Week 8 In The Food Industry

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The New TASSIMO T20 by Bosch Brings the Coffeehouse to You
Single Serve Home Brewing System Features Maximum Variety With More Value per Cup












The new TASSIMO T20 by Bosch makes it even more convenient for people to enjoy their favorite barista-quality beverages without leaving the comfort of home.

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - 03/15/10)
Whether it's a latte in the morning or an afternoon cup of tea, there may not always be time for a trip to the coffeehouse. The new TASSIMO T20 by Bosch makes it even more convenient for people to enjoy their favorite barista-quality beverages without leaving the comfort of home. With a slimmer design and price, the T20 expands the TASSIMO lineup to three brewer options, enabling individuals and families to enjoy the perfect cup of their favorite brewed beverage whenever and wherever they like.
"The T20 delivers coffee shop-quality beverages in about one minute per cup with virtually no heat-up time, so more people can enjoy their favorite flavors without having to brew an entire pot," said Michael Traub, president and CEO, Bosch home appliances. "The TASSIMO brewer's compact design is ideal for apartments, dorm rooms and countertops that have little space to spare."
The TASSIMO system utilizes patented T DISC technology to brew single cups of premium coffeehouse-quality beverages, including cappuccinos and lattes made with real milk creamer, espresso, crema, tea and hot chocolate -- with more flavors to come. To create an unprecedented level of variety and value, Bosch partnered with Kraft Foods to offer more than 40 hot beverage T DISC flavors from some of the industry's most popular brands.
The TASSIMO T20 by Bosch will be available March 30, 2010 at Target stores and Target.com for $129.99 with promotional pricing available.




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Dole Inaugurates a Mobile Medical Unit to Attend Rural Communities in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica



Mobile medical unit donated by Dole and Spar to the Lions Club in Costa Rica. (Photo: Business Wire). View Multimedia Gallery
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE - News) announced today that it inaugurated this week a mobile medical unit, which now offers some rural communities of the Atlantic Coast of Costa Rica access to preventive medicine and specialized health attention.
This mobile medical unit consists of a container divided into 3 fully-equipped medical rooms, which provide patients with a wide range of medical services such as: general medicine, gastroscopy, ultrasound scan, ophthalmology, pediatrics, blood donation, osteoporosis analysis, vaccination campaigns and laboratory exams. The unit was donated to the Lions Club of Costa Rica, who is now responsible, with Dole’s support, for managing the unit, coordinating the medical staff’s planning and organizing health campaigns.
"Even though Costa Rica’s social security system is well developed and has local clinics in most of the communities of the Atlantic Zone, this mobile medical unit will be an additional tool to bring specialized medical services to remote areas, services that are mainly provided in urban areas. We expect this new unit to treat over 10,000 people per year," said Danilo Román, General Manager, Standard Fruit de Costa Rica.
This unit was co-funded by Dole and Spar, an Austrian supermarket chain, through an extra contribution made by consumers during a campaign run in Austria between February and May 2009.
"After the school was built in Ecuador in 2008 together with a Norwegian customer, this joint initiative with Spar further demonstrates the common interest of Dole and its customers in supporting the communities living in production areas. Dole will continue to develop similar partnerships whether in the social or environmental area," said Sylvain Cuperlier, Vice President, Director of Worldwide Corporate Social Responsibility for Dole.
Dole, with 2009 net revenues of $6.8 billion, is the world’s largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and is the leading producer of organic bananas. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research.