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The King of Kooks as Boss of America's Farmers? Preposterous! I don't want to be a naysayer or join the growing chorus of critics bashing President Obama of late, on everything from health care to the nation's defense. Hey, the man was voted in, he's trying to put his agenda in play, I get it. But where Obama and me really part ways is his goofy choice of animal-rights advocate (and wacko?) Cass Sunstein as his regulatory czar. What's up with that? The word 'moderate' is not in this man's playbook. Instead the radical professor from the University of Chicago proposes wacko ideas like allowing farm animals and household pets to sue human beings, represented of course by government lawyers. He's also the one who suggested allowing sick elderly people to receive health care based on "Cost-Benefit Analysis." If Obama is trying to convince us he's a president for all Americans, he's doing a darned lousy job of it by inserting radical thinkers like Sunstein into positions of power. This man is the Antichrist to the ag industry. Nowhere in his thinking or his words is there any sense of understanding of what makes agriculture tick in this country. Do you know what this is all about? It's about Obama giving a powerful job to one of his best pals. Hope and change? Puh-leeze, where I come from this is good, old-fashioned 'cronyism' and 'machine politics' in action. E-mail Bob.

NUGGETS FOR NOGGINS' You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think. Mortimer Adler

ON THE RECORD We believe Hershey will be faced with a difficult competitive situation [cc: a bid for Cadbury]. If there was ever a time for the trust to reconsider its position of maintaining control of the company, this is no doubt it. The trust insists on keeping numerical control, which is unheard of today when you have to get bigger and you have to grow. It’s a 1930s mentality. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Christopher Growe, quoted 9/12/09, Ethiopian Review.

	Gen Y forces retailers to keep up with technology, new stuff USA Today- The next time you see a member of Generation Y, show some appreciation. In Gen BuY: How Tweens, Teens, and Twenty-Somethings Are Revolutionizing Retail, Kit Yarrow and Jayne O'Donnell say today's teens, tweens and twentysomethings "were the least likely to cut back spending after the onset of the 2008 recession." Link.

USDA seeks to define ‘natural’ claim

Food Navigator- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said it is seeking comments over the use of the claim ‘natural’ for meat and poultry products, in a move that could determine whether it should define the claim at all ... FSIS has concluded that a further solicitation of comments could produce information that would help to clarify and resolve the issues surrounding the ‘natural’ claim.” Link.

Cadbury Chairman Insults Kraft in Open Letter
What remains to be seen is whether any other companies will jump in with competing offers. There has been speculation on that front, but so far no action
Bnet.com- It wasn’t enough for Cadbury to simply reject Kraft’s surprise $16.7 billion takeover offer. Cadbury chairman
Roger Carr (pictured) had to spell out just how “unappealing” and “unattractive” he finds the prospect of a merger with “a low growth conglomerate” like Kraft. In an open letter to Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld, Carr described Kraft as “a company with a considerably less focused business mix and historically lower growth [than Cadbury]” and he reiterated that Cadbury is doing perfectly well on its own, thank you very much. Link.

Boston Globe Writer Questions General Mills Choice of Champions on Wheaties Boxes
"I’d like to see a Wheaties box featuring Sally Ride, the first American woman in space (who also happened to be an astrophysicist and a Stanford PhD)"
Boston Globe article by Scott Kirsner- Could Wheaties as a brand be reinvigorated if those bright orange boxes started celebrating achievements of the brain as well as the body? Would parents feel better about buying a breakfast cereal that inspired their children to become rocket scientists, disease-battling chemists, or billionaire software designers? And could we use the Internet and Twitter to persuade General Mills to give this a try? Link.

Datamonitor: How to keep the omega-3 health halo
Today we live in a label-reading culture. If messages are publicized well enough and repeated often enough then consumers will begin to take notice
NutraIngredients USA- The US food industry needs to help address a fundamental lack of consumer understanding about omega-3 if the ingredient is to maintain its ‘health halo’, says Datamonitor. Despite the emerging popularity of omega-3 in the past few years, it is still possible for manufacturers to do more in the way of promoting the ingredient and its benefits, due to the worry that it could drop from the consumer consciousness as quickly as it arrived. Link.

