IFDA News
7월의 IFDA Smart 컨퍼런스에서는 GS1 미국 표준과 관련한 진척도 보고를 통해 세일즈와 마케팅에 영향을 미치는 현재의 업무 환경에 대다룰 예정이다. At the upcoming IFDA SMart Conference, a Foodservice GS1 US Standards progress report will address current work specifically impacting sales and marketing, most notably image standards and their transmission. In this session, Gene Carbonara of US Foods (co-chair of the Images taskforce) and Jeff Chester of Food Services of America, will provide a briefing on initiative progress to date, discuss the new guidelines for images, and provide insights on what the standards initiative will mean for sales and marketing. For full information on the conference, taking place July 22-24 in San Francisco, click here.
한국의 아모제산업은 IFDA Korea의 새로운 회원이 되었다. IFDA is proud to announce Amoje Industry has joined the association as the newest IFDA Korea Member. The company’s operations include manufacturing, distribution, and foodservice operations, primarily serving the Seoul and Gyeong-gi Provinces of South Korea. Full Story
영업과 홍보직원들은 더 나은 성과를 내는 것에 부담을 느낀다. 이번 SMart 컨퍼런스에서는 이와 관련된 해결책과 향상방향에 대해 제시해 줄 것이다.Sales and marketing professionals are feeling the pressures to out-perform the market and to motivate others. If you are interested in tapping your full potential as a leader to meet these challenges, a session featuring Derrick Boles of LEADERSHIP 1ST at the upcoming IFDA SMart Conference can give you that edge. During the session, Boles will discuss new ways to improve productivity and influence, and discuss methods for reaching full potential, both professionally and personally. Boles will also help attendees closely examine their personal strengths and weaknesses with direction on how each of these areas can become a valuable leadership quality, leading to high-performing results. For full information on the conference, taking place July 22-24 in San Francisco, click here.
Distributor News
시스코는 아일랜드에서의 영역확장을 위하여 2008년 인수한 Pallas Foods의 모회사인 Crossgar Foodservice를 인수하였다. Crossgar Foodservice is being bought by Sysco, who wanted to expand its presence in Ireland, and made the acquisition through its subsidiary, County Limerick firm Pallas Foods. Crossgar Foodservice has four facilities in Northern Ireland. Crossgar's product range includes poultry, meat, chilled, frozen, grocery and non-food items, which are sold throughout the island of Ireland and Great Britain, reported BBC News. Full Story
FSA는 Yancey’s Food Services of Loveland의 인수로 미국서부지역에 서비스 제공이 가능해졌다.Food Services of America (FSA) has acquired Yancey’s Food Service of Loveland, CO, in a deal that provides the company with complete service coverage of the western U.S. FSA is one of the top ten foodservice distribution companies in the U.S. serving a broad variety of foodservice customers throughout 15 western and mid-western states. Yancey’s Food Service is the 37th largest food distribution company in America. The acquisition adds new service areas for FSA in Colorado and Nebraska with increased coverage in Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. To view the announcement from FSA President & CEO Doug Minert, click here.
