Litehouse Foods Launches OPA By Litehouse Greek Style Yogurt Salad Dressings

July 16, 2013 Litehouse Foods

Litehouse® Foods, long known for their nationally acclaimed salad dressings, has announced the launch of an exciting one of a kind product new to the produce industry…. OPA! by Litehouse™ Greek Style Yogurt Dressing in four popular flavors: Blue Cheese, Ranch, Caesar, Feta Dill.  The new dressings are available in an 11oz glass jar, and will begin to ship the week of August 6th.

Mann Packing Creates ‘Girlfriends Guide For Moms’

July 16, 2013 Mann Packing Company

As part of the company’s “moms helping moms” initiative, Mann Packing Company created the Girlfriends Guide for Moms electronic brochure for distribution this summer.

On Long Beach Island, Clam Industry Important To Both Visitors & Residents

In the past eight years, the volunteers have raised 11 million clams and 3.3 million oysters in waterside “nurseries” and then poured them into Barnegat Bay. They’re doing their share to ensure a steady supply of clams for do-it-yourself clam diggers but they’re also treating visitors to an educational experience.

Shrimp, Crab Catch Mixed Post BP Oil Spill, River Diversions

While the oyster harvest east of the Mississippi River has dropped precipitously in the years since the BP oil spill and an influx of fresh water from several Mississippi River diversions, white shrimp and blue crab fared much better there.

In Wake Of BP Spill & River Diversions, Oysters Show Strain

Some scientists and fishers say it remains impossible to gauge the 2010 spill’s precise environmental and biological toll. Asked about a 15-percent drop in the statewide oyster harvest in the two years following the spill, experts say the spill definitely continues to be a potential factor, but is only one of several.