1.   Because of the new laws, food companies are complaining about meddling government.

2.   Coupons are provided both by local food retailers and by food processing companies.

3.   Heinz Co. acquired the ailing food company for an undisclosed amount.

4.   One call to pet food company Eukanuba and the expensive quarantine and complicated paperwork were taken care of.

5.   They looked at food companies, including one making sausage.

6.   The food companies are not of one mind about these new regulations.

7.   The food companies had a year of strong growth.

8.   The food companies were also concerned over the absence of an irradiation test, which makes monitoring impossible.

9.   The plant is operated by the food packaging company, Linpac Plastics International.