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HR 2749: The food fascism act of 2009? 8/31/09 Opinion by Chris Lostaglia (pictured), Examiner.com— The House of Representatives has passed resolution 2749 which severely regulates the food industry and America’s small natural food farms. The resolution greatly amplifies the power of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and lays a yolk of terror and bankruptcy around the neck of any organic food endeavors ..... The regulation of the food industry does not stop at our borders however. Section 208 specifically states that a foreign inspectorate shall be created. This means that members of the administration of the president of the United States of America will be on foreign soil, enforcing American law. If none of this makes any sense to you, do not fear. The bill also requires the creation of a public education program that will explain to you the great and impending doom of food-borne illness outbreaks (which the document states is any outbreak of two or more incidences) and the dangers of disallowing big brother from telling you what’s for dinner. Read more.

NUGGETS FOR NOGGINS' You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for? Bernadette Peters, actress

ON THE RECORD Healthy eating is still important to consumers, but evidence strongly suggests that it is a lower priority these days. consumers are economizing in their food expenditures and believe that one way to do so is to spend less on healthy foods. It’s an unfortunate development. Bob Goldin, Executive Vice President, Technomic, quoted 8/25/09, Business Wire.

Sixty percent of adults can't digest milk USA Today— Got milk? If you do, take a moment to ponder the true oddness of being able to drink milk after you're a baby. No other species but humans can. And most humans can't either. The long lists of food allergies some people claim to have can make it seem as if they're just finicky eaters trying to rationalize likes and dislikes. Not so ..... Milk's different. First off, most people who have bad reactions to milk aren't actually allergic to it, in that it's not their immune system that's responding to the milk. Link.

Report maps out solutions to child obesity

USA Today— To make it easier for children to eat healthfully and move more, local governments in towns and cities across the country need to help create a better environment, a new report says. Children and their families should have access to grocery stores that offer plenty of healthful food such as fruits and vegetables, and schools shouldn't be surrounded by fast-food restaurants. Link.

Consumer Reports: Store Brand Food
Can Be Superior To Big Name Brands
Tod Marks, Sr. Project Editor, Consumer ReportsShopping: "Our tests should erase any lingering doubts that store-brand packaged goods aren't at least worth a try"
Fox News— From oatmeal cookies to frozen broccoli, Consumer Reports blind taste tests found 23 store-brand foods that tasted as good as, or better than, their big national brand competitors in head-to-head tests of 29 food products. Consumer Reports tasters actually preferred Archer Farms Chewy Soft Baked cookies (Target), Kirkland Signature Organic Medium Salsa (Costco), Great Value Whipped Topping (Walmart) to similar products from Pepperidge Farm, Old El Paso, Betty Crocker and Kraft. Link.

Why Mars Snackfood USA Scuttled Skittles Twitter Ploy
The company...soon lost control of the idea. Tweets came in with messages such as "If you eat Skittles you support killing kittens and puppies"
Investors Daily— At first, it seemed like the perfect marketing ploy. Mars Snackfood decided in March to engage a teenage, candy-consuming audience by featuring a live Twitter feed on its home page. Anyone who included the word "Skittles" in their 140-character entry would be featured on the Web site. The "Skittles" idea ended up getting a lot of attention — for how not to use social media in marketing. Mars didn't respond to requests for comment. Link.

NPD Research Reveals Snacking is on the Rise
Ann Hanson, NPD: “The strong projected growth in snacking is both a reflection of the growth in new types of snack foods as well as an evolution of how consumers eat"
Progressive Grocer— Snacking is only getting bigger, according to new research from The NPD Group. In a recently released report on predicted changes in American eating through 2018, the market research firm finds that snacks are quickly gaining momentum as consumers continue to look for on-the-go meal options. Overall snacking occurrences are predicted to increase by 18.5 percent—from 86,515 incidences in 2008 to 102,540 incidences by 2018. Link.

