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Cory Booker Spends Less Than $30 for Food Stamp Challenge, N.J. Mayor Informs His Twitter Followers
President Obama to Tax Junk Food to 'Drive People to Eat Healthier,' How Food Ads Contribute to Rising Children Obesity Rate
A bag of chips may not be a simple 25 or 50 cents anymore thanks to taxes on junk food. A bag of chips may not be a simple 25 or 50 cents anymore thanks to taxes on junk food. Twinkies Maker Hostess in Talks With 110 Potential Buyers to Keep CupCakes, Ding Dongs, Devil Dogs Alive
Twinkies fans rejoice! Hostess is not going anywhere anytime soon. Twinkies fans rejoice! Hostess is not going anywhere anytime soon. According to the Associated Press, Hostess Brands Inc. Quaker with Common Threads to Educate About the Importance of Nutritions
On November 19, 2012 The Quaker Oats Company based in Chicago, a division of PepsiCo, announced its support of Common Threads, an organization dedicated to educating children about the importance of nutrition and physical well-being and fostering an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking. Quaker is in a unique position to help inspire and enable families to choose nutritious food. The Hershey Awarded as One of America's Most Community-Minded Companies
On November 19th the Hershey Company based in Hershey, PA was recognized as one of America's most community-minded companies in The Civic 50 survey - the first comprehensive ranking of S&P 500 corporations that best use their time, talent, and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business. Nestlé Opens in Russia its First Mövenpick Ice Cream Boutique
Nestlé's first-ever Mövenpick ice cream boutique in the country offers unusual culinary creations such as mushroom cream soup with maple walnut ice cream, truffle oil and mushroom chips, and a salad of fresh and caramelised pear, goat's cheese, pear sorbet and mix of greens with south-east Asian seasoning. 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. 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. Cuban Coffee Farms Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy destroys coffee farms in Cuba. The prices of coffee Arabica and Robusta have been affected. Storm Damages Crops in Haiti, Fueling Food Price Woes
Extensive damage to crops throughout the southern third of the country, as well as the high potential for a spike in cases of cholera and other water-borne diseases, could mean Haiti will see the deadliest effects of Sandy in the coming days and weeks. Salmonella Outbreak from Poultry has Ended: CDC Report
A multi-state salmonella outbreak has finally come to an end: The Center for Disease Control reports Peanut Butter Prices Likely to Fall; Farmers Expect Good Crop
Prices of peanuts and peanut-based products, including the much loved peanut butter, are likely to fall. The country is seeing a good peanut output this year.
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