Stagnito's New Products Magazine back issues from May 2002:
Elementary lessons. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 01, 2002 ... As a social studies lesson, my son's third grade class just finished a marvelous new product project. That's right, the third-graders at Lincoln Elementary School decided to get into the food business. They determined the product they wanted to produce and market and produced a business ...
Hershey workers strike over expired contract. (Industry Watch).(Hershey Foods Corp.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 01, 2002 ... An estimated 2,700 workers at Hershey Foods Corp. are out on strike after union representatives and management failed to negotiate a settlement in late April. The dispute arose over the terms of a four-year employment contract that expired last November. The workers, who ...
Brown-Forman Corp., Louisville, Ky., and Bacardi U.S.A. Inc., have formed a U.S. partnership called the Gemini Alliance. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Brown-Forman Corp., Louisville, Ky., and Bacardi U.S.A. Inc., have formed a U.S. partnership called the Gemini Alliance. The new ...
Rondele Specialy Foods. (News Briefs).(receives organic certification)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Rondele Specialy Foods, Merrill, Wis., a manufacturer of gourmet spreadable cheeses, received organic certification from Organic Tilth Certified ...
Velvet Ice Cream Co. (News Briefs).(using sweetener Splenda)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Velvet Ice Cream Co., Utica, Ohio, became the first company in the Midwest region to ...
Jelly Belly Candy Co. (News Briefs).(Innovative Sales & Marketing regional broker)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Jelly Belly Candy Co., Fairfield, Calif., named ...
Hop Kee. (News Briefs).(sentenced for storing meat in unsanitary conditions)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Hop Kee, Chicago, and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Lam, were sentenced in a federal court for violating federal food safety inspection laws administered by the Food Safety and Inspection ...
The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta and Groupe Danone, have singed an agreement. (News Briefs).(distribution agreement for Evian bottled water)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta and Groupe Danone, have singed an agreement under which ...
Masterfoods USA, Cleveland, a division of privately held Mars inc., Hackettstown, N.J., has completed construction of a $74 million expansion project at its Cleveland confections plant just northeast of Chattanooga, Tenn. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Masterfoods USA, Cleveland, a division of privately held Mars inc., Hackettstown, N.J., has completed construction of a $74 million expansion project at its Cleveland confections plant just northeast of ...
The Sierra Club. (News Briefs).(Tyson Foods Inc. case)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The Sierra Club is taking Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., to court for ...
Hormel Foods. (News Briefs).(second quarter earnings forecast)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Hormel Foods, Austin, Minn., recently warned its second quarter earnings could fall to 29 percent ...
Kroger Co., Cincinnati, completed its purchase of 17 supermarkets from sector rival Albertson's, Boise, Idaho. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Kroger Co., Cincinnati, completed its purchase of 17 supermarkets from sector ...
Old Fashioned Foods Inc. (News Briefs).(responds to charges its cheese spread did not meet federal standards)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Old Fashioned Foods Inc., Mayville, Wis., has entered a plea agreement to resolve federal charges that it was in breach of product description regulations. Its 'cold ...
McDonald's to develop Fazoli's chain. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., said it has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Fazoli's, a Kentucky-based fast-food Italian restaurant chain, to develop 20 to 30 Fazoli's restaurants in three U.S. markets. Financial terms of the joint venture were not released, but in ...
National Pork Board awards. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... America's pork producers have reached new heights results of the group's first-ever awards program reveal. The National Pork Board, the producer-fundedorganization behind the "Pork. The Other White Meat" campaign, recently announced the winners of the inaugural Consumer's Choice ...
ACH buys Unilever's Mazola. (Industry Watch).(ACH Food Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... ACH Food Companies Inc, Memphis, Tenn., a subsidiary of Associated 4 British Foods plc, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Unilever's Mazola branded cooking oil and corn products business in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico for $360 million. The ...
Sherwood Brands acquires Asher Candy. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Sherwood Brands, Rockville, Md., recently acquired Asher Candy Acquisition Corp, New Hyde Park, N.Y. Founded in 1947, Asher, which manufactures candy canes and other hard candies under the Asher brand name, had revenues for 2001 of approximately $11.5 million. Uziel ...
Nash Finch launches national program for Hispanic shoppers. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Nash Finch, a U.S. food retailer and distributor based in Minnesota, has announced the grand opening of specialized food stores designed to serve the growing Hispanic marketplace. The first store, Avanza, is located in Denver and carries an array of products and services sought ...