Carl's Jr.'s Beef With McD's Leads to Big Mac Bashing
Takes aim at McDonald’s best-known icon in its latest salvo against the chain. Call it a Big Mac freakout
Brandweek.com- The plan includes a new TV commercial for its Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains starring CKE president/CEO Andy Puzder and a two-pronged social media campaign in which comedians and others rant about how they are mad as hell and aren’t going to eat Big Macs anymore ..... Why so sensitive? Because McDonald’s trod on CKE’s turf by launching the Angus Third Pounder in July, a direct competitor to Carl’s Original Six Dollar Burger and Hardee’s Thickburger (both versions of these Angus options actually sell for $3.99). Link.

I don’t know if we’re savvy. I don’t know how to measure savvy. What I do know how to measure is engagement. One of the things that we believe very strongly in our marketing at Frito-Lay is never to chase the media or fad or whatever is the latest cool thing to do. What we try to do instead is figure out “What are the ideas?
Ann Mukherjee, group vp of marketing for Frito-Lay, quoted 9/13/09, Brandweek.com.

TODAY'S VIDEO PICK
General Mills: Getting to the Roots of Gold Medal Goodness
Americans are getting back to their roots -- and the roots of their food -- and Gold Medal is helping them get there. Today Gold Medal released a video, "From Field to Table: Gold Medal Flour," that follows America's favorite flour from seed to the grocers' shelf..

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.

Kraft Executive Puts Focus on Cultural Preferences
For a long time, Kraft Foods Inc., the second-largest international food company by revenue, struggled to make headway in Asia-Pacific, the world's most populous region. "The top line [revenue] was sluggish, profits were under squeeze. And critically, we didn't have a strategic direction," says Pradeep Pant (pictured), Kraft's president for Asia-Pacific. "There was a lot of activity, a lot of churn, but not much impact." ..... Before joining Kraft, Mr. Pant, a 55-year-old Singaporean, was managing director for Asia, Africa and the Middle East at Fonterra Brands, the consumer-products and food-services division of dairy cooperative Fonterra, New Zealand's largest multinational company by revenue. Prior to that, Mr. Pant spent 20 years with Gillette Co., now a unit of Procter & Gamble Co., in several markets, including Southeast Asia, Russia and Turkey. Ven Ram interviewed Mr. Pant at his office in Singapore. The interview has been edited.
9/14/09 article by Ven Ram, Wall Street Journal. Read more.

American Egg Board Launches Pledge Campaign
America's egg farmers are asking people to take the Good Egg Project pledge to "Eat good. Do good everyday." For every pledge at GoodEggProject.org, farmers will donate one egg to Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief charity, up to 1 million eggs ..... The effort is designed to educate Americans about modern egg farming, introduce them to egg farmers and encourage them to eat well and do good every day. Egg farmers already donate millions of eggs per year to food banks and charities across the nation, but the need for food is growing. In 2007, more than 36 million Americans—about 11% of all U.S. households—lived in "food-insecure" households, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
9/14/09 article by Karen Egolf, Adage.com. Read more.

Wells' Dairy helps region rank high in food processing
Plymouth County's largest employer helped push the Sioux City metro region to the top of the list for food processing industry growth in a New Jersey magazine. Sioux City, along with the surrounding area, was picked as the Top Metro for Food Processing Industry Growth in the August issue of "Business Facilities." It is, the magazine said, the leading growth center for food processing, food products and agribusiness. And Wells' Dairy, of Le Mars, is listed as one of the major food processing employers at the center of "a huge food-oriented job-creating engine," according to the article "2009 Metro Rankings." Wells' Dairy spokesman Dave Smetter said there are a number of reasons the ice cream and frozen novelty company finds this region so attractive. "Our heritage has been here. We grew up here," he said.
9/14/09 article by Magdalene Landegent, Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Iowa. Read more.

Organic foods are now ‘mainstream’, says USDA
Organic food has entered the mainstream with strong growth in all sectors over the past decade, including packaged and prepared foods and beverages, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) ..... The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service said: “Organic products have shifted from being a lifestyle choice for a small share of consumers to being consumed at least occasionally by a majority of Americans.” ..... And while concerns have been raised that consumers may not be prepared to pay steep premiums for organic foods, Economic Research Service (ERS) data has shown that consumers are buying organic foods at significantly higher prices than conventional.
9/14/09 article by Caroline Scott-Thomas, Food Navigator. Read more.

