Barbara McDonald

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APPEALING TO THE HEART
Jan 25, 1999
Some retailers say health concerns play a small role in the demand for olive oils, but promoting the heart-healthy benefits of monounsaturated oils, such as olive and canola, can't hurt.Researchers at Brigham & Women...
KELLOGG CUTS STAFF BY 525, CONTRACTOR POSTS BY 240
Jan 11, 1999
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Kellogg Co. here cut 525 staff positions and 240 positions filled by contractors who worked for other companies, Kellogg spokesman Anthony Hebron said. Money saved will be invested in new...
FDA ASKS COMMENT ON SOY
Jan 11, 1999
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration here is seeking comment on a proposed regulation allowing food labels to carry health claims for soy protein.This proposal is based on the agency's determination...
AFFI HEATS NUTRITION PUSH WITH 5 A DAY CONTEST
Jan 04, 1999
McLEAN, Va. -- The fourth annual 5 a Day National Retail Contest, sponsored by the American Frozen Food Institute here, will focus on recent findings that frozen fruits and vegetables often have as much nutritional...
NFFA SCHEDULES CONFERENCE FOR APRIL IN ATLANTA
Jan 04, 1999
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The National Frozen Food Association, based here, has released program details for the seventh annual Retail Executive Conference, April 18 to 20, 1999, to be held at the Marietta Conference Center ...
PASSIONATE FOR PASTA
Dec 21, 1998
Almost a decade after pasta was "discovered" as a health food, its popularity, along with other ethnic Italian ingredients, remains undiminished in supermarkets across the land. "Everybody loves Italian food," said...
KRAFT, CHAINS AID SECOND HARVEST FOR HUNGRY
Dec 21, 1998
CHICAGO -- Despite a dropoff in donations to Second Harvest Food Banks, based here, Kraft Foods, along with retailers in 17 markets, will help feed the needy over the holiday season.One reason for the shortage is that...
RETAILERS SUPPORTING HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
Dec 14, 1998
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Food Marketing Institute here has issued a call to its members to lend a hand to thousands of people in Honduras and Nicaragua who were made hungry or homeless by Hurricane Mitch last month.At...
KOSHERFEST '98 NAMES NEW PRODUCT WINNERS
Dec 14, 1998
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- A panel of judges that included chefs from the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y., tasted a variety of new kosher foods at the KosherFest '98 trade show held here and came up with winners...
SALT SALES PRESERVED
Dec 07, 1998
While medical reports have contributed to tarnishing the reputation of salt in recent years, this essential but overlooked seasoning still remains a viable category in supermarkets.Everybody buys salt. Iodized or...
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