Oprah Winfrey Awarded the SBIFF Montecito Award
Jeffrey Barbakow, Chairman of the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and close personal friend of Oprah Winfrey, presented her with The Montecito Award...
What the Stars Ate…Golden Globes Luxury Suites
Every year talented owners of LA’s finest special event production companies present pre-event celebrity suites to honor the nominees and presenters of the Golden...
Taste Awards Celebrating the World’s Best
The Taste Awards Announces Annual Winners of 5th Annual Competition All Nominees and Winners were voted upon by the members of the Academy of Media Tastemakers,...
Outpouring of Support for Drakes Bay Oyster Farm
The historic oyster farm in Drakes Estero is one of the resources Point Reyes National Seashore was formed to protect. Indeed, the desire to preserve the farming...
Paso Robles Named Wine Region of the Year By Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast Magazine announced that the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA) has received the honor of being named the 2013 Wine Region of the Year...
Starbucks Ordered to Pay Kraft Foods $2.7 Billion
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Kraft Foods has prevailed in a coffee distribution dispute with Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. On Nov. 12, an arbitrator ordered Starbucks...
Nestle To Cut Salt Across Portfolio
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND – Nestle S.A. has committed to reducing salt across its global portfolio by 2025 to support a World Health Organization target that people consume...
PepsiCo Investing in India
NEW DELHI — PepsiCo, Inc. is ramping up its presence in India with the announcement it will invest 33,000 crore rupees ($5.5 billion) in the country by 2020. The...
Coca-Cola Opens 43rd China Plant
SHIJIAZHUANG, HEBEI, CHINA — The Coca-Cola Co. has expanded its presence in China with a new $106 million production plant. Coca-Cola’s 43rd plant in China is...
Grains Made Locally in Northern California, Recipes Included
Sam Bilbro mills small batches of hard red wheat into sample bags for restaurants at Front Porch Farm in Healdsburg. (ALVIN JORNADA/ PD) North Bay chefs and growers...