links for 2006-09-09

Disney to Brand Fruit and Vegetables [1]

So...Minnie's Melons? (sorry, I'm so crass.)

(tags: foodbusiness [2] disney [3] children [4] marketing [5])
Cadbury Chocolate Billboard [6]

A very cool 3-D billboard that has little people climbing all over a giant chocolate bar, ripping off the wrapping. Fantastic!

(tags: marketing [5] advertising [7] chocolate [8] foodbusiness [2] Cadburys [9])
Cadbury Chocolate Billboard flickr set [10]

origin of those great billboard photos

(tags: foodbusiness [2] marketing [5] advertising [7] design [11])
Mice Get Cheesed Off With Cheese [12]

Mice do not actually like cheese at all according to these scientists.

(tags: cheese [13] mice [14] foodscience [15])
Biofuels from food crops bugs VW [16]

Volkwagen executive says that biofuels are not sustainable. Interesting - I have never heard this point of view before.

(tags: biofuels [17] ethanol [18] environment [19] agriculture [20])
New Report on Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Looks at Potential Applications, Benefits and Risks [21]

Not to be too paranoid here, but I think I want my food to be labeled whether or not it has been engineered with nanotechnology...

(tags: nanotechnology [22] foodscience [15] agriculture [20] foodbusiness [2])
At Chick-Fil-A, It's Not Just The Food [23]

In praise of a fast-food chain with a difference (besides the cow ads).

(tags: chick-fil-a [24] fastfood [25] restaurants [26] usa [27] foodbusiness [2])

Links:
[1] http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2006/09/06/disney_to_brand_fruit_and_vegetables.php
[2] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodbusiness
[3] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/disney
[4] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/children
[5] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/marketing
[6] http://blog.coolz0r.com/2006/09/02/cadbury-chocolate-billboard/
[7] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/advertising
[8] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/chocolate
[9] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/Cadburys
[10] http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannequindisplay/sets/72057594142693207/
[11] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/design
[12] http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91059-13541240,00.html
[13] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/cheese
[14] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/mice
[15] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodscience
[16] http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20377551-36375,00.html
[17] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/biofuels
[18] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/ethanol
[19] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/environment
[20] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/agriculture
[21] http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=3719
[22] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/nanotechnology
[23] http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/09/08/b1.bz.chickfila.0908.p1.php?section=business
[24] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/chick-fil-a
[25] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/fastfood
[26] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/restaurants
[27] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/usa