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Distributor News
Reinhart Ǫµå¼ºñ½º´Â AGAR »ç¸¦ ÀμöÇϱâ·Î Çß´Ù. AGAR Supply Co. has agreed to be acquired by Reinhart Foodservice LLC, reported boston.com. Full Story
Operator News
¸Æµµ³¯µå´Â ¸Þ´º¿¡ °èÀý°úÀÏ°ú ¾ßä, ³ó»ê¹°À» È®´ëÇÒ °èȹÀ» °¡Áö°í ÀÖ´Ù. McDonald's plans to test adding more seasonal fruits and vegetables and additional produce to food dishes for its 2013 menu as it tries to entice more health-conscious consumers. The fast-food chain revealed plans to test foods that would increase the number of wholesome choices on its menu. Among the additions being tested are: additional produce side options and grilled chicken choices for Happy Meals; a new McWrap that would feature fresh vegetables and available in three flavors starting at 350 calories; and new breakfast choices, including an egg-white breakfast sandwich on an English muffin, reported The Produce News. Full Story
Washington, DC-area Matchbox Food Group is expanding with at least half a dozen stores in the works, including one opening this fall in DC and another in Merrifield, VA early next year. Matchbox currently has four locations, including three in the Washington, DC-area and one in Palm Springs, CA, serves pizza and derives one-third of its business from lunch. At one location in DC's Chinatown, the restaurant serves around 7,000 customers a week with about 2,000 of them lunchtime customers, reported The Washington Post. Full Story (Free Registration Required)
¸Æµµ³¯µå´Â ±¹¼ö¸Þ´º¸¦ ¿À½ºÆ®¸®¾Æ¿¡¼ ±ÝÁÖ Ãâ½ÃÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. McDonald's is introducing noodle dishes this week at its restaurants in Austria. The "McNoodles" comes with vegetables and salad, chicken pieces and either sweet and sour or curry sauce. They'll be available for a limited time starting Thursday. The company says it spent more than a year developing the product, noting that Asian noodles are popular in Austria, reported The Associated Press. Full Story
¸¹Àº À¯·´ÀεéÀº Æ®·£½ºÁö¹æÀÌ ¸¹Àº ÆнºÆ® ¹× ÆíÀÇ À½½ÄÀ¸·Î ÀÎÇØ °Ç°ÀÇ À§ÇèÀÌ ³ôÀº ÆíÀÌ´Ù. Millions of Europeans remain at health risk because of the persistently high trans fatty acid content of certain fast and convenience foods, indicates research published in the online journal BMJ. Few European countries have imposed any legal limits, meaning that it is possible to buy certain packaged and restaurant foods which still contain very high levels. Only a few countries -- Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and Iceland have legally forced the industry to limit the amount of TFA used in foods to 2% of the total fat, reported Science Daily. Full Story
Áö³ 7³â°£ üÀη¹½ºÅä¶ûÀÇ °¡Àå ³ôÀº °³Á¡À²°ú ÇÔ²² ½Ä´çµéÀÌ À¯Åë¸ÅÀåÀ» ´ëüÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Restaurants are replacing retailers in U.S. shopping centers, with chain openings at its highest point in at least seven years, according to real-estate research company CoStar Group. Of new leases signed so far this year, 15.8% were for eateries, up from 11.1% in all of 2009. CBL & Associates Properties is adding a total of 15 to 20 restaurants a year to the 165 malls it owns across the U.S. The share of Chipotle's new restaurants moving into existing spaces increased to about 70% during the past three years. Meanwhile, 30% to 35% of Darden's restaurants are now built in existing retail space, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story
½ºÅ¸¹÷½º´Â À̹ø ÁÖºÎÅÍ Ä¿ÇÇ, ¶ó¶¼, ¿¡½ºÇÁ·¹¼Ò°¡ °¡´ÉÇÑ Verismo SystemÀ̶ó´Â ½Ì±Û ÄÅ Ä¿ÇǸӽÅÀ» È®»êÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. Starbucks this week begins rolling out a single cup brewing machine, the Verismo System, which will brew coffee, lattes and espresso in a single machine. The single-cup coffee pods sell at about $12 for a dozen, and eight Espresso pods along with eight milk pods for about the same price, reported USA Today. Full Story
Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾Æ´Â Ǫ¾Æ±×¶ó ÆǸÅÀÇ Àü¸é ±ÝÁö¸¦ ½ÃÇàÇÑ´Ù. California's ban on the sale of foie gras can remain in effect while producers of the delicacy challenge the constitutionality of the law, according to a federal judge. The U.S. District Judge denied the request by Canadian and American foie Gras producers for an order to halt enforcement of the law that went into effect July 1 at a hearing in Los Angeles, and stated he would explain his reasons in a written ruling later, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. Full Story
AnalystµéÀº °ð ¿Ü½ÄüÀαâ¾÷µéÀÌ ½ÄÀç·á ¿ø°¡ÀÇ ÀλóÀ¸·Î ¾î·Á¿òÀ» °ÞÀ» °ÍÀ¸·Î Àü¸ÁÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. ¾îAnalysts think restaurant chains soon will have to deal with a spike in food costs due to poor global harvests. Darden Restaurants has locked in costs through year-end, after same-store sales fell more than expected during its fiscal fourth quarter ended in May, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story
Retail News
´º¿å½Ã¿¡ ÁøÃâÇÏ·Á´ø ¿ù¸¶Æ®ÀÇ °èȹÀÇ Áö¿ª Á¤ºÎ¿Í Á¤Ä¡ÀεéÀÇ ¹Ý´ë¿¡ ÁøÇàÀÌ ¾î·Á¿ï °Í °°´Ù. Walmart failed to strike a deal for its first store in the Big Apple. The retailer's move into the New York City area has faced opposition from labor unions and some politicians, who think it would hurt local businesses. The store would have occupied a retail development located in East New York, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, reported Bloomberg. A Shop-Rite supermarket will occupy the space. Full Story
¸Å´Þ ¿µ±¹ÀÇ ÁֺεéÀº ½´ÆÛ¸¶ÄÏÀ» ¾à 19ȸ ¹æ¹®ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î ³ªÅ¸³µ´Ù. UK mothers now make 19 trips to the supermarket every month, according to research commissioned by milk&more. The study found that mothers typically now carry out three 'big' supermarket shops each month. A typical mother also visits a convenience store or corner shop a further seven times a month in order to top up, and almost nine in 10 moms claim there are some weeks where they have to go shopping for food items every single day, reported Daily Mail. Full Story
Àεð¾Æ´Â ÇØ¿Ü À¯Åë¾÷üµé¿¡ ¾à 51%ÀÇ ÁöºÐÀ» Çã¶ôÇϱâ·Î Çß´Ù. India cleared a controversial plan to open up its retail sector to global supermarket chains. Multi-national retailers such as Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco will now be able to buy up to a 51% stake in India's multi-brand retailers. Companies will have to invest at least $100 million, open outlets only in towns with a population of more than one million and source at least 30% of produce from India, according to reports, reported BBC News. Full Story
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±×·çÆùÀº ¸ð¹ÙÀÏ ½Å¿ëÄ«µå ÁöºÒ»ç¾÷¿¡µµ Âü¿©ÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. Groupon plunged into the mobile credit card payment business, joining a crowded field that includes Square and PayPal. The new service, an iPhone and iPod Touch app coupled with a free credit card reader/swipe or $100 durable smartphone case with built-in swipe, allows businesses to accept credit card payments at a lower rate than other providers. Groupon will charge 1.8% of the purchase price for transactions on Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards, plus a 15-cent fee per swipe. For American Express cards, it charges 3% on top of the 15-cent fee, reported USA Today. Full Story
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Industry News
Sara Lee´Â ¸· °¥Àº ºóÀ¸·ÎºÎÅÍ Ä¿ÇǸ¦ ¸¸µå´Â ±â°è, Sarista¸¦ ÅëÇØ È¸»ç ½ÇÀûÀÌ ³ª¾ÆÁú ¼ö Àֱ⸦ Èñ¸ÁÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Sara Lee is hoping its machine that makes cups of coffee from freshly ground beans can help turn the company around, the company's CEO Michiel Herkemij stated in an interview. Orders from retailers for the system, called Sarista, have been double Sara Lee spinoff D.E Master Blenders' expectations, according to the CEO. The machines go on sale in the Netherlands next month, reported Bloomberg. Full Story
Companies expected to release sales and earnings this week include: CKE Restaurants, Schiff Nutrition International, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Clarcor, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, General Mills and ConAgra Foods.
