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IFDA News

R-O-M CorporationÀº Á¦ÈÞȸ¿øÀ¸·Î¼­ IFDA¿¡ °¡ÀÔÇß´Ù. R-O-M Corporation has joined IFDA as an Allied Member. R-O-M Corporation, founded in 1947, is headquartered in a 65,000 sq. ft. facility in suburban Kansas City, MO and manufactures products that improve worker productivity and reduce workplace accidents associated with slips, trips, falls, and muscle strains. The company specializes in engineering, manufacturing, and distributing custom products such as Insulated Bulkheads, Safety Walkramps, LinksGuard Security Closures, Roll-Up Doors, Cargo Trays, and LED Lighting. For more information about R-O-M Corporation, click here.

TechnomicÀÌ ¹ß°£ÇÑ ¿µ¾÷ÀηÂ(DSRs) 2012 ¾÷µ¥ÀÌÆ® º¸°í¼­¸¦ ÅëÇØ ¿µ¾÷ÀηÂÇöȲÀÇ trend¸¦ ¾Ë ¼ö ÀÖÀ¸¸ç, IFDA ȸ¿ø »ç¿¡°Ô¸¸ °øÀ¯µÈ´Ù. A new IFDA members-only report titled 2012 Update on DSRs provides a snapshot of the current DSR workforce based on findings from the Technomic distributor management panel. This thought-provoking report shares the most recent data on DSR dynamics, as well as comparative findings from previous years. Subjects addressed include management perspectives on headcount, age and experience, performance, recruitment and retention, compensation, benefits, metrics, training, and more. For more information on the study and instructions for requesting a complimentary PDF copy of the report, click here.

·¹½ºÅä¶û, ¼Ò¸Å, ÇコÄɾî, ÆíÀÇÁ¡À» ¿î¿µÇÏ´Â À¯Åë¾÷ü Cheney Brothers°¡ IFDA¿¡ °¡ÀÔÇß´Ù. IFDA is pleased to announce that Cheney Brothers, Inc., a broadline distributor serving restaurants, retail, healthcare, and convenience stores, has joined the association. Founded in 1925, Cheney Brothers has grown from a distributor of milk and eggs into one of the largest foodservice distributors in the Southeast. The company serves customers in six states including AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, and TN, carries more than 15,000 items, and has yearly revenues exceeding one billion dollars. Headquartered in Riviera Beach, FL, the company also has an international division with distribution to the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Europe.

2013³â À¯Åë ¼Ö·ç¼Ç ÄÁÆÛ·±½º¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ¼¼¼Ç ÅäÇÈ ¾ÆÀ̵ð¾î¸¦ Á¦¾ÈÇÏ´Â »çÀÌÆ®°¡ ¿î¿µ ÁßÀÌ´Ù. The site to submit session topic ideas for the 2013 Distribution Solutions Conference is now online. The DSC Planning Council meets in late January to select workshop and Expo theatre session topics to develop and they welcome ideas from past and future attendees and exhibitors. Please click here to access the session proposal site. The deadline to submit ideas is Wednesday, January 9. For more information, contact Toni Salmi.

Distributor News

US Foods »ç´Â ¾à 2³âÀÌ ¼Ò¿äµÈ ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®ÀÎ Memphis À¯Åë¼¾ÅÍÀÇ È®Àå ¿ÀÇÂÀ» ¸¶¹«¸®Çß´Ù. US Foods celebrated the opening of its expanded Memphis distribution facility, a project nearly two years in the making. US Foods more than doubled the size of its local distribution operation to about 385,000-sq.-ft. at a cost of $30.8 million. Improvements to the building include the additions of a state-of-the-art kitchen, where product demonstrations are held, and an on-site truck repair shop, reported Memphis Business Journal. Full Story

Operator News

½ÄÇ° ±â¹Ý ½Å»ý±â¾÷µéÀÌ ¸¹ÀÌ µîÀåÇÏ°í Àִµ¥ IT »ê¾÷ÀÇ ¿î¿µ knowhow¸¦ Á¢¸ñÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. A new group of food-based startups are applying tricks learned from the technology industry to grow a new wave of businesses to cash in on the growing "foodie" movement across the U.S. Like tech entrepreneurs starting out in a Starbucks, foodies who find themselves needing space to prepare boutique treats are turning to shared programs called incubators and accelerators that help them launch by offering communal business spaces and logistical assistance, reported Reuters. Full Story

