announced today that it...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the 22nd Annual Gulfood Trade Show in Dubai, UAE
Amira to present at the world's largest food & beverage industry conference with gold sponsor status DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged specialty rice, today...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the 19th Annual ICR Conference
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2017-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that management will participate in the 19 th Annual ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd One of the Select Few Rice Companies Approved from India to Sell Rice into China
Amira Granted Approval to Sell Basmati Rice Into China, the World's Largest Market for Rice DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI) (the "Company," "Amira"), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, announced...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today reported financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2016 ....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate at Annapoorna World of Food 2016
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 23, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it will be participating at the 11 th Annual Annapoorna World of Food 2016 trade show....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces the Court Granted Its Motion to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI) (the "Company"), a leading global provider of branded packaged specialty rice, announced today that the court granted the Company's motion to dismiss class action lawsuit....Read More
Amira Nature Foods and UPL Enter Strategic Alliance to Build a Productive Rice Value Chain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI) ("Amira"), a leading global provider of branded speciality rice, including basmati and other food products, and United Phosphorus Limited ("UPL"), a leading crop protection and seed company, have...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Full Year Fiscal 2016 and Six Months Ended March 31, 2016 Financial Results
Fiscal 2016 Revenue of $563.4 million , Adjusted EBITDA of $74.7 million and Adjusted EPS of $1.17 per share DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 29, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company," " Amira," "us," "we" or "our") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded,...Read More
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 26, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today reported financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2015 ....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Expects to Release Interim Financials in April 2016 and Full Year Financials in July 2016
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 8, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged specialty rice, announced today that it expects to release its interim financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2015 in April 2016 , and...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Distribution Win with Cost Plus World Market Stores
Amira Branded Products Now Available in Cost Plus World Market , a Leading Specialty Retail Store with more than 250 Locations in the United States DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 23, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Partnership for UAE Market
Amira Forms Strategic Alliance with MAN Consumer, One of the Fastest Growing FMCG Distributors in the United Arab Emirates DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2016-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice,...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Distribution Win in Northeast United States
Amira Branded Products Available in Price Chopper, Inc. , a Leading Supermarket with More Than 130 Locations DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Retail Distribution Win
Amira Branded Products Now Available in Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. a Leading Grocery Retailer with more than 150 Locations in the Northeast DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice,...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Receives Award for Best Visibility and Execution at Key Retailer in India's Modern Trade Channel
Amira Recognized for Best In-Store Visibility, Receives Award for Best Own-It Execution Supermarkets by Aditya Birla Retail – One of the Largest Supermarket Chains in India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Partnership to Expand Amira Sales in Specialty, Natural and Organic Channels
KeHE to Distribute the Amira brand across the United States DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today it has entered into an agreement with KeHE...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Whole Foods Market to Begin Selling Amira's Organic Certified Branded Basmati Rice Products in Stores Throughout Florida
3 Amira brand SKUs to be available in Whole Foods Market's Florida locations DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that Amira's organic certified...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Expects to File Its 20-F As Soon As Practically Possible
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 14, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it expects to become compliant with all NYSE listing requirements subsequent to missing the July 31, 2015...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Five New Retail Wins in the United States
Amira Branded Products Now Available in Five New Supermarkets Across Western U.S. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 8, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that Amira branded products are...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Rejects False and Malicious Claims Made by Short Sellers and Remains Confident in Its Business
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company"; NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it categorically rejects the false and misleading claims made by Prescience Point Research Group....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Engages ASA & Associates LLP As Certifying Accountant
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors engaged ASA & Associates LLP ("ASA") as the Company's...Read More
Amira Retains Kasowitz and Commences Legal Action Against Market Manipulators
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it has retained the law firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP to investigate and pursue claims against...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Full Year Fiscal 2015 and Fourth Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 Financial Results
FY 2015 Revenue, Adj. EBITDA and Profits Increased by 25.0% or More DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today reported financial results...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2015 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 29, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 financial results on Thursday, July 16, 2015 ,...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Participates in Summer Fancy Food Show 2015 in the United States
Amira Nature Foods participates in largest specialty food trade event in North America ; more than 25,000 buyers are expected to attend DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 26, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the Oppenheimer 15th Annual Consumer Conference
DUBAI --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 15, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced management will present at the Oppenheimer 15th Annual Consumer Conference on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 1:45...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Expands US Distribution with Addition of Leading Midwest Retailer
Five Amira Brand SKUs will be available in Jewel-Osco Stores in the United States DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that Amira branded rice will be...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Appoints National Sales Associates to Represent the Amira All Natural and Organic Product Ranges in the United States
Amira Nature Foods partners with leading sales broker specializing in natural and organic products to continue market expansion in the United States DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI) to Participate in National Restaurant Association Show 2015
Amira Nature Foods will participate in the industry trade show where more than 44,000 foodservice professionals are expected to attend DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the 10th Annual BMO Capital Markets Farm to Market Conference
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced management will present at the 10 th Annual BMO Capital Markets Farm to Market...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces New Distribution Centers in India
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 22, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it has completed its target of establishing distribution centers in fifteen major cities across India ....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Amira Organics Now Available in Costco
Amira broadening its partnership with the third largest retailer in the United States DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 2, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that Amira Organic products will...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI) Announces Products Available Through Largest US Internet Retailer
Amira brand products are now available on Amazon.com , the largest internet-based retailer in the United States DUBAI --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 27, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that Amira brand products...Read More
US-India Educational Exchange visits Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI) Facilities in India
Thirty delegates from the University of Nebraska's LEAD program tour Amira's plant in India to learn about the operational process at Amira. DUBAI --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 11, 2015-- President Obama's recent visit to India was a step toward strengthening the bilateral relationship between the US and...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI) Premieres "Basmati Bus" at Natural Products Expo West
Amira Nature Foods Ltd introduces "Basmati Bus" at the largest tradeshow and conference for the natural, organic and healthy lifestyle marketplace; more than 60,000 are expected to attend NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 6, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the 4th Annual UBS Global Consumer Conference
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 3, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that Bruce Wacha , Amira's Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 4 th Annual UBS Global Consumer...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Retail Win in the United States
Amira Branded Products will be available in Publix Supermarket Locations as early as June 2015 NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 3, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced the launch of Amira branded products in...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Provides Presentation for Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Reported Record Revenue, EBITDA and Earnings Third Quarter Revenue and Profits Increased by 35% or More NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 2, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, reported financial results...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Reports Record Revenue, EBITDA and Earnings Third Quarter Revenue and Profits Increased by 35.0% or More NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 2, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded, packaged Indian specialty rice, today reported...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd (ANFI) Showcases New Organic Range at Natural Products Expo West
Amira Nature Foods Ltd will participate in the largest tradeshow and conference for the natural, organic and healthy lifestyle marketplace; more than 60,000 are expected to attend NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Third Quarter 2015 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, will release its third quarter 2015 financial results on Monday, March 2, 2015 , before market open....Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Two New Partnerships to Expand Amira Branded Sales in the United States
CROSSMARK Appointed as National Broker and United Natural Foods to Distribute Amira Branded Products in the United States NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced new partnerships...Read More
KRBL Comes Out in Support of Amira Nature Foods and Denounces Factually Incorrect Report
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (NYSE: ANFI) today announced that KRBL Limited Chairman & Managing Director, Anil Kumar Mittal, has issued a statement denouncing a recent report against Amira Nature Foods and expressing his shock at the false and misleading...Read More
A Statement from Amira Nature Foods
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE: ANFI) today made the following statement. We are aware of the recent report released yesterday containing false, factually inaccurate and fictional content obtained from previously released false statements, that have been...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Offering of $225 Million Senior Secured Second Lien Notes and $35 Million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2015-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd ( Mauritius ), a Mauritius company (''Amira Mauritius''), and Amira I Grand Foods Inc. (BVI), a British Virgin Islands company (the ''Co-Issuer'' and, together with Amira Mauritius, the ''Issuers''), are offering $225,000,000...Read More
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it entered into a $90 million contract to supply third party branded basmati rice to a key repeat customer in the Europe...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Raises Fiscal 2015 Guidance
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 24, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it has raised its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal 2015. The Company expects to grow both revenue and...Read More
Amira to Participate in Upcoming Global Food Shows
Amira to participate in the Winter Fancy Food Show, Gulfood, and Natural Products Expo West in early 2015 NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it will...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Meets Consensus; Jefferies Confirms and Updates Its Report
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today clarified that the adjusted earnings per share reported November 24, 2014 for its fiscal 2015 second...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Second Quarter Revenue Grew 30.9 % to $141.4 Million Second Quarter Adjusted EBITDA Increased 39.4% to $19.7 Million NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today reported...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd Announces Second Quarter 2015 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of branded and packaged Indian specialty rice, announced today that it will release its second quarter 2015 financial results on Monday, November 24, 2014 , at 4:00 p.m. ET ....Read More
Amira Expands Distribution in the UK with Asda
Amira Extends Agreement for In-Store and Online Distribution with Asda , a UK-Based Subsidiary of Wal-Mart NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it has reached...Read More
Amira Becomes First Rice Brand to Enter E-Commerce Channel in India with Snapdeal.com
Snapdeal.com is India's Largest Online Marketplace with Over 20 Million Members NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it has entered into a strategic...Read More
Amira Rice, Now Available in Three of the Top Four U.K. Retailers
Amira branded rice is now available in Asda supermarkets across the U.K. Combined with its existing agreements with Morrisons, Tesco and Waitrose, Amira now reaches more than 50% of British supermarket shoppers NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company")...Read More
