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IFDA News

¼³°è/½Ã°ø ¿£Áö´Ï¾î¸µ ¹× °Ç¼³ ±â¾÷ÀÎ Primus Builders, Inc°¡ ÆÄÆ®³Ê ȸ¿øÀ¸·Î IFDA¿¡ °¡ÀÔÇß´Ù. Primus Builders, Inc. has joined IFDA as an Allied Member. Primus Builders is a Design/Build engineering and construction management firm. The company specializes in planning, budgeting, design, construction and professional services within a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, distribution, and commercial/industrial. For more information about Primus Builders, click here.

OhioÀÇ ½Å¼± ³ó»ê¹° À¯Åë¾÷üÀÎ DNO Inc°¡ IFDA¿¡ °¡ÀÔÇß´Ù. IFDA is pleased to announce that DNO Inc., a family-owned fresh produce distributor serving Ohio, has joined the association. Formed in 1989, DNO, Inc. and DNO Produce LLC, operates a state-of-the-art processing facility in Columbus, OH and provides bulk wholesale and fresh cut products. The company's labels include Freshealth and Freshealth Kids. The company has continued to grow and expand, focusing on custom packaging, and serves accounts in independent and chain restaurants, education, healthcare, institutional, c-store, retail, and military. The company is led by Anthony DiNovo, president, who can be reached at tdinovo@dnoproduce.com. To learn more about the company, visit their website at www.dnoinc.com.

Distributor News

¸®µù ½ÄÀÚÀç À¯Åë¾÷üÀÎ Gordon Food Service ´Â Àϸ®³ëÀÌ Itasca¿¡ º»ºÎ¸¦ µÐ ¼±µÎ ½ÄÇ° Á¶´Þ ȸ»çÀÎ Market DayÀÇ ´ëºÎºÐ ÀÚ»ê Àμö¸¦ °è¾àÀ» ü°áÇß´Ù°í ¹àÇû´Ù. Gordon Food Service announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all the assets of Market Day, a leading food fundraising company headquartered in Itasca, IL. The transaction is expected to close in the next thirty days. Following the acquisition, Market Day will operate as a fundraising company of GFS Marketplace, providing programs and solutions to help meet the needs of schools and organizations across the country. Full Story

Operator News

»õ·Î¿î ¾ÆÀÌÅÛÀ» ÅëÇØ ¹ö°Å Å·Àº ¡®12³â 4ºÐ±â ÀÌÀÍÀ» µÎ ¹è ÀÌ»ó ¼ºÀå½ÃÄ×´Ù. New food items helped nearly double Burger King Worldwide's fourth-quarter profit. The fast-food chain reported a 94% rise in quarterly profit as menu additions drove comparable sales gains in the U.S. and Canada. System-wide sales at restaurants open at least 13 months rose 2.7%, reported ReutersFull Story

½Ä´çÀÇ ¸Þ´ºº° Ä®·Î¸®¸¦ º¸¿©ÁÜÀ¸·Î ½Ä»ç·®¿¡ ¿µÇâÀ» ¹ÌÄ¥ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â Á¶»ç°á°ú°¡ ¹ßÇ¥µÇ¾ú´Ù. Showing diners how many calories are in restaurant food items through symbols depending on calorie count may influence how much they eat, according to a U.S. study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. By the end of the meal, diners ordering off the standard menu ate - on average - 817 calories. That compared to the 765 calories people ate when they ordered off the menu with printed calorie counts and the 696 calories they ate when ordering from the traffic light menu, reportedReutersFull Story

´º¿å µµ½Ã´Â ±¹°¡ÀûÀ¸·Î ÃÖ°íÀÇ ½Ä´ç 10°³ Áß 6°³¸¦ º¸À¯ÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Â ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ¸í½Ç°øÈ÷ ½Ä´çÀÇ ´ëÇ¥µµ½ÃÀÌ´Ù. New York City is arguably the top culinary destination in the U.S. with six of the 10 best restaurants in the country, according to The Daily Meal. The French Laundry in Yountville, CA was named the best restaurant by a panel of experts, followed by the Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernardin, Momofuku Ssam Bar and Eleven Madison Park, which are all in the Big Apple, reportedReutersFull Story

