| July 5, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
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 - MyWebGrocer looks at July Fourth purchase patterns
A look at what sold in the past three years during the Independence Day week shows that unit sales of relish increased as much as 50% and marinade 103% compared with the previous week. According to MyWebGrocer, beef made up 41% of grilling meat sold in the two weeks before July 4, 2010, followed by poultry at 35%, hot dogs at 14% and pork at 10%. Progressive Grocer (7/1)        - A hue and cry for natural coloring
Demand for natural coloring is outpacing that for synthetic color, and "everything indicates that the current trend of converting from synthetic to natural colors in the global food industry will continue," said a Chr. Hansen official. While synthetic color is generally more stable and economical, companies are working to help natural color catch up. Beverage World Publications Group (7/1)  | ERP & BI: When 1 + 1 = 3
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  | Retail Spotlight | | | | - Hannaford president rose through the ranks
Beth Newlands Campbell, president of Hannaford Bros., joined the company 24 years ago and participated in its yearlong Retail Management Training, working night shifts, baking cakes and learning management skills. She has been Hannaford's president since 2009. Before that, she was assistant store manager, store manager, district manager and executive vice president. Portland Press Herald (Maine) (7/3) | Health & Wellness | | | | - Study: Nutrition ranking does not influence choices
A study of food choices in university cafeterias found no difference in students' choices after meals were given stars to indicate their nutritional value. "In studies, when you ask people how important nutrition is to them when they're ordering food from a restaurant menu, it's far less important than a food price or taste," said a professor not involved in the study. Reuters (7/3), American Public Media/Marketplace (7/4) | GMA News | | | | - International Food Additives Database tool available online
Last month, GMA launched an International Food Additive Database as a tool in helping to expand export markets for specialty and processed foods products. The database uses the Codex General Standards for Food Additives as its baseline and is designed to provide the industry with easy access to accurate and current regulatory requirements on food additives in importing countries around the world. Visit the database at www.foodadditivedatabase.com.
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Small food makers in Michigan say law doesn't go far enough
Michigan's law that allows artisans to make certain foods at home and sell them directly to the public took effect a year ago, but small producers said the state still imposes too many restrictions that hold them back from growth. Small home-based producers are barred from selling products to restaurants and retailers, and the law caps annual sales at $15,000. The Detroit News (7/5)
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Nestle is in talks to acquire Hsu Fu Chi, China's largest confectioner by market value. The latter, worth $2.6 billion, "would give Nestle access to China's fast-growth $6 billion confectionery market and allow the group a number of international cross-selling opportunities," MF Global wrote. 
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