Dean Foods.(GRAPEVINE: News About People ...)
Dean Foods has hired former Coca-Cola Co. executive Rick Zuroweste
as chief marketing officer for its dairy business. Dean Foods said
Zuroweste will "lead the development of new product . . .
The Teamsters.(BUSINESS BRIEFS ...)
The Teamsters trade union in has pulled out of contract
negotiations with Interstate Bakeries Corp. The union said it had broken
off talks with Interstate due to the company's . . .
Sugar waste used for food packaging.(News Briefs ...)
Sugar waste used for food packaging: Bagasse, a previously useless
waste product from sugar cane, can now be used to make biodegradable
packaging for food products in Thailand, its manufacturers . . .
White House panel recommends "risk-based" import safety
system.(White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health)
A White House panel studying ways to improve import safety said the
U.S. should shift to a preventive system focused on risky products,
conceding that the United States can never inspect enough . . .
Glacier Water Services' has announced the retirement of its
CFO.(GRAPEVINE: News About People ...)
Glacier Water Services' has announced the retirement of its
CFO. The U.S. bottled water machine provider said last week that David
Walters will retire, with Steve Stringer assuming the position . . .
Mike Johanns.(GRAPEVINE: News About People ...)(appointments of
James Drake, Nick Forrest, Lorin Moench on the board of Departme
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has named the following four
individuals to three-year terms on the Lamb Promotion, Research &
Information Board: James Drake (Colorado); Nick Forrest (Ohio); . . .
ConAgra Foods.(BUSINESS BRIEFS ...)
ConAgra Foods has snapped up Chicago-based Lincoln Snacks, a
popcorn snacks manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. The food giant said
Lincoln Snacks generates annual sales of around $45 million; . . .
Judge strikes New York City's restaurant calorie posting
regulation.
Mayors and state legislators nationwide have weighed in on the
obesity crisis by targeting fast-food companies and the way they cook
and market their burgers and chicken. But looming behind every . . .
New studies confirm health benefits Of 100% fruit juice
beverages.
A study from the University of Buffalo has concluded that orange
juice could be beneficial to diabetes sufferers, thanks to its high
antioxidant content and despite its high sugar content. . . .
The head of Coors Brewing Co.(GRAPEVINE: News About People
...)
The head of Coors Brewing Co. has resigned. Frits van Paasschen has
confirmed that he is leaving the U.S. arm of Molson Coors to join
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide as CEO. Van Paasschen has . . .
The European parliament.(BUSINESS BRIEFS ...)(United Kingdom.
Parliament)(Brief article)
The European Parliament voted last week against introducing a law
to harmonies EU health warnings on alcoholic drinks and will instead
leave it up to individual member states to decide to impose . . .
The justice department.(BUSINESS BRIEFS ...)
The Justice Department last week notified Chiquita Brands
International that it will not seek to criminally charge its former top
executive and other former high-ranking officers over the . . .
Nationwide sales of state-inspected meat faces
opposition.
A proposal in Congress to allow state-inspected meat to be shipped
nationwide would "gut" federal safety standards and increase
the risk of food-borne diseases, say union and consumer groups. The . . .
Private-label frozen foods maker Overhill Farms Inc.(GRAPEVINE:
News About People ...)
Private-label frozen foods maker Overhill Farms Inc. said last week
its Chief Financial Officer John L. Steinbrun will resign, effective
September 6. Steinbrun, who was also senior vice president . . .
Procter & Gamble Co.(P&G).(BUSINESS BRIEFS ...)
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) said it sued Kraft Foods Inc.
because it claims a new plastic container for Kraft's Maxwell House
coffee infringes a patent for P&G's Folgers coffee. In a
statement, P&G . . .
Dow Jones Newswires.(GRAPEVINE: News About People ...)
Dow Jones Newswires reports that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
last week announced his resignation, saying that a "new
direction" was needed for the government to deal with the
opposition. Abe . . .
Distilled spirits council and the beer institute.(BUSINESS BRIEFS
...)
Both the Distilled Spirits Council and the Beer Institute have
pledged their support for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s
"Don't Serve Teens Week" campaign to reduce underage
drinking, which . . .
Is weather the cause of a smaller 2007 honey crop?
That the 2007 honey crop has been disappointing won't surprise
anyone who has picked up the newspaper in recent months. Since early
spring, colony collapse disorder (CCD), a disease that causes . . .
Malibu-Kahlua International.(GRAPEVINE: News About People
...)
Malibu-Kahlua International has appointed a former Chivas Brothers
executive as its new CEO and president. The company said last week that
industry veteran Patrick O'Driscoll will join . . .
Food and consumer goods group Sara Lee has named Shalabh Gupta as
the company's treasurer.(GRAPEVINE: News About People ...)
Food and consumer goods group Sara Lee has named Shalabh Gupta as
the company's treasurer. Gupta, who has been the company's
assistant treasurer for a number of years, will continue to report . . .
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