Food News

ConAgra Foods will cut 110 workers at a Milton, Pennsylvania, plant that makes Chef Boyardee foods and candied popcorn. via Beatrice Daily Sun

“If they go up in smoke, then so goes the climate”

Surging palm-oil demand from the food and biofuel industries threatens to ignite a "climate bomb" as developing countries strip forests and swamps to make way for plantations, Greenpeace said. via Deseret Morning News

The chocolate maker Hershey , which replaced its chief executive last month, announced a reshuffling of its board of directors yesterday as the charitable trust that controls the company stepped up efforts to ... via New York Times

Chocolate maker Hershey Co said on Sunday it has replaced eight members of its board of directors, the latest management shake-up in the weeks since the surprise announcement of Chief Executive Richard Lenny's ... via Reuters

“I'm thankful for the company's position on differential pay. Our family would have faced financial trouble without it.”

Thanks to a Tyson Foods, Inc. policy in support of the U.S. military, David Rook did not have to take a cut in pay when he was called to leave his job at Tyson to serve with his National Guard unit in Iraq. via PrimeNewswire

Kellogg Company and Asset Health Partner to Provide Online Healthcare Courses to Employees TROY, MICH. via PR-inside.com

“After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the cows were distributed among the villagers, but processing plants stopped operating. The only thing left was to start producing at home”

After Armenian independence in the 1990s, the houses of many Tashir residents turned into small cheese factories, and Tashir - a city in the provincial region of Lori - became the city of cheesemakers in ... via Huliq.com

“A decade ago, chipotle was virtually unknown to many Americans. Now spices like this can be found in a variety of dishes, adding rich flavor to mainstream favorites.”

As temperatures drop and the days become shorter, families begin to crave hearty, flavorful autumn meals. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. said Friday that an administrative law judge has issued an initial decision to revoke the registration of the company's common stock. via Deseret Morning News

“I strongly urge you to maintain the current state moratorium on genetically modified crops”

ONE of Australia's largest food companies has joined consumers in urging the State Government not to lift bans on genetically modified crops when it considers the issue this week. via The Age

Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Sara Lee Corp., down 31 cents at $16. First-quarter profit fell 40 percent on ... via San Jose Mercury News

“By providing immunizations at our in-store pharmacies, we believe we can help our patients make healthy choices by maximizing convenience.”

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS News Article Date: 06 Nov 2007 - 6:00 PST newsletters This flu season, Cub Pharmacy - owned and operated by America's third largest grocery retailer SUPERVALU INC. via Medical News Today

Despite a steep decline in ethanol income, first-quarter profits are up nine percent at Archer Daniels Midland. via WAND-TV Decatur

“And if he had stopped in the middle of the road and been hit by the trooper's car”

Sullivan DA: THP Trooper won't be charged in connection to Scott motorcycle fatality Sullivan County District Attorney Greeley Wells said Monday he believes Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Kyle Cantwell ... via Times-News Online

“Due to the injuries and her state of consciousness, the woman was unable to get back up to the highway for several hours”

FULTON, Ark.-The driver of a Ford Escort was killed after apparently driving off Interstate 30, going down an embankment and hitting a tree, authorities said. via Texarkana Gazette

The European Union cleared Kraft's proposed $7.8 billion acquisition of Groupe Danone SA's cookie and cereal snack division provided that some units in Spain and Hungary are sold. via Chicago Tribune

Their palettes have expanded to yearn for the rich taste of premium chocolate, evidenced by the near doubling of Dove Chocolate's distribution to the convenience store channel in the past year. via Confectioner

“We grind our own, three or four times a day, or as needed”

Tuesday morning Connie Faro of Salem heard about the removal of ground beef from stores in two New England supermarket chains, part of a nationwide recall of more than 1 million pounds over possible E. coli ... via Eastern Oklahoma County News

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Nov. 7--Rich Products Corp. is cutting about 100 jobs in sales, support and production roles across North America in its first such restructuring in at least two years. via Customer Interaction Solutions

Fruit and salad distributor Chiquita Brands International Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss narrowed due to a lower one-time charges and higher pricing. via BusinessWeek