Cook's fits perfectly into our strategy of growing our higher-value processed meats products and utilizing our raw materials internally. This is a significant step in our goal of utilizing internally all of the hams from the hogs that we process.

Authors, like coins, grow dear as they grow old:It is the rust we value, not the gold.

I felt like I ought to do something since I was involved with Operation Downtown. There's some sentimental value.

[Larry Beck, executive director of the General Nutrition Operators Association (GNOA) thinks the whole thing stinks, too.] The value of these free supplier products was much greater than the modest dues asked for joining the association, ... The GNC Corporation has been steadily reducing franchise operators’ ability to make a living. We simply want to offer some immediate bottom-line help to the franchise operators upon receipt of their membership dues. It is frustrating when GNC Corporation takes actions to directly hinder franchise operators’ profitability.

Consumers are very aware of the economy and they don't want to pay premium prices anymore. They're shopping for value.

Poultry gross sales climbed 17 percent over year-earlier levels due in large part to increased value of broiler chicken sales of just over 28 percent. In addition, chicken egg production statewide increased slightly from 2004 levels and a 7 percent price improvement led to chicken egg value of sales improving to just over $50 million, a 9 percent increase compared to 2004.