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Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
877.742.0200

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Industry News

Below you will find links to some of the stories that come across our desk at The Great Lakes Companies and that we find interesting. We hope you agree. Feel free to click on any of these links to read our news, “In from the Cold.”

July 2009

“…The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings…”
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th American President

Thinking of buying a duck? What to look for when making a purchase…

To have a great tasting bird you need a specifically balanced
ratio of meat to fat.
Make sure the skin and meat are healthy. Damaged skin and bruised meat will
result in cooking problems.

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Private Label, Strong Competition for Name Brand Products
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Top 10 Places to Eat Chocolate

Jacques Torres Chocolate - Brooklyn, NY
Byrne & Carlson - Portsmouth, NH
Candinas Chocolatier - Verona, WI
Martine's Chocolates - New York, NY
Fran's Chocolates, Ltd. - Seattle and Bellevue, WA
Confections by Michael Recchiuti - San Francisco, CA
Garrison Confections - New York, NY
Norman Love Chocolates - Fort Myers, FL
Donnelly Fine Chocolates - Santa Cruz, CA
XOX Truffles - San Francisco, CA

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Best Golf Courses - Top 25 Places to Play in the USA

Pine Valley Golf Course – Pine Valley, NJ
Augusta National Golf Course – Augusta, GA
Cypress Point Club – Pebble Beach, CA
Oakmont Country Club – Oakmont, PA
Pebble Beach Golf Links – Pebble Beach, CA
Shinnecock Hills Golf Course – Southhampton, NY
Merion Golf Course – Ardmore, PA
Oakland Hills Country Club – Bloomfield Hills, MI
Winged Foot Golf Club – Mamaroneck, NY
Oak Hill Country Club – Rochester, NY
The Country Club – Brookline, MA
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club – NC
Medinah Country Club – Medinah, IL
Seminole Golf Course - North Palm Beach, FL
Southern Hills Country Course – Tulsa, OK
The Olympic Club – San Francisco, CA
Inverness Club - Toledo, OH
Muirfield Village Golf Course – Dublin, Ohio
National Golf Links – Southhampton, NY
Quaker Ridge Golf Course – Scardale, NY
Cherry Hill Country Club – Englewood, CO
Baltusrol Golf Course – Springfield, NJ
Crystal Downs Country Club – Frankfort, MI
Olympia Fields Country Club – Olympia Fields, IL
Prairie Dunes Country Club. – Hutchinson, KS

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Growing lettuce in your spring garden makes sense.

Lettuce is a cool season crop and is best grown in either spring or fall.
Greens are relatively easy to grow.
It is cheaper to grow your own lettuce than pay premium prices for gourmet greens.
Lettuce can even be grown in containers or used as a decorative border.

LED lighting is more than energy-saving technology.
…the shift towards LEDs will result in less waste being sent to landfills because LEDs last longer than…
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Genetically modified rice, Is it the answer to increasing global rice production?
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Food World, 7-Eleven is among the top 10 grocery destinations in the Washington area.
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Plans for a new Wendy’s breakfast menu have changed.
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Frozen Food Stock: red meat supplies were up 5 percent, pork 9 percent, and total poultry supplies 28 percent from last year.
– Taken from NASS, USDA Agricultural Statistics Board, cold storage highlights December 22, 2008.