Amira Nature Foods Ltd to Participate in the Wedbush 15th Annual California Dreamin' Consumer Conference
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 18, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company") (NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that Bruce Wacha , Amira's Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Wedbush 15 th Annual California...Read More
Another Centre Store Win For Amira - Now Available in Waitrose UK
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2014-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company;" or "Amira" NYSE:ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced the launch of Amira branded products in Waitrose stores in the U.K....Read More
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DOJ weighs expanding Biden document search: report
The Justice Department is considering additional searches for classified documents at other locations connected to President Biden — as the commander-in-chief escaped to his Rehoboth Beach house over the weekend, according to a report.
On Friday, federal agents found more classified materials stashed away at the 80-year-old president's Wilmington, Del. home including some dating back to his time as vice president.
Now, DOJ officials are considering extending the search for the sensitive documents to other locations connected to Biden, CBS reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with the investigation.
One of those sites would presumably include the president's home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., which is roughly 90 miles away from the Wilmington residence.
President Biden has found himself entangled in an investigation into his handling of classified documents.
Classified documents were discovered at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., in November.
President Biden's Wilmington, Del., home where classified documents were found.
Biden's personal attorney conducted an earlier search of the Rehoboth Beach property but found no classified documents.
The president spent the weekend in Rehoboth as the FBI carried out the search of his Wilmington home.
Biden's attorneys found classified documents at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., in November and more sensitive records were found in December and earlier this month at the Wilmington home.
Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel, Robert Hur, to investigate Biden's handling of the classified documents.
In November, Garland named veteran prosecutor Jack Smith to investigate former President Donald Trump after boxes of classified documents were uncovered at his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort after an FBI raid in August.
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Transportation in the U.S. now emits more greenhouse gases than power plants. Parking is one of the largest land uses in cities. Vehicles are parked about 95 percent of the time.
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Eco-Evo Lab is returning from our summer "vacation". Here's what we've been up to.
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MySmilePlan is revolutionising the dental payment plan landscape in Australia – with patients paying no interest EVER and practices receiving payment in full, upfront.
Smile Solutions is on of MySmilePlan's largest Approved Providers and one of the earliest adopters of our interest free payment plan.
Here, their managing Director Dr Kia Pajouhesh, discusses the patient payment plans currently on the market and how, when deciding which one Smile Solutions was going to offer, her considered not only how each will affect the bottom line, but how it impacts patients.
It is not uncommon for people to put off, or even forego, dental care for financial reasons. This is a problem for dental practice profitability and it's a bigger problem for patients, who invariably will require more extensive, and expensive, treatment down the road.
That's why payment plans are so important – and are rapidly becoming part of the business fabric of dental practices in Australia. Such plans enable patients to get dental treatment when they need it, without the stress of large upfront costs. And they enable dentists to get more patients in chairs, with treatment starting right away.
In choosing the best payment plan system for your patients and your business, you face some important considerations. The plan (or plans) you offer can add a greater or lesser short-term dollar cost to your business, or – more damagingly – can have a greater or lesser long-term effect on the practitioner–patient goodwill you've built over time. The latter is so because your patients' level of customer satisfaction with their adopted plan will reflect on you as the effective advocate of the plan.
Dental payment plans have evolved much over the last two decades. The three main versions are summarised here.
These plans – in reality personal loans – have been around for over three decades, and in my opinion they haven't benefited anyone except the financiers. It never ceases to amaze me how dentists are willing to offer their patients payment plans charging between 12% and 18% per annum in interest. Let's get real: if the patient can't afford to pay the bill, how are they going to afford, on top of their monthly repayments, double-digit interest rates that often default into exorbitant penalty compounding interest rates after the agreed term? Generally, these plans have been scorned by discerning patients, who usually afford their dental treatment by either drawing down against their mortgage, finding more competitive personal loans with relative ease, or attempting to save up in advance. I'll say no more about these plans because, with the no-interest payment plan disruption that is coming, they will soon be a relic of our "irresponsible lending" history.
This type of payment plan became prominent around a decade ago. If you are sitting on a pile of cash in your business trading account, then payment plan v2 is the one for you.
These plans usually charge the practitioner the lowest percentage rate on the market: a figure of between 3% and 4% of the total treatment plan fee, less for practitioners with historically lower levels of bad debt (e.g. orthodontists). This no-interest (to the patient) payment plan method pays the practitioner for treatment carried out in equal monthly instalments.
The group that initially embraced such a methodology were the specialist orthodontists, who usually aligned their protracted treatment times with the length of the drip feed payment plan. As many were already offering internal payment plans and giving their front desk and management staff much to worry about, outsourcing this task was a highly attractive option.
Its primary appeal is the patient no-interest component. You, the practitioner, wear the upfront costs of providing the treatment, including lab fees in many cases, and then you receive small instalments over 12 to 24 months (according to the plan length agreed upon).
Cashflow, you're thinking! Take a general dental practice that enjoys a 30% profit margin – actually quite good by today's standards. If you choose to put only 1 out of every 10 dental treatment plans through a drip feed payment plan system with protracted payments, then you're immediate cashflow drops by 10% and, since your overheads remain intact, your immediate profitability also drops from 30% to 20%. In other words, your profit is reduced by one-third. Most dentists I know can't afford a 33% pay cut, and therefore very few practitioners are inclined to overtly promote this type of payment plan, traditionally choosing to keep this option as a last resort for patients who would otherwise walk.
Make no mistake: money that's due up to two years from now is money that you must somehow cover until it arrives, and you will feel this hit. Now, you'll eventually reach cash flow equilibrium in a couple of years' time, as long as the dollar value of your total plans stays constant, since growth in payment plan numbers or average amount will mean an ongoing cashflow hole. Month-to-month turnover fluctuations are also very challenging. High-revenue months such as November and December, with more patients going on plans, are followed by a pile of big bills in January and February. But guess what! There's less cash in the bank than you anticipated.
With the figures provided above, if your practice were to embrace and promote a protracted payment system, to the point where 3 out of every 10 dental treatment plans were using the system, this would obliterate your available profit completely and force you either to trade with borrowed money or to cease trading until cashflow improved.
Finally, the drip feed payment plan financiers usually offer guarantees for slow payers and bad debtors. But I strongly recommend that you make yourself aware of the applicable exclusions in the fine print… it might just surprise you to realise how broad these can be.
More recently we have seen an evolutionary adaptation of plans where the money is deposited into the practitioner's account up front and in full on commencement of treatment (minus a percentage that's deducted from the total treatment plan). The greatest attraction of these plans is the cashflow benefit to the business; hence they will undoubtedly procure the lion's share of the burgeoning total payment plan market in Australia in the years to come.
With no cash flow hindrance, what we will see is more aggressive marketing of such plans by practices that can now afford to offer them to all of their prospective patients. That's because the fee for practitioners (say, up to 10% of the treatment cost), which may be offset with an initial overarching practice fee increase, will do little to dent the overall profitability of the business.
Taking into account that the practice's New Patient numbers will invariably increase with such marketing, and treatment plan conversion rates will also substantially increase in response to the offers of "treatment now, pay later", the likelihood of increased profitability for the business is quite real.
I anticipate that spruiking of payment plans v3 will soon become prominent on the home pages of Australian dental websites, with catalogues on reception desks and payment options on offer to all patients in Australia. The reality is, most dentists I know will offer a 10% discount to patients willing to pay upfront because of the cashflow benefits of upfront payment! So let's sit back and watch this disruption piece unfold.
But wait! Not all v3 plans are the same. What variations are there?
Upfront payment may be in full on acceptance and approval of the plan application, or in tranches as the work is carried out and completed – obviously the former making better cash flow sense. Guarantees of payment are not necessary for the former but are certainly a consideration with the latter.
Annual or monthly subscription fees regardless of usage levels, or per plan administration fees, can be an enormous disincentive for the practitioner. Some plans may charge subscription fees in the order of $200 per month, similar to a gym membership. If you are anticipating approximately $10,000 of payment plans per month, an onerous subscription fee in the order of $200 per month equates to 2% additional "effective interest" on-charged to you for each and every case. Worse still, the $200 is still applicable while you holiday over summer.
Patient establishment fees, monthly processing fees, monthly account keeping fees and other hidden fees can vary greatly between v3 plans. It may seem inconsequential at first, but your patients will scrutinise these fees carefully in assessing the overall bottom-line cost to them, as well as when comparing different offers from competitors. In a $2000 case on a 12-month payment plan, a variation of only $40 in the establishment fee and monthly account keeping fees of $3-$4 is equal to 4% additional "effective interest" on-charged to the patient by stealth.
You can therefore see, with the above points 3 and 4, that a combination of a simple monthly subscription fee to you plus a higher fees to your patient can add 6% in additional "effective interest" charges for the plan financier, to the material detriment of your practice and/or your patient. In such circumstances, the headline quoted percentage fee for the plan is rendered somewhat misleading.
This leads me to the high-interest v3 plan – the "goodwill" challenge.
Now, when I mention high interest, you will probably picture the percentage "you" are being asked to pay, which is certainly one consideration. However, with many v3 plans the devil lies in the patient default interest rate charges. You're probably wondering, how is that? – the patient is on a no-interest payment plan. Well, as we all know by now, "someone pays".
Some payment plans function within the non-credit sector of the lending industry where their licences prohibit them from charging default interest rates. As a rule, these plans tend to offer longer periods for repayment and they ensure that each monthly repayment is made through more diligent arrears follow-up. They tend to charge higher up-front interest rates to the practice, which is necessary for their arrears and potential bad debt exposure, as they never charge default interest to the patient.
Other payment plans function within the credit sector of the lending industry, much akin to credit cards, where their credit licenses allow them to charge default interest rates. As a rule, these plans can offer payment lengths as short as 3 to 6 months and they require that the patient make minimum payments each month. They can offer super-sharp interest rates to the practice that can make your home mortgage look expensive, since much of their revenue comes from high default interest rates charged to the patient, usually in the order of 15% to 20%, if a residual balance remains on the account once the term of the policy is up. Sometimes, they backdate the interest to the start of the loan, and sometimes the interest starts to accrue even when the requested minimum monthly payment is made, since it is deemed short of the pre-agreed full monthly payment figure.
While it may, at first sight, seem appealing to choose a payment plan with a lower interest to your business, we have to remember that we are not buying flat-screen televisions or lounge-room furniture. The ongoing intimate nature of the dentist–patient relationship, and the emphasis we place on goodwill within our patient base, dictates that high interest penalty default rates will end up creating "badwill" for you and your practice and this may have financial repercussions far greater than the initial savings on interest fees for the practice.
Secondly, shorter repayment periods of 12 months or less, although appealing for the business by way of lower upfront costs, are actually akin to irresponsible lending since most patients taking up payment plans will need the longer repayment periods to afford their monthly repayments. A patient who finalises their repayments is a happy one. They will not blame you for introducing them to a black hole of unjustifiably high compounding interest and they will also be better positioned to undergo further rounds of treatment having benefited from a genuine no-interest facility.
Having an understanding of what patients are looking for in a payment plan can be helpful to practitioners when choosing a plan. There's little point in choosing a plan that doesn't work for your patients as they may go to another practice offering more appropriate payment terms or just avoid dental treatment entirely.
It's also important for us practitioners to be aware of what constitutes responsible lending and not set our patients up on a plan they can't afford, with dire financial consequences even though minimum monthly payments have been adhered to.
Finally, no two dental payment plans are the same. From the establishment and subscription fees, the time frame of the payment plan and the default interest rates to when the dentist receives payment, payment plans will vary. It is incumbent on dental practitioners to research the available plans carefully to ensure that we offer the most suitable plans – reflecting not only our own business ethics and standards but also, equally importantly, our patients' needs.


