People Will Always Need to Eat

People will always need food, a fact that will help farmers weather the economic downturn better than many others.
[AP]

British police found 15 suspected illegal immigrants covered in cocoa powder in the back of a truck en route to the Mars chocolate factory.
[CNN]

New secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack says the USDA must serve not only "those who produce our food" but also "those who consume it."
[Washington Post]

Kraft Foods reports that its profits fell 72 percent in the last quarter due to "revamping expenses." Its strongest products are convenience meals, like the DiGiorno and California Pizza Kitchen.
[NY Times]

Milton Parker, owner of Carnegie Deli, passed away last week at 90 after serving many an overstuffed pastrami sandwich.
[NY Post]


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