7³â ¿¬¼Ó ´øŲ µµ³ÊÃ÷´Â Brand Keys¡¯ ¿¬°£ °í°´ Ã漺µµ Áö¼öÀÇ Ä¿ÇÇ ºÎ¹®¿¡¼­ 1À§¸¦ ³ªÅ¸³Â´Ù. For the seventh-straight year, Dunkin' Donuts ranked No. 1 in customer loyalty in the coffee category of Brand Keys' annual Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. It also ranked No. 1 in customer loyalty in the packaged coffee category, reported Convenience Store NewsFull Story

¾ÆÀ̽ºÅ©¸² üÀÎ Comfy Cow´Â ¼ºÀåÀ» À§ÇÑ ½Ãµ¿À» °É¾úÀ¸¸ç, ÇÁ·£Â÷ÀÌÁ È®´ëÇØ°¡´Â °úÁ¤ Áß¿¡ ÀÖ´Ù. Ice cream shop chain The Comfy Cow is ready to grow, and is in the process of beginning to franchise units. The chain, which currently has three locations in Louisville, KY has started drafting franchise disclosure documents, and hopes to keep the franchises regionally to start with in areas such as Nashville, TN, Lexington, Indianapolis, and Columbus, OH. An executive also mentioned plans to open stores in Cincinnati, the home of regional ice cream chain Graeter's, reported Business FirstFull Story

½ºÅ¸¹÷½º´Â ·¹¹Ù³í¿¡ 688,000½ºÄù¾îÇÇÆ® ±Ô¸ðÀÇ ¹°·ùâ°í °è¾àÀ» ¸¶¹«¸®ÇÏ°í ÀÖÀ¸¸ç, ÀÌ´Â ½Ã¾ÖƲ ±â¹Ý Ä¿ÇÇ ±â¾÷¿¡ ÁØÇÏ´Â ±Ô¸ðÀÌ´Ù. Starbucks is finalizing a lease on a roughly 688,000-sq.-ft. warehouse building in Lebanon, TN. Currently, the Seattle-based coffee giant has distribution operations spread across multiple locations in La Vergne totaling about 600,000-sq.-ft., reported The TennesseanFull Story

Retail News

¿µ±¹ÀÇ ¼Ò¸Å ¸ÅÃâÀº Ãß¿î ³¯¾¾·Î ¼ÒºñÀÚ¸¦ Áý¿¡ ¸Ó¹°°Ô ÇÏ°í, ¼Òµæ¼öÁØÀÇ ºÎ´ãÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óÄ¡ ¾Ê°Ô 1¿ù¿¡ Ç϶ôÇÏ¿© 2°³¿ù ¿¬¼Ó Ç϶ôÀ» ³ªÅ¸³Â´Ù. UK retail sales unexpectedly fell in January for a second consecutive month as cold weather kept consumers at home and incomes remained under pressure, hurting spending on food, household goods and auto fuel, reported BloombergFull Story

Industry News

Nestle ´Â Àü¼¼°èÀûÀ¸·Î À۳⠸ÅÃâ ¼ºÀå¿¡¼­ °¨¼Ò¸¦ ³ªÅ¸³ÂÁö¸¸, ¼ø ÀÌÀÍ ºÎ¹®¿¡¼­´Â ¾à 12% »ó½ÂÀ» ³ªÅ¸³Â´Ù. Nestle reported a slowdown in sales growth internationally last year but posted a 12% rise in full-year net profit, as developing markets were hit by a string of natural disasters and the U.S. and Europe remained weak. Sales of the company's top products, such as single-serve Dolce Gusto coffee capsules, remained healthy as consumers continued to favor its strongest brands. Full-year sales before currency effects and acquisitions rose 5.9%, lifted by price increases in the Americas, Europe and Asia, though it marked a slowdown from the 7.5% growth rate recorded a year earlier, reported The Wall Street JournalFull Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