This week, EWG applauded the personal care products giant Unilever for following up on it's promise to provide customers with information about the fragrance ingredients across all 15 of their cosmetic brands.
EWG also gave props to a bipartisan group of lawmakers, who this week unveiled a task force to address the national water contamination crisis caused by the family of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. The task force, established by Reps. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), plans to bring PFAS cleanup to the forefront of the House agenda.
The prolonged government shutdown has stretched beyond a month now, and the enormous public and environmental health toll is worsening by the day. This week EWG joined a letter penned by 280 public interest groups calling on President Trump to end this shutdown before irreparable harm is done.
We're in the throes of flu season, and over on our Children's Health site we broke down some simple tips to help keep kids from catching the bug.
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
An alarming report from two nonprofits — the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) — shows asbestos imports rose by nearly 2,000 percent between July and August 2018. The biggest spike was last August, when the U.S. imported 272 metric tons of raw chrysotile asbestos, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Commerce Department.
According to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group, other chemicals, even replacements for BPA, haven't been tested enough to know if they're truly safe. Reprinted by U.S. News & World Report.
Consider that nearly 70,000 products are listed on the "Skin Deep" database of cosmetics operated by the Environmental Working Group, a 25-year-old organization that tracks and rates chemical safety in cosmetics. Of the 70,000, EWG has verified just 1,250 do not carry chemicals of concern (what it deems hazardous or ingredients that have not been thoroughly tested).
Which means these baby care products will all be certified to the NSF organic standard (meaning the way the product is processed and constructed promotes food safety and organic standards), Environmental Working Group (EWG) verified, and "Gluten Free Certified." Why you need a baby wipe to be gluten free is beyond me, but I'm still pretty excited. Oh, and they're also pediatrician certified, vegan, non-GMO and dermatologist tested, and made in the USA. So you know — worth it.
The products are also cruelty free, a topic that has long been a concern to animal rights groups around the world. PURITO is one of the first derma cosmetics companies to be adopting such a strong stance and achieving EWG certification is a clear recognition of their commitment to the consumer.
In the last few months, Herbal Essences got Environmental Working Group (EWG) Verification label and Natura Brasil products received Leaping Bunny certification. Other labels making headway include Vegan, Halal, Non-GMO, as well as COSMOS and Natrue (natural & organic labels). Reprinted by Professional Beauty.
Six years ago, he and Environmental Working Group president Ken Cook co-founded Food Policy Action, an advocacy group that's focused on food safety, nutrition and hunger issues—particularly school lunch programs and hunger among veterans.
I downloaded the apps "Think Dirty" and the Environmental Working Group's "Healthy Living" to look up the products I already owned and determine just how toxic each one was. These free apps provide a rating from zero to 10, with zero being completely non-toxic and 10 being the dirtiest.
Switching to a plant-based diet is good for human health and the earth. The Environmental Working Group estimated that the carbon footprint of broccoli is nearly 13 times less than beef, and a clinical trial showed that eating it may even help to rid your body of cancer-associated pollutants.
The Environmental Working Group found that red beef can produce 10 to 40 times the greenhouse emissions of other crops such as corn. They found that the livestock feed necessary for the US requires nearly 167 million pounds of pesticides. The methane produced from cows alone makes up over 20% of the US's methane emissions.
Campaigners the Environmental Working Group (EWG) claim any more glyphosate than 160 parts per billion (ppb) in cereal is unsafe. But Kellogg's No Added Sugar Granola with Apricot and Pumpkin Seeds, Quaker's Oat So Simple Original Microwaveable Oats, and Weetabix's Oatibix are all said to contain levels higher than EWG's benchmark.
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MegaFood–together with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and several other food and nutrition brands including Ben & Jerry's, MOM's Organic Market, Stonyfield Farm, Nature's Path Foods and Natural Grocers–has petitioned the EPA to ban the use of glyphosate as a desiccant before harvest.
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Most U.S. grown blueberries can have high levels of pesticide residue that could affect the liver, and other body functions. Blueberries are on the top twenty list of crops with the most pesticides from the Environmental Working Group.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment, releases a yearly Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce with a list of the "Dirty Dozen" and the "Clean Fifteen," based on testing by the United States Department of Agriculture (ewg.org/foodnews).
If you're interested in trying the light and potassium-, vitamin-, and antioxidant-rich drink or making it a part of your daily routine, there are two easy ways to make celery juice right at home. Once you've washed your fresh celery (organic is best—this veggie is one of the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen"), you can throw your stalks in a juicer.
Interestingly, celery is on the Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen list of foods high in pesticides, so organic does seem like the way to go, whether you're making the drink for your kid or yourself, or even consuming the vegetable in any form.
The Environmental Working Group, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit working on environmental issues, said that more than a million pounds of 1,4 dioxane was produced in the U.S. or imported to the country in 2015, and 675,000 pounds of the substance has been released into the environment nationwide.
David Andrews, senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group, said the FTS 6:2 detection is not surprising. "It's one of the more common replacement chemicals," Andrews said. "As we understand more about the national contamination in regards to PFOA and PFOS and the entire class of chemicals, we'll see much more come out (on FTS 6:2)," Andrews said.


