Food & Beverage Close-Up back issues from March 2009:
Unilever Consumer Kitchens Reveal Budget-Friendly Recipes.
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Unilever Consumer Kitchens is reporting the comeback story of 2009 is the return of cooks to their home kitchens. With many people tightening their wallets and replacing dinners out with dinner at home, the challenge for cooks of every skill level is how to create ...
Maggiano's Little Italy Opens at Cherry Hill Mall in NJ.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Maggiano's Little Italy brought its love of food and wine to Cherry Hill when it opened at Cherry Hill Mall on Route 38. This is the third Maggiano's Little Italy to open in New Jersey, bringing the total number of Maggiano's restaurants to 45 locations worldwide. ...
Omaha Steaks Updates Logo.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Fifth-generation, family-owned Omaha Steaks announced the debut of a new updated logo. The new logo was designed to salute the company's nearly century-old heritage and to reflect the ongoing commitment to providing customers with premium beef and gourmet foods. ...
National Burger Month Coming in May.
Mar 02, 2009 ... During National Burger Month this May, diners across the nation will venture on pilgrimages to find the best burgers in the country. Like Popeye's portly hamburger-obsessed friend J. Wellington Wimpy (I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today), American burger fans will ...
New Chief Editor Named for Cheers Magazine.
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Beverage Information Group announced that Liza Zimmerman, former managing editor of Market Watch, the trade arm of the company that publishes Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado, has been named chief editor of Cheers magazine. In her new post, Zimmerman will be overseeing ...
Simi Winery and Sonoma County Team for 'Forage' Adventure.
Mar 02, 2009 ... This spring, Simi winery will partner with some of Sonoma County's finest farms and artisanal food producers to premiere Simi Spring Forage: a Sonoma County Wine & Food Adventure, Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. Simi Forage, a bi-annual event, is designed to invoke the rich ...
Dr Pepper Snapple to Record 1Q One-Time Gain.
Mar 02, 2009 ... Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) Group announced that Hansen Beverage Company has paid $48 million to DPS in settlement of the termination last November of its agreement with Hansen to distribute Monster Energy drinks in the U.S. DPS will record a $45 million one-time gain in its first ...
Buy.com Touts Carnegie Mellon University Green Study.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Buy.com reported that a new study by Carnegie Mellon University's Green Design Institute found that shopping online via Buy.com's e-commerce model reduces environmental impact with 35 percent less energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions than what is produced in the traditional ...
Bertucci's Restaurants Orders Bit9 Application Whitelisting.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Bit9, a provider of Enterprise Application Whitelisting, announced that Bertucci's has chosen Bit9 Parity to proactively protect its restaurant systems from malware, data leakage and unauthorized software. Bertucci's also is using Bit9 Parity application whitelisting to help ...
Kroger Participating at Bank of America Conference.(Conference news)
Mar 04, 2009 ... The Kroger Co. will participate in the Bank of America 2009 Consumer Conference on Wednesday, March 11. Mike Schlotman, Kroger senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet ...
Ceres Organic Harvest Serves Up New High Fiber, High Beta-Glucan Oat.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Ceres Organic Harvest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mach One, announced that after three years of field development and several years of plant breeding research and development, the high beta-glucan oat is ready for production and commercial sales. Laboratory analyses have ...
Chiquita Brands International Elects New Board Member.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Chiquita Brands International announced that the board of directors has elected Kerrii B. Anderson, effective April 1. At that time, the size of the board will increase from eight to nine members. Anderson, who brings management experience in finance, accounting and executive ...
HappyFamily Unwraps New Organic HappyBabyPuffs.
Mar 04, 2009 ... HappyFamily - a baby and toddler food brand - announced the national rollout of HappyBabyPuffs, which the company called the only organic baby snacks on the market. The line consists of three flavors of finger foods for babies: Apple, Banana, and Greens. Stepping up its ...
Admiral Imports to Ship in Absinth.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Admiral Imports has announced that it has been named the exclusive importer of "Green Fairy," "Djabel," and "Koruna" Absinths from the Czech Republic. The new acquisitions position Admiral Imports to be the leading U.S. importer of Absinth, the company stated. ...
Expocentre Recaps Prodexpo'2009 Exhibition.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Prodexpo'2009, an Eastern European International Exhibition for Food, Beverages and Food Raw Materials, was successfully held at Expocentre Fairgrounds on February 9-13. About 1800 companies from 57 countries worldwide took part in the exhibition in an area that exceeded 80 ...
