Ten Brands That Will Disappear in 2012 [No more Kellogg's Corn Pops? NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!]
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Kellogg's Corn Pops The cereal business is not what is used to be, at least for products that are not considered "healthy." Among those is Kellogg's Corn Pops ready-to-eat cereal. Sales of the brand dropped 18% over the year that ended in April, down to $74 million. That puts it well behind brands like Cheerios and Frosted Flakes, each which have sales of over $200 million a year. Private label sales have also hurt sales of branded cereals. Revenues in this category were $637 million over the same April-end period. There is also profit margin pressure on Corn Pops because...
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:06:13 PM
Obama Identifies the Enemy: Tony the Tiger
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Tony the Tiger, some NASCAR drivers and cookie-selling Girl Scouts will be out of a job unless grocery manufacturers agree to reinvent a vast array of their products to satisfy the Obama administration’s food police. Either retool the recipes to contain certain levels of sugar, sodium and fats, or no more advertising and marketing to tots and teenagers, say several federal regulatory agencies. The same goes for restaurants. It’s not just the usual suspected foods that are being targeted, such a thin mint cookies sold by scouts or M&Ms and Snickers, which sponsor cars in the Sprint Cup, but pretty...
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:06:13 PM
Kellogg says it will raise prices
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U.S. cereal giant Kellogg Co. said it would raise prices 3 percent in 2011, the same increase it reported for its profits in 2010. Fourth-quarter profits rose 7 percent over the third quarter and annual profits were up 3 percent, The Detroit News reported Friday. Revenues for the year dropped 1 percent to $12.4 billion. John Bryant, the company's new chief executive officer, said Kellogg would raise prices due to the rising cost of commodities. "The price increases are merely passing on a portion of those higher costs," he said.
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:06:13 PM
Light-up Cereal Boxes and Self-Cooking Soup (Try To Walk Down The Aisle With This Stuff Going Off)
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"OMG, stop everything, there's no need to invent anything else," was what we said when we got to the eCoupled stand at CES. And when you see these photos and video, we're sure you'll agree. Video Link Here Fulton Innovation -- don't worry, we hadn't heard of them either -- is out here in Vegas demonstrating wireless charging tech that has blown our tiny, gambling-addled minds. Its fabulous packaging uses induction power to create, among lots of other things, some of the most amazing cereal boxes we've ever seen, which can illuminate in stages to create an eye-catching effect.
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:06:13 PM
Kellogg Cereal Recall Highlights a New Concern: Chemicals Leaching from Food Packaging
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Kellogg is recalling as many as 28 million boxes of cereal because a chemical is leaching from the food packaging into the cereal. The Food and Drug Administration states the reason for the recall as "uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell coming from the liner in the package." Other sources call it a wax-like substance, and parents are being warned that it may cause diarrhea or vomiting, particularly in sensitive children (the recalled cereals — Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Fruit Loops and Honey Smacks — are sugary staples of the Kellogg line, marketed with cartoon characters primarily at children).
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:06:13 PM
General Mills Investigates Fake Press Release (That Obama Was Cracking Down on Big Cereal)
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General Mills Inc. said it is looking into how a fake press release was sent out that falsely said President Barack Obama had ordered an investigation into the company's supply chain. General Mills said the release, sent out at midnight eastern through PR Newswire, was false and was removed minutes after it was detected. The news release service issued an alert on Wednesday to disregard the release, saying it was sent in by an unauthorized sender.
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 04:06:13 PM
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