Bison Farmers Report Best Year On Record As Consumer Demand Grows

February 3, 2011 Holly Setter, Bay City Times

Buffalo meat: Its whats for dinner in a growing number of homes across the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Townsends Inc. Debtor-In-Possession Financing Approved; Company Readies For A Sale To Best Provide For Stakeholders

On Friday, January 28, 2011, Townsends, Inc. received final approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for a $12 million debtor-in-possession financing facility. The company had received interim approval to access up to $7 million of the $12 million final facility.

Whole Foods Adopts Global Animal Partnership’s Animal Welfare Rating Program

February 3, 2011 Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is providing shoppers with a new level of transparency about how farm animals are raised by now offering beef, pork and chicken certified under 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system (bit.ly/fawOft).

No Link Between Fresh Or Processed Red Meat And Increased Risk Of Bladder Cancer: Study Finds

There is no association between consumption of fresh or processed red meat and an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a new analysis of data published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

New Faces Join Pregel’s 5-Star Pastry Ambassador Program

February 3, 2011 PreGel AMERICA

A couple of new faces will join PreGel’s 5Star Pastry Ambassador Program this year. The program features four prominent pastry chefs who are responsible for presenting a minimum of two technical product demonstrations a year in the regions they represent. The purpose of the 5Star Pastry Ambassador Program is to inspire new ideas for chefs and offer real solutions to the challenges they face.