Coborn's Plans New Grocery Stores For Minot, 4 Other Cities

August 1, 2012 Coborn's

Coborn's Inc., a St. Cloud, Minn.,-based company, plans to build five new grocery stores in western North Dakota, including in Minot, now through 2014.

Connect To A Great Cause With Otis Spunkmeyer Pink Cookie

August 1, 2012 ARYZTA

As part of the 2012 Pink Cookie sales promotion, Otis Spunkmeyer will donate to Komen $1.50 in connection with each product sold, with a minimum guaranteed donation of $100,000. Offered for a limited time only, the Pink Cookie will be available from Aug. 1 through the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month in Oct. 2012. Each cookie is 1.33-oz., pre-portioned for freezer-to-oven convenience and comes 240 per case.

ABA Among Industry Groups Challenging Hours Of Service Rules

ABA, along with 14 other industry groups representing most sectors of the domestic economy, filed a joint amici curiae brief July 31 challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) Final Rules. Portions of this rule will slow productivity, hurt jobs and have a negative impact on agriculture, manufacturers, retail supply chains and distribution operations, the HOS coalition stated.

Nature's Pride Bread Unveils New Packaging

August 1, 2012 Nature's Pride

Nature's Pride®, the first brand of 100% natural breads available across the country, is introducing new packaging for its wide-pan Hearty Breads featuring simplified nutritional benefits to help consumers make healthy, better-informed choices.

Land O'Lakes Profit Drops 30% Despite Sales Increase

Land O'Lakes Inc.'s second-quarter earnings dropped 30 percent, hampered by a weak economic environment and excess milk supplies.