News from dairy processors, suppliers and associations
Golden State Foods (GSF), Irvine, Calif., announced the promotion of Ryan Hammer to GSF corporate senior vice president and president, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD). In his new role, he will continue to oversee logistics for QCD, part of the GSF family of companies, from its headquarters in Frisco, Texas, and will also assume responsibility for GSF’s Liquid Products North America sales team.
The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation, both headquartered in Arlington, Va., commended the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for using its review of Indonesia’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) status to hold Indonesia accountable for issues that had threatened the smooth flow of U.S. dairy exports. USTR announced on Nov. 3 the conclusion of its review of Indonesia’s eligibility to continue receiving preferential tariff access to the U.S. market under the GSP program, the organizations said.
“We appreciate USTR ensuring that Indonesia meet its market access obligations under the GSP review process,” said Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of USDEC. “Through that process, USTR helped address Indonesian policies that had endangered U.S. dairy exports to Indonesia, one of our largest markets. The government of Indonesia has been responsive to these concerns, and we look forward to building further upon this positive development.”