Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02765
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Online from Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 4 pages., Commends industry for progress, urges broader participation and continued improvement.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: D06673
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Online via Sullivan Higdon & Sink. 3 pages., News summary of a 2016 FoodThink study among U.S. consumers. Refers to upswing in consumer perception of the food industry since tracking began in 2012.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D08170
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Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri. 2 pages., Discusses a new research approach in identifying and understanding consumer segments in relation to food. Provides link to a new CFI research study.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 168 Document Number: D08673
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Via AgriMarketing Weekly. 1 page., Involves an advertising campaign against recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), a supplement used to increase milk production.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10313
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2 pages., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., Researchers report consumer research indicating that the "future of U. S. citrus may hinge on consumer acceptance of genetically modified food."
USA: International Food Information Council Foundation, Washington, D.C.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11194
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3 pages., IFIC specialists offer five predictions for 2020, guided by findings from surveys among American consumers in an annual Food and Health Survey, 2012-2019.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 145 Document Number: D11558
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1 page., Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 1 page., Farm Journal, the parent company of The Packer, is enhancing its Produce Market Guide digital platform by merging it with its brand Produce Retailer, creating a combined brand called PMG."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D11639
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2 pages., Online via AgriMarketing Weekly., Release from Protect the Harvest describes "how extremist groups...are cashing in" on the COVID-19 crisis, jeopardizing animal producers and consumers.
International: Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11681
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3 pages., News release via online., News release covering a meeting panelist's remarks during a webinar about shifting sustainability priorities related to the food system.
USA: Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11707
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2 pages., Online from publisher., Examines a period of meat shortages in stores - and headlines about pork and poultry farmers having to euthanize entire barns of animals. "Helping consumers understand the supply chain disruption and impacts may seem daunting, but the key is to keep it simple and engage on the shared values of safe food and a commitment to the highest standards of animal care."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11738
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2 pages, Online via Agri.Marketing. 2 pages., "Kansas Agri-Women is now replacing familiar signs on highways that aim to connect producers and consumers."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11809
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Brief report of research by ADM among consumers. Findings identify "six behavioral shifts that will create opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers to gain market share in an increasingly uncertain business environment."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12129
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Research among registered dietitians indicates potential negative impact on fruit and vegetable consumption among consumers caused by the so-called "dirty dozen" list published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12187
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Online via AgriMarketing Update. 2 pages., News release announces the close of "a growth funding round of $335 million, including $135 million converted from a prior round, bringing the total funds raised by LIVEKINDLY Collective in its first year to $535 million. With this latest investment, lIVEKINDLY Collective has become one of the top three highest-funded and fastest-growing plant-based food companies globally."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: C26451
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Institute of Food Technologists. 1 page., Cites statistics about examples of gaps between what consumers say they know about safe food handling practices and what they actually do.
