IFDA News

IFDA / Technomic GPO Study Underway -IFDA와 Technomic은 2012년 4분기에 Group Purchasing Organization에 관한 리포트를 발간할 예정입니다. Group Purchasing Organization's (GPOs) continue to generate an incredible amount of industry dialogue and to assist our members, IFDA has engaged Technomic to conduct a comprehensive study on GPOs that will be distributed to all IFDA members in the 4th quarter of 2012. The research will develop a profile of likely GPO future practices, trends, and growth drivers; will develop a better understanding of manufacturer motivations and practices around GPOs; and will capture manufacturer views on the practice of price extendibility. Two "hotspot" issues to be addressed include first, the proliferation of GPOs focused on local market independent operators and how manufacturers determine which GPOs they will support. The second "hotspot" is price extendibility and issues that are created by this practice when a "segment specific" GPO extends offerings to independent operators across non-core market segments. Focus on the latter issue will include understanding the impact of this practice on distributors and how distributors can engage in the process.

다가오는 유통솔루션 컨퍼런스에서는 시스코사의 Al Dibens가‘직장내 안전의 모든 것’이라는 주제로 발표를 할 예정입니다. Studies show that 60% to 70% of injuries in the warehouse are from manual material handling involving ergonomic issues. At DSC 2012, a number of experts in different discipline areas will lead roundtable discussions — including an Ops and HR focused peer discussion "All About Workplace Safety." Come and join in this roundtable led by Al Dibens, director of safety services at Sysco Corporation, to discuss the importance of proper picking and slotting techniques, training your supervisors to observe and teach, and the ergonomic tools to ensure your warehouse employees are working in a safe and effective manner. For full information on the 2012 Distribution Solutions Conference, taking place October 29-31 in Las Vegas, click here.

다가오는 유통솔루션 컨퍼런스에서 시스코와 웨스트먼로 파트너사가 발표하는‘Discrete Labour Management System’은 의사결정의 효율을 높일 수 있을 것입니다.A "Discrete Labor Management System" can drastically improve the decision making relating to the implementation of new technologies and new processes and provide more reliable payback and ROI calculations. During an expo session titled "Enhancing Your Decision Process Through Discrete Labor Measurement Systems" at the upcoming October 29-31 Distribution Solutions Conference, Mike Forbes of Sysco Corporation and George Bishop of West Monroe Partners will discuss how one distributor has used the full capabilities of a DLMS. This session is designed for operations and HR professionals. For full information on DSC 2012 or to register, click here.

IFDA 경영진 컨퍼런스에 참가를 원하신다면 8월31일까지 등록해주시기 바랍니다. IFDA MEMBERS, THIS IS OUR LAST CALL SO PLEASE ACT NOW - If you company wishes to participate in the 2013 IFDA Partners Executive Forum, you must register your company by next Friday, August 31. To register your company, you need only identify your "Team Leader" and "Scheduler Contact." All other team members register between September 24 and December 17. To access registration materials, click here.

Operator News

Winston-Salem이 소벗,젤라또 등100종류 이상의 아이스크림을 제조해 온 업체인 Blude Ridge Ice Creams를 인수하였습니다. Winston-Salem, NC-based Dewey's Bakery purchased Blue Ridge Ice Creams, which has been making more than 100 flavors of ice cream, sorbets and gelatos since 1988, for an undisclosed price. Dewey's is known for its bakery items including Moravian sugar cakes and lovefeast buns, reported The Business Journal. Full Story

Heartland Food가 버거킹 점포 121개를 인수하였습니다. Heartland Food acquired 121 Burger King restaurants from that company's corporate arm, with 27 located in the Nashville market. The acquisition represents Illinois-based Heartland's first foray into Tennessee. The company is the second-largest Burger King franchise owner in the world with 415 restaurants, reported NashvillePost.com. Full Story

