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ECONOMY Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- Ecuador's government issued a decree setting price caps on nine basic food products in an effort to combat food inflation. Thursday's decree fixes price limits on items in the basic food basket -- such as noodles, sugar, milk and c.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s time to pull out the backpacks and clean the lunch boxes as children head back-to-school this month. Packing safe lunches for school and for work is critically important. Since September is also National Food Safety Edu.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 26, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released its preliminary analysis of the Senate version of the Fiscal 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Act. There are 287 pr.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 21, 2008 @ 6:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An ambitious and well-meaning attempt to make California’s dairy products safer arrives this week in the California Assembly in the form of State Bill 201—but the country’s top food safety advocates are calling o.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 21, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's human services agency is considering further changes in the way it processes food stamps that likely would cost some clients their benefits, agency chief Mitch Roob said after lawmakers questioned him about the proposal. Ro.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 19, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America spent $240,000 in the second quarter lobbying the federal government on food safety and tax issues, according to a recent disclosure report. The organization, whose more than 350 member compa.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 15, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brazil Fast Food Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: BOBS - News) (“Brazil Fast Food”, or the “the Company”) the second largest fast-food restaurant chain with 630 points of sale, operating under the Bob’s, KFC an.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 15, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58fb66/singapore_food_and) has announced the addition of the "Singapore Food and Drink Report Q3 2008" report to their offering. While food price inflation.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Aug 14, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inflation hit a 17-year high last month, underscoring the pressure on Americans who face soaring gasoline and food costs while their job prospects dim and incomes shrink. A series of bleak reports on Thursday spotlighted the.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Aug 13, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Beth Bastian, a Web site project designer and mother of three in Los Angeles, is facing down soaring food costs and finding creative ways to put breakfast on the table. Bastian said she headed to her local Vaughn's grocery chain, which temporarily double.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Aug 13, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (AP) -- The Bank of England said Wednesday that it expects inflation to soar to 5 percent on the back of surging energy and food prices, and predicted a year of economic stagnation as Britain goes through a "difficult and painful adjustment" after.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 12, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- A bumper crop may be on the horizon, so there may be some relief in food prices on the way, but you'll need to be patient. On Tuesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture said farmers were on track to produce the nation's second-largest cor.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d28f10/snapshots_uk_snack) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots UK Snack Food 2008" report to their offering. Snapdata's Snapshots UK Snack Food 20.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Aug 4, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archstone Consulting, an independent strategy and operations management consulting firm, today announced the results of a recent study revealing that major US food companies have successfully been able to limit the impact.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 30, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Federal officials have ordered Indiana to halt any further rollout of its automation of welfare eligibility because it is taking too long to process and approve food stamp applications, The Associated Press has learned. The Food and.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jul 29, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Marketing food and drinks to children these days occurs with more than just a few television ads. It involves promotional displays at grocery stores and packaging that directs them to Web sites where they can play games, win prizes or s.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jul 25, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is joining the health crusade against artery-clogging trans fats. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Friday that will prohibit restaurants and other "food facilities" from using oil, margarine and shorteni.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jul 25, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SEATTLE (AP) -- Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread. For years, the small University District pantry has offered help to the working poor and single parent.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 23, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers. The i.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's consumer price index rose above 3 percent for the first time in nearly three years as a result of increasing gas and food prices, the government said Wednesday. Statistics Canada reported that the nation's annual inflation jumped.. Read More