Opinion: Will America run out of sugar by the end of the year?
A group of food industry officials have convened to try and find ways to keep that from happening. Among them are Kraft, General Mills, and Hershey
Examiner.com column by Patricia Walston— It seems that there is a tariff on how much sugar can be imported to the United States each year. While all of us could do with a little less sweets – this will affect more than the sugar in your coffee and tea; or your “occasional splurge” to fill up that sweet tooth ..... Who of us common folk would even have given a second thought to our “sugar fixes” but it seems the tariff is not only a protection from too many sugar imports; but perhaps a little smack of politics. Link.

The food industry isn’t looking for people to become more mindful eaters. If we were better about finding time and the mental pause to eat with our senses fully engaged, not only would we eat differently, but we might also eat different things. That might be bad for business. Instead, food companies manufacture stop-gap solutions–licenses to binge 100 calories at a time.
8/28/098 blog by Sarah Sliwa, TheFasterTimes.com.

The Morning Cup constantly searches the cyberworld for insightful food and beverage industry-related feature articles and columns we think will be of interest to the majority of our readers. If you see an article posted on the internet you think would be of interest to Morning Cup readers, please email the link and a little note to editor Bob Messenger.

Walmart is Coke? Forgive me while I pick myself up off the floor laughing
According to this article, Walmart thinks its Great Value brand is on a par with Coke. Andrea Thomas, senior vice president of private label brands for the Bentonville Behemoth, says: "The Great Value brand is the largest consumer packaged goods brand in the United States, on par or bigger than national mega brands such as Coca-Cola, Tide, Cheerios and Ocean Spray, which each tally more than $200MM in annual sales. We are right there with them, the Wal-Mart private brand is every bit as big, sometimes even bigger." ..... Thomas is touting the re-launch of Walmart's Private Label business, which frankly has fared poorly in comparison to rivals Safeway, Kroger or (overseas) Tesco. It's one of the few areas in food where the retail giant has stumbled. And some of her hyperbole is part of the erosion of the word "brand" which used to mean something, but now is applied to everything ..... But the real problem is that Walmart is equating size with brand status. Yes, consumers buy a lot of PL products, and the new packaging likely will improve sales. Yet it's unclear whether over the long haul consumers are going to remain loyal to private label products to the same degree they are to national brands, and aren't just buying these products based on price.
9/1/09 opinion by Bill Cross, at FoodBizDaily.com. Read more.

Ben & Jerry's Renames Flavor to Celebrate Freedom to Marry
Ben & Jerry's, known for its euphoric ice cream flavors and dedication to social justice, celebrates the beginning of the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont with the symbolic renaming of its well-known ice cream flavor "Chubby Hubby" to "Hubby Hubby." In partnership with Freedom to Marry, Ben & Jerry's aims to raise awareness of the importance of marriage equality and, to show its support, will serve "Hubby Hubby" sundaes in Vermont Scoop Shops throughout the month of September ..... "At the core of Ben & Jerry's values, we believe that social justice can and should be something that every human being is entitled to," said Walt Freese, Chief Executive Officer of Ben & Jerry's. "From the very beginning of our 30 year history, we have supported equal rights for all people. The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont is certainly a step in the right direction and something worth celebrating with peace, love and plenty of ice cream."
9/1/09 press release, Chain Leader. Read more.

Product Review: New Horizon Little Blends are an excellent snack for baby
There's a healthy new alternative to plain old baby food on dairy shelves in your local supermarket. Horizon brand dairy products have come out with Little Blends yogurt cups. It's a serving of whole milk yogurt along with a pureed fruit and vegetable in each cup. When I first picked up the combination of apples and butternut squash, I was curious if my already picky eater would like it, but she loved it. Horizon has made a natural yogurt including DHA Omega-3 (which supports eye, brain, and heart health), calcium, protein and probiotics and combined it with delicious fruits and veggies. What the product doesn't include is artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, and sweeteners.
09/01/09 opinion by Angelle Farrell, Examiner.com. Read more.

