| January 11, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- Nestle seizes dairy opportunity in China
 Nestle expects to spend about $400 million over the next five years to increase dairy production in China. "This will transform how raw milk is produced and how dairy farms are managed and the consequence will be more milk and better milk," said an official with Nestle, which plans to create a farmer training center and expand capacity. Bloomberg (1/10)       - TH Foods quietly dominates health-snack market
TH Foods, in Loves Park, Ill., was started in the 1980s with the idea of offering healthy snacks including ones made with rice. "We're the only rice manufacturer in the country and pretty much control the market and 90 percent of the snack mix market in the U.S. and Canada," said co-founder Al Lewin of the company that makes products sold under other brand names. The Rock River Times, (Rockford, Ill.) (1/11)  - Food inventions start with whims and desires
Many food and food-related products are invented by people who wanted the item for themselves. The Edge Brownie Pan was created by Matt Griffin, who thinks corners are the best part. Andrew Gray of York, England, solved his children's soggy-cereal problem with the EatMeCrunchy bowl, which has an internal shelf that allows eaters to dunk cereal in milk. The Wall Street Journal (1/11)  | Principles of Checkweighing - Building an Effective Program
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 - Heineken hopes Dos Equis proves most interesting brand in the world
Heineken's dominance of the U.S. imported-beer market faded as young drinkers switched to lighter Mexican brews such as Corona. Heineken in 2010 bought its own Mexican beer brand, Dos Equis, and runs a smart, quirky ad campaign to introduce the beer to young consumers. "The future of Heineken USA is in the Dos Equis brand," says Banco Santander analyst Anthony Bucalo. Bloomberg Businessweek (1/5)  | The 2012 Email Evolution Conference
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 - A&P seeks court permission to shutter 14 stores
As A&P works to emerge from Chapter 11, the grocery chain filed a motion in bankruptcy court to close 14 stores in four states. "These actions are absolutely necessary as we continue to strengthen A&P's operating foundation and improve our performance," said President and CEO Sam Martin. The company has 336 stores in six states. Progressive Grocer (1/9)  | Despite being a backbone enterprise application, Enterprise Resource Planning is often misunderstood. In this guide from Focus, top experts provide their suggestions and recommendations to guide you through your evaluation of the best choices. Unravel the complexities of ERP once and for all to make an informed buying decision by downloading this free white paper. |
| Health & Wellness |  |  | | - CDC: More than half of alcohol consumption is during binge drinking
The findings of a CDC report show that binge drinking, or consuming more than four or five alcoholic drinks on an occasion, is more common that previously thought. The third-leading cause of death, "[b]inge drinking causes a wide range of health, social, and economic problems," says CDC Director Thomas Frieden. "We need to work together to implement proven measures to reduce binge drinking at national, state, and community levels." CNN/The Chart blog (1/11) - Nutrition-ranking firms become popular with supermarkets
More supermarkets are turning to nutrition-ranking firms such as NuVal and Guiding Stars for scores and shelf tags. Guiding Stars uses a three-star scale, while NuVal ranks food nutrition from 1 to 100. Both provide information that can help consumers make healthful food choices, said officials with ranking companies and retailers. USA TODAY (1/10)  | |  | | The Buzz(CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENTS)
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| GMA News | | | | - Learn to do more for less at ProductivityPlus
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