Sof'ella Serves Up Gluten Free Chocolate Cake.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Sof'ella Gourmet Natural Foods has developed a Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake & Frosting Mix. According to Sof'ella, for most people, eating a piece of birthday cake may only bring about worries of extra calories. But, for the 3 million Americans who suffer from Celiac disease -- a ...
Frutarom Buys American Flavors Company Flavor Specialties Business.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Frutarom Industries announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and business of the American Company Flavors Specialties (FSI) which has activities also in Central and South America, in consideration for a cash payment of $17.2 million. The acquisition ...
JBT Reports 4Q Results.(Financial report)
Mar 04, 2009 ... JBT, a global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries, has reported fourth quarter and full year 2008 results. In a release dated March 3, the company stated: - For the fourth quarter of 2008, revenue of $234.5 million ...
Fresh & Easy's UV Sanitation Machine Diverts Plastic From Landfill.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stated that it has diverted more than 400,000 pounds of plastic display trays from landfills through the use of a proprietary ultra violet light sanitizing machine. With this technology, the company has reused more than 2,000,000 plastic display ...
Buca di Beppo Serves Up New Dishes.
Mar 04, 2009 ... Buca di Beppo, known for its Italian dishes and casual atmosphere, has added six new dishes to their menu of homestyle Italian cuisine. The menu revamp follows the recent acquisition of all Buca di Beppo restaurants nation-wide by hospitality Planet Hollywood International. ...
Brook & Whittle Taps Citi Capital Strategies.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Brook & Whittle Limited, a printer of decorative label solutions for beverage and personal care product companies, has been recapitalized by private equity firms Charter Oak Equity and RFE Investment Partners, in conjunction with the company's management. Citi Capital Strategies ...
NXT Nutritionals Introduces Execs.
Mar 05, 2009 ... NXT Nutritionals Holdings, a developer and marketer of proprietary, patent-pending healthy natural sweeteners, food and beverage products, announced the composition of its management team. The company is led by entrepreneur and food and beverage industry veteran Michael ...
Betty Crocker and the Make-a-Wish Foundation Team Up.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Betty Crocker is using her magic Red Spoon to stir up 12 Wishes in 12 Weeks for Make-A-Wish kids across the country. The 12 Wishes in 12 Weeks Spring Cupcake promotion makes it fun and easy for cupcake fans to share the power of a wish. The promotion is part of Stirring Up ...
Southern Wine & Spirits Names SVP for Marketing.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Southern Wine & Spirits of America, a wine and spirits distributor and control state broker, announced the appointment of wine and spirits industry veteran, Kevin Fennessey, to the newly created corporate position of Senior Vice President-Marketing. Fennessey's appointment is ...
Publix Issues 4Q Results.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Publix, a grocery business, released its fourth quarter financial results. In a release dated March 2, the company stated: - Publix's sales for the fourth quarter of 2008 were $6 billion, a 2.6 percent increase from last year's $5.9 billion. Comparable-store sales ...
Research and Markets Adds: Fruit Juice and Juice Drinks in the United States 2009.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Fruit Juice and Juice Drinks in the United States 2009" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets said that report highlights include: The fruit juice and juice drinks market continues to face ...
Research and Markets Adds Report: Belarusian Confectionery Market.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Belarusian Confectionery Market" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets said that report highlights include: The Belarusian confectionery industry report provides 2007 year-end market size ...
Baskin-Robbins and Mars Team Up Again.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Baskin-Robbins has teamed up with Mars to create pairings of ice cream and candy-blended frozen treats, called Candy Bar Madness. For its third consecutive year offering Candy Bar Madness, America's neighborhood ice cream shop is quickly becoming America's candy shop with ice ...
Laura Chenel's Chevre to Build New Sonoma Valley Facility.
Mar 05, 2009 ... After 16 years in its current creamery, Laura Chenel's Chevre announced plans to build a new Sonoma Valley creamery. The new facility, scheduled to begin operation by early 2011, will allow the company to add a number of new artisan goat's milk cheeses to the existing Laura ...
Aramark Promotes National Nutrition Month.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Aramark is a provider of offerings that promote health and wellness, and in recognition of National Nutrition Month, Aramark is further committing its knowledge and culinary expertise with several programs encouraging healthy eating habits and lifestyles for its customers, as well as for ...
AOL Food Partners and Grocery Shopping Network Team Up.
Mar 05, 2009 ... AOL Food is partnering with Grocery Shopping Network to provide AOL Food users access to the UCook.com recipes, wine pairings, and cooking-related video content. AOL Food (http://food.aol.com) reaches more than 4.7 million unique visitors per month, according to January 2009 ...
