After bombarding consumers with a barrage of confusing messages about the health benefits of probiotic bacteria, major players in the world’s highest-selling functional food category admit they may have to concede defeat and that the industry could disappear altogether. …
Americans are expected to spend nearly $300 million on chocolate this Valentine's Day, but only a lucky portion will be able to find new PHILADELPHIA INDULGENCE, the creamy chocolate spread from the makers of PHILADELPHIA cream cheese just now making its way onto supermarket shelves.* …
Randall Mitchell was camping in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee with friend Steve Koplow and family when he offered up some of his homemade beer cheese and crackers. Koplow gave it a try and was instantly hooked. Smoky Mountain Beer Cheese initially produced 600 tubs of product a day by hand. Now, a custom-built, state-of-the art machine produces up to 60,000 tubs daily. …
Oglesby Plants International is making it even easier to do business with a new online store that puts young plant orders just a click away. …
The Florists industry has been withering in the five years to 2012. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Justin Waterman, “poor economic conditions, including weak consumer confidence and low disposable income, have deterred households from making discretionary purchases on flowers and plants.” In addition, heightened competition has exacerbated already declining demand: Supermarkets and e-commerce websites have increasingly taken customers away from the industry by offering discounted prices for comparable goods. As a result, revenue is expected to fall at an average annual rate of 2.9% to $6.6 billion over the five years to 2012. …
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