The Kansas State Department of Education released revised estimates of the amount of state aid school districts will lose as a result of Gov. Mark Parkinson's latest round of budget cuts, and the revisions were substantial for Reno County schools.
Hutchinson, Nickerson-South Hutchinson and Haven school districts will lose more. Buhler, Fairfield and Pretty Prairie districts will lose less.
USD 308 in Hutchinson, whose loss was initially estimated at $542,602, actually will lose $1.33 million.
However, Superintendent David Flowers said the revised figure was more in line with what he had been expecting and did not complicate his task any further.
"Again I think we'll be able to get through this year without furloughs or ending the school year early," he said.
He expects to be able to close the funding gap by squeezing spending, using more than $400,000 designated for opening new facilities for general operations instead and with some extra money the district will get because it has about 70 more students than a year ago.
Haven's loss jumped from $199,179 to $312,275. Nickerson's went from $296,670 to $369,729.
Buhler's fell dramatically from $982,400 to $565,058. Fairfield went from $169,385 to $125,990, and Pretty Prairie went from $146,260 to $100,528.
"It's a big headache, frankly, from every direction," Nickerson Superintendent Bill Hagerman said. "We've had some scenarios passed along the way. It's not that we took them lightly. We've been planning for it. But when it actually happens, it's 'Oh, my gosh. Now what are we going to do.' You have to get past the shock and figure out what you're really going to do."
Hagerman said the district would reduce spending and conserve everywhere it can and would spend down cash reserves.
"After that, we might have to do other things that I'm not prepared to say right now," he said.
Spending down cash reserves, he said, is a one-time solution.
"What about going forward?" he asked. "Most likely this is not going to be a one-year cutback. My hope is that people in the Legislature take a harder look at this because of a public outcry and come up with some revenue enhancements because we can't just save our way out of this."
Parkinson cut spending by every state agency Tuesday to balance the budget after state revenue estimates were revised downward $258 million.
State aid to K-12 public education was cut $36 million, which for public schools means a reduction in base state aid per pupil from $4,218 to $4,012.
The state paid $4,400 in base aid a year ago, and Monday's cut was the fifth this year and second by the governor since the Legislature went home.