Survey says, most Canadians don't eat lunch at lunch!
More than half of Canadians (53 per cent) spend the majority of lunch break reading, surfing the web, or working, according to an Angus Reid survey for ConAgra Foods Canada. In fact, almost one in five Canadians do not stop for a lunch break at all according to the survey, which coincides with the launch of Healthy Choice Gourmet Steamers into Canada. The survey found that when Canadians do eat lunch they say they are looking for healthy ingredients (32 per cent), quality (25 per cent) and flavor (17 per cent). But the fact that more than a third of those surveyed only take a lunch break of 16-30 minutes suggests they are also looking for convenience ..... "Lunch is the fuel that powers us through half our day and an important part of a healthy lifestyle, but with few convenient, healthy and flavorful options out there, too many Canadians are shortchanging themselves," said Annabelle Nogueira, Healthy Choice Brand Manager.
09/01/09 press release, CNW Group. Read more.

Hershey Receives CPG Award for Innovative Product Launch Campaign
The Hershey Company was named recipient the 2009 CPG Award for Innovation and Creativity by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), in conjunction with its Associate Member Council (AMC), for the global confections leaders’ public relations campaign in support of its Hershey’s Bliss chocolate launch. Now in its seventh year, GMA’s innovation award is given to companies who have demonstrated uncommon creativity, innovation and have made a significant contribution to the industry knowledge base. “One of the key roles that GMA performs on behalf of the industry is identifying and publicizing innovative new practices and this award supports that mission,” said Pamela G. Bailey, GMA’s president and CEO. “The creative and resourceful thinking demonstrated by The Hershey Co. is what allows our industry to grow, thrive and deliver the high quality products consumers want at an affordable price.”
09/01/09 article, Progressive Grocer. Read more.

Company News     
Brown-Forman Hires John Kristin "Kris" Sirchio as CMO
Spirits maker Brown-Forman named a new CMO, John Kristin "Kris" Sirchio, the former global head of professional products of Syngenta, a Switzerland-based agribusiness firm.
COCA-COLA CO.: Coke gains share of Zico Beverages
Coconut water producer Zico Beverages LLC said Tuesday The Coca-Cola Co. bought an about 20 percent share of the company for $15 million.
H.J. Heinz Positioned For Better Times
Although H.J. Heinz Co., the food company known for Heinz ketchup and other name brands, had a slight earnings drop off from its same quarter last year, prospects are still fairly bright.
High Liner Foods Launches New Website for Fisher Boy
High Liner Foods (USA), Inc., a leading North American processor and marketer of prepared, value-added frozen seafood, has recently launched a new consumer-focused website at www.fisherboy.com.
Hormel Foods: CEO Jeffrey Ettinger Wins 2010 Knowlton Award
As leader of a company that sets the standard for non-stop product innovation, Jeffrey Ettinger, CEO of Hormel Foods Inc., has been named the 2010 Richard L. Knowlton Innovation Award honoree by Meatingplace.
Kashi Company Spices Up All Natural Frozen Entrees With Exotic Flavor Combinations
Kashi Company, the premier natural food company, today announced that it is expanding its current all natural frozen entree family to include two new exotic flavors: Red Curry Chicken and Veggie Chana Masala.
Pollo Campero Continues U.S. Expansion
Restaurant chain Pollo Campero ending 2009 with almost 60 U.S stores and plans to become a top-50 quick service restaurant brand in the U.S. with 300 stores by 2014.
PROCTER & GAMBLE: USOC lands key sponsor in Procter and Gamble
Procter & Gamble will become an official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic teams for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games in London. 

Miscellaneous News  
AGRICULTURE: Climate change could devastate US crop yields: Study
Climate change could result in severe shortages of two of America’s most important grains, according to the authors of a new study published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
EVENT: 'Go Green in Packaging' Symposium Dec. 14, 2009, in New York
With the support of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), the prestigious New York Academy of Sciences will host 100 packaging professionals to focus on sustainable packaging operations.
RESEARCH: 'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood'
Living without a car in close proximity to fast food restaurants is associated with excess body mass index and weight gain, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online.
RETAIL: Safeway Loosens Coupon Purchase Limits
Safeway increased purchase limits of its so-called “Super Price Coupons.” Super Price Coupons are offers in weekly circular that can be cut out and presented at checkout for extra savings. Four Super Price coupons are typically offered each week. 

