Native B.C. Flowers Not In Olympic Athletes’ Bouquet

January 25, 2010 Steve Whysall, Vancouver Sun

Vanoc says the selected flowers are grown in B.C. and Canada, but cant be sourced naturally at this time of year.

On Valentines, Men Splash Out More On Wives Than Mums

January 25, 2010 Serenata Commerce Ltd

Research done by by leading UK-based online retailer Serenata Flowers found that men spend a whopping 50% more on their loved one on Valentine’s Day than they do on their mum on Mother’s Day.

Smart Balance Holds Special Stockholders Meeting

January 25, 2010 Smart Balance, Inc.

Stockholders approved two proposals, the first approving the Company’s amended stock and awards plan. The second was to approve stock option awards to certain executives under the amended plan that were previously granted under the original plan.

Organic Family Dairies Being Crushed By Rogue Factory Farms

January 25, 2010 The Cornucopia Institute

Organic dairies are petitioning president Obama, and the White Houses Office of Management and Budget for the swift adoption of new strict rulemaking that will rein in the abuses of a handful of factory farms they claim are violating both the spirit and letter of the federal organic law.

Why Kraft’s Singles Push Has A Red-State Kind Of Feel

January 25, 2010 Elaine Wong, Brandweek

Kraft is launching the contestwhich asks consumers to submit a photo and a
short description of what they consider to be the single best thing in their
hometownswith a series of TV spots running on the Disney-owned ABC daytime soap
channel.