A recent survey commissioned by the Grain Foods Foundation, Washington, D.C., and conducted online by Harris Interactive indicates that more than 41% of American adults eat sandwiches up to six times a week, and more than 60% eat a sandwich at least once per week. Americans like their sandwiches so much that 86% of adults maintain that they’d rather spend their lunchtime eating a sandwich than checking Facebook.
Joe Schwebel, president of Schwebel Baking Co., Youngstown, Ohio, died on July 23 at 73. Schwebel was one of nine Schwebel family members who continued to work for the family business daily.
As part of its RISE campaign, the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) partnered with a third-party vendor to develop Growing with Grains, a grains nutrition education curriculum aimed at reaching teachers in grades three through six.
The Whole Grains Summit was recently held in Minneapolis, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to attend. Organized by the Grains for Health Foundation, the intended purpose for the summit was to develop a strategic plan for research, integration, communication and implementation to advance consumption of whole grains.
Christine Cochran, president of the Commodity Markets Council (CMC) in Washington, D.C., is the new executive director of the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF), Ridgway, Colo. GFF operates as an independent organization jointly trusteed by the American Bakers Association (ABA) and the North American Millers’ Association.