Pete Sickels. (People).(promoted at King's Hawaiian)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... King's Hawailan promoted Pete ...
LuAnn Simkins. (People).(new chicken product marketing manager at Perdue Farms Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Perdue Farms Inc. appointed LuAnn Simkins as fresh ...
John Phillips. (People).(becomes chairman of Peabodys Coffee)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Peabodys Coffee appointed John Phillips ...
Steve Haglund. (People).(new CEO at Xstream Beverage Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Xstream Beverage Group Inc. appointed ...
Frank Murphy. (People).(becomes executive vice president at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Krispy Kreme Doughnuts named Frank Murphy ...
Donald Lenehan. (People).(appoints Michael Brandt and Donald Lenehan)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Global Beverage Systems Inc. appointed Donald Lenehan as executive vice president-chief ...
Kevin O'Rell. (People).(appointed to National Organic Standards Board)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Horizon Organic announced that Kevin O'Rell, was ...
Ruth Fertel. (People).(founder of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse has died)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Ruth's Chris Steakhouse founder ...
Phil Robinson. (People).(Red Lobster)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Red Lobster appointed Phil ...
Smithfield first U.S. processor to brand fresh pork in Japan. (Industry Watch).(Smithfield Packing Co.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... U.S. meat-packer Smithfield Packing Co., Smithfield, Va., is taking its branding strategy abroad, as the first U.S. name to appear on fresh pork in Japan. Through its strategic partner, Sumitomo Corp., Smithfield Packing has reached an agreement with Ito Yokado Co., the ...
Whole Foods opens first store outside U.S. (Industry Watch).(Whole Foods Market's Toronto store)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas recently opened its first location outside the U.S., in Toronto, Canada. Walter Robb, executive vice president of operations, said in a statement: "Today not only marks the opening of our 132nd store in 22 years but also our first international ...
New Product Counts by Category. (Industry Watch).(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 01, 2002 ... <Pre> NEW PRODUCT COUNTS BY CATEGORY YTD THROUGH 4/30/02 INTROS SKUS FOODS Baby Food...
"Happy Cow" ads slammed by PETA. (Industry Watch).(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The California Milk Advisory Board engaged in deceptive advertising with its "Happy Cow" commercials, according to a complaint recently filed with the Federal Trade Commission. The complaint, lodged by animal rights pressure group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ...
Ingredient Watch.(new product introductions)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
May 01, 2002 ... <Pre> Ingredient Watch Sponsored by Tate & Lyle Food Ingredients NEW PRODUCTS Introduced January 1 - March 31, 2002 listed by ingredient & category Corn Tapioca Potato Wheat Foods & Beverages Starch Starch Starch ...
Star Wars Episode II Cereal. (New Products).(General Mills)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2002 ... General Mills' limited edition Star Wars Episode II Cereal is the company's newest licensing effort, taking advantage of the hype surrounding the next film in the Star Wars saga. The cereal features sweetened corn puffs and seven different marshmallow shapes representing Star Wars ...
Arctic Mist Flavorloc. (New Products).(Alaska Seafood International's "Bread and Batter" line)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2002 ... Alaska Seafood Internationl's "Bread and Batter line" is processed with the Arctic Mist FlavorLoc process: a marinade technology entrapping natural flavors and spices that, when injected into fish, results in increased yields and a moist, tender product, even when subject to the abuses of ...
Mr. Sprinkles. (New Products).(Liberty Richter)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2002 ... Sprinkles are sprinkles you say? Maybe. These Sprinkles -- for ice cream, cake and general dessert pleasure -- are imported from Holland and are made from premium Dutch chocolate. The rich chocolate from Holland helps separate Mr. Sprinkles from run-of-the-mill chalky, miniature colored ...
Jimmy Dean Original Fresh Taste, Fast! (New Products).(sausage line)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Jimmy Dean Foods created the Original Fresh Taste. Fast! premium precooked sausage line to satisfy its consumers' needs for quick cooking and still provide the taste of a skillet-cooked sausage. The new flavors -- Country Maple, Spicy Blend and Southwest Style Grill -- help the company ...
