Hain At It Again-Spectrum Latest Acquisition By Ever Hungry Irwin Simon
Hain At It Again-Spectrum Latest Acquisition By Ever Hungry Irwin Simon The ever acquisition hungry Hain Food Group, led by our industry’s own Little Caesar, Irwin Simon, is reported to have reached terms to purchase Petaluma, California based Spectrum Organic Products for approximately $34.5 million, or 70 cents a share, about 5% over Spectrum’s current […]
Forty-Five Million Americans Uninsured–Health Warning On French Fries Urged
Okay so maybe we’re cynical, and not quite seeing the forest for the trees, but California Attorney General Bill Lockyer’s recent move to add health warnings to French fries and potato chips leaves us wondering if this idea came from an episode of the Simpson’s. What,” we imagine Homer exclaiming in shock “French fries ARE […]
Vitamin E Slammed In Another Shoddy Story From The New York Times
Vitamin E Slammed In Another Shoddy Story From The New York Times Well, wouldn’t you know it? Just as I was nearly finished procrastinating, and finally getting down to writing a dry report for a market research firm, one on skin care treatments (insert snoring sound here), but one that actually pays my bills, I […]
The Faster They Grow, The Harder They Fall. Atkins Seeks Protection From Creditors
Atkins Nutritionals, the privately held low-carb leader, which grew in 2004 at a frenzied pace, to include a wide range of products including bread and baked goods, frozen foods and shelf stable entrees heads to hearings in a Bankruptcy Court today. As reported in the today’s New York Times, Atkins announced that it reached agreements […]
What’s Not So Great About Costco? Or Anything Compared to Wal-Mart Seems Good
Recent stories about Costco have led some people, good and smart folks who care about creating a world that works for everyone to believe that Costco is an example of a large company that takes care of it’s employees. And while, yes Costco pays much better wages and benefits than Wal-Mart (for those increasing shrinking […]
Echinacea Schmechinacea, New York Times Story Ignores Existing Literature
A study by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that there is no scientific evidence that Echinacea is helpful in combating colds. As noted in a press release by the American Botanical Council, “This is not a definitive trial on the efficacy […]
Wild About Wild Oats? Ailing Retailer Extends Reach the Wrong Way
In an effort to increase sagging profits, Wild Oats announced its intention to become a strong national brand with distribution in major retail grocery chains through the nation. While touted as an innovative approach, might this just be the desperate moves of a company that realizes Whole Foods has won the war and it is […]
Does Velveeta Promote Homosexuality? American Family Association Says Yes
Kraft Resists Right Wing Rancor Over Gay Games Sponsorship While no one I know of has ever thought of Velveeta or Kraft Cheesy Pleasures Mac & Cheese as being at the forefront of any civil rights effort, Chicago based Kraft Foods, the folks who love reducing manufacturing costs by reducing the actual amount of real […]
Wyeth to Solgar: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
NBTY Buys Pharmaceutical Cast Off Once upon a time not so long ago, something strange happened. A family business started in 1947 was purchased by a health care giant (translation: a company that says 100 million doesn’t add up to peanuts), and people wondered why. While some suggest that the recent sale of Solgar Vitamins […]
