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The Battle is On; Will Nestle Let Kraft's Cadbury Bid Go Unchallenged? When I heard Monday that Kraft Foods had bid $16.73 billion for Cadbury, I'm thinking, hold on, what about the bad economy? I thought this sort of big, BIG deal was off the table until America's bottom line toughened up. But Kraft is Kraft, a worldwide food power that, like any giant, has to eat to grow. Why not swallow up Cadbury while the British marketer is in play? Only the Battle for Cadbury is just beginning, now that Cadbury has told Kraft to take that proverbial long walk off the short pier. In the next few days we will hear from rival Nestle, still the planet's biggest food company, and Hershey, which would clearly see a threat to its domestic clout if this deal happens. But I really shouldn't be surprised about all this. Kraft's boss, Irene Rosenfeld (pictured), is a tough, competitive, in-your-face player who came in determined to grow a company that had become bogged down by its enormity. The numbers were not good and Rosenfeld's record atop PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business showed she could thrive where others stumbled. Now she will find herself in a real fight. Now she will have a couple of dangerous, resourceful competitors quite capable of standing toe-to toe, especially if Nestle and Hershey team up which some are speculating. And what about Mars? Well, it's big enough to tussle, too, but its Wrigley acquisition has pretty much taken it out of the tussle. No, this threat is a shot that will jolt mainly Nestle, and probably Hershey, into a response. Cadbury is not mincemeat, so the war is on! E-mail Bob.

NUGGETS FOR NOGGINS' I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson

ON THE RECORD Consumers are smart and getting smarter, especially in this economy. They’ve been inundated with products claiming to be all-natural or organic, so they’re naturally skeptical. It’s up to manufacturers to explain very clearly why their product meets certain criteria and why consumers should believe it. Harrisburg, Pa.-based marketing agency Pavone, quoted 8/20/09, Supermarket News.

Cadbury Says "No" to Kraft Foods Bid; Kraft Says It Will Push Forward USA Today- Kraft Foods on Monday proposed a $16.7 billion takeover of Cadbury PLC, but the offer was immediately rejected by the British maker of chocolate, gum and candy. Cadbury said the offer undervalued the company, and expressed confidence in its "standalone strategy and growth prospects as a result of its strong brands, unique category and geographic scope." Kraft said it would continue to seek a transaction which Cadbury's board could support. Link. Sidebar: Cadbury bar brawl: Stitzer v Rosenfeld - The Guardian UK Sidebar Video: In-Depth Look - No Kraft-Cadbury Combo...For Now - Bloomberg

Cadbury May Fetch $21 Billion If Rivals Trump Kraft

Bloomberg.com- Nestle, the only food company larger than Kraft, may be tempted to thwart its smaller rival’s ambitions to bulk up, and team with Hershey to break up Cadbury, according to Evolution Securities, Panmure Gordon and Kepler Capital Markets. Other potential predators include Kellogg Inc. and PepsiCo Inc. Kraft said it would keep trying to persuade Cadbury to start talks. Link.

Op-Ed: Should We 'Fear' the New Regulatory Czar?
Increasing numbers of Americans fear Cass Sunstein will use his radical position on animal rights to devastate the agricultural industry - and the elderly community
AndersonValleyPost.com- In short, Cass Sunstein (pictured) is all set to unleash greedy trial lawyers on every farmer in America. Failed presidential candidate (and successful procreator) John Edwards must be jumping for joy. Finally, in his animal rights opus, Sunstein opines that " meat-eating would be acceptable if decent treatment is given to the animals used for food." And who would determine what that "decent treatment" would be? Link.

In the Future, Your Kids Won’t Shop the Way You Do
In the future, your children will likely conduct the majority of their shopping online
Progressive Grocer- The way consumers shop for everyday products continues its transformation toward the Web. In 2008, online retail accounted for approximately 7 percent of total retail sales in the United States, with 1.5 percent of consumer packaged goods (CPG) spending done on the Web ..... While online shopping accounts for a modest percentage of today’s sales, it’s growing rapidly -- Nielsen estimates that online CPG sales alone increased 25 percent to 30 percent between 2004 and 2008. Link.

Eating cereal can reduce childhood obesity, study claims
Cereal manufacturers are under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumer watchdogs for high levels of sugar, salt and fat in their products
Food Navigator- The study, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and part funded by General Mills, found that children who ate cereal more frequently had a higher percentage of energy from carbohydrate and protein and a lower percentage from total fats. Higher cereal consumption was also associated with higher fiber intake and higher sucrose intake and with reduced intake of cholesterol and a lower body mass index. Link.

