| January 3, 2011 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
- Safeway debuts custom ice cream containers
Private-label packaging typically uses stock components to minimize costs, but Safeway is breaking that mold with a custom container for its ice cream brands. The tapered cartons, created in partnership with Huhtamaki, cut transportation costs because they are shipped flat. GreenerPackage.com (12/27)        - Mentos captures the social media explosion
Mentos has acquired more than 500,000 Facebook "likes," and sales have risen 6% in the past year with little support beyond social media and shopper marketing. The Perfetti Van Melle brand scored an early social media success in 2006 with YouTube videos of explosions caused by dropping the mints into Diet Coke, and kept the momentum by inviting the video makers to create a Mentos-Diet Coke fountain. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (1/3)  |  |  | | Compare 11 Leading ERP Solutions 119 Ways
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 - Coke's "happiness ambassadors" complete their mission
The three 20-something "happiness ambassadors" hired by Coca-Cola completed their yearlong journey to 186 countries on Wednesday, logging more than 650 million media impressions as they documented their journey on Expedition206.com, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The effort pushed many markets into digital and social media and "provided a platform for the different markets to activate as they see fit," a company manager said. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (1/3)  | INTRODUCING HP ePRINT— Print from anywhere from any mobile device.* The HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One now with $120 INSTANT REBATE. BUY NOW.
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 - Sunflower buys name from SUPERVALU
Sunflower Farmers Market has acquired the use of the Sunflower name from SUPERVALU and is changing its private-label packaging to incorporate the name. It also is changing three Newflower Farmers Market stores in Texas to Sunflower stores. The packaging previously carried an image of a sunflower and the words "Serious food, silly prices." Supermarket News (12/31)  | Hot Topics |  | | | Top five news stories selected by GMA SmartBrief readers in the past week. - Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.
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| Health & Wellness | | | | - Study: Red meat may increase stroke risk for women
A 10-year study of more than 30,000 Swedish women found a 42% increased risk of stroke among those who ate the most red meat, at least 3.6 ounces a day, compared with those who ate less than an ounce a day. The study found consumption of red and processed meats increased the risk for "cerebral infarction," the most common type of stroke, but did not influence the risks of other types of stroke. Reuters (12/31) - Video game may improve childhood nutrition
Children ages 10 to 12 who played a video game aimed at encouraging healthful eating and then answered questions about the experience ate about two-thirds of a serving more of fruits and vegetables each day than children who did not play the game. The study will be published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine this month. Progressive Grocer (1/2) | GMA News | | | |
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - Federal food challenge for 2011: Implementation
In 2011, federal officials are expected to focus on implementing the newly approved Food Safety and Modernization Act and Child Nutrition Bill. Also on tap are regulations allowing state-inspected meat to be sold in other states and more cooperation on genetically modified crops. FoodSafetyNews.com (1/1)
| International | | | | - British program gives vouchers for healthful foods
 Millions of people in Britain will receive vouchers for discounts on healthful foods as part of an industry-financed initiative to curb obesity. The effort, part of the government's Change4Life program, provides discounts on brand-name yogurt, frozen vegetables and other products. One food policy professor called it "a corporate brand protection strategy." Reuters (1/2) | SmartQuote | | | |  | Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future."
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