Recently added articles from The Food Institute Report:
Food-at-home prices up 7.1% from '07 in July.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Through the first seven months of 2008, food-at-home price inflation was at 5.8%, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics index jumping another 1.2% during the month of July alone. And, July food-at-home prices posted the largest gain over a year earlier since March of 1990--up 7.1%. ...
More restaurant chains struggle with debt amid declining sales.(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... UNO RESTAURANT HOLDINGS plans to defer an interest payment of $7.5 million due Aug. 15 as sales have declined the last three quarters. The company, acquired by private-equity fund CENTRE PARTNERS in a January 2005 leveraged-buyout, is a parent to UNO CHICAGO GRILL, a pizzeria-themed chain ...
Panera Bread rises while dining market continues to sink.(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... Panera Bread Co., responding to rising commodities costs and decreased customer spending, adjusted their strategies to maintain profits and address the concerns weighing on the restaurant industry, reported The Wall Street Journal (Aug. 13). Panera is focusing on maximizing profts per ...
Delis cash in on dashboard dining.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Due to consumers' fast-paced lifestyles, new categories of car foods are rising in popularity. Deli departments are adapting with the development, are trying to offer more dashboard dining to its customers, according to Deli Business (June/July). People are looking for items that are ...
Retail sales report: grocers benefit from consumers trading down in July ...(Statistical table)
Aug 18, 2008 ... As food and gasoline prices continued to advance in July, grocery stores appear to have benefited from a significant slowdown in away-from-home eating. During the month, grocery store sales rose 7.6% from a year earlier, more than double the rate of growth a month earlier. While food price ...
... At the expense of restaurants.(Statistical table)
Aug 18, 2008 ... Eating and drinking place sales advanced just 3.3% during July over the same month last year to $39.7 billion. Based on FOOD INSTITUTE estimates, however, gains at full-service restaurants were 5% compared to just a 0.4% advance at limited-service outlets. The full-service gain, however, ...
Supercenters reap stimulus check rewards in June.
Aug 18, 2008 ... On the heels of a huge 13.6% sales gain in May, the nation's warehouse clubs and supercenters followed with a 9.2% increase in sales in June, the latest month for which sales are available. Apparently those stimulus checks were being spent at those outlets during June, as consumers likely ...
China offers ample opportunities for U.S. suppliers.
Aug 18, 2008 ... China's food industry continues to grow rapidly. In 2006, some 26,000 food enterprises earning more than $625,000 annual gross industrial sales increased 27.3% from the previous year to $265.3 billion. Affluent coastal regions remain food processing centers, while less developed regions ...
Cross-merchandising boosts sales in deli departments.
Aug 18, 2008 ... The lackluster economy means more opportunities for deli departments to pick up consumer dollars once spent at restaurants, according to Deli Business (June/July). The lower-cost alternatives delis provide puts them in good shape to maintain or increase sales, especially if they take ...
Shoppers changing purchasing habits, migrating to supercenters.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Rising gasoline prices and a troubled economy are now beginning to prompt what appears to be long-term changes in consumer shopping behavior, and one such new pattern is an accelerated migration to the supercenter channel. In fact, supercenters have gained in market share, sales, share of ...
Farmed tilapia has low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and high levels of potentially detrimental omega-6 fatty acids, according to U.S.(HEALTH HITS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... --Farmed tilapia has low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and high levels of potentially detrimental omega-6 fatty acids, according to U.S. research published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Farmed tilapia contains more omega-6 fatty acid than ...
Black beans, black rice, and blackberries are among the healthiest plant-based foods, according to nutritionist Julie Upton.(HEALTH HITS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... --Black beans, black rice, and blackberries are among the healthiest plant-based foods, according to nutritionist Julie Upton. Black rice is a 100% whole grain food just like brown rice, but it is thought to have a higher anthocyanin content due to its deeper ...
University of Warwick.(HEALTH HITS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... --Eating broccoli could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels, research suggests. A compound in broccoli, sulforaphane, encourages production of enzymes which protect the blood vessels, and a reduction in high levels of molecules which cause significant cell ...
Cranberry juice can be as effective as probiotics in maintaining good digestive health, suggests new research, according to Ocean Spray.(HEALTH HITS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... --Cranberry juice can be as effective as probiotics in maintaining good digestive health, suggests new research, according to OCEAN SPRAY. The double-blind trial at the UNIVERSITY OF CHILE found a regular 6.8 oz. serving of ...
A high legume intake led to a roughly 40% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in Chinese women, according to research from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.(HEALTH HITS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... --A high legume intake led to a roughly 40% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in Chinese women, according to research from VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER and the SHANGHAI CANCER INSTITUTE published in the American Journal of ...
University of Kuopio.(HEALTH HITS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... --Regularly eating non-fried fish may help older adults preserve their memory and ward off strokes, according to research published in the journal Neurology. Older adults whose diets include three or more weekly helpings of baked or broiled tuna and other fish high in omega-3 fatty acids ...
CVS Caremark Corp., Woonsocket, RI, agreed to acquire Longs Drugs Stores Corp., Walnut Creek, CA, for about $2.6 billion, a move that will increase CVS's store count by 521 and greatly bolster its retail presence in California, Nevada, and Hawaii.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... CVS CAREMARK CORP., Woonsocket, RI, agreed to acquire LONGS DRUGS STORES CORP., Walnut Creek, CA, for about $2.6 billion, a move that will increase CVS's store count by 521 and ...
Flowers Foods completed its acquisition of Butterkrust Bakery.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
Aug 18, 2008 ... FLOWERS FOODS completed its acquisition of BUTTERKRUST BAKERY ....
Harry & David Holdings, Inc., Medford, OR, acquired privately-held specialty food marketer Cushman Fruit Company, West Palm Beach, FL.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
Aug 18, 2008 ... HARRY & DAVID HOLDINGS, INC., Medford, OR, acquired privately-held specialty food marketer CUSHMAN FRUIT COMPANY, West Palm Beach, FL. Cushman Fruit Company generated sales of approximately $19 million in ...
McCormick & Company, Incorporated completed the purchase of the assets of Lawry's from CONOPCO, Inc.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
Aug 18, 2008 ... MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED completed the purchase of the assets of LAWRY'S from CONOPCO, INC., an indirect ...