| March 5, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- PepsiCo executive urges information sharing
John Compton, CEO of the PepsiCo Americas Foods and Global Snacks Group, said at the Food Marketing Institute Midwinter Executive Conference that "speed will be a future currency for growth and profitability. It requires us to re-think old habits and to embrace the speed at which the world is changing. It requires us to collaborate to use our collective resources in a way in which we can build demand for our products and loyalty with our shoppers." CPG Matters magazine (3/2012)       - Sara Lee to base beverage business in the Netherlands
Sara Lee said it will seek a listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange for its coffee and tea business and will base the business in the Netherlands after the company is split in two. CEO Jan Bennink said the unit, which includes the Netherlands-based Douwe Egberts coffee brand, has "solid market positions and deep roots in many European markets," adding, "Domiciling [it] in the Netherlands allows management to be close to its key Western European markets and effectively manage its global portfolio." The Wall Street Journal (3/2)  | Trends |  |  | | - Gum market looks bright, says research firm
Research company Global Industry Analysts predicts the global gum market will grow at a compound annual rate of 4.9% over the next five years, reaching $23.1 billion by 2017. Functional and adult-specific gums are expected to lead the growth, countering sluggish sales in gum for children. CandyAndSnackToday.com (3/5)  | The Business Platinum Card® from American Express OPEN
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  - 7-Eleven teams with Powerade for March Madness
Coca-Cola's Powerade brand is teaming with 7-Eleven to offer Mountain Berry Blast Slurpees and fountain drinks sold in NCAA souvenir cups depicting "miracle moments" in the college March Madness tournaments. The cups have QR codes that connect smartphone users to a Powerade website with a video about the depicted play. Convenience Store News (3/2)  | 10 Principles for Building an Effective Human Capital Plan
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| Health & Wellness | | | | - Grocers tout NuVal during National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month, started in 1973 with the theme "Invest in Yourself -- Buy Nutrition," is being marked this year by grocers including Big Y World Foods and Tops Market, which are encouraging shoppers to use the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System to guide food purchases. The system, which ranks foods on a scale of 1 to 100 based on how nutritious it is, helps "people make better food choices so they can invest in themselves," said Carrie Taylor, corporate dietitian for Big Y. Progressive Grocer (3/2) - Study: Cocoa may boost health in diabetes patients
Daily consumption of dark chocolate bars and a beverage containing approximately 100 milligrams of epicatechin for three months helped normalize cristae levels and increase molecular indicators of mitochondria production in type 2 diabetes and heart failure patients with damaged skeletal muscle mitochondria, according to a very small study in Clinical and Translational Science. United Press International (3/2) | GMA News | | | | - Only one day left to register for Capturing Recall Costs report webcast
In collaboration with Ernst & Young, and Covington & Burling, GMA will hold a webcast on the recently released report: Capturing Recall Costs: Measuring and Recovering the Losses on March 6, from 2-4 p.m. EST.
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