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April 10, 2013

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Product launches planned for Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Philadelphia Cream Cheese is planning product launches, including Snack Delights, a line of snack toppers for dipping and spreading, and a Spicy Jalapeno cream cheese flavor. Drug Store News (4/9)

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Bumble Bee expands Prime Fillet line
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Flowers Foods moves closer to Hostess bread brand purchase
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Survey: Foodservice packaging companies have positive outlook
Almost 85% of North American foodservice packaging manufacturers expect sales volumes to improve in 2013, and almost 75% expect higher profits, according to a Foodservice Packaging Institute survey. The survey found that European respondents were less optimistic, and that more than 70% of packaging manufacturers in North American and Europe plan to purchase new machinery this year, rather than used. Packaging World online (4/9)

Report notes continuing yogurt growth
A Packaged Facts report predicts that yogurt sales will increase from $7.3 billion in 2012 to $9.3 billion in 2017, led by growth in Greek yogurt. According to the report, sales of Greek yogurt increased more than 50% last year, bringing market share to 35%, compared with 1% in 2007. Drug Store News (4/9)

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Coors Light races after young NASCAR fans with app sponsorship
Coors Light is integrating its "Cold Hard Facts" ad theme into a NASCAR application as part of a deal with Turner Broadcasting. "Winning with 21- to 27-year-olds is important to the ongoing success of Coors Light, and we know the NASCAR mobile user is part of that demographic," says Brad Feinberg, MillerCoors' media services marketing manager. Mobile Marketer (4/4)

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Hannaford bottle-return program supports charities
Hannaford Supermarkets customers at 22 New York locations can donate the deposit to local charities when they return bottles and cans. The retailer is partnering with TOMRA of North America on the program, which lets participants use a reverse vending machine to convert the deposit into a donation. Progressive Grocer (4/9), GroceryHeadquarters.com (4/9), Drug Store News (4/9)

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Eating more often tied to lower risk of being overweight in children
Children and teens, particularly boys, who ate more than three times a day weighed less than those who had three or fewer meals, according to a Greek study in the journal Pediatrics. Higher-frequency eating was also tied to a 22% decline in the odds of being overweight or obese, researchers said. HealthDay News (4/8), DailyRx.com (4/7)

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GMA News

Hotel reservation deadline extended -- book by April 15
With advancements in technology, consumers have more access to and influence over the products they consume than ever before. To keep up with these changing needs, companies must continue to adapt not only the products they offer, but their customer service procedures as well.

On May 8-10 in San Francisco, GMA will host the Consumer Complaints Management Conference, which is designed to address the most pressing issues for consumer affairs and complaint management specialists in the food, beverage and CPG industry.

In the session "Improving the Consumer’s Ability to Report Food Safety Concerns to USDA and FDA," Jessica Forshee of the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service and Linda Gilchrist of the FDA will share with attendees the latest in food safety consumer complaint tools. Forshee will provide details on a new online tool, the Electronic Consumer Complaint Form (eCCF), which was released by the USDA in September, and Gilchrist will cover the numerous ways FDA allows the public to report product complaints, specifically through the consumer complaint reporting system managed by 19 FDA District Offices nationwide.

*Please note: The deadline to reserve a hotel room at a discounted rate has been extended to Monday, April 15 -- book today!

Government & Food Safety

Wis. lawmakers consider food stamp restriction
A Wisconsin bill would bar the use of food stamps to purchase food that is deemed non-nutritious, such as potato chips. Critics say the legislation would set arbitrary standards and create embarrassing confrontations at checkout. Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.)/The Associated Press (4/9)