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		<title>Picturing the perfect meal: Trends in food marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/03/picturing-the-perfect-meal-trends-in-food-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even on big-budget food photo shoots, stylists, photographers and food journalists are focused on creating art that’s more realistic and less perfect than in days past, according to last week’s Wall Street Journal. Tricks such as using Vaseline to hold perfectly molded dishes in place have largely fallen by the wayside in favor of realistic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer-Influenced Labels Are New Trend</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/03/consumer-influenced-labels-are-new-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/03/consumer-influenced-labels-are-new-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Contests in which consumers help design or contribute to special product labeling &#8212; closely tied in with digital/social media and larger marketing missions, of course &#8212; seem to be popping up with increasing frequency among food manufacturers these days. Two recent examples include Chiquita Brands International and Knorr, Unilever&#8217;s largest brand. Chiquita asked consumers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABI: Location-Based Marketing To Reach $1.8B In 2015</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/03/abi-location-based-marketing-to-reach-1-8b-in-2015/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/03/abi-location-based-marketing-to-reach-1-8b-in-2015/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Foursquare and Loopt to the new Shopkick app have generated lots of buzz and interest among marketers and investors. But how much spending will they lead to? According to a new report from ABI Research, location-based marketing will increase from only about $43 million this year to $1.8 billion by 1015 as part of overall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gowalla Continues The March Beyond The Check-In With Highlights — A Social Atlas</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/gowalla-continues-the-march-beyond-the-check-in-with-highlights-%e2%80%94-a-social-atlas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/gowalla-continues-the-march-beyond-the-check-in-with-highlights-%e2%80%94-a-social-atlas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[digital]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5654</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you didn’t think the check-in was a commodity before Facebook launched their Places feature, you likely do now. But Gowalla has known that for awhile, and that’s why they’ve been moving to extend the service and build on top of the check-in. Comments and photos came several months ago. Today brings another nice addition: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Confidence Rebounds in August &#8211; Update</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/consumer-confidence-rebounds-in-august-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/consumer-confidence-rebounds-in-august-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased in August 2010, reversing two straight months of decline, which in turn followed three consecutive months of improvement. Last month, the Index rose moderately from 51 to 53.5. In July 2010, the Index fell from 54.3 to 51, a less severe drop than June 2010’s decline from 62.7. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Coupon Clippers Flocking To Online Deals</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/report-coupon-clippers-flocking-to-online-deals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/report-coupon-clippers-flocking-to-online-deals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5648</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The main reasons consumers cited for preferring coupons by postal mail included: &#8220;they are ready to use right away,&#8221; and &#8220;they are more convenient&#8221; and &#8220;easy to use.&#8221; The main reasons cited for preferring email or online coupons included &#8220;I can print the coupons I want to use,&#8221; and &#8220;there is less waste if I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Loyalty Card Prices Without Loyalty Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/how-to-get-loyalty-card-prices-without-loyalty-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/02/how-to-get-loyalty-card-prices-without-loyalty-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the flip side, the benefits of using these apps are quickly growing. Starting this week, Key Ring will alert you whenever coupons are available from your list of retailers. More to the point, when you open the app and choose specific coupons, those discounts will automatically be applied at the checkout counter. Key Ring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Traffic To Grow At Under 1% Annually</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/01/restaurant-traffic-to-grow-at-under-1-annually/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/01/restaurant-traffic-to-grow-at-under-1-annually/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Visits to U.S. restaurants are forecast to grow at under 1% per year over the next decade, according to The NPD Group -growth that will underperform the projected 1.1% annual growth in the total population. Over the 10-year span, population growth should cause restaurant visits should to increase by a cumulative 8% (a compound annual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Fast Food Push is On</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/01/healthy-fast-food-push-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/01/healthy-fast-food-push-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While Wendy’s has yet to determine how their French fries makeover is going to affect their stock price, they remain vigilant in pushing for a healthier fast-food option for the American people. Meanwhile, other fast-foods are also quick to do their share in achieving the same objective. One of the most exciting new Franchises of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchising is Still the Way to Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/01/franchising-is-still-the-way-to-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/09/01/franchising-is-still-the-way-to-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Restaurant chains still consider new franchise agreements to be a main avenue for growth, says a new report from foodservice consultant Technomic. In response to the recession, many franchisors have offered their franchisees incentives