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Industry News
U.S. retailers continue to make progress
in offering store brand products with health claims
relevant to shoppers looking for healthier food choices.
Store brands now comprise almost 40% of products with
preservative claims, one-fourth of organic product sales
and nearly one-fifth of all products with natural and
fat claims in food/drug/mass merchandise retailers,
reported Nielsen. Full
Story
CSM Bakery Supplies North America
acquired Best Brands, a premium bakery manufacturer.
Full
Story
Dollar General plans to open 600
stores over the next 12 months. Full
Story
PepsiCo
Inc., Lance Inc. and Diamond Foods Inc. are among the
companies bidding to acquire Kettle Foods,  reported
Bloomberg.com. A deal may be announced
in the next 30 days, according to a source. Full
Story (Free Registration Required)
New
Product News: Kronos Foods,
Inc. introduced Baklava Chocolat. Full
Story ... Nasoya
will introduce Tofu Plus.
Full
Story
... The
Republic of Tea introduced five Hibiscus Superflower
Teas. Full
Story ... PepsiCo's
Gatorade is removing high fructose corn syrup from
Gatorade Thirst Quencher and G2. Full
Story
In response to a recent Daily Brief
survey, "Who was the better negotiator in the Kraft/Cadbury
deal," 26% voted Kraft and 74% voted Cadbury.
International News
 Marel
entered into an agreement to sell the Food & Dairy Systems
division of Stork Food Systems,
excluding its operations in Spain. Full
Story
Monaco will propose a complete
ban on international commercial trade in bluefin tuna
at the next triennial world conference of the Convention
on the International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora. Full
Story
Health News
Men
who drink more than two cups of tea a day have trimmer
waistlines than men who drink
coffee or nothing at all. However, the same does not
hold true for women, according to findings from the
U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,
conducted by CDC, reported CBSNews. Full
Story
Washington News
USDA unveiled several initiatives
regarding the safety and quality of food purchased for
the National School Lunch Program
and other food and nutrition assistance programs, including:
AMS will implement new food safety purchasing requirements
for its beef suppliers; AMS will increase information
sharing with other agencies; FSIS will work with AMS
to review and evaluate meat, poultry and processed egg
vendors; and FNS will review and evaluate methods currently
being used by state agencies to communicate with schools
and school districts regarding product recalls. Full
Story
USDA will develop a new framework
for animal disease traceability in the U.S. USDA's
efforts will: only apply to animals moved in interstate
commerce; be administered by the states and Tribal Nations;
encourage the use of lower-cost technology; and be implemented
transparently through federal regulations and the full
rulemaking process. Full
Story
Market News
Warmer, drier weather is helping
California strawberries rebound in time for Valentine's
Day promotions following heavy
rains in January. Supplies are still expected to be
tight and quality good for the holiday promotion, reported
The Packer Online. Full
Story (Subscription Required)
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Supplies of peaches, nectarines and
plums from Chile are short and will likely stay
that way for the remainder of the deal due to inclement
weather and fewer acres planted. Chilean peach shipments
were down 50%, nectarine shipments 35% and plum shipments
21% industrywide, stated Jerry Smirniotis, East Coast
VP and stone fruit category director for The Oppenheimer
Group, reported The Packer Online. Full
Story (Subscription Required)
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