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May 12, 2010
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Industry News

advertiseStarbucks will expand franchising efforts for Seattle's Best Coffee that will increase distribution to more than 30,000 venues by the end of its fiscal year from 3,000 points earlier this year. AMC Theatres will also begin serving Seattle's Best Coffee in July at nearly 300 locations while almost 70 will serve espresso-based beverages. The chain will also debut a new logo. Full Story Eventually, the brand will also be sold in convenience stores, drive-through kiosks, coffee carts, vending machines and mobile trucks. David Palmer, an analyst who follows Starbucks for UBS Securities, believes the strategy makes sense, as no national coffee brand can be found across the U.S. convenience-store industry, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

Kraft Foods Inc. introduced more than 30 new products, many of them brand extensions, at the FMI show. New products include Back to Nature Gluten Free Rice Thin Crackers with 23 grams of whole grain per serving and what the company claims is the first flavor changing gum, Stride Shift. Full Story

View Today! The May 12 edition of New Products Hits and Misses with Phil Lempert profiles items including Healthy Choice Creamy Basil Pesto, M&M's Coconut and Glacia Ice Box Pure Arctic Spring Water. Five new products are evaluated each week. Click here to view.

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Kids ages two to 17 ate more refrigerated yogurt as a snack-oriented food in 2009 than they did in 2008, but fresh fruit remained the top snack food consumed by this age group, according to the NPD Group. Potato chips, fresh fruit, string cheese and prepackaged cheese cubes or shapes and hard candy also experienced growth in 2009 versus 2008 as snack foods eaten between, with or instead of meals. Full Story

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With Aldi and Save-A-Lot expanding aggressively, and Whole Foods regaining vitality, is there any room in the middle for traditional supermarkets which attempt to meet mass market needs?

Yes

No

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.'s tender offer for all outstanding shares of Diedrich Coffee common stock resulted in the tendering of approximately 5,446,334 shares representing about 95% of the outstanding shares as of the tender offer's expiration date on May 10. Full Story New! A recording of the Food Institute webinar A Look at Merger & Acquisition Activity, Past, Present and Future is now available! The webinar reviewed recent M & A activity and discussed what makes certain companies appealing to sell or buy. To purchase a recording, click here.

Hershey is set to expand its Palmyra, PA-based distribution center and co-pack facility in June. The $28 million project is in the final design phase. Full Story

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Become an FI member!Purchase Now! The two-part Listeria Control and Regulation webinar, presented by the Food Institute and Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC, is now available for purchase. Topics addressed include root cause analysis and corrective preventive measures when Lm is discovered and how to respond to the government when an agency requests a recall or threatens enforcement actions as a result of Lm positives. Click here to purchase or for more information.

Furmano Foods
Nestled in the fertile Susquehanna River Valley of Central Pennsylvania, Furmano Foods is a fourth generation family owned and operated tomato and vegetable canning company in business since 1921. Furmano services retail, foodservice and international markets with its product line of tomato products, canned dry beans, snap beans and bean salads and canned peppers. "Great taste is a family tradition."

To learn more about this Food Institute member visit: www.furmanos.com.

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International News

Sobeys Inc. introduced a new format, FreshCo, which will focus on fresh foods, while catering to budget-conscious multicultural customers. Sobeys is launching the new concept in eight of its former Price Chopper stores beginning May 12. The chain plans to rapidly expand FreshCo, converting more of its 87 Price Choppers to the new format and adding new outlets, reported The Globe and Mail. Full Story (Free Registration Required), Full Release

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Health News

There is a lack of consistent information about the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of food allergies, according to researchers who reviewed data from 72 studies. The review authors found that food allergies affect between 1% and 10% of the U.S. population, but it is not clear whether the prevalence of food allergies is increasing, reported HealthDay. Full Story

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Washington News

First Lady Michelle Obama and members of the Childhood Obesity Task Force unveiled the Task Force action plan: Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation. The plan seeks to return the childhood obesity rate to 5% by 2030. The report presents a series of 70 specific recommendations, including providing healthy food in schools through improvements in federally-supported school lunches and breakfasts and improving access to healthy, affordable food by eliminating "food deserts" in urban and rural America. Full Story, Full Report

A recording of the Food Institute webinar Implementing An E.coli Control Policy is now available! A panel of experts discussed how to prevent and control E. coli outbreaks; how to keep your records in order to avoid shouldering the blame for mishandling foodstuff; and how to deal with a positive finding should it occur. To purchase a recording, click here.

The Los Angeles attorney's office filed 14 counts of false and misleading advertising against Ralphs and Kroger Co., reported The Associated Press. Full Story

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Market News

Onion farmers found unusually strong demand for their crops as harvest begins in the Imperial Valley. Rain and other weather problems damaged onions grown in Texas. Most of the onions now available come from storage. Observers claim prices will remain high until onion supplies catch up with demand, reported California Farm Bureau.

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