¹Ì±¹°ú ÇØ¿Ü 610°³ÀÇ Ä¿ÇÇüÀÎÀ» µÐ Caribou Coffee´Â 3¾ï 4õ¸¸ ´Þ·¯ °Å·¡¿¡ µ¶ÀÏ ±â¾÷¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ºñ°ø°³·Î ÀüȯµÇ¸ç ÀμöµÇ¾ú´Ù. Caribou Coffee is being taken private by a German holding company in a deal valued at about $340 million. The coffee chain, which has 610 locations in the U.S. and overseas, will continue to operate as an independent company with its own brand and management team once the buyout by Joh. A Benckiser Group GmbH closes. The German investment firm had also purchased a majority stake in Peet's Coffee & Tea earlier this year, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

´øŲ µµ³ÊÃ÷´Â ´º¿åÀÇ °¡Àå Å« Áö¿ª ¼Ò¸Å»óÀ» À¯ÁöÇϱâ À§ÇØ À۳⿡ °ÉÃÄ 18°³ Á¡Æ÷¸¦ Ãß°¡Çß´Ù. Dunkin' Donuts added 18 stores over the last year to remain New York City's largest national retailer, with 484 locations, according to The Associated Press. But sandwich shop Subway is gaining, adding 24 stores since 2011 to reach 454, according to The Center for an Urban Future's fifth annual study. The number of Subway chain stores rose 3% since 2011 to 7,232, reported New York Daily News. Full Story

¿µ±¹ ijÁÖ¾ó ´ÙÀÌ´× Ã¼ÀÎ PizzaExpress´Â Bharti EnterprisesÀÇ ¼³¸³ÀÚ¿Í Á¦ÈÞÇÏ¿© ù ¹ø° ·¹½ºÅä¶ûÀÇ ¿ÀÇ°ú ÇÔ²² Àεµ ½ÃÀåÀ¸·Î ´Ù½Ã ÁøÀÔÇß´Ù. British casual dining chain PizzaExpress re-entered India with the opening of its first restaurant in a partnership with the founders of Bharti Enterprises. PizzaExpress Holdings, a unit of the UK's privately held Gondola Holdings, formed a joint venture late last year with Bharti-affiliated Gourmet Investments to open PizzaExpress outlets in India. PizzaExpress plans to rapidly expand in India, while the restaurant in Mumbai will serve pizzas, pasta, fresh salads and desserts, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

Yum! Brands¿Í McDonald's´Â ¹«Â÷º°ÀûÀ¸·Î Ç×»ýÁ¦¿Í ¼ºÀåÈ£¸£¸óÀ» ¸Ô¿©¿Â ´ß°ú °ü·ÃÇÑChina Central TelevisionÀÇ ¹æ¼Û ÈÄ, ½ÄÇ° ¾ÈÀüÀ» °­È­Çϱâ À§ÇØ Áß±¹ °ø±Þ¾÷ü¿Í ±ä¹ÐÇÏ°Ô Çù·Â¹æ¾ÈÀ» °­±¸ÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Yum! Brands and McDonald's are working with Chinese suppliers to ensure the safety of food they serve after China Central Television reported the companies may have sold chicken that had been indiscriminately fed antibiotics and growth hormones. Liuhe Group and Yingtai Food Group, suppliers to customers including KFC and McDonald's, did not properly inspect chickens they bought from farmers in Shandong province before delivering the poultry, the state broadcaster reported yesterday, reported Bloomberg Businessweek. Full Story

