| December 19, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
| Company Watch |  |  | | - MillerCoors CEO talks Miller Lite, craft beer
Tom Long, chief executive of MillerCoors, said the company is introducing a taste-flow can for Miller Lite in the spring, and will "tweak" the brand's taste message "in the context of light beer." He predicts the company's craft beer business will grow 60% in three years, and said, "If we can play really hard in the fastest sector right now, which is craft, which we are doing, and we can do well with Miller Lite, Coors Light and Miller 64, then our company will do quite well." The Wall Street Journal (12/18)        |  |  | | See how Cardmembers use American Express OPEN Cards to help run their business:
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  - Where do your aluminum cans come from?
Aluminum drink cans start life as part of massive rolls of aluminum sheeting that go through an intricate manufacturing process at Ball Corp. factories around the world. Learn more about the machines that unroll, press, shape, cut and print to turn out more than 100 million cans daily. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Restaurants (12/19) - Report: U.S. tea market to reach $6.5 billion this year
A report from MarketResearch.com predicts steady growth for the U.S. tea market, which is likely to reach $6.5 billion this year and $8.3 billion by 2014. According to the report, most tea products are sold in supermarkets, with natural food markets posting double-digit growth. BevNet.com (12/16) - Gains predicted for aseptic packaging
A report on aseptic packaging predicts the industry will grow 7% a year, in part because more food and drink makers will use the technology instead of metal cans. "Advantages such as extended shelf life without refrigeration for perishable food will propel gains, especially for products sold for foodservice and food processing uses," said the report, Aseptic Packaging to 2015. FoodProductionDaily.com (France) (12/16) - SeaWorld switches from Pepsi to Coke
SeaWorld, with 10 theme parks in the U.S., has signed a 10-year deal with Coca-Cola, giving the beverage company exclusive pouring rights and marketing opportunities. SeaWorld had previously partnered with PepsiCo as its sponsor of nonalcoholic beverages. Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) (12/16)  | GREAT HAPPENS IN threes AT HYATT.
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  - Mackey talks Whole Foods innovation, growth
 Whole Foods founder and co-CEO John Mackey said the company introduced several programs during the economic downturn to "differentiate ourselves from our competitors," including a sustainable seafood program and one that ranked meats based on how the animals were treated. "I hope that we're not the only retailers who encourage our customers to learn as much as possible about their food, where it comes from and what it will do for them healthwise," he said. Austin American-Statesman (Texas) (free registration) (12/17)  | Help your marketing team collaborate by sending, sharing, synching and signing documents online. Give teams anytime, anywhere access to large media files, presentations and more—with a secure cloud-based file sharing and content collaboration solution that keeps projects on track. Free 14-day trial of YouSendIt Teams. |
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| Health & Wellness | | | | - Study: Cheese better than butter for cholesterol
A study comparing a butter-rich diet and a cheese-rich one finds eaters of the cheese diet had lower LDL cholesterol levels, even though the fat levels in both diets were the same. Researchers also said participants who ate a cheese-rich diet for six weeks had no change in LDL cholesterol compared to a normal diet. DairyReporter.com (France) (12/16) | GMA News | | | | - Achieve Efficiency and Increase Profitability at ProductivityPlus
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