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맥도날드, Famous Dave’s, 카길사는 모두 St. Paul의 Baldinger Bakery의 주요 고객이며, 당기업은 시간 당 약 65,000개의 번을 생산할 수 있는 생산 capa를 확장하였다. McDonald's, Famous Dave's and Cargill are all customers of St. Paul, MN-based Baldinger Bakery. An expansion for the company, a 144,000-sq. ft. facility, is the first commercial bakery in the Midwest to get LEED certification. When running at full capacity, the bakery can produce about 65,000 buns per hour, reported TwinCities.com. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Crums Bake Shop은 상품 확장을 목적으로 약 5주 동안 맨하탄의 세 지역에서 캔디 컨셉을 테스트 하고 있다. Crumbs Bake Shop has been testing candy at three Manhattan locations for five weeks as it looks to expand its product line. The company will also pursue locations in shopping malls, reported Crain's New York Business. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

스타벅스는 디즈니사와 파트너쉽을 체결하고, 캘리포니아와 플로리다의 6개의 디즈니 지역에 점포를 출시하기로 하였다. Starbucks formed a partnership with Disney to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida for the first time. The initial store will open this summer at Disneyland California Adventure in Anaheim, while the other locations will be at the nearby Disneyland Park and at parks in Orlando, FL. Each of the Starbucks stores at Disney will be designed to blend in with the property, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. Full Story

버거킹은 2017년까지 모든 계란과 돼지고기를 Cage Free로 구매하기로 했다. Burger King vows all its of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017. The decision by the fast-food chain, which uses hundreds of millions of eggs and tens of millions of pounds of pork annually could raise the bar for other companies looking to appeal to rising consumer demand for more humane treatment of animals, reported MSNBC. Full Story

Vanguard Health 병원은 설탕류의 음료수 취급을 줄여나가기로 했다. Vanguard Health Chicago, operator of four hospitals, is phasing out of all sugary beverages including soda, sports and energy drinks. The hospital group hopes to eventually phase out diet drinks and sweetened juices by the end of 2012, until it offers only unsweetened drinks or those that contain less than about a teaspoon of sugar per 12-oz., reported Chicago Tribune. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

시나본사는 버거킹의 약 7,000개의 점포에 미니본을 공급하기로 계약을 체결하였다. Cinnabon Inc. signed a deal with Burger King to put its Minibons in the chain's more than 7,000 US restaurants. Cinnabon's Minibon roll is now served in several markets, including Charlotte, NC, Chicago, Miami, New Jersey and New York, and will expand regionally over the summer. The national rollout will be complete by September, reported Atlanta Business Chronicle. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Retail News

매주 전통적인 소매점에서 약 150불을 소비하는 가정은 BJ’s에서 구매를 할 경우 약 2,270불, 코스트코는 약 2,344불, 샘스클럽은 2,571불을 절약할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. A family that spends $150 a week at a conventional supermarket could reportedly save $2,270 a year when shopping at BJ's, $2,344 a year when shopping at Costco, and $2,571 when shopping at Sam's Club, according to a Consumers' Checkbook survey published by the Center for the Study of Services. On average, BJ's prices were 29% lower, Costco's 30% lower and Sam's 33% lower than the largest supermarket chains, reported MSNBC.com. Full Story

멕시코 정부는 월마트의 시장 진출과 관련한 뇌물 사건에 대한 조사를 하지 않을 것으로 표명했다. The Mexican government will not investigate Wal-Mart de Mexico for allegedly bribing officials to accelerate permits for new store openings. The office of President Felipe Calderon stated that if the accusations are true then the issue is a local matter as bribes for construction and other permits would have been paid to municipal or state officials, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

테스코의 식료품 시장점유율은 지난 달 대비 소폭 개선되었다. Tesco Plc's UK grocery market share improved over the last month as the retailer stepped up couponing and promotional activity, according to data from Kantar WorldPanel. Tesco's share of the UK grocery market was 30.7% in the 12 weeks to Apr. 15, an increase on the 30.2% and seven-year low of 29.7% reported in the prior two months respectively, reported Reuters. Full Story

