Silicon Valley’s VCs are Thinking Twice About Throwing Money at Food

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Mar 19th, 2019

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

Since it’s founding over 35 years ago in a Maryland garage, Patton Electronics has grown to be an international player in the design and manufacture of communication and network connectivity hardware for a wide range of applications. Watch Now!

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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions Responsible for Over 650 Illnesses

The illnesses span 37 states, including 129 hospitalizations.

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Taste Test: RED Chocolate

Can a sugar-free chocolate bar actually taste good? Find out in our latest Taste Test.

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Organic Trade Association Opens Search for New CEO

After more than a decade of service to OTA and the organic community, current CEO Laura Batcha plans to step down in spring 2022.

In this Dec. 12, 2019 photo, workers process chickens at a poultry plant, in Fremont, NE.

USDA Rethinks How to Curtail Salmonella in Poultry

The agency plans to set up pilot projects to try changing the way it tests for salmonella in plants and to try encouraging the industry to do more on the farm.

Snacking Industry Assocation SNAC International to Have New CEO on April 1

Christine Cochran, who has led the Grain Foods Foundation for the past 9 years, will take over leadership of SNAC in the spring.

Agrifood Supplier Olymel Announces Passing of its CEO at 71

The company said its president and CEO, Réjean Nadeau, succumbed to a sudden a virulent cancer on Oct. 14.

Yorizane, a self-pollinating almond developed by ARS-USDA, has outstanding flavor and an excellent crunch.

USDA Researchers Develop Self-Pollinating Almond

Its ability to produce an abundant harvest without needing to be pollinated by insects or another almond plant makes Yorizane a highly-valuable crop.

Butterball Recalls 7 Tons of Ground Turkey for Plastic Pieces

Two ground turkey products produced on Sept. 28 may contain blue plastic pieces.

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Kellogg Issues Response to Union Claims, Strike

The public statement aimed to "Set the record straight" about terms of its master labor contract negotiations with the BCTGM for four of its RTE Cereal plants.

This Jan. 23, 2014 photo shows the nutrition facts label on the side of a cereal box in Washington.

FDA Details Lower Sodium Guidelines for Food Industry

The voluntary goals finalized Wednesday for 163 foods are intended to help lower the amount of salt people eat.

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September Inflation Matches 13-Year High

Last month's consumer price index rose 5.4% from a year earlier, in line with increases seen throughout the summer.