Stagnito's New Products Magazine back issues from April 2002:
A thirsty pause.(Coca-Cola Co. vs. PesiCo Inc.)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2002 ... When I began as editor of Beverage Industry magazine so many years ago, Coke was it. The Coca-Cola Co. was the be all and end all in the world of soft drinks. It was the selling machine. As a company, it turned distribution into a science and it wrote the manual. But something ...
Kraft cuts 7,500 jobs; Nabisco operations streamlined. (Industry Watch).(Kraft Foods Inc. and RJR Nabisco Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Apr 01, 2002 ... U.S. food company Kraft Foods is in the process of eliminating approximately 7,500 jobs as a result of streamlining operations with biscuit and cracker producer Nabisco. Kraft acquired Nabisco for $18.9 billion in late 2000. A Kraft spokesperson said the positions that were ...
Cadbury Schweppes plc, London, reported that it acquired Nantucket Nectars. (News Briefs).(Nantucket Allserve Inc. divested by Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Cadbury Schweppes plc, London, reported that it acquired Nantucket Nectars, Nantucket, Mass., a fruit juice company ...
California Pizza Kitchen. (News Briefs).(expands frozen pizza distribution to Florida, New York and Texas)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... California Pizza Kitchen, Los Angeles, will expand the distribution of ...
The Wine Group. (News Briefs).(to buy Glen Ellen and MG Vallejo brands from Diageo P.L.C.)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... The Wine Group, San Francisco, announced that it will buy the ...
The Gatorade Co. (News Briefs).(launches Xtremo to Latino market)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... The Gatorade Co., Chicago, will launch a fruit flavored brand extension targeting the Latino ...
Nestle Ice Cream Co., Solon, Ohio, announced it has agreed to purchase the assets of Tropic Ice Co. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Nestle Ice Cream Co., Solon, Ohio, announced it has agreed to purchase ...
Impromptu Gourmet. (News Briefs).(closes)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Impromptu Gourmet, Valley Cottage, N.Y., a company that sold kits containing high quality ingredients for home-cooked meals ...
Tricon Global Restaurants Inc. (News Briefs).(planning to acquire emerging brands)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Tricon Global Restaurants Inc., New York, announced its intention to acquire ...
The Chupa Chups Group, Barcelona, maker of Chupa Chups lollipops and Six Flags Inc. (News Briefs).(marketing contract)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... The Chupa Chups Group, Barcelona, maker of Chupa Chups lollipops and Six Flags Inc. announced a marketing sponsorship agreement under which the company's ...
McKee Foods Corp. (News Briefs).(investing in new capacity and equipment)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... McKee Foods Corp., Collegedale, Tenn., maker of snack and breakfast foods like Little Debbie and Honey Buns, is ...
ConAgra Foods Inc. (News Briefs).(pizza product introduction)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., introduced a gourmet wood-fired pizza ...
Starbucks Corp., and PepsiCo. (News Briefs).(cold coffee sales planned)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Starbucks Corp., Seattle, and PepsiCo., Purchase, N.Y., are planning ...
Dole Beverages. (News Briefs).(introducing chilled juices)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Dole Beverages, Bradenton, Fla., is launching its first-ever chilled orange juice in five different ...
Tyson Foods. (News Briefs).(closing North Carolina bacon processing plant)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., will close its bacon processing plant at Holly Ridge in ...
General Mills. (News Briefs).(will make special-edition marketing products)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... General Mills, Minnneapolis, will make special-edition products available soon for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones ....
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. (News Briefs).(broccoli tea tested)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Johns Hopkins School of Medicine recently launched a test product - a broccoli tea -- that ...
Coors set to launch Vibe. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Colorado-based brewer Coors Brewing Co., is set to increase its presence in the malt-based beverage sector with the launch of a new brand, Vibe, later this spring. Vibe should be available in at least eight major cities by early May. Coors' existing malt beverage brand, Zima, ...
Tropicana to air OJ show. (Industry Watch).(marketing orange juice)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Tropicana, a unit of PepsiCo Inc., will soon air a television show targeted toward orange juice consumers. The show, called "Breakfast Americana," will depict the rise of orange juice to popularity in the American palette. The 28-minute show will span the history of orange ...
