 | January 20, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- P&G chief to urge lower corporate taxes
Robert McDonald, CEO of Procter & Gamble, in testimony to Congress, asked for lower corporate tax rates and an end to taxes on foreign-earned profits. "If we are handicapped by an uncompetitive corporate tax system, we will slow the growth of the U.S. economy to the benefit of our competitors," he said. Reuters (1/20)        - Coca-Cola wins FTC approval for Honest Tea purchase
Coca-Cola, which owns 40% of Honest Tea, received antitrust approval from the Federal Trade Commission to buy the rest of the company. Coca-Cola purchased its stake in 2008, with the understanding that it might acquire the rest of the bottled tea and juice company this year. Reuters (1/19)  | INTRODUCING HP ePRINT— Print from anywhere from any mobile device.* The HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One now with $120 INSTANT REBATE. BUY NOW.
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 - Shopper marketing expert talks gender roles, technology
 Social media and blogs allow shoppers to communicate and compare thoughts about items they buy, says Sharon Love, chief executive of shopper marketing agency TPN. She said most shopping decisions are still made by women, who "are just more investigative by nature," and who "knows she can find what she needs at a price she can afford -- and she'll keep shopping until she finds it." GMA says shopper marketing will have the highest annual growth of all media. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (1/19)  | Drive company revenue by simplifying IT strategies.
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| Health & Wellness | | | | - Flavonoid in blueberries may reduce hypertension risk
People who ate at least one serving of blueberries each week reduced their risk of hypertension by 10% compared with people who didn't eat any, according to a study by researchers at Harvard University and the University of East Anglia in England. The study, to be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, credited a flavonoid called anthocyanins for the risk reduction. MSNBC/MyHealthNewsDaily (1/18) | GMA News | | | | - Register today for the GMA Consumer Complaints Management Conference
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| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Survey shows concerns on China food safety
In an online survey, U.S. consumers picked China 81% of the time when asked which country or area they thought was weakest on food safety, with Mexico following at 51% and Africa at 48%. Phil Lempert, editor of SupermarketGuru.com, said consumers won't buy food they consider risky. Reuters (1/19)
| International | | | | - Unilever chief lays out food-security plan
 Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, has issued a four-part plan to improve food security, saying the issue is dire because the U.N. predicts the global population in 2050 will need 70% more food than is produced today. His plan calls for sustainable agriculture practices, an end to subsidies, removal of trade barriers and government investment in agriculture. Farmers Weekly Interactive (U.K.) (1/19) | SmartQuote | | | |  | Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter."
--Max Beerbohm,
British essayist, parodist and caricaturist  |
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