Food & Drink Weekly

1. Cott Corp has announced plans to revamp its Canadian and U.S. operations...
Cott Corp has announced plans to revamp its Canadian and U.S. operations while parting company with its U.S. president. Under the new structure, Mark Benadiba, ...
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2. Food maker Hormel Foods has named Jeffrey Ettinger to be the company's...
Food maker Hormel Foods has named Jeffrey Ettinger to be the company's ninth chief executive officer. Ettinger, current president and chief operating officer, succeeds Joel ...
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3. President Bush named Andrew von Eschenbach as the acting chief of the FDA...
President Bush named Andrew von Eschenbach as the acting chief of the FDA until a successor can be named. Von Eschenbach is head of the ...
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4. Constellation Brands Inc., pushing ahead with an unsolicited takeover bid...
Constellation Brands Inc., pushing ahead with an unsolicited takeover bid for Vincor International Inc., expressed bafflement that the Canadian wine producer viewed the $900 million ...
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5. Glacier Water Services has reached an agreement to acquire Gestion Bi-Eau...
Glacier Water Services has reached an agreement to acquire Gestion Bi-Eau Pure, the largest water vending company in Quebec. Glacier will pay approximately $1.2 million ...
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6. The Absolut Spirits Company has acquired a controlling interest in U.S.
The Absolut Spirits Company has acquired a controlling interest in U.S.-based rum, brandy and wine supplier Cruzan International. The V&S Vin & Sprit subsidiary bought ...
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7. Tyson Foods.
The impact of Hurricane Rita on the Texas operations of Tyson Foods was minor, the company has reported. The company's two processed meats plants in ...
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8. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has said that USDA has awarded more...
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has said that USDA has awarded more than $12 million in food safety grants to universities nationwide. The grants will focus ...
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9. Mexico lifts Pennsylvania poultry ban.
Mexico has lifted restrictions on imports of poultry from Pennsylvania, some eighteen months after an avian flu outbreak in the state. "Our farmers will now ...
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10. U.S. cocoa grind increases by 4.4%.
United States cocoa grindings in the second quarter rose 4.39% from a year ago to 102,378 tonnes, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association said in a recently ...
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