Pepsi Bottler's Shareholders Vote On Acquisition Payment

Refinery Bringing Hope To La. Sugar Growers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After years of fighting storms and flat prices, Louisiana sugar cane growers at the heart of a $2 billion industry are hoping for better financial times as farmers and the food industry unite to get the product from the fields to the consumer in a direct line. Construction is under way on a $190 million sugar refinery near Gramercy, northwest of New Orleans, that will be able to produce 1 million tons of sugar annually.

CA Food Exec Indicted In Tomato Price-Fixing Case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The former owner of a California food company was indicted Thursday in an alleged price-fixing plot that involved buyers for some of the nation's biggest food chains. A federal grand jury in Sacramento charged Frederick Scott Salyer with racketeering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

1-800-Recycling.com Names the Food Manufacturers Wasting Less

LOS ANGELES-- (BUSINESS WIRE) - 1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, has published an article on its blog that singles out and recognizes some of the food manufacturing companies around the country that have been incorporating green practices into their operations.

Poultry Companies Turned Watershed Into Mess

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Motivated by greed, several Arkansas poultry farms cut corners when getting rid of thousands of tons of waste and allowed it to pollute a sensitive watershed, an attorney for the state argued Thursday. The 11 companies accused of poisoning the Illinois River watershed shared by Oklahoma and Arkansas turned a once-pristine recreational area enjoyed by tens of thousands of visitors each year into a "green, slimy mess," Louis Bullock, an attorney for Oklahoma, said during his closing argument.

CA Introduces Soda Tax To Fund Childhood Obesity Programs

(www.publichealthadvocacy.org) - In the face of a $41 billion statewide obesity epidemic, California Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez (D-Shafter) today introduced legislation to tax sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages to fund childhood obesity programs. "I don't want obesity to be the legacy that we leave to our children," Sen.

California Moves Toward Listing BPA As Toxin

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — The California Environmental Protection Agency signaled intent to add bisphenol A (BPA) to the state's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects, adding to evidence the chemical should be banned from food and beverage containers.

More RI-Made Salami Products Recalled

BURRILLVILLE, RI (AP) — Federal officials say Rhode Island-based Daniele International is expanding its recall of salami products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Tuesday that 115,000 pounds of salami products manufactured by the Burrillville meat company were being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination from crushed red pepper.

Kraft 4Q Profit Surges; Cadbury Is Next Challenge

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kraft's income more than tripled in its first quarterly report since it acquired British candy maker Cadbury, in part on CEO Irene Rosenfeld's turnaround program. The next challenge will be delivering on bold promises for international growth to satisfy investors and silence the deal's doubters.