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Bruce Ellington (born August 22, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school career
In high school, Ellington played both basketball and American football at Moncks Corner (SC) Berkeley located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.  Ellington attended the same high school as his cousin, Andre Ellington. In 2009, Ellington played quarterback and led the Stags to the Division II-AAAA state championship in 2009 as a quarterback for head coach Jerry Brown. In the 2009 state championship game, Ellington rushed for four touchdowns. Ellington was a finalist for South Carolina's "Mr. Football" as well.  On the hardwood as a senior, Ellington averaged 22 points, eight rebounds, and six assists per game and was named the South Carolina Coaches Association 4A Player of the Year, the Region 7-4A Player of the Year, and the Post and Courier Athlete of the Year. Ellington was a McDonald's All-America nominee following his senior season. As a basketball recruit, Ellington was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN (93 overall rating) and a four-star recruit by Rivals (24th-ranked point guard and 96th-ranked player overall). As a football recruit, ESPN rated Ellington as a four-star recruit as well and listed him as an athlete.

College career
Ellington played both basketball and American football at the University of South Carolina. After playing only basketball in the 2010 season, he joined the football team in 2011 and played both sports throughout his college career. As a football player, he had 106 career receptions for 1,586 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a basketball player, he averaged 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, three assists, and one steal per game.

