Maine Senate Gives Final OK To Milk Fee Changes
The Maine Senate has given its final approval to a bill to adjust Maine’s milk handling fees to help farmers cope with the rising costs of production. …
Month: February 2010
How Consumers Choose Functional Yogurt
When it comes to consumer preference for functional yogurt, it’s not all about product flavor and other sensory attributes of the yogurt. …
Otis Spunkmeyer Celebrates Hope And Inspiration With Cookie Creation Event
Otis Spunkmeyer’s second annual Cookie Creation Event, which honors the company’s
support of the Make-A-Wish Foundationthe world’s largest wish-granting
organization benefiting children with life-threatening medical conditions.Otis
Spunkmeyer has sponsored the charity for the past two years and will do so again
in 2010, offering wish cookies for sale from April 15 through June 15, to raise
funds. …
On The Call: Sara Lee CEO Brenda Barnes
Food and beverage maker Sara Lee Corp. reported a fiscal second-quarter profit on Thursday. The company is facing moderating commodity costs and has lowered some of its prices in the highly competitive bakery. Chairman and CEO Brenda Barnes discussed the bakery category, which can be very promotional, during a conference call with investors Thursday. …
Durham, NC Bread Seller Arrested On Fraud Charges
A Superior Court judge ordered a Durham, NC company to temporarily stop selling
food products after a Tuesday hearing into allegations that the company, Great
Specialty Products, marketed bread as gluten-free that had gluten and made
people sick. …