Food companies to focus on liquidity in 2009: Fitch
Food companies are expected to seek greater liquidity in 2009 as they are hit by unexpectedly volatile ingredient prices and lower consumer food spending, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
Archives for February 16, 2009
Study links higher dairy consumption to teen weight loss
Adolescents eating higher amounts of dairy goods, within the recommended daily guidelines, generally have lower levels of fat to those with a reduced intake, says a new study.
Changing the tune on GM
The GM debate at times seems much like the Hokey Cokey (or Pokey, if you’re US-based). There’s been a lot of putting in, some putting out, and quite a lot of shaking things all about, but as of yet, there hasn’t really been a turnaround and definitely no...
PCA files for bankruptcy as recall expands to Texas plant
The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy, a month after peanut products from its Blakely, Georgia facility were first recalled due to salmonella contamination.
Talking point
Peanut-gate: Will consumers still trust American food?
FoodNavigator-USA.com asks its readers whether PCA’s lethal peanut contamination means Made in America has lost the safe perception it once enjoyed.