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Weighing the value of organic foods
Los Angeles TimesWith the recession breathing down our necks, many people are looking for ways to cut the household budget without seriously compromising family well-being. So here's a suggestion: If you buy organic fruits and vegetables, consider switching to less pricey...Tags: Tomatoes, Environmental Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Organic Foods, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Ex-Le-Nature's head named in racketeering suit
The Associated PressThe former chief executive of a bankrupt drink company and Wachovia Corp. are among those named in a racketeering lawsuit filed by a bankruptcy trustee. The lawsuit unsealed late last month accuses former Le-Nature's Inc. CEO Gregory Podlucky of...Tags: Bankruptcy, Wachovia Corp., Trials, Financially Distressed Companies, Lawyers
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Avoid the marketing misuse of 'green'
Organic cotton sheets, sustainable flooring, recycled glass countertops. The words hint at something lovely and healthy, but what do they mean exactly?
Much like the word "organic" was used loosely years ago, the word "green" and all its synonyms are...Tags: Marketing
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Feds to boost ethanol corn crop
Of The Associated PressThe Agriculture Department is moving to make it easier to grow genetically engineered corn for ethanol production, despite fears among safety advocates that some might end up in human food. The agency is seeking public comments on a request to deregulate...Tags: Genetics, Health Organizations, Agriculture, Food Safety, Ethanol
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China's manufacturing slows in November as downturn deepens; food price controls lifted
AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in November as a downturn in the world's fourth-largest economy worsened, raising the threat of politically volatile job losses, according to data reported Monday. Also Monday, the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Hu Jintao, Vehicles, Job Layoffs, Employees
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Outlook for food prices: No relief
New York Times News ServiceNew York Times News Service For more than a year, food manufacturers have been shaving package sizes and raising prices, declaring that they had little choice because of unprecedented increases in the cost of raw ingredients like corn, soybeans and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Labor Legislation, Consumer Confidence, Restaurants
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A sweet new entry in bitter food fight
Tribune reporterType in "aspartame" or "sucralose" into a search engine, and you're bound to come up with all sorts of hits linking the two artificial sweeteners to some sort of malady. Never mind that the Food and Drug Administration says they are safe. Now, the FDA...Tags: Beverage Industry, Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo Incorporated, Groceries, New Products
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War, drought and a wheat shortage threaten Afghanistan with a winter of hunger
Associated Press WriterNILI, Afghanistan (AP) _ The farmer squats barefoot on packed earth in front of his two-room mud house. He has looked at his bags of wheat, he says, and counted the days. Ghulam Sakhi, 50, says his family will run out of food in mid-January —...Tags: Family, Government, Heads of State, Terrorism, Almonds
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As food prices climb, restaurants, other food servers eye the trash bin for big savings
AP Business WriterExperts in the food industry are thinking a lot about trash these days. Food waste has been a chronic problem for restaurants and grocery stores — with millions of tons being lost along the way as crops are hauled hundreds of miles, stored for...Tags: Software Industry, Teaching and Learning, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Dining and Drinking, Employees
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Drive-throughs done right ring up returns
Tribune reporterA clean, well-lighted menu board. Speakers that clearly coo "may I take your order?" And the biggie: speed without screw-ups. That is the gold standard for a fast-food drive-through, and McDonald's Corp. and its rivals have developed a science of sorts...Tags: National Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, McDonald's, Vehicles, Dining and Drinking
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Voice of the People
This is in response to Tribune staff writer Barbara Brotman's "Big Ten football, Iowa style: I'll take a turkey leg, please" (News, Nov. 15). I really enjoyed this story about Iowa football. I'm so happy to know that there are other people who live in a...Tags: Religious Festivals, Allergies, Homes, Chicago Cubs, Health Organizations
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Say bon voyage to spoilage of farm produce
Associated PressIt's not easy to keep a banana yellow. To get it market ripe but unblemished by brown sugar spots takes careful timing, a slight fiddling with nature's rhythms and a delivery system that is increasingly computer-driven and technical. The perfect...Tags: European Union, Bananas, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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