Ellington announced on January 3, 2014 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.  Although Ellington would forgo his senior season, he was still able to graduate with a degree in sociology during the 3 and 1/2 years that he was at the University of South Carolina.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers selected Ellington in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was the 17th wide receiver selected in 2014.

On May 27, 2014, the San Francisco 49ers signed Ellington to a four-year, $2.69 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $474,428.

He caught his first career touchdown on a 20-yard reception from quarterback Blaine Gabbert against the Denver Broncos. On December 20, 2014, Ellington had two touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers. An eight-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Colin Kaepernick and a one-yard touchdown run, giving him three touchdowns in his rookie season.

The 49ers placed him on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury on August 30, 2016.

On August 3, 2017, Ellington was waived by the 49ers.

New York Jets
On August 3, 2017, Ellington was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. He was waived on August 5, 2017 after failing his physical.

Houston Texans
On August 11, 2017, Ellington signed with the Houston Texans.

On September 10, Ellington made his Texans debut in a 29–7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2017. In 11 games with the Texans, Ellington had 29 catches for 330 yards and two touchdowns.

On March 14, 2018, Ellington signed a one-year contract to remain with the Texans. He was placed on injured reserve on September 25, 2018 with a hamstring injury. On October 31, he was released.

Detroit Lions
On November 6, 2018, Ellington was signed by the Detroit Lions. He was placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2018. Overall, he finished the 2018 season with 31 receptions for 224 yards and one touchdown. On February 15, 2019, Ellington was released by the Lions.

New England Patriots
On March 14, 2019, Ellington signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots. He was released on May 8, 2019, with an injury designation.

Personal life
His cousin Andre Ellington is a former NFL running back. The two were teammates on the 2017 Texans.

References

External links
Detroit Lions bio
South Carolina Gamecocks football bio
South Carolina Gamecocks basketball bio