½ºÅ¸¹÷½º ÀϺ»Àº Ä¿ÇÇ°¡ ³ÑÄ¡°Å³ª ¿ìÀ¯¸¦ ³ÖÀ»¸¸ÇÑ ¿©ºÐÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÏ´Ù´Â °í°´ÀÇ ÀÇ°ßÀ» ¹Ý¿µÇÏ¿© ÄÅ ´ç µå¸³ Ä¿ÇǾçÀ» ÁÙÀ̱â·Î °áÁ¤Çß´Ù. Starbucks Coffee Japan reduced the amount of drip coffee it pours into each cup, reflecting customers' requests to avoid spilling drinks and add room for milk. The move risks angering consumers in a country where a small cup of drip coffee costs more than double compared with Seattle. Starbucks Japan has raised prices three times since 2006, and operated 965 stores in the country as of Sept. 30, reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story

»óÇÏÀÌ ´ç±¹Àº China Central ¹æ¼ÛÀÇ Ç×»ýÁ¦ ´ß°í±â °ü·ÃÇÏ¿© KFCÀÇ °ø±Þ¾÷ü¸¦ ´ë»óÀ¸·Î Á¶»ç¸¦ ¼öÇàÇÒ °ÍÀ¸·Î ¹àÇû´Ù. Shanghai officials indicated they would investigate whether KFC's chicken suppliers complied with Chinese regulations after state-run China Central Television alleged improper use of antibiotics in chickens. In a statement on its website, the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration stated it took 32 samples of raw chicken meat from eight different product types from a Yum Brands facility in Shanghai. KFC also revealed the steps it takes to ensure food safety in a prepared statement, and stated it was "actively cooperating" with safety authorities in the city of Shanghai, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

Retail News

À̹ø ¿¬¸»¿¡ ¿ù¸¶Æ® µîÀº ¿Â¶óÀÎ ±¸¸Å°í°´À» ´ë»óÀ¸·Î ¹«·á ¹è¼ÛÀ̳ª °¡°Ý ÇÒÀÎ µî ´Ü¼øÇÏ°í È¿À²ÀûÀÎ ¼îÇΰæÇèÀ» Á¦°øÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. This holiday season, retailers such as Walmart are streamlining the shopping process when consumers increasingly are shopping online. Layaway, free shipping, and online price matching are just some of the techniques stores are using to sway shoppers. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts up to 70% to lure shoppers during the busy holiday period. But the ease of ordering online and the sluggish economy changed that. Americans are no longer impressed by discounts alone, reported New York Daily News. Full Story

·¯½Ã¾ÆÀÇ ½ÄÇ° ¸®Å×ÀÏ·¯ÀÎ Dixy´Â 2012³â 11¿ù±îÁö 11°³¿ù µ¿¾È ¾à 47.4% ¼ºÀåÇÑ°á°ú¸¦³ªÅ¸³Â´Ù. Russian food retailer Dixy stated its consolidated revenues in the first eleven months of 2012 rose 47.4% year-on-year, to 130.1 billion roubles ($4.23 billion). The figure was a slowdown from the 50.2% recorded for the first ten months of the year, reported Reuters. Full Story

°æÀï½ÉÈ­¿Í °í°´ ¼±È£µµ º¯È­ µî¿¡ µû¶ó ¸î¸î À¯Åë¾÷üµéÀÇ °ø°ÝÀûÀÎ È®Àå µî »ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾ÆÀÇ ¸®Å×ÀÏ ½ÃÀåÀº Å« º¯È­¸¦ °Þ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Saudi Arabia has a vibrant food retail market, with several major retailers engaged in aggressive expansion plans in response to changing consumers' preferences and increased competition. In 2012, about 24 supermarkets and hypermarket outlets were added to the growing retail food network in Saudi Arabia. U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products to Saudi Arabia have been rapidly growing, totaling $445 million in 2011 and about 37% higher than 2010. USDA Report

ÆäÀ̽ººÏÀº ¿ù¸¶Æ®¿ÍÀÇ °¡Àå Å« ¸ð¹ÙÀÏ ±¤°í Ä·ÆäÀÎÀ» ½ÃÀÛÇßÀ¸¸ç, ¾à 5õ¸¸´Þ·¯ ±Ô¸ðÀÇ ÇÒÀÎÇýÅÃÀÌ Á¦°øµÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. Facebook rolled out its largest mobile-advertising campaign with Walmart, made up of 50 million ads, with the retailers discounted deals appearing in Facebook mobile news feeds. Walmart prepurchased the ads in the campaign rather than pay Facebook after users view the ads to get a headstart during the holiday shopping season, and Facebook is now considering making the option available to other companies, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