Report: Consumers crave premium burgers
America's love affair with the hamburger is no fair-weather fling. The recession has many cash-strapped consumers skimping on discretionary purchases, but when it comes to ground beef, frugality and thrift are apparently not on the menu. Meat loaf? Hamburger Helper? No way! Not when there's Angus and Wagyu beef to be had. That premise that Americans won't stint on beef is supported by new research from Chicago-based Technomic Inc., a consulting firm to the food-service industry. In a report titled "Burger Consumer Trend Report," Technomic found that restaurants are gravitating toward the "premiumization," or premiumization, of the hamburger.
9/14/09 article, Boston Globe. Read more.

Putting the Function in Beverages
Water is no longer just water. It contains vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Orange juice is fortified with vitamin D. Coffee is purchased in cans, complete with ginseng and echinacea. We have moved from a culture that prepares three full meals a day to one that is looking to find the same nutritional intake from a convenient drink. Beverages now multi-task, serving functions beyond hydration. The functional beverage market continues to see a boost in volume sales, with a 74-percent increase during the past five years. The call for value-added beverages containing vitamins, minerals, herbals, calcium, energy, protein, fiber and more continues to evolve as consumer needs change. The result has created challenges in terms of taste, mouthfeel and drinkability.
9/14/09 article by Markus A. Eckert, Ph.D., Natural Products Insider. Read more.

Company News     
CAMPBELL SOUP CO.: Analyst increases price target of Campbell Soup
A Morgan Stanley analyst boosted Campbell Soup Co.'s price target Monday after the company's adjusted fourth-quarter profit topped analysts' expectations.
Jamba Juice Juices Up Its Budget for Promotion
Looking to get back to its roots in local communities, only now with year-round food options, Jamba Juice will invest $30 million this fall in a “Feel Good Moments” promotional campaign that will be conducted out-of-home and online. 
PILGRIM'S PRIDE: Epilogue: New Chapter on Pilgrim’s Pride?
Although Pilgrim’s Pride hoped they could raise prices, the predictable laws of economics indicated otherwise. Commodity producers should never expect to raise prices and increase supply simultaneously. Result: Bankruptcy.
Smithfield Foods chief has beef with ethanol
"For goodness' sake, you don't burn the floors in your house for heat in the wintertime," he said Tuesday during a conference call about first-quarter earnings. "Yes, your floors will work well to heat your house, but it's not an economical way to heat your home for very long."

Miscellaneous News  
EVENT: Anuga 2009: Sprechen Sie Essen?
I won’t vouch for my German grammar in the title above, but if you “speak food,” then you'll find a great deal to talk about this October at Anuga 2009, the global food and beverage fair, which will take place in Cologne, Germany, from Oct. 10-14.
GROUP: Ecological Food Manufacturers Association Is Formed
The Ecological Food Manufacturers Assn. (EFMA) has been formed to help food companies meet growing demands for foods & beverages that are safe, nutritious and ecological. And it’s seeking founding food & beverage processors as members.
RESEARCH: U.S. Wine Consumption Continues to Grow
Overall wine consumption in the U.S. rose 0.9 percent in 2008 to 294.7 million 9-liter cases, according to the Beverage Information Group's recently released 2009 Wine Handbook.
RESEARCH: Nielsen: The Young and Moneyed Dwell in D.C.
Perhaps it’s the district’s mix of power and possibility, but Washington, D.C., is increasingly drawing in the young and the wealthy, according to Nielsen Claritas. A new demographic spotlight finds that 16 of the top 50 counties where the highest concentration of the young and wealthy live are in the Washington, D.C., area.
RETAIL: Coupon Enthusiasts Drive Up Redemption Rates
Coupon enthusiasts are the driving force behind exploding redemption rates, according to new findings from Nielsen’s Homescan. Eighty-one percent of the units purchased using manufacturer coupons came from just 19 percent of U.S. households.

WORLD News  
CANADA: Government Of Canada Takes Action To Improve Food Safety
"Our government continues to be committed to protecting and improving the health and safety of Canadians," said Minister Aglukkaq. "Nothing can be more fundamental to the health and safety of our families as the safety of the foods we serve them..."
UNITED KINGDOM: Kellogg's job cuts prompt strike ballot
Workers at Kellogg’s are being balloted on strike action about proposed redundancies. The cereal maker plans to cut 40 jobs from its 521-strong workforce in an efficiency drive but the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) has accused the company of failing to consult its employees properly. 

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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