Milling & Baking News - January 5, 2016 - 8

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Pizza Hut unveils
special $5 menu

A powerful winter storm
raged across the Plains

PLANO, TEXAS - Yum!
Brands, Inc. has announced
the introduction of a "$5 Flavor Menu" at its Pizza Hut
restaurant chain. Launched
Jan. 4, Pizza Hut is offering a
medium one-topping pizza as

states and Central states
last week. Mississippi
flood waters forced mills
near St. Louis to close
temporarily. Floodwaters
may damage crop
prospects in the worstaffected areas. Moisture
elsewhere was mostly
welcome. Snow cover,
though, was lacking.

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well as pasta, breadsticks, family-sized servings of brownies
or chocolate chip cookies for
a price of $5 each, when customers purchase two or more.
Beverages and chicken wings
also are part of the new value
menu. The company noted that
in 2015, it had pledged to "add
more insight-driven value to
its menu" and called the $5 Flavor Menu a "key component
of that commitment." During
2015, the company introduced
a special $6.99 per pizza for any
pair of medium pizzas. Pizza
Hut has struggled to generate
sales growth in its U.S. stores
in recent years.

CHS takes ownership
of Montana grain j.v.
HAVRE, MONT. - CHS Inc.
has assumed full ownership of
the limited liability company it
has operated with Archer Daniels Midland Co. in north central Montana since 2001. The
company operates grain shuttle
facilities in Havre and Big Sandy, Mont., and handles approximately 9 million to 11 million
bus of wheat a year. With completion of the transaction, CHS
said the company is part of
CHS Big Sky, based out of Kershaw, Mont. "This expands our
grain capabilities and brings
better market opportunities -
as well as full patronage - for
current patrons of the L.L.C.,"

said Keith Schumacher, general
manager of CHS Big Sky.

Wendy's to go
cage-free by 2020
DUBLIN, OHIO - The Wendy's Co. has joined the growing list of fast-food restaurants
shifting to 100% cage-free eggs
in U.S. and Canadian locations.
The Dublin-based company
said it plans to complete its
transition by 2020. The company also has committed to
eliminating the use of gestation stalls from its pork supply
chain by 2022 and continues to
make good progress against
that goal. "We're proud of our
commitment to move to 100%
cage-free eggs for our breakfast items and will continue to
incorporate evolving best practices in the areas of animal handling and welfare into our supply chain requirements," said
Liliana Esposito, chief communications officer. The commitment to 100% cage-free egg
purchasing affects the more
than 400 Wendy's locations in
the United States and Canada
that serve breakfast.

Frutarom to market
algae ingredients
HERZLIYA, ISRAEL - Frutarom Industries Ltd. gained
exclusive worldwide marketing rights for algae products
from Algalo Industries Ltd.
by signing an agreement to invest in Algalo, Frutarom said
Jan. 4. Frutarom will invest
NIS 10 million ($2.5 million)
in exchange for the allocation of 50% of Algalo shares to
build a biotechnology facility
that specializes in the cultivation, harvesting and processing of algae. Algalo, a biotech
start-up enterprise based in
Kibbutz Ein HaMifratz, Israel,
has developed a method for
the cultivation, harvesting and
processing of a variety of algae
that yield active ingredients
for use in the food, dietary and
clinical nutrition supplements,
and cosmetics industries. MBN
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