Food & Beverage
April 21, 2009
Norway has threatened to challenge the European Union over plans to ban imports of furs and other products from seals. The executive European Commission last year proposed banning the import
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March 31, 2009
The Philadelphia-based manufacturer of a pesticide blamed by conservationists for the poisoning deaths of lions in Kenya says it''s taking "aggressive action" to prevent misuse of the product, halting sales
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March 25, 2009
U.S. households are continuing to pay more for “green”, environmentally-friendly household products, defying a broad trend of shoppers “trading down” to lower priced goods and retailers’ own-label brands, reports the
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March 16, 2009
Reuters reports that Sara Lee Corporation, which is focusing on its core food and beverage business, is examining a sale of its European household and personal care business. Citing people
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March 9, 2009
Coffee chain operator Starbucks Corp. and food maker Kraft Foods Inc. will launch packaged Starbucks coffee in France and Germany, according to the Associated Press. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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March 9, 2009
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint and ultimately send zero waste from its manufacturing facilities to landfills, Diageo, the world''s leading spirits, wine and beer company, announced that
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February 25, 2009
A beef industry buyout that regulators were trying to block on antitrust grounds has been called off, as reported by the Associated Press. National Beef Packing Co., the fourth-largest U.S.
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February 16, 2009
PepsiCo Chief Financial Officer sees opportunities for dairy products and snacks to help it weather the economic slowdown that''s hammering its domestic beverage business, according to Reuters. Pepsi has formed
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February 4, 2009
The European Union is cracking down on foods that advertise health benefits without scientific backing, potentially undermining a strategy increasingly important to the food industry. The worldwide market for so-called
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December 30, 2008
According to a list posted on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site, Mexico has suspended meat imports from 30 processing plants in 14 states, including some of the nation''s
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