The Food Institute Report articles from October 2008

The Food Institute Report archives from October 2008

Sustainability very important to investors, less so to consumers.(environmental sustainability)
October 6, 2008... Sustainability has emerged as a considerable market trend in the latter half of the decade, and food manufacturers have made substantial efforts to align their business models and practices with growing industry moves to make production more...

Economic crisis spurs creative deal for franchisees ...(Emerald City Smoothie store )(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Amid challenging economic times, EMERALD CITY SMOOTHIE, Seattle, unveiled a novel offer to lure prospective franchisees--a "Buy One, Get One" initiative. Through this offer, launched in September, franchisees are able to purchase an 800,000-sq....

... Tempering restaurant industry's plans?(McDonald's Corp.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Fast food giant MCDONALD'S CORP. warned franchisees in September that BANK OF AMERICA CORP. tightened lending to its restaurant owners, and franchisees should secure other lenders for immediate borrowing, according to The Wall Street Journal...

Brown-bagged lunches growing steadily.(breaks (Rest periods))
October 6, 2008... A recent survey by staffing service OFFICETEAM found that executives estimated their typical lunch break to be around 35 minutes, a seven minute decrease from a 2003 survey. When asked how often workers forgo a lunch break altogether, those...

Hotels seek ways to attract guests.
October 6, 2008... A growing number of hotels are experimenting with new ways to excite their patrons and attract new ones, including offering gourmet breakfast specials and creative cocktails, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Special breakfast entrees,...

Organic sales remain strong.(purchasing of natural and organic foods)
October 6, 2008... Despite higher prices, the organics industry remains strong. About 88% of consumers reported buying the same amount,52%, or more 36%, green environmentally friendly products as they did six months ago, according to a survey released by MAMBO...

Cinnabon, krispy kreme making changes, opening smaller stores.(Cinnabon Inc.)(Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.)
October 6, 2008... In the latest example of food companies shrinking their retail space, Cinnabon and Krispy Kreme are opening smaller outlets with hopes of saving money, increasing sales and becoming more malleable in a changing market. Cinnabon has spent the...

Consumers: businesses should make social networking connections.(companies should use social networks )
October 6, 2008... Americans are increasingly interacting with companies on the internet and believe it is important for businesses to have a presence on the web, according to CONE'S 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study. In fact, some 93% of Americans believe...

Whole Foods Market.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... WHOLE FOODS MARKET opened its first store in Hawaii... The Honolulu Advertiser (Sept. 11)... The company is also opening a second location in Ann Arbor, MI. The new 52,000-sq. ft store has a wine bar, cafe, coffee bar, and free WiFi......

The Market.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... THE MARKET is opening a 14,000-sq. ft. grocery store in Plymouth, MA... Supermarket News (Sept. 11)...

Spec.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Spec's Wines Spirits & Finer)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SPEC'S is opening a new store in Galveston, TX that will carry specialty products from around the world... The Galveston Daily News (Sept. 11...

Safeway.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Safeway Inc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SAFEWAY opened a 58,000-sq. ft. store in downtown Washington, DC, the only full-service supermarket in the neighborhood and the first store that the company built in the District in 11 years... Washington Post (Sept. 12)...

Submarina California Subs opened a restaurant on the campus of the University of Southern California.(New store news)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SUBMARINA CALIFORNIA SUBS opened a restaurant on the campus of the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. The restaurant is the company's first location on a college campus and marks the 61st location in Southern California... QSR Magazine (Sept....

Publix Greenwise Market.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... PUBLIX GREENWISE MARKET will open in Tallahassee, FL... Tallahassee.com (Sept. 17)...

Trader Joe.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... TRADER JOE'S opened in Brooklyn, NY on Sept. 26... New York Daily News (Sept. 17)...

Stater Bros. Markets.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... STATER BROS. MARKETS will open a 44,000-sq. ft. full-service supermarket in Carlsbad, CA in February 2009... (Sept. 17)...

Empanada Joe.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... EMPANADA JOE'S opened in Manhattan in Times Square. It is the second of three Empanada Joe's restaurants set to open in New York, NY this year... (Sept. 18)...

Chop't Creative Salad Company.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... CHOP'T CREATIVE SALAD COMPANY opened its fifth Washington, DC-area CHOP'T location on Sept. 22... (Sept. 18)...

Urban Fresh, Jewel-Osco's.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... URBAN FRESH, JEWEL-OSCO'S new specialty convenience store is opening in the Lincoln Park section of Chicago. The 16,000-sq. ft. location will sell upscale and organic foods, including fully cooked meals, gourmet sandwiches and ready-to-cook...