Áö³­ ¼ö³â µ¿¾È ¸ð·ÎÄÚ Çªµå À¯Åë ½Ã½ºÅÛÀº ¸¹Àº ¼Ò¸Å ½ÄÇ° ¾Æ¿ï·¿ È®Àå°ú »õ·Î¿î ½´ÆÛ¸¶ÄÏÀÇ ¿ÀÇ°ú °°Àº ´«¿¡ ¶ç´Â º¯È­¸¦ º¸¿©¿Ô´Ù. In the past few years, Morocco's food distribution system has seen significant changes with the expansion of a number of retail food outlets and the opening of new supermarket stores. In 2012, Carrefour introduced its Brazilian cash and carry supermarket subsidiary Atacadao to Morocco. In 2013, a Saudi investor plans to enter Morocco's market by acquiring 30% of Aswak Essalam's capital. Deep-discount food outlets have been gaining ground with the continuing growth of the Turkish deep-discounter BIM and the opening of the first store of the British group "Costcutter" in Marrakech in late 2011. USDA Report

Industry News

¿¡³ÊÁö À½·á ±â¾÷µéÀº ÇлýµéÀÇ ±â¸»½ÃÇè°ú ÀÔ¹ý°¡µéÀÇ °ü·Ã Á¤Ã¥ ÀԾȿ¡ ´ëÀÀÇϱâ À§ÇØ ÀüÅëÀûÀÎ ¸¶ÄÉÆà Çà»ç¸¦ °èȹÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Energy drink companies are launching their traditional biannual marketing blitz as college students prepare to take final exams and FDA receives calls from lawmakers and health activists to regulate such beverages more strictly. A 2008 study of undergraduates at a large public university found 39% of students had consumed at least one energy drink in the past month, with considerably higher rates for males and white students. The study, funded with a National Institute on Drug Abuse grant, also noted that energy drink marketing tactics are "similar to those used to sell tobacco and alcohol to youths," reported The Washington Post. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

General Mills°¡ ¼ÒÀ¯ÇÑ Green Giant´Â óÀ½À¸·Î ½º³¼ »ç¾÷¿¡ ÁøÀÔÇϸç, ¾ßä Ĩ °ü·Ã ½º³¼À» ³»³â 1¿ù¿¡ ·±ÄªÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. General Mills-owned Green Giant will enter the snack aisle for the first time in January with the launch of Green Giant veggie chips. The snacks will come in two flavors: sweet potato multigrain chips with sea salt and roasted veggie tortilla chips with a "zesty cheddar flavor." The snacks are among more than 100 new products that General Mills is rolling out in the U.S. in its fiscal year 2013, which ends in May. Hitting stores soon is Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, which includes clusters and wheat flakes. The launch represents the first time that top-selling cereal brand Honey Nut Cheerios has rolled out its own line extension, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Dunnhumby ´Â ÆäÀ̽ººÏ, Æ®À§ÅÍ µîÀ» ´ëÇ¥ÇÏ¿© BzzAgentsÀÇ ¼Ò¼È ¹Ìµð¾î Á¸À縦 ÃßÀûÇÏ´Â ½Ã½ºÅÛ BzzAgent Pulse¸¦ Ãâ½ÃÇß´Ù. Dunnhumby USA launched BzzAgent Pulse, a system that tracks BzzAgents' social-media presence on behalf of brands on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere, and also tracks campaign impact by shopper segment. Unilever has spent the past six months with Dunnhumby working on refining Pulse, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

È£ÁÖ GrainCorp´Â ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ Archer Daniels MidlandÀÇ ¸Å·ÂÀûÀÎ 29¾ï ÀÔÂûÀ» °ÅºÎÇßÀ¸¸ç, Ãß°¡ÀûÀÎ µôÀÇ Á¦¾ÈÀÌ ¿¹»óµÈ´Ù. Australia's GrainCorp rejected a sweetened $2.9 billion bid from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), putting pressure on the U.S. agribusiness giant to boost its offer. ADM was likely to lift its A$12.20 bid, as it targets the purchase to give it a doorway to supply fast-growing Asia nations seeking food security, analysts claimed, while cautioning that a significant hike was unlikely, reported Reuters. Full Story

