http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/ Food and drink news for executives in the USA. Covering issues in food technology, consumer satisfaction, ethical sourcing, healthy eating, marketing. Burger King Holdings Inc today, August 21, reported a 9 5 percent increase in revenue in the last fiscal quarter, taking their profits to US$646 million http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Burger-King-announces-whopper-profits_7244.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Burger-King-announces-whopper-profits_7244.aspx Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:43:19 GMT Food and Bev US McCormick & Co has announced the appointment of Lawrence Kurzius to President of McCormick International, effective September 1 http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Kurzius-appointed-President-of-McCormick-International_7225.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Kurzius-appointed-President-of-McCormick-International_7225.aspx Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:40:36 GMT Food and Bev US Bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA has been declared safe by the Food Safety Authority (FSA) although some researches have found that the chemical mimics estrogen in studies conducted on rats http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Bisphenol-A-declared-safe-by-FSA-_7200.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Bisphenol-A-declared-safe-by-FSA-_7200.aspx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:21:10 GMT Food and Bev US The J M Smucker Company has reported that net sales increased 18 percent to US$31 million in the first quarter of 2009 http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Acquisitions-boost-J-M-Smucker-sales_7185.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Acquisitions-boost-J-M-Smucker-sales_7185.aspx Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:15:52 GMT Food and Bev US