던킨도너츠의 가맹점주들은 소형점주들에 대한 차별과 더불어 직영점 확대로 인한 비용 절감 및 이익 창출이 어렵다며 던킨브랜드를 상대로 소송을 제기하였습니다.A group of former Dunkin' Donuts franchisees filed a lawsuit against Dunkin' Brands, claiming the company routinely discriminated against minority owners, particularly African-Americans, by pushing them to buy in poor, less profitable areas. The complaint also claims that Dunkin' prevents minority owners from expanding with additional stores, making it tougher for them to cut costs and become profitable, reported New York Post. Full Story

맥도날드는 모바일 지불시스템인 PayPal을 통한 지불방식 도입의 초읽기에 있습니다. PayPal is in the early stages of a mobile payments deal with McDonald's. The burger chain is testing a mobile payments service featuring PayPal at 30 of its restaurants in France. Earlier this year, McDonald's ran demonstrations of a broader PayPal mobile payments service at its franchisee conference in Orlando, FL, reported Reuters. Full Story

패스트푸드 체인점은 마케팅 중점을 ‘가치’에서 ‘건강식’으로 바꾸어가는 추세입니다.Fast food chains are shifting marketing from an emphasis on 'value' to 'better for you' options, according to the SVP of marketing at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza. The change is partly a competitive reaction to the growth of fast-casual chains such as Chipotle and Einstein Bros. Bagels, "which used 'freshness' as a differentiator and a proxy for 'health,' against traditional fast food," the SVP stated, reported NBCNews.com. Full Story

크리스피크림 도너츠의 남부,서부 인도의 파트너인 Citymax가 향후5년간 $13.5million을 투자하여 점포를 80점까지 늘릴 계획입니다.Krispy Kreme Doughnuts' partner for southern and western Indian markets Citymax will invest $13.5 million to set up 80 stores over five years. The doughnut retailer will open its first store in Bangalore in 2012, reported Reuters. Full Story

맥도날드는 최근 문제가 되고 있는 ‘소 학대 도축장’으로부터 육류공급을 중단키로 하였습니다.McDonald's joined USDA by suspending purchases of meat from Central Valley Meat after videos surfaced of potential animal abuse. The company did not immediately state how much meat it had been buying from the plant, but a spokesman for the chain claimed the percentage of meat purchased from the slaughterhouse was in the single digits. In-N-Out Burger previously suspended purchases after learning of the allegations of inhumane treatment, reported USA Today. Full Story

고객들은 맥도날드와 제너럴밀스가 자사의 웹사이트를 홍보하기 위하여 비디오, 게임 공유 등의 경로로 어린이들을 불법으로 사용하였다며 혐의를 제기하였습니다.Consumer advocates accused companies such as McDonald's and General Mills of unlawfully using children to market their websites through campaigns that encourage sharing video, games and other content. The Center for Digital Democracy and 16 other groups asked FTC to investigate, accusing the companies of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by asking children to divulge personal information and the information of friends without parental consent, reported Reuters. Full Story

유럽의 사모펀드 회사인 Permira가 일본의 초밥전문점 체인인 Akindo Sushiro를 $1 billion으로 인수하였습니다.

European private-equity firm Permira will buy Japanese sushi chain Akindo Sushiro for around $1 billion from Japanese private-equity firm Unison Capital and its founding family. Permira's plan is to help Sushiro more than double its restaurants in Japan, as well as expand overseas. Sushiro currently operates 335 revolving counter sushi bars and opened its first overseas outlet in Seoul late last year, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

Retail News

Save-A-Lot 점포 중 70%의 점포가 개별 라이선스소유자 운영으로 이 중 몇몇은 Supervalue에 지급하는 도매가격이 가파르게 상승한다며 불만을 제기하였습니다Some 70% of Save-A-Lot stores are run by independent licensees, and some claim the wholesale prices they are paying Supervalu are rising too steeply. However, "there is probably room to double or triple the store base," stated a managing partner at Willard Bishop. With 1,340 stores nationally, Save-A-Lot is second only to Walmart in the number of grocery outlets, reported Minneapolis Star Tribune. Full Story

