Companies urged to avoid data biases
Organizations making use of Big Data need to be aware of their own biases to achieve the best insights, according to a presentation by author and journalist Nate Silver at … Continue Reading →
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Food, beverage companies slash calories in obesity fight
Sixteen of the nation’s leading food and beverage companies sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings of … Continue Reading →
Aldi Tops Ranks of ‘Simple’ Companies
NEW YORK — Grocery discounter Aldi was named to the top spot of a list of global brands ranked by their simplicity by Siegel + Gale, which announced findings of … Continue Reading →
Ahold Sues Drug Companies
QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA has filed suit against the makers of the drug Solodyn, citing “substantial losses” resulting from the drug maker’s attempts to keep the top-selling acne treatment … Continue Reading →
Report: Top performing U.S. CPG companies
A study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) has identified the top-performing companies in the U.S. consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. IFT Daily News
Smithfield Foods named to index to socially responsible companies
The FTSE Group, a global index company, has once again named Smithfield Foods Inc. to its prestigious FTSE4Good Index Series for companies demonstrating globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Target to Buy Recipe, Cookware Companies
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Chefs Catalog and assets of Cooking.com, two online companies offering kitchen tools and recipes. read more Supermarket News
Report reveals nutrition practices of top 25 food, beverage companies
The world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers must do more to increase access to nutritious products and positively exercise their influence on consumer choice and behavior, according to the first … Continue Reading →
North American food companies develop standards for case code labeling
GS1 US and GS1 Canada have announced the publication of the North American Industry Guidance for Standard Case Code Labeling for Extended Product Attributes, a guidance document supporting industry-wide adoption … Continue Reading →
Year in Review: 2012 Rewrites Script for Many Food Retailing Companies
For Supervalu and Fresh & Easy, 2012 marked the beginning of a difficult new phase in their prolonged turnaround efforts. read more Supermarket News