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High- and Low-Tech Steps Help Food Services Cut Waste

Commercial Appeal, The
December 01, 2008 - The historically high price of commodities is making food waste an ever bigger drag on the bottom lines of restaurants and grocery stores....
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Pilgrim's Pride Gets Third Extension From Lenders

The Dallas Morning News
December 01, 2008 - The poultry producer has until today to make overdue payments on its debt....
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Food Prices Likely to Keep Eating Holes in Wallets

Virginian-Pilot
December 01, 2008 - Government and industry economists project that the overall cost of food will continue to climb in 2009....
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Dairy

FDA Sets Limit on Melamine in Formula for Infants

Virginian-Pilot
December 01, 2008 - Officials set a threshold of 1 part per million of melamine in formula....
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California Dairy Mission Arrived in China at Height of Milk Scare

The Modesto Bee
December 01, 2008 - The visit by representatives of the California Milk Advisory Board had been planned months before the melamine crisis broke....
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Lifeway Foods Announces New 100,000 Share Buyback Program

PRNewswire-FirstCall
December 01, 2008 - The kefir producer's board of directors has authorized a one-year program to repurchase common shares at market prices....
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Confection

Stevia Could Be Soda Makers' Holy Grail

Chicago Tribune
December 01, 2008 - FDA may soon may give the green light to the zero-calorie sugar substitute....
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Editorial: U.S. Sugar Deal Invests in South Florida's Future

The Miami Herald
December 01, 2008 - A columnist argues that having the state government purchase the company's Everglades operations and land is necessary for the cleanup and control of water supplies....
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New Truffles Combine Cold Stone Ice Cream, Turin Chocolates

Business Wire
December 01, 2008 - Global Icons LLC is selling the treats through Costco, Walgreens and Bed, Bath & Beyond....
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Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Farmers Look to Preserve Heritage Turkeys

Virginian-Pilot
December 01, 2008 - Efforts to ensure the continuation of ancient genetic strains are increasing....
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Hundreds of Va. Crabbers Facing Loss of Licenses

Virginian-Pilot
December 01, 2008 - In a move designed to preserve the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay, state officials have proposed denying 2009 license renewals to watermen who did not catch crabs from 2004 to 2007....
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S. Korea's Major Discount Stores to Sell U.S. Beef

Associated Press
December 01, 2008 - South Koreans protested in the streets for weeks when the government decided in June to lift a 2003 ban on imports of U.S. beef....
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Beverage

Woman-Owned Winery Creates Niche

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
December 01, 2008 - Terri Lee Pebley bought Keyways Vineyard & Winery in California's Temecula Valley about three years ago....
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Wine Auction Prices Dropping

International Herald Tribune
December 01, 2008 - Collectors have largely halted their previous bidding frenzy, but no fire sales of rare vintages are expected....
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English Vineyard Happy to Be in the Red ... and White

Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
December 01, 2008 - Mumfords Vineyard at Bannerdown recently won praise from members of the European Parliament Agriculture Committee for the quality of its five wines....
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Fruit/Vegetable

WTO Rules Against EU in Bananas Row With Ecuador

Associated Press
December 01, 2008 - Current import policies unfairly advantage bananas from former French and British colonies, according to the World Trade Organization....
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Drought Depletes Crops for U.S. Pea, Lentil Farmers

Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque)
December 01, 2008 - Growers in Montana and North Dakota--the nation's top producing states--found themselves unlucky this year....
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Calif. Law to Allow Chefs to Buy Direct From Farms

The Sacramento Bee
December 01, 2008 - A state law passed in September eases requirements on packing, labeling and grading produce bought and served by restaurants and community groups....
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Bakery/Snack Food

Pittsburgh Specialty Bakery Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
December 01, 2008 - Paddy Cake Bakery specializes in doughnuts and cookies but also offers many varieties of French pastries and cakes....
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NZ Bakery Looking to Serve International Market

Nelson Mail, The
December 01, 2008 - Last week the Tasman Bay Food Group opened a 1,200 square meter building at its Brightwater site to produce pizzas, hot dogs, fruit bars and Christmas mince pies....
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Virginia Popcorn Company Wins Rachel Ray Rave

Virginian-Pilot
December 01, 2008 - Ray featured Jody's Chocolate Drizzle Popcorn as the snack of the day during last Friday's broadcast of her syndicated talk show....
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Pharmaceutical

U.S. Cigarette Advertising Rules to Be Toughened

Record, The; Bergen County, N.J.
December 01, 2008 - The FTC has notified tobacco companies that they can no longer rely on a flawed 40-year-old test to support claims about "light" cigarettes....
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EU Says Drugmakers Blocked Cheaper Medicines

Associated Press
December 01, 2008 - European regulators said patients paid some 3 billion euros more than necessary this decade because companies stalled the sale of cheaper generics....
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AstraZeneca's New Lung Drug May Face U.S. Delay

Associated Press
December 01, 2008 - The FDA has requested additional information about motavizumab, which is being proposed for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection....
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