Word: krafts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...drinks are healthy summer beverages, but such drinks are often high in both sodium and sugar. Michele Simon, founder of the Center for Informed Food Choices, says sugary sports drinks like Capri-Sun Sport are nearly as unhealthy as soda, and recommends that exercising kids opt for water instead. Kraft lists the first three ingredients as water, high fructose corn syrup and sugar, with 16 grams of sugar and 55 milligrams of sodium in every little pouch. "This is just another form of sugar water," Simon says. "Athletes in Florida running marathons may benefit from sports drinks, but for kids...
...snackmakers that provide the other goodies stuffed into school vending machines are under way, helped in no small part by the fact that the companies confront the same kind of regulatory chaos that the sodamakers faced. Pepsi--a major snackmaker--is a player in this deal too, as are Kraft, General Mills, ConAgra, Unilever, Mars and others...
...just 16, but smooth-swinging Michelle Wie is already the world's No. 2-- ranked woman golfer. The Hawaiian high school junior, who is still chasing her first pro title, will tee off this week at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major of the year. She spoke with TIME's Jeff Chu about Rush Limbaugh, her dream prom date and playing nine holes with Condoleezza Rice...
Meanwhile, food companies are trying to get out in front of the issue. McDonald's did away with supersizing. Coca-Cola no longer advertises on television programs aimed at viewers younger than age 12. In its ads on children's television, Kraft pitches white-meat chicken Lunchables rather than Oreos. Food packaging, from mac-and-cheese to soup and pancake mix, offers tips for more healthful preparation...
...glazed doughnut, a decaf and Krispy Kreme's lukewarm performance, sprinkled with profit warnings and an SEC investigation, will keep the new CEO focused on revitalizing the once darling brand. Having rebuilt Planters Nuts and Oreo for Kraft and Nabisco, Brewster, 49, can again tap consumer insights and learn from rivals like Dunkin' Donuts and Tim Hortons to bring the Kreme--and its 319 stores--to the top. Brewster's run as Kraft's president in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico should also boost Kreme's best foreign markets. "The brand does seem to have some magic," he says...