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Ganeden Biotech is set to unveil its new probiotic health bar at this year’s Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, California. Samples of the bar, which contain the healthy bacteria, GanedenBC30™, will be available at the show.

Food Engineering Magazine will host a free webinar with business software provider Deacom, Inc. on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

Maple Leaf Coffee Corporation and Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd. have entered into a business arrangement that will see Blenz Coffee enter the Philippines at the beginning of 2008.

Samson offers a turnkey solution; the company has one of the best tasting energy drinks on the market, making it powerful and strong enough to compete in taste with market leaders.

New Jersey based ingredient supplier, P.L. Thomas (PLT) announced today that it has partnered with Ganeden Biotech, Inc to represent the probiotic ingredient, GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086) to the food and beverage industry.

Bella's Cookies family highlights vegetarian recipes.

Frieda's Specialty Produce Company has been wowing chefs for decades with products perfect for foodservice professionals. From the introduction of the shallot in 1962, to Habanero peppers and Sugar Cane Swizzle Sticks in the 1990’s, to recent exclusives like the Colored Soy Sushi Wraps and Pre-Peeled fresh coconuts, Frieda’s products have made a splash in the foodservice industry. Now, to keep up with the growing demand for their wow factor, Frieda’s is please to announce a new partnership with Fresh Connect, LLC, a sales marketing organization that specializes in providing the foodservice industry with innovative produce ideas and solutions. Fresh Connect will now represent Frieda's product portfolio to foodservice professionals across the country.

Join Averys Wine Merchants on April 3rd 2008 in the luxurious setting of Calcot Manor for an evening of fine dining accompanied by the world-renowned wines of Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf du Pape.

After spending over a decade designing national food magazines, Elizabeth Woodson has begun designing gourmet gift baskets graced with the human touch.

The giant pet food recall of March 2007 proved deadly to thousands of pets nationwide. Yet unknowingly millions of pet owners continue to feed their pets food that contain ingredients imported from China. Nothing has changed. Another pet food bomb could explode at any moment…

As part of their continued commitment to the environment and to the community, Blenz Coffee will open the doors to its first LEED-certified location at Tsawwassen Town Centre in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, on November 5th.

Today Virgin Wines is offering their customers a free case wine, worth nearly £80. But only if England winss the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Nearly half of Americans believe restaurants should be required to provide information on the nutritional value of their menu items, according to a nationwide study by Decision Analyst, a leading international marketing research company.

Chef Vikas Khanna, an exceptionally proficient chef and a rare philanthropist, has wowed millions with his culinary skills. Vikas has won acclaim from prestigious organizations such as the James Beard Foundation, lectured at various prestigious institutes including Harvard, and founded his own non-profit organization. However, much of Vikas’s recent popularity is attributed to his participation on iFood.tv (http://www.iFood.tv) – a distinctive, buzzing, and growing online video community of food lovers. Vikas is one of the few web savvy chefs who believed in the power of the internet and partnered with iFood.tv, over a year ago, to distribute his video recipes through the website. Ever since, his recipes have garnered thousands of views and made him popular with audience that he could not have reached otherwise.

Students at Milton Elementary School will have the opportunity to participate in a new program this year, Green Halloween. The day after Halloween, students will exchange their traditional Halloween candy for a greener and cleaner bag of treats. Bella’s Cookies is organizing this annual event in an effort to raise the awareness of the health & nutritional dangers lurking in traditional treats given to children during the Halloween celebration.

Bella’s Cookies is helping promote on the East Coast, the message from an organization on the West Coast. Sammamish, WA based Green Halloween (www.GreenHalloween.org), promotes Halloween in the traditional and non-traditional style, with the non-traditional coming in the form of “green” twists to the celebration. Bella’s fits into the organizations “what to look for in treats” category, and a special line of Halloween cookies will be released by Bella’s void of the ingredients commonly found in Halloween candy and other Halloween themed baked goods.

Global Vision, the leader in automated proofreading solutions for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic goods industries will be demonstrating its automated proofreading solutions at RAPS (Regulatory Affairs Professional Society) Annual Conference from September 23-26, 2007. Global Vision will be showcasing the latest version of Docu-Proof at booth #525.

The International Association of General Aviation Catering (IAGAC) was established to raise the level and quality of services provided to the general aviation community worldwide and to aid in setting up emerging markets with the proper infrastructure for catering to general aviation. The IAGAC published and disseminated its quality and portion guidelines at the June 2007 Flight Attendants Conference. The association was introduced at this month’s 60th Annual Meeting & Convention of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) in Atlanta where membership applications are being processed.

Bella’s Cookies of Milton, DE. announced their annual holiday cookie lineup, which will be available November 1st – January 1st 2008. The organic and vegan bakery turns out “clean” versions of traditional holiday cookies each year, as consumer concerns build with the ingredients found in traditional baked goods.

As a part of its exciting new partnership with the American Red Cross, Triangle area Jersey Mike’s Subs will be giving away free meals to anyone who donates blood to the American Red Cross during the month of September

Storheim's West, the small-town custard shop with world-class taste and quality, announced the launch of its innovative new Flavor Alert system, along with its new custom-designed website (www.storheimswest.com). The new system alerts customers by email when their favorite flavors are being featured, ensuring that customers will never miss their favorite flavor again.

Sean Murphy, Chef/owner of Beach Bistro, Florida's top-rated restaurant, hosts First Fancy Turn as award-winning ollo Australian Extra Virgin Olive begins southeast media tour. Murphy prepares innovative tasting menu highlighting both ollo Fresh & Fruity and Mild & Mellow blends. Gulf Coast food writers experience their first 'slurping"---a tasting of olive oil similar to wine tasting.