  | March 9, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
| Company Watch |  |  | | - PepsiCo and Coca-Cola to modify caramel coloring
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo said they have directed suppliers of caramel coloring to reduce levels of 4-methylimidazole, responding to a new California requirement of cancer warning labels on beverages containing a certain level of carcinogens. "While we believe that there is no public health risk that justifies any such change, we did ask our caramel suppliers to take this step so that our products would not be subject to the requirement of a scientifically unfounded warning," said Coca-Cola's Diana Garza Ciarlante. USA TODAY/The Associated Press (3/8)       - Campbell announces BPA phaseout
Campbell Soup said it will phase out the use of bisphenol A in its cans, though the company thinks it poses no safety risk. "The trust we've earned from our consumers for over 140 years is paramount for us," said Craig Owens, senior vice president and chief financial and administrative officer. FoodSafetyNews.com (3/8)  | Fly a lot? Earn 3X rewards points on airline purchases with The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN. Designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster:
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  - Study sees widespread use of potentially harmful chemicals
A study of conventional products and products touted as "safer," including ones from Seventh Generation and Aubrey Organics, found the majority contained trace amounts of potentially harmful chemicals not listed on the labels. Martin Wolf, director of product sustainability at Seventh Generation, said the company does not use the chemicals found in three products. "There are so many dirty chemicals in this world that they're finding their way into everything," he said. USA TODAY (3/7)  | Leveraging Cloud Security to Weather Threatening Storms
Web attacks and retribution campaigns are on the rise, and they have become more frequent, more random and more extreme. This paper assesses the current cyber threat environment and discusses the use of distributed cloud services as an effective means to protect against evolving, modern-day IT threats. |
 | Advertising & Marketing | | | | - Diamond Foods brings back March Madness game
Diamond Foods' Emerald Nuts brand is holding an Underdog Bracket contest for college basketball fans for the third year. It will award $10,000 to participants who choose the long-shot team that is most successful in the tournament. The contest also features daily instant-win prizes. Progressive Grocer (3/8) - Taco Bell promotes Doritos shells with augmented reality
Taco Bell parent Yum! Brands and Doritos maker Frito-Lay have partnered on a splashy social campaign to launch Doritos Locos Tacos and started with a "Tweet-Off" last month. This week's launch includes cups and boxes with codes that smartphone users can scan to access and add to the Twitter messages, some of which will be displayed on digital signage in New York's Times Square. ClickZ (3/8) | Retail Spotlight | | | | - Target begins next round of fresh-food remodel
More than 100 Target stores are being remodeled this month to add a fresh-food section. The retailer has added the section to nearly 900 stores and plans about 230 more this year. The section sells produce, fresh packaged meat, prepackaged baked goods and frozen food. Progressive Grocer (3/8)
| Health & Wellness | | | | - Health, cost concerns may reduce U.S. meat consumption
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says meat and poultry consumption is expected to drop 12% this year compared with five years ago as Americans focus on costs, health and the environment. Tanya Steel of Epicurious.com says the trend is big among people older than 65 and younger than 30 who are replacing meat with other high-protein options, such as quinoa, eggs, nuts and beans. The Indianapolis Star (3/8) | GMA News | | | | - GMA and FMI to host 2012 Unsaleables Management Conference
GMA and FMI will again be hosting the 2012 Joint Industry Unsaleables Management Conference May 15 to 17 in Orlando, Fla.
Building on the conference theme of "The Blueprint for Innovation," the 2012 Joint Industry Unsaleables Management Conference will bring an exceptional group of reverse logistics, customer operations and supply chain experts together with CPG manufacturing and multichannel retail executives to discuss fresh perspectives on how unsaleables management is evolving.
This conference is a must-attend for professionals involved in all aspects of: - Customer operations, supply chain, unsaleables and reverse logistics
- Reclamation, recall, remarketing, liquidation and return management
- Sourcing, purchasing and procurement
- Sales operations, product development and retail solutions
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