¹Ì±¹ ½ÄÇ°±â¾÷µéÀº ¸ð¹ÙÀÏ °ÔÀÓ¿¡ ÀÚ»ç »óÇ°À» ±¤°íÇÔÀ¸·Î ¾Æµ¿½ÃÀå¿¡ ÁøÀÔÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. U.S. food companies are reaching children by embedding their products in mobile games for touch-screen phones and tablets. The VP of marketing at J&J Snack Foods, which makes SuperPretzel and Icee drinks, states "the apps are certainly targeted at kids," and are popular; "Icee Maker" was downloaded from the Apple store more than 8 million times since its release last year. One app, Spangler Candy's "Dum Dums Lick-A-Pop," cost less than $10,000 to develop, beneath the price of four 30-second TV spots during Saturday morning cartoons, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
¹ßÈ¿À¯ ½ÃÀåÀÇ Lifeway Foods´Â Àüü ½ÃÀåÀÇ ¾à 95% ÀÌ»óÀ» Áö¹èÇÏ°í ÀÖÀ¸¸ç, ºÒȲ¿¡µµ ¸ÅÃâÀÌ ¾à 2¹è ÀÌ»ó ¼ºÀåÇß´Ù. Kefir maker Lifeway Foods controls 95% to 97% of the kefir market, according to its CEO. According to the executive, even in the recession, the company has doubled its business, and anticipates making $100 million a year in revenue either this year or next year, reported Upstart Business Journal. Full Story
¸ß½ÃÄÚ´Â °è¶õ ºÎÁ·À¸·Î ¾î·Á¿òÀ» °Þ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Mexico is suffering an egg shortage after an outbreak of avian flu this summer caused a drastic dip in production and led to huge price increases. According to the country's poultry industry, Mexicans eat more eggs, per capita, than anyone else in the world. On average, they eat more than 430 eggs a year, which is almost double U.S. annual consumption, reported NPR. Full Story
À¯·´Àº °î¹°°¡ »ó½Â¿¡ µû¶ó °î¹°À» ÅëÇÑ ¹ÙÀÌ¿À¿¬·áÀÇ »ç¿ëÀ» 5% ÀÌÇÏ·Î Á¦ÇÑÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. The European Commission plans to limit crop-based biofuels to 5% of transport fuel, after campaigners argued existing rules take food out of people's mouths. Record high global grain prices have ramped up calls for changes in EU and U.S. biofuel policies, criticized for snatching away land that should be used for food. The draft proposals, which are expected to be published in October, will need the approval of EU governments and lawmakers to become law, reported Reuters. Full Story
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ÄܾƱ׶ó´Â ÃÖ±Ù Àμö¿Í ¸¶ÄÉÆà Ȱµ¿ µî¿¡ µû¶ó °èȹ ´ëºñ ³ôÀº ºÐ±â½ÇÀûÀ» ³ªÅ¸³Â´Ù. ConAgra Foods reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on recent acquisitions and increased marketing, and raised its full-year forecast. Shares of the company, rose nearly 6%. Net income increased to $250.1 million in the first quarter ended on Aug. 26, from $93.8 million a year earlier, reported Reuters. Full Story
±Û·Î¹ú ½ÄÇ° °¡°ÝÀÇ »ó½ÂÀ¸·Î ºê¶óÁúÀÇ ÀÎÇ÷¹ÀÌ¼Ç »óȲÀÌ À¯ÁöµÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. The global rise in food prices continued to fuel Brazil's inflation in the month to mid-September, boosted by government's efforts to curb currency gains, according to Reuters. The government's IPCA-15 consumer price index likely rose 0.45% in the month to mid-September, up from a 0.39% increase one month before, according to the median forecast of 23 analysts surveyed by Reuters. Bad weather has affected tomato producing areas in Brazil, causing local prices to soar, reported CNBC. Full Story
Latest sales & earnings for food related companies (Updated Daily - FI Membership Required)
ij³ª´Ù ½ÄÇ° °Ë¿ª ´ç±¹Àº ÀÌÄݶóÀÌ¿¡ ¿À¿°µÊ Alberta XL FoodsÀÇ ¼Ò°í±â ¼öÀÔ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °æ°í ¼öÁØÀ» °ÈÇß´Ù. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded a warning about beef originating from Alberta's XL Foods that may be contaminated with E. coli. A voluntary recall issued earlier in the week now includes beef sold at Sobeys/IGA locations in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; Presto and Club Entrepot locations in Quebec; and Co-op locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Yukon, reported CTVNews. Full Story
