Campbell focuses on beverage growth Campbell Soup CEO Denise Morrison says competition from specialty beverages has created challenges as the company attempts to build sales of shelf-stable juice. She says expanding the company's beverage business is a top priority in the coming year, with the V8 brand expected to lead the way. FoodBusinessNews.net (free registration) (8/26) Cargill to add automated distribution in Kansas Cargill is set to begin construction this year on a $48 million automated distribution system for its processing facility in Dodge City, Kan. The system, expected to come online in the spring of 2015, "will benefit our customers by improving order accuracy and on-time delivery, in addition to providing better capability to handle the ever-increasing complexity of product offerings shipped to domestic and international markets," said John Keating, president of Cargill Beef. FoodBusinessNews.net (free registration) (8/27), Refrigerated & Frozen Foods online (8/28)  | New white paper: Overcoming challenges of asset management amid declining federal budgets
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 | FoodPairing moves beyond pairings to recipes FoodPairing, a Belgian company that pairs foods by matching them on a molecular level, is now creating full recipes, said Science Director Bernard Lahousse. "Most of our users are chefs and bartenders who want to be creative, but we're also working with a lot more food and beverage companies," he said. Kraft and Nestle have worked with the company to create flavor pairings for new products. FoodNavigator (8/29) Kalsec creates indexes to measure pepper heat Kalsec, using data from Mintel, has developed Kalsec HeatSync Heat Indexes that help customers evaluate the heat of 34 varieties of pepper. "We're seeing particular interest in Szechuan pepper, which delivers a tingling and numbing sensation in the mouth as well as great citrusy flavors," according to the natural-extract specialist. FoodNavigator (8/29) | Packaging rationalization protects company's products, reputation Product packaging plays a crucial role in both protecting the customers' products during delivery and the company's reputation, according to this article. Hence, companies should consider packaging rationalization in order to maximize cost and keep their customers satisfied. "The point is, transport packaging is about much more than packaging. It should be designed to protect not only your products, but your company's reputation," writes Tom Andel, editor-in-chief of Material Handling & Logistics. Material Handling & Logistics online/Chain of Thought (8/22) | Miller Lite cans to party (and look) like its 1975 MillerCoors is dusting off some old Miller Lite duds, repackaging its classic brew in its original 1975 launch design from Jan. 1 to March 15 next year. Ninety-eight percent of Miller Lite cans, across three sizes, will get the design throwback. "This is the first of a series of initiatives that will help us reinforce why Miller Lite is the perfect and only beer for Miller Time," the company said in a memo. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (8/28)  | Comcast Business: Entertainment Beyond the TV
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