Headlines Switzerland's biggest cheese export, Emmental, will be awarded the Protected Designation of Origin label, noted swissinfo.org........Latest forecasts for France's wine output this year are higher than earlier predictions. The national wine agency Onivins said earlier this month that output this year is expected to reach 58.5 million hectoliters......Teenage coffee drinkers are boosting the $18 billion per year coffee industry, but health professionals worry that teenagers are unaware of the adverse effects of caffeine on their still-growing bodies. The number of teens drinking coffee in restaurants or cafes increased 12% this year over last, which itself was up 15% over the year before, according to NPD Group, reported AZCentral.com.....Headaches, muscle weakness and either diarrhea or constipation are reported more often by Atkins dieters than people on conventional diets, concludes Danish obesity expert Dr. Arne Astrup, who reviewed five dozen diet studies, reported The Sacramento Bee......Wisconsin cheese producers should consider growing opportunities for specialty cheeses, organic products and niche markets, as specialty cheese now makes up 23% of Wisconsin's cheese market, reported Agri News.....U.S. wine consumption is at its highest point in 15 years, fueled in part by higher consumption of Australian wines, according to the Adams Wine Handbook. Americans drank 38.5 million gallons of Australian wine last year, up from 28.6 million gallons in 2002. Consumption of French wine, meanwhile, fell 11.1%, with domestic wines seeing a 3.4% jump, noted The Washington Times.

 

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We are excited to announce that retired International Chef Joseph Dobzynski will return to Consumer Chef as Creative Director in September.  Chef Joseph, one of the co-founders of Consumer Chef will re-create our web site to continue it's growth into the next era of the food and beverage field.  We look to re-launch the new site in October.  We encourage you to check back often as we introduce new sections.  Also for some of you who have seen Chef Joseph performing his innovated cooking style you will enjoy this clip of him live at the Chicago Botanical Gardens


Chef Joseph Live  at the Chicago Botanical Gardens

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