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Not a Glenn Beck fan, but food marketers play risky game with boycott I watched Fox News talker Glenn Beck just once and thought he was a little too 'unhinged' for my tastes. I tend to be independent, which is why I shy away from ideologues whatever their political persuasion. But food marketers engaged in an advertising boycott of Fox's The Glenn Beck Show for stupidly calling President Obama a "racist", take a gamble when choosing sides, because, love him or hate him, Beck's 'conservative' bent is in sync with probably half the population. If anything, the advertising boycott by over 60 companies, including the likes of Wal-Mart, ConAgra, General Mills and Kraft, has boosted the sometimes rabble-rousing Beck's popularity with so-called conservative Americans. I understand the pressure felt by these boycotting marketers to punish Beck by pulling their ad bucks off his show, but I still think most boycotts by marketers are risky business because they leave behind millions of Americans who may not see it the way they do. In fact, Beck's audience has grown since the boycott began, to nearly three million viewers a day. When three million consumers will not see your marketing messages, how is that a good thing? I found what Beck said to be "repugnant", but, shoot, ever listen to the vile sometimes spewed by Bill Maher? But I wouldn't want him boycotted either. It's about free speech and Beck and Maher exercise it in ways that many may find distasteful. I respect the principled stand taken by the boycotters, I just think boycotts don't work, other than to make half the people happy and half the people angry. How is that a winning strategy? E-mail Bob.

NUGGETS FOR NOGGINS' It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them. Mark Twain

ON THE RECORD It is still far from clear whether Hershey will throw its hat in the ring. The hurdles to a bid of its own are formidable, starting with the fact that Hershey is considerably smaller than either Kraft or Cadbury ... But since no other company could give Hershey the exposure to foreign markets and new products that Cadbury would, Hershey will have to take a serious look, a point underscored by the legion of bankers it has rounded up. 9/16/09 comment by Dana Cimilluca, Wall Street Journal Blog, Deal Journal.

Campbell Adds Five Mediterranean-inspired Soups to Select Harvest Line Up Press Release- Campbell Soup Company is launching the next wave of one of its most successful soup introductions in years - Campbell's Select Harvest soups. Building on the momentum established last year, Campbell is introducing 12 new, 100 percent natural varieties of Select Harvest soups, currently arriving on supermarket shelves across the country. The new collection of 100 percent natural soups is the first from Campbell's. Link.

Buffett warns Kraft Foods on Cadbury bid

Rediff Business- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who is a leading shareholder in Kraft Foods, has warned Kraft against overpaying for the British confectionery firm Cadbury, a media report says ..... "Any time you're in a takeover, the animal spirits run high and all of that, but Kraft has the disadvantage of using an undervalued stock," the report said quoting Buffett. Link.

Nestle Sued by Weight Watchers Over
Ice Cream Trademark Claims
Nestle and its Dreyer’s ice cream unit’s Skinny Cow brand accused of improperly displaying Weight Watchers trademark on Web sites and packaging
Bloomberg.com- “Nestle’s Lean Cuisine and Skinny Cow brands are intended to target directly weight and health-conscious consumers -- precisely the individuals who follow Weight Watchers International’s points system and who purchase products that are sold under the Weight Watchers brand,” according to the complaint. As parent company to Jenny Craig Inc., a competitor to Weight Watchers in the weight loss industry, Nestle is unfairly benefiting from the trademark infringement by wrongly associating itself with Weight Watchers, according to the complaint. Link.

Sara Lee's CEO says stagnant stock masks progress
Barnes tried to convince investors that her four-year turnaround of Sara Lee Corp. is working despite the company’s long-stagnant stock price
Crain's Chicago Business- CEO Brenda Barnes (pictured) said she wanted to “put to rest” criticism that Downers Grove-based Sara Lee had cut investments in its brands, which include Jimmy Dean Sausage, Hillshire Farm meats and its namesake bread ..... Ms. Barnes and her team said Sara Lee’s growth plans center on expanding premium coffee lines and pushing coffee into emerging markets such as Russia, improving the profitability of its bread business, and continuing to boost sales of the Jimmy Dean, Ball Park and Hillshire Farm meat businesses. Link.