월마트의 독점적 시장위치에 대한 뉴욕 지역 유통업체의 조사 요청이 있었다. Anti-Wal-Mart groups in New York City called for an investigation into the retailer's U.S. expansion tactics. Some New York City officials, along with Walmart Free NYC and retail union members, demanded Wal-Mart halt its expansion plans into the city and called for an independent probe into the retailer's New York development plans, reported USA Today. Full Story Meanwhile, Wal-Mart Stores is creating a global compliance officer position who will make sure the company is in compliance worldwide with the US law that forbids American companies from engaging in bribery and other corrupt practices overseas. The new executive will oversee five regional compliance directors, reported USA Today. Full Story

코스트코는 대량 소비 시장에서 리더의 위치를 강화하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. Costco appears to be rising to the top of the 'big box' shopping industry, according to CNBC. The chain shows how no-frills shopping for larger-than-life household products has become an $88 billion business. Costco is on its way to becoming a more generic term for warehouse shopping, as it stocks 75% of "triggers", or staples, and 25% of "treasures", impulse items. Where some supermarkets might have 100,000 items, Costco has about 4,000, reported New York Daily News. Full Story

신선 식품의 강화를 위해 타겟은 90개의 점포를 리모델링하고 있다. Target Corp. is remodeling 90 stores so it can expand its fresh food offerings. Construction will be completed by June 24. According to the company, about 1,000 of its stores now offer expanded food offerings, with about 10,000-sq. Ft. dedicated to groceries in each store, reported Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

코스트코와 이케아 등의 대형 리테일러는 고객들에게 경쟁력있고 저렴한 음식 제공의 범위를 확장하고 있다. Big-box retailers such as Costco and Ikea are increasingly offering competitive, inexpensive prepared foods for customers. Costco, which operates a food court at all but six of its 592 warehouse stores worldwide, expects to sell more than 300 million hot dogs, pizzas and other items at its food courts this year. The retailer offers a 1/4-lb. hot dog and 20-oz. fountain soda for $1.50, the same price as in 1985, reported MSNBC.com. Full Story

Industry News

무 항생제 고기의 매출이 약 45% 증가하여 약 175백만불 규모를 나타냈다. Sales of antibiotic-free meat are up 25%, to $175 million, in the past three years. Some industry groups projected costs for farmers would rise by $1 billion over 10 years if antibiotics in animals are phased out; however, meat prices in Europe have not risen dramatically since the EU's ban. The Institute of Medicine estimates the average U.S. consumer would spend between $5 and $10 more per year on meat if antibiotics were restricted, reported USA Today. Full Story

월트 디즈니 컨설팅 사업부의 고객 대상이 점점 확대되고 있으며, 많은 기업들이 고객서비스를 개선하는 부분에 대해 자문을 받고 있다. The Disney Institute consulting division of the Walt Disney Company is serving more and more companies and industries, advising on how customer service can be improved as it looks to better connect with customers. Its clients range from Haagen-Dazs International to three Subway restaurants in Maine, noted The New York Times On the Web. Full Story (NYT Registration Required)

Danone 사는 일본 음료 기업인 야쿠르트사의 지분을 28% 수준으로 늘릴 계획을 갖고 있다. Danone SA may raise its stake in Japanese drink maker Yakult Honsha to 28%, from 20% and asked the company to put a Danone official in a senior managing position, reported Reuters. Full Story

허쉬(Hershey)사의 1/4분기 이익이 소비를 반영한 가격 인상 정책에 따라 24% 급증하였고, 이로 인해 올해 이익은 10~12%, 매출은 7~9% 증가할 것으로 예측하고 있다. Hershey Co. first-quarter earnings jumped 24% as the candy maker's pricing produced a sales increase. The company raised its prices last year in an effort closely watched for consumer resistance. Hershey has now raised its guidance for the year, saying it expects earnings to rise 10% to 12% on a roughly 7% to 9% increase in net sales, including foreign-currency effects, reported Wall Street Journal. Full Story