Burger King introduces veggie burger. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Burger King Corp., Miami, and its franchisees broke new ground in the fast food category with the national launch of the BK Veggie Burger. The product is the first veggie burger ever available at a fast food restaurant chain. The BK Veggie Burger is marketed as having a similar ...
General Mills named Marc Belton as senior vice president of Yoplait in Canada. (People).(General Mills executive appointments)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... General Mills named Marc Belton as senior vice president of Yoplait in Canada; Ian Friendly ...
Monterey Pasta Co. (People).(Joseph Stirlacci appointed vice president of sales)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Monterey Pasta Co. promoted Joseph ...
Chiquita Brands International. (People).(executive appointments)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Chiquita Brands International appointed Cyrus Freidheim as chairman of the ...
Aurora Foods. (People).(William McMannaman appointed chief financial officer and executive vice president)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Aurora Foods named William McMannaman as ...
Ruiz Food Products. (People).(appointment)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Ruiz Food Products appointed Bruce ...
Honest Tea. (People).(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Honest Tea named Gary Hirshberg and ...
Global Beverage Systems Inc. (People).(executive appointment)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Global Beverage Systems Inc. appointed ...
Top SKUs.
Apr 01, 2002 ... <Pre> Top SKUs Queen City Coffee Co. 248 Sainsbury 120 True Confections Inc. 69 Generale Alimentaire du Perigord 66 Grapevine ...
Product Alert: New Product Counts by Category. (Industry Watch).(processed food product statistics, U.S.)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Apr 01, 2002 ... <Pre> PRODUCT ALERT NEW PRODUCT COUNTS BY CATEGORY YTD THROUGH3/31/02 FOODS INTROS SKUS Baby Food...
Cry Baby fruit bars. (New Products).(new sour/tart candy introduced by La Perla Company Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Studies show that one of the fastest growing categories in candy and novelties is the sour and tart category. Cry Baby extra sour fruit bars are right in line with that trend. The tart fruit bars on a stick are available in three flavors: grape, cherry and blue raspberry. The bars are ...
Green Berry Rush. (New Products).(new Hawaiian Punch soft drink flavor)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Hawaiian Punch, the nation's No. 1 fruit punch, is blending fruits in a different way these days. The new Hawaiian Punch flavor, "Green Berry," is a mixture of kiwi and strawberry. The bright green drink, is non-carbonated and caffeine free. The product was developed for Hawaiian Punch ...
Folgers Jakada French Roast. (New Products).(chilled coffee beverage from Morningstar Foods)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Targeting adults ages 18 to 34, Folgers Jakada is the first chilled coffee beverage sold in convenient plastic packaging and made from Mountain Grown Folgers coffee and lowfat milk. The company hopes the product will fit with consumers searching for convenience and taste in a pick-me-up ...
Big Cheese Nips. (New Products).(cracker snack from Nabisco/Kraft)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... The extra big size of this snack makes dipping an enticing activity. With a larger surface area and a bit more cheese, the cracker snacks are in line with American tastes: bigger and better. Adding to its cracker product launches, Nabisco/Kraft also introduces E.T. Cheese Nips to coincide ...
Poppycock. (New Products).(new Poppycock variety with pecans and maple/brown sugar glaze)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Poppycock now has a new variety in its portfolio: Pecan Delight. Poppycock hopes consumers of pecan pie and pecan ice cream will make the choice to try its new Pecan Delight flavor. The new variety is loaded with pecans and smothered in maple and brown sugar glaze, similar to old-fashioned ...
Hawaiian delight ice cream. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Dave's Hawaiian's pint-sized ice cream offerings target "everyone who loves ice cream and wants to experience the taste of paradise." All Dave's Hawaiian products are processed in the Hawaii. Varieties include: Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Kahlua Fudge, Mango Sherbet, Passion Fruit Sherbet, ...