like enhanced credit support, fee reductions, and temporarily reduced royalty rates. Others have worked with franchisees to drive down supply chain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Super-sized&#8217; fits even regular food portions at restaurants</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/31/super-sized-fits-even-regular-food-portions-at-restaurants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/31/super-sized-fits-even-regular-food-portions-at-restaurants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Portions at popular chain restaurants are often super-sized servings, even when they are offered as a single entree or regular-sized meal, a new report says. Many hamburgers, steaks, bagels and pasta entrees are at least two times bigger than the government&#8217;s definition of a serving, according to nutritionists with the Center for Science in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Older Americans Flocking To Social Networks</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/31/older-americans-flocking-to-social-networks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/31/older-americans-flocking-to-social-networks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In breaking down the numbers, the increased use of social networks was the trend even among the oldest Americans. For people ages 65 and older, the number rose by 100%, while the number of adults from 50 to 64 increased 88%. In terms of percentages for the whole demographic, 26% of people ages 65 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Soon: Theaters, Airplanes to Post Calories</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/31/coming-soon-theaters-airplanes-to-post-calories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/31/coming-soon-theaters-airplanes-to-post-calories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The health-care law said chain restaurants with 20 locations or more are required to post the caloric information on their menus. That requirement took effect when President Barack Obama signed the law, but the places that serve food aren&#8217;t expected to begin complying until penalties kick in next year. In preliminary guidelines released last week, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Aside, Most People Still Decline to Be Located</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/technology-aside-most-people-still-decline-to-be-located/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/technology-aside-most-people-still-decline-to-be-located/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5616</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big companies and start-ups alike — including Google, Foursquare, Gowalla, Shopkick and most recently Facebook — offer services that let people report their physical location online, so they can connect with friends or receive coupons. Venture capitalists have poured $115 million into location start-ups since last year, according to the National Venture Capital Association, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW TO: Respond when Social Media Attacks Your Brand</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/how-to-respond-when-social-media-attacks-your-brand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/how-to-respond-when-social-media-attacks-your-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5613</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For all the praise that brand advertisers have for social media, they must be aware that it’s very much a double-edged sword. And for all the free marketing, advertising and brand promotion via Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and other platforms used to help build an identity and relationship with your customers, it can just as quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chains start early to avoid calorie sticker shock</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/chains-start-early-to-avoid-calorie-sticker-shock/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/chains-start-early-to-avoid-calorie-sticker-shock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week released the first draft of a plan to implement changes under the new law requiring restaurant chains with 20 or more locations to begin posting calorie counts on menus and making detailed nutritional information available to consumers upon request. Now the agency is set to hear feedback [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opentable samples limited-time dining deals</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/opentable-samples-limited-time-dining-deals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/opentable-samples-limited-time-dining-deals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Opentable is testing Groupon-like dining deals in two markets. If Opentable Spotlight pilots in New York and Boston prove successful and spread to more cities, this group buying snack could turn into a feast for the San Francisco company. Spotlight has been going for four weeks now, and it features a different restaurant deal in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mintel outlines fast casual setbacks</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/mintel-outlines-fast-casual-setbacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/mintel-outlines-fast-casual-setbacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mintel&#8217;s recent foodservice survey and report on fast casual echoes what many in the limited service segment already know – the rampant growth of fast casual. According to the report, fast casual restaurant category accounted for estimated sales of $23 billion in 2010, up nearly 30 percent since 2006. Many brands in the pizza segment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoppers Reduce Trips, Visit Fewer Stores</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/shoppers-reduce-trips-visit-fewer-stores/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/shoppers-reduce-trips-visit-fewer-stores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While total trips have declined, quick trips have remained constant and basket size for “need it now” excursions have increased since the third quarter of 2009, the researcher finds. Overall dollars per purchase occasion fell flat in the third quarter of 2009, and have since been declining by around one percent. Grocery, supercenters and clubs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoppers Still Stick To Payday Purchases</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/shoppers-still-stick-to-payday-purchases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/30/shoppers-still-stick-to-payday-purchases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5596</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The