Food NewsFood news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Flooded Tyson plant in Wis. reopens, cuts jobs- August 12, 2008 A flood-damaged Tyson Foods Inc. plant has reopened in Wisconsin but the meat maker is cutting more than 200 jobs there due to damaged equipment.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/flooded-tyson-plant-in-wis-reopens-cuts-jobs?fr... Cameco closes Australian uranium project deal- August 12, 2008 Cameco Corp., the world's biggest uranium producer, says it has closed the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in the Kintyre uranium exploration project in Australia for US$346.5 million, along with partner ...http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/cameco-closes-australian-uranium-project-deal?f... 'Whole planet is our market'- August 12, 2008 Montreal cheesemaker Saputo Inc. is coping better than most manufacturers with spikes in the Canadian dollar and fuel, energy and ingredient costs.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/whole-planet-is-our-market?fromrss=1 Sugar grower pushes for inland port in Florida- August 12, 2008 Sugar grower Florida Crystals is lobbying for an inland port with the development of an industrial and commercial center just south of Lake Okeechobee, smack in the heart of the state's proposed pathway for ...http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/sugar-grower-pushes-for-inland-port-in-florida?... Kellogg picks CFO John Bryant as COO- August 11, 2008 Food maker Kellogg Co. says that John Bryant, chief financial officer and president of the company's North American division, has been promoted to chief operating officer.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/kellogg-picks-cfo-john-bryant-as-coo?fromrss=1 Pilgrim's Pride to Idle Chicken Plant in Clinton- August 11, 2008 Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Monday that it plans to idle a chicken processing plant at Clinton and a further-processing facility at Bossier City, La.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/pilgrims-pride-to-idle-chicken-plant-in-clinton... After losing Tyson contract, poultry plant closing- August 11, 2008 BUFFALO, MO. By Oct. 4, the Pet it Jean Poultry plant will no longer be in operation, eliminating about 465 jobs in Buffalo, a town of about 3,000. The plant is closing because Tyson Foods Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/after-losing-tyson-contract-poultry-plant-closi... Food Companies Prepared To Pass The Buck- August 11, 2008 Earnings reports from Tyson Foods and other food companies demonstrate the continuing impact of rising feed and other input costs on operations.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/food-companies-prepared-to-pass-the-buck?fromrs... Paladin Reports 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results- August 11, 2008 Licensed to Nuvo Research Inc. the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize a novel pain formulation - Entered into a Canadian co-promotion agreement for Seasonale with Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals ...http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/paladin-reports-2008-second-quarter-financial-r... Baylands amendment battle brews- August 10, 2008 The war of words over a controversial proposal to amend Redwood City's charter could soon become a money fight, too.http://www.topix.net/business/food/2008/08/baylands-amendment-battle-brews?fromrss=1 |