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Today's News

Can healthy foods be tasty, too? Kalamazoo Gazette
Parties collide over U.S. beef at F.T.A. hearing Asia Pulse
Food prices impacting school systems Bowling Green Daily News
Necessity of 'milk tax' for marketing debated San Angelo Standard-Times
Delays may limit corn yields St. Paul Pioneer Press
Office admits U.S. beef rule mistranslated Yonhap
Coca-Cola to invest $50 million in Kenya Datamonitor NewsWire
Purity's fruit smoothies bring tropical isles to the store The Tennessee Tribune

May 12
World's giants to alter food equation Chicago Tribune
Bush, Congress set for clash over $300B farm bill USA TODAY
Seoul delays U.S. beef inspections UPI
Pilgrim's Pride braces for production cuts Chattanooga Times Free Press
Who does Starbucks fear? Mickey D's St. Petersburg Times
Kraft to reportedly modify packaging to maintain sales Datamonitor NewsWire
JBS executive testifies about acquisitions Greeley Tribune
Taking the unpasteurized milk movement national Brattleboro Reformer

May 9
PepsiCo to tap health, energy drinks market MINT
NexCen Brands to offer Freshëns products Business Wire
Rocky Mntn. Chocolate Factory hires executives PR Newswire
Australian live cattle trade to Egypt resumed ABC Rural News
U.S. envoys says beef risks exaggerated Yonhap
Coca-Cola to acquire water, energy drink brands Financial Deals Tracker
Got Milk? campaign offers $100,000 'Mom Paycheck' Food & Beverage Close-up
Farm bill negotiators agree to dairy changes Gannett News

May 8
Baskin-Robbins to offer soft-serve ice cream USA TODAY
Heinz to close factory in Dallas Datamonitor NewsWire
Feed, fuel, fertilizer are top concerns for cattlemen Amarillo Daily News
Jamba Juice & Dole launch Jambafruit.com Health & Medicine Week
Dairy Queen to move ahead on makeover Star Tribune
Videos document inhumane treatment of livestock Philadelphia Inquirer

May 7
India may continue ban on rice, wheat futures Asia Pulse
South Korea to very tightly monitor U.S. beef imports Asia Pulse
Australia: farmers call for abolition of meat board Asia Pulse
Pepsi reduces plastic in bottles by 20% U.S. Newswire
Barclays sells 8.2 million Coca-Cola Amatil shares Australian Stock Exchange
Tribe considers ban of new dairy feedlots Yakima Herald-Republic
Kraft Food may modifying packaging to keep sales Datamonitor NewsWire
Nestle apologies to Azerbaijan over CD controversy Datamonitor NewsWire
Got milk? Could be a crime Philadelphia Inquirer

May 6
World dairy prices start to decline The New Zealand Herald
S. Korea to send beef quarantine officials to U.S. Yonhap
Sugar price hike unlikely in oversupplied China Asia Pulse
Coke and its bottlers go hybrid The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dole reconfirms commitment to pooled pallets Business Wire

May 5
Gourmet Boutique recalls 286,000 lbs. of meat, poultry Newsday
S. Korean quarantine checks on U.S. beef to resume Asia Pulse
Wrigley promises Mars a higher orbit The Australian Financial Review
Fonterra to auction milk powder online The Dominion Post
U.S. private equity fund buys Strauss Coffee stake Globes
Dairymen win $22.2 million in fraud case Modesto Bee
Parting of the ways at Cadbury Daily Mail
Hortons rolls ahead with expansion plans The Hamilton Spectator
Cargill plant won't rise from ashes in Booneville Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

May 2
Farm bill looks at dairies' feed cost Watertown Daily Times
S. Korean officials advocate eating U.S. beef Asia Pulse
Reinventing icons is focus of Kraft product launch Chicago Sun Times
Surplus U.S. food supplies dry up USA TODAY
Va. woman expands organic line Richmond Times Dispatch
Pepsi And Coca-Cola look to enhanced waters Americas Food and Drink Insights
Antioxidants fuel these new drinks The Miami Herald
Six execs arrested over false chicken labeling The Daily Yomiuri

May 1
Non-family member at top leads Mars to action Chicago Tribune
U.S.D.A. still mum on 'downer cow' rule change UPI
Schafer praises Japan's handling of beef case Jiji Press Ticker Service
Papa John's introduces six new specialty pizzas Datamonitor NewsWire
Organic milk prices going up, Dean c.e.o. says The Dallas Morning News
Potato no half-baked hero Chicago Tribune
Pilgrim's Pride plans to close plant The News & Observer
S. Korean parliament to hold hearing on beef deal Yonhap
McDonald's coffee drinks ignite breakfast wars Contra Costa Times

April 30
Coffee prices heat up Chattanooga Times and Free Press
They want you to wake up and try their coffee products Florida Times-Union
Study links 'food environment' to diabetes, obesity Sacramento Bee
Ontario beef and pork producers are struggling to survive London Free Press
U.S. meat exports continue to set records Ontario Farmer
U.S.-Korea deal called encouraging Ontario Farmer
Farmers' risk grows with gain Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

