BAKERSFIELD, Calif -- The new owners at Sun World International, LLC have installed a former Dole Food executive, Bruce C. Burton, as Sunworld's c.e.o., effective July 18, 2005.
TOKYO - A delegation of U.S. beef industry leaders made an unprecedented trip here this week to meet with government and industry leaders in hopes of speeding the re-establishment of beef trade between the two nations, valued at $1.4 billion annually.
LANDOVER, Md. - Giant Food has raised $200,000 through its 2004 Check Out Hunger program, the company said Friday. The money is helping to feed needy individuals and families throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Harvard University today are supposed to release a long-awaited study assessing the likelihood that "mad cow" disease could spread to the United States, Reuters reported.