IFDA News

IFDA는 미식품의약청이 제안한 식품산업시설의 추가된 사항들을 제출하였다. IFDA filed comments last week with the Food and Drug Administration regarding their proposal to seek additional voluntary food facility information as part of the registration process. The proposal would ask companies to disclose additional profile information, such as the facility type (warehouse, manufacturer, etc), the products and hazards and associated preventive controls, as well as other facility information such as food safety training, schedules and number of employees. FDA claimed that companies that submitted this information would benefit from advance preparation of inspectors. IFDA supported the disclosure of facility type but strongly opposed the requests for additional information as unnecessary and unduly burdensome. The comments are available here. If you are an IFDA member and would like more information please contact the IFDA government relations department.

IFDA와 리서치 파트너인 ‘Industry Insights’는 2012년 1분기 하이라이트를 포함한 ‘IFDA 분기별 성과 트랙킹 조사’를 출간하였다. IFDA, with its research partner Industry Insights, has just released results of IFDA's Quarterly Performance Tracking Survey to participants, including overall highlights for the first quarter of 2012. Now that the survey has reached its fifth quarter, IFDA is able to provide some timely comparisons about important industry metrics. Full Story

Distributor News

‘Family Dollar Stores’는 ‘McLane Co.’와의 파트너쉽을 통해 냉동,냉장식품의 종류를 늘릴 것이라고 밝혔다. Family Dollar Stores intends to increase its assortments of frozen and refrigerated products as a result of its partnership with McLane Co., according to the president and chief operating officer. The company's partnership with McLane, which becomes official in mid-September, will enable Family Dollar to choose from the 40,000 SKUs the distributor carries, reported Supermarket News. Full Story

Operator News

‘Bob Evans Farms’는 오랫동안 부진했던 ‘Mimi’s Café’체인을 매각하기로 했다. Bob Evans Farms is reportedly trying to sell its long-struggling Mimi's Cafe chain. Mergermarket Group, a merger and acquisitions research and reporting firm, claimed the company began the sale process for the 143-restaurant chain and held two management presentations on the topic. Citing two sources, private-equity firms are the primary suitors, reported Business First. Full Story

뉴욕시의 레스토랑 反 트랜스지방 법으로 인해 점심식사 시 트랜스지방 소비가 평균 2.4그램 가량 줄었다. New York City's ban on trans fat in restaurants decreased the amount of trans fat in each lunch by an average of 2.4 grams, according to a study from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The rule, which restricts artificial trans fat in restaurants to no more than 0.5 grams per serving, resulted in the biggest drop in trans fat content (3.8 g) at hamburger chains, followed by Mexican food and fried chicken chains, reported The Associated Press. Full Story, Study Abstract

온라인과 모바일 식품주문플랫폼을 주력으로 하는 ‘GrubHub’은 시애틀이 채식주의 옵션이 가장 많다고 밝혔다. GrubHub, an online and mobile food-ordering platform focusing on delivery and pickup restaurants, rated Seattle the No.1 city for vegetarian-friendly options, followed by San Jose, CA and San Diego. GrubHub analysts reviewed the more than 15,000 restaurants on its website, and more than 9% said vegetarian was one of their primary cuisines. The list is based on the percentage of GrubHub restaurants in each city offering vegetarian cuisine as of July 5, reported Houston Business Journal. Full Story

‘Five Guys’는 2009년부터 현재까지 2배 가량 점포를 늘리며 빠르게 성장하는 체인 외식업체이다. Five Guys is the fastest-growing restaurant chain in the U.S., doubling its number of stores since 2009. The private burger chain has 1,039 stores open in the U.S. and Canada, and another 1,500 committed to build. The company has an agreement with Freston Road Investments to open 200 to 300 stores in Great Britain starting next year, reported Forbes. Full Story

Retail News

‘Supervalu’는 사업매각을 위하여 자사의 금융정보와 인수업체 및 사업 부문의 총괄적인 컨피덴셜 정보를 공유해야 할 것으로 보여진다. Supervalu is expected to begin sending out financial information and confidentiality agreements to prospective buyers including buyout firms and other supermarket operators and distributors, according to people familiar with the matter. Private-equity firms such as Cerberus Capital Management, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and TPG Capital, as well as grocery distributor C&S Wholesale Grocers, are among those expected to be approached about Supervalu, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