À̹ø ÁÖ ´º¿å ÄÁÆÛ·±½ºÀÇ ¼ÒºñÀÚ ºÐ¼® ±×·ì¿¡ Âü¿©ÇÒ ½ÄÇ° analyst¿¡ µû¸£¸é, ¾à 230¾ïºÒ ¸ÅÃâ±Ô¸ðÀÇ H.J. Heinz ÀÇ ¸Å°¢ ¹× »ê¾÷¿¡¼­ Ãß°¡ÀûÀÎ Àμö°¡ °¡´ÉÇÑ ±â¾÷Àº ´©°¡ ÀÖÀ» Áö°¡ °ü½É ÀÖ´Â ÁÖÁ¦¶ó°í ÀüÇß´Ù. The $23 billion sale of H.J. Heinz generated talk of future acquisitions by the food company and what others can become consolidators in the industry, according to packaged-food analysts who will attend the Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference this week. Analysts also speculated Heinz's underperforming frozen-foods business may be one segment the company could shed if it seeks potential acquisitions under the Heinz umbrella. The improving U.S. economy, expiration of the payroll tax break and a floundering economic environment in Europe will also be discussed during the conference, reported The Wall Street JournalFull Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

ÄíÆù »ê¾÷Àº ´õ ¸¹Àº µðÁöÅйæ½Ä°ú ÀüÅëÀûÀÎ Á¾ÀÌ ÇÒÀÎ ÄíÆù¿¡¼­ ¸ð¹ÙÀÏ ¹öÀüÀ¸·Î ¹ßÀüÇØ°¨¿¡ µû¶ó ÀþÀº »ç¿ëÀÚµé°ú ´õ ¸¹Àº ³²¼ºµé¿¡°Ô È£ÀÀÀ» º¸ÀÌ¸ç ºü¸£°Ô ¹ß´ÞÇØ°¡°í ÀÖ´Ù. The coupon industry is rapidly evolving, attracting younger users and more men, as well as offering more digital and mobile versions of the classic cents-off paper coupon. Reflecting those trends, Sacramento, CA recently landed among the country's Top 25 Most Frugal Cities, based on its digital coupon usage, reported The Sacramento BeeFull Story (Free Registration Required)

ÀεµÀÇ ½ÄÇ° ´ç±¹Àº ¼³ÅÁ ºÎ¹®¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Á¤ºÎÀÇ ±ÔÁ¦¸¦ ºÎºÐÀûÀ¸·Î °­È­ÇÏ´Â °Í¿¡ ´ëÇØ °í·Á°¡ ÇÊ¿äÇÏ´Ù°í ¾ð±ÞÇß´Ù. India's food ministry proposed to consider partially lifting the government's control over the sugar sector, according to three senior officials. Proposals include lifting the obligation on mills to set aside a portion of their output for subsidized sales and scrapping quarterly allocations of sugar for sale in the domestic market. The ministry's proposals are based on recommendations made by a panel last year that asked the government to lift its controls to free the sector from years of low investments and wild production swings, reported The Wall Street JournalFull Story (WSJSubscription Required)

ÀϺ»ÀÇ ±ÝÀ¶ ¼­ºñ½º ȸ»ç Orix Corp´Â Çö±Ý°ú ÁÖ½Ä °Å·¡¿¡ 19¾ï 3õ 5¹é¸¸ À¯·Î (25¾ï 8õ¸¸ ´Þ·¯)¿¡ Rabobank·ÎºÎÅÍ ³×´ú¶õµå ÀÚ»ê °ü¸®ÀÚ RobecoÀ» ±¸ÀÔÇϱâ·Î ÇÕÀÇÇß´Ù. Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp agreed to buy Dutch asset manager Robeco from Rabobank for 1.935 billion euros ($2.58 billion) in a cash-and-stock deal. The chairman of Rabobank, stated that the Robeco sale was part of a strategic review to focus on its core businesses such as food and agriculture finance in the Netherlands, Asia, Brazil and the U.S., reportedReutersFull Story

