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Nestlé Opens first R&D Center in India

Nestlé reported opening its first research and development center in India on November 8,2012. R&D center to further its understanding of Indian consumers, traditional ingredients and local cuisine, and to provide scientific and technological expertise to the rest of its global business.
By James Zajac

  • ConAgra Foods to Expand Frozen Potato Facility in Boardman, Oregon

    ConAgra Foods, Inc., based in Omaha, Nebraska announced on November 9,2012 expansion of its Lamb Weston frozen potato facility in Boardman, Oregon. This strategic investment estimated $200 million will add a new line to the plant - increasing capacity for making french fries and other frozen potato products - and is expected to create approximately 100 jobs for the region.

  • Hostess Facing Nationwide Strike - Selected Bakeries will be Closed

    Hostess Brands Inc. based in Irvng, Texas announced on November 12, 2012 that it will permanently close three bakeries as a result of a nationwide strike initiated on November 9 by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (Bakers Union) that has prevented the facilities from producing and delivering products.

  • Cargill turkeys to be Shown to President Obama for Pardoning

    In a tradition that dates back to 1947, when Harry Truman was President of the United States, on Thanksgiving week President Barack Obama will be given a tom turkey in a White House Rose Garden ceremony signaling the start of the holiday season. Each year, two live turkeys are given to the White House and since 1989, when George Herbert Walker Bush was president, they have been pardoned.

  • Hershey Connects Children in U.S. and Rural Ghana Through New Distance Learning Program

    The Hershey Company has announced in November 12th the launch of a unique distance learning program linking school children in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Ghana through real-time, high-definition technology provided by Cisco that creates a common, virtual classroom for 2 places which are more than 5,200 miles apart. Fourth-graders at Milton Hershey school can this way share experiences with school kids from Assin Fosu in Ghana.

  • Heinz Company ranked number-one in the American Customer Satisfaction Index

    H.J. Heinz Company based in Pittsburg has ranked number-one in overall customer satisfaction among food manufacturers in the 2012 American Customer Satisfaction IndexTM (ACSI). Heinz led food manufacturers for the 13th consecutive year.

  • PepsiCo Grows Across Asia - New R&D Center for Food and Beverages Opened in Shanghai

    PepsiCo, Inc. opened new food and beverage innovation center in Shanghai, China in November 13. The facility is company's largest research and development center outside of North America and will serve as a hub of new product, packaging and equipment innovation for PepsiCo's businesses throughout Asia.

  • Analysis: Nervous Farmers Scramble For Corn Seed After Drought

    Ohio farmer Rob Joslin is not taking chances with his corn seed, despite assurances that seed companies emerged from this summer's devastating drought with adequate supplies.Joslin, who grows corn and soybeans in western Ohio, began buying seed in August, months earlier than usual, to lock in the best-yielding varieties. Farmers are "concerned about getting their seed varieties, especially corn," he said. "It may not be there come December 1."

  • Rihanna Shines Amid Victoria's Secret Models

    It's not easy to make ones presence felt amid the biggest names in the modeling world but Rihanna shone amid supermodels at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday night, looking hot in some revealing outfits as she sung some of the songs from her album "Unapologetic".

  • Lady Gaga Strips To Please Fans; Donates $1 Million to Help Superstorm Sandy Victims

    Singer Lady Gaga is one artiste who will go to any extent to please her fans, and this time, she ended up stripping to her tiny bikini top, giving her Brazilian fans an eyeful. She had earlier donated $1 million to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy.

  • Rita Ora Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction, Offers Apology

    British singer Rita Ora has joined the long line of celebrities, who have suffered wardrobe malfunction, as she ended up exposing her nipple on Wednesday night at the Red Bull Culture Clash event at London's Wembley Arena.

  • Rihanna in Love with Chris Brown again; They Made Up Over Romantic Dinner

    They say 'there can't be smoke without fire' and that's very true in the case of ex-couple Rihanna and Chris Brown as the reports of their reunion have been proved right with sources revealing that Chris expressed his love for Rihanna over a romantic dinner.

  • Projected 2012 Presidential Election Results Live Stream: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Colorado are Purple

    Watch live coverage and projected 2012 presidential election results, with coverage on the electoral voting online. Tossup states include Ohio, Florida, Virginia, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Colorado.

  • Election Results Live Streaming Free, Obama vs Romney Coverage on YouTube, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News

    Watch free live streaming of who wins the presidential election, with coverage on the electoral voting online. Election results may go on past the original time due to the large turnout of voters and long voting lines.

  • Lady Gaga Exposes Her Cleavage in a Bikini

    Singer Lady Gaga is in the news again, and this time it's not for her weird dressing sense but for her obesity. She was caught flaunting her cleavage in a bikini last week in Puerto Rico.
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