| March 14, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- Chief of Corona maker talks growth and ownership
 Carlos Fernandez, CEO of Grupo Modelo, might face increased pressure to sell the family-owned business to Anheuser-Busch InBev, which owns a 50.2% noncontrolling stake. Fernandez said one goal for the maker of Corona Extra and Modelo Especial is to "have almost 50% of our revenues coming from foreign markets." The Wall Street Journal (3/14)         | Go Nuts For The Underdogs with Emerald!
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A Nielsen report shows that private label accounted for 17.4% of U.S. dollars spent on food last year, up from 15.2% in 2006. "No doubt, this trend will continue even as economies stagger out of the recession and rehabilitate," according to the report. The trend is aided by supercenters, which in 2009 accounted for 27% of the grocery market, up from 22% in 2005, according to FMI. DailyFinance.com (3/11) - Probiotic launches not limited to dairy products
Companies are now including probiotics in foods other than dairy products, including pasta, bread and even pet foods, all on display at the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, Calif. Global product launches with a probiotic or prebiotic in the ingredients list rose from 48 in 2004 to 279 in 2008, according to Packaged Facts, but not all strains have been shown to have health benefits. Los Angeles Times/Booster Shots blog (3/11)  | Business Platinum Card®
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 - Wegmans adds organic, farm-raised salmon
Wegmans Food Markets is selling organic salmon that was farm-raised in Ireland by Murphy's Irish Seafood. "This supplier controls its product from day one," said a Wegmans official. The fish, awarded EU organic certification from the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association, is raised in a "near-to-natural growing environment with massive water movement," the official said. Progressive Grocer (3/11)  | A Strategic Overview for Multi-Channel Retailers
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| Health & Wellness | | | | - Glycemic load outperforms carb count in predicting insulin levels
 An Australian study suggests that the glycemic load of food may be more effective than carbohydrate count in calibrating how much insulin patients with type 1 diabetes should take before meals. Glycemic load repeatedly outperformed carb count in predicting the increase in blood glucose and insulin levels up to two hours after meals in 10 healthy young people who consumed 120 types of food, researchers reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reuters (3/11) | GMA News | | | | - GMA-FMI Food Policy Forum: Healthy diets, hunger and opportunities for policymakers
GMA and FMI will host the first Food Policy Forum of 2011 from 8 a.m. to noon April 12 in Washington, D.C.
GMA and FMI will periodically host the Food Policy Forum to update policymakers and advocates on food policy developments. The first Forum will focus on healthy diets, hunger and opportunities for policymakers.
This event is free; register early to secure your seat.
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Regulation sought by catfish farmers
Catfish farmers in the U.S. are seeking stricter federal regulation as protection from lower-priced imports from Southeast Asia. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on plans to oversee the industry as it considers regulating domestic catfish production, as well as imports. Houston Chronicle (3/12)  | |  | | | | | | Senior Food Labeling Spec | ConAgra Foods | Naperville, IL | | Manager Research & Development | ConAgra Foods | Omaha, NE | | Project Leader - Capital Engineering | ConAgra Foods | Menomonie, WI | | Manager Contract Manufacturing, Operations | ConAgra Foods | Omaha, NE | | Plant Manager | Richelieu Foods, Inc. | Grundy Center, IA | | Medical Officer Team Lead | Food and Drug Administration | College Park, MD | | Food Law Lawyer | Cargill, Inc. | Wayzata, MN | | V. P. of Sales & Marketing | $50MM+ Distributor/Processor of Fresh Fruit | San Joaquin Valley, CA | | | |  | |  |
| International | | | | - Water, food, fuel in short supply in Japan
 Supplies of food and fuel were running low in Sendai, Japan, the city close to the epicenter of Friday's devastating earthquake. Also, stores in Tokyo were selling out of bottled water and flashlights on concerns of water contamination and power outages as aftershocks continued. CNN (3/13) | Editor's Note | | | | - A note on helping relief efforts in Japan, from Rick Stamberger, CEO of SmartBrief
If you or your company, organization or group want to help the Japanese people recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami but aren't sure how to do so, InterAction provides options. An alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental aid organizations, InterAction has compiled a list of groups that are accepting private, corporate and group donations, along with some guidelines for the most appropriate ways to help. Learn more. | SmartQuote | | | |  | There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it."
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