States News  
OHIO: Grocers seek exemption from state business tax
Grocery sales should be exempted from a state tax on business activity because the levy amounts to a hidden sales tax, an attorney for the grocery industry told the Ohio Supreme Court this morning. 

WORLD News  
AUSTRALIA: Bad food can cut two years off a child's lifespan
The nation's children will live two years fewer than their parents unless there are urgent changes to lifestyle, government experts warn.
CUBA: Trade ban stands despite rising efforts to end it
The president can weaken the embargo, but only Congress can rescind it. Embargo supporters in both houses, including Florida lawmakers from each party, remain confident they have the votes.
SOUTH KOREA: As households shrink, so do food portions
"With the availability of smaller sizes and single-serving packages, I tend to buy these smaller ones even if I may be paying more when it comes to value for size," Jung said. 

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR/RESEARCH/trends     
08/26/09 — Forget Saving the Planet: Green Consumers Out to Save Money (Progressive Grocer)
08/24/09 — Listening to Consumers Can Yield More Than Asking (Progressive Grocer)
08/20/09 — Consumers Skeptical of Organic, All-Natural Claims But Still Buy (Progressive Grocer)
08/19/09 — No comfort in comfort foods during tough economic times, says study (EurekAlert)
08/17/09 — Latest IRI Study Finds Shoppers Regaining Rationality; However, Price Still Rules (Business Wire)
08/13/09 — Comfort foods vary by age group, says study (Food Navigator)
08/05/09 — 70 Percent of Consumers Will Pay More for Positive Experience (Progressive Grocer)
07/31/09 — New Study: Just Expecting A Tasty Food Activates Brain Reward Systems (Science Daily)
07/22/09 — Survey: Recession Affecting Workers’ Eating Habits (Progressive Grocer)
07/21/09 — New Study Says Shopping Behaviors May Transcend Demographics (Business Wire)
08/20/09 — Nielsen Study: Consumers Stick with Basic Purchases (Brandweek)
07/17/09 — Study: Consumers Want More Innovative Packaged Goods (Progressive Grocer)
07/15/09 — PLMA Study: The Public Loves Private Label (Progressive Grocer)
07/14/09 — American shoppers misled by greenwash, Congress told (Ethiopian Review)
07/10/09 — Consumers Hesitant to Choose Store Brands for Kids and Pets (Brandweek)
07/08/09 — Boomerang kids? Get ready for boomerang parents (Capital City Weekly - Alaska)
07/07/09 — Study: Food Sales Increasingly Driven by Convenience and Health (Progressive Grocer)
07/07/09 — Recession Affects family dynamics, relationships to brands and spending patterns (Progressive Grocer)
07/01/09 — Role Reversal - Mr. Mom Goes Shopping (Nielsen)
07/01/09 — Millennials Are Evolving; Are You Keeping Up? (Adage.com)
06/30/09 — Peapod Survey says Office Workers Demanding Healthier Foods (Supermarket News)
06/30/09 — PLMA Poll: Consumers Will Keep Buying Private Label (Supermarket News)
06/28/09 — Report: Growing Number of Moms Using Social Media (Progressive Grocer)
06/25/09 — Kraft/Datamonitor Study: Probiotics Still Misunderstood (Brandweek)
06/23/09 — Recession generation? Young adults brace for simpler lifestyle (USA Today)
06/12/09 — Plan on Marketing to GenY? You Better Understand Their Idiosyncrasies (Media Post)
06/08/09 — IDDBA Study: Consumer Spending Differs; Delis Miss Opportunity (Supermarket News)
05/29/09 — Women Spend Two Years of Their Life Thinking of Food (Softpedia)