Distributor News
퍼포먼스 푸드 그룹 중 하나인 Vistar는 Liberty Distribution Company를 인수 할 것이라고 밝혔다.Vistar, a division of Performance Food Group, has announced it will acquire Liberty Distribution Company, LLC. The acquisition brings together two distributors of candy, snacks and beverages. Liberty is based in Chandler, Arizona, with additional locations in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and Memphis, Tennessee. Full Story
Operator News
Rita’s Italian Ice는 중국과 인도, 캘리포니아와 네덜란드에 새로운 점포를 열 것이라고 밝혔다. Since taking over last winter, Rita's Italian Ice's CEO signed deals to open dozens of new Rita's in China and India, California and the Dutch Caribbean isles, reported Philadelphia Inquirer. Full Story
음식에 민감한 고객들을 대접하는 레스토랑이 늘고 있으며, 몇몇의 레스토랑은 저장고, 준비실, 조리실이 분리되어 오염위험을 최소화하였다. A growing number of restaurants are catering to patrons with food sensitivities, with some restaurants maintaining separate storage, prep and cooking areas to minimize cross-contamination risks. Chuck E. Cheese's gluten-free pizza is cooked and served in a factory-sealed container, opened at the table and includes an unused, disposable pizza cutter. The 6-inch pie is being test-marketed in its Minnesota restaurants. Front Burner Brands, which owns the 140-store Melting Pot fondue chain and other restaurants, also eliminated flour completely from kitchens in favor of cornstarch, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
현대식 레스토랑인 Carmel Café&Wine Bar가 남서 플로리다에서 처음으로 애플의 아이패드를 이용해서 주문을 하는 방식을 채택하였다. 고객들은 음식주문, 메뉴소개 및 영수처리도 아이패드를 통해서 할 수 있게 되어있다. The 150-seat modern Mediterranean restaurant Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar in University Park, FL is the first in Southwest Florida to use Apple's iPad. Customers place their orders on the devices, track spending, read menu descriptions with photo galleries and pay the bill at the table. Each table's iPad also features an ESPN app that allows patrons to track scores and even watch live games, the Angry Birds game and recommends wine pairings and other combinations to customers, reported The Bradenton Herald. Full Story
중국에서 Yum브랜드의 레스토랑 이윤이 지난해와 비교하여 25.1%하락하여 2012년 1분기에 23.6%하락하였다. Yum Brands' restaurant margin in China fell to 23.6% in the first quarter of 2012, from 25.1% in the same period in 2011, though the company opened a record 168 new units during the same period. The company reported a wage inflation increase in the first quarter of 17% year-on-year, while chicken prices were up 7% over the same period. Currently, the 4,500 stores in 2011 represent a ratio of one to every $1.6 billion of China's gross domestic product compared with $836 million of GDP in the U.S., reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
패스트푸드점들은 감자칩과 같이 간편하게 먹을 수 있는 ‘핑거푸드’제품을 속속 출시하고 있다. Fast-food restaurants are rolling out finger foods that can be eaten liken chips and dip, creating items that are easier to eat in the car and on the go. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen introduced Dip'n Chick'n last year after market research revealed interest in fried, boneless chicken snacks that could be eaten in that way. With 17% of all meals ordered at restaurants eaten in cars, according to NPD Group, McDonald's introduced Chicken McBites earlier this year, small fried chicken pieces packaged in a container that fits in a car's cup holder with a slot for dipping sauce, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
뉴욕시의 대용량 탄산음료 판매금지법이 3개월동안 퍼블릭코멘트 프로세스를 진행할 것이라고 밝혔다. The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously to open a proposed ban on the sale of large-size sodas to a three-month public comment process. Board members, appointed by the mayor, will formally vote on the proposal in September, and if approved will take effect after six months, according to officials, reported CNN.com. Full Story
스타벅스가 유럽,중앙아시아와 아프리카에서 시장 공략에 고전 중이다. Starbucks sent the president of its Europe, Middle East and Africa division to direct a revamp in the region after experiencing continued challenges there, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
네덜란드의 피자업체인 A1 Concepts는 2분30초만에 완성되는 ‘렛츠피자’라는 피자자판기를 미국 뉴욕에 출시하였다.The Let's Pizza vending machine will be distributed in the U.S. after Netherlands-based A1 Concepts opens a U.S. headquarters in the Atlanta area in the third quarter. The machine, which creates pizzas from scratch in 2.5 minutes, has been growing throughout Europe since its launch about three years ago, reported Pizza Marketplace. Full Story
