Vote Now For Your Favorite Video In AFE's Contest

December 26, 2017 American Floral Endowment

AFE received a total of 53 entries — some videos are humorous, some are emotional, and others are artistic. We're ecstatic that so many people wanted to participate and show off the beauty and magic of fresh flowers.

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company: Buyers Come To The Table In Specialty Foods

December 26, 2017 Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Food and beverage companies are capitalizing on today's selective consumer, with the need to innovate driving investment strategy, according to the Consumer Products & Retail Insider, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL). Differentiated brands catering to better-for-you and other specialty food segments are in high demand, with the pace of acquisitions accelerating across all sectors. Click here to access the full report.

Cargill Brings Food Industry The Lowest Saturated Fat, High Oleic Commercial Canola Oil

December 26, 2017 Cargill

Cargill has introduced the lowest saturated fat, high oleic canola oil available to commercial food customers worldwide. The oil is made from a canola hybrid that contains 4.5 percent or less saturated fat while maintaining high fry and shelf life performance, freshness and taste. It reduces saturated fat content 35 percent from previous canola oil generations.

State Fines Former Willamette Valley Cheese Dairy, Revokes Permit, Sale Pending

December 26, 2017 Tracy Loew, Statesman Journal

from its beginning, the creamery’s dairy, called Volbeda Farms, has violated environmental laws that regulate the safe handling, storage and disposal of manure. By July 2016, the Oregon Department of Agriculture had cited the dairy nine times, for 19 violations, and fined it thousands of dollars.

Milk Board Drops Goodby Silverstein After 25 Years

December 26, 2017 Larissa Faw, Media Post

After 25 years, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) is moving its entire advertising account from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners — creators of “got milk?” — to agency Gallegos United, which has done some work for the client.