CONSUMERS/AFRICAN-AMERICANS  
07/16/09 — CDC: African-Americans top obesity list (Food Navigator)
07/01/09 — How Coke Is Targeting Black Consumers (Adage.com)
06/01/09 — Smart marketers will recognize the changing African American demographics in America today (QSR Magazine)
05/11/09 — Black buying power to grow despite economic woes (St. Louis American)

CONSUMERS/HISPANIC AMERICANS
08/17/09 — Innovation Key to Meeting Needs of Latino Shoppers (Progressive Grocers)
08/12/09 — Are Hispanic Consumers a Cure for Recession Blues? (Progressive Grocer)
08/10/09 — Wal-Mart Debuts Club Store for Hispanics (Supermarket News)
07/21/09 — Report: Fewer Mexicans Entering U.S. (USA Today)
07/15/09 — Mintel: Hispanic Consumers Avoided Finance-Related Lifestyle Changes (Supermarket News)
07/02/09 — U.S. Latinos Flock to the Web (Brandweek)
06/03/09 — Study: Hispanics are Good Ad Targets in Downturn (Brandweek)
06/01/09 — Hispanic children in US at greater risk for obesity than other ethnic/racial groups (7th Space)

CONSUMERS/KIDS & TEENS     
08/25/09 — American Teens Weigh in on What ‘Healthy’ Means (Progressive Grocer)
08/05/09 — Kids Are Well Aware Which Foods Are Healthy, Finds Technomic (PR-inside)
08/04/09 — Study Says Parents Worried About Kids’ After-School Snacks (Progressive Grocer)
07/27/09 — More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
07/23/09 — FCC is ready to stomp on commercialization geared towards children (Tomsguide.com)
07/23/09 — South Carolina case looks on child obesity as child abuse. But is it? (USA Today)
07/22/09 — Study: Overweight kids are more responsive to branded foods (Food Navigator)
08/21/09 — Study: Kids’ Menus Lack Variety, Healthful Options (Pizza Quarterly)
07/10/09 — Drexel U. Study: Many teens wired, caffeinated well past bedtime (Reuters Health)
06/25/09 — Study Refutes Notion that Teens' Media Habits Differ from Adults (Brandweek)
06/03/09 — The Keys to Meeting Youth Wellness Needs? Just Kid Inc. CEO Reveals Answers (Media Post)

CONSUMERS/SENIORS
07/27/09 — Today's Active Seniors are Experiencing Second Middle Age (Brandweek)
07/20/09 — Latest IRI Baby Boomer Report Reveals $50 Billion Growth Opportunity (Business Wire)

Food Safety  
08/25/09 — Editorial: "An appetite for change in food safety" (Grand Rapids Press, MI)
08/13/09 — With IBM's Help, America's Food Safety Back on Front Burner (Miller-McCune.com)
07/27/09 — Contaminated Food: A More Watchful Eye Needed (NPR.org)
07/23/09 — Which is Worse? Germs in our Food or the Antibiotics that Kill Them? (Foodconsumer.org)
07/22/09 — Food Recall? Consumers May Not Get A Clear Picture Of The Process (Science Daily)
07/15/09 — The Next Foodborne Threat? MRSA infections from contaminated meat (Food Poison Journal)
07/12/09 — AMI Poll: Consumers Need More Knowledge on Meat, Poultry Safety (Progressive Grocer)
07/07/09 — Obama administration takes action on food safety (Reuters.com)
06/24/09 — Survey: Less Than 20% of Consumers Trust Food They Buy Is Safe and Healthy (PR Newswire)
06/09/09 — Editorial: Congress needs to empower FDA to protect our food (Belleville News Democrat, IL)
05/15/09 — Food Companies Placing Onus for Safety on Consumers (CNBC.com)

FOOD SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT INNOVATION
08/26/09 — Unilever Solution: Fighting Climate Change With Warm Ice Cream (Environmental Leader)
06/23/09 — Taste psychologist maps 'dialects' of flavor preference (Food Navigator)
05/27/09 — U. of Wisc. Team's Nutritious, mouse-eared waffle heads to IFT finals (U. of Wisc. News)