Retail News
크로거는 그린마운틴커피로스트의 큐리그 커피와 양립할 수 있는 싱글 컵 커피를 소개할 것이라고 밝혔다. Kroger is planning to introduce store-branded single-serve coffee cups compatible with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Keurig brewers. In addition, the Keurig system may not be the only system for which Kroger will introduce cups, according to a spokesman, reported Reuters. Full Story
스토어브랜드의 가격이 내셔널 브랜드를 앞질러 지난 12개월 동안 가격 차가 줄어들었다. Store-brand price increases are outpacing those of national brands, with nearly half (48.1%) agreeing that the price gap has narrowed within the past 12 months, according to retailers polled for the ninth annual Center Store performance survey, reported Supermarket News. Full Story (Free Registration Required)
월마트가 중국에서 식품안전법 위반으로 고발당하였다.Walmart is facing new accusations of food-safety violations in China. Beijing's Food Safety Administration stated that Walmart violated food-safety standards in March by selling sesame oil exceeding standard amounts of benzopyrene and squid containing hazardous levels of cadmium. The agency's website claimed the sesame oil and squid were produced by domestic companies. Both chemicals are hazardous to human consumption and can cause cancer, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story
세븐일레븐은 뉴욕시의 탄산음료 판매금지법 계획 전 64oz 사이즈의 더블걸프를 50oz로 줄였다.7-Eleven quietly downsized its 64-oz. Double Gulp to 50-oz. prior to New York City's proposed ban on large sugary drinks. According to a company spokeswoman, the reason for the change was the drink was too large for the cup holders in most American cars. The chain sells nearly 38 million gallons of fountain drinks per year worldwide, and sales of the 50-oz. Double Gulp remain the fastest-growing of all the company's cup sizes, reported The Daily. Full Story
35%의 여성주부들은 남편들이 ‘장보기’에 많은 영향을 미친다고 말했다.Fifty-two percent of dads now claim they are the primary grocery shopper in the household, according to the 2012 Cone Communications Year of the Dad Trend Tracker. More than one-in-three (35%) moms admit dads have had more influence on grocery store purchases over the last few years. Full Story
까르푸는 그리스 회사인 파트너 Marinopoulos에 지분을 팔고 그리스에서의 사업을 철수하였다.Carrefour is pulling out of Greece and selling its stake in a Greek joint venture to local partner Marinopoulos, which will become its franchisee. Carrefour's first-quarter sales fell 16% in Greece, and the company will take a $277 million mostly non-cash charge as a result of the deal. The venture has 41 hypermarkets, 287 supermarkets and 479 convenience stores in Greece and Cyprus, reported Reuters. Full Story 까르푸는 작년 그리스에서 2.7%매출을 기록한 반면, 프랑스에서는 43%의 매출을 기록하였다.Last year, Greece composed about 2.7% of Carrefour's revenue excluding tax, while France represented around 43% of global sales excluding tax, according to The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
Industry News
유니레버의 2012년 총 매출의 55%, 다농의 51%, 네슬레의 41%가 신흥시장으로부터 발생된 것으로 밝혀졌다. Some 55% of Unilever's total sales in 2012 are from emerging markets, followed by Danone with 51% and Nestle at 41%, according to forecasts by Bernstein. Investors are showing interest in European food conglomerates that are likely to outperform the market during the recession because of their relatively high exposure to emerging markets. Food companies will also get relief from lower commodity prices, which are are expected to drop about 7% this year after declining from all-time highs reached in 2011, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
독일은 EU의 동물사료에 대한 허용기준과 비슷한 절차를 밟고 있는 미승인 유전자변형 농산물 식품에 대하여 반대의사를 표명 할 것이라고 밝혔다. Germany will oppose any European Union move to allow traces of unapproved genetically-modified organisms in food in a similar way to the tolerance level permitted by the EU in animal feed, reported Reuters. Full Story
캐나다의 식 음료 시장 매출이 Saskatchewand을 선두로 하여 올해 5.4% 상승하였다. Canada saw food and drink sales grow 5.4% this year, led by Saskatchewan, at 9.9%. Meanwhile, its Manitoba province's food services and drinking places rang up the second-biggest sales increase in the country between March of last year and March of this year, new figures show. Statistics show the Manitoba saw its sales jump by 8.2%, to $128 million, from $118.3 million a year earlier, reported Winnipeg Free Press . Full Story
