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Could plastic foam containers get 86'd from the menu of takeout food options in the nation's biggest city? A sanitation official said Wednesday the idea is under discussion but it's too soon to say what will get recommended in an upcoming report on increasing recycling rates. …

Brakebush Bros. Inc. – Westfield, Wisconsin wishes to announce the acquisition of Trinity Valley Foods – Irving, Texas effective January 1, 2013. Brakebush, established in 1925, is a value-added further processor of chicken products. The Brakebush extensive offerings include fully cooked and ready-to-cook, breaded, unbreaded and marinated chicken products sold to the Foodservice and Industrial Segments. …

A 2011 report from the Centre for Retail Research reported that cheese is the most stolen food item worldwide. The British research centre surveyed more than 1,000 retailers in 43 countries and found that cheese’s larcenous popularity exceeded that of meat and candy. The thefts were attributed to both employees and shoplifters. …

Entrepreneur and pioneer cheesemaker Jennifer Lynn Bice has been concerned with the carbon footprint used to distribute her natural goat milk products to customers around the country who want them. “Because fewer people consume goat milk products as compared to cow dairy, it is important for us to have a wider geographic area of distribution to be able to do what we love and be a viable business” explains Bice, owner of the 45 year old Sebastopol business. “By installing our solar system we have offset in a much greater percentage the transportation costs of distributing our goat milk, cheese, yogurt and kefir. This is very important to us.” …

Team Belle, an in-house team of highly trained sales and demo specialists, excels at getting customers to taste Belle Chevre specialty products, educating the consumer on a multitude of ways to use those products creatively at home, and engaging shoppers with the brand. Team Belle has a proven track record: in the first quarter of Team Belle activity in the Northeast region, sales rose an incredible 300%. In certain stores, sales increases neared the 1000% level. …