New Research Suggests Mango May Be One Of The Healthiest Fruits

April 24, 2012 National Mango Board

Already one of the world’s most popular fruits, scientists are discovering that mangos may also be one of the healthiest. New research, presented this week at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) meeting in San Diego, not only suggests people who eat mangos have a better diet, but the fruit also contains a substance that may have an effect on breast cancer cell proliferation.

Apio, Inc. Acquires Greenline Foods, Inc.

April 24, 2012 Apio, Inc

Apio, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Landec Corporation (Nasdaq: LNDC) and a leading producer of fresh-cut vegetable products, today announced the acquisition of GreenLine Foods, Inc. from The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm. GreenLine Foods is the leading processor and marketer of value-added, fresh-cut green beans in North America. US consumer demand for the convenience of fresh-cut green beans that have been pre-washed, trimmed and are ready-to-cook is growing.

FusionPharm Completes First Produce Sales From PharmPod Unit

April 24, 2012 FusionPharm Inc.

FusionPharm Inc., is proud to announce the successful Harvest and sale of its initial crop.

Truvia Brand Launches New Product For The Food & Beverage Service Industry

April 23, 2012 Truvia® Brand

The Truvia® brand announced today the nationwide launch of the Truvia® 'Behind the Bar' product, specially designed for use at bars, restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Now available through local foodservice distributors, the latest Truvia® brand innovation provides a solution to creating natural, great-tasting, zero-calorie simple syrups for cocktails

Kobe Beef Scam, Part 3: Why The U.S. Government Wants You To Buy Fake Foods

April 23, 2012 Larry Olmstead, Forbes

For the past two days I have examined in (sometimes excruciating) detail the facts behind the various products sold in this country as Kobe beef and Japanese Kobe beef (Part 1), and domestic or American-style Kobe, Wagyu, and domestic, American-style, or Australian Wagyu (Part 2). After this examination, my conclusion is that these products are collectively an attempt to fool the American consumer into thinking they are buying something they are not, at very high prices, by trading on the longstanding reputation of excellence belonging to the cattle producers around Kobe, Japan, whose meat is never, ever sold on our shores.