Chef Costing

Database Application coming soon

2009-01-02T21:11:00.000-08:00

Nice run up for PBJ

2008-08-06T17:23:00.001-07:00

Corn falls for fourth day as dollar rises; wheat gains

2008-08-06T17:18:00.000-07:00

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Corn futures fell for a fourth straight session Tuesday, with the benchmark contract briefly dropping to its lowest level in more than four months, as a stronger dollar put downward pressures on dollar-denominated commodities prices.

Whole Foods shares tumble on weak results

2008-08-06T17:15:00.000-07:00

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - Shares of Whole Foods Markets Inc. fell to a six-year low Wednesday as investors digested disappointing fiscal third-quarter results and the company's decision to suspend its dividend.

Jalapeño Pepper Tests Positive for Salmonella

2008-07-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

A fresh jalapeño pepper grown in Mexico and processed in Texas has tested positive for the strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 1,200 people in recent months, food safety and health officials said today.

Corn Has Biggest Weekly Drop in 12 Years on Argentine Tax Vote

2008-07-18T14:45:00.000-07:00

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- Corn fell, capping the biggest weekly drop in 12 years, after Argentina revoked escalating taxes on some grain exports, ending a dispute with farmers that disrupted shipments. Soybeans and wheat also dropped.

FDA lifts warning on tomatoes

2008-07-18T07:06:00.000-07:00

(CNN) -- Tomatoes are again safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, weeks after the food was blamed as a source of a salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada.

Boston's 'Green' Dining Scene

2008-07-12T13:01:00.000-07:00

Taranta

Taranta's cassava-root gnocchi

The green scene: Taranta is just as known for its high-end Italian-Peruvian cuisine as it is for being green. Chef and owner Jose Duarte, who won this year's City of Boston Green Business Award, constantly combs his operations for eco-friendly opportunities, and blogs about improvements, which include a sustainable, organic and biodynamic wine list, energy-efficient appliances and composting of food scraps. The restaurant's truck, used to pick up produce and supplies, operates on fryer oil.

Click here to read the full W.S.J. article

Of course we could always experiment on how to make a more powerful foodborne illness in space!

2008-07-10T14:30:00.001-07:00

Space bugs become more dangerous

US outbreak of salmonella spreads

2008-07-10T14:27:00.000-07:00

More than 1,000 people in more than 40 US states are now confirmed to have become ill with salmonella since April, officials say.

Salmonella Infects Over 1,000; Peppers Now Eyed

2008-07-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

In some clusters of illnesses, jalapenos "simply were not on the menu," Tauxe said. "We are quite sure that neither tomatoes nor jalapenos explain the entire outbreak at this point. ... We're presuming that both of them have caused illness."

Restaurant uses waste oil to fuel trucks, save dough

2008-07-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

Libby Hill has entered a partnership with Patriot Biodiesel to refine the waste oil from its 11 area restaurants into B-100 biodiesel.

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage (PBJ)

2008-07-08T11:16:00.000-07:00

PBJ maybe seeing a bottom as Daily chart shows signs of a reversal.

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield of an equity index called the Dynamic Food & Beverage Intellidex Index (the Food & Beverage Intellidex). The Food & Beverage Intellidex consists of stocks of 30 United States food and beverage companies. These are companies that are engaged in the manufacture, sale or distribution of food and beverage products, agricultural products and products related to the development of new food technologies. These companies may include companies that sell products and services, such as meat and poultry processing, and wholesale and retail distribution and warehousing of food and food-related products, including restaurants, grocery stores, brewers, distillers and vintners, as well as companies that manufacture and distribute products, including soft drinks, packaged food products, health food and dietary products. Its investment advisor is PowerShares Capital Management LLC

MILK PRICES RISE ABOVE $4 A GALLON FOR FIRST TIME

2008-07-08T10:56:00.000-07:00

Milk is about as expensive as gasoline nowadays.The monthly threshold price for milk -- the highest amount retailers can charge in stores -- shows a large increase for the month of July.

A booming business in 'low-mileage lettuce'

2008-06-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

Until now, it has been nearly impossible for small local farmers to supply major supermarket chains because of costly food safety requirements, restrictions that grew more stringent following the 2006 E. coli outbreak in spinach. But with an investment from a group of entrepreneurs under the age of 30, along with a $250,000 grant from Maine's agriculture department, Locally Known built a processing plant that washes, dries, and packages the greens to meet industry standards.

If you want to trade food and beverage on the market, PBJ is your stock

2008-06-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage Portfolio (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield of an equity index called the Dynamic Food & Beverage Intellidex Index (the Food & Beverage Intellidex). The Food & Beverage Intellidex consists of stocks of 30 United States food and beverage companies. These are companies that are engaged in the manufacture, sale or distribution of food and beverage products, agricultural products and products related to the development of new food technologies. These companies may include companies that sell products and services, such as meat and poultry processing, and wholesale and retail distribution and warehousing of food and food-related products, including restaurants, grocery stores, brewers, distillers and vintners, as well as companies that manufacture and distribute products, including soft drinks, packaged food products, health food and dietary products. Its investment advisor is PowerShares Capital Management LLC.

More information on the ETF can be found here:

http://www.invescopowershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PBJ

http://www.invescopowershares.com/pdf/P-PBJ-PC-1.pdf