Articles by Tom Wray
February 13, 2009
The National Provisioner: What are your duties as corporate chef? Chef Michael Zeller: I have a lot of duties (laughs). I develop recipes for retail and foodservice. Within foodservice, I
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February 13, 2009
A capital eventAs the headquarters for the nation’s food-safety agencies, it’s appropriate that Washington, D.C. is again the host for the 2009 Food Safety Summit. The annual event will give
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January 22, 2009
New administration puts hold on federal rule making WASHINGTON – White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday issued a memo to federal agencies placing a “hold” on aspects
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January 21, 2009
Chicken recalled for foreign materials WASHINGTON – Barber Foods Co. of Portland, Maine has recalled about 6,050 pounds of chicken products because they may contain foreign materials, the Food Safety
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January 20, 2009
NPPC sues over emissions rule WASHINGTON – The National Pork Producers Council on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Agency’s decision to require livestock farms
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January 19, 2009
U.S. files WTO poultry case against EU WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab on Friday announced that the United States was requesting World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute consultation
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January 16, 2009
Black Angus Steakhouse files Chapter 11 NEW YORK – ARG Enterprises Inc., owner of the Black Angus Steakhouse chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, according to media
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January 15, 2009
Wendy's cuts back on breakfast CHICAGO – Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. said Tuesday that it is cutting the number of Wendy’s locations selling breakfast items and plans to relaunch the morning
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January 14, 2009
USDA issues final rule on COOL WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued its final rule for mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) as required by two federal farm bills.
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January 13, 2009
When it was announced that the American economy was in recession, it surprised absolutely no one. In fact, certain segments of the economy had already seen the approaching storm.Ron Paul,
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