‘Whole Foods’사가 2012년 16%가량의 성장률을 보이고 있으며 디트로이트와 같은 비교적 작은 시장을 중점으로 점포를 3배 가량 늘릴 것이라고 밝혔습니다. As Whole Foods ramps up growth, it plans to triple its store count to 1,000 and boost sales by opening locations in underserved areas and smaller markets like Detroit. Sales at Whole Foods may rise 16%, to $11.7 billion in the company's fiscal 2012, reported Bloomberg. Full Story

‘Lightning Quick Gas N Go’, ‘Parker's’, ‘Kum & Go’. ‘Plaid Pantry’가 미국의 급성장 유한회사 5000에 이름을 올렸습니다.Lightning Quick Gas N Go, Parker's, Kum & Go and Plaid Pantry landed on the list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., according to a list is compiled annually by Inc. Lightning Quick Gas N Go came in highest on the list of c-store companies, ranking No. 971. The company had a three-year growth of 332% with total revenue of $18.6 million in 2011, reported Convenience Store News. Full Story

2/3의 미국인들은 신용카드 사용에 대한 추가비용을 지불해야 한다면, 비용의 금액과 상관없이 신용카드 사용을 중지할 것이라고 밝혔습니다.Nearly two in three Americans, or 65%, stated they would stop using their credit cards if retailers start adding extra fees to credit card purchases, regardless of how small that fee may be, according to a new poll by CreditCards.com. A proposed swipe fee settlement would give retailers the green light to charge consumers a surcharge for using a credit card, but the new poll suggests that consumers will not graciously accept the extra charge, reported Convenience Store News. Full Story

일본의 Seiyu GK슈퍼마켓체인이 Hershey사와 피넛버터초콜렛인 Reese’s의 1년간의 유통 계약을 맺었습니다. The Japan arm of Walmart, Seiyu GK, began selling Reese's under an exclusive one-year distribution agreement with Hershey. Seiyu's first-month sales amounted to 1.7 times more than Kit-Kat Mini, which had been the most popular product in the store's chocolate line-up until then, according to a spokeswoman, reported Reuters. Full Story

벨기에 회사인‘Delhaize Group’은 최근 심각한 경제난으로 불안정한 그리스에 투자금액을 늘려 시장점유율을 늘리고 있습니다.Delhaize Group has been ramping up investments in Greece, gaining new customers in the financially-beleaguered country because of its ability to offer inexpensive local products. The Brussels-based group, which operates in Greece through its chain of Alfa Beta supermarkets, opened six new stores in the country in the second quarter for a total of 259 and plans to continue expanding. Delhaize also plans to build a new warehouse using a €10 million grant from the Greek government, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

Supervalu사는 현재 몇몇의 인수건 입찰이 있었지만 부분사업체 인수가 아닌 회사의 전체 사업체를 통틀어 인수할 회사를 계속해서 찾고 있습니다. Supervalu is seeking buyers to bid for its entire business, as several suitors have inquired about piecemeal parts of the U.S. grocery company. Cerberus Capital Management is interested in the Alberstons unit of Supervalu, which includes the 182 Chicago-area Jewel-Osco stores. Koninklijke Ahold, the Amsterdam-based parent body of Giant Food Stores, is eyeing the Shoppers chain, Bloomberg News reported. Full Story

Industry News

코카콜라사가 올 여름 새롭게 출시된 퓨즈 아이스티의 본격적인 마케팅 캠페인을 실시할 계획입니다. Coca-Cola is planning a major first-quarter marketing campaign for Fuze, which is also getting a new-product infusion. This summer Fuze rolled out five new flavors that will be available at fountains and in a variety of packages by year's end. Fuze had less than a 0.1% share of the tea category in the first half of 2012, according to Beverage Digest; Arizona now controls 40% of the ready-to-drink tea category, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