Heluva Good Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Dip. (New Products).(Heluva Good L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Two regional food companies, Heluva Good LLC and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Restaurants, have joined forces to offer a co-branded real sour cream dip. Heluva Good Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Dip is a boldly flavored dip inspired by the Dinosaur's popular "Sensuous Slathering Sauce." Available in 12-ounce ...
Mineo & Sapio Italian Sausage "Healthy Goodness". (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Mineo & Sapio's "Healthy Goodness" line produces a variety of meat products to satisfy the needs of the health-conscious consumer. The line will continue to expand to provide even more versatile choices for its consumers. Varieties include Low-fat Chicken Italian Sausage links and patties, ...
On-Cor Family Rice Bowls. (New Products).(On-Cor Frozen Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... On-Cor Family Size Rice Bowls are convenient for families and use a dual-compartmented tray to allow family members to take the amount desired of chicken and rice. These dishes are all 98 percent fat free and contain approximately five servings each. The rice bowls provide convenience, ...
Tyson's Roasted Lemon Pepper Whole Bird Seasoned with Lawry's. (New Products).(Tyson Foods Inc., Lawry's Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Tyson Foods and Lawry's have teamed up to offer a convenient, ready-to-eat whole chicken, seasoned with Lawry's Lemon Pepper. Tyson's fully-cooked, refrigerated Roasted Lemon Pepper Whole Bird can be served as a main entree or used to spice up salads, cold dishes, hot dishes, skillet ...
Dreyer's Dreamery Banana Split Ice Cream. (New Products).(Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Banana Split is a new variety in the Dreyer's Dreamery Ice Cream kosher certified line. Packaged in a one-pint cardboard tub, the flavor is described as "vanilla and banana ice cream swirled with milk chocolate fudge, strawberries and bananas." In other Dreyer's ice cream news, the Nothing ...
Almond Toppers. (New Products).(from Fresh Gourmet Co., Blue Diamond)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Fresh Gourmet was the first company to place croutons in the produce department. The company has taken its product ideas a step further by teaming up with almond company Blue Diamond to create Almond Toppers. Almond Toppers are flavored almond garnishes that can be used in a variety of ...
Dean's Double Chocolate Milk Chug. (New Products).(Dean Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Rich in calcium, Double Chocolate Milk Chug is available in 16-ounce single-serve bottles, 32-ounce quarts and multi-packs (six 8-ounce bottles). In addition to launching the Double Chocolate flavor, Dean Foods is introducing new package graphics for its entire line of Milk Chug products, ...
Butt-Ugly Martians candy. (New Products).(Amurol Confections Co.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Capitalizing on the popular children's television show "Butt-Ugly Martians," Amurol Confections is set to release three new candy and gum items: Butt-Ugly Martians Candy Tarts, De-Atomized Butt-Ugly Martians Liquid Candy and Butt-Ugly Martians Bubble Gum. The candy tarts come in three ...
The Trek System. (New Products).(Leading Brands of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The Trek System is a beverage created to "provide optimum hydration during various levels of activity." The system differentiates itself by professing to maintain hydration levels before, during and after activity. Initially the drink is offered in six flavors, paired in the three levels ...
New but familiar: Cascadian farm used true teamwork to bring its organic name into a new category. (New Product Profile).(Cascadian Farm Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)
May 01, 2002; ... A deja vu is coming to the cereal aisle. It's Cascadian Farm's new organic cereal line. The four new cereal products being introduced this month by Cascadian Farm, Sedro-Woolley, Wash., seem reminiscent of existing products, even though they are the first of their kind in many ways. ...
Critical consumer connections: Bridging the gap between a product and its targeted audience.(Internet marketing)
May 01, 2002; ... Somewhere within the uncharted community of communicating brain cells lies the origin of a human idea -- an original thought. In the brain of an individual involved in the food and beverage business, this, on some basic level, is where an idea for a new product originates. The ...
Kikkoman Quality. (Supplier Profile: Advertorial).(Kikkoman International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Kikkoman International Inc., the largest worldwide producer of naturally brewed soy sauce, has an illustrious heritage that spans more than three and a half centuries. Once used exclusively for manufactured foods with an Asian flavor profile, today Kikkoman soy sauce is recognized as a ...
Staying ahead of the wave: Developing new ethnic food products to stay abreast of changing food trends. (Feature Article).(ethnic foods)
May 01, 2002; ... As our ethnic populations grow larger each year and continue to influence the nation's eating patterns and habits, identifying the next hot ethnic food is becoming more and more difficult. Foods considered "ethnic" today might be considered mainstream in a few years as exposure to foods ...
