Tomatoes in the News
- ConAgra hungry for growthOmaha World-HeraldBy 2017, ConAgra Foods Inc. wants to be the fastest-growing US food company in terms of profitability and sales, the president of the company's consumer food division told a local business group Thursday. That means beating out the ...
- ConAgra bought rights to Marie Callender's brandReutersCHICAGO, June 14 (Reuters) - ConAgra Foods Inc (CAG.N) paid $57.5 million for the Marie Callender Pie Shops brand trademarks just last week, after holding a license to sell some frozen foods under the Marie Callender's name since 1994. ...ConAgra buys Marie Callender's trademarkForbesConAgra buys Marie Callender's trademarkMiamiHerald.comall 633 news articles »
- Tomatoes Ripe With Powerful Health BenefitsFood Product DesignResearchers from the National Center for Food Safety & Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology and ConAgra Foods Inc. examined current research to discover the role tomato products play in health and disease risk reduction. ...Tomatoes Pack A Nutritious Punch, Study FindsBETTER Health Researchall 3 news articles »
- Telegraph.co.uk A Ruling to Chill Wall StreetWall Street JournalA Delaware court decision that found Barclays Capital "secretly and selfishly manipulated" the sale of Del Monte Foods Co. has become a shot across the bow for other Wall Street firms, many of whom have used similar sales ...Judge delays vote on Del Monte takeover by KKRReutersJudge Blasts Barclays, Halts Del Monte VoteABC NewsJudge blasts Barclays over Del Monte dealPrivate Equity NewsZacks.com -Telegraph.co.uk -Bizjournals.comall 191 news articles »
- Local companies face cap-and-trade deadlineFresno Business JournalEmitting more than 53000 metric tons of pollutants in 2008, the processing plant of Los Gatos Tomato Products in Huron will also be looking into allowances or offsets to fulfill its share of the emissions cap. Producing around 265 million pounds of ...
- Fresno Bee Smelt Supreme Court ruling goes against farmersSan Francisco Chronicle(10-31) 15:43 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Supreme Court denied an appeal today by Central California farmers who claimed the federal government lacks constitutional authority to protect the imperiled delta smelt by limiting north-to-south water ...Supreme Court denies California farmers as Delta smelt swims onWestern Farm Pressall 47 news articles »
- Campbell Soup Remodels Its KitchenWall Street JournalCampbell's soup slump owes to some lackluster investment in recent years, including reduced advertising and a dearth of new products. A push for low-sodium soups is widely viewed as a failure since salt gives soup much of its flavor. ...and more »
- Western Farm Press California tomato processors to contract for 12.7 million tonsWestern Farm PressAs of January, California tomato processors reported plans to sign 2012 contracts totaling 12.7 million tons of processing tomatoes. Processors estimate the contracted production for 2012 will come from 266000 acres producing an average yield of 47.74 ...
CTGA MembershipBargainingFriendly, long-term relationships between growers and processors are critical to the growers' success and also to the CTGA, which works with dozens of processors throughout the state on behalf of the growers. CTGA sets the price and terms for sale for the annual crop delivery. Grower support gives gives the CTGA the strength to successfully meet its goals, year in and year out. CommunicationIn the tomato industry, information is everything. The CTGA keeps growers up to date on issues that affect the farming business through meetings, newsletters, magazines and special correspondence. PromotionIn 2006, the CTGA led the formation of the Tomato Products Wellness Council (TPWC), which is a voluntary organization funded by growers, processors and branded marketers. TPWC's mission: "To increase the consumption of processed tomatoes through facilitation of pertinent collaborative research and generic communication." To succeed in its goal, the TPWC will fund clinical research which will be supported by targeted public relations. The CTGA is the largest funder and its other members include the major branded marketers from the US, Europe and Japan; independent processors from California and Indiana; and Canadian and Australian grower organizations. |
