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THE weather is decidedly chilly, but I guess a vast majority of farmers would settle for a real winter if it was to be followed by an early spring and a decent summer. Howeve

DRINKS giant Carlsberg has said it is confident it will benefit from the Russian market in the long-term, despite a recent slowdown.

A world-first wine photography exhibition in support of action against climate change is featured in the current issues of FINE's European, American and Scandinavian FINE Wine Magazines.

The world´s first international champagne magazine-FINE Champagne Magazine-was launched to celebrate this unique wine and region. This magazine is filled with intriguing stories about the most accessible luxury in the world, champagne, and the distinctive people behind it.

The RV Cooking Show will donate one food item for every comment left on the RV Cooking Show Online Holiday Food Drive blog entry ( http://rvcookingshow.blogspot.com/2008/11/rv-cooking-show-launches-online-holiday.html) from now until December 31, 2008. Comment today and make a difference.

UK confectionery group Cadbury is planning to launch a marketing drive across its key brands this spring.

World food standards body Codex Alimentarius is developing new global manufacturing standards on jams, jellies and marmalades and canned vegetables.

Campbell Soup Co. president and CEO Doug Conant said today (24 November) that the US food group was "off to a good start" after posting a 4% rise in first-quarter profits.

BALA CYNWYD, Pa.----Skinny Nutritional Corp. , the exclusive worldwide marketer and distributor of Skinny Water®, today announced the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Giant Food Stores, one of the leading supermarket operations in the eastern U.S.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORE), announced today that its CEO, Michael Walsh, purchased 10,000 shares of Core-Mark stock on the open market on Friday, november 21, 2008. "This investment reflects my confidence in the prospects of the Company," said Michael Walsh, president and Chief Executive Officer of Core-Mark.