We used to try to see what other work we could grab. Now our mission is to be seen as a high-technology plant. |
We want to grow where consumers are going and we want to follow consumers, ... We know consumers are eating more snacks and more portable food. We want to capture that and what we have needed up to now was a powerful distribution system. |
We went into this hurricane with a strong economy, with a resilient economy and we'll have a short-term impact but we will be right back to the growth that we saw before, |
What we need now is encouragement, support, motivation, vision, foresight, and courage, ... We aren't spending a lot of time looking back. We are looking at what we can do for people today and tomorrow. That's our focus. We're just not going to spend time right now looking backwards. |
When China fails to act, it only strengthens those who want to build protectionist barriers around the U.S. market and that's the last thing we need. |
Where there's a lot of technology, that's where we can compete. |
Without the free-trade agreement, these results would not have been possible, |
You'll just have to believe that we do all of this. |
[Aviles] is a good player. But I just had to keep my eyes on the ball and stand him up. |
[The determination came in response to a virtual fishery shutdown in the affected states due to major flooding, damage to fishing boats and fishing ports, waterways clogged with debris and closed processing facilities.] We are taking action now because of the significant economic effects of Hurricane Katrina on fishing communities in the Gulf of Mexico, ... Major commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico include fin fish, shrimp and oysters, with an estimated value of almost $700 million per year. |