NYC's Bottle-of-Fat Ads as Nauseating as Industry Response
In Trying to Frame Their Arguments in the Long-Fought Obesity Battle, both Parties Made Jackasses of Themselves
9/7/09 commentary by Bob Garfield, Adage.com- Like many complex public-policy issues for which the financial stakes are high -- think universal health-care coverage and climate change -- the link between soft drinks and obesity has tempted certain interested parties to make jackasses of themselves. We'll shortly consider one of those parties -- the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene -- and its subway campaign against excessive soft-drink consumption. First, though, we shall heroically attempt to frame the issues. Link.

Big Food’s “Smart Choices” Label Raises Eyebrows at FDA
Blogger: You don’t need to be a nutritionist with an advanced degree to know that Froot Loops only qualifies as a “Smart Choice” on Planet Kellogg’s
Commentary by Tom Laskawy in Grist.org- “Smart” by the way, is not the same as “Healthy.” Big Food is trying to be reasonable here. But in the end, it’s just weaselly business as usual. After all, basing the label “on government dietary guidelines” is just about the lowest bar you could find. Those would be the guidelines that allow you to eat Froot Loops and M&Ms for breakfast, a cheeseburger for lunch and 3 slices of pepperoni pizza for dinner. And as for Froot Loops being “better than other things,” El Dragon of Fair Food Fight agreed via Twitter that, if nothing else, it beats “a bowl of sugar and a punch in the face.” So true, El Dragon. So true. Link.

We’re still in that sort of cheeky, assumptive, one-size-fits-all approach to green marketing, but we need to do with green advertising what we’ve done with every other kind of advertising. We need to really understand that there are a bunch of different types of green consumers, and they’re all motivated by different things and they’re all buying different stuff. We’ve got to take them on a one-to-one basis and message to them accordingly.
Suzanne Shelton, president and CEO of the Shelton Group, quoted 8/26/09, Progressive Grocer.

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.

Food Processing: Maintaining Heat in a Chilly Economy
A trend toward home food preparation and a continuing interest in sustainability and natural products are helping the food processing industry maintain heat in a chilly economy ..... Although it has taken some hits, the food processing industry is holding up well in this tough economic climate. According to the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) 2009 performance report, even though median shareholder returns were down for the industry in 2008, they still outperformed the median returns posted by both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes. Food processing is a big part of the $2.1 trillion food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods industry (CPG), which employs 14 million workers and contributes over $1 trillion in added value to the nation’s economy ..... “Companies that have more diversified portfolios are generally doing better than those who don’t,” says Stephen Sibert, senior vice president of industry affairs for GMA. “We are seeing more companies trying to adjust their portfolios to include more affordable products.”
9/9/article by Mark Crawford, Area Development Online. Read more.

Consumer product firms rethink ways to cut costs
Food and household products makers are rethinking the way they work with suppliers to trim costs and get a first crack at new products, as they try to increase sales in mature industries. Too many companies use the old approach of cutting spending during a downturn rather than thinking more strategically about relationships with suppliers, said Carlos Niezen, head of Bain & Co's purchasing practice. Smarter companies are "taking a risk management approach" to their supply base, he said. Several manufacturers have trimmed the number of suppliers with which they do business, largely to cut down on costs but also to eliminate some risks. Executives said how they work with suppliers is evolving. "It's really not a price thing; it's really a total value in the relationship we're looking for," said James Foster, Clorox Co's chief product supply officer.
9/8/09 article, Reuters.com. Read more.
Bob's Spin: I love this industry, but when the top purchasing exec of a major marketer says it's not about the money, um, I want to just lay down and laugh till I cry. Most suppliers know better. The money thing usually comes first, then the quality of the relationship can be discussed. I know a lot of great suppliers with a lot of great ingredients who end up feeling violated by the frisking they get from buyers who wield 'price' like a hammer. There might be rare cases where the 'total relationship' wields clout, but for most manufacturers it definitely is about the money first and foremost. Successful suppliers have learned how to deliver both, the price and the relationship. Email Bob.

Acrylamide: The consumer health scare that isn’t
Consumers love to get their teeth into a good health scare. So how is it that acrylamide has slipped under the radar? ..... Despite a huge amount of attention from global regulatory bodies, consumer research released last week found “virtually no awareness” of acrylamide among US consumers. So what’s going on? In fact, the alarm was raised in 2002 when Swedish scientists found unexpectedly high levels of acrylamide in carbohydrate-rich foods and published evidence linking it to cancer in lab rats. Since then, research has poured into the area and industry has rallied to find ways to slash the chemical from foods. This reaction at least partly explains why acrylamide has hardly been touched by the mainstream press.
9/9/09 commentary, Food Navigator. Read more.

The Rise of Sustainable Packaging
The growing consumer demand for greener packaging alternatives comes not as a huge surprise to industry trend watchers. A recent Pike Research study found that sustainable packaging is expected to grow to 32 percent of the total global packaging market by 2014, up from 21 percent in 2009. On top of that, it’s hard to ignore large global retailers like Wal-Mart, who continue to raise the bar for sustainable packaging on store shelves and throughout their supply chain through such actions as the company’s Sustainability Packaging Scorecard, which measures suppliers on such criteria as GHG emissions, product-to-package ratio and the amount of renewable energy used in manufacture and delivery of products.
9/9/09 article by Ed Klein, Contributing Editor, Food Product Design. Read more.

