 JUNE
    1998
    
980684 Thorn Apple Valley to Exit Fresh Pork Business 
980683 Lionshare Acquires Florida Meat Packing Inc. 
980682 Terrace Holdings Acquires Banner Beef & Seafood 
980681 Costco Recalls E.coli Tainted Beef 
980680 Agri-Foods International Announces Pork Fillet 
980679 Texas Cattleman Fights American Chianina Association 
980678 Tyson Lobbyists Guilty  
980677 Ranchers Send Strikers "Solidarity' Beef 
980676 Grass-Fed Cattle Are OK for Market 
980675 Food Irradiation Comes to the World Wide Web 
980674 SPAM Packaging Joins National Historical Collection 
980673 State Aid for Dislocated Workers At Thorn Apple Valley 
980672 Pilgrim's Pride Names Chief Executive 
980671 Fresh Foods Q1 Profit Exceeds Forecast 
980670 Wendy's Wants "America's Greatest Burger Lover" 
980669 FDA Must Carry Out Food Related Activities 
980668 Australia's Red Meat Industry Enters a New Era 
980667 Beef is Tops This Fourth of July 
980666 Tips to Keep Summer Food Safe 
980665 IBP and Excel Lower Pork Plant Hours 
980664 End in Sight for Mad Cow Crisis 
980663 KFC Get Some Serious Challenges 
980662 Congressional Members going to Egypt, Italy, Spain 
980661 Mexican Chicken Output Rises 
980660 Deer Responsible for TB Outbreak in Cattle 
980659 Restaurant Brands Added to Vending Machines 
980658 Quizno's Offers Health Subs with Chicken & Bacon 
980657 Tyson Ends Liquid Waste Dumping in Maryland 
980656 Clinton to Discuss Trade Agenda in China 
980655 Don Tyson Will Not Testify at Lobbyists' Trial 
980654 Solution Selling is Revamping Supermarket Aisles 
980653 Farmers, Ranchers Battle Drought 
980652 GoodMark Foods Declares Cash Dividend 
980651 Richfood Holdings Appoints John E. Stokely Chairman 
980650 GoodMark Foods and ConAgra Agree to Merge 
980649 WLR Names Director of Corporate Communication 
980648 USDA May Require Beef Price Reporting  
980647 "Label Meat Organic" Campaign Launched 
980646 Vote to Lift British Beef Ban Postponed 
980645 Yen Fall Hurts Japan Meat Imports 
980644 Australia PM Warns Against Protectionism 
980643 Use of Anti-Salmonella Spray Begins 
980642 E. Coli Investigation in New England 
980641 Ads Tout Vegetables as Erotic Alternative to Meat 
980640 Smithfield Foods Reports Record Earnings 
980639 Zealots Vandalize McDonald's in Israel 
980638 Pork Export Up Due to Canada, Mexico, Russia 
980637 USDA May Decrease Imported Pork Assessment 
980636 Richfood Holdings Announces Record Year 
980635 CKE Restaurants Announces Record First Quarter 
980634 Espy Probe Will Not be Extended 
980633 USDA Reduces Number of Egg Illnesses 
980632 Fast Food Clogs Arteries Faster 
980631 Farm Spats No Hindrance to Progress Says WTO Chief 
980630 Financing Complete For Fresh Foods Acquisition 
980629 Woodroast Systems Completes Debt Financing  
980628 Nathan's Famous Reports Year End Results 
980627 Daily Grill to Open in Three Hotel Groups 
980626 AFL-CIO Organizing Director Replaced 
980625 EU Commission Proposes End to British Beef Ban 
980624 State Health Dept Warns of Salmonella Outbreak 
980623 New Survey Finds July 4th is #1 Day to Eat Hot Dogs 
980622 Heart Association Focus on Extra Lean Meats 
980621 Smithfield Sees Earnings Momentum 
980620 International Ostrich Announces Alliances 
980619 "Grower and Environment-Friendly" Corn 
980618 June is Turkey Lover's Month 
980617 Heartland Pork Senior Unsecured Notes Rated "B-" 
980616 Worthington  Increase in Sales of Meat Substitutes 
980615 India Asks WTO to Reject U.S. Beef on Import Curbs 
980614 Koo Koo Roo and Family Restaurants Merge 
980613 Burger King Hungry for Bigger Bite of its Business 
980612 Fresh Foods Buys Tyson Unit for $122 Million 
980611 Rymer Foods Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results 
980610 Patriot American Teams With Shula's Steak Houses 
980609 US Senate Panel Votes $550 Million for EEP in FY99 
980608 Hormel Says Q3 EPS Consensus "Reasonable" 
980607 Boca Burger Tips Marketing Hat to Gardenburger 
980606 Prices Increase on AFBF's Marketbasket Survey 
980605 Trial Set for Former Agriculture Secretary 
980604 Dominick's Opens 12 Fresh Stores 
980603 Eggs Make Nearly 900,000 Americans Sick a Year 
980602 Supermarkets Expose Bizarre Behaviors of Shoppers 
980601 ABC, Food Lion back in Court Over Damage Award 
 
 
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