| June 21, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
| Company Watch |  |  | | - Hershey to invest in disease-resistant cocoa trees for Mexican farmers
Hershey is launching the Mexico Cocoa Project, a $2.8 million, 10-year-long initiative aimed at improving the lives of cocoa farmers in southern Mexico with the distribution of disease-resistant cocoa trees in a region that has been decimated by the cocoa fruit disease Moniliasis. The initiative, which will also provide agricultural training, is being created in partnership with cocoa supplier Agroindustrias Unidas de Cacao SA de CV. CandyAndSnackToday.com (6/21), CandyIndustry.com (6/20)        | Get More with The Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN. EARN 25,000 MEMBERSHIP REWARDS® POINTS by spending $5,000 in the first 3 months of Card membership†.
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  - GMA helps lead the way on waste management innovation
Even as the U.S. consumer packaged goods industry has led the way in developing environmentally responsible approaches to waste management -- efforts that have resulted in the voluntary reduction of 1.5 billion pounds of packaging from 2005 to 2010 -- GMA CEO Pamela G. Bailey says the CPG industry will do more through a GMA initiative begun last year that seeks to build collaboration across the packaging life cycle from design to disposal. "Through this effort we will share model practices across the industry, continue to support innovation on packaging design, and sponsor new research to better understand consumer behavior and the many options for solid waste management," she writes. Environmental Protection (6/19) - Resealables are most popular packaging among consumers
Consumers identified resealability as the feature they want most in food and beverage packaging, according to research by Packaged Facts. Ease of opening and closing came in second, followed by freshness preservation. Meanwhile, 45% said they want lighter-weight packaging. Only 20% found microwave-safe packaging important. Convenience Store News (6/20) - Reusable glass bottles increase as concern about BPA grows
Reusable glass bottles are staging a comeback as consumers concerned about bisphenol A in plastic and cans seek alternative packaging. Coca-Cola is increasing products offered in glass, and thriving sales of glass water bottles have at least one entrepreneur working to perfect a shatter-resistant version. A global survey found that 37% of consumers are concerned about the safety of plastic used in food and beverage packaging, compared with 33% two years ago. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/20)  | The recruiting ecosystem is changing, led by professional social networks like LinkedIn and social media apps like Jobvite. Examine how the new ecosystem creates a streamlined, scientific and democratic approach to the recruiting process in this free white paper. |
 - Customer perspective key to supply chain planning improvement
Organizations that incorporate customers' perspectives into their supply chain planning cut inventory carrying costs in half compared to organizations that don't, according to data from business research firm APQC. External demand collaboration with customers nonetheless ranked among the processes least adopted by organizations looking to improve their supply chain planning. IndustryWeek (6/20)  - Nivea touts importance of touch with National PDA Day event
Nivea declared June 20 to be National PDA Day, as in "public display of affection," in a ceremony held in New York City's Herald Square. The public event, which featured talk show host Wendy Williams, was created to celebrate the importance of touch in forming human connections. "We think people should pledge to be more connected with their loved ones, to hug more, to kiss more, to touch more, which is toward the essence of the brand," said Nivea owner Beiersdorf's VP of marketing Magnus Jonsson. Drug Store News (6/20)  | Your business deserves easy savings.
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| Health & Wellness | | | | - High level of food allergies in kids signals need for food-prep safety
Nearly 10% of children living in urban areas and 6% of kids living in rural areas suffer from some type of food allergy, according to a study to be published next month in Clinical Pediatrics. The research highlights the importance of the food industry learning how to prepare and serve meals safe for kids with allergies. The research also shows that no matter where kids live, reaction from food allergies is equally likely to be severe or life threatening. FastCasual.com (6/20) | GMA News | | | |
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - USDA catfish-inspection program axed in Senate version of farm bill
A Senate farm-bill amendment to repeal a USDA catfish-inspection program created in 2008 was adopted by voice vote and received bipartisan support from Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz. The Government Accountability Office had ruled the program duplicative and inefficient. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., unsuccessfully argued that the program is necessary to ensure sanitary conditions for catfish raised outside the U.S. FoodSafetyNews.com (6/20)
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