Digital50.com Category: Food/Beverages

Oregon Winery Posts Record Earnings for 2007

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:33:00 0500

SALEM, Ore., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Willamette Valley Vineyards (Nasdaq: WVVI) produced its highest earnings to date despite significant constraints on inventory. Revenues increased 12% to $16,710,927, net earnings by 31...

Robert G. Mondavi Dies at 94

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:48:00 0500

OAKVILLE, Calif., May 16 PRNewswire — Robert Mondavi of Napa Valley, the founder of the modern US fine wine industry and a global symbol of American wine and food, died today. He was 94. The Mondavi family...

Barefoot(R) Wine & Bubbly Pops the Cork in Celebration of California's Monumental Ruling on Gay Marriage

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:53:00 0500

MODESTO, Calif., May 16 PRNewswire — Barefoot Wine, America's fastest-growing wine brand and proud supporter of the LGBT, is raising their glass in honor of yesterday's California Supreme Court ruling that states homosexual couples have a...

USAID Prepares Emergency Food Assistance for Haiti

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:38:19 0500

WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Henrietta Fore sent the director of her Haiti

Darling International Announces Executive Stock Sale

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:30:00 0500

IRVING, Texas, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) today announced that Randall C. Stuewe, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has sold 263,849 shares of Darling common stock representing less...

China Green Agriculture, Inc. Breaks Ground on New Production Facilities

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:38:00 0500

XI'AN, China, May 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Green Agriculture, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CGAG) ("China Green Agriculture" or "the Company"), a leading producer and distributor of organic humic acid ("HA") based liquid compound...

New Study Answers Key Questions About the Sexes and Relationships

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:25:00 0500

DEERFIELD, Ill., May 16 PRNewswire — Is it OK to hit on your friend's sister? Should you tell the truth about past relationships? Does your drink choice enhance your social magnetism?

With a certain highly anticipated "chick flick...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- China Yingxia International, Inc./

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:01:00 0500

In the news release, "China Yingxia International, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results," issued May 15 by China Yingxia International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYXI) over Xinhua PR Newswire, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Total Stockholders' Equity should have read...

Dean Foods Company to Webcast Annual Stockholders' Meeting

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:00 0500

DALLAS, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) will host a live audio webcast of its Annual Stockholders' Meeting on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. CT. The webcast can be accessed by...

National Pasteurized Eggs' Sales Up 43 Percent in Last Quarter

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:42:00 0500

LANSING, Ill., May 16 PRNewswire — National Pasteurized Eggs (http://www.safeeggs.com), producers of pasteurized shell eggs, announced today that despite the sky rocketing cost of raw eggs, sales...

Heifer International to Aid Earthquake-Devastated Area in China

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:04:00 0500

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 16 PRNewswire — Heifer International (http://www.heifer.org) today issued an appeal to donors to contribute to a fund dedicated to rehabilitating Heifer project sites in...

Louisiana's First Shrimp of The Season Presented to Chef Paul Prudhomme

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:36:08 0500

NEW ORLEANS, May 16 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Seafood lovers rejoice, Louisiana shrimp are now in season! The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board kicked-off the 2008 Louisiana shrimp season on...

Pennsylvania 2008 Farm Market Guide Available

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:18:16 0500

Farm Markets Offer Fresh Foods, Travel Destinations

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumers looking for the best Pennsylvania has to...

Campbell's Labels for Education(TM) Program Awards Fort Lauderdale School With 'A Day of Recess' and a Visit From the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:11:00 0500

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 16 PRNewswire — Campbell's Labels for Education program awarded students at Hollywood Hills Elementary School with an "all-day" recess featuring the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, and one million Labels for Education...

Holland America Line's Culinary Arts Center Program Flourishes With More Than 70 Culinary Experts

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:34:00 0500

SEATTLE, May 16 PRNewswire — Taking chefs from kitchens and restaurants all around the country and placing them aboard Holland America Line ships, the line's Culinary Arts Center program continues to flourish. Since its inception four years ago...

New Taste of the Upper West Side Brings Top Chefs for a Good Cause

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:13:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 16 PRNewswire — On Saturday, May 31, 2008, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 24 celebrated chefs, all with Upper West Side restaurants, will gather under a tent along Columbus Avenue between 76th & 77th Streets...

Message to Michigan Residents: Forgo Fad Dieting and Join the Campaign for Healthy Weight

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 0500

DETROIT, May 16 PRNewswire — The last decade can be defined by the ups and downs of different fad diets — which seem to go in and out of fashion like shoulder pads and hemlines. Yet, long-term success has been slim. Two out of three...

Message to Nebraska Residents: Forgo Fad Dieting and Join the Campaign for Healthy Weight

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 0500

OMAHA, Neb., May 16 PRNewswire — The last decade can be defined by the ups and downs of different fad diets — which seem to go in and out of fashion like shoulder pads and hemlines. Yet, long-term success has been slim. Two out of three...

L2O: The Elements of Dining

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:38:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 16 PRNewswire — Chef Laurent Gras and Richard Melman, Chairman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises(R), have teamed up to open L2O (pronounced el-two-oh), a modern seafood restaurant in an historic...

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Completes Previously Announced Common Stock Offering

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:43:00 0500

PITTSBURG, Texas, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) today announced that it has completed a public offering of 7,500,000 shares of common stock for total consideration to Pilgrim's Pride of approximately...