1991 births
Living people
People from Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Players of American football from South Carolina
Basketball players from South Carolina
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American football wide receivers
South Carolina Gamecocks football players
South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players
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"We met for a reason. Either you're a blessing or a lesson."
"Personal growth rarely comes from a place of comfort. In fact, it can be very UNcomfortable."
I have been pecking away at my slooow socks and My Fuzzy Coyote since finishing the two pairs of fingerless mitts. Neither one is inspiring me right now, a mental state I have read about on other knitters' blogs but am not sure I have experienced heretofore. What DO I want to knit? For one, another pair of ribbed fingerless mitts for Brian's violin teacher's Christmas gift next year. Quick gratification and a head start on next year's gifts; that's a hard combo to beat!
All the above photos shamelessly lifted from Ravelry.
But first I have to ply the white and grey Gotland. And finish at least one of those two WIPs. Sigh.
so I lead him out into his paddock where he could get a good look at those scary sheep. (He's seen them before, but never in this pasture, so close to his quarters.) It didn't take him long to settle down, though, just like he did yesterday at his very first dressage show. He's got a great mind, this horse!
While I was at the show, Rick and Brian built a new hay feeder for the sheep. The 'roof' isn't finished, but it's useable as is. I've never had a very good system for feeding hay in the wooded lot, so this really fills a need. I'm so thankful to have a handy man for a husband!
Nothing warms the hand like a freshly-laid egg.
Nothing warms the heart like a freshly unfurled flower.
The sun shining on said flower? Priceless!
I guess this means returning to work on the sloooow socks or My Fuzzy Coyote. Or, I could start spinning one of the goodies I featured yesterday. Hmmm.
On top of that, Laura brought me a bunch of staples with which to make edible goodies – flour, wheat germ, whole wheat spaghetti, and more. She's going gluten-free, and we are the blessed beneficiaries of her pantry-cleaning.
Mary Ann mentioned these on her blog, and oh, how I wanted to see them! I had no idea Mary Engelbreit published a magazine for awhile; I just love ME's aesthetic and look for her page-a-day calendar every year. Mary Ann was kind enough to send me these issues to peruse; I just know doing so will be a treat!
Sometimes I'm asked how I manage to post to my blogs so often. Much of it, I have come to realize, is a need to create with words and pictures. But it doesn't just flow out; I do have to work at it. A satisfying work, to be sure, but effort still.
In the interview with Madeline L'Engle I linked to in yesterday's post (it's fantastic; I hope you'll read it), she said "inspiration comes during rather than before." That is a message I first heard decades ago from one of my college art professors; basically the adage that "art is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration." So true!
The other day I received a surprise in the mail from blogpal Sandra. Even though I don't have lambs coming this spring, I hope to breed again in the future, and this handy little book is just what I've been wishing for since my first lambing seven years ago. In fact, I'm going to use it to document all the lambs born on Boulderneigh (since there haven't been that many) so it will be a complete record from the beginning. That will give me a good excuse to look back through my photo files for a 'lamb fix,' and while I'm at it, I'll post a photo of each lamb here, too. So stay tuned for cute!
Today was one of those days that takes "home" out of "homeschooling." Brian and I got up, ate breakfast, did chores, and headed out the door before 8:30 for his science class at a local university (yes, on Presidents Day). I was planning to meet up with a friend while Brian was in class, but her doctor's appointment ran long so I spent most of my time knitting on the second pair of fingerless mitts for the GYBP prize drawings.
As soon as class was over we headed to the Oregon coast – Depoe Bay to be exact – so Brian could attend a friend's birthday party. On the way Brian listened to the Gospel of Mark for a Bible Achievement team event next Sabbath.
The tide was out when we got our first glimpse of the sea; perfect! While Brian was occupied I was planning a delicious solitary stroll around Depoe Bay and maybe down a nearby beach, just me and my camera. But I ended up staying at the birthday party because the birthday girl's mom wanted to chat. So when Brian started begging for a chance to stop and walk on the beach on our way home, I was an easy sell. We turned into the public parking lot at Siletz Bay and walked down the inlet to the vast Pacific and back – just long enough to collect a few photos, stones – and memories.
On the road again, I got a call from Rick. Knowing we were going to be gone all day, I had asked him to stop by the house and let the dogs out if at all possible. He had not made it home and still had a meeting to attend, so I braced myself for the mess I was probably going to face in the laundry room.
To my surprise, the dogs had been able to hold it! So I turned them out and directed my efforts to warming a cold house. We had not bothered to stoke the wood stove this morning, so I sent Brian out to split some kindling while I prepared the firebox. When I opened the door, against all reasonable expectations, there were still coals! Hmmm; had Brian and I 'tessered' to the coast and back, while home dwelt in a wrinkle in time?
Such glorious light – it seemed to come straight from heaven!
Uplifted, I sat down in my chair to check email. A telltale sound came from the glass door that leads to the deck. I got up to see one of our less common visitors, a chestnut-backed chickadee, laying face-down. I quickly let the dogs in through the front door, hoping that the wee thing was just stunned. Sadly, it never moved again.
Ah nature; such an imperfect revelation of God! It reminded me of I Corinthians 13:12; "For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity; these three; but the greatest of these is charity." The God Who notes each sparrow that falls (Matthew 10:29) promises a time when "there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." (Revelation 21:4). Until then, love will see us through.
Blogpals often give me wonderful examples of love. Just this weekend, Donna wrote of rescuing some goats and sheep she had sold, Dormouse wrote of choosing to save lives over saving money, and Anna wrote of buying a weak chick from the feed store so it could live a portion of its life on a farm, rather than dying unloved and tossed into a dumpster. Such tender hearts; sermons in shoes.
Looks like a second Easter Egger is gearing up to lay. We haven't had two blue/green eggs in one day in a long time!
Susan mentioned this recipe on her blog. I just happened to have a bag of fresh cranberries in my produce drawer, so I made it for our Valentine's dessert last night. Mmm, mmm, GOOD! I used the whole bag of cranberries, which was more than the two cups called for, whole wheat pastry flour, organic evaporated cane juice (I stopped buying white sugar), and olive oil instead of butter. I think Rick and I just may finish it off for supper tonight, since Brian is gone for the weekend.
He is with a church youth group at a 'summer' camp in the Cascades playing in the snow – a far cry from the weather here today! It got above 60 degrees, so I decided to give Lance a bath in preparation for his first show a week from Sunday. If he'll leave a stable sheet on, he'll stay clean enough that all I'll need to do is wipe down his face and maybe rinse off his legs again. But it will not surprise me at all if my mouthy mustang undresses himself. Oh well, he'll still be cleaner than if he hadn't had a bath!
I finished the navy fingerless mitts last night, and they are drying as I type. Soon they will be winging their way to merry old England to keep Carolyn's hands warm – taking that navy yarn almost full circle. That's a global economy for you. Jamieson's Shetland Double Knitting was grown and spun on Shetland, knit into mitts by a small-time breeder of Shetland sheep in Oregon, and are bound for a new blogpal in England!