FDA Launches Food Safety Initiative
Companies that manufacturer, process, or hold food must now report to the FDA immediately when they discover contamination or other problems that could sicken or kill consumers, under a new system launched today. The FDA announced that it has opened the Reportable Food Registry, an Internet-portal companies should use to alert the agency when they receive test results or other information indicating a potential problem. Firms with a "reportable food" must submit a report within 24 hours or face civil and criminal penalties -- enforcement authority that Congress gave the FDA in 2007.
9/8/09 article by John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today. Read more.

Egg Eaters Horrified At the Daily Grind at Hatcheries
It was an AOL first. Nestled between Gosselin estrangement and Michael Jackson burial news on its homepage was the headline Are Your Eggs Unethical? "Hatchery Horrors," an undercover video (www.mercyforanimals.org/hatchery) showing male chicks ground up alive at an Iowa hatchery, went viral last week, scoring 1.5 million YouTube viewers, two AP stories and mentions on Fox news, MSNBC, National Public Radio and in Time magazine. This was not like run-of-the-mill abuse videos where management blames a few Bad Apples and vows to investigate while insinuating the acts were staged or instigated, law enforcement sits on its hands, distributors plead ignorance, the public boycotts the brand for 4 hours and an assistant night shift supervisor gets a 3 month suspended sentence ..... No, here the bad apple is the system of egg production itself which is predicated on the death at birth of half the chickens involved--the males.
9/8/09 OpEd piece by Martha Rosenberg, OpEdNews.com. Read more.

Company News     
Hormel Foods Launches Redesigned Web Site for Hormel Natural Choice Products
"We redesigned the Web site to focus on how Hormel Natural Choice products are an element to living a healthier lifestyle," said Jason G. Baskin, associate product manager for Hormel Natural Choice products at Hormel Foods.
KRAFT FOODS: Kraft Executive Defends Cadbury Valuation, Says Kraft is Only Logical Buyer
"There has been a lot of talk about what Cadbury is worth," said Michael Osanloo, Kraft's Executive VP of Strategy told Dow Jones Newswires. "The simple fact is that Cadbury is worth what someone is willing to pay for it - nothing more."
Sanderson Farms Coaches Consumers to Sack the Sodium this Fall
With football season kicking off and delicious tailgating treats top of mind, Sanderson Farms launches SACK THE SODIUM, a program aimed at helping sports fans create healthier tailgating menus with lower sodium recipes.
Smithfield Foods: Loss due to surplus, H1N1 scare
Pork producer Smithfield Foods said an oversupply of hogs and depressed prices plus effects from the H1N1 virus scare caused a loss of $107.7 million for the first fiscal 2010 quarter ended Aug. 2. 

Miscellaneous News  
NEW PRODUCT: New Stress-Busting Drink Tranquila Quenches Jangled Nerves
"I saw a huge opportunity in the marketplace for an alternative beverage that was portable, affordable and healthier. We eliminated ingredients that take the body a long time to process and interrupt normal sleep cycles," says Serge Karnegie, President of Vitila Brands, LLC.
RESEARCH: Survey Shows Foodservice Customers Likely to Continue Penny Pinching Ways
Recent study of foodservice customers, conducted by Data Development Worldwide, shows that consumers are not likely to easily or quickly return to spending more even as the economy is improving. 
RESEARCH: The Organic Food Nutrition Wars
A few weeks ago, the world of organic food proponents was rocked by new research that organic food was not any more nutritious than conventionally-grown food. Consumers have long been interested in knowing if the extra money they have been shelling out for organic food is justified.
RETAIL: New Line of Kosher Poultry Products Available at Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market, the leading natural and organic foods supermarket, offers a new line of certified kosher chicken and turkey that is now available at select U.S. locations just in time for the Jewish High Holy Days.

States News  
Michigan Encourages Grocery Development
The state of Michigan is offering tax incentives to companies that develop or expand grocery stores in underserved areas. 
MICHIGAN: Kellogg cancels plans to build in downtown Battle Creek
The six-story tower plan was originally unveiled in late November as part of an $85 million Kellogg expansion in downtown Battle Creek, which included an expansion of the company's downtown campus and improvements to the city's landscape.

WORLD News  
MALAYSIA: McDonald's loses trademark fight against McCurry
McDonald's has lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court. 
UNITED KINGDOM: FSA salt-awareness campaign riles cereal manufacturers
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has once again incurred industry wrath, this time over its intention to run a salt-awareness ad campaign that singles out certain food categories.

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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