Giant To Go, a convenience store by Giant Food Stores, will be built in lancaster, pa.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... GIANT TO GO, a convenience store by GIANT FOOD STORES, will be built in Lancaster, PA. The 4,422-sq. ft. store will sell produce, meat, deli and bakery items... Lancaster Online (Sept. 18)...

Sedano's Supermarkets.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SEDANO'S SUPERMARKETS is opening its 30th location in Hialeah, FL... Supermarket News (Sept. 18)... Roswell, GA-based

Diesel Pizza & Pub.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... DIESEL PIZZA & PUB is a "bar without bar food," according to owner Tara Cameron. The restaurant serves salads, paninis, and Subs... (Sept. 19)...

Izen Cafe.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... IZEN CAFE opened in University Heights, OH. Among its offerings are sushi rolls, cheese fried rice, frozen yogurt and ice cream... The Cincinnati Enquirer (Sept. 19)...

Hooters.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... HOOTERS opened its first Massachusetts-based restaurant in Saugus on Sept 20. The Saugus location is Hooters 448th restaurant worldwide... (Sept 19)...

Sheetz Inc.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SHEETZ INC. opened its 18th location in North Carolina in High Point... Convenience Store News (Sept. 22)...

The Melting Pot.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... THE MELTING POT opened a store in Providence, RI on Sept. 24... MarketWatch (Sept. 22)...

Biggby Coffee.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... BIGGBY COFFEE is opening in Muskegon, MI. The store will offer coffee, various espresso-based specialty drinks, smoothies, teas and light food options... MLive.com (Sept 22)...

Walgreens.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... WALGREENS is scheduled to open in Sylvania Township, OH in spring 2009. It will be the chain's ninth location in the Toledo area... Toledo Blade (Sept 22)...

Original Soupman.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... An ORIGINAL SOUPMAN location opened Oct. 1 in Hyattsville, MD... (Sept. 23)...

Maggiemoo's Ice Cream & Treatery and Pretzelmaker will open a co-branded store in Ridgeland.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... MAGGIEMOO'S ICE CREAM & TREATERY and PRETZELMAKER will open a co-branded store in Ridgeland, MS... QSR Magazine (Sept. 23)...

Chester's International.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... CHESTER'S INTERNATIONAL opened in Raleigh, NC... Convenience Store News (Sept. 23)...

Harps Food Stores Inc.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... HARPS FOOD STORES INC. will open a 37,000-sq. ft. location in Tulsa, OK during the first three months of 2009... Tulsa World (Sept. 24)...

Little Caesars.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... LITTLE CAESARS opened a new restaurant in Keller, TX under the Little Caesars Veterans Program...

Starbucks.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... STARBUCKS opened its first store in Alfragide, Portugal...

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.(NEW STORE NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS opened its 17th Virginia restaurant and 65th California restaurant.

Helping consumers stretch budgets may help cpgs stretch margins.(Kellogg's has launched an advertising campaign )(Conagra Food Inc. introduced frozen meals priced around $1.50-2.00 )
October 6, 2008... Some food companies are going with the economic flow and prompting their consumers to trade down to their more basic product offerings so they can get more out of their budget dollars. The moves are defensive. CPGs need to bolster challenged...

Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc.'s new CEO.(ON THE FOODSERVICE FRONT)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP INC.'S new CEO, Roland Smith, plans to target customers ages 24 to 49-years-old rather than those 18 to 24-years-old, change its value menu and improve the freshness of some items now that the merger between the two...

Meanwhile, Wendy's operates the fastest drive-thru system, but Chick-Fil-A'S drive-thrus are the best overall based on system-wide sales.(ON THE FOODSERVICE FRONT)(Wendy's International Inc.)(Chick-fil-A Inc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Meanwhile, Wendy's operates the fastest drive-thru system, but CHICK-FIL-A'S drive-thrus are the best overall based on system-wide sales, according to the 2008 Quick-Service Drive-Thru Performance Study by INSULA RESEARCH.

Fastcasual.com.(ON THE FOODSERVICE FRONT)(Report)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Nearly 47% of fast casual operators plan to start other fast casual concepts, according to the 2009 Fast Casual State of the Industry Report, published by Fast Casual magazine and FASTCASUAL.COM. Nearly 55% of operators expressed concern about...

The Cereal Bowl is expanding nationally with the first franchised location set to open in Newark, DE in early October.(ON THE FOODSERVICE FRONT)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... THE CEREAL BOWL is expanding nationally, with the first franchised location set to open in Newark, DE in early October. Soon after, the original Cereal Bowl, near the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, will reopen after a month of renovations. And then in...

