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wal-mart to make, sell healthier foods
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wal-mart, the nation's largest grocer, says it will reformulate thousands of products to make them healthier and push its suppliers to do the same, joining first lady michelle obama's effort to combat childhood obesity. the first lady accompanied wal-mart executives thursday as they announced the effort in washington. the company plans to reduce sodium and added sugars in some items, build stores in poor areas that don't already have grocery stores, reduce prices on produce and develop a logo for healthier items. "no family should have to choose between food that is healthier for them and food they can afford," said bill simon, president and ceo of wal-mart's u.s. division. as the largest grocer in the united states, wal-mart's size gives it unique power to shape what people eat. the grocery business is nearly twice the size of no. 2 competitor kroger. the company also has massive influence on products made by other manufacturers and sold at the store. mrs. obama said the announcement has "the potential to transform the marketplace and help americans put healthier foods on their tables every single day." "we are really gaining some momentum on this issue, we're beginning to see things move," she said. the nation's largest retailer plans to reduce sodium by a quarter and cut added sugars in some of its private label products by 2015. it also plans to remove remaining industrially produced trans fats. the foods wal-mart will concentrate on our products like lunch meats, fruit juices and salad dressings, items that contain high levels of sugar or sodium that consumers don't know they're ingesting.. a number of food makers have made similar moves, lowering sodium in their products based on shopper demand and increasing scrutiny by health groups. bumble bee foods, general mills inc., campbell soup co., pepsico inc. and kraft foods inc. all announced sodium reductions to their products in this spring alone. during the press conference wednesday, andrea thomas, wal-mart's senior vice president of sustainability acknowledged those industry efforts but said,"our goal is not to supplant these efforts, but to encourage their widespread adoption. we see our role as a convener and a catalyst. " food makers say they are trying to reduce sodium gradually, making it a more palatable change to its customers and giving the industry time to reformulate products. most said they support efforts to curb sodium in american's diets but are waiting to see if the food and drug administration decides to mandate a reduction. wal-mart said it would reduce prices on fruits and vegetables by $1 billion a year by attempting to cut unnecessary costs from the supply chain. the company also said it would work to reduce price premiums on healthier items made with more expensive ingredients. "our customers often ask us why whole wheat pasta sometimes costs more than regular pasta made by the same manufacturer," said thomas. mrs. obama has a history of working with wal-mart. she once served on the board of westchester, ill.-based treehouse foods inc., a food supplier for the store, but resigned in 2007 while her husband was campaigning for the presidency. barack obama had criticized the store over wages and benefits it pays employees. --- ap retail writer anne d'innocenzio in new york contributed to this report.
Source : klewtv.com
Date :
20
January
2011
Category :
food industries Economic
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a scottish entrepreneur claims that two top food manufacturers and a major supermarket have shown interest in licensing an innovative colour-changing label that tells consumers how fresh their food is, which could be used on products within 12 months. the uwi label: appearing on a supermarket shelf near you within 12-18 months? according to strathclyde university research, around 8.
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uk organic food makers have launched a marketing campaign they hope will improve consumer understanding of the sector and boost sales.the three-year “why i love organic” campaign, launched by sector body the organic trade board (otb), costs gbp2m (us$3.1m). half the investment has been put up by the organic industry with the rest coming from the eu. the campaign, which aims to “democratise” the organic sector by getting consumers to talk about why they buy organic products, is the first significant push by the sector in the uk.
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uk organic food makers have launched a marketing campaign they hope will improve consumer understanding of the sector and boost sales. the three-year \"why i love organic\" campaign, launched by sector body the organic trade board (otb), costs gbp2m (us$3.1m). half the investment has been put up by the organic industry with the rest coming from the eu. the campaign, which aims to \"democratise\" the organic sector by getting consumers to talk about why they buy organic products, is the first significant push by the sector in the uk.
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half-portions of fruit and vegetables in processed and other composite foods will count towards the target of ‘five-a-day’ under a new uk industry scheme. members of the uk food industry, including coca-cola, greencore, heinz, innocent, pepsico, and united biscuits, in addition to the british nutrition foundation, the food and drink federation, together with supermarkets wm morrison, marks and spencer, and tesco, agreed to the new guidelines which aim to help consumers increase their intake of fruit and vegetables.
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thorntons announced today that it plans to close at least 120 own stores, replacing many with franchised outlets, and will also seek savings of more than £2m a year by cutting supply chain costs. the stores will close over the next three years – with another 60 out of a total of 370 under review – and the chocolate firm will also outsource storage and distribution to dhl, cutting supply chain and central costs by more than £2m a year from 2012/13.
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cutting food waste to feed the world 11-05-2011 over a billion tonnes squandered each year about one third of food produced for humans is lost or wasted11 may 2011, rome - roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes — gets lost or wasted, according to an fao-commissioned study.the document, global food losses and food waste, was commissioned by fao from the swedish institute for food and biotechnology (sik) for save food!, an international congress being held in düsseldorf 16-17 may at the trade fair of the international packaging industry interpack2011.
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uk consumers are increasingly keen on ethnic cuisine, but the market in mainland europe remains ‘fragmented’, according to a new report from market research firm keynote. in its 2011 market report ethnic foods, keynote estimates that the uk market for ethnic foods and rice was worth around £1.64bn in 2009 – the latest year where figures are available – an increase of 10.4% on the previous year.
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there are encouraging signs for food makers making moves into organics with signs that scandinavian countries are bucking the 'flatlining' trend witnessed in the rest of europe. organic food sales from supermarkets and department stories in denmark rose to €671m in 2008, marking a 29 per cent vertical rise on the year before, show figures from danish business daily borsen .
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