Remy Cointreau Chooses Reliance Globalcom Solution.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Reliance Globalcom, a provider of managed network and application delivery services for multinational enterprises, carriers and consumers, announced the luxury spirits and wine manufacturer Remy Cointreau signed a three-year contract extension for managed WAN and value-added services. ...
SCN Inks Deal for Coldizin in the UK and Ireland.
Mar 05, 2009 ... Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition (SCN) has entered into an exclusive distribution and supply agreement for the patented and trademark protected product Coldizin in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands with Vital Life International. "The UK is a key European market for SCN to break ...
Allstate Partners with Restaurant.com and Sam's Club.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Allstate Insurance announced that it is partnering with Restaurant.com and Sam's Club to unveil money-saving offers. At Restaurant.com, a website dedicated to savings for more than 9,500 restaurants nationwide, all Californians can receive an additional 50 percent off all gift ...
Hormel Foods Joins S&P 500 Index.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Hormel Foods Corp., a manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded meat and food products, announced that the company's common stock was added to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index after the market closed. "We are honored to be aligned with this distinguished list of America's ...
North Central Equity Acquires Assets of Perham Egg.
Mar 06, 2009 ... North Central Equity LLC, a Minneapolis based holding company, announced that its subsidiary, Perham Egg LLC, has acquired the assets of an egg processing business in Perham, Minnesota. The business removes the shells from eggs and converts them to liquid for use in the baking ...
Missing Link Networks Offers Gateway for Winery Direct Purchases.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Missing Link Networks, the wine industry eBusiness and eCommerce specialists, announced the release of the eCellar Compliance and Shipping Gateway, which the company called the first service designed to offer wineries an open choice for online real-time compliance and shipping services. ...
Granite City Food & Brewery Sets Financial Results Release Date.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Granite City Food & Brewery announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2008 earnings after the market closes Wednesday, March 11. The company will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year financial results on Thursday, March 12, at ...
APT Signs On with NAPCOR.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Associated Packaging Technologies (APT), a Chadds Ford, PA-based maker of CPET and RPET food trays, is one of the newest corporate members of the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), a plastics and packaging industry association based in Sonoma, CA. The ...
SWRA Stumps for Illinois Law.
Mar 06, 2009 ... The Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) announced its support for Illinois House Bill 2462 and its aim of restoring consumers' rights to have wine shipped to them from out-of-state wine stores and auction houses. SWRA said that, if passed, the bill would create a ...
Farmer Bros. Buys Sara Lee's Direct-Store Delivery Coffee Business.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Farmer Bros. has completed its previously announced acquisition from Sara Lee of its U.S. direct-store delivery (DSD) Foodservice coffee business. Farmer Bros. stated that the $45 million acquisition makes it the nation's largest direct-store delivery business for coffee and ...
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Reports 4Q Results.(Financial report)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, a quick-casual segment of the restaurant industry operating primarily under the Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels, and Manhattan Bagel brands, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 30, 2008. In ...
Jamba to Release Financial Results.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Jamba announced that it will host a conference call and webcast on Monday, March 16, at 5 p.m. ET to review fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results. Participating on the call will be James White, Chief Executive Officer and President and Karen Luey, Chief Financial ...
Texas Roadhouse to Present at the Raymond James Conference.(Conference news)
Mar 06, 2009 ... Texas Roadhouse announced that the company will be presenting at the Raymond James 30th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Monday, March 9. The presentation will begin at 4:35 PM Eastern Time. Interested parties can access the ...
Carrols Restaurant Group Issues 4Q Results.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Carrols Restaurant Group, the parent company of Carrols, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2008. In a release dated March 2, the company stated: Highlights for the fourth quarter of 2008 versus the fourth quarter of ...
Jones Soda to Webcast Year-End Earnings Call.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Jones Soda announced that the company's conference call to review fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year-end results will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, March 12, at 4:30 pm Eastern Time. The broadcast will be hosted at jonessoda.com and earnings.com. To listen to ...
Novelle International Unveils Maqui Superberry, SuperFruit Energy Powder.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Novelle International, a company to introduce Maqui based supplements and the exclusive distributor of the Maqui Superberry line of super-premium antioxidant supplements, has added SuperFruit Energy Powder to the family. SuperFruit Energy Powder joins the Maqui Superberry liquid ...