¾Æ¸¶Á¸ ´åÄÄÀº ¿ö½ÌÅÏ DuPont¿¡ 1¹é¸¸ Æò¹æÇÇÆ® À¯Åë¼¾Å͸¦ ¿ÀÇ ÇÒ °èȹÀÌ°í ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ® ÅõÀڱݾ×Àº 1¾ï ´Þ·¯¸¦ ÃÊ°úÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Amazon.com plans to open a one million sq.-ft. distribution center in DuPont, WA, and investment in the project will exceed $100 million, reported Puget Sound Business Journal. Full Story

Æ®·ÎÇÇÄ«³ª´Â ¾ßä·Î ±¸¼ºµÈ "Farmstand"·Î ºÒ¸®´Â »õ·Î¿î À½·á¸¦ ¼Ò°³ÇÏ¸ç ´ÙÀ½ ´Þ ¹ß¸ÅµÈ´Ù. Tropicana is introducing a new drink called "Farmstand," made with vegetables and set to hit shelves next month. The beverage will be sold in the refrigerated sections of supermarkets, which will be a "critical differentiator," because it "signals high quality, it signals premium, it signals freshness," Tropicana's chief marketing officer stated. The product will be available at Walmart later this month before expanding to supermarkets and other retailers early next year, and comes as consumption of pure fruit juice declined 6% over the past five years, according to Euromonitor International, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

Diet Pepsi´Â ¾Æ½ºÆÄŽ¿¡ ¾Æ¼¼¼³ÆÊÄ®·ýÀ» ÷°¡Çϸ鼭 ´ÙÀ½´Þ ºê·£µå À̹ÌÁö °³¼± °èȹ¿¡Âø¼öÇϱâ Àü ÄݶóÀÇ °¨¹Ì·á¸¦ ¹Ù²Ù¾ú´Ù. Diet Pepsi is changing its sweetener before undertaking a major rebranding planned for next month, adding acesulfame potassium to aspartame, the existing sweetener. While aspartame is sensitive to heat and more easily breaks down, acesulfame potassium is often used in combination with other artificial sweeteners and mixing the two is intended to help keep the drink's sweetening power at a constant level, making it taste fresh longer, according to the editor and publisher of Beverage Digest and reported by The Associated Press. Full Story

Chobani´Â ¸Å°¢ ´ë½Å µ¶¸³ÀûÀÎ ¿î¿µÀ» ¿øÇϳª, »óÀå°èȹÀ» öȸÇÏÁö´Â ¾Ê¾Ò´Ù. Chobani does not want to sell itself to a large company, but it has not ruled out an eventual public offering, or new yogurts with herb flavors. Just before the opening of its third plant, its chief executive stated he wants to stay independent, so the five-year-old company can "do what we love to do." But an IPO is not out of the question, reported Reuters. Full Story

ÆäÀ̽ººÏÀº Yelp°ú Foursquare¿Í °°Àº À§Ä¡ ±â¹Ý ¼­ºñ½º¿Í °æÀïÇϱâ À§ÇØ ¡®Nearby¡¯ ±â´ÉÀ» °­È­Çϱâ À§ÇÑ ¾ÆÀÌÆù°ú ¾Èµå·ÎÀÌµå ¾îÇÃÀÇ ¾÷µ¥ÀÌÆ®¸¦ Ãâ½ÃÇÑ´Ù. Facebook is set to roll out updates for its iPhone and Android apps that will expand its "Nearby" feature and make the social network more of a competitor to location-based services like Yelp and Foursquare. According to the company, the improved Nearby feature will make it easier for users to discover new places that their friends like, reported Chicago Tribune. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

