Food prices are up, but a Fourth of July cookout doesn’t have to break the budget (The Brockton Enterprise)

2 July 2008, 6:02 am

From chips to pork chops, most cookout staples are part of the trend of rising food prices. But if you’re willing to take the time to find deals, the savings on your cookout items can be had.... read more

Italian Growth Stalls as Financial Crisis Deepens (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

2 July 2008, 2:41 am

July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Italian growth will be ``near zero'' this year amid the worst global financial crisis since World War II, Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti said today.... read more

Italian firm brings new jobs to Wales (icWales)

2 July 2008, 1:09 am

AN Italian food packaging company which invested more than £30m in establishing a facility in Blackwood five years ago is expanding its operations and creating another 55 new jobs.... read more

Food Notes: Italian market opens in Wadsworth (Akron Beacon Journal)

1 July 2008, 10:31 pm

Frank Casalinuova traces his grocery background to Akron's North Hill, where his grandparents and later his parents were grocers-turned-produce wholesalers. So when the retired schoolteacher was looking for his next career, an Italian market seemed like a natural choice.... read more

Italian defense minister on Afghan visit (Moldova.org)

1 July 2008, 2:42 pm

Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa visited Italian troops Tuesday in two regions of Afghanistan. The Italian government recently announced that it would allow more flexible deployment of its forces in Afghanistan. Italy now has 2,700 soldiers stationed there, most in Herat, where Italy comman... read more

Academia Barilla and Italian Celebrity Chef and Author Giada De Laurentiis Launch Italian Gourmet Line (PRWeb)

1 July 2008, 5:38 am

Academia Barilla and Emmy nominated Italian celebrity chef and cookbook author Giada De Laurentiis launch a range of co-branded, specialty Italian food items for distribution in gourmet stores nationwide. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/academia-barilla-la... read more