Food Firms Prep for Salt-Free Wave (BrandWeek) As more baby boomers head into their 60s, some food marketers are betting that subtracting the salt will add up to more sales. But they may be leaving one ingredient out of the equation: fickle consumer tastes. So far, the growth of the low-sodium foods category is modest....more...Healthy makeover for your lunch (Denver Post) It's a snap to pack nutritious foods that will tide you - and your kids - over until dinnertime without a visit to the snack machine. All it takes is a little planning....more... Turkey with a side of rice: nursing an allergic baby on a 'total elimination diet' (The Salt Lake Tribune) Posted: 4:21 PM- BOISE, Idaho - About the only thing I knew for certain when I had my daughter last December was that I would breast-feed....more... Big Y Green Flagship to Open This Week (Progressive Grocer) NOVEMBER 06, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Big Y said it will open a $20 million, 66,000-square-foot, eco-friendly flagship World Class Market in Northampton, Mass. Nov 8, replacing the chain's oldest store and incorporating its most environmentally friendly features....more... Soil Association response to research linking red meat to cancer (New Consumer via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) The SA distinguishes between organic meat and intensively produced meat...more... Postscripts: Notes from the food world (The Cincinnati Post) Better snacks ... a nicer ricer ... and Frog Hollow...more... The five-a-day fantasy: Are you getting enough? (Independent) Why is it so important for me to eat loads of fruit and veg?...more... Eatery update, October 26 (Rocky Mountain News) Anybody need a great executive chef? Adam Mali has moved on from Montecito, Annabel's and the new Mel's, where Chad Clevenger has returned as top toque....more... Branded for life? (Guardian Unlimited) Life & style: How do independents fare when big business takes over? David Teather reports....more... |