펩시사가 애틀란타에서 식음료 사업부문에 4000명의 직원과 3개의 제조 공장, 12개의 유통센터를 보유하고 있으며 지역에 펩시사의 영향력이 커지고 있습니다PepsiCo's presence is growing in metro Atlanta, with about 4,000 local employees for its beverage and snack food divisions, three drink manufacturing facilities in the area and 12 distribution centers in the region. The company's flagship beverage is also now served in more restaurants at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport because of an ongoing reconfiguration of concessions contracts, while Pepsi also signed a deal to become the exclusive provider of nonalcoholic beverages for Gwinnett Center, a position previously held by Coca-Cola, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Kellogg,PepsiCO,Cereal Partners Worldwide가 대략$30billion인 글로벌 온냉 시리얼 시장의 52%가량을 차지하고 있습니다.Kellogg, PepsiCo and Cereal Partners Worldwide control roughly 52% of the nearly $30 billion worldwide hot- and cold-cereal market, according to Euromonitor International. The cereal business remains rooted in the U.S., Canada, UK and Australia, which together account for 54% of global consumption despite having just 6% of the population, according to Cereal Partners Worldwide, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

‘Kraft Foods’가 주요브랜드인 ‘Back to Nature’ 주요지분을 사모펀드인 ‘Brynwood Partners’에 처분할 예정입니다.Kraft Foods will sell a majority stake in its 'Back to Nature' food brand to U.S. private equity firm Brynwood Partners for an undisclosed amount. The decision to sell the stake in one of its smaller brands comes ahead of Kraft's split into two companies, one handling snacks and one groceries, scheduled for October. Kraft will hold a "substantial" minority stake in Back to Nature, which makes cookies, crackers and pasta dinners, reported Reuters. Full Story

미국인이 연간 40%, 경제가치 $165million어치의 식품을 먹지 않은 채 버리는 것으로 나타났습니다.Americans are throwing away 40% of food in the U.S., the equivalent of $165 billion in uneaten food each year, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The average American family of four ends up throwing away an equivalent of up to $2,275 annually in food, and there has been a 50% jump in U.S. food waste since the 1970s. Full Story

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Hain Celestial Group가 Premier Foods사의 포장식료품 브랜드를 약 $317.6million 현금과 주식으로 인수할 예정입니다.Hain Celestial Group will buy Premier Foods' packaged grocery brands for £200 million ($317.6 million) in cash and stock. The transaction includes the sale of brands such as Hartley's jams and spreads and Sun-Pat peanut butter and would help the company supply packaged groceries that do not require cold storage to major retailers in the U.K. such as Sainsbury's , Tesco and Marks & Spencer, The deal is expected to be completed in October, reported Reuters. Full Story

Door to Door Organics는 유기농 식품 제조업자와 농부들과 협력하여 제품을 고객에게 직접배송하기로 하였습니다.

Door to Door Organics has teamed up with organic farmers and creators of natural food products to deliver boxes of groceries to its customers. The company primarily focuses on produce, but its offerings also include sustainably raised meat, eggs, artisan bread, and local dairy. With Door to Door, customers can place and customize their orders online each week, reported Reuters. Full Story

Health News

블루베리와 블랙베리 와인이 사람들의 혈당 수치 감소를 돕는 것으로 나타났습니다.Blueberry and blackberry wines may help people with diabetes decrease their blood sugar, according to a study published in Journal of Food Science. The study is the first to assess the effect of berry fermentation at different temperatures on carb-inhibiting enzymes and healthful properties, including antioxidant, polyphenol, and anthocyanin content, reported Science Daily. Full Story

Washington News

미국에서는 멜론의 일종인 캔터루프 멜론에서 감염된 것으로 추정되는 환자가 141명 발생하고 2명이 사망해 해당 과일 판매금지에 나섰습니다. An unidentified farm in southwestern Indiana is withdrawing cantaloupe from the marketplace following a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141 people and killed two in 20 U.S. states, reported Bloomberg. Walmart is also contacting outlets and instructing them to withdraw cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana as a precaution, a spokeswoman for the retailer, stated. Sam's Club isn't impacted because they don't source cantaloupes from the area, the company added. Full Story

