 | March 8, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- He's got a tonic for what ails your gin and tonic
Jordan Silbert says he didn't like the sticky feeling on his teeth after drinking a gin and tonic, so he began researching ingredients and realized that a key ingredient in tonic -- quinine from the Peruvian cinchona tree -- was replaced by a synthetic during World War II. After buying some cinchona bark online and experimenting with recipes, Silbert paid $500 to produce 200 cases of Q Tonic at a bottling plant in Massachusetts. A year later his tonic is found in 3,000 outlets, but he says "the goal is for every place serving Grey Goose or Tanqueray to have a good tonic to go with it." Bloomberg Businessweek (3/3)        - Smithfield videos respond to concern about hog farms
Less than three months after undercover video at a Smithfield Foods hog farm prompted animal-cruelty concerns, the company is releasing its own videos, narrated by animal-welfare researcher Temple Grandin, to "let people see firsthand how we put our commitment to product quality, food safety and animal care." The company also said it will begin using "group housing" for pregnant animals, instead of 2-by-7-foot "gestation crates." The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)/Biz Buzz blog (3/7)  | White paper: Improve the Agility of Demand-Driven Supply Networks With consumer companies being squeezed on margins due to spiraling costs of ingredients, materials, and energy, achieving operational excellence is ever more critical. There's an opportunity to discover the full potential of supply chain cost reductions, which can be achieved by balancing material inventory with demand and production capacity. | | Trends |  | | | - Study: Children prefer cereal with cartoon cover, healthy name
Researchers learned that children ages 4 to 6 liked the taste of cereal more if the package had a cartoon than when the same cereal was packed in a box without a cartoon character. Children also preferred cereal named "Healthy Bits" compared with "Sugar Bits" but only when neither box had a cartoon character, according to a study in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. USA TODAY (3/7), HealthDay News (3/7) | Advertising & Marketing | | | |  | The Plum Card®
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  - Cooking demos, free products mark H-E-B TexFest
H-E-B, the San Antonio-based grocery chain, is holding a two-week TexFest that includes cooking demonstrations and tastes of Texas recipes. Customers can also receive a free H-E-B brand product with in-store coupons when they purchase select national brands of similar items. Supermarket News (3/7)  |  |  | | Compare 11 Leading ERP Solutions 119 Ways
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| Science & Technology | | | | - Rising food prices to bolster biotech crop adoption, seed firms say
Some seed companies believe that emerging markets will see greater adoption of biotech crops, driven by increasing food prices, the Financial Times reported. Daniel Rahier, head of DuPont's biotechnology policy, said the governments of Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries are calling on companies to seek approval for their biotech seeds. Bloomberg (3/7) | Health & Wellness | | | | - Mediterranean diet might reduce risk of metabolic syndrome
Greek researchers linked a Mediterranean diet, composed mainly of fruits, vegetables and very little meat, to a 31% lower risk of metabolic syndrome. People who adhered to the diet were able to reduce their waistline, blood pressure and blood sugar, according to a meta-analysis of 50 studies, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The Wall Street Journal (3/8), Reuters (3/7) | GMA News | | | | - 3-day GMA workshop on food labeling
GMA's staff experts will teach food company personnel the food labeling skills they need, whether they are responsible for labeling compliance, food product marketing or product development.
Hands-on instruction goes beyond the theoretical and uses actual labels and packages to explain and illustrate key points.
Space is limited for this popular workshop, which historically sells out. Register today to secure your seat!
| Government & Food Safety | | | |  | |  | | | | | | Senior Food Labeling Spec | ConAgra Foods | Naperville, IL | | Manager Research & Development | ConAgra Foods | Omaha, NE | | Project Leader - Capital Engineering | ConAgra Foods | Menomonie, WI | | Quality Manager | Unilever | US - MO - Jefferson City | | Manager Contract Manufacturing, Operations | ConAgra Foods | Omaha, NE | | Plant Manager | Richelieu Foods, Inc. | Grundy Center, IA | | Medical Officer Team Lead | Food and Drug Administration | College Park, MD | | Food Law Lawyer | Cargill, Inc. | Wayzata, MN | | V. P. of Sales & Marketing | $50MM+ Distributor/Processor of Fresh Fruit | San Joaquin Valley, CA | | | |  | |  |
| International | | | | - Kirin brings alcohol-free beer to the U.S.
Japanese brewer Kirin is launching zero-alcohol Kirin Free in the U.S. after a 2009 launch in Japan that saw 4 million cases sold the first year. The company says its product is the only beer-like malt beverage that is completely free of alcohol, and it will introduce it in about 1,000 U.S. locations, including Japanese restaurants. The Wall Street Journal (3/8) | SmartQuote | | | |  | I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone."
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