Caribbean Twist. (New Products).(Halewood International launches Caribbean Twist flavored malt beverages, U.S.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Halewood International has rolled out colorful Caribbean Twist malternative beverages in fruit and rum flavors. Six flavors of the products are available, including Orange, Lime, Watermelon, Pineapple, Pina Colada, and Barbados Blue, a blend of coconut, Blue Curacao and rum flavorings. The ...
Sargento cheddar cheese sauce. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Sargento created its new sauces to offer a more robust, creamy flavor than ordinary cheese sauces. The sauces offer consumers creative ways to incorporate cheese into their meals and can be used for parties, sporting events, after-school snacking and family meals. Salsa Con Queso blends ...
Optimum. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Nature's Path Foods, maker of the best-selling organic cereal brand in North America, now has Optimum Slim in its line of functional foods. Optimum Slim has 6 grams of dietary fiber, 5 grams of protein, 40 percent of the recommended daily intake of calcium, no saturated fat, no cholesterol ...
Dulce de Leche candies. (New Products).
Apr 01, 2002 ... Dulce de Leche candies are the newest item added to The Classic Caramel Co. line. Dulce de Leche is a chewy candy with a robust caramel taste. The company uses premium ingredients and extra steps in the caramel cooking process to achieve the product's unique taste. Dulce de Leche has been ...
Hostess coconut cakes. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Hostess gives these chocolate-covered snack cakes island flavor by putting coconut in the cream filling. The cakes are also available in snack packs of two cakes per package and sell for around a dollar. The company says that if you like a Mounds bar, you'll love these snacks. ...
Yoplait Whips! yogurt. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Yoplait Whips! yogurt features a light and fluffy mousse-like texture that creates the sensation of eating an indulgent food. The inspiration came from studies by physicists who say that foamy foods appeal to people's taste buds. Varieties are: Strawberry Mist, Cherry Chiffon, Key Lime ...
Chips Ahoy! Cremewiches. (New Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... These sandwich cookies combine the best of both worlds - vanillacreme filling surrounded by two classic Chips Ahoy cookies. The sweet treat is the newest from Chips Ahoy! But the company has more treats in store for the summer months. For all the chocoholics out there, you'll have to wait ...
Ito En Teas.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Ito En recently launched Teas' Tea, the first bottled tea of its kind in the United States. The line of tea includes Pure Green, Golden Oolong and Green Jasmine varieties. The tagline for the product, "Drink to your self," is an indication of the company's positioning of the product as ...
Shaken, not Stirred: The new yogurt drink from Stonyfield Farm bursts out of the gate as a beverage. (New Product Profile).
Apr 01, 2002; ... What does it mean when a company with a track record of successful new product introductions in one category branches out into another category altogether? It means the company has a BIG hit on its hands. Stonyfield Farm, Londonderry, N.H., introduced new drinkables ...
Playing it safe: how minimizing food safety risks can be part of the product development process. (Cover Story).
Apr 01, 2002; ... Recalls are costly, in more ways than one. It is decidedly disastrous for any food company to deal with the ramifications of a product that has been released to the market and then determined to be unsafe. Not only is a product recall an expensive undertaking, but negative publicity can ...
The long and the short of it: there's no single strategic solution for new product development, but opportunities abound for long-term, short-term and combined strategies. (Feature Article).(Industry Overview)
Apr 01, 2002; ... The mantra of the food and beverage industry seems to be that when it comes to new product development, short term is short sighted. New product champion Doug Hall of Eureka! Ranch has said it's a responsibility of management to invest resources against long-term R&D and in ...
Craving big red flavor: Tomatoes keep pace with consumer taste demands. (Category Snapshot).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002; ... If more Americans are seeing red these days it could be attributable to the increasingly sophisticated variety of tomato products on the market. Flavor-craving adults don't have to make do with generic ketchup when they can dab their fries in garlic- or chile-enhanced red ...
"Fresh and flavorful" wins over "bigger is better". (Foodservice Dish).(consumers are trending toward fast casual restaurants for better quality than at quick-serve restaurants)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002; ... Fast food has been a mainstay in the American foodservice industry since the 1950s. However, today's consumers are looking for more. They want quality, freshness and taste. All together and all at one stop! Quick service restaurant growth is stagnant for the most part while ...
