Ronald Burkle's stake in Whole Foods Market reaches 7%
The L.A. investor, who said last week that he had purchased 8.3% of Barnes & Noble shares, says the retailer of natural and organic groceries is undervalued. Whole Foods stock rises on the news. It looks like Los Angeles billionaire Ronald Burkle is on a shopping spree.

Whole Foods Shares Climb as Burkle?s Yucaipa Discloses 7% Stake
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Whole Foods Market Inc. , the largest U.S. natural-foods grocer, posted its biggest gain in Nasdaq trading since going public 17 years ago after Ron Burkle ?s Yucaipa Cos. disclosed a 7 percent stake in the company.

Whole Foods Shares Up on Yucaipa Investment
Stock in Whole Foods Market was up more than 22% Thursday after funds associated with Ron Burkle?s Yucaipa Cos. revealed they had acquired 7% of the retailer on the open market.

Food Fight Preview, Click For A List of Available Foods
This smorgasbord of food is a sampling of what's to come. "We have ham slices, we have fully cooked chicken, produce... we have green peppers, we have a variety of snacks and we have all-natural cheeses," says Lisa Hamaker, of The Kitchen.

Movie review: 'Beautiful Truth' about cancer
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) The Beautiful Truth: Documentary. Written and directed by Steve Kroschel. (Not rated. 93 minutes. At the Roxie.) One of 2008's most notable documentaries, "The Beautiful Truth" is about an all-natural treatment for cancer - a subject...

Kettle Foods introduces new Sweet Onion Potato Chips flavor
US-based Kettle Foods has added a new flavor to its potato chip line up called Kettle Brand Sweet Onion Potato Chips.

Shopping for Affordable Organic Foods Has Never Been Easier
Comments ( No comments posted. ) (ARA) - Providing a family with nutritious, well-balanced meals is hard enough for busy consumers, but in today's changing economy, affordability is also a factor.

Tyson Foods Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay Fine for OSHA Violation That Led to Worker Death
Tyson Foods Inc. pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Arkansas and agreed to pay the maximum fine for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a worker?s death in its River Valley Animal Foods (RVAF) plant in Texarkana, Ark., the Justice Department announced.

0109 utah adventurer scenic highway 12
55To be an All-American Road, the highway must create a unique travel experience and provide key archaeological, historical, natural, cultural, recreational and scenic qualities. State Highway 12 certainly meets that criteria in myriad ways. I have driven this byway three times this year alone. The scenery is breathtaking, and most of it can be seen from the road.

Natural Breast Enlargement ? Does It Work & Is It Safe?
The female breasts possess estrogen receptor sites, which stimulate mammogenesis, or the development of the mammary glands. These receptor sites are like magnets attracting estrogen.

Cluck and bare it
St. Cloud's Gold'n Plump Poultry is joining the trend of all-natural foods that can be traced to their source with its new Just BARE chicken, which aims to address shoppers' concerns about buying, handling and eating chicken.

Humans outliving their eyeballs
AUSTRALIAN scientists are looking for ways to slow the natural deterioration of human vision, as people are now living beyond the shelf-life of their eyeballs.

Despite winter downtime, farm owner says lots going on
Chris Sermons, grower and manager for Bio Way Farm, pulls a winter pea plant from a ?cover crop? of oats Thursday at the organic farm, just outside of Ware Shoals. For Sermons, running an organic farm and operating with rising interest in local foods is a year-round job.

Tyson Foods CEO Bond resigns
Tyson Foods said yesterday that Dick Bond, its president and chief executive since 2006, will step down immediately and be replaced by a former chairman and CEO as the world's largest meat processor continues to weather a downturn in the industry.

Some foods can cause migraines
Q: I have suffered with migraines for years, but it seems like they are becoming more frequent and some are more severe than others. I have read that foods can be a cause, but I can never find a list of what is in a food product that may trigger a migraine. All of us migraine suffers thank you for your help.

Tyson Foods to Pay $500,000, Serve Year Probation in Worker Death
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale pleads guilty in U.S. District Court in Arkansas and agrees to pay $500,000, the maximum fine, for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a worker's death.

Dinner and a movie, Bartolotta style
With a play on the old classic dinner and a movie, the restaurant group giant is offering a series of flicks and foods at the Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. View an oldie but goodie movie on the big screen and then dine a three-course meal fashioned after the movie's theme.

Whole Foods Market gets rare Arctic fish
Mild-tasting char, often served in fine dining, is being sold for 1 month only at Whole Foods stores in O.C.

Farming in an animal welfare-friendly way can be the key to better profitability, Alistair Lawrence from the ...
There was growing concern among consumers that farm animals should lead as natural lives as possible, and this was sometimes at variance with the way animals were kept in many farming systems, he said.

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Food prices have increased sharply in 2007 and 2008. The prices of many staple items such as rice, wheat flour, corn, cooking oil and milk powder have more than doubled globally. Malaysia has not escaped from this crisis. Prices here too have increased sharply.