식음료 회사가 현금을 대량보유하고 있으며 이는 새로운 제품투자, 인수합병, 새로운 기술력에 대해 투자를 하기 위한 것으로 보여진다. Food and beverage companies have significant cash on the balance sheets, and intend to increase capital spending on new products, mergers and acquisitions and technology to fuel growth, according to a survey by KPMG. In the 2012 Food & Beverage Industry Outlook Survey, 68% of industry executives indicate that their companies have significant cash on the balance sheet, up from 63% in the 2011 survey. Full Story
영국의 소비자들은 금전 상황의 악화에 따라 위험음식을 소비하는 것으로 나타났다.British consumers are reportedly taking more risks with their food as finances become tighter, claims a Food Standards Agency survey. The survey of nearly 2,000 people across the UK suggested more than half were trying to make better use of leftover food, including ignoring use-by dates, as well as keeping leftovers in the fridge for long periods of time, reported BBC News. Full Story
말레이시아 국영 팜유업체인 펠다(Felda Global Ventures Holdings)가 $3.2billion 규모의 IPO(기업공개)를 앞두고 있다. A $3.2 billion initial public offering by the Malaysian government-owned palm-oil business Felda Global Ventures Holdings is likely to be the second largest this year and aims to create a new global powerhouse in the lucrative business of palm oil. Palm-oil demand rose an average of 7.5% a year between 1991 and 2011, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, and is expected to keep on climbing as incomes rise in places like China and demand for alternative fuels increases, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
EU는 유럽에서의 반대 흐름에도 불구하고 소량의 미승인 유전자변형 농산물을 수입 허가할 예정이다. Tiny amounts of unapproved genetically modified organisms will be permitted in food imports to the European Union under draft rules due to be proposed shortly by the bloc's executive. Exporters and European producers claim the rules are needed to avoid disruptions to food imports, reported Reuters. Full Story
세이프웨이는 큐리그의 싱글컵 커피를 이용한 5가지의 커피포드를 선보일 예정이다. Safeway plans to launch five private-label coffee pods for use with Keurig single-cup brewers. The announcement comes a day after Kroger stated it would begin selling single-serve pods under its Private Selections and banner brands designed for use with Keurig brewers, beginning this September, reported Supermarket News. Full Story
Washington News
에탄올생산이 15년간의 성장을 끝으로 올해 하락할 것으로 전망된다. After 15 years of growth, ethanol production is expected to decline in the U.S. this year and will be flat in 2013 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, reported The Wall Street Journal. As the amount of ethanol use in gasoline production nears the federally mandated 10% cap and gasoline consumption is declining, ethanol producers are pushing to increase that mandate to 15%. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
미국의 유제품에대한 농업보조금이 수출 감소를 야기할 것이라는 주장이 나왔다.A proposed dairy supply management program in the Farm Bill will cause a reduction in exports, which have been driving more than two-thirds of growth in the U.S. dairy industry, according to the DMSP (Dairy Market Stabilization Program) Potential Impact on U.S. Dairy Exports report prepared for the International Dairy Foods Association by Informa Economics Inc. The report warns that the "frequency and severity of price spikes resulting from supply control programs could reduce long-term competitiveness" and require lower U.S. prices to continue to increase U.S. milk production. Full Story
2015년에 중국소비시장이 미국에 이어 두 번째로 큰 시장이 될 것이라고 예상된다.China's consumer market is forecast to become the second largest in the world after the U.S. by 2015, according to a report from Booz & Co. The Chinese are increasingly concerned with health and quality of life, while those living in the biggest cities are more focused on value but able and willing to pay more, reported The Associated Press. Full Story
Health News
잠을 못자는 사람일수록 불량식품을 찾게 된다는 연구결과가 나왔다. Sleep deprived eaters are more likely to reach for junk food, such as sweets and chips, than their wide awake counterparts, according to a report in Health Day. Researchers found that reward centers of the brain were activated when sleepy participants were shown pictures of unhealthy foods. Full Story
미국성인들은 하루 평균 355칼로리에 해당하는 22티스푼 설탕을 소비하는 것으로 나타났다. American adults consume an average of 22 teaspoons a day, or about 355 calories, from added sugars, claimed a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association and a nutrition professor at the University of Vermont. Every teaspoon has 15 to 16 calories. Nutritionists and health advocates have come out recently to urge Americans to cut back on their sugar consumption, reported USA Today. Full Story