영국의 소비가 위축됨에 따라 ‘Aldi,Lidl’등 할인소매업체의 시장점유율이 상승하였다. J Sainsbury, Asda and discount retailers Aldi and Lidl gained a larger share of the UK market during the 12 weeks ended July 8 as consumer spending declined, according to Kantar Worldpanel. J Sainsbury's share rose to 16.5% from 16.4%, Asda's increased to 17.3% from 16.8% while Aldi's market share rose to 2.9% from 2.4% and Lidl's rose to 2.9% from 2.6%. In contrast, Tesco's market share dropped to 30.7% from 31.1% a year earlier, while Morrison's fell to 11.9% from 12.1%, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

토론토 소매업체들은 현금결제를 활성화 시킴으로써 비자나 마스터카드의 수수료를 줄이려고 한다. Meanwhile, Toronto retailers are avoiding Visa and Mastercard fees by going cash only. Canada has some of the highest card acceptance fees in the world and merchants who accept Visa and Mastercard, which represent 92% of the market, pay a fee from 1.5% to upwards of 3% of each purchase, according to the Competition Bureau, reported The Toronto Star. Full Story

유럽과 아시아에서 식품 및 조미료로 유명한 ‘Maggi’사는 세븐일레븐 체인에 ‘매쉬 포테이토’ 기계를 납품할 예정이다. Maggi, a food and condiment company popular in Europe and parts of Asia, created mashed potato dispensers for the 7-Eleven chain. Maggi sells instant mash potato powder that can be purchased in stores and made at home. When activated, the machine mixes the powder with water, squirts out the steaming-hot mashed potato mix, and even tops it with some creamy gravy. The machines are a regular fixture in many 7-Elevens overseas, particularly in Singapore, but are sparse in the U.S., reported Tecca. Full Story

2007년 경제침체 이후로 1900만 이상의 가정에서 식품구입에 대한 경제적인 접근이나 합리적 가치를 따지는 등 식품 구입 습관이 변화하였다. Since the recession in late 2007, 19 million more households have adopted a more economical approach to food-buying and value-seeking shopping habits, according to Food Marketing Institute research. A collaborative study by FMI and its research partner Booz & Company, 2012 US Grocery Shopper Trends, demonstrated how consumers are willing to accept living with less, traveling farther for lower prices, and noting that price, assortment and convenience are the most important factors affecting how they choose where to shop. Some 42% of consumers have always been frugal, with an additional 32% adopting this behavior during the recession. Full Story

Industry News

‘PepsiCo’는 마운틴듀의 새로운 버전인 맥아맛음료를 이번 여름부터 시범적으로 개시할 것이다. PepsiCo plans to test a new malt-flavored version of its Mountain Dew soda this summer in select U.S. cities. Starting in late August, PepsiCo will sell Mountain Dew Johnson City Gold at Kroger and 7-Eleven stores in some cities in the Midwest as well as in Denver, CO and Charlotte, NC, reported Reuters. Full Story

인도네시아에서는 팜 오일산업의 수용성을 늘리기 위하여 25억달러 이상의 투자유치를 계획하고 있다. Indonesia is seeing a more than $2.5 billion wave of investment to build its palm oil refining industry, doubling its capacity. A Reuters survey of 30 firms operating in Indonesia shows plans to nearly double refining capacity to 47.39 million tons of palm oil, or 80% of total world output, reported Reuters. Full Story

호주의 최대가금류제조업체인 ‘Ingham’이 ‘Investec’을 통해 자사 매각을 추진 중이다 Australia's largest poultry producer Ingham appointed investment bank Investec to sell the business, a deal that could attract private equity interest. Australian food manufacturers have been highly sought after by private equity and other Asian buyers in the past two years due to resilient sales and solid cashflows, reported Reuters. Full Story

‘M&A’의 평균거래량이 작년 상반기 $102million에서 올해 상반기 $68million으로 하락하였다. The average M&A deal announced in the first half of the year was valued at $68 million, down from $102 million a year ago, research firm Dealogic reports. Companies are stockpiling cash, with the Federal Reserve calculating nonfinancial companies have stored $1.7 trillion in cash and other liquid assets, up 17% from three years ago. Dealogic also estimates private-equity firms sold off more than they have bought in M&A deals so far this year, which happened in only two other six-month periods since the firm started keeping records in 1995, reported NBCNews.com. Full Story