Health & WELLNESS  
08/27/09 — Probiotics: Better Off Dead? (US News & World Report)
08/27/09 — Organic food: Behind the hype (ABC 6, Boise, Idaho)
08/25/09 — Stop eating so much sugar, American Heart Assn. says (Los Angeles Times)
08/25/09 — Kelly Brownell: America may be souring on love affair with over-processed...fatty food (New Haven Independent, CT)
08/25/09 — Feeling the Pinch, Fewer Consumers Can Afford Healthy Food Options (Business Wire)
08/23/09 — Wellness Demand, Health Science Driving Functional Foods Market Growth (Progressive Grocer)
08/20/09 — Marketers Answer Call to Eliminate High-Fructose Corn Syrup (Adage.com)
08/20/09 — Report: Consumers devour nutrient-spiked food, drinks (MSNBC)
08/21/09 — ‘Unknown’ cholesterol in processed food poses big heart health risk (Food Navigator)
08/19/09 — High-Fiber Foods May Be Easier to Stomach This Time Around (Wall Street Journal)
08/19/09 — Behavioral nutrition is one weapon in obesity fight (bnd.com)
08/18/09 — Folic Acid: Mandatory Fortification May Be Unnecessary (Science Daily)
08/18/09 — New Research Shows Antioxidants Abound in Cereals, Popcorn, Whole-Grain Snacks (Health.com)
08/13/09 — Chocolate cuts death rate in heart attack survivors (Asia One News)
08/13/09 — How consumers approach functional foods: Survey (Food Navigator)
08/12/09 — Do high-fat diets make us stupid and lazy (EurekAlert.org)
08/12/09 — Artificial Sweeteners Not Linked to Cancer (Food Navigator)
08/11/09 — Two glasses of fruit juice or carbonated drink each day may cause long-term liver damage (Daily Mail, UK)
08/11/09 — Optimists live longer, healthier lives, women's study shows (Foodconsumer.org)
08/10/09 — Food manufacturers introduce new front-of-pack logo to convey healthy choices (AFN)
08/05/09 — Friendship Influences Eating Behavior, Particularly When Friends Are Overweight (Science Daily)
08/05/09 — Does zero mean zero? Not always with trans fats (ABC Action News)
07/27/09 — Tough love for fat people: Tax their food to pay for healthcare (LA Times)
07/27/09 — Study shows probiotics fight flu symptoms (ABC7, San Francisco)
07/27/09 — Many Americans misunderstand food allergies, finds survey (Food Navigator)
07/24/09 — Ellen Goodman: 'Putting Obesity Out of Business' (Boston Globe)
07/23/09 — Give parents break over gluten-free foods, says nutrition expert (Food Navigator)
07/22/09 — Eating habits in the obese may echo drug addicts' patterns (News Channel 13)
07/22/09 — If you're fat, it's not your fault - says Dr. Barry Sears (7th Space)
07/21/09 — Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle (US News & World Report)
07/09/09 — Blame for Obesity, Other Health Woes? Put It on Big Food (Marketing Week)
07/08/09 — Aging population could boost sales of healthy foods (Food Navigator)
07/08/09 — Americans Still Not Doing it for Their Hearts (Progressive Grocer)
07/06/09 — US consumers think natural is greener than organic, says survey (Food Navigator)
07/05/09 — More Evidence That Caffeine Can Jolt Memory (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
07/02/09 — Kellogg banking on fiber as next consumer craze (Detroit News)

MARKETING*
08/27/09 — Brand Players Should Be Wary Of Store Brand Growth (TheStreet.com)
08/25/09 — Word-of-Mouth Gains Volume (Brandweek)
08/12/09 — Peel n' Taste, the New Scratch n' Sniff (The Pitch)
08/11/09 — What's in a brand name?, well everything (Televisionpoint.com)
08/03/09 — As a Term, ‘Green’ a Best-Seller, But at What Cost? (Environmental Leader)
07/20/09 — Taste sensation: Ads work better if all senses are involved (Eurekalert.org)
07/14/09 — The Pros and Cons of Co-Branding (CIO Today)
07/13/09 — Study: Interactive Marketing to Hit $55 Billion by 2014 (Marketing Vox)
07/13/09 — Subliminal messages fail to control behavior (Canada.com)
06/25/09 — More marketers connect with consumers through mobile apps (USA Today)

