Zhongpin Reports 3Q Financials.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-11 November 2008-Zhongpin Reports 3Q Financials(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Zhongpin, a meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China (PRC), has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30. In a release, the company stated: ...

Worker rights ...
The editorial "Revelations in Iowa" (Aug. 26) states that the problem of undocumented immigrants "forced to work long hours in unsafe conditions" was revealed by the recent raids. In 2005 Human Rights Watch issued a detailed report, "Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers' Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants,"...

Smithfield Foods to Host Second Quarter Conference Call December 4.
SMITHFIELD, Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. will announce its fiscal 2009 second quarter earnings on Thursday, December 4 before the market opens. The company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, December 4. To listen via telephone, call (800) 230-1074. The...

California Companies Take Courageous Step to Expand and Invest in Tough Economic Times.
Manufacturers in Los Angeles, San Diego and Pittsburg Generate Revenue and 110 Jobs in Areas of High Unemployment SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the current economic doom and gloom, there is a silver lining to new growth and economic development in some of the poorest...

Should pro-lifers show pictures of aborted babies?
St. Thomas Aquinas remained the model of fairness as he gave full voice to the strongest objections before stating his own arguments demonstrating the existence and nature of God, angels, man and all related things. It was fitting that he did so, because good and serious people often hold...

Blesco, Inc. to Move Forward Under the Name viastore systems, Inc. Effective January 1, 2009.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- viastore systems, Inc. acquired Blesco, Inc. on May 2, 2008. Blesco, Inc. will move forward under the name viastore systems, Inc. effective January 1, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/CLTU176LOGO ) viastore systems, with the added capabilities that Blesco, Inc. provides,...

Yuhe International Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2008 Results.
WEIFANG, Shandong, China, Nov. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yuhe International Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: YUII) ("Yuhe" or "the Company"), a leading supplier of day-old chickens raised for meat production, or broilers, in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that the Company will conduct a conference call at 9:00 AM...

BFAD clears 18 canned meat products for melamine.
Eighteen canned meat products were cleared by the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) for melamine contamination in the sixth batch of test results released recently. They are Argentina Corned Beef Chunky 190 grams, Chang Long Pork Luncheon Meat 170 grams, Great Wall Brand Premium Ham Luncheon...

Zhongpin Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2008 Results.
-- Revenues climb 116% year-over-year to a record $153.8 million -- Net income surged 90% to a record $10.1 million CHANGGE CITY, Henan, China, Nov. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zhongpin Inc. , a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today reported...

Cargill Reports Increase in 1Q Earnings.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-16 October 2008-Cargill Reports Increase in 1Q Earnings(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Cargill this week reported net earnings of $1.49 billion in the 2009 first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 62 percent from $917 million in the same period a year ago. ...