April 29
A Wrigley still in charge Chicago Sun Times
Dave Thomas' daughter: "It's a sad day" Richmond Times Dispatch
U.S. raising more goats for meat UPI
Milk cows are happy, but fellow dairy farmers are not Columbia Daily Tribune
Sanderson Farms to build poultry complex in N. Carolina Datamonitor NewsWire
Small upper Midwest dairies are seeing a decline The Bismarck Tribune
Some trans fats are good for you, researcher discovers Winnipeg Free Press

April 28
Prices eat away at grocery budgets Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Call for last drinks at Cadbury The Australian Financial Review
S Korean govt, farmers to crack down on mislabelling of beef Asia Pulse
U.S. must solve beef problem The Japan Times
Grain costs too much dough Flint Journal
Suntory to launch green tea in U.S. in May Jiji Press Ticker Service

April 25
Kraft Foods unveils 80 new edibles UPI
Japan intensifies U.S. beef inspections Kyodo News International
Meat will be hit as livestock feed costs rise The Hamilton Spectator
Ontario may hike fees for water bottlers Guelph Mercury
Oregon's hankering for organic abounds The Sunday Oregonian
Starbucks mulls more outlets in China China Knowledge Newswire
Farm politics as usual on Capitol Hill The International Herald Tribune

April 24
Starbucks decaffeinates expectations TheStreet.com
Chip central Akron Beacon Journal
N. Korea bans S. Korean poultry, eggs Asia Pulse
Dairy product label rules stand as proposed Daily Record
Parties wrangle over beef market opening Yonhap
U.S. renews call for Japan's easing of beef imports Jiji Press Ticker Service
Meat industry backs ban on downer cattle Chicago Tribune

April 23
Food prices bite Haiti The Washington Times
U.S. imports to decrease local S. Korean beef prices Asia Pulse
PepsiCo third largest Fortune firm in U.S. The Press Trust of India
Starbucks seeks green building certification The Times and Democrat
Milk issue not black and white Chicago Tribune
U.S. producers are pressing on despite cost pressure Ontario Farmer

April 22
ConAgra upbeat despite downturn Omaha World-Herald
Is a giant packer a healthy idea? Omaha World-Herald
Family dairies object to Farm Bill Bangor Daily News
Indonesia's sugar production falls on weak demand Asia Pulse
Suntory to enter U.S. market with green tea offerings Asia Pulse
Opposition parties attack S Korea-U.S. beef deal Asia Pulse
Seoul to clamp down on false labeling of beef Yonhap

April 21
U.S.D.A. barter initiative helps feed the hungry Prism Insight Western Farm Press
Prepared-food makers staying ahead of higher costs Investor's Business Daily
Jamba wants to squeeze more out of smoothie fans Chicago Tribune
JBS Swift hopes to move into South Korea Greeley Tribune
Russell Stover closing distribution center The Tribune
Juan Valdez expanding internationally Americas Food and Drink Insights
Big-time Canadian hog cull imminent The Lloydminster Meridian Booster
Drinking raw milk U.S. News & World Report
Sara Lee to cut about 300 jobs FinancialWire

April 18
Indonesia considering sugar trading system Asia Pulse
U.S.D.A. resists push for better meat inspection The Baltimore Sun
UEA looks to cut juice and dairy costs Middle East and Africa Food and Drinks Insights
Senomyx announces deal with Coca-Cola Business Wire
Kraft says Capri Sun juice now has 25% less sugar Datamonitor NewsWire

April 17
Dairy provides "humanely produced" milk Dairy Today
Lawmakers consider bill to restrict labels on milk St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Modern milks increasingly cater to health concerns Seattle Times
S. Korea, U.S. make headway on import standards Asia Pulse
Farm workers complain of low wages UPI
Ukrainian govt to intervene on sugar market Russia & CIS Food and Agriculture Weekly

April 16
NutraSweet product to target Sweet'N Low Chicago Tribune
Coffee is the norm for a number of teens, kids The Canadian Press
S. Korea to maintain beef age limit, offal ban Yonhap
Time running out for U.S. farm bill Christian Science Monitor
High food prices threaten unrest in 40 countries IPS - Inter Press Service
Senate to hear testimony about tomato workers The Bradenton Herald
Downer ban may cost dairy farmers Grand Rapid Press
Starbucks introduces bottled Frappuccino in China China Foodstuff Daily

April 15
Good eggs Newsday
Robust earnings likely for Coke The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
South Korea may ease stance on U.S beef imports Asia Pulse
Grocery chains moving away from milk with hormone Gannett News Service
Anxiety over beef talks felt after vote Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
New U.S. labeling rules aren't so COOL Winnipeg Free Press
Coffee wars heat up with McDonalds taking the lead Mainichi Daily News