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몇몇 애널리스트는 코코넛 물 시장이 이미 성숙기에 접어들었다고 의견을 나타냈다. Some analysts think the coconut water industry has reached its peak. PepsiCo's partnership with GNC to produce a coconut water brand called Phenom is selling its inventory and getting out of the market after a year test run. However, Pepsi just added three coconut water flavors to its Sobe line, while Rockstar unveiled an energy drink with coconut water and Bigelow Tea now produces three tea mixes with it. There are now 250 companies that have a beverage with some form of coconut water in it, claimed the founder and CEO of BevNet; roughly three in 10 new beverages coming to market today have it as a component, reported CNBC.com. Full Story

네슬레는 멕시코의 독점규제 등에 따라 화이자로부터 매입한 약 18억불 규모의 자산을 매각할 수 있다고 전했다. Nestle may reportedly sell as much as $1.8 billion of the infant-nutrition assets it is buying from Pfizer as antitrust concerns in countries such as Mexico force divestitures, claimed people with knowledge of the matter. About 10% to 15% of the $11.9 billion unit may be put up for sale by Nestle, reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story

전처리 리딩기업인 Apio사는 Greenline사를 인수함에 따라 북미 리테일 식료품시장의 약 80%의 고객에 공급하는 기업이 되었다. Landec Corporation announced its food subsidiary, Apio, Inc., has acquired GreenLine Foods, Inc, a processor and marketer of fresh-cut green beans, from The Riverside Company. The acquisition of GreenLine combines two leading brands in the fresh-cut produce market, the Apio Eat Smart brand and the GreenLine brand, resulting in combined market presence in approximately 80% of North American retail grocery store sites, reported Market Watch. Full Story

캐나다의 식품 수출기업들은 중동 지역의 혼란기에 따라 조정기간을 가지고 있다. Canadian food exporters are adjusting to turmoil in the Middle East by shifting their focus away from Libya, Egypt and Syria to more-stable regional economies. The country exports about as much food and agricultural products by value to the region as it does to the EU. While some food exporters continue to ship to Egypt, a new government and changing infrastructure created a "bottleneck" for merchandise flowing through the country, reported The Globe and Mail. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

중국은 농업 혁신을 위해 약 950억불을 투자할 예정이다. China will invest around $95.1 billion to improve the efficiency of its farms and boost grain output by 25 million metric tons by 2015. The extra spending will help China create around 26.7 million hectares of efficient farmland by 2015, reported Reuters. Full Story

Market News

전체 냉동과일 저장량이 지난 달 대비 약 11% 감소하였지만, 전년 대비 약 4% 증가하였다. Total frozen fruit stocks were down 11%, from last month, but up 4%, from a year ago. Total frozen vegetable stocks were down 9%, from last month but up 1% from a year ago. USDA Report

미국 농무성의 상품 신용법인은 특수 농작물에 대한 기술적인 지원과 관련한 제안서를 요청하였다. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is inviting proposals for the 2013 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program until May 21, 2012. The CCC is soliciting applications from the private sector and from government agencies for FY 2013 and to set out criteria for the award of funds in October. Full Notice The CCC is also inviting proposals for the 2013 Market Access Program, with participants to possibly receive assistance for generic or brand promotion activities; the 2013 Foreign Market Development Cooperator program to create, expand and maintain foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through cost-share assistance; and the 2013 Emerging Markets Program, to assist U.S. entities in developing, maintaining or expanding exports of U.S. agricultural commodities and products by funding activities that improve emerging markets' food and rural business systems.

캘리포니아의 체리 농사는 년 초에 주춤하다가 하반기에 강세를 나타낼 것으로 전망되었다. The California cherry crop is expected to be light at the start, coming in strong for the later of the season. The California Bing cherry crop in the Stockton-Linden-Lodi area was on track for heavy production, while the earlier varieties to the south, on average, were expected to produce lighter crops in the Central Valley around Fresno, Reedley and Hanford and very light crops at the far south end of the valley around Arvin, Maricopa and Bakersfield, reported The Produce News. Full Story