Bac Holdings, Llc will open 40 Five Guys Burgers Andfries locations in Michigan within the next eight years.(ON THE FOODSERVICE FRONT)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... BAC HOLDINGS, LLC will open 40 FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES locations in Michigan within the next eight years. Three locations will open in the next year in Macomb, Southfield and Warren.

Greater Atlanta Bar-B-Q Llc operator of 10 metro Atlanta Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q restaurants filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed four of its stores.(ON THE FOODSERVICE FRONT)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... GREATER ATLANTA BAR-B-Q LLC, operator of 10 metro Atlanta SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q restaurants filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed four of its stores... Atlanta Business Chronicle (Sept. 25)

Latest financial report (000 Omitted).(Statistical table)(Financial report)
October 6, 2008... LATEST FINANCIAL REPORTS (000 OMITTED) Current % Change Year Year Ago BOWL AMERICA INC. (ALEXANDRIA, VA) 13 Wks. To June 29: Sales ...

Dole Food Company, Inc. Westlake Village, CA, signed a definitive purchase and sale agreement to sell its JP Fresh subsidiary in England and its ripening and distribution business in France to Compagnie Financiere de Participations, a company in which Dole holds a non-controlling 40% stake.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., Westlake Village, CA, signed a definitive purchase and sale agreement to sell its JP FRESH subsidiary in England and its ripening and distribution business in France to COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE PARTICIPATIONS, a company...

InBev shareholders voted to approve the acquisition of all the shares of Anheuserbusch Companies, Inc. Shareholders also approved the name change of InBev to Anheuser-Busch InBev.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... INBEV shareholders voted to approve the acquisition of all the shares of ANHEUSERBUSCH COMPANIES, INC. Shareholders also approved the name change of InBev to ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV. InBev still expects to complete the transaction by the end of...

K&G Petroleum Llc, Littleton, CO, signed a purchase agreement to acquire 92 ConocoPhillips sites in Kansas, Missouri, Utah, and New Mexico from Pacific Convenience & Fuels Llc.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(K&G Petroleum Llc acquired Pacific Convenience & Fuels Llc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... K&G PETROLEUM LLC, Littleton, CO, signed a purchase agreement to acquire 92 ConocoPhillips sites in Kansas, Missouri, Utah, and New Mexico from PACIFIC CONVENIENCE & FUELS LLC... CSP Daily News (Oct. 1)

Natural Alternatives International, Inc., a San Marcos, CA-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of customized nutritional supplements.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a San Marcos, CA-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of customized nutritional supplements, sold the AS WE CHANGE catalog and internet business of REAL HEALTH LABORATORIES, INC., its wholly...

Saxbys Coffee Worldwide, Philadelphia, will acquire 16-unit Bucks County Coffee Co. L.L.C., based in Langhorne, PA, in early October.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SAXBYS COFFEE WORLDWIDE, Philadelphia, will acquire 16-unit BUCKS COUNTY COFFEE CO. L.L.C., based in Langhorne, PA, in early October. Saxbys plans to challenge STARBUCKS CORP. with a franchise model that makes stores feel more like mom-andpop...

Triarc Companies, Inc., the parent of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., and Wendy's International, Inc., completed their merger.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... TRIARC COMPANIES, INC., the parent of ARBY'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., and WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC., completed their merger. Effective immediately, the combined company will be named WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC. Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. is...

Whataburger, Corpus Christi, TX, acquired its largest franchisee, Barrand, Inc., Red Oak, TX.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... WHATABURGER, Corpus Christi, TX, acquired its largest franchisee, BARRAND, INC., Red Oak, TX. The company has 47 Whataburger restaurants in Northeast Texas and the Florida Panhandle. Whataburger will now own 591 of 712 Whataburger restaurants.

WM. Wrigley Jr. Company's stockholders approved the merger agreement with Mars, Incorporated.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY'S stockholders approved the merger agreement with MARS, INCORPORATED. Wrigley, with headquarters remaining in Chicago, will become a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated in a move that will create a $27 billion food company....

Campbell Soup Company completed the sale of its Generale Condimentaire business to Lesieur.(MERGER RELATED NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY completed the sale of its GENERALE CONDIMENTAIRE business to LESIEUR, a company indirectly held by SOFIPROTEOL, the financial arm of the French oilseed producer. For agreement, see FOOD INSTITUTE REPORT Aug. 11, page 6.

