Month: April 2012

Wente Vineyards & Phillips Seafood Partner For “East Meets West” Crab Challenge

April 30, 2012 Phillips Foods

For a second year, Wente Vineyards and Phillips Seafood have partnered in a cross-promotional program in the retail grocery channel.  Once again offering savings on Phillips products, this year the wine and seafood companies teamed up for their inaugural “East meets West Crab Challenge” to include custom wine and crab meat pairing recipes, retail coupons off the purchase of Phillips Seafood*and an online Sweepstakes*. …

Eric Ripert, Maria Loi, & Orhan Yegen Rank New York-Made Greek Yogurts

April 30, 2012 Rob Patronite & Robin Raisfeld, New York Magazine

To determine how they stack up against the major players, plus a couple of outer-borough specialists, we convened a panel of experts: the headstrong, tough-grading Turkish chef Orhan Yegen of Sip Sak and Bi Lokma, who considers “Greek yogurt” more a marketing gimmick than a bona fide foodstuff; Maria Loi, a.k.a. the Martha Stewart of Greece; and, as informal referee, the suave, diplomatic Eric Ripert, who begins each day with a tub of nonfat Fage, topped with nuts and honey. …

For Salma Hayek, The Perfect Start To Each Break Of Day Is A Glass Of Milk

April 30, 2012 MilkPEP

Award-winning actress Salma Hayek gives fans a unique behind-the-scenes look at her morning routine in her latest ad with the National Milk Mustache "got milk?®" campaign's The Breakfast Project. …

Egg Consumption 'Positively Impacts Metabolic Syndrome & Satiety'

April 30, 2012 StafF Reporter, Asian News International

Eating eggs may actually have favourable effects on HDL metabolism in men and women with metabolic syndrome, a new study has suggested. Participants in the study, conducted by researchers from the University of Connecticut, followed a carbohydrate-restricted diet with some individuals eating three whole eggs per day and others eating an equivalent amount of egg substitute. …

Sakata Ornamentals Introduces 'Vincent' Sunflower

April 30, 2012 Sakata Seed Corporation

Sakata Ornamentals introduces Vincent®—a pollenless, day length neutral sunflower with a shorter crop cycle for faster production and better availability. Vincent offers a better height under short days, and will not overgrow under long days—and its short crop cycle translates to increased margins for growers. …