A visit with new management at Multifoods. (Foodservice Dish).(International Multifoods)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002; ... Dan Swander recently jumped to "the client side." After years of solving client problems via Swander Pace & Co., a San Francisco consulting firm, Dan recently joined his client - International Multifoods - as president and chief executive officer. Multifoods has been a very ...
Bringing Aurora back. (Trend Watch).(Aurora Foods gets new leadership)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Apr 01, 2002; ... Jim Smith will be a featured speaker at Innovators 2002: The Conference on New Food & Beverage Concepts Sept. 19-20, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., adjacent to Chicago's O'Hare airport. It will be just Jim and me sitting down for a one-on-one talk about ...
Sensory Saga: A foundation in sensory testing can lead consumer testing to the next level. (Ingredient Technology).(sensory testing of food products)
Apr 01, 2002; ... Sensory testing and consumer testing have been instrumental in the food industry for decades, and now innovation is taking these practices one step further. Food companies are building upon the foundation of sensory science and pushing consumer testing to the next level -- ...
FMI to kick off in May. (Show Coverage).(Food Marketing Institute's Supermarket Industry Convention and Educational Exposition planned for early May, 2002)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... In early May, thousands of exhibitors and attendees will descend on Chicago's McCormick Place to take part in the 2002 Food Marketing Institute Supermarket Industry Convention and Educational Exposition. FMI says this year it changed its focus to target new products and services ...
NASFT Fancy Foods Show. (Show Coverage).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Inc.'s spring Fancy Food Show will be held simultaneously with FMI at McCormick Place. There will be several workshops and seminars held during the show. Workshops include "Profitable food production: operational strategies for ...
Cargill promotes soy protein with added flavor. (Suppliers News).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Cargill has introduced a new soy protein isolate designed to help Americans enjoy the health benefits of soy by enhancing its taste. A few years ago, the Food and Drug Administration issued a health claim permitting food companies to highlight the cardiovascular health benefits of soy ...
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Supplier Briefs).(markets new pasta via the Internet)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Ill., announced that Soy7 pasta, in which each serving ...
Dairy Management Inc. (Supplier Briefs).(develops improved low-fat cheese)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Dairy Management Inc., Rosemont, Ill., recently sponsored a study that found a new method of using commercially available ...
Cerestar, France, will negotiate a bid from U.S. agribusiness company Cargill. (Supplier Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Cerestar, France, will negotiate a bid from U.S. agribusiness company Cargill, Minneapolis, to acquire a majority stake in the French ...
Urbani Holdings Inc. (Supplier Briefs).(to distribute its wares through more Wild Oats Markets)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Urbani Holdings Inc., one of the largest distributors of truffles and caviar in the United States, extended ...
Arthur D. Little. (Supplier Briefs).(develops beverages with dietary fiber)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Arthur D. Little, Cambridge, Mass., announced it has developed a series of new beverage formulations that contain a soluble dietary fiber -- found naturally in oats -- that reduces the risk of ...
Haarmann & Reimer. (Supplier Briefs).(conducts resaerch study among 'tweens')(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Haarmann & Reimer, Teterboro, N.J., recently announced the results of a sensory and consumer research study concerning ...
Mcllhenny Co. (Supplier Briefs).(launches Web site)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... McIlhenny Co., Avery Island, La., launched a new Web site for its division of Tabasco brand Industrial Ingredients. The site contains information ...
RFI, and Hauser Inc. (Supplier Briefs).(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... RFI, Blauvelt, N.Y., and Hauser Inc., Long Beach, Calif., formed a strategic alliance to supply dietary supplement and functional food ingredients to the ...
Dickson Co. (Supplier Briefs).(launches new Web site)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Dickson Co., Addison, III., announced the launch of its new Web site, dicksonweb.com. The redesigned site ...
Rhodia Food. (Supplier Briefs).(opens labs in France)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Rhodia Food, Cranbury, N.J., opened its new research and development laboratory in Aubervilliers, France ....
Institut Rosell. (Supplier Briefs).(receives award)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Institut Rosell, Montreal, Canada, received the Frost & Sullivan 2001 Technology ...