Ice cream manufacturer closing Marlboro facility; Celebration Foods to centralize in Conn.
Byline: Patricia J. James MARLBORO - Celebration Foods, manufacturer of the popular Carvel ice cream cakes, has announced it will close its facility at 50 D'Angelo Drive in May, causing about 90 employees to lose their jobs. Company president Tim Shanley said in a written...

Now, ice-creams go designer.
Byline: Purva Bhatia AHMEDABAD: After specially-designed costumes, accessories, sets, and mandaps in big fat Indian weddings, it is ice-creams that are now going designer. Savour a 'paan ice-cream' or burn your tongue with a 'chilly ice-cream' at weddings you attend this season. Wedding caterers say there is...

American Harvest Baking Sweetens Its Offerings with the Acquisition of The Classic Cake Co.
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- American Harvest Baking Co., Inc. (AHB), a national manufacturer of high-end artisan breads and dessert specialties, based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, announces the acquisition of The Classic Cake Co. (Classic), a well-known Philadelphia area bakery since 1982. The company, with locations...

Britannia looks to build on 6 'pillar' brands.
KOLKATA: Britannia Industries has identified six eIupillar brandseIN to power its growth strategy. New brand variants and packaging format like pouches and entry into new product categories like speciality breads and frozen desserts is expected to give it volume growth in the domestic market. Each of the...

Britannia looks to build on 6 'pillar' brands.
KOLKATA: Britannia Industries has identified six eIupillar brandseIN to power its growth strategy. New brand variants and packaging format like pouches and entry into new product categories like speciality breads and frozen desserts is expected to give it volume growth in the domestic market. Each of the...

Britannia looks to build on 6 'pillar' brands.
KOLKATA: Britannia Industries has identified six "pillar brands" to power its growth strategy. New brand variants and packaging format like pouches and entry into new product categories like speciality breads and frozen desserts is expected to give it volume growth in the domestic market. Each of the...

Chicago Soydairy brings vegan treats to Midwest market and beyond.
IN A RECENT VEGETARIAN MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT "Superfoods," soy was number 6 on the list. The article points to some strong evidence that the isoflavones--the plant estrogens in soy--have powerful disease-fighting properties. Seems that soy is really good for you! So, how is it possible then that Chicago Soydairy's...

Mexican investors inaugurate flour mills at Havana port.
A Mexican investment group has installed two flour mills at the port of Havana in a project valued at between $10 million and $20 million. Jose B. Avalos is executive vice-president of Grupo Altex, a $200 million food conglomerate based in Mexico City. He's also executive VP...

30-minute recipes. (fastfood).
Barley-Stuffed Red Peppers SERVES 3 30 MINUTES OR LESS Baked, stuffed bell peppers make an ideal budget main course but usually require lengthy cooking time. This speedy version calls for steaming the red peppers to soften them before you fill them to the brim with zesty barley-mushroom stuffing. 1...

Louder than bombs: a profile of Michael Franti.
"You can bomb the world to pieces but you can't bomb it into peace," sings hip-hop artist Michael Franti. He and his group, Spearhead, are the rare musicians speaking out for peace in this time of war. "I face a lot of criticism right now for my...