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FDA head says menu labeling 'thorny' issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 12th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines. Writing a new menu labeling law "has gotten extremely thorny," says the head of the Food and Drug

FDA head says menu labeling 'thorny' issue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 12th

Swiss voters approve tough limits on bosses' pay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Swiss voters voiced their anger at perceived corporate greed Sunday by approving a plan to boost shareholders' say on executive pay. Some 67.9 percent of voters backed the "Rip-Off Initiative," with 32.1 percent against, according to the official

Swiss vote on bosses' pay could hit offshore firms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 2nd

By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Foreign executives who moved their company headquarters to Switzerland to get better tax deals for their firms may find themselves paying the price for it this weekend. A plan to crack down on excessive corporate pay packages is predicted to pass at

Hostess sale of Wonder bread nears completion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wonder bread could start appearing in school lunchboxes again soon. A person familiar with the situation says a bid by Flowers Foods to buy Wonder and several other bread brands from bankrupt Hostess was met with no qualifying competing offers

ALERT: Fred Meyer Recalls Wheat Bread Due To Plastic

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Fred Meyer has recalled five types of private label wheat bread after discovering pieces of plastic in loaves delivered to stores in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The Oregonian reports (http://goo.gl/SWZ15) the bread was also sold in QFC stores in Oregon and

Syrians struggle with shortages as economy buckles

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 22nd

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Already grappling with severe fuel shortages and winter temperatures that drop below freezing, Syrians now must spend hours in line every day for gasoline or a few loaves of bread at soaring prices as President Bashar Assad's regime faces mounting

Hostess union hires investment bank

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 20th

NEW YORK (AP) - The pension fund for one of Hostess Brands' unions has hired an investment bank to represent workers and pensioners as the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread sells off its brands. In a statement posted Sunday on its website, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain

Hostess to sell Wonder bread to maker of Tastykake

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 12th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Hostess has found a new home for its most popular breads, including the iconic Wonder bread. The bankrupt maker of Twinkies, Devil Dogs and other snack cakes said late Friday that it selected bids by rival bakery Flower Foods Inc. to buy six of

Wendy's testing a 'pretzel burger'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 9th

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) - In its latest push to establish itself as a purveyor of premium burgers, Wendy's is testing a pretzel bun. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain has started selling a bacon cheeseburger in select locations made with a slightly heartier, pretzel like