Saturday, May 4th, 2013. Today I want to thank Ventura animal activist, Shelley Petlansky Watkins, for joining with animal rights groups to protest pig slaughter at Farmer John, the largest pig slaughterhouse on the West Coast. The protest is from 10 a.m. to noon, at Farmer John's Slaughterhouse, 3049 E. Vernon Ave., Los Angeles, California, where 6,000 pigs a day are routinely slaughtered as if they were unfeeling creatures.
A few years ago, after the publication of one of my annual columns questioning the ethics of sending 4-H animals to slaughter without showing the child who raised the animal the truth of what happens to their pig, lamb, or cow, (see video below) I received the following hand-written letter from a man who witnessed what I wish every meat-eating person could see.
I have been reading your articles about 4-H kids. I understand why they should not send their animals to the slaughterhouse.
What I am about to tell you here are events that actually transpired, as accurate as my memory can recall. I could never in my life think up anything like this.
Several years ago I was living on a five-hundred acre ranch right in the middle of the Wind River Indian Reservation, a hundred miles east of the Grand Teton Park in Western Wyoming. I was trading my husbandry talents and the feeding and care of fifty horses and mules, plus summer time irrigating of all the pastures, in exchange for a nice ranch house and the use of any of the stock I wanted to ride. For me and my many dogs and cats, it was ideal.
The Wind River Mountains were in my backyard and the Wind River itself wound in and out of the property several times. I could swim and play any day I wanted to without anyone telling me what to do or where to go. I guess in retrospect, I should have never given up the place, but when I found out several of the horses were earmarked for slaughter and sales to the French meat market, I quit the very day I found out.
One summer afternoon, I saw activity at the small house across the dirt road that ran in front of my place. Curious, I walked across the pasture in front of my house and across the dirt road to see what was up. I lived down there all by myself and if neighbors were moving in, I wanted to meet them and find out what kind of people they were.
Standing in front of the old house and leaning up against the bent and rusted fender of an old Ford pickup was a red headed man smoking a cigarette and whistling along to a Waylon Jennings song. As I approached, he yelled out to his wife to bring up two beers. He introduced himself to me as "Red" Hollis and he handed me one of the beers. He said his wife's name was "Twila" and he told me they were going to spend the summer in the house. Red was going to do odd jobs around the smaller ranch up the road and Twila was going to work as a bar waitress in the small bar half way between where we lived and the small mountain town of Dubois.
Red told me that they had moved out from Illinois where he worked in a slaughterhouse. He told me all he did was hogs. No cattle, no sheep, no chickens and no turkeys. Just hogs!
This revelation made me a little nervous as I don't feel that comfortable around anyone in this line of business and, actually, I do not know anyone in the slaughter industry. I usually keep my personal feelings about eating mammal flesh to myself unless I'm pressed to defend my choice of what I eat and how I feel about the slaughter of these incredible animals.
Anyway, Red went on to explain what he did in the slaughterhouse. It seemed to me that he was quite happy with his odd career and he had absolutely no reservations about talking about it. He told me he was a "Knifer" in the hog section of a huge slaughter operation. The hogs were weighted and graded out in these enormous holding pens and then they were forced, single file, to shuffle into the openings in the sides of the five story cement building. He said the squealing was so deafening that it could be heard five miles away.
As soon as the hogs got into the building, there were several men standing on the right side of the ramp with huge chains ending in sliding looped cables. As soon as each hog passed by, the men would reach down and pick up the right rear leg and slip the sliding cable over the leg and secure it. As soon as the cable was tight, the chain was mechanically pulled up and the hog was hoisted, up side down, into the air. This is where the squealing began to heighten. The terrified animals were actually screaming for their lives.
The next closed off room is where Red performed his macabre duties. As soon as the terrified hog entered the room, Red would reach up and slit its throat with his knife. He told me that he was pretty sure that he managed to successfully kill at least seventy five percent of all the hogs that came into his room. He also told me that by the end of his eight hour shift, the room was so filled with blood that it literally came up to his arm pits and that is why he wore rubberized fly fishing waders. He said that the killing of hogs went on twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty five days a year.
He then told me that the hogs, always on the move above him, went from his room into the next room where they were dipped into huge vats of boiling water to remove any dirt, bugs and all the hair. If any of the hogs he had knifed were still alive, the boiling water ended their lives immediately. He also said that several times a day, several of the "Knifers" would yell out "live one coming in" when a still living hog came through the entrance to the boiling vats and everyone would laugh and yell when its squeals were hushed forever by the boiling cauldrons.
I asked him how he could live with himself after what he had done in the slaughterhouse. With an enormous smile on his face, he told me that he enjoyed, immensely, the fact that he held the life of so many animals in his hands and that he slept real good after a long day in the "Knifing Room" and a pork roast in his belly.
We talked for several minutes longer and then I made up some lame excuse that I had to get back to my feeding of the horses. When I got home, I hugged all my dogs and cats and began to cry.
I cried and cried and cried!!!
The 4-H and Future Farmers of America pretend to teach real values to young children in hopes of thoroughly brainwashing them into believing that the raising of farm animals for profit and slaughter is a sound, moral thing to do. These children raise each and every cow and pig and lamb and goat with tender loving care and talk to them in soothing voices telling them all along that everything will be all right. But sadly enough, the day after the fair auction is over, each of these cuddled animals are going to go off and meet the thousands of Red Hollis's waiting in the dark of some slaughterhouse with sharpened knives in hand and murder in their hearts!
How many children would happily raise a pig, or lamb or goat after they got to spend a full eight-hour shift with Red Hollis in his house of horrors? I'm telling you, there would be no more 4-H or FFA except for those children who maim and torture animals anyway!
What kind of a message are these parents and organizations sending to our children? Are they telling them that it is perfectly okay to raise an animal in a loving environment and then willingly send them off to the horror of the kind of death that Red Hollis would give them? I said it to you on the phone and I will say it here: If these children are going to raise these animals, then by the Gods they had better go to the slaughterhouse and see exactly what happens to their sweet little furry friend the day after they relinquish their ownership of them. Otherwise, everything the 4-H or FFA teaches them about life on the farm will be in vain!
I hope this letter is not too disturbing to you Suza, but I feel if you are to make a serious stand against this most barbaric act, then you should have some real ammunition against it. This is first hand information taken from the very mouth of one Red Hollis, "Knifer" from Illinois and believe me, he knows!
What have we done to our children and what are we teaching them about how to love and respect the creatures we share this tiny planet with? Each and every time an animals is slaughtered, the Creator does hear its screams!!!
There was once serious spiritual connotations concerning the killing of an animal for food and leather, but today any spiritual connection to the slaughtered animal has been completely replaced by profit and greed. Most people today have absolutely no idea of the immense suffering that our animal friends are put through just for that "Big Mac" or that "Whopper" and the immense profits the sale of these items bring in. Hell, most people never even say grace before they sit down to eat anything!!!
Thank you again, Suza Francina, for your stand against this most disgusting act and the people and the organizations that perpetuate its continuation. Namely the 4-H clubs and the Future Farmers of America.
Stephen King, in his best writing style, could never, ever come up with as horrifying a tale as Red Hollis told me that day down by the Wind River. I still have nightmares about it.
The first step to "enlightenment" is to stop living in denial and see the era we live in with our eyes wide open, both the profound beauty and goodness in the world, and the immense, unspeakable horror.
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