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NutraCea files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

12-Nov-2009 - financing as well as income from continuing business should see it better prepared to return to more normal

SunOpta reports Q3 loss; continues debt reduction

10-Nov-2009 - , with the Ingredients Group achieving record quarterly operating income of $2.9m. Health and wellness Bromley

MGPI’s restructuring pays off in Q1

09-Nov-2009 - MGP Ingredients has reported a net income of nearly $4m for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ... MGP Ingredients has reported a net income of nearly $4m for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ... . Its net income of $3,738,000 compares especially favorably to Q1 2009, when the company reported a net of $99,020,000 for the same period last year. “While I’m encouraged to see our pre-tax income

Corn Products content despite costs and volume drop

27-Oct-2009 - this time last year, when it reported record net income of $88m and earnings of $1.15 per diluted common share. In comparison, the most recent quarter brought in net income of $53m, or $0.70 per diluted

Mexican food hardly ethnic anymore, says Mintel

19-Oct-2009 - by on a limited grocery budget. Ninety-two percent of respondents with an annual household income over

News in brief

USDA finalizes five-year food choice study

16-Oct-2009 - quality, particularly for low-income households. "This study will allow us to enhance

Kids’ soft drink habits predict teenage weight: Study

12-Oct-2009 - predominantly non-Hispanic whites from well-educated families, with average household income of $50,000 to $75

Food insecurity increases US children’s risk of obesity, says study

02-Oct-2009 - The study examined the diets of 8,500 low-income children from ethnically and racially diverse with overweight prevalence in low income ethnically and racially diverse girls…Qualitative research is needed

Americans shop around to get quality foods more cheaply

28-Sep-2009 - and beauty products. It conducted telephone interviews with 4000 US citizens of all income levels – from $20 without. Spending the spare Although the main results were taken across all income groups

Health and natural keep US market resilient

25-Sep-2009 - The recession has in itself driven growth in certain markets. The squeeze on disposable incomes has driven pushed the value of cheese sales up 7.6 percent to $14.1bn in 2008. Tighter incomes have also led

Hershey launches travel confectionary range

19-Nov-2009 - ,489,609,000 for the third quarter of 2008. Reported net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $162,023,000 or $0

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Food firms should tap opportunities in developing countries

16-Nov-2009 - of basic calories and proteins in a sustainable way, the second to generate reliable incomes for farmers : an income that, he noted, is not linked to "increasing subsidies and artificially high prices

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Call for ‘pink revolution’ in India’s meat and poultry sectors

05-Nov-2009 - -45 per cent of their income on food, the Minister said. He also emphasised the tax-free nature of the food-processing sector, saying: “There is no income tax, not central excise in this sector. I have also

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US spells out wish list for investing in Indian food processing

02-Nov-2009 - Industries, told the seminar that developing the food processing would also support farmers’ incomes. But , at present, processed and packaged foods face heavy taxes while low farm incomes force some farmers to sell

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Kraft rolls out sustainable chocolate range

30-Oct-2009 - the incidence of cocoa 'black pod' disease was also reduced by one third and farmer incomes improved.

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Maternal folic acid, iron linked to better baby survival

30-Oct-2009 - common policy in many low- and middle-income countries, although implementation is typically not very

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Barry Callebaut to help steer cocoa programme

28-Oct-2009 - leading to improvements in the quality and yield of cocoa beans, better income for farmers and enhanced

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Kirin to close two breweries in new profit focus

27-Oct-2009 - operating income by around 50 per cent. ... operating income by around 50 per cent. ... liquor tax) and operating income of ¥188bn. Kirin is already the biggest Japanese food and beverage at ¥1.93 trillion (excluding liquor tax) and operating income is expected to be ¥125bn

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Sambazon first to gain acai fair trade status

22-Oct-2009 - , the partnership also offers alternative income-generating activities for woman, youths and small family farmers . “On a broad scale,families are able to diversify their income by selling other agricultural products

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Natural demand means ongoing growth for Naturex

22-Oct-2009 - . Industry balance Naturex’s nutrition and health business has accounted for the lion’s share of income

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