New Zealand's Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd. was not approached about selling its 43% stake in Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co.(MERGER RELATED NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... New Zealand's FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LTD. was not approached about selling its 43% stake in SHIJIAZHUANG SANLU GROUP CO., according to CEO Andrew Ferrier. The executive's remarks come amid reports that Chinese dairy producer BEIJING...

Sodexo signed a binding agreement with Burkart Verwaltungen GMBH to acquire more than 90% of Zehnacker Group.(MERGER RELATED NEWS)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... SODEXO signed a binding agreement with BURKART VERWALTUNGEN GMBH to acquire more than 90% of ZEHNACKER GROUP, an independent provider of Facilities Management services in Germany. Sodexo expects to close the transaction around the end of 2008....

New cool enforcements will be costly, claims USDA.(WASHINGTON)(United States. Department of Agriculture)
October 6, 2008... While country of origin labeling at the final point of retail sale for beef, lamb, chicken, pork and goat meat, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, peanuts, pecans, macadamia nuts and ginseng became effective Sept. 30, USDA claims it will...

FDA plans public comment meetings for produce tracing systems.(WASHINGTON)(United States. Food and Drug Administration)(Conference news)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... FDA announced two public meetings regarding product-tracing systems for fresh produce. The first public meeting will take place on Oct. 16, 2008, in College Park, MD, and the second meeting will take place on Nov. 13, 2008, in Oakland, CA. The...

FDA amends calcium/osteoporosis health claim regulation.(WASHINGTON)(United States. Food and Drug Administration)
October 6, 2008... FDA published a final rule amending the existing regulation that authorizes a health claim on the relationship between calcium and a reduced risk of osteoporosis for use in labeling conventional food and dietary supplements via a notice in the...

Use of nutrional labels on menus spreading nationwide.(WASHINGTON)(menu Labeling of fast foods in California)
October 6, 2008... California became the first state to require nutritional menu labeling, following Gov. Schwarzenegger's signature on SB 1420 on Sept. 30, according to a CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY press release. The legislation requires...

Gao finds little change in competition in petroleum industry.(WASHINGTON)(Government Accountability Office )
October 6, 2008... The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine mergers in the U.S. petroleum industry and changes in market concentration since 2000, as well as the measures the FTC uses to maintain competition in the U.S. petroleum industry....

Modifications considered for GSP.(WASHINGTON)(Generalized System of Preferences)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... The U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (ITC) is seeking input for a newly initiated investigation concerning possible modifications to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheadings being...

FDA issues warning letter.(WASHINGTON)(United States. Food and Drug Administration)(Meek's Seafood, Inc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Larose, LA-based MEEK'S SEAFOOD, INC. was issued a warning letter on Sept. 19, 2008 by FDA after an investigation of the company's facility on June 4-6 and 10, 2008. The investigation found serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and...

Food product recalls reported.(WASHINGTON)(CaJohns Fiery Foods)(New york Fish Inc.)(QFCO Inc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... 103 individual bottles of HDH Grillin' Sauce are being recalled by CAJOHNS FIERY FOODS CO., Columbus, OH. The products were distributed nationwide. The firm initiated recall began on Sept. 24, 2008, and is ongoing. Reason For Recall: "This...

Birdseye Foods.(FROM FDA'S SEPT. 24 ENFORCEMENT REPORT)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... BIRDSEYE FOODS' recall of its Comstock Premium Cherry Pie Filling is complete. The firm initiated recall began on Apr. 9, 2008.

Frozen cooked mussels are being recalled by Bantry Bay Seafoods, Bantry, Ireland.(FROM FDA'S SEPT. 24 ENFORCEMENT REPORT)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Frozen cooked mussels are being recalled by BANTRY BAY SEAFOODS, Bantry, Ireland. The products were distributed in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. The firm initiated recall began on...

Weather.(MARKETS)(environmental impact analysis)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Weather--Warmth expanded across the Midwest, promoting the maturation of late developing corn and soybeans. Midwestern weekly temperatures generally averaged 5-10[degrees]F above normal. In addition, showers in the upper Midwest boosted topsoil...

Produce.(MARKETS)
October 6, 2008... RETAIL REPORT--Overall, fresh produce ads were down more than 8%. Fruit ad activity declined more than 21% this week and vegetable activity increased roughly 9%. Despite the decline in fruit ads, the top 5-featured items were predominantly...

Canned vegetables.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... All prices f.o.b. Midwest unless otherwise noted. ASPARAGUS--Foodservice prices of 6/10 canned asparagus are between $39.70-$39.90. Private label prices of 24/300 cases are between $21.40-$21.60. BEETS--Foodservice 6/10 cases are...

