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Noranda gets rate cut, other Ameren consumers see increase
2015-04-29 22:24:13| Energy - Topix.net
About 1.2 million customers of Ameren Missouri will see bigger bills for electricity but the utility's largest customer will pay a lower rate. The Missouri Public Service Commission approved a plan Wednesday to allow St. Louis-based Ameren to increase electric rates while cutting the amount paid by Noranda Aluminum Inc. Noranda operates a smelter in southeast Missouri.
Center for Food Integrity Presents Workshop on Building Trust with Consumers
2015-04-28 15:38:00| Food Processing
Public skepticism is at an all-time high as it relates to Big Food. From bloggers to social media posts and everywhere in between, consumer concern over whats going into foods and beverages is reaching a fevered pitch. On the other side of the aisle, food manufactures concerns mount over how to answer consumers questions. In addition to sourcing ingredients and innovating their production processes, food manufacturers also are being tasked now more than ever to defend nearly everything about their products. Whats a food manufacturer to do? On Day 1 of The 2015 Food Leaders Summit, Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity presented a workshop: Seven Steps to Trust-Building Transparency with Consumers to a room full of food and beverage processors. During the Monday-afternoon workshop, Arnot and fellow CFI manager, J.J. Jones, led a session filled with facts, figures, and dialogue on topics such as: The origins of Big Food skepticism What drives consumer trust How to build and maintain consumer trust Overcoming Big is Bad bias A few noteworthy factoids from the presentation: GMOs have become icon of what people dont like about industrialized food; in fact, GMOs have become the badge of anti-food.' When it comes to food, shared values are 3-5 times more important than facts. Authority used to be is granted by office; now its authority is granted by relationship.
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Chinese consumers most environmentally conscious
2015-04-27 13:05:17| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Chinese consumers are among the most environmentally conscious in the world, a new study has revealed, but are unwilling to pay more for "greener" products.
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CME: Low Pork Prices Not Yet Reaching Consumers
2015-04-27 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Cheaper, and many would argue downright “cheap”, hogs have been of little solace to pork packers this spring, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
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Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal's demise may be a victory for consumers
2015-04-24 22:28:51| Telecom - Topix.net
The deal was regarded as anti-competitive by some at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department and had been under review by the Federal Trade Commission. "The proposed merger would have posed an unacceptable risk to competition and innovation, including to the ability of online video providers to reach and serve consumers," Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said in a statement.
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