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½ÅÁ¨Å¸´Â ½Ò »ç¾÷ È®´ë¸¦ À§ÇØ ¾à 5.25¾ïºÒ(US$)¿¡ º§±â¿¡ ±â¹ÝÀÇ DevgenÀ» ÀμöÇϱâ·Î Çß´Ù. Syngenta plans to buy Belgium-based Devgen for 403 million euro ($525 million) to boost its foothold in the market for rice, a key food source for the growing global population. The deal, which if successful would be the Swiss company's largest to date, is the latest sign of consolidation in the seed-treatment market coming just a day after German rival BASF SE's announced plans to buy U.S. crop-technology company Becker Underwood for 785 million euro ($1.02 billion), reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story
ÇÁ¶û½º Á¤ºÎ´Â GMO ¿Á¼ö¼ö¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Ãß°¡ ¿¬±¸¸¦ ¿äûÇÏ¿´´Ù. France's government has asked a health watchdog to carry out a probe, possibly leading to EU suspension of a genetically-modified corn, after a study in rats linked the grain to cancer. Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll, Ecology Minister Delphine Batho and Health and Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine stated they had asked the National Agency for Health Safety to investigate the finding, reported New York Daily News. Full Story
Health News
¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ¾î¸°À̵éÀÇ ¼Ò±Ý ¼·Ãë·®ÀÌ ¼ºÀΰú À¯»çÇÏ´Ù´Â ¿¬±¸°á°ú°¡ ³ª¿Ô´Ù. Children in the U.S. eat almost as much salt as adults, according to a new government study that finds a clear link between sodium intake and higher blood pressure. The connection was particularly strong among overweight and obese children, according to Quanhe Yang from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, who worked on the study, reported Reuters. Full Story
¸ÅÀÏ ½ÒÀ» ¼·ÃëÇϸé ÀÎüÀÇ ºñ¼Ò ¼öÁØÀ» ¾à 44% Áõ°¡ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. Rice eaten once a day can drive arsenic levels in the human body up 44%, and if eaten twice a day can lead to a 70% increase in arsenic, according to a report from Consumer Reports, reported ABCNews.com. Full Story
¿ìÀ¯ ¼Òºñ°¡ Áõ°¡ÇÔ¿¡ µû¶ó ¿µ¾çÇÐÀû °üÁ¡¿¡ ´ëÇØ ³íÀÇ°¡ ¸¹ÀÌ ÀÌ·ç¾îÁö°í ÀÖ´Ù. Milk's nutritional value continues to be debated as Americans consume more, reported USA Today. While some consider milk a nutritional powerhouse, others see it as unnecessary for good health and question the rationale behind some government-related programs that try to help the marketing of milk. Annual consumption of milk and milk products has risen 15%, from 541-lbs. per person in 1981 to an estimated 620-lbs. today, most of it fueled by increased consumption of cheese and yogurt. Full Story
»õ·Î¿î ¿¬±¸°á°ú¿¡ µû¸£¸é Â÷¸¦ ÅëÇØ ¸¸¼ºÁúȯÀÇ ¿¹¹æ¿¡ Å« µµ¿òÀ» ÁÙ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù°í ÇÑ´Ù. New findings suggest that tea may have significant preventative properties against chronic disease. One of those is osteoporosis; green tea in particular may help reduce the risk for fractures and improve bone mass, reported USA Today. Full Story
ÄÚÄÚ³Ó ¿öÅÍ´Â ÆÄ¿ö¿¡ÀÌµå ¶Ç´Â °ÔÅä·¹ÀÌÀÇ ¹«¼³ÅÁ ´ëüÀ½·á·Î ¶°¿À¸¦ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. Coconut water is a viable sugar-free substitute for drinks such as Powerade and Gatorade, according to researchers during a presentation at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting in August. Coconut water is also a low-glycemic food, meaning it will not cause spikes in blood sugar, reported Chicago Tribune. Full Story (Free Registration Required)
Washington News
USDA´Â µ¿¹°Çдë Á¶»ç ÁßÀÌÁö¸¸, Áß¾Ó Ä¶¸®Æ÷´Ï¾ÆÀÇ µµÃàÀå¿¡¼ÀÇ ±¸ÀÔÀº °¡´Éµµ·Ï·Î Çß´Ù. USDA is buying meat again from a Central California slaughterhouse at the center of an animal cruelty investigation, according to The Associated Press. A statement from USDA claims that Central Valley Meat's improved oversight for animal welfare prompted the government to reinstate purchases for federal feeding programs. Officials with the Food Safety and Inspection Service concluded last week that there was no evidence of sick cattle entering the food supply. Full Story