Tomato products.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... SAUCE--Foodservice 6/10 canned tomato sauce is selling between $13.00-$13.50, f.o.b. Mid-Atlantic. PASTE--Foodservice 6/10 canned tomato paste is selling between $27.00-$27.75, f.o.b. Mid-Atlantic. Hot break 31% NTSS (Brix) paste in 55...

Frozen vegetables.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... ASPARAGUS--Foodservice 6/2.5-lb. cuts are priced between $1.90-$2.00, and 6/2.5-lb. spears are around $2.75, f.o.b. Northwest. Retail spears in 12/12-oz. poly bags are between $18.65-$18.75, f.o.b. Northwest. BROCCOLI--Foodservice packs of...

Canned fruits.(MARKETS)(Report)
October 6, 2008... PEARS--With the forecast for a small Bartlett pear crop in the U.S. this year, production of pears for use by the processing sector will likely be down in 2008/09. Processed production declined in 2007/08, along with imports, driving up grower...

Processed fish.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... COD--NMFS prohibited directed fishing for Pacific cod by non-American Fisheries Act crab vessels that are subject to sideboard limits catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of...

Dried vegetables.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... DRIED BEANS--Dry Edible Bean harvest continues to be underway in most areas, with North Dakota finally getting suitable weather. Trading remains limited on the dealer prices, with a few trades being seen this week on pintos, small reds and...

Dried fruits & nuts.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... PEANUTS--Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on August 31, 2008 totaled 720 million pounds of equivalent farmer stock, compared with 1.17 billion pounds a year ago. This total includes 124 million pounds of actual farmer stock. Shelled...

Frozen fruits.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... STRAWBERRIES--IQF Large California strawberries in 30-lb pails are 87 cents per pound, f.o.b. California and IQF Mexican Medium Whole in 30-lb cartons are around 82 cents per pound, f.o.b. Texas. IQF Whole Northwest are priced in 30-lb. cartons...

Juices & concentrates.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
October 6, 2008... APPLE--U.S. apple production destined for juice processors averages between 40% to 50% of all the apples produced for the processing sector. U.S. apple juice imports have been trending upward over the past decade, increasing its share of the...

Farm prices.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)(Survey)
October 6, 2008... WHAT FARMERS WERE PAID FOR FARM PRODUCTS--SEPTEMBER % Chg.% Chg. Commodity & Unit September Last Mo. Beans, Dry Edible, Cwt. 39.100 2.9% 59.6% Corn,...

Butter.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)
October 6, 2008... BUTTER BUTTER MARKET, OCTOBER 1 Cents Per Pound: 10/1/2008 9/24/2008 Chge. Grade AA 1.77 1.74 0.03

Cheese.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)
October 6, 2008... CHEESE CHEDDAR CHEESE MARKET OCTOBER 1 Cents Per Pound: 10/1/2008 Chge. Fr. Last Wk. Barrels 1.7700 -0.1775 Blocks (40-lbs.) 1.8050 ...

Eggs.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)
October 6, 2008... EGGS EGG PRICES TO RETAILERS October 1 (Source: USDA) Wk. Ending Wk. Ending Cents per dozen: 1-Oct 24-Sep Chge. Extra Large-NY 111-115 111-115 0.00...

Chicken.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)
October 6, 2008... CHICKEN PRELIMINARY BROILER PRICES FOR DELIVERY THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29 Cents Per Pound: This Week Last Week Chicago 65-69 65-69 Cleveland Too Few Too Few Detroit ...

Futures prices.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)
October 6, 2008... FUTURES PRICES (Source: Wall Street Journal) Cash December As of October 02, 2008: Price Futures Futures Corn, bu. $4.37 4.84 (Dec) 5.03...

Commodity prices.(MARKETS)(Statistical table)
October 6, 2008... COMMODITY PRICES (Source: Wall Street Journal) Week Week Ended Ended 2-Oct ...

International markets posing greater appeal for restaurant expansion.(briefs)(ZPizza)(Bohoor International)(Sandella's Corp.)(Abela & Co.)
October 13, 2008... As the U.S. economy continues to sour, more restaurant operators are setting their sights on foreign soil for expansion. In fact, Kevin Moll, chief executive of NATIONAL RESTAURANT CONSULTANTS, Denver, says he has never been busier conducting...

Halloween sales will not be spooked by economy.(Survey)(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... Consumers are expected to spend about $2.18 billion on candy for Halloween, according to a survey by the NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION (NCA) and national DATAMONITOR reports. Some 93% of children are expected to trickortreat this year....