| January 30, 2013 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |
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- Goya partners with USDA and "Let's Move" on cookbook
Goya Foods has released "MyPlate/MiPlato," a cookbook with 30 healthful recipes and 10 balanced meals, created in partnership with the USDA and first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative. Nutrition information, preparation tips and estimated costs are included with each recipe. Progressive Grocer
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- Minute Maid debuts low-calorie juice drinks
Minute Maid is introducing four lower-calorie juice drinks. Pure Squeezed Light No Pulp Orange Juice has 50 calories per 8-ounce serving; Light Raspberry Fruit Drink With Tea, Light Peach Fruit Drink With Tea and Chilled Light Mango Passion Fruit Drink each has 15 calories. Drug Store News
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- Gillette asks women, does stubble deter smooching?
Gillette has launched a U.S. campaign called Kiss & Tell, with a YouTube documentary, live events and a microsite centered on the premise that stubble lessens the appeal of kissing. The idea came from the Gillette India team, which ran a Women Against Lazy Stubble campaign. "If stubble is killing the kiss in India, we thought maybe it would also be true for American couples," said Susan Baba, U.S. communication manager for parent company Procter & Gamble. ClickZ
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- Woods Supermarket taps StopLift to trim checkout losses
A video-analytics system by StopLift Checkout Vision Systems is being used by Woods Supermarket in Missouri to prevent theft and make sure items are scanned correctly at checkout. "StopLift dramatically decreased shrinkage coming out of the self-checkout lanes," said Doug Haworth, director of loss prevention at Woods. The chain has recouped the system's cost "tenfold," Haworth said. Supermarket News (free registration)
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- Early lunch might lead to greater weight loss, study says
A study of overweight and obese people who participated in a 20-week weight-loss program in Spain found that those who had an early lunch lost an average 22 pounds, compared with 17 pounds for those who ate later, U.S. researchers said. The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, found that late lunchers ate less for breakfast, were more likely to skip breakfast and had lower insulin sensitivity. USA Today
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