CPI For Baked Goods, Cereals Gains 3.2% In 2009

The Consumer Price Index for baked foods and cereal products posted its 14th consecutive year of higher prices in 2009, advancing 3.2%.

Walgreen Plans To Offer Fresh Food, Prepared Meals

January 19, 2010 Carol Wolf, Bloomberg

Walgreen Co. plans to offer fresh foods and prepared meals to draw time-starved shoppers to its more than 7,000 stores.

Better Cheddar Offers Cheese, Gourmet Delicacies

January 19, 2010 The Better Cheddar

The Better Cheddar has been offering its wide selection of cheese and other gourmet delicacies to customers from all over the Midwest.

Hormel Foods To Match Employee Haiti Donations

Hormel Foods Corporation plans to match employee donations up to $25,000 for relief efforts to help those in Haiti affected by the earthquake.

Hormel Foods Expands Refrigerated Convenient Meals Business

January 19, 2010 Hormel Foods Corp.

Hormel Foods Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Country Crock chilled side dish line from Unilever United States Inc.