영국의 유명 술집과 패스트푸드점의 어린이세트메뉴에는 하루 기준섭취량보다 많은 염분이 첨가되어 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.Children's meals at some of the leading UK pub and fast food chains contain more salt than they should eat in an entire day, according to a BBC investigation. Some of the 11 chains highlighted in the study said they would be reviewing their menus, reported BBC News. Full Story
피스타치오가 스트레스로 인한 인체의 반응을 줄여주는 것으로 밝혀졌다. Pistachios may positively reduce the body's response to the stresses of everyday life, according to a Pennsylvania State University study published online this month in Hypertension, an American Heart Association Journal. Full Story
콩코드포도는 심장혈관과 인식건강을 조성하는 건강한 순환에 도움이 된다고 Nutrition Today 와 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry는 밝혔다. Two scientific papers recently published in Nutrition Today and the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggest that Concord grapes may support healthy circulation to promote cardiovascular and cognitive health in certain populations. Welch's provided support for these studies. Full Story
Health News
단 음료를 마시는 아이들이 건강음료를 마시는 아이들보다 비만의 위험이 높은 것이 아니라고 밝혔다.Most children and youth who consume sweetened beverages are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers who drink healthy beverages, according to a study published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The study found sweetened beverage intake to be a risk factor only in boys aged 6 to 11, reported Science Daily. Full Story
Market News
올 여름 청과시장의 배가 대략 19.3million 박스 수확될 것이며, 이는 워싱턴과 오레곤의 2011년 대비 6%하락한 수치이다. About 19.3 million boxes of fresh-market pears are expected to be harvested this summer and fall in Washington and Oregon, 6% fewer than the 2011 crop but 2% higher than the five-year average, according to the Pear Bureau Northwest. If projections hold, the 2012 crop would be the fifth-largest on record. By variety, green anjou and bosc volumes should be down in the 2012-13 season, and bartletts and starkrimsons up, reported The Packer Online. Full Story
카버네적포도의 가격이 작년 두배로 상승하여, 캘리포니아 종인 와인인 샤도니와 무스카트 등의 가격이 급상승하였다 The cost of Cabernet red grapes roughly doubled in the past year and prices for California varieties such as Chardonnay and Muscat are soaring. California's wine industry is experiencing a shortage of grapes after a decade of declining grape prices pressured by large vineyard expansions during the 1990s, causing oversupply. Many farmers in recent years stopped planting new vines while dealing with price erosion, and others switched to nuts, vegetables and other fruit with higher returns, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
미국의 식품재배 시장이 유기농 재배의 경우 기경용을 사용한 재배방법보다 일자리를 천개 이상 더 창출할 것이라고 밝혔다. Producing U.S. foods organically creates thousands more jobs than if that food were produced using conventional agricultural methods, according to a new economic study released at the Organic Trade Association's Policy Conference. The report shows the organic food industry generated more than 500,000 American jobs in 2010, builds on data released by OTA revealing the overall U.S. organic market in 2011 surpassed $31 billion for the first time, reported The Produce News. Full Story
미국의 농부들은 경작과 수확을 위하여 아이패드나 각종 기기들을 이용하여 효율성을 높인다. U.S. farmers are utilizing iPads and other gadgets to assist in planting seeds while maximizing harvests. Companies including Monsanto and DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred are gathering crop data to create customized planting plans transmitted to gadgets that help drive vehicles and control seed and fertilizer dispersal. Precision Planting, which will be purchased by Monsanto, created the more than $5,000 20/20 Air Force system that automatically adjusts the pressure used to plant seeds as well as a companion iPad app that shows a map of crop fields overlaid with data such as soil type, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
미국의2012/13 예상책정 밀 공급량이 51 million 부셀 줄었다. Projected U.S. wheat supplies for 2012/13 are lowered 51 million bushels with reduced carry-in and lower forecast winter wheat production. US feed grain supplies for 2012/13 are virtually unchanged as adjustments to 2011/12 balance sheets are largely offsetting and projected 2012/13 production and use are unchanged on the month. USDA Report |
