Lesaffre Yeast Corp. Launches Online Sales Through Alice.com

August 19, 2011 Lesaffre Yeast

Lesaffre Yeast Corporation, a Milwaukee-based consumer Baker’s Yeast company, today announces the availability of RED STAR®, and SAF® brands through Alice.com, a retail platform that enables leading manufacturers to sell direct to their end-customers with always-free shipping and a host of other benefits.

Fruitcake & Pie Maker Mary Of Puddin Hill Bought By Legends Foods Corp.

Three months after announcing that it might close without a cash infusion, Mary of Puddin Hill said Wednesday that it has signed a letter of intent to be purchased by a Dallas-based startup.

Hy-Vee Partners With National Paperless Grocery Coupon Service

August 19, 2011 Hy-Vee

SavingStar, the only national paperless grocery coupons service, announced that Hy-Vee grocery stores now offer their shoppers the ability to redeem SavingStar eCoupons through a new cobranded Hy-Vee SavingStar keytag available at Hy-Vee customer service desks. SavingStar eCoupons are fully digital with nothing to clip or print

Sonoma County, CA Council Backs Plastic Bag Ban

Sonoma City Council members Monday night voted 5-0 to support a campaign by the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency (SCWMA) to develop an ordinance banning single-use, carry-out plastic bags.

NY Mayor Signs Locally Grown Production & Procurement & Wasteful Packaging Reduction Legislation

August 19, 2011 The City of New York

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg made the following remarks at a Public Hearing on Local Laws, saying that, “These provisions will help the City and the public better track where agencies’ food comes from and where tax dollars are spent. It will also result in agencies buying much more food from farms and processing facilities in the Empire State — a commendable goal indeed."