Food Biz
ConAgra Foods to Expand Frozen Potato Facility in Boardman, Oregon
Hostess Facing Nationwide Strike - Selected Bakeries will be Closed
Hostess Brands Inc. based in Irvng, Texas announced on November 12, 2012 that it will permanently close three bakeries as a result of a nationwide strike initiated on November 9 by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (Bakers Union) that has prevented the facilities from producing and delivering products. Cargill turkeys to be Shown to President Obama for Pardoning
In a tradition that dates back to 1947, when Harry Truman was President of the United States, on Thanksgiving week President Barack Obama will be given a tom turkey in a White House Rose Garden ceremony signaling the start of the holiday season. Each year, two live turkeys are given to the White House and since 1989, when George Herbert Walker Bush was president, they have been pardoned. Hershey Connects Children in U.S. and Rural Ghana Through New Distance Learning Program
The Hershey Company has announced in November 12th the launch of a unique distance learning program linking school children in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Ghana through real-time, high-definition technology provided by Cisco that creates a common, virtual classroom for 2 places which are more than 5,200 miles apart. Fourth-graders at Milton Hershey school can this way share experiences with school kids from Assin Fosu in Ghana. Heinz Company ranked number-one in the American Customer Satisfaction Index
H.J. Heinz Company based in Pittsburg has ranked number-one in overall customer satisfaction among food manufacturers in the 2012 American Customer Satisfaction IndexTM (ACSI). Heinz led food manufacturers for the 13th consecutive year. PepsiCo Grows Across Asia - New R&D Center for Food and Beverages Opened in Shanghai
PepsiCo, Inc. opened new food and beverage innovation center in Shanghai, China in November 13. The facility is company's largest research and development center outside of North America and will serve as a hub of new product, packaging and equipment innovation for PepsiCo's businesses throughout Asia. Analysis: Nervous Farmers Scramble For Corn Seed After Drought
Ohio farmer Rob Joslin is not taking chances with his corn seed, despite assurances that seed companies emerged from this summer's devastating drought with adequate supplies.Joslin, who grows corn and soybeans in western Ohio, began buying seed in August, months earlier than usual, to lock in the best-yielding varieties. Farmers are "concerned about getting their seed varieties, especially corn," he said. "It may not be there come December 1." Cuban Coffee Farms Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy destroys coffee farms in Cuba. The prices of coffee Arabica and Robusta have been affected. Storm Damages Crops in Haiti, Fueling Food Price Woes
Extensive damage to crops throughout the southern third of the country, as well as the high potential for a spike in cases of cholera and other water-borne diseases, could mean Haiti will see the deadliest effects of Sandy in the coming days and weeks. Salmonella Outbreak from Poultry has Ended: CDC Report
A multi-state salmonella outbreak has finally come to an end: The Center for Disease Control reports Peanut Butter Prices Likely to Fall; Farmers Expect Good Crop
Prices of peanuts and peanut-based products, including the much loved peanut butter, are likely to fall. The country is seeing a good peanut output this year. Senator Boxer, 500 Restaurateurs Plead for Action against Fish Fraud
California Senator Barbara Boxer urges the FDA to take action against fish fraud in the country. Meanwhile, 500 restaurateurs have signed and sent a petition to the Congress to put a stopper to fish mislabeling. Analysis: Americans to Face Tougher 2013 on Rising Prices, Taxes
Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets next year to pay for costlier healthcare, more expensive grocery bills and higher taxes, an extra drag on the country's already slow-moving economy. Meat Consumption Fell in 2011: Report
Meat consumption fell slightly in 2011, says a new report by Worldwatch Institute. Meat consumption fell in 2011 due to drought and diseases affecting livestock, a new report by Worldwatch Institute states. Film Shows Food as Therapy for Two Holocaust Survivors
Scenes from the new documentary about two octogenarian friends living together in Berlin are warm, but the hunger to learn more about their past as Holocaust survivors creates a suspenseful undercurrent throughout the film
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