FusionPharm Completes First Produce Sales From PharmPod Unit

April 24, 2012 FusionPharm Inc.

FusionPharm Inc., is proud to announce the successful Harvest and sale of its initial crop.

Truvia Brand Launches New Product For The Food & Beverage Service Industry

April 23, 2012 Truvia® Brand

The Truvia® brand announced today the nationwide launch of the Truvia® 'Behind the Bar' product, specially designed for use at bars, restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Now available through local foodservice distributors, the latest Truvia® brand innovation provides a solution to creating natural, great-tasting, zero-calorie simple syrups for cocktails

Kobe Beef Scam, Part 3: Why The U.S. Government Wants You To Buy Fake Foods

April 23, 2012 Larry Olmstead, Forbes

For the past two days I have examined in (sometimes excruciating) detail the facts behind the various products sold in this country as Kobe beef and Japanese Kobe beef (Part 1), and domestic or American-style Kobe, Wagyu, and domestic, American-style, or Australian Wagyu (Part 2). After this examination, my conclusion is that these products are collectively an attempt to fool the American consumer into thinking they are buying something they are not, at very high prices, by trading on the longstanding reputation of excellence belonging to the cattle producers around Kobe, Japan, whose meat is never, ever sold on our shores.

D&W Fine Pack Acquires Major Foodservice Manufacturer Jet Plastica Industries

April 23, 2012 D&W Fine Pack

D&W Fine Pack LLC, a leader in the foodservice packaging industry and a portfolio company of Mid Oaks Investments LLC, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the equipment and inventory of Jet Plastica Industries.

Governor Jindal Challenges States To Send Chefs To Louisiana For The Great American Seafood Cook-Off

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has joined producers of the Ninth Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off to pose the following challenge to each state in the Union: Send your chef to New Orleans where the finest seafood chef in America will be crowned. Governor Jindal has sent letters to his 49 fellow governors asking them to appoint a chef to represent their state at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off, set to occur on Saturday, August 11, 2012 in New Orleans.