Saturday, February 16, 2008

Russian food producers to cap food prices this week as inflation soars ...


Russian food producers to cap food prices this week as inflation soars ...
Forbes - MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Russia's leading food producers and retailers will this week sign an agreement with the ministry of economic development and trade to freeze food prices from Oct 15 to the end of December in an anti-inflationary move ...

At fast-food joints, try the secret menu
Christian Science Monitor - Los Angeles - In-N-out Burger. 6:00 p.m. I say to my girlfriend in line beside me, "I want a burger, but I'm tired of all that bun." A bearded 20-something walks past and says, "protein style, lady." Confused, I look at the menu. No mention there ...

Grinding Down the Competition
It is a well accepted fact that whole coffee beans stay fresher longer than already ground coffee, so why doesn’t everyone buy whole bean coffee?

U.S. widens contract fraud inquiry to include military's food ...
International Herald Tribune - WASHINGTON : Federal agents are investigating whether several large food companies charged the government excessively high prices for supplies to U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait, according to administration officials. Widening their previously ...