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The Hershey Company and Lotte Announce China Joint Venture (Popularity:  )
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The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), North America's leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer, and Lotte Confectionery Co., LTD., Korea's leading confectionery and ice cream manufacturer, today announced a manufacturing joint venture in China that will produce Hershey and Lotte products for the market in China. The manufacturing agreement is part of a strategic alliance that enables the companies to explore opportunities for marketing and distribution of products in Asia and the ...
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Active Ingredient In Common Chinese Herb Shown To Reduce Hypertension (Popularity: )
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New study in animal model is another step in developing alternative treatments for those with high blood pressure (Bethesda, MD) – Some 50 million Americans have hypertension, that is, blood pressure measuring above the normal range (less than 120/80 mmHg). If untreated, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or kidney disease. Lifestyle changes are the first-stage treatment for the disease, but if they fail, medications are prescribed. Many patients ...
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Teamsters Protest Coke Layoffs (Popularity: )
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At the San Diego Chargers game today, a plane flew over the stadium with a streaming banner reading, "Powerade Wants San Diego to Lose ..." Teamster workers also leafleted the crowd to protest Coca-Cola Enterprises' (CCE) decision to layoff over one hundred workers at Coke's Southern California bottling and distribution plants. Generations of Southern Californians have been making, bottling, and delivering soft drinks, including Powerade, in Coca-Cola Enterprises' facilities in ...
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Patrick Bertoletti Named 'Chock full o'Nuts World Date Nut Bread Eating Champion' (Popularity: )
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It's Official! Patrick Bertoletti took home the title of Chock full o'Nuts World Date Nut Bread Eating Champion and $2,500 at the eating competition held today in New York. Bertoletti, a Chicagoan who holds the world title for eating the most ice cream, chocolate and key lime pie, consumed 29 1/2 Chock full o'Nuts famous date nut bread and cream cheese sandwiches in eight minutes -- that is approximately 3.7 ...
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Bunge Limited Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Establishes Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan (Popularity: )
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Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), an integrated, global agribusiness and food company, today announced that Alberto Weisser, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has established a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan to exercise a portion of his employee stock options and sell the resulting common shares received from such stock option exercises as part of a personal financial planning strategy for asset diversification and liquidity. The trading plan was established by Mr. ...
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Western Growers President Responds to Retail and Food Service Industry Regarding Food Safety Standards (Popularity: )
Western Growers today responded to concerns and expectations from food retailers and food service industry representatives regarding food safety issues. A letter from Tom Nassif, CEO of Western Growers, addressed to Tim Hammonds of the Food Marketing Institute, Tim York as a representative of many buyer companies, and Donna Garren of the National Restaurants Association, outlined steps taken to restore consumer and buyer confidence and ensure food safety all along ...
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Birds Eye Foods is Voluntarily Recalling Frozen Cooked Winter Squash Due to Potential Contamination (Popularity: )
http://www.birdseyefoods.com
Birds Eye Foods is voluntarily recalling frozen Cooked Winter Squash packed in a 12-oz. carton, under certain store brands (listed below), and the Birds Eye brand, which have an eight digit code beginning with one of the following characters: "5CF," "5JE" or "6JE," because some of the products were tainted with ammonia. After receiving consumer complaints -- fewer than a dozen -- about the squash, Birds Eye Foods initiated its ...
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Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend and Additional Repurchase of Common Stock (Popularity: )
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Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFEX) said today that its Board of Directors has declared the company's first quarterly cash dividend since 1999 and authorized additional repurchases of its common stock. FFEX recently announced the signing of a new credit agreement with its banks, which it said "significantly" loosened restrictions on paying cash dividends and on repurchasing its common stock. The three-cent per share dividend will be paid on ...
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Incredible Discoveries Secures New Appearance on HSN for the Magic Juice Filter After Recent 'Sold-Out' Showing (Popularity: )
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Incredible Discoveries, a leading DRTV company with multi-channel product distribution services, today announced that one of their discoveries, the Magic Juice Filter, will be returning to HSN (The Home Shopping Network), after its recent sellout appearance. Incredible Discoveries partnered with the creator of the Magic Juice Filter and implemented a strategy to bring this innovative product to market. Incredible Discoveries produced a high-quality infomercial for this unique kitchen appliance and ...
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New Study Shows the Benefits of Eating Fish Greatly Outweigh the Risks (Popularity: )
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu
Many studies have shown the nutritional benefits of eating fish (finfish or shellfish). Fish is high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids. But concerns have been raised in recent years about chemicals found in fish from environmental pollution, including mercury, PCBs and dioxins. That has led to confusion among the public—do the risks of eating fish outweigh the benefits? Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) tackled that ...
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