• Industria Alimentare Ferraro

    Industria Alimentare Ferraro

    Industria Alimentare Ferraro is a family owned pasta manufacturing company based in Italy. Although fresh egg pasta is the company’s primary product, it also manufactures frozen pasta and ready to eat meals. History Industria Alimentare Ferraro was founded by Mr. Pietro Ferraro in 1952. The business was started as a craft laboratory where egg pasta was…

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  • Barilla Group

    Barilla Group

    Barilla Group is a family owned food processing company based in Parma, Italy. The company is well known for its pasta brand around the world. Apart from pasta, it also manufactures sauces and bakery products and exports them to around 150 countries. History The history of Barilla Group traces back to 1877 when Pietro Barilla…

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  • Pathogenic Organisms Found in the Majority of Poultry Sold in Grocery Stores

    Pathogenic Organisms Found in the Majority of Poultry Sold in Grocery Stores

    A recent study done by a third party testing organization revealed that around 80% of the poultry that is sold in grocery stores are contaminated with pathogens. The testing company, which was commissioned by a Seattle Law Firm, presented results that showed the presence of pathogens in most of the chicken that is sold in…

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  • Italia Foods

    Italia Foods

    Italia Foods is a family owned pasta manufacturing company which produces custom-made pasta for retail stores and foodservices. The company is based in Illinois in USA. History Italia Foods was founded in 1972 in Des Plaines, Illinois as a frozen food company. The founders of Italia Foods, Arsenio Carabetta and Nicolina Carabetta were immigrants from…

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  • Grocery Stores That Have Some of The Lowest-Priced Groceries

    Grocery Stores That Have Some of The Lowest-Priced Groceries

    A price comparison has been conducted on four local grocery stores in Georgia to find out which of the four sells the cheapest grocery items. The stores involved in the price comparison are Publix, Rockbridge Ingles, Kroger on Hairston Road and Memorial Drive’s Save a Lot. In the comparison, the prices of five most common…

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  • A Year After: The BP Oil Spill’s Effect on Food

    A Year After: The BP Oil Spill’s Effect on Food

    It has been a year since the BP oil spill, currently considered the largest oil spill on the Gulf. After a year has passed, researchers are still continuing studies and tests into the effects the oil spill has created on food, whether directly or otherwise. The combination of crude oil and chemical dispersants that have…

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  • Product Launch for Hershey Milk Chocolate Drop

    Product Launch for Hershey Milk Chocolate Drop

    The Hershey Company, a leading producer of quality chocolate and confectionery all around the world, launched its latest chocolate product last January 19 of the current year. Labeled as Hershey’s Drops, this new product is the snack version of Hershey’s classic milk chocolate and cookies ’n crème. Available in classic milk chocolate and cookies’ n…

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  • Tasty Baking Company

    Tasty Baking Company

    Tasty Baking Company is a Pennsylvania based manufacturer of snack foods.  The company’s products include 149 varieties of cakes, donuts, pies, brownies, snack bars and pretzels. History The pioneers of the Tasty Baking Company are Philip .J. Baur and Herbert .T. Morris, who founded the company in 1914 in Philadelphia. Philip J. Baur was a…

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