| December 9, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
| Company Watch |  |  | | - Sara Lee to move headquarters to Chicago, Europe
Sara Lee is moving its headquarters out of Downers Grove, Ill., in 2013 when it divides its business into two publicly traded companies -- an American meat division and an international beverage company. The meat company, which has yet to be named, will be headquartered in Chicago while the beverage company is looking for a home in Europe. Chicago Sun-Times (12/8)       - Rebranded Philly cream cheese is more than a spread
Kraft Foods' Philadelphia cream cheese made major strides in the past year, as the brand transformed from a simple schmear to a flavorful ingredient used for home cooking. Product launches such as Philadelphia Cooking Creme and a chocolate cream cheese treat doubled annual growth in a year. Bloomberg Businessweek (12/8) - Goya Foods celebrates 75th anniversary
Goya Foods celebrated its 75th anniversary during its annual Goya Gala in New Jersey where it honored employees with a star-studded event. In the past year, the company has expanded with a new 338,000-square-foot distribution center in Florida and a new charitable campaign, GoyaGives.org, which helps fight hunger in the U.S. Progressive Grocer (12/8)  | Earn 3X rewards points when you fly with The New Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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  - Whole Foods adds Twitter to its recipe
Whole Foods Market is among companies using Twitter to engage consumers and build the brand. The grocery chain's account, launched in 2008, has more than 2.1 million followers. A single employee, Michael Bepko, manages the feed, responding to questions and occasional complaints as well as posting recipes. The Wall Street Journal (12/9)  | There's a bigger story on HFCS. Read all about it. Changes are happening now with sweeteners. Get the whole story on HFCS with The Changing Ingredient Game, the business case on HFCS. See what scientific experts have to say. Find out what consumers really think. Get the facts on HFCS. Download the white paper: CornNaturally.com/BizCase/WholeStory |
 - General Mills creates portal for public's ideas on digital
General Mills launched G-WIN Digital, an avenue for consumers to give the food company feedback on applications and games. Consumers with digital-product ideas can use G-WIN to send their concepts directly to the company's marketing team. "Our goal is to make sure that people outside of General Mills know that we have an open invitation to talk about emerging technologies and digital capabilities," said Chief Marketing Officer Mark Addicks. FastCompany.com (12/8)  | Relax with the “Beyond Breakfast” package at The Benjamin.
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 - Grocers fight cuts to food stamps
With food stamps paying for about 12% of groceries nationwide, retailers including Kroger, SUPERVALU and Safeway joined farmers and activists for the poor in fighting cuts to the federal program. Pat Burns, president of Pennsylvania grocery chain The Fresh Grocer, said 34% of his business comes from food stamps, and losing those sales would mean trimming his workforce of 1,200. "We would be paying the social costs of that," he said. Bloomberg Businessweek (12/8)  | Help your marketing team collaborate by sending, sharing, synching and signing documents online. Give teams anytime, anywhere access to large media files, presentations and more—with a secure cloud-based file sharing and content collaboration solution that keeps projects on track. Free 14-day trial of YouSendIt Teams. |
- Produce to People program makes nutrition a priority
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank's Produce to People program focuses on nutrition and access as it gives out free fresh fruit and vegetables to area residents. Food Bank spokeswoman Iris Valanti says "nutrition has truly come to the forefront" for food banks because of the need for healthy eating to combat chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (12/8)  | GMA News | | | |
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - How manufacturers can increase food safety
 Consumers and food manufacturers have turned their gaze to U.S. food-safety and defense strategies. Don Hsieh of ADT Security Services discussed recent regulations that give the FDA more power over suspected contaminated food and ways companies can ensure their food's safety. Manufacturing.net (12/8)
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