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Jamie Oliver Brings The Kill Floor To The Dinner Table
January 20, 2010 11:08 am | by For more in Jamie Oliver news, check out | Videos | CommentsBritish food celebrity Jamie Oliver invites guests to a gala dinner and then treats them to an unexpected wake-up call about exactly how the food they eat makes it to the plate.
American Chocolate: "Yuck"
January 20, 2010 11:07 am | Videos | CommentsCBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports on consumer response in the U.K. to the Kraft buyout of Cadbury.
Ergonomics Can Save Money, Save Lives
January 20, 2010 5:17 am | by Patrick Penfield Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University | Articles | CommentsWhen we go to work, let’s face it: the last thing on our mind is getting injured or even dying. Unfortunately, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that in 2008, 5,071 workers died on the job. That’s an alarming number! The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states that the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported in 2008 was 3.
In Standoff With Unions, InBev Closes Production
January 20, 2010 5:10 am | News | CommentsLEUVEN, Belgium (Canadian Press) — The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, shut down production in its home country Wednesday in an escalation of a standoff with workers at its Belgian breweries over job cuts. Workers began blockading three AB InBev breweries two weeks ago to protest against cutting up to 263 jobs in Belgium as part of plan to reduce the company's European work force by 10 per cent.
Cadbury Makes Kraft Even Sweeter
January 20, 2010 5:07 am | News | CommentsKraft Foods' $19.5 billion deal to buy chocolate and gum maker Cadbury will create the world's largest candy company, greatly expand Kraft's share of that lucrative business and open opportunities worldwide to sell its other snacks. Cadbury shareholders are expected to approve the sweetened deal announced Tuesday, which is to close in February.
Food Company Expanding Facility, Adding 500 Jobs
January 20, 2010 5:06 am | News | CommentsHALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — A national producer of prepared foods is expanding a North Carolina plant and plans to create 500 jobs, providing a boost to an Interstate 95 corridor that has for years struggled to lower its jobless rate. Reser's Fine Foods Inc. will create the jobs over the next five years at the Halifax Industrial Center in Halifax County.
Hershey Sees Shares Jump After Not Buying Cadbury
January 20, 2010 5:05 am | News | CommentsHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Shares of The Hershey Co. rebounded Tuesday after Kraft Foods Inc. increased its offer for British candy maker Cadbury PLC, all but shutting out competition from the smaller U.S. candy maker. Hershey shares rose $1.46, or 4 percent, to $37.71 in midday trading. They had slid below $37 — from above $40 in October — as speculation grew that Hershey might bid for Cadbury.
Hormel Foods Buys Country Crock
January 20, 2010 5:03 am | News | CommentsAUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — Hormel Foods Corp. is acquiring the Shedd's Country Crock side-dish line from Unilever United States Inc., a move that adds potato and pasta side dishes to Hormel's product line that includes meat and poultry entrees. Terms were not disclosed Monday for the deal, which is expected to close by next month.
Meatpacking Plant To Close In Iowa
January 20, 2010 5:02 am | News | CommentsSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City officials say the John Morrell & Co. meatpacking plant, one of the city's largest employers, will close this spring. The plant has about 1,500 workers. Sioux City Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty says Mayor Mike Hobart received the news on Tuesday from plant manager Dan Pacquin, who said the plant would close April 20.
Moderation, Motivation & Deep Fried Salad
January 20, 2010 5:00 am | by Karen Langhauser, Editor-in-chief | Articles | CommentsWhile waiting to close on our house, my fiancé and I have spent the last month living with my parents (insert jokes about how uncool we are here). It’s not all bad. Laundry is free, my parents have 900+ cable channels, and we don’t have to listen to our neighbor learn to play the guitar at 1:00 am like we did in our apartment.
Stalking The Weather Report
January 19, 2010 5:48 am | by Anna Wells, Editor, IMPO | Articles | CommentsThis is the time of year when I begin to obsessively check the weather. January in Wisconsin can be particularly soul-crushing, but it’s also January that’s the turning point: average temperatures typically hit their lows for the year in the late part of the month, and then it’s an incremental crawl back to air temperatures that humans can withstand without Gortex.
Automated Manufacturing System Quadruples Production
January 19, 2010 5:39 am | by Joel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO | Articles | CommentsResearch Products Company, headquartered in Salina, Kansas, manufactures food additives for the baking and grain milling industries. Products include flour bleaching and maturing services, vitamin and mineral premixes, and others that help the company’s customers create nutritious food for their consumers.
USDA, Dairy Council, NFL 'Fuel Up To Play'
January 19, 2010 4:20 am | News | CommentsNEW YORK (USDA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has joined a campaign to fight and defeat childhood obesity in cooperation with the NFL, National Dairy Council, multiple health organizations and several major corporations. The campaign, known as Fuel Up to Play 60, is funded with an initial private sector financial commitment of $250 million over five years by America's Dairy Farmers.
Kraft Gives In To Cadbury For $19.5B
January 19, 2010 4:17 am | News | CommentsLONDON (AP) — British candy company Cadbury agreed to a fattened $19.5 billion takeover offer from U.S. food group Kraft in a deal that would create the world's biggest chocolate maker. The board of Cadbury PLC, maker of Creme Eggs and Dentyne gum, gave up a four-month fight to remain independent and on Tuesday recommended shareholders take Kraft's offer of 840 pence ($13.
Adulteration & Counterfeiting Cost Industry Billions
January 19, 2010 4:16 am | by Recommendations | News | CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A new study released today by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and A.T. Kearney titled "Consumer Product Fraud -Detection and Deterrence: Strengthening Collaboration to Advance Brand Integrity and Product Safety," uncovers motivational drivers for economic adulteration(1) and the structural weaknesses at both the industry and governmental levels that have inadvertently created opportunities for economic adulteration to thrive.
Company Recalls 864,000 Pounds Of Beef
January 19, 2010 4:15 am | News | CommentsMONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California meat-packing firm has recalled some 864,000 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday that no illnesses have been reported from the products sold by Montebello-based Huntington Meat Packing Inc.
Film Screening Drawing Coca-Cola's Ire
January 19, 2010 4:14 am | News | CommentsTORONTO (CANADIAN PRESS) — It seems that a documentary critical of soft-drink giant Coca-Cola has left a bitter taste with the company. The multinational corporation has told a university film network planning to screen "The Coca-Cola Case" in several cities that the movie contains inaccuracies and violates a confidentiality agreement.
Experts Say Farmers Should Market Crops Now
January 19, 2010 4:13 am | News | CommentsWATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Experts say farmers better start marketing their crops now if they haven't already started. John Sanow, a DTN marketing analyst, says corn and soybean markets will be pressured because of a record harvest in the U.S.; the ample soybeans being harvested in South America; and reduced demand for corn overseas.
Bird Hazing System
January 18, 2010 8:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsAvian Plus is a bird hazing system that uses natural scents to deter pest birds from enclosed and semi-enclosed areas such as airline hangars, warehouses, storage facilities, loading docks, big box stores and more. Avian Plus is a small wall mounted unit that emits a non-toxic, non-allergenic scent into the air that is pleasing to humans, and unbearable to birds.
Tyson Antibiotics Suit Nears Settlement
January 18, 2010 6:00 am | News | CommentsBALTIMORE, Md. (AP) — A judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a lawsuit that involves the nation's largest poultry producer, Tyson Foods Inc. The company would pay consumers $5 million in refunds to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of falsely claiming that its chickens were "raised without antibiotics.