‘Kraft Foods’와’SodaStream International’은 기존 파트너쉽에 ‘Kool-Aid’를 포함하는 등 폭을 확대하기로 했다. Kraft Foods and SodaStream International expanded their partnership to include Kool-Aid to their portfolio, which will be available at the retail level during the fourth quarter. The companies already have a partnership for manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of Kraft Foods drinks like Crystal Light and Country Time for use with the SodaStream soda-making system, reported Reuters. Full Story

‘Novelis’는 캔 재활용을 위한 Alcoa와의 조인트 벤처를 끝맺고 직접 재활용 사업부를 운영할 계획이다. Novelis pulled out of a joint venture with Alcoa to recycle beverage cans and will set up its own recycling business. Alcoa will assume full control of the Evermore joint venture effective Aug. 31. N either Alcoa nor Novelis revealed financial details of Novelis' withdrawal from the venture, which was originally planned to last until 2014. Novelis owned 55.8% of Evermore, reported Reuters. Full Story

쿠바가 새로이 공포한 수입품 중과세 법률이 부분적인 경제 개혁에 따라 사업을 시작한 영세업자들과 비공식 수입업자들에게 적지 않은 타격을 줄 것으로 우려되고 있다. Cuba announced the imposition of stiff new import taxes that could substantially affect private entrepreneurs trying to get new businesses off the ground and many others who rely on informal shipments of merchandise from overseas. Food imports were free until earlier this year, when the government began charging duties, reported Sun Sentinel. Full Story

네슬레사가 알즈하이머치매 환자용 메디컬푸드를 생산하는 액세라(Accera)사에 투자하기로 결정했다. Making what it calls its first big move into "brain health" products, Nestle acquired a stake in a privately held U.S. healthcare company that makes a vanilla milkshake prescribed to Alzheimer's patients. According to the president and CEO of Nestle Health Science, the acquisition could eventually help expand the Nestle line of medical food products, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

곡물 가격이 폭등하면서 수입 업체들 사이에 디폴트가 속출하고 있다. Grains suppliers are starting to default on previously agreed sales to major importers, including top wheat buyer Egypt, rather than deliver on contracts that are now losing money because of the huge rally in prices sparked by the U.S. drought. Crop downgrades in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan as drought followed a bitterly cold winter have added to global price rises, reported Reuters. Full Story

Health News

카레의 성분인 ‘터메릭’이 관절염을 치료를 위한 자연성분으로서 귀추가 주목되고 있다. Curry ingredient turmeric is gaining scientific interest as a natural alternative to arthritis medications. The organic chemical that gives turmeric its yellow color, curcumin, was found in two recent studies to benefit arthritis patients at least as much as commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs. However, scientists state the studies are preliminary and larger, better-designed studies are needed, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

유럽식품안전청(EFSA)는 코코아분말과 다크초콜렛이 혈액순환 향상에 도움이 된다고 승인하였다. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ruled that cocoa powder and dark chocolate can help people improve blood circulation, a claim made by Barry Callebaut. If the European Commission signs off on the EFSA ruling, the company would have the right to use the health claim on packaging for chocolate products, reported Reuters. Full Story, EFSA Release

서서히 알레르기에 노출시키는 것이 아이들에서 알레르기를 줄이고 때때로는 증상을 완전히 없앨 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. Oral immunotherapy is showing promise as a way to overcome food allergies, according to two new studies. The method involves exposing the patient to small doses of the food protein they are allergic to and slowly increasing the amount overtime to increase tolerance, reports HealthDay. Full Story

Washington News

유제품산업에서는 최근 대체된 쿼터시스템이 기존의 보조금 시스템에 비하여 긍정적 영향이 적을 것이라고 예상한다. A quota system replacing subsidies paid to dairy farmers is drawing concerns from farmers and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) over its possible effects on cheese plants in Wisconsin and the state's $26.5 billion dairy industry. The Milk Income Loss Contract program will expire on Sept. 30, and previously has delivered more money to dairy farmers in Wisconsin than in any other state because of farm size limitations in the program that the state's relatively small dairy operations do not exceed, reported Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

The Microbiological Data Program was granted a last-minute budget reprieve from USDA, but finding a permanent solution to keep tainted fruits and vegetables from reaching consumers could take an even bigger effort, according to the Associated Press. A USDA spokesman stated although the program "does not align with USDA's core mission," it will operate through December, using existing agreements with states to keep testing for salmonella, E. coli and listeria over the next six months, reported NBCNews.com. Full Story

미국정부가 뱀장어 감소와 생태계를 걱정해 뱀장어를 보호동물로 지정하고 수출 제한에 나섰으며 이로 인해 일본내 장어 가격이 상승할 것으로 보인다. The U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise, reported The Japan Times. Full Story