Àü¼¼°è¿¡ ÆËÄÜ ¼Òºñ¸¦ È«º¸ÇÏ´Â °Í¿¡ ¹Ý´ëÇÏ´Â ±×·ì¿¡¼ ÇØ´ç ÇÁ·Î±×·¥ÀÌ È¿°ú°¡ ¾ø´Ù°í ¹Ý¹ÚÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Opponents of federal efforts to promote popcorn around the world claim the program is wasteful, as the popcorn industry is successful internationally and domestically. Each American consumes an average of 52 quarts of popcorn each year, and U.S. popcorn exports topped 232 million pounds last year for a total value of $78 million. The Popcorn Board, created by an act of Congress in 1996, expects to spend nearly a half-million dollars on international promotion and will target trade shows, school classrooms and primary household food buyers, typically women ages 18-54 with children at home, reported McClatchy Newspapers. Full Story
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board divisions will begin issuing several major USDA statistical reports at 12:00 p.m. EDT beginning in January 2013. USDA statistical reports affected are: World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, Acreage, Crop Production, Grain Stocks, Prospective Plantings, and Small Grains Summary. Full Story
Market News
2012³â Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾ÆÀÇ ³óÀåºÎÁöÀÇ °¡Ä¡´Â 1 ¿¡ÀÌÄ¿ ´ç ¾à 7,200ºÒ·Î °ú°Å´ëºñ ¾à 300ºÒ ÀÌ»ó ³ôÀº ¼öÄ¡¸¦ ³ªÅ¸³Â´Ù. The 2012 California farm real estate values are $7,200 per acre on average, an all-time record and $300 above the previous high set last year, according to the NASS Field Office. California annual farm real estate values have continually increased since 1994. All cropland, at $9,810 per acre, was up $360 per acre from last year. The average value of pastureland, at $2,800 per acre, was equal to the previous year, reported Western Farm Press. Full Story
´Ü¼ö¼ö´Â ¹ÙÀÌ¿À ¿¡³ÊÁö¿¡ ÀûÇÕÇÑ Æ¯¼ºÀ» °¡Áö°í ÀÖ´Ù. Sweet sorghum has attributes that could make it uniquely suited to production as a bioenergy crop, ARS studies suggest. Sorghum is an ideal candidate because of its drought tolerance, adaptability to diverse growing conditions, low nitrogen fertilizer requirements, and high biomass (plant material) content. It also produces soluble sugar that can be converted to biofuel. Residual fibers left over from the juice extraction process also can be burned to generate electricity. Full Story
¾Æº¸Ä«µµ´Â 2011³â ¸ÅÃâ ¾à 29¾ïºÒÀ» ³ªÅ¸³»¾úÀ¸¸ç, ÀÌ´Â Àü³â ´ëºñ ¾à 11% Áõ°¡ÇÑ ¼öÄ¡ÀÌ´Ù. Avocado sales totaled $2.9 billion in 2011, beating 2010 by 11%, according to the Hass Avocado Board. Consumption in the first half of 2012 was 30% ahead of the same period last year, while Mexican imports led to year-round availability and now contribute more than 60% of U.S. supply after becoming available throughout the U.S. in 2007. The U.S. avocado supply has roughly tripled since the mid-1990s, an agricultural economist at the University of California, Davis observed using USDA data, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)
Æä·ç·ÎºÎÅÍÀÇ °ø±Þ °¨¼Ò·Î ¾Æ½ºÆĶ󱸽º´Â ¸¹Àº ¾çÀ» ¸ß½ÃÄÚ¿¡¼ Èí¼öÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. Mexico could play a bigger role in the asparagus deal this fall, and Peruvian volumes could be down because of demand from Europe and processing markets, according to asparagus importers. Peruvian asparagus volumes will likely drop while Mexican volumes rise this fall, stated an asparagus and avocado salesman for The Giumarra Cos. Increased demand from the processing side should cut into fresh volumes from Peru, while in Mexico, plantings are up substantially in some parts of the Baja and Obregon growing regions, reported The Packer Online. Full Story
Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾ÆÀÇ ¿ÃÇØ ½Ò ¼öÈ® Àü¸ÁÀº ÁÁÀ» °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. California farmers expect to have a good crop of rice this year, although yields may not be as remarkable as they would like, given the late start to planting this spring. A small percentage of fields are already harvested, but the good majority of farms will be starting this week and likely run into November, according to University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisors. Rice yields are being deemed "somewhat average" to "average" on less acreage, and little problems with fungal diseases and pests are being reported, according to Ag Alert. Full Story
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