Beverage groups sue NYC over sugary drink ban
According to Reuters, soft drink makers and a restaurant group filed a lawsuit on Oct. 12, seeking to block New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s upcoming ban on large sugary drinks. … Continue Reading →
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What is your outlook for mergers and acquisitions in the natural/organic space over the next year?
The M&A rate will accelerate Activity will drop off We’ll maintain our current pace Supermarket News
Social media may generate false controversy over food/health topics
KDPaine & Partners LLC, a social media and communications measurement firm, has announced the findings of a study examining debates of controversial health subjects on social media sites. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Survey: Consumers Value Quality Over Low Prices
AUSTIN, Texas — Americans, while seeking value when they’re grocery shopping, are not about to trade quality for lower prices, a just-released survey shows. read more Supermarket News
Central Market to Pore Over Beer
DALLAS — Nearly two dozen of the world’s best brewmasters will descend on H-E-B’s Central Market Wednesday to host samplings, talk one-on-one with enthusiasts and share recipes that take beer … Continue Reading →
Customer Sues Over Salmonella
The Seattle law firm Marler Clark announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of Angela Compton over the purchase of cantaloupes at a Battle Creek, Mich., … Continue Reading →
Mangoes Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
SILVER SPRING, Md. — For the second time in a one-month period, fruit was cited as a possible source of salmonella illnesses. Several retailers have removed mangoes from stores and … Continue Reading →
Sales Takes Over at Supervalu
MINNEAPOLIS — Wayne C. Sales, who took the wheel at reeling Supervalu last week, said he would race to prop up the company that he’s also trying to sell. read … Continue Reading →
Proposed bill would increase USDA authority over organics
U.S. Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Calif.) and Congressman Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) have introduced the Organic Standards Protection Act, with the aim to ensure that products bearing the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture … Continue Reading →
Monsanto files suit against DuPont over seed development
According to Bloomberg, Monsanto Co., a global seed company, has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against DuPont Co. and its Pioneer Hi-Bred unit over a way to develop new seeds more … Continue Reading →