Wegmans Survey: Shoppers Want Easy, Healthy and Affordable Meals
Jo Natale, Wegmans director of media relations: "They want our help in keeping food affordable, but they're also saying they'd like to know what a meal will cost..."
Press Release- Wegmans Food Markets polled 1,000 shoppers and learned there's been a 24% drop in reliance on take out meals and a 45% decline in meals eaten at restaurants. Instead of turning to options prepared outside the home, 30% are preparing more dinners at home from scratch, while 33% are using some partly prepared foods, like cleaned and chopped vegetables, to create a meal. Link.

Food Industry Is Now Calling Junk Food 'Healthy' - Why Could That Be? Blogger: It's a PR Scam
Marketers are hoping to cash in on the growing public concern about nutrition by launching a program that labels some junk food healthy
AlterNet.org Blog- Smart is the new cool thing. There's a smart car, cities now tout smart growth, and you can buy a smart refrigerator. Now comes another breakthrough: Even your breakfast cereal has gotten smart. At least that's what we consumers are being told by a group of major food corporations that are hoping to cash-in on the growing public concern about nutrition. Link.

Ag Boss Vilsack plays up USDA's mission to promote healthful consumption
USDA plans to promote locally grown food through a new initiative called “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food”
The Packer- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pledged the USDA’s commitment to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children in his keynote remarks to the Washington Public Policy Conference. In turn, he asked the industry to consider investing 5% of its marketing dollars to invest in public service ads that will help influence behavior. Link.

Cadbury [would provide Kraft Foods] not only a strong brand in the chocolate segment but also helps them strengthen their distribution and trade network across Europe and emerging markets. This is particularly important as they look to increase growth of their existing products in the chocolate, coffee, biscuits and cream cheese categories.
9/15/09 comment by Rick Shea, Gerson Lehrman Group.

TODAY'S VIDEO PICK
Debate over tax on sugary soft drinks is starting to fizz over
CNBC.com- President Obama has said it is worth considering. The chief executive of Coca-Cola calls the idea outrageous, while skeptics point to political obstacles and question how much of an impact it would really have on consumers ..... In the video, J.D. Hayworth, a former Republican congressman from Arizona, and Julian Epstein, a Democratic strategist, debate whether soda and other sugary beverages should be taxed to pay for health care.

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.

From Fast Food Nation to Pro Food Ventures
In 2001, Houghton Mifflin Company published a book by Eric Schlosser titled Fast Food Nation -The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Much like the work of Upton Sinclair in his 1906 title The Jungle, Mr. Schlosser, an award-winning investigative journalist exposed how the explosive growth of fast food in America had "hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad." For a handful of people, this book provided enough incentive to act, but nowhere near the critical mass needed to show up on most radar screens. That started to change with Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, published in 2006 and the 2009 release of Food, Inc., a food documentary incorporating much of the work of Schlosser and Pollan. Still, unless you were seeking out information on America's industrial food system, and specifically how it was negatively impacting health, regional economies, and the environment or global trade, you probably had no idea that there were significant problems with America's abundant food system ..... TIME Magazine changed that with its August 21, 2009 cover story titled Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food.
9/16/09 commentary by Rob Smart, The Huffington Post. Read more.

Hansen's Natural Launches Natural Lo-Cal Juice
Hansen's Natural releases four all-natural, refreshingly delicious juice cocktails that are ideal for health-conscious consumers. Free of artificial flavors and colors, as well as preservatives and sweeteners, Hansen's Natural Lo-Cal Juices are the perfect solution to a healthy lifestyle providing an all-natural, lo-cal juice in four dynamic and nutritious fruit flavors ..... Hansen's Natural Lo-Cal Juices have a range of unique tastes - Tropical Mangosteen (a refreshing, not-too-sweet taste of the tropics), Acai Blueberry (the delectable flavors of blueberries with the health benefits of Acai), Pomegranate Blackberry (a perfect blend of pomegranate's tartness with sweet, ripe blackberries) and Apple Raspberry (an invigorating twist on the classic, clean flavor of apple juice) - all sure to please any palette.
9/17/09 press release, PR Newswire. Read more.

