| June 9, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
| Company Watch |  |  | | - Danisco CEO and CFO to resign following takeover
Danisco said CEO Tom Knutzen and CFO Soren Bjerre-Nielsen will resign when the company delists following its acquisition by DuPont. "It was clear from the start that Knutzen and Bjerre-Nielsen were bound to leave the company, only it happened sooner than I had expected," said an analyst with Alm. Brand Bank, who said DuPont may opt to move Danisco businesses to its relevant units instead of hiring replacements. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (6/8)       - Flowers Foods concludes takeover of Tasty Baking
Flowers Foods, which has acquired more than 100 companies since going public in 1968, announced it has concluded the purchase of Tasty Baking Co. for $175 million. The acquisition of Tasty Baking, which makes Tastykake brand snack cakes, is expected to boost the company's direct store delivery network. Investor's Business Daily (6/8)  | The Business Gold Rewards Card® from American Express OPEN
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  - Healthful food shouldn't cost more, consumers say
According to a report from NPD Group, 70% of consumers age 50 or older won't pay more for healthful food at restaurants they frequent. Among diners ages 18 to 24, 15% expect to pay a lot more for healthful food, while 41% expect to pay somewhat more and 44% said healthful items should cost the same as other food. Convenience Store News (6/8)  | Food Safety Data — Available for All Stakeholders!
Supplier quality data bolsters the security of your brand and the yields in your facility — if it's not "locked" in your supply chain's factories. Our new paper in the Profitable and Safe Supply Chain series explains how to link plant and enterprise IT for closer collaboration on quality and safety. | - Nestle Direct Store Delivery division finds a way to save big
Nestle USA says it saved $5.5 million in its first year of using a production and sourcing optimization system from JDA to help determine optimal sourcing. Decisions on how much product to deliver and where get complex for the company's Direct Store Delivery division, especially when ice cream brands including Edy's and Dreyer's, where transportation and storage costs are high, and demand fluctuates with the seasons. The software, though, makes those decisions simpler and helps save. Logistics Viewpoints blog (6/6)  | 5 Ways to Maximize the Value of Your E-Commerce Video
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 - Taxi wins Kraft's Mio account
Kraft has awarded its Mio account to Taxi, just months after Dentsu's McGarryBowen created the campaign to launch the water enhancer. "As the brand continues to grow, we are growing with it, taking it to new places that are, as of yet, uncharted," Kraft said in a statement. "We believe Taxi is the right partner for the next leg of this journey." Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (6/8) - Survey: Celebrity backing doesn't influence buying decisions
Three in four consumers say a celebrity endorsement of a product or service has no impact on their likelihood of buying, with only 4% saying such backing increases their interest in making a purchase, an Adweek/Harris Interactive poll has found. Among those 55 and older, 20% said a celebrity's backing decreases their likelihood of purchasing a product. Adweek (6/8)  | How do you stay ahead of the curve and remain in the black while consumers continue to be frugal in these difficult times? Find out how product lifecycle management solutions are helping manufacturers maximize production efficiencies, reduce time to market, and solve design and production problems before they reach the prototype stage. |
 | Retail Spotlight | | | | - Celeb chef Stone teams up with Hy-Vee
Celebrity chef Curtis Stone is partnering with grocery chain Hy-Vee in a campaign encouraging families to eat together and make healthful food choices. "If we can get families to eat together, the world would be a healthier and happier place," said CEO Ric Jurgens. "And it wouldn't be bad for business either." The Des Moines Register (Iowa) (6/6)
| Health & Wellness | | | | - FMI report: Retailers are adding nutrition guidance
In an annual FMI survey, 48.5% of retailers said they have established a nutrition-labeling system, up from 26.2% in 2010. "Our shoppers told us they wanted to do the right thing but were confused by all the claims on packaging and weren't sure their diet was healthy," said an executive with Hannaford Bros., which launched nutrition-labeling program Guiding Stars in 2006. Supermarket News (6/6) | GMA News | | | | - Food labeling workshop deadline approaching - only two weeks left!
GMA is offering a three-day workshop June 21-23 on food labeling rules, Complying with Regulatory Requirements for the Labeling of Packaged Foods, that will present the fundamentals for labeling of food and beverage products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and meat and poultry products regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service. GMA staff experts in food labeling and nutrition will teach food company personnel and others involved in label design the food labeling skills they need. Registration ends June 17, click here to register today!
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - FDA says some chickens may contain arsenic from feed ingredient
The FDA said that in its study of 100 chickens, those that ate feed with an ingredient called Roxarsone showed higher levels of inorganic arsenic in their livers compared to chickens that were not given the feed ingredient. The FDA, however, said that the arsenic amount is too small to harm people who consume the affected chickens. Pfizer, which makes the feed ingredient, said it will pull the ingredient from the U.S. market. USA TODAY/The Associated Press (6/8)
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