People who sprinkle salt on everything and gravitate toward unhealthy high-sodium foods may be expressing a taste preference formed during early infancy, a small new study suggests.
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The actress, who plays Cheerio Santana, was "always trying to fit in and get my hair to lie flat"
While consumer advocacy groups continue to shake their fists at the likes of Ronald McDonald and Count Chocula for enticing children with fatty, sugary fare, many companies are refocusing advertising on other susceptible, more mature babies. Baby boomers, that is.
I wasn't a neat freak when I married, but I'd be the first to tell you that somewhere between having two kids under age 3 and the consequent explosion of Cheerios, teeny white socks, puzzle pieces, sippy-cup valves, and "Plastic Things That Play Mozart", I have lost my mind and changed my ways.
The Food and Drug Administration is chiding Cheerios for making false claims about the popular cereal's health benefits.
About one in two American adults has borderline or high cholesterol levels, which increase one's risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease.
Sales of General Mills Inc. products like Cheerios and Betty Crocker dessert mixes rose in the first quarter as more consumers abandoned pricier restaurants, but the increase wasn't enough to stave off high commodity costs
Bobby Labonte certainly seems like a serious prospect to follow Cheerios and those other General Mills brands to Richard Childress Racing next season.
Between kids, pets, friends, and little ol' you, the sanctity of your car's interior is always in peril. So, how do you keep it clean when you've got kids spitting up and spilling, pets drooling and tracking in dirt and people eating four-course meals in your car?
A well-informed patient can be a good thing, so long as he or she's got the right kind of information
General Mills Chief Executive Officer Steve Sanger is stepping down effective immediately, the nation's second-largest cereal maker said Monday.
The foodmaker General Mills Inc. reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.
Packaged food giant General Mills Inc. said Thursday it expects first-quarter earnings to surpass analysts' estimates.
In the summer months, when the beaches get overrun with sun bathers, the super rich secure a yacht and head a little farther out to find solace on the high seas.
Even if you were a gung ho housekeeper before you had a child, there are probably a few Cheerios and toys (or toy parts) hiding between your sofa cushions now. And if you were a little lax before, you're most likely facing more muddy shoes, broken crayons, and smudgy fingerprints than you ever imagined.
General Mills Inc. on Thursday posted higher quarterly profit, as sales of items like snack bars and light yogurt helped offset rising costs for grains and other ingredients.
Every milestone -- from when your baby first holds up her sweet little head to when she speaks her first word -- is thrilling. These moments aren't just exciting and fun; they're also markers that can clue you in to your baby's development. Most parents already know to look for the much-lauded ones, like rolling over and walking. But of the multitude of milestones cited by the American Academy of Pediatrics, some are considered more significant. Here, 10 milestones that are worth paying a little extra attention to during your child's first two years:
Wandering through the aisles of the local grocery store, one can't help but notice the number of everyday food products that now feature some added health benefit.
WHAT'S NEW: Working on a way-hot new issue of Fortune magazine for y'all! Some seriously-cool immediate-future stuff that you need to know now! A red (wine) hot biotech company too. But you have to wait until next week. So as Beck would say: Please Enjoy! (Hell Yes!)...
FSB: Mascot makeoverupdated: Mon Oct 23 2006 17:54:00
When PepsiCo wanted to differentiate its Mug root beer from competing products, it called David Altschul, the co-founder of a small marketing firm called Character in Portland, Ore., who helped cre...
When PepsiCo wanted to differentiate its Mug root beer from competing products, it called David Altschul, the co-founder of a small marketing firm called Character in Portland, Ore., who helped create a mysterious bulldog to spice up Mug's soda cans.
Chances are you're not training for the Olympics, but if you exercise regularly, take a cue from elite and professional athletes regarding how to eat to gain the most from every workout. Sports nutritionists encourage the following strategies for eating before and after exercise depending on when -- morning, noon, or after work -- you exercise.
CNNMoney: Bullish on Bernankeupdated: Thu Jun 29 2006 09:08:00
Stocks jumped out of the gate Thursday as investors await the conclusion of the much-anticipated two-day Fed meeting at 2:15.
Forget fat and carbs - the key to weight loss could lie in micronutrients like amino acids, according to groundbreaking new research that will be of interest to food and pharmaceutical companies alike.
Blue chips slipped and the broader market stalled Wednesday as investors flat out refused to budge ahead of the Federal Reserve's much-anticipated statement Thursday afternoon.
Investors will be looking to see if there'll be a 'Santa Claus' rally after all this year with just four days left until Christmas, following the market's big run up since late October.
Fortune: HOW TARGET DOES IT updated: Mon Oct 18 2004 00:01:00
If Wal-Mart did not exist, you can be dead sure that business school first-years would be forced to study the Target phenomenon. Nicollet Mall, Target's home base in Minneapolis, would have the kin...
Like ice cream and coffee before them, cornflakes and puffed oats are getting an upscale makeover. Cereality, a startup based in Boulder, Colo., is betting that consumer nostalgia for Cheerios and ...
General Mills announced plans Thursday to start using healthier whole grains in all of its ready-to-eat cereals, including children's cereals such as Trix, Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms.
General Mills, one of the nation's largest food marketing companies with brand names like Cheerios, Yoplait yogurt, and Pillsbury, recently raised prices on several of its signature products, a company spokeswoman told CNNfn.
Foodmakers keep it coming: Low-carb Doritos, low-carb Entenmann's chocolate chip cookies, Heinz' 'One Carb' ketchup, a low-sugar Krispy Kreme Doughnut.
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Forget the commercials that depict cherubic kids leisurely eating a bowl of corn pops. The cereal business isn't much fun these days. After decades of growth, sales have been flat for five years, a...
Sy Syms, the discount clothier, has long maintained that "an educated consumer is our best customer." But is that true throughout the consumer landscape? Marketers, who usually prefer to control co...
Leon Leonwood Bean, that taciturn merchant from Maine, would have shuddered at being called trendy. But he was the standard-bearer for the 24-hour economy--nonstop commerce by and for those who can...
Fortune: THE INSIDERupdated: Mon Oct 18 1993 00:01:00
BIG BLUE LANGUAGE Maybe Lou Gerstner of IBM has watched too many sneaker ads: The theme of his current stump speech echoes Nike's ''Just do it'' theme. Says Gerstner, 51: < ''IBM's problems are abo...
Stocks of companies that make famous brand-name products -- once a virtual guarantee of success -- have floundered since the beginning of the year. The roster of losers reads like a grocery clerk's...
SPENDING AN afternoon with Betty Crocker or with the folks who make Hamburger Helper sounds about as lively as taking your grandmother to Saturday night bingo at the firehall. But General Mills, pr...
Western Europe's traditional rib-sticking breakfast is endangered. At least, that's the hope of U.S. cereal makers. Kellogg and Quaker Oats already dominate the European market, and their sales are...
FROM THE FOLKS who bring you Cheerios cereal, Yoplait yogurt, and Red Lobster restaurants comes some unconventional management advice. First, President Mark Willes, 47, says, ''Don't count on acqui...
The trade war between supermarket operators and their suppliers is escalating. Winn-Dixie Stores, which has 1,240 supermarkets in 13 Sunbelt states, has stopped buying some of the top brand name it...
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