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Where Food Comes From, Inc. Promotes Jason Franco to Chief Technology Officer
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (Nasdaq: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent,
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[{"type":"text","content":"CASTLE ROCK, Colo., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (Nasdaq: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, today announced that Jason Franco has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer. Franco had formerly served as Senior Vice President of Technology since 2018 when WFCF acquired JVF Consulting, LLC, the consulting firm Franco founded. He previously served as a technical application consultant and integration specialist with Peoplesoft/Oracle. He began his career as a software developer with John Deere Special Technologies Group, where he specialized in traceability applications. “Technology is at the heart of the services we provide to customers across the agricultural supply chain, and we are deeply committed to driving technical innovation with the software and processes that have helped establish Where Food Comes From as the leader in our industry,” said John Saunders, Chairman and CEO. “For the past three years Jason has led our efforts to integrate enterprise level software and to develop and continually enhance secure platforms for traceability and verification of claims producers make about their products. We look forward to his continued contribution in his new role as CTO.” Franco added, “Our mission is to provide our customers and related stakeholders with technology tools that digitize and increase the speed of supply chain workflows using the latest security measures and protections to ensure the integrity of all customer data. We have recently introduced new and exciting technologies to the beef industry that have transformed the way ranchers, feed yards and processors manage and share information and improve their internal business processes. Our goal is to drive continuous process improvement through technical innovation.” About Where Food Comes From, Inc.Where Food Comes From, Inc. is America’s trusted resource for third party verification of food production practices. Through proprietary technology and patented business processes, the Company supports more than 15,000 farmers, ranchers, vineyards, wineries, processors, retailers, distributors, trade associations, consumer brands and restaurants with a wide variety of value-added services. Through its IMI Global, Validus Verification Services, Sure...