Last week health officials announced that they were investigating an ongoing Shigella outbreak in New York's Onondaga County. Since that time, the victim count has risen from 25 to 34.
Vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor, strawberry the most popular fruit topping and premium ice cream the best-selling type of ice cream, according to a recent survey of member companies of the International Ice Cream Association (I.I.C.A.).
The board of directors of General Mills, Inc. approved an 8% dividend increase for the company’s common stock. The new quarterly dividend of 33c per share is payable Aug. 1 to shareholders of record as of July 10.
ConAgra Mills has introduced HP, a new flour ConAgra said offers “unprecedented whole wheat baking advantages like vital wheat gluten reduction, higher absorption and improved mixing performance resulting in lower finished goods costs for bakeries.”
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has opened a new facility in Delhi to service companies that provide food and beverage products to the Indian market.
The Hershey Co. hopes to reach $10 billion in net sales by 2017 behind acquisitions and brand growth from its Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers brands. The company had net sales of $6.1 billion in fiscal 2011.
Royal Wessanen n.v., a multinational food company with a focus on organic, has started the divestment process of its U.S. subsidiary American Beverage Corp. (ABC).
The Coca-Cola Co. announced plans to invest an additional $3 billion in India through 2020 for the continued development of the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverage market. The new investment brings Coca-Cola’s total investment plans for India to $5 bill
Oceans Omega L.L.C. has reached agreement to supply Cott Beverages Inc. with Ocean Omega’s emulsions. Cott Beverages intends to use the emulsions to fortify private label and control brand beverage products, with omega-3s EPA and DHA.
Atlantic salmon farmers are welcoming today’s announcement that will see the Government of Nova Scotia and Cooke Aquaculture Inc. bring hundreds of full-time jobs to rural communities, says the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is reporting the discovery of a new group of orange roughy, and a southern blue whiting population that is at a historic high.
Vietnamese catfish exporters have been warned redirecting their produces to the US market is an unwise move as it may trigger new waves of anti-dumping lawsuits raised by local farmers, according to a recent conference.
Butter, turkey, fruit, vegetable and red meat stocks on May 31, 2012, were higher than year-earlier levels, but chicken and cheese stocks were lower, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s latest Cold Storage report.
A recent survey commissioned by Applegate Farms, a processor of “natural” and organic meat and cheese products, found that consumers want to know what’s in their hot dogs.
Ready-to-cook poultry weight during May 2012 increased 1 percent compared to May 2011, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Board (NASS).
