Food Distribution Edge

Deadline to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans In Massachusetts is March 29

ATLANTA, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Massachusetts  that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations that were…

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Dairy Farmer Tells Congressmen Ribble and Petri ‘We Don’t Want Supply Management’

Testimony outlines dangers of government-mandated production limits

GREEN BAY, Wis., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released today by the Wisconsin Dairy Business Association:

John Pagel of Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy presented his position on…

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Land O’Lakes Celebrates 2012 Annual Meeting

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – In 2011, Land O’Lakes achieved solid financial results, including its highest-ever net sales and second-highest net earnings, in a still challenging economy, leaders of the national food and agricultural cooperative told…

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DCI Cheese Company Launches Nine New Specialty Cheeses

RICHFIELD, Wis., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – DCI Cheese Company (”DCI”) is pleased to announce expanded product offerings for its Nikos® and Landana® brands and the addition of select cheeses from the Alexis de Portneuf™ and DuVillage 1860™ lines….

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Call for Entries: Foster Farms Announces Third Annual Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest Celebrating West Coast Bounty of Locally Grown Foods

LIVINGSTON, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The West Coast’s premier Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest is inviting home, amateur and professional chefs to stir up locally-inspired cooking creativity with the call for entries for the third annual Foster Farms Fresh Chicken Cooking…

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Deadline to Apply for SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans in Georgia is March 29

ATLANTA, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of all sizes that Mar. 29 is the filing deadline for…

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Flagstar Bank Customer Recognized at White House for "Manufacturing Success in Rural America"

TROY, Mich., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – MVC Holdings, L.L.C. — also known as McKechnie Vehicle Components — headquartered in Roseville, Mich., was recently recognized at the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its successful use of…

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With LM Farms™, the Farm-to-Table Movement Comes to the Pet Aisle

PLEASANT PLAIN, Ohio, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Americans are increasingly turning to honest, authentic products made from farm-sourced ingredients for their families.  Now, with the introduction of Nutrition Boosters and a new line of biscuits and treats from LM…

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PR Newswire fecha parceria de distribuição de conteúdo para o Fórum Mundial de Sustentabilidade

SÃO PAULO, 29 de fevereiro de 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A PR Newswire – líder global em soluções inovadoras de comunicação e marketing – anuncia sua parceria com o Fórum Mundial de Sustentabilidade para distribuição mundial dos releases…

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Ancient Oak Cellars Names Kent Barthman as Winemaker

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Ancient Oak Cellars, boutique producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines from the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County California, has named Kent Barthman as Winemaker. Kent will shepherd the winery’s expanding portfolio of wines,…

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