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Paul Atkins: SEC Needs Lighter Touch: Paul Atkins: SEC Needs Lighter TouchSEC needs to be less hardI agree in most of the ideas of Paul Atkins. Foreign business are afraid of the SEC regulation. They will make business elsewhere. And, at the end, never is enough regulation. Always there is a way.Salvador TrinxetCEOBanco Internacional de Investimentoswww.bancoii.com; Tags: paul atkins, sec, sec needs; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Atkins Bankruptcy: Your New Decisions to a Healthy Life!: Atkins Nutritionals filed for bankruptcy at the beginning of August 2005 in light of a decline in the diet's popularity and profits. Atkins low carbohydrate craze focused on eliminating grains, fruits and vegetables to shed weight, and embraced high-protein diets rich in meat and cheese. As the popularity of the...; Tags: food, bankruptcy, litigation, food & beverage, business operations, manufacturing; White papers
Paul Atkins: SEC Needs Lighter Touch: Do you think the nation's top securities regulator goes overboard in enforcement? One of its outgoing commissioners thinks it does. U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission member Paul Atkins recently co-wrote an article claiming that enforcement issues are so egregious that the SEC needs to set up an...; Tags: sec, regulations, sarbanes-oxley, government, financial accounting, finance, peter galuszka; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Milk Protein Products - What Are They and What Role Do They Play in Lactose Reduced (Low "Carb") Foods.: The recent popularity of low-carb diets (for example, Atkins diet) has focused the attention of the American consumer on the carbohydrate content of their diet and of individual foods. Obesity, and being over weight, has been identified as a major health problem for the American public. Many consumers are looking...; Tags: manufacturing, food & beverage, cornell university, food; White papers 2004-03-26
Reaching New Lows: Manufacturers of bakery goods and snack foods are slashing the sugar and ditching the flour to compete in the lucrative low-carb market. The market for these snack and bakery products appears to be strong. Although the jury is still out as to the potential risks of the Atkins diet and...; Tags: market, food & beverage, manufacturing; White papers

Obesity: Weighing the Opinions: Obesity has been the leading food industry story during the past year, and it would be hard to miss the message that it is a growing problem in the United States. While most experts discuss the underlying causes of large portion sizes and a more sedentary lifestyle, fast foods, packaged...; Tags: manufacturing, beverage, food, food & beverage, obesity; White papers
Retailers Speak Out on Merchandising Low Carb: Diets such as Atkins and South Beach are helping to make 2004 a skyrocketing year for low-carb products, including refrigerated and frozen. The growing popularity of low-carb products has resulted in some major out-of-stock issues. Manufacturers can't keep up with production. They need to do a better job on the...; Tags: production, product, retail, manufacturing, recruitment & selection, human resources, workforce management; White papers
You Are How You Manage: Today 30% of America is obese (more than 30 pounds overweight) and sixty-six percent is overweight. Despite the assurances of the late Dr. Atkins' company and all the others jumping on the high protein bandwagon, no one knows for sure what the long term effects will be of eliminating carbohydrates...; Tags: talent, food, food & beverage, workforce management, manufacturing, human resources; White papers 2004-08-04
Seafood Casts a Wider Net: Improved Merchandising and New Products Are Reeling in New Customers, But Shoppers Still Have "Fear Factor" When It Comes to Preparation: People probably heard the one about the seafood diet?they "see food" and they eat it?but seafood is actually becoming an increasingly important part of many Americans' diets, whether they're strict followers of Atkins or South Beach or regular folk simply trying to cut back on fat and cholesterol. In fact,...; Tags: sales force management, sales, manufacturing, seafood, sales strategy, food & beverage; White papers
The Perfect Storm: Indeed, the United States Department of Agriculture USDA reported the price of a gallon of milk had increased twice as much as that for a gallon of gasoline during the previous 12 months. U.S. milk prices soared from a 23-year low in late 2002 and early '03 to dizzying heights...; Tags: u.s. department of agriculture; White papers
Low-Carb Living Puts Protein in the Spotlight: Protein ingredients have been around for a long time, but thanks to the Atkins, South Beach and other low-carb diet crazes, this old stand-by is now a hot choice for beverages. "Consumer awareness of low-carb diets is through the roof, and the demand for high-protein beverages has really increased. Soy...; Tags: manufacturing, food & beverage, beverage; White papers
Formulating Lower Carbohydrate Beverages: Lower carbohydrate beverages face the challenges of maintaining body and mouth feel when solids are removed. Physical stability also becomes a concern as the removal of sugar and other solids may result in problems with sedimentation and separation control. FMC BioPolymer offers cellulose gel and carrageenan for their functionality as...; Tags: manufacturing, food & beverage, beverage; White papers
Only the Good Eaters Die Young?: The death last Friday of Wilber Hardee, 89, founder of the Hardee's chain of burger joints, prompted Gawker.com to take note of the oddly large number of recent deaths of really, really old fast-food moguls. To wit: JR Simplot, 99, died in May. He invented the processed...; Tags: dan mitchell, manufacturing, human resources, software, enterprise software, healthcare, food & beverage, benefits, vertical industries, death, health care, founder; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Will Cox Bite the Bullet on Shareholder Proxy Rights?: It soon will be moment-of-truth time for Christopher Cox, chairman of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, regarding one of the most fundamental issues in shareholder rights. So far, Cox has dodged the issue which has been festering for five years. It involves allowing shareholders to propose...; Tags: chairman, issue, financial accounting, finance, peter galuszka, shareholder; Blog posts 2008-07-01
CEOs: Don't Sweat New SEC Commissioners: CEOs probably don't have much to fear from the two new Democratic nominees to the U.S Securities & Exchange Commission. While both individuals have solid records, they are not seen to be boat rockers and are unlikely to do much to push the agenda of shareholder rights advocates. ...; Tags: sec, mutual funds, retirement plans, corporate governance, financial accounting, investment, human resources, benefits, business operations, corporate law, finance, peter galuszka; Blog posts 2008-04-11
Earth to Bush: Fix the SEC: President Bush is in the waning days of an administration that has underachieved expectations, to put it charitably. But there's still one thing he could get right—naming two of the right kind of Democrats to the Securities & Exchange Commission and thereby driving a stake into the heart of shareholder...; Tags: financial accounting, corporate governance, cox, sec, board, democrat, shareholder, business operations, corporate law, finance, william j. holstein; Blog posts 2007-10-25
Wells Fargo Results Ease Fears, Shares Surge: By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co WFC, the fifth-largest U.S. bank, reported surprisingly strong quarterly results and raised its dividend, easing investor fears about mortgage losses and causing its shares to soar on Wednesday. Profit fell 23 percent...; Tags: j.p. morgan chase & co., citigroup inc., bank of america corp., financial services, wells fargo & co., bank, wachovia corp., washington mutual inc.; News items 2008-07-16