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 | December 15, 2010 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- Beech-Nut teams up with Disney
Piglet and Tigger grace a new line of toddler foods by Beech-Nut in a partnership with Disney Consumer Products. The meals, snacks and juices are rich in nutrients, whole grains and real fruit. Disney lent its "Winnie the Pooh" characters to the brand as part of a "commitment to meet high nutrition standards by offering a healthier portfolio of foods," an executive said. Drug Store News (12/14)        - P&G facility in Maine is its ninth zero-waste plant
A Maine feminine-care plant is the first Procter & Gamble facility in North America to become "zero waste to landfill." The designation means all the waste produced by the plant is turned over to outside partners, who recycle it or convert it to energy. The company has eight such plants in Belgium, Hungary, Italy and the U.K.. It hopes to reduce manufacturing waste to less than 0.5% by 2020. Environmental Leader (12/14) - UC chancellor joins P&G board: Procter & Gamble added Susan Desmond-Hellmann to its board this week. The University of California, San Francisco, chancellor formerly was president of product development at Genentech and has won accolades from Forbes and Fortune magazines. "Susan's breadth of experience in the health care industry and leadership within the academic community makes her a strong addition to our board," P&G's CEO said. American City Business Journals/Cincinnati (12/14)
 - Survey: More may be spent on toothpaste, less on perfume
Personal-care product companies may have to discount cosmetics and fragrances to boost demand. Consumers report that they will spend less on makeup and perfume and more on oral, skin and hair-care products. The frugal trend discovered in an AlixPartners survey about 2011 demand for personal-care products has one exception: The 18-to-34-year-old category reported plans to spend more across the board. Progressive Grocer (12/14)  | Intensity Metrics — The Bridge Between Operational and Sustainability Goals. Resource intensity metrics expose new avenues to take water and energy out of production operations. Read this paper on our approach to enriching traditional operational key performance indicators (KPIs) with sustainability data. | - Pepto-Bismol campaign goes tongue-in-cheek
The iconic pink medicine got a snarky makeover for the holidays. Procter & Gamble is marketing Pepto-Bismol to "under-indulgers" who might let things get a little out of hand this time of year. The integrated TV, Facebook and YouTube advertising campaign features actor Ken Jeong of NBC's "Community." His wit and comedic background fit in well with the "tongue-in-cheek strategy," a company rep says. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (12/14)  | Drive company revenue by simplifying IT strategies.
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 - Price Chopper, Dole launch promotion based on QR codes
As quick-response codes gain popularity, Price Chopper Supermarkets and Dole Food have teamed up to use the bar codes in a holiday promotion. The code appears in a Facebook advertisement that offers free recipes and a chance to win a $500 gift card. Shoppers who are unable to scan QR codes can send text messages to participate. Supermarket News (12/14)  | New! 2010 SMB Phone Systems Comparison Guide
Is your current phone system still the right choice for your business? Download this information-packed guide from Focus that compares the top 10 hosted VoIP phone system solutions for SMBs. Reviewing the key features and data points will help you to decide which solution is best suited to your business. Click Here |
| Science & Technology |  | | | - Experts call for a new way to determine nutrient efficacy
Two reports call for the development of an alternate method of proving a nutrient's efficacy beyond randomized clinical trials. Researchers cited inherent limitations in testing nutrients in such trials and said a nutrition-centered framework that accounts for a wider range of evidence is needed. NutraIngredients (12/14)
| Health & Wellness | | | | | GMA News | | | | - Emerging issues in food-related litigation: Feb. 22 to 24
Join more than 150 CPG general and defense counsel in Scottsdale, Ariz., this February for the only industry event exclusively dedicated to food and consumer product litigation management. Featured sessions include:
- Peanut Corp. of America: A Case Study
- Standards and Expectations of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Retailer's Perspective
- E-Discovery: The Five Commandments
- Emerging Litigation Risks Resulting from Increased Federal Rule-Making
- The Food Label's Legal Effect
- Changes in Food Packaging: Legal and Regulatory Issues Associated with Active and Intelligent Packaging
Register today for the GMA Food Claims and Litigation Conference.
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