CargillÀº 7õ 3¹é¸¸ ´Þ·¯ ±Ô¸ðÀÇ ¿Á¼ö¼ö µµÁ¤ À¯´ÖÀ» °¡Áø ÀεµÀÇ Àç¹è °øÁ¤ ½ÄÇ° ºÎºÐ¿¡ ÅõÀÚÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Cargill is investing in India's growing processed food sector with a $73 million corn milling unit, the head of its India operation stated. India's 1.2 billion population is eating increasing amounts of packaged and processed foods, using the financial benefits of an economy growing at nearly 6% to try western staples from McDonald's to Knorr packet soups, reported Reuters. Full Story

¿µ±¹ÀÇ ÀÎÇ÷¹À̼ÇÀº ³·Àº À¯·ùºñ¿ëÀÌ ½ÄÀ½·á¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °í ºñ¿ëÀ» »ó¼âÇÔÀ¸·Î½á ¿ÃÇØ 11¿ù±îÁö 2.7% ¼öÁØÀ» ²ÙÁØÈ÷ À¯ÁöÇØ¿Ô´Ù. Inflation in the UK held steady at 2.7% in the year to November as lower fuel prices helped offset higher costs for food and beverages. The Office for National Statistics stated that prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose by 1.1% since October while prices of petrol and diesel fuel dropped. Air fares also fell by 8.3% since October in a traditionally slow month for travel, reported The Washington Post. Full Story (Free Subscription Required)

»ç¿ìµð ¾Æ¶óºñ¾Æ´Â ±¤¿ìº´ ÆÇÁ¤¿¡ µû¶ó ºê¶óÁú ¼Ò°í±â ¼öÀÔÀ» Áß´ÜÇß´Ù. Saudi Arabia has suspended imports of Brazilian beef, Brazil's agriculture ministry stated, and became the largest country to stop purchases after confirmation of a 2010 case of atypical mad cow disease, according to Reuters. The decision, confirmed by a ministry press official in Brasilia, follows Egypt's ban of beef on Monday from Parana state, where a cow that died two years ago had developed atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Egypt will continue to import from other states, reported Chicago Tribune. Full Story (Free Subscription Required)

California's Sacramento Valley´Â ¼öÀÔ Ä³ºñ¾î¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ±ÔÁ¦ °­È­·Î ÀÎÇØ ¹Ì±¹ ³»¼ö ½ÃÀåÀÇ ¾à 80%¸¦ Â÷ÁöÇÏ°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. California's Sacramento Valley has become home to the nation's surging caviar industry as its fish farmers capitalize on a shortage of wild caviar. This holiday season, Sterling Caviar hopes its home base will discover its gourmet product, coveted by chefs and enjoyed by diners nationwide. It's rolled out new labeling, a new website and a higher profile as another sustainable crop that's Sacramento grown. Supplier to caviar giant Petrossian, Sterling now accounts for about 80% of the domestic caviar market. Its demand has skyrocketed following restrictions on imported wild caviar, reported The Sacramento Bee. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Health News

Wake Forest University ¿¡ µû¸£¸é, ¿ä¿ä ´ÙÀ̾îÆ®¸¦ ÇÑ ¿©¼ºÀº ½ÉÀå Ç÷°ü¹®Á¦ÀÇ À§ÇèÀ» Áõ°¡ ½Ãų ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù. Women who yo-yo diet may raise the risk of cardiovascular trouble, according to a study by Wake Forest University. The study found that although cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides and blood sugar all improve with weight loss, with weight regain they all return to pre-diet levels and, in some cases, to even higher levels, the researchers found, reported HealthDay. Full Story

Washington News

FDA´Â ¿¡³ÊÁö µå¸µÅ© Á¦Ç° »ç¿ë ±ÔÁ¦¿Í ºÎÀÛ¿ë¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °æ°íó·³ ½ÄÇ°ÀÇ Ä«ÆäÀÎ ¾çÀ» ³ªÅ¸³»µµ·Ï ȸ»ç¿¡ ¿ä±¸ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ» °í·ÁÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. FDA will consider asking companies to disclose the amount of caffeine in food products, as well as imposing limitations on energy drink products' use and warnings about possible side effects. That comes in the wake of an investigation into five deaths that could be linked with Monster Beverage's energy drinks, and 13 deaths that could be tied to 5-Hour Energy. In recent weeks, 27% of consumers have stopped or reduced their usage of 5-Hour Energy, with 10% stating it was because of the news and 26% citing health or concerns over side effects. Meanwhile, 20% of consumers stated they had stopped or reduced their usage of Monster, with 7% citing the news and 36% blaming health and side effects, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Market News

