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Judith Dodd

Judith L.  Dodd, MS, RD, LDN, is the corporate nutritionist for Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Giant Eagle Supermarkets and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Along with...

May. 11, 2012

Fighting Health Misinformation

This isn’t a unionizing call but it is time to be part of the union of credible sources!....More

Kim Greenfeld

Kim Greenfeld is founder of Campo Verde Solutions, a Needham, Mass.-based consulting firm to the organic and natural food industry, with a primary focus on private label programs. Kim is also a...

Apr. 30, 2012

The Food-Family-Holiday Connection

Even though I work in this wacky world of food, it is the one thing that brings us all together....More

Ruth Kinzey

Ruth Kinzey, MA, is founder and president of The Kinzey Company (www.kinzeycompany.com). For the past 30 years, Ruth...

Wendy Naughton

Wendy Naughton is senior vice president of Ryan Partnership Chicago, a creative marketing and promotions firm. In this role, she helps lead the shopper marketing discipline with more than 20 years...

May. 16, 2012

A Texas Gem

H-E-B has made a commitment to help Texans, who live in the 13th most obese state in the union, lead healthier lives and fresh produce plays a significant role in fulfilling that strategy....More

Matthew Saline

Matthew A. Saline is the founder and CEO of Mambo Sprouts Marketing, a large-scale marketing and publishing firm that creates and distributes quarterly newsletters, client-branded newsletters and...

Jan. 9, 2012

Playing Keep Away from GMOs

We found that 85% of non-GMO focused shoppers want their products to be certified and labeled....More

Robert Vosburgh

Robert Vosburgh is group editor of Supermarket News (SN), the food industry's leading newsweekly, where he coordinates coverage of fresh foods, grocery and beverage. He is also editor of SN...

May. 15, 2012

NuVal Answers Criticism

Dr. David Katz, one of the principal creators of NuVal’s algorithm, responded to the Natonal Consumer league’s recent call for the nutrition rating system to be abolished....More

Jeff Weidauer

Jeff Weidauer is vice president of marketing and strategy for Vestcom International Inc., a Little Rock, Ark.-based provider of integrated shopper marketing solutions.

May. 3, 2012

The Unnatural?

Kashi cereal recently made the news when a Rhode Island grocer pulled the product off his shelves after he learned that it didn’t live up to the “natural” claims made by the company....More
in Refresh Mar. 16, 2012

Behind the Sprouts/Sunflower Merger

Once the regulatory approval is given, the transaction is expected to close quickly....More

Chris Micheletti

 

Chris Micheletti is a partner in the San Francisco office of Zelle Hofmann, a national litigation firm with extensive experience in handling antitrust and competition matters,...

in Refresh May. 3, 2012

False Advertising Class Action Update

The onslaught of health claim-related false advertising lawsuit filings against food and beverage producers continues — particularly in California federal courts....More
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