| June 22, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- PepsiCo to focus on Hispanic market, flavored sodas in coming years
Flavored carbonated sodas are expected to surpass colas in sales by 2015, said PepsiCo Americas CEO Al Carey. He also noted that he expects the majority of growth in the U.S. to come from the Hispanic market over the next decade and that his company is focused on developing beverages that cater to Latino tastes. "Latinos are going to be 60% of the total [liquid refreshment beverages] growth in North America. You'd better be Latino focused," he said at a conference in Paris this week. FoodNavigator (6/21)        | Want the real definition of Trade Promotion Optimization? Read our whitepaper to learn how TPO could allow you to better collaborate with your retail partners and improve the shopper's experience. | | Trends |  |  | | - Shoppers make fewer trips and take advantage of bargains more
In a survey by Acosta Sales & Marketing, 26% of consumers reported making fewer routine shopping trips this year than last, apparently because of higher gas prices. The survey also found that consumers' monthly grocery bill has increased 11%, mostly because of higher food prices. Fifty-five percent said they buy more sale items, while the buy-one-get-one-free discount is most popular with shoppers. Supermarket News (6/21) - Campbell's raises center store profile with social responsibility efforts
Campbell's Soup is one of the consumer packaged goods industry's leaders in developing corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives that range from adding solar power at an Ohio manufacturing plant to the voluntary addition of nutrition information icons with fat and sodium content on the front of its cans to a $10 million donation to its healthy communities initiative. The projects are highlighted in Campbell's fourth annual corporate social responsibility report, titled "Nourishing." Progressive Grocer (6/21)  | Get More with The Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN. EARN 25,000 MEMBERSHIP REWARDS® POINTS by spending $5,000 in the first 3 months of Card membership†.
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  - Pepsi, Billboard to kick off summer concert series next week
Pepsi is partnering with Billboard to sponsor the Summer Beats Concert Series as part of Pepsi's worldwide "Live for Now" campaign. The series begins with a surprise performance in Los Angeles on June 26. Pepsi fans will be able to watch the shows live for free on Pepsi's website or enhanced Twitter page, where they will also be offered a chance to influence the concert via Twitter. Popsop.com (6/21)  | Your business deserves easy savings.
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 - Wal-Mart expands Neighborhood Market concept to Colo.
Wal-Mart Stores is opening five Neighborhood Market locations this month in Denver, the first in Colorado. The concept is smaller than the retailer's supercenter and more closely resembles a traditional grocery, with a bakery, meat counter, deli and fresh-produce section. Each of the five locations is in an existing building, and neighboring businesses said the stores will generate more foot traffic and revitalize the shopping centers where they are located. The Denver Post (6/20)  | HFCS or sugar? Make a well-informed choice.
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- Kellogg's report stresses health benefits of breakfast cereal
Kellogg's is seeking to stress the health benefits of eating cereal for breakfast with its new research compilation "Cereal: the Complete Story" that emphasizes research showing that people who eat cereal are associated with lower risk factors for disease and that children who eat cereal for breakfast weigh less on average than kids who skip breakfast. The report is intended to "give people the facts on this nutritious breakfast food," according to the company. BakeryAndSnacks.com (France) (6/21)  | GMA News | | | | - GMA-PwC Financial Performance Report webinar to be held Monday
GMA and PwC will be hosting an engaging and complimentary webcast that will share the key findings from the 2012 PwC/GMA Financial Performance report "Profitable Growth: Driving the Demand Chain," on June 25 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
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| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Public records show meeting schedules of USDA food safety officials
Publicly available records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show whom the nation's top food safety regulators are meeting with and how often. The records indicate that Undersecretary for Food Safety Elisabeth A. Hagen and top Food Safety and Inspection Service administrator Al Almanza were the officials most likely to meet with outside groups on food safety. The Grocery Manufacturers Association, the National Meat Association and the Food Marketing Institute were among those who had meetings with USDA officials. FoodSafetyNews.com (6/21) - AMA doesn't support labeling requirements for GMO foods
The Grocery Manufacturers Association applauded the American Medical Association's statement Thursday in favor of not labeling genetically modified food products. "Today's action is in line with the position of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and numerous regulatory and scientific bodies that agree that foods and beverages that contain GE ingredients are safe and materially no different than those foods that do not contain GE ingredients," said GMA in a release. FoodSafetyNews.com (6/21)
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