Food/Beverage
Pilgrim's Pride To Cut 600 Jobs
July 15, 2008 9:01 am | News | CommentsChicken producer will cut 600 jobs at its El Dorado, Ark., plant, saying the cost-cutting move was in response to record-high prices for feed.
InBev Gains Anheuser’s Marketing Clout
July 15, 2008 6:00 am | by Christopher Leonard and Emily Fredrix, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsBelgian brewer has an ambitious plan behind its $52 billion acquisition of Anheuser-Busch, hoping to tap into the U.S. company's massive marketing power.
Iowa Meatpacking Town To Hold Immigration Rally
July 15, 2008 5:23 am | by Amy Lorentzen, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsOrganizers are using the raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. kosher meatpacking plant in Postville on May 12 as an example of what's wrong with the nation's immigration laws.
Barley Growers Hope Anheuser-Busch Market Remains
July 14, 2008 11:10 am | News | CommentsNorth Dakota, a national leader in barley production, hopes to maintain its market relationship with Anheuser-Busch despite takeover by Belgian brewer InBev.
Anheuser-Busch Agrees To InBev Takeover
July 14, 2008 5:02 am | by Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsMaker of Budweiser and Bud Light accepted InBev's sweetened $52 billion offer, creating a global beer leader and ending one of the most iconic names in American business.
Reports: Anheuser Close To Accepting InBev Bid
July 11, 2008 1:35 pm | by Jim Salter, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsAfter weeks of public bickering, media reports say Anheuser-Busch's board is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from Belgian-based brewer InBev.
Ag Department To Announce New Recall Rule
July 11, 2008 4:57 am | by Erica Werner, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsProdded by fallout from the nation's largest beef recall, the Agriculture Department expected to finalize plans Friday to make retailers' names public during some meat recalls.
Immigration Scandal Creates Shortage Of Kosher Meat
July 11, 2008 4:55 am | News | CommentsShortage of kosher meat in Nashville has been exacerbated by an immigration scandal at the country's largest kosher meatpacking plant, officials say.
Poultry Plant Workers Admit 'Misusing' IDs
July 11, 2008 4:51 am | News | CommentsNineteen people arrested in immigration raids at Pilgrim's Pride poultry plants pleaded guilty to misusing Social Security identification to obtain work.
Detained Meatpacking Workers Drop Lawsuit
July 10, 2008 5:40 am | by Amy Lorentzen, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsLawsuit that claimed the government was violating the rights of meatpacking plant workers detained in an immigration raid was dismissed after key demands were met.
Poultry Plant Manager Arrested In Immigration Probe
July 10, 2008 5:25 am | by Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsPersonnel manager for House of Raeford Farms was indicted by a federal grand jury on 20 counts that she told employees to use the falsified forms.
Gov. Wants Anheuser-Busch, InBev Barley Commitment
July 10, 2008 5:20 am | by Matt Gouras, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsMontana's decades-long relationship with Anheuser-Busch has been beneficial for the company and for barley farmers in the state.
Anheuser Asks Shareholders To Reject InBev
July 9, 2008 12:45 pm | News | CommentsOn Wednesday, Anheuser-Busch filed a consent solicitation with the Securities and Exchange Commission that outlines why shareholders should reject InBev's proposal.
Cadbury Testers Blame Sweetener For Burns
July 9, 2008 10:20 am | by Jeffrey Gold, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThree taste testers for candy maker Cadbury PLC say they were seriously injured with chemical burns to their mouths while sampling something sweet.
Ag Secretary ‘Confident’ U.S. Food Is Safe
July 9, 2008 7:05 am | by Josh Funk, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsU.S. Agriculture Secretary expressed confidence in the nation's food safety system, but said meat processing will always face challenges because the bacteria that animals carry evolves.
Tokyo Meat Packer Accused Of Mislabeling Chicken
July 9, 2008 6:15 am | News | CommentsHead of the Yamagataya meat marketer allegedly sold Brazilian chicken to the Urayasu government and local schools with ‘certificates’ claiming the meat was domestic.
Coca-Cola, Cargill Launch Sweetener
July 9, 2008 5:52 am | by Lauren Shepherd, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsNew no-calorie sweetener, Truvia, will go on sale for the first time on Wednesday and is made from the leaves of stevia, an herb grown in South America and Asia.
South Korean Doctors Eat U.S. Beef To Quell Fears
July 9, 2008 5:27 am | by Jae-Soon Chang, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsIn a bid to dispel public health fears, top physicians and executives ate American sirloin, telling fellow South Koreans not to worry about getting mad cow disease from eating U.S. beef.
Anheuser-Busch Sues InBev
July 8, 2008 11:20 am | News | CommentsCompany suing the Belgian brewer in federal court, seeking to bar its spurned suitor from soliciting support from Anheuser-Busch shareholders.
SKorean Lawmakers End Boycott Over U.S. Beef Imports
July 8, 2008 5:17 am | by Kwang-Tae Kim, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsNation's opposition party, which refused to take part in the new National Assembly session that was supposed to start in late May, has agreed to rejoin parliament, an official said.
USDA: Nebraska Beef Slow To Respond To E. Coli
July 8, 2008 5:07 am | by Josh Funk, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsFederal officials said company responded slowly to indications that its products might be tainted with E. coli, though it has voluntarily recalled over 5 million pounds of meat.
InBev Seeks To Kick Out Anheuser’s Board
July 7, 2008 1:00 pm | by Aoife White, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsBrewer InBev turned up the heat in its $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch, announcing that it will attempt to remove the company's entire board.
SKorea Ministers Replaced Over U.S. Beef
July 7, 2008 5:00 am | by Kwang-Tae Kim, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsSouth Korea's president named new agriculture and welfare ministers Monday because of the mishandling of a much-criticized U.S. beef import deal.
SKorean President Calls For End To U.S. Beef Dispute
July 3, 2008 6:10 am | by Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsPresident Lee Myung-bak said he would not tolerate illegal, violent protests against U.S. beef imports, but would listen more carefully to public opinion at peaceful rallies.
Bourbon Boom Sparks Worldwide Expansion
July 3, 2008 5:15 am | by Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Writer | News | CommentsDistillers are expanding their bourbon production and storage and dispatching sales teams around the world as the traditionally Southern beverage gains global popularity.
