  | June 3, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
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 - Nespresso increases single-serve pod prices
Nespresso raised prices on its single-serve coffee pods by 3.6% in the U.S. and 6% in Europe, effective June 1. Richard Girardot, chief executive of the Nespresso unit, said the rising cost of unroasted coffee beans prompted the move, and noted the company uses 95% arabica beans, which are more expensive than robusta beans. Nasdaq.com/Dow Jones Newswires (6/2)        - Turkey Hill opens interactive museum
The Turkey Hill Experience, an interactive museum telling the 80-year history of the ice cream company, is set to open June 4 in Columbia, Penn. The 26,000-square-foot museum has an exhibit that lets visitors create their own flavors on a computer and includes a retail store and a creamery selling ice cream, sandwiches and other food. The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) (6/2)  | Face-to-face business events are proven to increase revenue, especially when held in a creative destination like Orlando. A recent economic impact study showed that for every $1 spent on business travel, companies benefited an average of $12.50 in increased revenue and $3.80 in new profits. Solve your business event needs and increase ROI in Orlando. |
 - Packagers pursue different paths to sustainability
In a DuPont survey of more than 500 packaging professionals, 40% said sustainability is the top challenge. Of those, 65% are focused on recycling, 57% on weight reduction, 41% on renewable or bio-based material and 25% on compostable material. "These survey results confirm that there are many pathways to improving packaging sustainability," said a DuPont official. GreenerPackage.com (6/2)  | Discover what risks could be lurking in your vacant commercial property with Zurich's guide 'Empty building, full of risk: Protecting your vacant commercial properties'. Click here for your FREE download! |
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  | Retail Spotlight | | | | - Supermarkets become more like restaurants
As more supermarkets add dine-in spaces, they are fine-tuning the concept, adding sit-down service, Internet access or live music. "They've increasingly been taking their cues from restaurants in recent years, so the lines between restaurant and supermarket have become increasingly blurred," said Jenny Anderson of food consultancy Technomic. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (6/2)
| Health & Wellness | | | | - Milk in baked goods might help children outgrow allergy
Slightly less than 50% of children age 2 and older with milk allergy who consumed baked goods containing milk were able to eat yogurt and other dairy products at the end of a study period, compared with less than 25% of children who didn't eat the baked goods, according to data published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Exposure to milk that has undergone heating might have helped children with milk allergy outgrow the condition more quickly, the study suggests. Reuters (6/2) - Low-carb, high-fat diet might not cause vascular harm
A low-carb, high-fat diet combined with exercise might not lead to artery disease, according to studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Researchers, who plan to report findings at a sports-medicine conference today, said that while dieters on a low-carb, high-fat plan lost 10 pounds in 45 days, those in the low-fat group needed 70 days to do the same, but neither showed differences in vascular measures. HealthDay News (6/2) | GMA News | | | | - Learn how the new food safety law will impact reverse logistics
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| Government & Food Safety | | | | - E. coli outbreak raises alarm in Europe
 Experts say an E. coli strain that has sickened 1,500 in Germany and killed at least 17 "is highly infectious and toxic," and countries are taking action to contain the outbreak. Russia is banning all vegetables from the EU, and German residents are being told to avoid raw salads and vegetables. Reuters (6/2)  | |  | | | | | | Copackers Manager | Dole Food Company, Inc. | Westlake Village, CA | | Promotional Products Sales Manager | Kencraft Candy | Alpine, UT | | Manager/Sr. Manager, Field Finance | Heinz | Pittsburgh, PA | | Manager, Health & Nutrition Policy | Grocery Manufacturers Association | Washington, DC | | Product Manager | Inventure Foods | Phoenix, AZ | | Market Research Manager | Barilla America | Bannockburn, IL | | Sr. Nutrition Marketing Business Partner | Kellogg Company | Battle Creek, MI | | | |  | |  |
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