Final Glance: Food companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:46:22 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burger King fell $.39 or 2.2 percent, to $17.50. CKE Restaurants fell $.09 or 1.0 percent, to $8.49. McDonalds rose $1.18 or 1.8 percent, to $65.21. WendyArby unchanged at $4.64....
Africas priorities food, transport, energy: AU head (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:35:20 GMT
New African Union president Bingu wa Mutharika said Wednesday that food security, transport infrastructure and energy will be his priorities as leader of the pan-African body....
Midday Glance: Food companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:05:34 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies are mixed at noon: Burger King fell $.41 or 2.3 percent, to $17.48. CKE Restaurants fell $.07 or .8 percent, to $8.51. McDonalds rose $1.28 or 2.0 percent, to $65.31. WendyArby rose $.02 or .4 percent, to $4.66....
St. John’s students use food stamps for 100 hours (New York Post)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:50 GMT
For St. John’s University student Meredith Chesler, a plate of pasta last week had never tasted so good.The food was her first large meal in 100 hours, during which time the first-year law student spent $5.83 a day in an attempt to learn what it would be......
U.N. warns of violence near food-aid locations (USA Today)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:40:51 GMT
The United Nations said Tuesday that violence involving food distribution in Haiti did not signal major problems with the relief effort....
5.7. Million Get Weekly Food Assistance (New York Times)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:46:12 GMT
The number of Americans getting help from soup kitchens, shelters and food pantries each week rose 27 percent in the past four years....
Street Food Gets Its Day in Court (NBC Bay Area)
Published:Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:31:58 GMT
San Franciscos growing street food movements day in the sun may finally come thanks to an unlikely group....
N.J. food banks say theyre serving more people (The Record and Herald News)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:09:23 GMT
As New Jersey hemorrhaged jobs, food banks and soup kitchens became an indispensable source of support for 830,000 people last year — a 45 percent increase from 2005, according to a survey released Wednesday....
Food Donations Drop As More People Seek Help (WBZ Boston)
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:39:27 GMT
A new study by a national food bank network shows a staggering 37 million Americans rely on emergency food aid. A member of the group says thats enormous increase since its last study in 2006....
U.N. warns of violence near food-aid lo...
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:08:26 GMT
The United Nations said Tuesday that complaints and violence involving the distribution of food did not signal major problems with the relief effort.......
Final Glance: Food companies (AP via Ya...
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:46:22 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies were mixed at the close of trading: Burger King fell $.39 or 2.2 percent, to $17.50. CKE Restaurants fell $.09 or 1.0 percent, t......
Africas priorities food, transport, ene...
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:35:20 GMT
New African Union president Bingu wa Mutharika said Wednesday that food security, transport infrastructure and energy will be his priorities as leader of the pan-African body.......
Midday Glance: Food companies (AP via Y...
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:05:34 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies are mixed at noon: Burger King fell $.41 or 2.3 percent, to $17.48. CKE Restaurants fell $.07 or .8 percent, to $8.51. McDonalds......
St. John’s students use food stamps f...
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:50 GMT
For St. John’s University student Meredith Chesler, a plate of pasta last week had never tasted so good.The food was her first large meal in 100 hours, during which time the fir......
U.N. warns of violence near food-aid lo...
Published:Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:40:51 GMT
The United Nations said Tuesday that violence involving food distribution in Haiti did not signal major problems with the relief effort.......
