Walker's World: The food crisis
By MARTIN WALKER UPI Editor Emeritus PARIS, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The food crisis goes far deeper than the latest crop of droughts and floods and rising prices. Drought - 2007–2008 world food price crisis - United Press International - Earth Sciences - Russia
Natfoods to close flour plant
LISTED food processor, National Foods Limited will next month suspend operations at its flour milling plant in Bulawayo citing operational, logistical and capital constraints.
Catterton Partners Acquires Alasko Foods
Catterton Partners , the leading consumer-focused private equity firm in North America, today announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Alasko Foods Inc. , the largest Canadian marketer of frozen fruits and vegetables to both institutional and consumer markets. Â Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Coles' high-steaks policy
Coles has once again put the screws on Australian farmers, this time beef producers, through the implementation of yet another unnecessary change to it purchasing policies. 8 Sep 2010 10:02 AM
Garlic Gold finds recipe for success
Garlic Gold, a company that turns organic garlic into crispy baked bits floating on olive oil, started as a school project in Ojai and now has a plant in Ventura, where the savory "condiment" is made for shipment all over the country. Its newest project involves using OpenSky to connect blog posts about Garlic Gold with a way to immediately purchase the product
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