USDA가 ‘광우병 의심 소’를 도축했다는 의혹의 영상을 전달받고 실체 파악 뒤 잠정 폐쇄 조치 후 해당 도축장에 조사단을 파견했습니다. Federal regulators are investigating whether beef from sick cows reached the human food supply a day after shutting down a Central California slaughterhouse for mistreatment of cattle, according to The Associated Press. USDA stated that while it found evidence of inhumane practices in a video from animal welfare group Compassion Over Killing, the footage did not indicate beef from sick cattle entered the food system, though the investigation is continuing, reported ABC News. Full Story

워싱턴은 지난 2010년 일본 소에 구제역이 발발한 이후 2년 만에 일본산 소고기 수출을 재개할 것을 밝혔습니다. Washington has given the nod for Japan to resume beef exports to the U.S. following a two-year halt. Cattle slaughtered on Aug. 18 or later have been approved after a review of Japan's food safety measures put to rest U.S. worries about the chance of radioactive contamination. Japan beef exports to the U.S. have been suspended since April 2010 after foot-and-mouth disease was found in Japanese cows, reported Reuters. Full Story

Market News

가뭄으로 인해 건초가격이 지난 1년간 배 이상 폭등했고, 미국 내 평균 가격은 사상최고치를 기록하고 있습니다.Farmers claim they have to pay two to three times last year's rates for hay this year because of drought. Farmers and ranchers will produce about 120 million tons of hay this year, but that estimate could change as about 63% of the land used to grow hay is in drought-stricken areas. The harvest of alfalfa, generally considered to make the best hay because of its high nutrient levels, is also forecast by USDA to be the worst since 1953, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

한국정부가 ‘지브라 칩’이라는 신종세균병이 발생한 미국 북서부의 감자 수입을 전면 금지하였습니다. 이에 따라 국내 제과업계의 감자스낵 생산이 차질을 빚을 것으로 전망됩니다. South Korea banned imports of potatoes from Oregon, Washington and Idaho over fears of zebra chip disease. The ban went into effect Aug. 17, stated the executive director of the Oregon Potato Commission. Oregon growers could be the ones hardest-hit. In 2011, about 16,700 metric tons of fresh-market U.S. potatoes, worth about $6 million, were shipped to South Korea, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

치솟는 사료값과 우유 가격의 약세로 인하여 가축을 내다파는 축산농가의 수가 늘어가고 있습니다.Skyrocketing feed costs and weak milk prices are forcing growing numbers of California's dairy farmers to sell their herds or file for bankruptcy. In the past eight months, 28 San Joaquin Valley dairies filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Fresno office, up from 24 in 2011 and 10 in 2010, reported The Fresno Bee. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

미국의 사과 소매가격이 공급량 하락으로 인하여 지속적인 상승세를 보이고 있습니다.U.S. retail apple prices continue to rise amid concerns about sustaining consumer demand through the fall. The U.S. city average retail price for red delicious apples was $1.44 per pound in July, up from $1.38 per pound in June and up from $1.37 per pound in July 2011, according to the Commerce Department. The escalation of retail apple prices will likely continue in August, with dwindling supplies of apples from storage and modest expectations of apple output in New York and Michigan contributing to a bullish outlook, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

미국의 가뭄과 가축사료 비용 인상으로 인하여 축산업계를 떠나는 축산어자들의 수가 점점 더 늘어나고 있습니다. The U.S. drought and record feed prices are spurring farmers to shrink cattle herds to the smallest in two generations. Beef output will slump to a nine-year low in 2013, USDA estimates, and the domestic herd is now the smallest since at least 1973 as retail prices reached a record last month. Feedlots are losing $300 a head this month fattening cattle for slaughter, and cattle futures may rise 8.5%, to an all-time high of $1.35/lb. in Chicago in the next 12 months, the chief strategist at Allendale forecasts, reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story

미국의 작물손상으로 인하여 세계 옥수수생산량이 예상보다 더 작아질 것으로 예상됩니다.World corn production will be smaller than estimated a month ago after dry weather damaged crops in the U.S., the International Grains Council forecast. Farmers across the world will harvest 838 million metric tons of corn in the 2012-13 crop year, down 3% from 864 million tons forecast on July 26, the London-based council wrote in an e-mailed report, reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story