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Could America Be Facing a Sugar Shortage?
If you've got a sweet tooth, you may be forced to reckon with a bitter truth. In a letter sent to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, several of the country's largest food companies, including General Mills, Kraft, Hershey, and Mars, said the United States could "virtually run out of sugar" if the government doesn't let up on sugar import limits.
To keep prices within reason for domestic sugar farmers, the government only allows unlimited sugar imports from the Mexican market without paying tariffs.
FDA: Packaged Foods' Health Claims Make Them Drugs
Could the breakfast staple, Cheerios, be classified as a drug? That's what the Food and Drug Administration is claiming, based on the product's labeling that it's "clinically proven to help lower cholesterol." On May 5, the FDA sent a warning letter to General Mills, the maker of Cheerios, charging that the cereal's cholesterol-lowering health claims violate federal law.
Let's Dish: What Was Your Favorite Cereal as a Child?
In a special ad campaign that gears towards a consumers need for comfort, General Mills has brought back its old cereal box designs. Target shoppers may have noticed that Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, and Trix are sporting retro boxes taken directly from the company's archives.
The promotion has made me nostalgic and I can't help but think of the cereal I enjoyed as a child.
Vintage Cereal Chic
I was at my local Target — I know, it seems like I go there an awful lot — when I noticed this display of vintage cereal boxes. For a limited time, General Mills has released vintage-styled boxes of five of their top selling cereals. The promotion is part of their Vintage T-Shirt Offer.
Yummy Link: Boo and Franken Berry Are Back
General Mills has decided to bring back its classic cereals, Boo Berry and Franken Berry, just in time for Halloween. The cereals will rejoin their old buddy, Count Chocula, on a grocery store shelf near you. — The Epi Log
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Is Your Local Starbucks Closing?
By now you must have heard that Starbucks is closing 600 of its stateside coffee shops. Last week Starbucks released the official list of the closing stores with a grand total of 616 closures. The closing stores are company-operated stand alone locations; no bookstore, super market, or airport Starbucks will be shuttered.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — Nov. 5, 2008
- During times of economic hardship, familiar American desserts can be a sweet comfort. — San Francisco Chronicle
- What role do tannins play in wine? — Washington Post
- Food review site Yelp has become an online force to be recognized.
Yummy Links: From Cake Pillows to Homemade Cheese
- I wonder what kind of dreams you'd have using a sheet cake as a pillow. — CasaSugar
- Michael Chiarello shares his crispy twist on Thanksgiving dinner with a recipe for Panko-Crusted Turkey Scaloppine. — Secret Sauce
- A new report has sadly linked bacon consumption to cancer.
Foodie Flashback: Have a Monsterrific Breakfast!
The other day we mentioned that General Mills brought back Boo and Franken Berry just in time for Halloween. So, to celebrate the occasion further I thought I'd dig up a few of these old Count Chocula commercials. Besides, it's a perfect way to celebrate Halloween.
No More Sweetened Saturday Morning Commercials
This morning I woke up to news of the changing face of children's television programming - or at least children's television commercial programming. A group of 11 food companies - including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Kellogg's - have announced voluntary limits in marketing towards children. This move is seen as a pre-emptive measure so that the Federal Trade Commission - who is holding a hearing on the subject - will not place regulatory rules that may ban all junk food advertising to children.
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