미 국제무역위원회(ITC)는 식품첨가물의 일종인 잔탄검에 대한 비싼 반덤핑 관세로 이어질 수 있는 조사를 압도적인 찬성 표결로 승인했다. The U.S. International Trade Commission approved an investigation that could lead to steep anti-dumping duties on xanthan gum, a food additive, from China and Austria. CP Kelco asked the Commerce Department for duties of 145% on imports from Austria and 154% from China. The U.S. imported $25.2 million of xanthan gum and related products from Austria in 2011 and $64.0 million of the goods from China in the same year, reported Reuters. Full Story

Market News

국제적인 곡물가격상승으로 축산업계에서는 가축을 내다팔고 있으며 이로 인해 당분간 소고기와 돼지고기 가격이 하락할 것으로 전망된다. Prices for beef and pork are expected to drop in the next few months as farmers slaughter herds to deal with the high cost of grains that are used as livestock feed, according to an analyst at agricultural commodities firm Hackett Financial Advisors. The full impact of the drought on corn crops will also not be known until early August or September, reported NBCNews.com. Full Story

소매업체에서의 ‘사과 슬라이스’ 매출과 ‘퀵서비스 레스토랑’의 수요가 커지면서, ‘사과 슬라이스’ 관련업체들은 가격 상승을 기대하고 있다. With retail sales of fresh-cut apples slice rising and demand from quick-service restaurants growing, processors and marketers of apple slices are bracing for a smaller national apple crop and the expectation of higher prices. Total U.S. apple output for 2012-13 was forecast at 190 million bushels in a June industry estimate, below the five-year average of 224.5 million bushels, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

Several organizations representing Mexican tomato growers have fired back in the Florida tomato industry's pursuit of lifting a 16-year suspension agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. On July 16, a joint press release from several organizations representing Mexican shippers criticized Florida's decision, claiming the suspension agreement works well. Florida tomato officials and shippers claim that Mexican growers ship product at below production cost, threatening the existence of the Florida tomato industry, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

리서치는 일부 지역에 비소식이 있음에도 불구하고 옥수수 수확량이 기존 하락한 기준치에서 7%더 하락할 것이라고 전망했다. Analysts slashed their forecasts for corn production by another 7% on July 17, a Reuters poll found, although weather forecasters claimed some parts of the region might get some rain next week. Currently, all of Missouri's 114 counties have been designated as natural disaster areas due to the drought, reported Reuters. Full Story

옥수수가격이 50%가량 급상승함에 따라 전체 식품가격이 평균 1%가량 상승했다. On average, food prices typically rise 1% overall for every 50% jump in corn prices, according to an economist for USDA's ERS branch. Analysts and economists predict that prices of beef, pork and poultry will jump the most. Prior to the drought, analysts had predicted a 4% to 6% rise in retail beef prices, explained the senior vice president of global research for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. But if the drought lingers and the high cost of corn continues, consumers could face an increase as high as 10% for fresh protein at the grocery store, reported CNN Money. Full Story

설탕이 무슬림 국가의 ‘Ramadan Holiday’를 앞두고 수요가 상승하였으며, 브라질의 낮은 공급량으로 인해 가격이 크게 상승하였다. Sugar traders are experiencing higher demand from the Muslim world ahead of the Ramadan holiday as low supplies from Brazil send prices sharply higher. Market participants expect prices to remain high in coming months because unseasonable rains in Brazil continue to ravage the harvest and potential supply problems occur in other key sugar-producing regions of the world. Raw-sugar prices rallied 21% since early June and ended at 22.79 cents/lb. on July 17, while one trader thinks the price will reach 25 cents by year-end, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

미국의 이상고온과 가뭄으로 인해 육류가격이 오르기 전에 우유와 치즈가격이 상승할 것으로 전망된다. The heat and drought in much of the U.S. is expected to drive up the cost of both milk and cheese before the prices of meat rise. Dairy is affected quickly because cows immediately make less milk; temperatures in the 90s and above mean cows give less milk, and high feed prices are making it more expensive to feed them. Milk prices are actually the lowest in 18 months because of surpluses built up over an ultra-mild winter and spring. By August, the cost of a gallon of milk at the supermarket could rise by 10 to 15 cents and by Christmas an additional 25 cents on top of that, claimed the chief analyst with the Daily Dairy Report, reported USA Today. Full Story