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  • August 2008

    • Food Makers Tweak Recipes to Cut Costs

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 23, 08 10:01 AM CDT

      Food Makers Tweak Recipes to Cut Costs

      (Newser) - Food manufacturers are adjusting their recipes to cut costs as ingredient prices climb, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hershey is replacing some of its cocoa butter with vegetable oil, while General Mills is dumping pecans for walnuts in one cookie. McCormick, McDonald's, and other companies are making similar moves. But prices are staying the same—or rising—for consumers. More »

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      food  • economy  • food prices  • McDonald's  • recipes  • Hershey  • General Mills

    • Producers Quick to Pass Price Hikes Down Food Chain

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 8, 08 1:01 PM CDT

      Producers Quick to Pass Price Hikes Down Food Chain

      (Newser) - Soaring grain and energy costs are driving food prices skyward, and big producers are moving to pass price hikes down the food chain to consumers on everything from cereal to meat, the Wall Street Journal reports. And costs won’t likely decrease, with biofuel demand eating up more corn than ever and livestock herds being thinned in response to the higher price of grain. More »

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      recession  • food prices  • meat  • energy costs  • grain  • agricultural economy  • food production  • General Mills  • corn shock

  • November 2007

    • Totino's and Jeno's Pizzas Recalled Over E. coli

      Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 7:47 PM CDT

      Totino's and Jeno's Pizzas Recalled Over E. coli

      (Newser) - General Mills today recalled 5 million frozen pizzas sold under the brand names Totino's and Jeno's because they have pepperoni that might be contaminated with E. coli. Health officials discovered the problem while investigating 21 E. coli illnesses in 10 states. They found that at least nine of those people ate the pizzas, and four developed a type of kidney failure, the AP reports. More »

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      E. coli  • General Mills

  • August 2007

    • FTC Subpoenas Food Giants on Marketing to Kids

      Adweek  |  Aug 11, 07 4:33 PM CDT

      FTC Subpoenas Food Giants on Marketing to Kids

      (Newser) - The FTC dealt out 44 subpoenas yesterday to food companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Kraft, seeking information on how much they spent on advertising to kids. The businesses have until November 1 to comply for a report the FTC is preparing for Congress on marketing practices and child obesity. More »

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      health  • Congress  • children  • advertising  • obesity  • marketing  • diet  • McDonald's  • childhood obesity  • weight  • nutrition  • Coca Cola  • advertisements  • FTC  • General Mills

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