Food and Beverage Sector

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Fess Parker, 1950s TV Davy Crockett, dead at 85

AFP Global Edition 6 hours ago

Fess Parker, who brought Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone to life in 1950s and 1960s TV series, died Thursday at his home and vineyard in California, his family said in a statement. He was 85. The actor, developer and vintner died at ...

Cheese Championships

AP News 7 hours ago

Judges Stan Dietsche, left, Bill Schlinsog, John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Robert Aschebrock and Tim Czmowski pose for a photograph after a Gruyere by Cedric Fragniere of Switzerland won the top prize at the 2010 World Championship ...

Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest

AP News 9 hours ago

Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest The 2010 World Cheese Championship Cheese Contest concluded Thursday with the crowning of the world champion in Madison, Wis. Here's a list of the top three finishers, along with the winning cheese producer in each ...

Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods

AP Features yesterday

Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers. The changes at Kraft, the largest ...

What is it about Sonoma and wine and women?

Reuters Life! Online Report 2 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There must be something in the air. Maybe it's the fog? Maybe it's the soil? But there has to be something that has led so many women to make wine in Sonoma, California. There is, of course, ...

Travel Trip Driving the Americas

AP Features 3 days ago

In this photo taken Feb. 24, 2010, shown is the cheese market Nicolas Rapp visited in Cusco, Peru as drives through the country. (AP Photo/Nicolas Rapp) Copyright 2010 AP Features

PepsiCo to buy back up to $15 billion in shares

AP News 3 days ago

PepsiCo to repurchase up to $15 billion in shares; raises annual dividend by 7 percent PepsiCo said Monday that it will buy back up to $15 billion worth of its own common stock through June 2013. Shares rose nearly 2 percent in ...

MillerCoors spent $562K lobbying gov't in 4Q

AP News 3 days ago

MillerCoors spent $562,000 lobbying government in 4Q on advertising, agriculture issues MillerCoors LLC spent $562,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the goverment on advertising, agriculture and other matters, according to a recent disclosure report. That's slightly more than the $540,000 it ...

Food Marketing Institute spent $880K 4Q lobbying

AP News 3 days ago

Food Marketing Institute spent $880,000 in 4Q lobbying government on budget, credit card fees The Food Marketing Institute, whose members include Safeway Inc. and Kroger Co., spent $880,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby on the federal budget, credit card fees and ...

Distilled Spirits group spent $1.2M lobbying in 4Q

AP News 3 days ago

Distilled Spirits Council spent $1.2 million lobbying in 4Q on underage drinking, marketing The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc., whose members include Bacardi USA Inc. and Brown-Forman Corp., spent nearly $1.2 million in the fourth quarter lobbying on drunk ...

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