Month: December 2010

Applied Data Corporation (ADC) (www.ad-c.com), a leading provider of fresh item, recipe management, and scales management software to the grocery retail and food service industries, has placed as the 116th Software Company in Inc. Magazine’s Fourth Annual Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. ADC is cited as having a three-year growth of 168 percent, which places ADC at No. 1,697 of all U.S. privately owned companies and No. 26 in the Tampa Bay area. …

The former owner and four employees of a San Diego wholesale bakery pleaded guilty Tuesday to knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to work in the bakery, well-known for its cakes, bread and muffins. …

This week the U.S. Congress passed a landmark child nutrition bill, including a small funding increase for the federal school meals program and national nutrition standards for all foods served in schools, both in and out of the cafeteria. The bill, championed by Michelle Obama, was passed last summer by the Senate, and is expected to be signed by President Obama. …

An ancient grain is discovered again. Millet is an ancient grain believed to have been domesticated and cultivated over 7000 years ago. In the United States, the use of millet has human food was deterred in favor of wheat, corn and rice. For other parts of the world, millet is still a primary food grain. …

Boboli International LLC announced that it will ship its specialty frozen pastry products exclusively on PECO Pallets to retailers and participating foodservice distributors throughout the United States. …