General Mills ¿Í Kellogg´Â ¾Æħ½Ä»ç¸¦ °£´ÜÈ÷ ÇØ°áÇÏ°íÀÚ ÇÏ´Â ¼ÒºñÀÚ¸¦ À§ÇØ ¿ÃÇØ ¹Ì±¹¿¡¼­ ¾Æħ ½Ä»ç ½¦ÀÌÅ©¸¦ Ãâ½ÃÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. General Mills and Kellogg are launching breakfast shakes in the U.S. this year to attract shoppers who take their breakfast on-the-go. Kellogg will start selling the Kellogg to Go nationwide after successful results in one retailer, while General Mills is coming out with the shelf-stable breakfast shake BFast. Both companies hope to replicate the success of breakfast beverages in Australia, where sales of the drink are roughly 20% the size of the cereal category, reported The Wall Street JournalFull Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

¸®¼­Ä¡ ȸ»ç, SNL ±ÝÀ¶¿¡¼­ ½ÇÇàµÈ ÀÚ·á¿¡ ÀÇÇϸé, »ó¾÷ ¹× »ê¾÷ ´ëÃâÀº 4ºÐ±â¿¡ 4.4% »ó½Â, 2012³âµµ Àüü¿¡ ´ëÇؼ­´Â ¾à 16% »ó½ÂÇß´Ù. Commercial and industrial loans were up 4.4% in the fourth quarter and 16% for all of 2012, according to data compiled by research firm SNL Financial. One borrower, supermarket chain Uncle Giuseppe's in suburban New York, received bids from three banks for a $14 million loan under terms the CEO described as "the best we're ever going to see in our lifetime." The supermarket used the 4.25% five-year loan it received to move Uncle Giuseppe's wholesale business from the Bronx to a larger facility on Long Island, reported The Wall Street JournalFull Story (WSJSubscription Required)

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ºÏ¹Ì ¹× À¯·´ Áö¿ªÀÇ °©ÀÛ½º·¯¿î ¹ú °³Ã¼ ¼öÀÇ °¨¼ÒµÈ ¹®Á¦°¡ óÀ½À¸·Î ´º½º¿¡ ¿Ã¶ú´Ù. ÀÌ´Â ²É °³Ã¼ ¼öÀÇ °¨¼Ò¿Íµµ ¿¬°üÀÌ Àִµ¥, ±× ¹è°æ¿¡ 3°³ ³ó¾àÀÌ Å« ¿µÇâÀ» ¹ÌÄ£ °ÍÀ¸·Î ÆľǵǾú´Ù. Nearly seven years after a sudden and unexplained drop in the bee populations of North America and Europe first made international headlines, these vital pollinators are still at risk. Europe's food safety watchdog, the European Food Safety Authority, issued a declaration that three specific common pesticides pose an acute risk to honeybees. The European Commission has proposed a two-year ban on these pesticides, which could be ratified as early as this month, reported Bloomberg BusinessweekFull Story

ÇÏÀÎÁî °Å·¡ÀÇ µÚÀ̾î Áõ°¡ÇÑ ½ÄÇ° »ê¾÷ÀÇ Àμö ÇÕº´Àº CAGNY ÄÁÆÛ·±½ºÀÇ ÀαâÀÖ´Â ÁÖÁ¦°¡ µÇ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Meanwhile, increased food industry mergers and acquisitions in the wake of the H.J. Heinz deal is a popular topic at the CAGNY conference. Emerging markets are likely to be a focus of activity, as countries like China, Brazil and India have growing bases of middle-class consumers who can increasingly afford branded products. Heinz's strong presence in those markets is what made the company attractive to 3G Capital, and Kellogg CEO John Bryant claimed the opportunity for growth in emerging markets is "the defining event in the food industry," reported The Wall Street JournalFull Story(WSJ Subscription Required)

¼Ò¼È ³×Æ®¿öÅ© ±â¾÷ÀÎ Pinterest´Â ¾à 2¾ïºÒ ÀÌ»óÀÇ ÆݵùÀ» È®º¸Çß´Ù. Social network Pinterest secured approximately $200 million in fundingraising the startup's valuation to $2.5 billion. The company plans to use the funding to continue growing and expanding its service. The startup will continue to hire more employees, improve its infrastructure to make Pinterest faster and develop new technology and features for users, reported Chicago TribuneFull Story (Free Registration Required)

