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  • A Chocolate Fountain of Youth?

    • August 14, 2012
    • Posted by: Ted Bullen
    • Category: Food, Healthcare, News
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    A recent study, published in the journal, Hypertension, found a link between higher amounts of flavanols, ingested via a cocoa-based beverage, and improvements in cognitive function among older adults. The higher the amount of flavanols, the better the test subjects did on the tests, showing greater recall and being able to complete the tests more

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  • A Measure of Meal plus Oil No Longer Makes a Full Loaf of Bread

    • March 3, 2011
    • Posted by: Ted Bullen
    • Category: Commodities, Economy, Food, Inflation, Monetary Policy, News, Oil & Gas
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    In February, reports of the Fed claim that QEII had been successful were floated, though not taken seriously.  The reason is that food/commodity prices, especially grains, are the highest that they have been in twenty years.  This has been exasperated with the speculator-driven rise in oil prices due to the unrest in Libya with the

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  • Food for Thought, But for Higher Prices

    • January 20, 2011
    • Posted by: Ted Bullen
    • Category: Commodities, Food, Inflation, Monetary Policy, News
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    This week, the CRB BLS Spot Index exceeded 2008 record high levels.  The foodstuffs sub-index also exceeded 2008 record highs.  Both indices exceeded the previous highs by approximately 7%.  Leading up to the index-highs of this week, food policy experts have warned of serious consequences resulting from food inflation, particularly if countries respond with counterproductive

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  • The New Pepsi Challenge

    • December 3, 2010
    • Posted by: Ted Bullen
    • Category: Consumer Products, Food, Mergers and Acquisitions, News
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    Yesterday, PepsiCo announced the acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) Foods for $3.8 Billion.  WBD, headquartered in Moscow, is one of Europe’s biggest dairy products companies.  WBD produces yogurt, milk, flavored milk, fruit juices, and soft drinks.  The company has a product portfolio of over 1,000 different types of yogurt and dairy drinks, and 150 types of

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  • Nestlé Makes the Very Best Choc… uh… Medicinal Foods

    • September 27, 2010
    • Posted by: Ted Bullen
    • Category: Consumer Products, Food, Healthcare, News, Pharmaceutical
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    Nestlé has announced its intention to invest $500 million to “pioneer a new industry between food and pharma” by creating a medical nutrition institute in Lausanne, Switzerland and a stand-alone subsidiary called Nestlé Health Science SA.  Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestlé’s chairman, said that Nestlé  is aiming to use the new business unit, and associated nutrition institute,

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