NANOTECHNOLOGY
08/19/09 — Safe approach to nanotechnology: Boiling up zinc oxide nanorods without toxic solvents (Physorg.com)
07/07/09 — Defining Nanotech: Size Does Matter (Food Navigator)
06/21/09 — Study Says Most U.S. families Buy Organic (Progressive Grocer)
06/08/09 — At IFT: Nanoscience to boost food safety, quality and shelf life (Food Navigator)
05/17/09 — Consumer groups sound the alarm over nanotechnology (Palm Beach Post)

PACKAGING
08/10/09 — Marketers That Shrank Products - Though Not Prices - Start to Upsize (Ad Age)
07/21/09 — Food Industry Continues Move to Sustainable Packaging (Environmental Leader)
07/16/09 — Demand grows for 'intelligent' packaging (Packaging Magazine)
07/08/09 — Study: Americans Less Worried about Wasteful Packaging (Progressive Grocer)

RESTAURANTS & INSTITUTIONS*  
08/17/09 — Technomic: Opportunities in consumer catering, especially for restaurants (Press Release)
07/20/09 — NPD Reports U.S. Restaurant Traffic Decline Steepest in 28 Years (Earth Times)
06/10/09 — U.S. chain menus could soon start counting calories (Reuters.com)
06/03/09 — The real 'fast-food nation'? Not U.S., survey says (USA Today)
05/27/09 — NPD Finds Today’s Kids Taking a Different Approach to Restaurant Meals (Business Wire)
05/26/09 — Researcher Says Fast Food Makes Kids Stupid (Eco Child's Play)
05/22/09 — Technomic: Consumers want more value from the left side of menu (Chain Leader)

RETAIL/SUPERMARKETS/C-STORES
08/19/09 — Survey: 70% of Retailers Optimistic for 2010 (Progressive Grocer)
07/26/09 — Stores' nutrition ratings add clutter to shoppers' brains (Detroit Free Press)
07/09/09 — NPD Survey: Retailers' Private Label Programs Take Off (Brandweek)
07/01/09 — Store Magazine's Top 100 Report: The Nation's Retail Power Players (Stores.org)
06/25/09 — Nielsen Research: Supermarket Prices Are Still Creeping Up (Brandweek)
06/24/09 — Retailers Raising The Bar For Store Brands (Progressive Grocer)
06/22/09 — Retailers Don't Need to Fear Younger Generations (Supermarket News)
06/10/09 — Study Says Retailers Hold Balance of Power (Progressive Grocer)

SALT/SODIUM  
08/24/09 — Taste question mark hangs over low-salt products (AusFoodNews.com)
08/24/09 — Is lowering sodium a Campbell's gamble? (Kentucky Post)
08/13/09 — Mintel: Sodium is the Next Trans Fat (Supermarket News)
08/12/09 — Why MSG allergy is fake science (The Guardian, UK)
07/28/09 — CSPI's Jacobson: Salt is "single deadliest ingredient in the food supply" (Examiner.com)
07/23/09 — Unsafe Sodium Levels at Denny’s Prompt Class Action Lawsuit (CSPI Newsroom)
07/02/09 — MSG hangs on after decades of demonization (MSNBC.msn.com)
06/24/09 — Are Cheerios too high in salt to be a healthy baby snack? (Vancouver Sun)
06/15/09 — Push to cut salt would shake up food industry (San Francisco Chronicle)
06/01/09 — New findings on salty taste may inspire ways to trick the tongue (Chemical & Engineering News)
05/29/09 — Vinegar could be used for salt reduction (Food Navigator)
05/11/09 — Salt Institute Says Food Alarmists Hurt Important Nutrient (eMaxHealth)

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