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FDA Grants Notification of GRAS to Alltech's Sel-Plex-®
Lexington, KY - In recognition of Alltech's extensive research data on the safety of its flagship brand Sel-Plex-®, the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has granted notification of GRAS for the use of Sel-Plex-® as a human food additive. Sel-Plex-® is a selenized yeast produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060. Based on the information provided by Alltech, as well as...
Read More »Alltech Charts Six Steps to Profitability at IPE
With more than 200 attendees, Alltech's Annual Breakfast Meeting at the International Poultry Expo provided a chance for members of the poultry industry to sit down together and discuss the most important events from the previous year and trends that they will face in the future. Attendees were treated to a traditional Irish breakfast while Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech,...
Read More »2012 Alltech Lecture Tour - The Path to a Profitable Future - to Visit 24 Cities across North America
[Lexington, KY] - Since the first intelligible sentence was carried through telephone wire on March 10, 1876 in the rented top floor of a Boston boarding house, the world has been on a constant move to find the latest breakthroughs in technology. As Steve Jobs once said, We're just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people- as remarkable as the...
Read More »Record Number of Dairy and Beef Producers Attend Alltech's Global 500
[Lexington, KY] - Alltech's biggest ever Global 500 conference concluded, after welcoming nearly 700 dairy and beef producers from 32 countries to Alltech's home in Lexington, Kentucky. President and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons opened the conference with his Eight Big Ideas for the dairy and beef industries: 1. Efficiency: the cow is a fermentor, it is designed for fiber, we can increase...
Read More »Beefing Up Your Options at Alltech's Global Beef 500
[Lexington, KENTUCKY] - Following the success of the first Global Beef 500 last year, Alltech are proud to announce the second ever Global Beef 500, taking place December 6-8 in Lexington, Kentucky. World leaders in the beef industry will gather once again to discuss their collective future and how to brand beef better. We are faced with a world that is now more demanding than ever. There is a...
Read More »2011 National FFA Convention to be Televised Live on Internet
Broadcast will also be live to all mobile phones [Lexington, Ky.] - In a significant technological move forward for agriculture, the National FFA Organization will stream its 2011 National Convention in Indianapolis Oct. 19-22 live online via the newly launched Alltech Ag Network on iHigh.com. The televised convention will be accessible real time via computers, iPads and all iPhone, Android and...
Read More »Wanted: 20+ Team Members for Alltech North America
[Lexington, Ky.] - Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech is strengthening its North America operations and seeking more than 20 new team members eager to take on its ambitious goals, including innovative projects in algae, life sciences and solutions for feeding a global population of 9 billion. Considered one of the world's top ten animal health companies, Alltech continues to grow...
Read More »Alltech Pig App Now Available to BlackBerry Users
[Lexington, KY] - Already launched for iPhone and Android phones, Alltech's free pig application is now available to BlackBerry users. With three features - weather, commodity prices, and pig issues - the app is the first of its kind in the animal health industry. We've had a tremendous response to the initial launch of our pig app on iPhone and Android, and we look forward now to making this...
Read More »UK College of Ag Inducts Alltech Founder and CEO into Hall of Fame
Alltech Has Supported 55+ UK PhD Students [Lexington, KY] - The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Department of Animal and Food Sciences annually recognizes someone who has made outstanding contributions to the department and to Kentucky animal agriculture with induction into its Hall of Fame. This year, the department awarded the honor to Dr. Pearse Lyons, the founder and president...
Read More »Alltech Breaks Ground on $4.5M Distillery Project
[Lexington, KY] - Shovels slid into soft dirt Friday as Alltech broke ground on its $4.5 million distillery project in downtown Lexington, Ky. Located adjacent to the company's brewery, the 20,000 square foot facility will house production and storage for Alltech's Pearse Lyons Reserve whiskey, Bluegrass Sundown after-dinner Bourbon coffee beverage, and soon-to-be-released Bourbon. The project is...
Read More »Aiming for a $4 Billion Target: Alltech Realigns Leadership Team
[Lexington, KY] - In its quest to reach $4 billion in revenue, global animal health and nutrition company Alltech is realigning its directorship to take strategic advantage of emerging opportunities. Dr. Mark Lyons has been named vice president of corporate affairs and Geoff Frank has been appointed to manager of North American sales. Alltech has experienced a remarkable growth in the past couple...
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