ShortStop Convenience Store to Implement Mocapay.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Mocapay, a provider of mobile gift, loyalty, and marketing, announced that ShortStop, a Conoco-Phillips branded convenience store, would expand their current mobile gift program to include Mocapay's mobile loyalty solution after a successful three-month mobile gift trial. ...
Research and Markets Adds Report: Belarusian Meat Market.
Mar 06, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Belarusian Meat Market" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets said that report highlights include: The Belarusian meat and meat products market report provides 2007 year-end market size ...
Yum! Brands Earns Spot On Corporate Responsibility Officer's 100 Best List.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Yum! Brands, a restaurant company and parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, has been named one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine. Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine reviewed the largest publicly traded companies in the ...
Board Change Announced Organic Alliance.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Organic Alliance (OAI) announced a change in the Organic Alliance Board of Directors. Jim Haworth will be stepping down and Dr. Corey Ruth, head of the Organic Alliance Medical Board and an Orthopedic Specialist based in Philadelphia, PA, will be joining the Board of Directors. ...
Yum! Brands Open 'Green' KFC-Taco Bell Restaurant.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Yum! Brands, a restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC, has opened an environmentally-friendly KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts. The restaurant is the company's first effort to pursue certification under the United States Green ...
Research and Markets Adds Report - Meals in Science and Practice: Interdisciplinary Research and Business Applications.(Report)
Mar 09, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing's new report "Meals in Science and Practice: Interdisciplinary Research and Business Applications" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: - ...
Cruvee for Wineries Buys Scrugy.com.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Cruvee for Wineries, the real time wine market intelligence platform that analyzes wine information from vast sources across the web for wineries, has acquired scrugy.com, an online wine information aggregator that consumes and analyzes wine information such as tasting notes, reviews, ...
Caribou Coffee Assisted with 'Springing Forward'.
Mar 09, 2009 ... For those who missed out on a precious hour of sleep, Caribou Coffee, the "Official Coffee of Daylight Saving Time," provided a beacon of light -- free espresso. Caribou Coffee gave customers a free solo shot of espresso or a free "Moose It" option of adding another shot of ...
Safeway Board Declares Dividend.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Safeway announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0828 per common share. The cash dividend will be payable on April 16, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 26. Safeway is a Fortune 100 ...
Research and Markets Offers 'Foster Farms - Strategic Analysis Review'.(Company overview)
Mar 09, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new company profile "Foster Farms - Strategic Analysis Review" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Foster Farms is a poultry producer in ...
Aramark Exec Honored by Women's Foodservice Forum.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Aramark announced that Loria Danage-Scott, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, has been presented with the Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) Leadership Award. Danage-Scott was recognized for her interactive strategic partnerships program, which helps diverse suppliers to be ...
Research and Markets Offers Report: The U.S. Omega 3 and Omega 6 Markets.(Report)
Mar 09, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "The U.S. Omega 3 and Omega 6 Markets" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This research investigates the U.S. Omega-3 and Omega-6 ...
Tasty Baking Company Reports Results.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Tasty Baking Company reported results for it fourth quarter. In a release dated March 6, the company stated: - Net sales of $43.7 million for its fourth quarter ended December 27, 2008, an increase of 11.4 percent from the $39.3 million reported for the fourth quarter ...
Burger King Announces Share Buy-Back, Dividend.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Burger King Holdings announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the company's common stock. The share repurchases will be made in the open market from time to time prior to December 31, 2010, and be funded from available cash ....
Research and Markets Offers: Operation Report on China's Sugar Industry.
Mar 09, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Operation Report on China's Sugar Industry" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: It has been a foregone conclusion that the yields of Chinese sugar ...
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage Updates on Business Strategy for First Half of 2009.
Mar 10, 2009 ... Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc. announced that it has a multi platform approach to market its various nutritional food and beverage products as well as WGL Entertainment's Million Dollar Shootout Reality Television Series (MDSO). In a release, the company noted that ...
Nutrition Site Launches Online Tool to Compare, Rate, and Review Packaged Foods.
Mar 10, 2009 ... March is nutrition month, so it's a great time to take a closer look at how families can balance time, budget, and nutrition, reports HealthCastle.com. For many families, packaged foods are the answer. But how can they know which packaged foods are best? Nutrition labels help, ...
SBRB Report: Food & Beverage Companies' Economic Outlook Increases by 11 Points from 2Q.
Mar 10, 2009 ... Owners and managers of small food and beverage businesses indicated, during the fourth quarter of 2008, that they expect the economy to improve and believe that, over the next 12 months, they will experience an increase in revenues and hiring expectations, according to the latest Small ...