 | October 20, 2010 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  | - Coca-Cola reports 5% volume increase for third quarter
Coca-Cola reported a 5% increase in volume sales for both the third quarter and for the year to date, led by North American growth of 32% for Powerade and 23% for Simply. The company posted a 6% increase in international volume for the quarter, and a 2% growth in North America. BevIndustry.com (10/19)        - Tate & Lyle to build innovation center in Illinois
Specialty food ingredient provider Tate & Lyle is receiving incentives of more than $15 million from Illinois to remain in the state. The company, currently in Decatur, will spend $26 million and create a "commercial and food innovation center" in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, where it will also establish corporate offices. Chicago Tribune/The Associated Press (10/20)  | New Dell™ Latitude™ E5410 & E5510— Built for the real world.
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 - Survey shows an increasing use of coupons
 A survey from RetailMeNot.com on consumer coupon behavior finds increased awareness of online coupons and increased use of coupons, with 34% of online adults saying they will wait for a coupon or shop elsewhere instead of paying the full retail price. The survey also found that 87% of men and 93% of women have used coupons for grocery purchases, with 69% using newspapers and 33% going online to find them. Progressive Grocer (10/19)  | Expense Reimbursement: To card or not to card
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Before deciding to give employees corporate cards or reimburse them for expenses, consider the implications for both parties. Whatever you choose, create strict guidelines to curtail questionable spending. |
 - PepsiCo teams on online photo technology
PepsiCo is working with Brand Affinity Technologies on a system called netBAT, which turns online photographs within editorial content into sources for more information on the subject. When users move the cursor over a photograph, they are shown buttons that link to YouTube videos, Twitter comments, news and a promo for the Pepsi Refresh Project. Adweek (10/19)  | Reshaping Enterprise Workforce Management Software
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 - Study links lower store prices with higher body weight
A study of 2,000 Seattle-area shoppers finds those who buy groceries at Whole Foods, Metropolitan Market and PCC to be slimmer than those who shop at QFC, Albertsons and Safeway. A researcher with the University of Washington said stores with more expensive items tend to attract slimmer customers, noting, "Very often people with fewer resources will say, 'The only thing I care about is to make sure my diet is cheap.'" Northwest Cable News (Seattle) (10/18) - ShopRite store gets an updated look, energy savings
A 15-year-old ShopRite store in West Chester, Pa., has been renovated and made more energy efficient. It now has glass doors on the dairy cases, improved lighting, updated decor and more eat-in and takeout options, including a soup bar, a sushi station and an olive bar. Progressive Grocer (10/19)  | Over 1800 execs are tuning in — are you?
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| Science & Technology |  | | | - Bayer unit settles biotech rice contamination case in Texas
Bayer CropScience has agreed to pay $290,000 to resolve allegations raised by three Texas farmers that long-grain rice fields in the U.S. have been contaminated with the company's LibertyLink biotech rice seed. "Bayer CropScience has always been willing to settle such biotech rice litigation cases on reasonable terms and is pleased to be able to do so in this instance," said Bill Buckner, the Bayer unit's CEO. Bloomberg (10/18) | Health & Wellness | | | | - Researchers find metabolic syndrome rate is on the rise in the U.S.
The rate of metabolic syndrome among U.S. adults rose to 34% between 1999 and 2006 from 29% a decade earlier, a study found. The results, which also showed that the condition was increasingly prevalent among young women, underscore the need to prevent obesity in childhood, one researcher said. Reuters (10/15)  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Japan may allow more U.S. beef
 Japan is reviewing the safety of American beef with an eye toward relaxing trade barriers. Japan banned U.S. beef from 2003 to 2005, and now allows only cattle that are 20 months or younger because they are considered to have a smaller risk of mad cow disease. FoodSafetyNews.com (10/20)
| International | | | | - Europe nixes probiotic health claims
Scientists with the European Food Safety Authority have ruled that probiotic health claims are either too general to be allowed, or can't be proved, and in a separate ruling said evidence does not support Yakult's claims that its probiotic strain protects against the common cold. Danone has withdrawn immune and digestive claims related to Activia and Actimel, but said, "EFSA has not yet completed its review of all probiotic products and Danone remains fully confident of the science backing its products." Telegraph (London) (10/20) | SmartQuote | | | |  | It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life."
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