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Who let the dogs out? At Ravens games, Esskay is out, Dietz & Watson in
Dining@LargeThe Baltimore Ravens have a new hot dog supplier -- from Philly.That's right, Esskay is out, Dietz & Watson is in.Esskay, founded in Baltimore in 1858, has been supplying Ravens concession stands with hot dogs since the stadium opened. But......Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Companies and Corporations, Hot Dogs, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Insight offered at meatpacking plant
While Darla put together last week’s Farm Forum, I was in Sioux Falls, attending more sessions for South Dakota Ag and Rural Leadership. While we learned a great deal from speakers from the South Dakota Soybean Association, POET, Raven...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Plant Openings, South Dakota State University, Raven Industries Incorporated, Smithfield
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McDonald's pork provider Smithfield pledges gestation crate phase-out
Money & CompanySmithfield promises to ban gestation crates for pregnant pigs by 2017... -
McDonald’s to focus on quality ingredients in ad campaign
Money & CompanyMcDonald's Corp. will soon roll out an ad campaign that focuses not on speed or cost but on the quality of its ingredients.... -
McRib pork provider Smithfield accused of abusing pigs
Money & CompanyHumane Society accuses McRib pork provider of mistreating hogs... -
Pigs subject to abuse at Virginia factory farm, Humane Society of the United States says
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. — The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday that an undercover worker at a farm owned by the world's largest pork producer saw breeding pigs abused and crammed into small gestation crates. The animal welfare organization...... -
Investigators recommend changes at Virginia factory farm where Humane Society alleges abuse against pigs
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. — An independent investigative team is recommending changes aftermistreatment of breeding pigs at a Virginia farm operated by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer. The recommendations include reviewing... -
Why Huntington Ingalls must wait a year for Fortune 500 title
Huntington Ingalls Industries' $6.75 billion in revenues should be enough to put the company between NuStar Energy and Advanced Micro Devices on the annual Fortune 500 list of corporations. But the company, which owns Newport News Shipbuilding and...Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Shipbuilding, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Home Depot, Gap, Anadarko Petroleum, Blackberry
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Gap Inc and Blackberry, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * U.S. Energy Cos: Bernstein raises target price on Anadarko, others * Home...Tags: Panera Bread Company, Ciena Corporation, Choice Hotels International Inc., Bank of America Corp., Finance
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Half of Smithfield's U.S. pork will soon be off ractopamine -CEO
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's largest pork producer, said on Tuesday it will soon raise half of its hogs on feed that does not contain the additive ractopamine, a lean muscle promoting drug that has been banned in China and Russia....Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Smithfield, Stock Market, Russia, China
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Smithfield Foods tries out comedic advertising
Smithfield Foods Inc. is invigorating its marketing with funny ad campaigns, the Virginian-Pilot reported. A month ago, the company aired its “We Make Bacon” radio spots that seriously declared it makes bacon and not items like bacon lip...Tags: Marketing, Entertainment, Radio
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Fortune 500 rankings list four Hampton Roads companies
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Smithfield Foods Inc, Norfolk Southern Corp. and Dollar Tree Inc. made the Fortune 500 list released Monday, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Read the Virginian-Pilot story here. Read the full list...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Dollar Tree Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Hampton Roads
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