미국 아스파라구스 시장은 회복세를 나타내고 있다. The U.S. asparagus industry is seeing a slight recovery. Asparagus farmers have begun to expand production again in the hope that healthy eating trends and demand for homegrown vegetables will help bolster prices and sales of their stalks, after decades of South American imports being in the lead. US asparagus production is still only a third of what it was 25 years ago, however, it recovered slightly last year due to strong prices and new varieties that hold the promise of bigger harvests, reported Buffalo News. Full Story

Dow AgroSciences가 개발한 “Enlist” 옥수수가 농업기업들에게 좋은 대안이 될 수 있다… A new biotech corn "Enlist," developed by Dow AgroSciences, could be an answer for U.S. farmers plagued by an epidemic of super-weeds. However, the herbicide chemical component could make weeds even more resistant and damage other U.S. crops. Enlist is entering the final stages of regulatory approval, and is the first in a planned series of new herbicide-tolerant crops aimed at addressing a resurgence of crop-choking weeds that have developed resistance to rival Monsanto's popular Roundup herbicide, reported Reuters. Full Story

향후 기후 시나리오는 옥수수 가격에 상당한 변동성에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. Future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal biofuels mandate, according to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Under the projection, prices would rise in years when corn yields are hurt by extremely hot days. When coupled with federal mandates for biofuel production, the price volatility could increase by about 50% over the period from 2020-2040, reported Western Farm Press. Full Story

Health News

대두 단백은 비만환자의 간의 지방축적 및 중성지방의 감소에 큰 도움이 되는 것으로 나타났다. Soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. University of Illinois researchers showed that eating soy protein, from such sources as tofu and yogurt, appears to alleviate some of the stress on fatty livers by partially restoring the function of a key signaling pathway in the organ, reported Science Daily. Full Story

캔 식품은 신선 식품 만큼 영양 면에서나 가격 면에서 경쟁력있는 대안이 될 수 있을 것으로 조사되었다. Canned food could be an equally nutritious, but affordable alternative to fresh foods, according to research from Ketchum Global Health and Wellness. "There is increasing conversation around 'fresh' foods, especially fruits and vegetables, as being more nutritious. Yet, this supposition had not been supported by evidence," said study author Cathy Kapica, an adjunct professor of nutrition at Tufts University, reported Time. Full Story

비타민 C를 많이 섭취하면 혈압 감소에 도움이 되는 것으로 나타났다. Large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, claim Johns Hopkins researchers. However, none of the studies showed that vitamin C directly prevents or reduces rates of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, reported Chicago Tribune. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Washington News

동식물 의약품부는 미국 내 4번째 광우병의 발발을 확인하였다. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the nation's fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease, in a dairy cow from central California. The carcass is being held under state authority at a rendering facility in California and never entered the food chain. The agency confirmed samples from the animal tested positive for atypical BSE, a "very rare form of the disease not generally associated with an animal consuming infected feed," according to USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford. Full Story USDA는 그러나 다른 동물에는 영향이 없다고 전했다.. USDA "has no reason to believe that any other US animals are currently affected [by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy]," secretary Tom Vilsack stated. Full Story, BSE Information Center 한국의 2, 3위 슈퍼마켓 업체인 홈플러스와 롯데마트는 미국산 소고기의 판매를 잠정적으로 중단하였다. South Korea's No. 2 and No. 3 supermarket chains Home Plus and Lotte Mart temporarily suspended sales of US beef. Meanwhile, Mexico, which buys more US beef than any other country, has no plans to halt imports or modify inspections for trade across the border while Japan also stated there is no reason to restrict imports, reported MSNBC.com. Full Story 유럽연방은 광우병 보고에도 불구하고 미국산 수입에 대한 추가적인 조치를 하지 않을 것으로 전했다. The EU does not intend to impose any particular measures on imports from the US following the discovery of the country's first case of mad cow disease in six years, reported Reuters. Full Story

FDA는 수입 agent에서 고려해야 하는 안전과 품질 기준과 관련한 보고서를 발간하였다. FDA's Global Engagement Report describes the steps the agency is taking to ensure that imported food, drugs, medical devices, and other regulated products meet the same rigorous standards for safety and quality as those manufactured domestically. Each year from 2005 to 2011, food imports grew by an average of 10%. Full Story, Full Report