The U.S. Agriculture Department trimmed its food inflation forecast for 2010, projecting prices at grocery stores and restaurants will rise at the same rate. The USDA lowered the consumer price
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Dr. Elisabeth Hagen as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary for Food Safety. Hagen will serve with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, R.I., is recalling approximately 1,240,000 pounds of ready-to-eat varieties of Italian sausage products, including salami/salame, in commerce and potentially
Employees at the Sioux City, Iowa, John Morrel & Co. are considering their options after this week's announcement that the plant was closing. The facility, owned by Smithfield Foods, employs
With the economic downturn easing, the restaurant industry is expected to show gradual improvement in 2010, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2010 Restaurant Industry Forecast released today. Industry sales
Sioux City officials say the John Morrell & Co. meatpacking plant, one of the city's largest employers, will close this spring. The plant has about 1,500 workers. The Sioux City
Huntington Meat Packing Inc., a Montebello, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 864,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food
The Oscar Mayer brand is launching the largest advertising campaign in its 125-year history. The “It Doesn’t Get Better Than This” campaign is the first multi-category advertising campaign to span
A Wall Street upgrade of Tyson Foods Inc. shares on Thursday reflects investor appetite for U.S. meat producers, with the industry looking to capitalize on lower feed-grain costs and stronger
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the country would find alternative poultry import sources if the United States did not observe new safety rules. "If some foreign suppliers do
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