Newmans Own

Our Economic Problem: Where Will Growth Come From?

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.24.2011

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Maria Rodale

There is one thing that's still been growing, even during the darkest days of the recession: the organics industry. Sure, we are still small. But the organics industry, at $30 billion a year, is now bigger than the publishing industry.

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Paul Newman's Foundation Gives $2.2 Million To PBS

nytimes.com | BILL CARTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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PBS and nine of its local stations will benefit from a $2.2 million grant announced Wednesday by the Newman's Own Foundation, a charitable arm of the ...

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Newman's Own Hits $300M Charity Milestone

usatoday.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the story goes, actor Paul Newman's food company, Newman's Own, got its start in the actor's basement with a homemade salad dressing he gave to fri...

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Newman's Own as Alternative Economics

Mark Engler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Engler

There's nothing particularly novel about the wealthy giving away a portion of their fortunes to charity. However, when it comes to giving away all your profits ... well, that one falls a little further outside the capitalist playbook.

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The Most Unexpectedly Profitable Celebrity Businesses

Huffington Post | Sherry Shen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can't take celebrity prankster Ashton Kutcher seriously? Think again. The actor has built something of a mini-media empire and is one of a handful of ...

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The Most Unexpectedly Profitable Celebrity Businesses (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Sherry Shen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can't take celebrity prankster Ashton Kutcher seriously? Think again. The actor has built something of a mini-media empire and is one of a handful of ...

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The Heroes Who Choose to Do More Than Show Up

Michelle Nunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Nunn

April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week, an apt occasion to pause and celebrate the millions of Americans who have seen the needs in their communities and asked, "what can I do to help?"

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Food, Friendship and Writing, With Norman Mailer

Dwayne Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dwayne Raymond

Few know Mailer deliberated, while lying in bed chasing an increasingly elusive capacity to sleep, how to intermingle flavors.

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Make A Difference Day: Saturday's Event Brings Together Millions Of Volunteers

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nineteen years ago, USA WEEKEND magazine initiated Make A Difference Day, an event to encourage volunteerism and action on the fourth Saturday of ever...

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The Three G's: The New Trend In Giving (And 5 Companies Who Do It Right)

Carrie Pollare | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carrie Pollare

GIVING...it's something that most of us have cut way back on or even eliminated as our economy has slid into mayhem. No more checks to our favorite ch...

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Fast Paul and the Ping-Pong Kid

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Zezima

I quickly learned one thing about Paul Newman's ping-pong: His propensity for cheating was, I am sorry to say, even greater than mine.

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Paul Newman: Celebrating A Citizen Philanthropist

Dan Siegel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dan Siegel

Paul Newman's sad passing leaves me short of one true bucket list item: to meet the man, rather than the actor, to thank him for all that he has given...

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Remembering Paul Newman

Robert Brustein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Brustein

It will be a long time before we can fully absorb what a loss his death has been.

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Cancer: Paul Newman's Friend Confirms Ill, Newman Turns Over $120 Million To Charity

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A longtime neighbor and business partner of Paul Newman has told The Associated Press the 83-year-old actor is battling cance...

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