| August 1, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- Hormel CEO talks turkey
Hormel CEO Jeffrey Ettinger said the company plans to boost revenue by 5% a year by growing outside the U.S. and meeting consumer tastes with Mexican fare and the company's Jennie-O turkey brand. He described Jennie-O as "a long-term bet because it's on trend in terms of health and wellness," and added, "turkey also has great flavor." The Wall Street Journal (7/31)       - Natural foods maker tapped for Progresso sauces, pastas
Frozen sauces and pastas for the Progresso Foods division of General Mills will be made by natural foods maker Fresca Foods of Louisville, Colo. "What is unique about this model is that we're taking a very natural foods/entrepreneur/grassroots approach for a new product line for an established brand," said Liz Myslik, executive vice president for marketing and sales for Fresca. Boulder County Business Report (Colo.) (7/31)  | Eating Patterns in America
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| Trends |  |  | | - Gluten-free shows signs of staying power
The market for foods made without gluten has grown from virtually nothing 10 years ago to an estimated $7 billion in the U.S. this year. Although it is estimated that more than half the people buying the products do not have adverse reactions to gluten, research suggests a growing number of people are sensitive or allergic to gluten. FoxNews.com (7/31) - NuVal works on information label complementing nutrition score
NuVal, a nutrition-ranking company that develops a score for food and drinks on a scale of 1 to 100, is developing a label that provides information such as whether food is gluten-free or high in fiber. The company is asking the public to suggest a name for the label and will give a $250 Visa gift card to the person contributing the winning name. Supermarket News (7/31)  |  |  | | How to turn money you already spend into points you can use:
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  - Wal-Mart, P&G team on London display
A 535-square-foot display of London landmarks has been unveiled at the Wal-Mart in American Canyon, Calif., in cooperation with Olympic sponsor Procter & Gamble. "The display celebrates our dedicated athletes and creates a unique in-store shopping event that customers will remember for years to come," said Stuart Heflin, brand manager of P&G's Wal-Mart global consumer team. Progressive Grocer (7/31) - It's a new pink drink world for Sweet'N Low
Cumberland Packing has hired Ammirati to target younger women for its mainstay artificial sweetener, Sweet'N Low, and emphasize its use in "the drink world," brand manager Monica Oliva says. Ammirati constructed a "sweeter world" origami-like landscape of pink paper to reference the brand's packaging in the multimedia campaign to come. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (7/31)  | For years, companies have sought to connect the dots between social media marketing and real return-on-investment (ROI), with increased sales being the holy grail. This report shows you how some of today's biggest companies are accomplishing this. Download report |
 - Kroger launches "New! Low Prices" campaign
Kroger is cutting prices on about 10,000 popular items, including peanut butter, eggs, produce and frozen pizza, for the "New! Low Prices" campaign. "We're passionate about keeping these prices low and really making Kroger a destination as far as great pricing," said Carl York, advertising and public affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic. The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)/Biz Buzz blog (7/29) | | | | Learn how to benefit from an Enterprise Data Management Platform
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- 2 apples a day can cut women's cholesterol levels, study finds
Eating two apples a day can help older women lower their cholesterol levels, according to a study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Postmenopausal women who ate 75 grams of dried apple a day, equivalent to two medium-sized apples, for six months experienced a 13% decline in total cholesterol levels and a 24% drop in low-density lipoprotein, or "bad," cholesterol levels, researchers found. Cholesterol levels also dropped, but not to the same extent, in women who ate an equivalent quantity of prunes. United Press International (7/26) - Healthful cooking methods maximize flavor
Stir-frying vegetables, meat and seafood in a small amount of olive oil is one option for healthful cooking, as is roasting root vegetables and poaching meat and fish. Family physician Alisa Hideg urges caution when grilling, since "burning meats can increase cancer-causing substances in your food," and says, "steaming vegetables in a basket, microwave or electric cooker is a better choice than boiling them." The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) (free content) (7/31)  | Hiring exceptional talent is critical to the success of your business. Whether it’s the executive who offers visionary leadership, or the sales professional who won’t settle for less than 100%, a business needs great people to thrive. This guide provides best practices for securing the top talent you need to drive business results. |
 | GMA News | | | | - GMA offers key industry resources through online bookstore
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| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Data indicate U.S. is not meeting food-safety goals
Preliminary CDC data for 2011 show that the U.S. fell short of 2010 goals to reduce illnesses from listeria, salmonella and campylobacter. The Consumer Federation of America is calling for a faster rollout of the Food Safety Modernization Act to help prevent outbreaks. Bloomberg (7/30)
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