U.S. Senate confirms Perdue as ag secretary
According to Reuters, the U.S. Senate has confirmed former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as secretary of agriculture. IFT Daily News
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USDA confirms presence of GE wheat in Washington
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed the discovery by a farmer of 22 genetically engineered (GE) wheat plants growing in an unplanted agricultural field in Washington State. IFT … Continue Reading →
USDA confirms cases of avian influenza
Since December 2014, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed several cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in the Pacific, Central, and Mississippi flyways (or migratory bird … Continue Reading →
Mrs. Green’s confirms Brown appointment
Natural Markets Food Group in a press release Wednesday confirmed that Pat Brown has been named its new CEO. SN reported Brown’s appointment in July. read more Supermarket News
Lidl CEO confirms U.S. plans, with delay
The chief executive of German discount giant Lidl confirmed plans for a U.S. rollout, but said stores would open later than some analysts anticipated. read more Supermarket News
BREAKING: Safeway confirms sale talks
Safeway on Wednesday announced that it was in discussions concerning a possible transaction involving the sale of the company. read more Supermarket News
Giant Eagle confirms Indianapolis plans
Giant Eagle officials have confirmed plans to enter the Indianapolis market in 2015 with a Market District store and a GetGo convenience and gas store to be located at the … Continue Reading →
Target Confirms Massive Data Breach
MINNEAPOLIS — Target confirmed Thursday that a data breach may have affected 40 million customers who made credit card and debit card purchases at the retailer between Nov. 27 and … Continue Reading →
Developer Confirms N.J. Peapod Project
SAN FRANCISCO — Industrial developer Prologis here has confirmed plans to convert a Jersey City, N.J., landfill site into a new distribution center including a 345,000-square-foot automated warehouse for the … Continue Reading →
EFSA confirms safety of GM corn
According to Reuters, an initial review by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found that a French study linking a type of genetically modified corn to health risks in … Continue Reading →