 | December 10, 2010 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- PepsiCo boosts stake in coconut-water company
PepsiCo has acquired more shares in coconut-water beverage maker One Natural Experience (ONE), giving it majority ownership in the California company. The investment will allow expanded distribution of ONE beverages, including ONE Coconut Water, ONE Active and ONE Kids. Drinks Business Review (12/9)        - ConAgra alters full-year outlook
ConAgra Foods has lowered its full-year outlook, saying higher commodity costs and bargain-hunting shoppers have squeezed margins. The company previously said it expected earnings to grow between 5% and 7% for the fiscal year ending May 31, but now is joining other major food makers in signaling reduced expectations. The Wall Street Journal (12/10)  | Increase Profitability and Productivity in 2011
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Procter & Gamble, having gotten out of the daytime drama business after nearly eight decades of producing shows including "As The World Turns," is focusing much of its outreach on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and other social media. The CPG giant has enjoyed a major viral success with its "Smell Like a Man, Man" clips for Old Spice, developed a Facebook presence for Pampers and launched an iPhone application for Always. "It's kind of the oldest form of marketing -- word-of-mouth -- with the newest form of technology," said marketing chief Marc Pritchard. Los Angeles Times/The Associated Press (12/9) - Packaging group to release sustainability guide
The Global Packaging Project is expected to issue a guide in the first quarter of 2011 aimed at providing common metrics, definitions and principles for sustainable packaging. "We needed to create an alphabet of metrics that companies can use to answer business questions," said Anne T. Johnson, program director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Supermarket News (12/9)  | 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. |  | HR Best Practices: Delivering Strategic Value to the Enterprise
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 - Schnucks taps new marketing chief
Schnuck Markets has hired Robert J. Howard as vice president of marketing, reporting directly to President and Chief Operating Officer Todd Schnuck. "We will be communicating with our customers more frequently and more directly than ever before," said Howard, whose experience includes work at Kraft Foods, Chiquita, Kellogg and Tyson Foods. Progressive Grocer (12/9)  | Develop an Information Agenda for your retail company. The IBM Information Agenda Guide for Retail outlines a practical, proven approach for turning a client's Information On Demand vision and strategy into reality. Download the complimentary guide and learn how information management solutions help companies establish and leverage trusted information to optimize business performance. |
| Health & Wellness |  | | | - Study: High, low vitamin D levels raise frailty risk in women
Very high and very low doses of vitamin D increased the risk of frailty in older women, researchers reported. The study found no evidence that high levels of vitamin D protected women as they aged, adding to Institute of Medicine recommendations released last week that most people can reach sufficient levels without supplementation. MyHealthNewsDaily.com (12/8) | GMA News | | | | - Arm yourself with collaborative transportation solutions at the 2011 Supply Chain Conference
To maximize transportation efficiency in the supply chain, collaboration from all stakeholders is essential. During the 2011 Joint Supply Chain Conference: People, Products, Process and Potential, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Orlando, Fla., get perspectives on collaborative transportation strategies and emerging challenges in sessions such as: Current and Long-Term Transportation Trends. Key stakeholders representing retail, manufacturing, 3PL and commercial carrier segments will discuss current and expected challenges, cost containment strategies and visioning for the future related to transportation in the value chain.
Speakers include: Steve Carter, Director, Transportation Planning, Target Corp.; Dennis Donelon, Director, Customer Supply Chain Integration, PepsiCo Chicago; Craig McPhee, Executive Director, Distribution, Associated Food Stores Inc.
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| International | | | | - EU Commission rebuffs million-signature petition to ban biotech crops
 The European Commission has rejected a petition, which is said to be signed by 1.03 million people, that calls for it to bar the cultivation of biotech crops until the effect of such crops is assessed by an independent panel. EU Health Commissioner John Dalli declined to consider the petition as an official citizens' initiative, which is outlined in the Lisbon Treaty, because an agreement over the initiative process has yet to be finalized between the European Parliament and EU governments. The Irish Times (Dublin) (12/10)
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