´º¿å Áֽİŷ¡¼Ò´Â IntercontinentalExchange¿¡ ¾à 82¾ïºÒ¿¡ ¸Å°¢µÇ¾ú´Ù. ´ç±¹ÀÌ À̸¦ ½ÂÀÎÇϸé, ICEÀÇ º»»ç´Â ´º¿å°ú Atlanta 2°÷ÀÌ µÉ ¿¹Á¤À̸ç, ÅõÀÚÀڵ鿡°Ô´Â °ÅÀÇ º¯È­°¡ ¾øÀ» °ÍÀ¸·Î ÀüÇß´Ù. The New York Stock Exchange is being sold to IntercontinentalExchange for $8.2 billion. Atlanta-based ICE assured investors little would change for the NYSE if regulators approve the deal, though there will be dual headquarters in New York and Atlanta with ICE opening an office in Manhattan. NYSE CEO Duncan Niederauer will become president of the combined company and CEO of NYSE Group, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

¼öÃâ¹°·®ÀÇ À¯Áö ¹× Áö¼ÓÀûÀÎ ±Û·Î¹ú ½ÃÀåÀÇ È®ÀåÀ¸·Î ÀÎÇØ Ä¶¸®Æ÷´Ï¾Æ ¾Æ¸óµåÀÇ ¼ö¿ä´Â °è¼ÓÇؼ­ Áõ°¡ÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Maintaining exports and seeking out emerging global markets have helped assure that demand for California almonds continues to expand, according to Ag Alert. The Almond Board estimated export shipments for the 2012-13 crop year at nearly 1.5 billion-lbs.; in 2006-07, almond exports totaled almost 698 million-lbs. Full Story

ºê¶óÁúÀº µÅÁö¿Í ¼Ò¿Í °°Àº µ¿¹°¿¡ ³í¶õÀÌ µÈ ±ÙÀ° ¼ºÀå ÃËÁøÁ¦¸¦ ¸ÔÀÌ´Â °ÍÀ» ±ÝÁöÇÑ ÈÄ ÃÖ´ë ¹ÙÀ̾îÀÎ ·¯½Ã¾Æ·Î ¼Ò°í±â ¼öÃâÀ» Áõ°¡½ÃÅ°°Ô µÇ¾ú´Ù. Brazil could end up increasing beef exports to Russia, its biggest buyer, after banning a controversial feed additive that promotes muscle growth in animals such as pigs and cattle, according to Russia's food safety watchdog. Russia stepped up tests on U.S. and Canadian meat imports for traces of the additive, a beta blocker called ractopamine, and demanded both nations certify their meat as ractopamine-free. U.S. exports alone to Russia are worth about $500 million, reported Reuters. Full Story

ºê¶óÁúÀº ¼¼°è ³ó¾÷ »ý»ê·® ¿ä±¸¿¡ ÈûÀÔ¾î, Àü³â ´ëºñ À̹ø ½ÃÁð¿¡ 14%±îÁö À¯ÀüÀÚ º¯Çü Äá°ú ¿Á¼ö¼ö¿Í ¸ñÈ­¸¦ Àç¹èÇÏ´Â ÅäÁö¸éÀûÀ» ´Ã¸± °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Brazil will increase the amount of land planted with genetically modified soy, corn and cotton by 14% this season from a year ago as it shoulders a growing share of the world's agricultural output, according to a local analytics firm Celeres. That is more than the 12.3% expansion in GMO crops Celeres estimated in August. Brazilian farmers invested heavily in technology to increase productivity this season, particularly in soybeans. Nearly 89% of Brazil's soybean crop, which is likely to be the largest in the world when it is harvested early next year, has been planted with GMO seeds, reported Reuters. Full Story

Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾Æ Tulare County ¿À·»Áö Àç¹èÀÚ¿Í Æ÷Àå ´ã´çÀÚ´Â ÃÖ±Ù ¾Æ½Ã¾Æ °¨±Ö·ù ÇÁ½Ç¶ó ¹ß°ß ÀÌÈÄ·Î °úÀÏÀ» ¼ÕÁúÇÏ°í ¿Å±â´Â °ü·ÃÇÑ Á¦¾à»çÇ×µéÀ» Àû¿ëÇϱ⠽ÃÀÛÇß´Ù. Orange growers and packers in Californias Tulare County have started implementing state restrictions on handling and moving fruit imposed since the latest Asian citrus psyllid finding there. The psyllids can spread citrus greening bacteria, or huanglongbing (HLB). The three found in traps in the county this past year were not carriers, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

Àü ¼¼°è ³óÀÛ¹°À» Àç¹èÇϴµ¥ ÇÊ¿äÇÑ °æÀÛÁö ¸éÀûÀº ÃÖ°íÁ¡¿¡ ´ÞÇØÀÖ°í, »ý»ê¼º Çâ»ó°úÀα¸Áõ°¡ ¹ÌÈíÀ¸·Î 2060³â±îÁö ÇÁ¶û½ºÀÇ ¾à µÎ ¹è ÀÌ»ó µÇ´Â Áö¸®ÇÐÀû ¸éÀûÀÌ ÀÚ¿¬»óÅ·Πº¹¿øµÉ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù°í Àü¹®°¡µéÀÌ ÀüÇß´Ù. The amount of land needed to grow crops worldwide is at a peak, and a geographical area more than twice the size of France will be able to return to its natural state by 2060 as a result of rising yields and slower population growth, a group of experts stated. Their report, conflicting with United Nations' studies that claims more cropland will be needed in coming decades to avert hunger and price spikes as the world population rises above seven billion, stated humanity had reached what it called "Peak Farmland," reported Reuters. Full Story

À¯·´ÀÇ ÃÖ°í ÇÁ·¹½Ã ³óÀÛ¹° ȸ»çÀÎ Total Produce´Â ÇâÈÄ 4³â¿¡ °ÉÃÄ 2¹øÀÇ °Å·¡¸¦ ÅëÇØ Oppenheimer GroupÀÇ ÁÖ¿ä ÁöºÐÀ» È®º¸ÇÒ °ÍÀ¸·Î ÀüÇß´Ù. Total Produce, one of Europe's top fresh produce companies, will acquire majority interest in the Oppenheimer Group in two transactions over the next four years. The Dundalk, Ireland company agreed to purchase in two stages 65% of Grandview Ventures, which trades as the Oppenheimer Group, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

±×·¹ÀÌÇÁ ÇÁ·íÀ» Á¦¿ÜÇÏ°í ÀÌÅ»¸®¾ÆÀÇ ÀûÀº ¿À·»Áö ¼öÈ®·®°ú ½ºÆäÀÎÀÇ ÀúÁ¶ÇÑ ¸¸´Ù¸°°ú ·¹¸ó ³óÀÛ¹°ÀÇ °á°ú·Î ¸ðµç °¨±Ö·ùÀÇ »ý»ê¹°Àº 2012/13³âµµ EU¿¡¼­ ÀúÁ¶ÇÒ °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óµÈ´Ù. With the exception of grapefruit, the production of all citrus crops is expected to be lower in the EU in marketing year 2012/13, a consequence of Italy's lower orange crop and Spain's lower mandarin and lemon crops. EU exports proceed at a good pace as production in some of the main competing countries is also lower. USDA Report

³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«´Â ±Ô¸ð Ãø¸é¿¡¼­ ½ºÆäÀÎ ´ÙÀ½À¸·Î ¼¼°è Á¦ 2ÀÇ ½Å¼±ÇÑ °¨±Ö·ùÀÇ ¼öÃâ¾÷ÀÚÀÌ´Ù. South Africa ranks as the world's second-largest exporter of fresh citrus fruit by volume behind Spain. For Marketing Year (MY) 2012/13, continued recovery is expected in citrus production for the second year in a row, after the hail storms that reduced Navel yields in the Groblersdal and Marble Hall production areas in the MY 2010/12. USDA Report

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