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Whole Foods Using Ozone Disinfection in SW Commissaries
Natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has deployed a new sustainable disinfection system for in the commissary serving its 32 Southwest region stores.
GMA: Kids Viewing Fewer Food and Beverage Ads
In a presentation last week before a Federal Trade Commission forum, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) SVP and chief government affairs officer Mary Sophos revealed new data indicating that children today are seeing fewer food, beverage and restaurant advertisements on television, with the mix having shifted to more ads promoting nutritious items.

Nielsen’s Top Consumer Goods Spending Trends

While consumers around the world are more confident about the year ahead, Americans still seem relatively unconvinced that there will be drastic improvement. And they have good reason to be leery.
Organic Food, Beauty Products Still Niche Items: Study

Despite a lot of media attention and increased grocer interest in stocking organic food and HBC items, there has actually been no growth in the number of U.S. consumers who buy such products, according to a recent study by TABS Group, a Shelton, Conn.-based marketing, research and consulting firm in the consumer products industry.
‘Guiding Stars’ Scientific Advisory Panel Gets New Member

Guiding Stars Licensing Co. (GSLC) has added Dr. Mark A. Kantor to its Scientific Advisory Panel.
CPG Companies Shifting Resources from Traditional to Social Media: Study

Social media is increasingly playing a role in consumer packaged goods CPG company marketing strategies, according to a research study conducted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
Miller Poultry to Donate 20,000 Lbs. of Chicken at Mich. Banners

Michigan-area food pantries will be getting an early Christmas present, thanks to a partnership between D&W Fresh Market, VG’s, Plumb’s, Tom’s and Oleson’s and its poultry supplier, Miller Poultry, which will distribute 20,000 pounds of frozen chicken drumsticks this week.
Salba to Grow on

Food for toddlers and young children is healthier than ever with the introduction of HAPPYTOT, the first and only product line of its kind fortified with Salba.
Editor’s Note: Sugar & Spice

Manufacturers continue to modify ingredients for health in 2010.
Mintel Predicts Beauty Trends for 2010

Grocery holds great potential for HBC growth.

Whole Foods Using Ozone Disinfection in SW Commissaries

GMA: Kids Viewing Fewer Food and Beverage Ads

Nielsen&#8217;s Top Consumer Goods Spending Trends

Organic Food, Beauty Products Still Niche Items: Study

&#8216;Guiding Stars&#8217; Scientific Advisory Panel Gets New Member

CPG Companies Shifting Resources from Traditional to Social Media: Study

Miller Poultry to Donate 20,000 Lbs. of Chicken at Mich. Banners

Salba to Grow on

Editor&#8217;s Note: Sugar &amp; Spice

Mintel Predicts Beauty Trends for 2010

Nielsen’s Top Consumer Goods Spending Trends

‘Guiding Stars’ Scientific Advisory Panel Gets New Member

Editor’s Note: Sugar & Spice