Malternative mania: Liquor and beer companies team up for new generation of RTD beverages. (Category Snapshot).(Statistical Data Included)
May 01, 2002; ... It may have appeared to be a peculiar marriage, but unions between spirits companies and brewers are producing some interesting offspring: malternatives. According to Bill Pecoriello, analyst with Morgan Stanley, New York, spirits companies were losing share to brewers for ...
Where the growth is: Midscale/casual dining takes center plate in foodservice. (Foodservice Dish).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; ... A lot has changed since last July when the recession "officially arrived." Sept. 11 simply offered a double whammy to an industry that is typically one of the first to feel the effects of a tightening economy, but also one of the first to get back on track. The foodservice ...
Chefs setting the trends. (Center for Culinary Development).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The Center for Culinary Development, San Francisco, has been in business for 11 years and describes itself as "a strategic marketing company that translates culinary trends into today's food." CCD works to marry products and concepts in both foodservice and retail. A key to ...
Youth will be served: 'Cool,' vibrant graphics just a starting point for kids' products. Your package also should engage and empower the user. (Packaging Technology).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; ... How can you create packaging that appeals to kids? The answer is simple -- just ask them to design it. Last October, Hawaiian Punch launched an on-line, package design contest. It invited its core market -- 12- to 15-year-old, multicultural "tweens and teens -- to update the ...
Am I A lying dog, or what? (Trend Watch).(consumers' dishonesty scews survey results)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; ... Okay, I'll say it. I'm not afraid. I'll just blurt it out and get it done with: Consumers are big, fat liars! There, I said it. Since I also put myself in that group, I don't feel all that guilty. We lie, okay? Maybe not intentionally, or with malice, but we can spin a yam or stretch a ...
Delving into dairy: How one DMI-sponsored dairy research center is tackling dairy ingredient research. (Ingredient Technology).
May 01, 2002; ... Years ago, dairy processors surprised the food industry by revitalizing the commodity status of milk and repositioning milk as a grab-and-go beverage. This time it's milk research that is hitting the radar screen, as dairy ingredients are becoming one of the hottest areas for research and ...
Protein wars -- command and conquer: oh, how the Natural Products Expo has changed! (R&D Tech Trends).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; ... Don't get me wrong ... Natural Products Expo (East or West) remains the food industry's (and cosmetics and pet foods and vitamins and ...) greatest "alternative" carnival experience at the cutting edge of creativity. Turbans and Birkenstocks still mingle comfortably with medicinal, ...
IFT 2002: A 'Gold Mine'. (Show Coverage).
May 01, 2002 ... Not unlike the great gold rush of 1848, more than 15,000 people from around the world are expected to attend the 2002 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and IFT Food Expo, June 15-19 in Anaheim, Calif. The IFT is the single largest annual food science and technology exposition ...
NRA show offers full menu. (Show Coverage).
May 01, 2002 ... The National Restaurant Association will continue to help educate the restaurant industry and many others on a wide variety of topics at this year's Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show to be held in Chicago, May 18 - 21. "Our show provides personal interaction for industry ...
Cargill, Hormel Foods announce pork and beef joint venture. (Suppliers' News).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Hormel Foods Corp., the manufacturer of Spain and Jennie-O turkey products, announced it has paired up with agribusiness company Cargill Inc. to sell beef and pork in a new joint venture company. The new entity will trade as Precept Foods LLC and sees Cargill's Excel Corp ....
Peter Thorburn. (People).(appointed non-executive director at Treatt PLC)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Treatt plc appointed Peter ...
David Michael & Co. (People).(names associate account managers)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... David Michael & Co. named Eric Lederer and ...
Avac Ltd. (People).(Scott Gilbert promoted to new venture development officer)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Avac Ltd. promoted Scott Gilbert to the position of new venture development officer ...
Dale Seiberling. (People).
May 01, 2002 ... The International Association of Food Industry Suppliers ...
Smoke Wallin. (People).(elected president of association)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The Wine and Sprits Wholesalers of ...
Victory Refrigeration. (People).(appoints Wayne Martin director of Sales, Southeast region)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Victory Refrigeration appointed Wayne Martin as director of sales for the ...