Ruder Finn/West Hired to Launch New Premium Organic Coffee Brand, Good Earth(R) Coffee

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:13:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 PRNewswire — Ruder Finn, Inc., a leading independent global communications agency, today announced its selection by The Good Earth Company to launch its new premium organic coffee brand, Good Earth(R...

Alaska Airlines Delivers Season's First Copper River Salmon to Seattle at Daybreak

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:41:00 0500

SEATTLE, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Alaska Airlines delivered the season's first shipment of Copper River salmon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this morning and expects to transport about 20,000 pounds of the coveted fish by day's end...

Emerald Dairy Files Form 12b-25 Extends Quarterly Report Filing Deadline to May 20, 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:12:00 0500

RESTON, Va., May 16 /Xinhua-PR Newswire-FirstCall/ — Emerald Dairy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EMDY) announced today that it will file a notification of late filing on Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its Form 10-Q for the first...

ENGOBI(TM), First Caffeine-Infused Chip, Grabs 'Ax,' Heads for North Carolina

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 16 PRNewswire — Fresh off an explosive, New York City sampling wave, the ENGOBI(TM) Girls are hitting the road, bringing ENGOBI — the love child of caffeine and snack chips — to...

China Marine Food Group Limited Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

SHISHI, China, May 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Marine Food Group Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CMFO), a China-based processor and distributor of fresh and processed seafood products, announced the Company's first quarter financial results for the period ended...

Message to Oregon Residents: Forgo Fad Dieting and Join the Campaign for Healthy Weight

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

PORTLAND, Ore., May 16 PRNewswire — The last decade can be defined by the ups and downs of different fad diets — which seem to go in and out of fashion like shoulder pads and hemlines. Yet, long-term success has been slim. Two out of...

'The Sport of Grilling': Author Blends Lifetime Love of Sports and Grilling in Cross-Over Book

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:00 0500

LAKE SUZY, Fla., May 16 PRNewswire — Is grilling a real sport? The dictionary defines sport as "an active pastime participated in for pleasure or exercise." Grilling Coach Big Bob Snoor confirms in his new book, "The Sport of Grilling" (published...

American Italian Pasta Company Reports Second Quarter and First Half of Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Data

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:40:00 0500

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — American Italian Pasta Company (Pink Sheets: AITP), the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, today reported certain preliminary, unaudited financial information for the...

Lifeway Foods Clarifies Recent FDA Enforcement for Pennsylvania Facility

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:30:00 0500

MORTON GROVE, Ill., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Lifeway Foods, Inc., (Nasdaq: LWAY), makers of the nutritious, probiotic dairy beverage called kefir, announced today all of its production facilities remain open and fully operational. The only...

Entech Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

XI'AN, China, May 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Entech Environmental Technologies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EEVT) (''Entech'' or ''the Company''), a leading processor and manufacturer of concentrated high acidic apple juice, kiwifruit juice...

Minerva Reports Net Revenue Growth of 51% in 1Q08

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:48:00 0500

BARRETOS, Brazil, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Minerva (BOVESPA: BEEF3; Bloomberg: BEEF3.BZ; Reuters: BEEF3.SA), one of the market leaders in Brazil in the production and sale of fresh beef, leather and...

China Yingxia International, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:01:00 0500

HARBIN, China, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Yingxia International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYXI) ("China Yingxia" or "the Company"), a leading provider in the nutraceutical industry engaged in the development, manufacture and...

China Green Agriculture, Inc. Announces Solid Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:39:00 0500

XI'AN, China, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Green Agriculture, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CGAG) ("China Green Agriculture" or "the Company"), a leading producer and distributor of humic acid ("HA") based liquid compound fertilizer...

dLife Launches the World's Largest and Most Comprehensive Online Food and Diabetic Recipe Search Tool

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:00 0500

WESTPORT, Conn., May 15 PRNewswire — dLife, the number-one diabetes community resource, today announced the launch of the dLife Recipe Finder and Food Look-Up, the world's largest and most comprehensive online nutrition database and look-up tool...

Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of Farm Bill

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:31 0500

WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement following the passage of the Farm Bill in the United States Senate by a majority of 81...

Minerva Announces CEO for Minerva Dawn Farms

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:32:00 0500

BARRETOS, Brazil, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Minerva S.A. (BOVESPA: BEEF3; Bloomberg: BEEF3.BZ; Reuters: BEEF3.SA), one of the market leaders in Brazil in the production and sale of beef products...

APHA Applauds Congressional Passage of Farm Bill, Urges President Not to Veto

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:24:18 0500

WASHINGTON, May 15 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The American Public Health Association (APHA) applauds the House and Senate for overwhelmingly passing the 2008 farm bill and urges the president to quickly sign the bipartisan legislation...

Icelandic Glacial Makes a Big Splash in Hollywood

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 0500

OLFUS, Iceland, May 15 PRNewswire — The award winning, carbon neutral water brand, Icelandic Glacial is making a big splash in Hollywood — quenching the thirst of both A-list stars and movie goers, as it explodes onto the...

Greater Chicago Food Depository Applauds Passage of Farm Bill That Includes $250 Million in Mandatory Funding for Nutrition Programs

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:16:21 0500

Chicago's pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to see increase in food from federal commodities program

CHICAGO, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Greater Chicago Food Depository...

New Web Site a One-Stop Shop to Enhance Quality of Life

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:15:00 0500

MINNETONKA, Minn., May 15 PRNewswire — Nestle HealthCare Nutrition's latest resource for people with difficulty swallowing,