Topic: Costs


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    Beer, Candy Comfort Consumers
    11/20/2009 - Comfort foods are near and dear to Americans’ hearts, especially during trying economic times. According to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures customer satisfaction across 10 economic sectors, consumers were particularly satisfied with beer and candy. ...
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    Bringing the Great Outdoors Inside
    11/18/2009 - Manufacturers want to offer consumers the flavors of outdoor grilling in more foods. Advancements in ingredient and process technology make it possible to bring the taste, texture and look of outdoor cooking inside. ...
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    Thanksgiving Dinner Staples Price Drop
    11/17/2009 - Menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings dropped 4 percent in price this year, according to a new survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). According to the survey, the average cost of this year’s feast is $42.91, a $1.70 price decrease from last year’s average of $44.61. ...
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    Differentiating Trends and Fads
    11/12/2009 - LAS VEGAS—In her session yesterday at SupplySide West, “Trends & Fads: Their Impact on Your Development Approach,” Judy Lindsey, vice president and general manager, Product Dynamics (a division of RQA), sought to help the audience actively think more about their approach to product development. “My whole premise here today is to make you think,” she noted—and the context for that mental engagement...
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    DSM Production Efficiencies Mean Lower Cost for resVida Trans-Resveratrol
    11/09/2009 - DSM announced manufacturing advances and production efficiencies mean the company will be able to lower pricing on its resVida brand trans-resveratrol, effective January 2010. ...
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    Naturally Sweet
    10/22/2009 - Although the term “natural” is still largely undefined, consumer demand for natural foods continues, and manufacturers have responded with products made with a range of natural sweeteners, including stevia, isomaltulose, erythritol, maple syrups, grain-derived extracts and honey. ...
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    Recession Shopping Habits Revealed
    10/20/2009 - The current recession has impacted consumers’ eating behaviors in numerous ways. However, the downturn has not driven folks en masse back to scratch home cooking. ...
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    Europeans Prioritize Health, Wellness
    10/19/2009 - Consumers continue to see health and wellness as an important issue and will pay more for foods that display health benefits on their labels. ...
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    Ingredient Economics
    10/19/2009 - Food product developers strive to deliver consumer-pleasing products while piecing together penny-saving formulas. Knowing how to squeeze maximum flavor, functionality and cost benefits out of new and existing formulas begins with a few basic principals and some ingredient know-how. ...
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    Consumers May Get Back to Spending
    10/14/2009 - Speaking at the Food Marketing Institute’s Future Connect leadership conference, FMI’s President and Chief Executive Leslie G. Sarasin said there is hope that customer frugality will fall by the wayside as the economy begins to recover from the recession. ...
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