Ralcorp Holdings Completes Purchase Of Sepp’s Gourmet Foods Ltd.

June 28, 2010 Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. announced that it has acquired Sepp’s Gourmet Foods Ltd., a leading manufacturer of frozen breakfast foods for the retail and food service sectors with annual net sales of approximately US$29.3 million. Sepp’s, which is based in Canada, will continue its operations in Delta, British Columbia and in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GTIN To Enable Flowers Faster Inspection

June 2010 is the next milestone in the GTIN initiative for the floral industry. By the end of June all companies should be using the GTIN number/barcode on the boxes and the UPC barcode on the flower bunches of bouquets.

American Floral Endowment Celebrates 50 Years

Join us in celebrating AFE’s First 50 Years of funding unparalleled research and education during our annual Fundraising dinner, September 22 in Orlando.

The Weird And Wonderful World Of Orchids

They might be the show-ponies of the plant world but there’s more to an orchid than just a pretty face.

Most Americans Get Too Much Salt

Much of it comes from processed foods that don’t taste salty, CDC experts say.