Perhaps by virtue of its serving a basic human need, the food-processing industry does not garner the sizzling press and fawning attention that seem to follow the biotech or electronics industries. That is not to say that food processing is a staid or dull industry. On the contrary, satisfying the...
Nine months after September 11, the fact that the nation's food supply is vulnerable to deliberate contamination is of utmost concern to public health officials, government regulators and food processors. The concept of "food security," usually defined as ensuring an adequate food supply to people in need, has taken on...
This paper examines and reviews the expanding role of electronic nose instrumentation, as a quality-monitoring tool for food-packaging materials. The food industry is interested in determining the applicability of using an electronic nose for odor analysis of retained printing solvent levels in packaging. Three electronic nose systems were optimized for...
A new wave of business-to-business Web marketplaces is trying to put the wholesale perishable-foods industry on a much-needed diet. In a fragmented industry heavily dependent on person-to-person selling by phone and fax, the sites offer the potential of cutting transaction costs from supply chains for everything from beef and chicken...
The Council of Better Business Bureaus and the National Advertising Review Council have just devised two ways to reform the food industry markets to children. The first project is the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative. It will push the message given to children to the healthier side dietary continuum....
The U.S. government could now be requiring food companies to keep extensive records of shipments so that when an outbreak foodborne illness occurs, its source could be easily found. But the industry successfully lobbied the Bush Administration to limit the amount of paperwork it had to keep, saying it would...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-BJ's Restaurants Names New Chairman and Lead Independent DirectorC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com BJ s Restaurants announced that it held its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, June 4. Shareholders re-elected Paul A. Motenko, Jeremiah J. Hennessy, Gerald...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Church & Dwight to Build New Laundry Detergent Plant in PennsylvaniaC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Church & Dwight Co. has announced plans to construct a new integrated laundry detergent manufacturing plant and distribution center in York County, Pennsylvania. ...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly MarketC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and has announced the addition of China Sugar Monthly Market Report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-eFoodSafety Offers Report on OraPhyteC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com eFoodSafety.com, a researcher, developer, and marketer of whole food and nutraceutical products, said that it is providing an update on OraPhyte, its product being tested by major universities for efficacy in...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Kellogg Named to Most Ethical Companies' ListC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Ethisphere Institute named Kellogg Company to Ethisphere's second-annual World's Most Ethical Companies list. Ethisphere, a think-tank dedicated to the research and promotion of profitable best practices...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Monsanto Commits to Double Yield in Three Major CropsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Monsanto Company announced a three-point commitment to help increase food production in the face of growing demand, limited natural resources and a changing climate. It...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts GrowthC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hook & Ladder Brewing Company, a Washington, D.C.-area venture started by a volunteer firefighter and his business-minded brother, is bucking negative economic trends and experiencing tremendous growth this year, despite...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Nielsen and NMI Analysis: Green Consumers Spend More in Warehouse ClubsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Nielsen Company and the Natural Marketing Institute have unveiled results connecting green consumers attitudes to their shopping behavior. The analysis was...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai EnterprisesC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Maui Wowi Hawaiian, a destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, announced it has expanded its worldwide corporate ohana to the...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Analysis of Hormel FoodsC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of Analysis of Hormel Foods to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Bread and Rolls In ChinaC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of Bread & Rolls in China to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Nielsen Reports on Consumer Goods Categories That Are Most Immune, Most Vulnerable to RecessionC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com As the economic downturn causes consumers to reprioritize their spending habits and forces consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers to reevaluate their...
DENISE the Wine Shop started its operations in Malaysia in 1998. After starting a chain of over 16 stores, David Lim, its founder, branched out to Singapore in August 2006. Within a short span of six months, he established 10 outlets and by end 2007, he would have increased this...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN customers in an upscale restaurant want to order a bottle of wine with dinner, they could be overwhelmed by or are unfamiliar with the selections offered on the wine list. When this is the case, they can ask the sommelier for advice. Sommelier is French...
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