Cadbury pursuit could test Kraft CEO's patience
Earlier this year, Irene Rosenfeld (pictured) left no doubt as to what she would do with Kraft employees who stubbornly resisted a new set of values at the company. 'You roll right over them,' the chairman and CEO of the world's second largest food maker said. That strategy might come from Rosenfeld's passion for roller-blading. But it may take more patience than force to persuade Cadbury management and investors to accept Kraft's cash and stock bid for the British confectioner, currently valued at about $16.1 billion ..... Kraft has said it will be disciplined in its campaign and people familiar with Rosenfeld believe she is unlikely to allow her ego to push her into overpaying for Cadbury. 'That's not her approach,' said Ken Harris at consultancy Cannondale Associates, which has worked with Kraft. 'I don't think people would necessarily categorize her as having a huge ego and would go that way.'
9/17/09 article by Brad Dorfman, London South East, UK. Read more.

New association urges industry to profit from ecological thinking
The food industry can clean up its image, benefit the environment, and become more profitable while doing so, says the founder of a new trade association, the Ecological Food Manufacturers Association (EFMA). EFMA has been formed in response to consumer concerns about food industry conduct, and its founder, Winston Riley (pictured), is now looking to get manufacturers on board. Riley comes from a food science background – he was the founder and first president of the Research Chefs Association ..... Riley told FoodNavigator-USA.com: “The idea is that this is a groundswell. This is a consumer-driven trend. I am concerned about our food industry when you think about it in terms of sustainable business practices. “…Our association is really responding to the consumer and then working with manufacturers to learn. I have always worked with the food industry but I want to help them make more money by doing the right thing.”
9/17/09 article by Caroline Scott-Thomas, Food Navigator. Read more.

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So, which Starbucks is this anyway?   
Bob: You published this quote in [Thursday's] 'Cup:
Starbucks carpet-bombed the world with its franchises. The satirical newspaper The Onion [once] published a headline: 'New Starbucks Opens in Restroom of Existing Starbucks'
This reminds me of a cartoon I saw somewhere a few years ago (I think in the New Yorker), in which two guys are sitting drinking coffee at a table. One guy asks this other: "Are we in this Starbucks, or the one down the street?" ... Thanks for the Morning Cup, I enjoy it a lot.
Mitch Hull, Decatur, IL, independent subscriber who works at a big multi-national food corporation.

Company News     
Burger King CMO Russ Klein Takes Leave of Absence
Burger King Chief Marketing Officer Russ Klein has taken a personal leave of absence from the company, according to an e-mail sent to system franchisees from CEO John Chidsey, who within it wished Mr. Klein "a speedy return."
DOLE FOODS: Debt-laden Dole goes public
Dole Food Company filed has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a move that would take the company public for a second time in its history. 

Miscellaneous News  
EVENT: Learn Why and How General Mills Is doubling its Hispanic Advertising Budget
Under the theme "Getting it Right: Connecting with the Hispanic Consumer," everyone who matters in Hispanic advertising, media, content and research will gather on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Helen Mills Event Space & Theatre, one of Manhattan's most unique conference venues. 

States News  
ARIZONA: Quorn Foods Sued for Not Disclosing Dangerous Reactions
An Arizona woman has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Quorn Foods of not disclosing on labels the fact that some people have serious allergic reactions to the main ingredient in its Quorn line of meat substitutes. 
CALIFORNIA: State lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link
The California lawmaker who spearheaded a high-profile anti-obesity effort across the country's most populous state is now training his sights on sugar-sweetened drinks.

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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