Health News

Ç×»êÈ­Á¦´Â ¡°µÎ³ú½ÄÇ°¡±°ú ¡°½´ÆÛ½ÄÇ°¡±À¸·Î ¿©°ÜÁöÁö¸¸ Ç×»êÈ­Á¦°¡ ³ôÀº ¸ðµç ½Ä´ÜÀÌ Ä¡¸Å¿Í ³úÁ¹ÁõÀ» ÁÙÀÌÁö´Â ¾Ê´Â´Ù°í »õ·Î¿î ¿¬±¸´Â Á¦½ÃÇÑ´Ù. Antioxidants are celebrated as "brain foods" and "super foods," but a new study suggests that not all diets high in antioxidants reduce the risk of dementia and stroke. The study involved more than 5,000 people in the Netherlands who were 55 years and older. Researchers determined each participant's antioxidant score, based on questionnaires about the foods they typically ate, and kept track of whether they developed dementia or had a stroke over the next 14 years, reported HealthDay.

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Market News

¸¹Àº Æä·ç ¾Æ½ºÆĶó°Å½º ³óÁö°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ³óÀÛ¹°À» ½É´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î ´ëüµÊ¿¡ µû¶ó Æä·ç ¾Æ½ºÆĶó°Å½ºÀÇ °ø±ÞÀº ÇöÀúÇÏ°Ô ¿ÃÇØ ³·¾ÆÁ³´Ù. With many Peruvian asparagus fields being converted into plantings for other commodities, supplies in Peru have been significantly lower this year. As a consequence, prices for asparagus have been high, and suppliers are busy looking for alternative sites in which to grow asparagus, reported Fresh PlazaFull Story

2012³â¿¡ ¹Ì±¹¿¡¼­ÀÇ ³óÀå ¼ö´Â 2.2 ¹é¸¸À¸·Î ÃßÁ¤µÇ°í 2011³âºÎÅÍ 11,630°³ÀÇ ³óÀåÀÌ °¨¼ÒÇß´Ù. The number of farms in the U.S. in 2012 is estimated at 2.2 million, down 11,630 farms from 2011, according to NASS. Total land in farms, at 914 million acres, decreased 3 million acres from 2011. The average farm size is 421 acres, up 1 acre from the previous year. Farm numbers in the $500,000 and over sales class increased by 8.6%, to 145,190 farms. Higher commodity prices and larger value of sales contributed to changes in the number of farms within these sales classes. Full Story

°Ç°­ ½ÄÇ° ¸Å´Ï¾Æµé¿¡ ÀÇÇÑ Äû³ë¾ÆÀÇ »ó½ÂÇÏ´Â ±Û·Î¹ú ¼ö¿ä´Â Andean ¡°½´ÆÛ °î¹°¡± °¡°ÝÀ» ÀλóÇÏ´Â °Í »Ó ¾Æ´Ï¶ó º¼¸®ºñ¾Æ ³óºÎµéÀÇ »ýÈ° ¼öÁØÀ» ¿Ã¸®°í ÀÖ´Ù. The growing global demand for quinoa by health food enthusiasts is not just raising prices for the Andean "super grain" and living standards among Bolivian farmers, according toThe Associated Press. Quinoa fever is running up against physical limits. The scramble to grow more is prompting Bolivian farmers to abandon traditional land management practices, endangering the fragile ecosystem of the arid highlands, according to agronomists. Full Story

Áú¼Ò ÁõºñÀÇ ½Ã±â¿Í Àû¿ëÀº ¿Á¼ö¼ö¸¦ »ý»êÇÒ ¶§ °í·ÁµÇ´Â Áß¿äÇÑ »çÇ×ÀÌ´Ù. Timing and placement of nitrogen fertilization all are important considerations when producing corn, according to a Mississippi State University Extension soil scientist. In Mississippi, growers have gotten away from using anhydrous ammonia and while fertilizer prices have decreased some, they still comprise about 40% of the cost of producing a crop of cotton or corn, reported Southeast Farm PressFull Story

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