| February 11, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- MillerCoors hopes to heat up sales with "super cold" packaging
MillerCoors will change the packaging for Coors Light this year in an attempt to jolt sluggish sales. Cans and bottles will feature an indicator that shows customers when the beer is "super cold." Packaging changes have spurred sales in the past, and MillerCoors CEO Leo Kiely is hopeful this time, too. "As you see the jobs improve in the U.S., we'll see beer trends come back and improve," Kiely said. The Wall Street Journal (2/11)        - Del Monte to announce interim CEO
Del Monte Foods Co. will name Neil Harrison of Vestar Capital Partners as the company's interim CEO. Harrison will assume the role upon the close of the Del Monte's acquisition by private-equity groups Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts Co., Vestar and Centerview Partners. Previously, Harrison was CEO and chairman at Birds Eye Foods, a Vestar holding. The Wall Street Journal (2/10)  | The Five Traps of Performance Measurement
Too often senior executives leave measurement to the spreadsheet specialists. To take ownership of performance assessment, argues the author of this Harvard Business Review article, those executives must find qualitative, forward-looking measures that will help them avoid five common traps. Order here. |
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• Maintain 12-hour order-to-shipment cycle times.
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Distributors, how do you stack up against top performers? View the Aberdeen webcast to find out. | - Pepsi executive is a social butterfly
PepsiCo global director of digital and social media Bonin Bough led a pack of 40 Pepsi employees who spoke on panels in New York and Brazil as part of Social Media Week, of which the company is a sponsor. "Conversations around products and brands aren't necessarily local," said Bough, which is why he and his staff hit panels on both continents to gather information about new practices in social media marketing. MediaPost Communications/Marketing Daily (2/10)  | Blog like the big brands
McDonalds' Rick Wion joins practitioners from Cisco, Ford, Sony and Proctor & Gamble to share insights into using blogs to expand your business. 23 blogging experts give you strategies for engaging your fans & growing your brand at the Blogging Success Summit. Register today! |
 - Giant celebrates a big birthday
Giant of Landover, Md., celebrated its 75th year in business at a store only blocks from the original location. All 179 stores had planned to offer anniversary cake Thursday, with other celebratory events planned throughout the year. A Giant executive credited the company's success to its founding family, including Israel "Izzy" Cohen, son of founder N.M. Cohen. "Izzy built a company based on people," said Mike Conlon. Supermarket News (2/10)  | Gain insight into the overall health of U.S. businesses and how to leverage new tools to better manage business, while reducing risk exposure. View our on-demand Webinar Gain a clearer picture of small-business risk in an uncertain market. |
| Science & Technology |  | | | - Questions remain about safety and benefits of nanofood
Questions about the safety, benefits and oversight of using nanotechnology in food must be answered before consumers will accept it, according to a Journal of Consumer Affairs report. Author and Agriculture Department economist Jean Buzby said there is no global definition of nanotechnology, which could complicate labeling of nanotech food and packaging. FoodNavigator (2/9) | Health & Wellness | | | | - Calcium in dairy products counteracts cholesterol increase
Calcium can prevent an increase of LDL, or "bad," cholesterol associated with saturated fat in dairy products, according to a Danish study. The study found an inverse relationship between cardiovascular disease and ingestion of dairy products high in calcium. Researchers attributed the effect to calcium's impact on excretion of fatty and bile acids. DairyReporter.com (2/8) | GMA News | | | |
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Rep. Dingell: FDA needs funding to implement food-safety law
The House Budget Committee and the House Committee on Appropriations should provide the Food and Drug Administration with sufficient funding to immediately implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., wrote in a letter to the heads of both committees. "While I understand the need for fiscal responsibility in this time of unprecedented budget deficits, it is imperative that we not compromise public safety in the name of being 'penny-wise but pound foolish,' " he wrote. FoodSafetyNews.com (2/11)
| International | | | | - A twist on Valentine's Day in Japan
In Japan, Valentine's Day goes beyond edible chocolates -- many companies are making limited-time products such as chocolate-flavored lip gloss and chocolate-scented nail polish. The tradition there is that women give chocolate to the important men in their lives; on March 14, "White Day," the men reciprocate. National Public Radio (text and audio) (2/11) | SmartQuote | | | |  | To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men."
--Abraham Lincoln,
16th U.S. president  |
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