Business Council plans China trip

The Business Council of Fairfield County will host a trip to China from Oct. 1 to Oct. 9 for members and the public.

The itinerary includes Beijing, Shanghai, The Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

For more information, call 359-3220.

Silgan to release quarterly results

Silgan Holdings Inc., Stamford-based supplier of consumer goods packaging products, will release its first-quarter 2009 earnings results April 30 before the U.S. markets open.

Silgan will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 11 a.m. Dial (888) 239-5247. A repeat broadcast will be available through May 14 and can be accessed at (888) 203-1112. The pass code is 1679546.

Pepperidge Farm adds Goldfish Grahams

Norwalk-based Pepperidge Farm Inc., a unit of Campbell Soup Co., has added Goldfish Grahams to its line of Goldfish baked snack crackers.

Goldfish Grahams are available in honey, chocolate and cinnamon. Pepperidge Farm now offers 13 flavors of Goldfish crackers.

Drinking of alcoholic beverages increases

Consumption of distilled spirits, wine and beer rose last year, according to data in the Handbook Advance 2009, published by The Beverage Information Group in Norwalk, but the rate of growth was less than recent years.

Last year's growth came from atypical segments in each beverage alcohol category, a result of the U.S. economic downturn.