so-called &#8220;paycheck cycle&#8221;—where shoppers make purchases in tandem with salary checks or government payouts and then pull back on spending as they run out—became more prevalent at the height of the recession. But many consumers are stubbornly sticking to that buying pattern even as the economy improves. Unilever NV said it continues to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Americans Say Value Added Tax Would Force Cutbacks in Spending, According to NRF Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/27/americans-say-value-added-tax-would-force-cutbacks-in-spending-according-to-nrf-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/27/americans-say-value-added-tax-would-force-cutbacks-in-spending-according-to-nrf-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the survey, areas where consumers would cut back the most if a “federal sales tax” or VAT were created would include eating out (83 percent), clothing or accessories (80 percent), food/groceries (74 percent), entertainment (72 percent) and vacation travel (72 percent). Additionally, half said a VAT would influence their spending on a home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Sees Tame Food-Price Inflation</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/27/usda-sees-tame-food-price-inflation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/27/usda-sees-tame-food-price-inflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5589</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Compared with a year ago, the farm-level price of soft red wheat grown in the Midwest is up 91%, the price of hogs in Iowa and southern Minnesota is up 52%, the price of eggs is up 32%, and the price of corn in central Illinois is up 15%. So far, U.S. consumers largely are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Expands Its &#8216;RealTime&#8217; Search of Tweets, Buzzes</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/27/google-expands-its-realtime-search-of-tweets-buzzes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/27/google-expands-its-realtime-search-of-tweets-buzzes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s new offering paves the way for selling advertisements on the real-time search page or possibly within search results themselves, though Mr. Casey declined to comment on how the company plans to make money from the service. The popularity of Twitter has fueled expectations that real-time search could allow marketers to target relevant ads at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US restaurant traffic growth to lag population</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/us-restaurant-traffic-growth-to-lag-population/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/us-restaurant-traffic-growth-to-lag-population/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Growth in visits to U.S. restaurants will lag population expansion over the next decade as aging Baby Boomers &#8212; key restaurant customers &#8212; cut back on meals away from home, market research firm NPD Group said on Wednesday. Traffic to U.S. restaurants is expected to be up less than 1 percent a year from 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Label Takes Off in US</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/private-label-takes-off-in-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/private-label-takes-off-in-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Private label has taken off in the U.S. For the year ending July 2010, store brand unit sales reached an average 22% share across all departments, with share gains in all but dairy. Store brand unit shares range from a high of 40% in the dairy department to a low of less than 1% in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coupons Top Location-Based Marketing Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/coupons-top-location-based-marketing-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/coupons-top-location-based-marketing-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5577</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Coupons are the most appealing location-based marketing for mobile consumers, according to a recent report by San Francisco-based location-based mobile media company JiWire (www.JiWire.com). The study, “Q2 2010 Mobile Audience Insights Report,” examined mobile connectivity, device use and consumer preferences for location-based content and advertising, and revealed that 39 percent of mobile users (referred to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Ways Big Brands are Using Foursquare</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/top-5-ways-big-brands-are-using-foursquare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/top-5-ways-big-brands-are-using-foursquare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5574</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[nlike other more mainstream social networks, the business potential of Foursquare may not be immediately apparent. At present, the location-based network is less about conversations and resource sharing, and more about tying your social activities to physical places. For brick-and-mortar businesses, a Foursquare strategy makes a lot of sense. But what about brand promotion in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Server Suggestions Encourage Diners to Try New Beverages</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/server-suggestions-encourage-diners-to-try-new-beverages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/server-suggestions-encourage-diners-to-try-new-beverages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly one quarter of consumers (23 percent) say they would consider trying a beverage they had not tried before, if their waiter recommended it. Servers were most influential among heavy beverage users, a third of whom (30 percent) said a suggestion would impact their beverage purchase. “This likely indicates that these consumers are more open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Types of Consumers Are Using Check-in Apps: Hyperactive and Hyperpassive</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/two-types-of-consumers-are-using-check-in-apps-hyperactive-and-hyperpassive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/two-types-of-consumers-are-using-check-in-apps-hyperactive-and-hyperpassive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a hyperactive or a hyper-passive checker-inner? The two breeds are emerging and diverging, thanks to the onslaught of location-based services. What&#8217;s changing now is that mobile technologies are finally in place to meet both types of consumers. The hyperactive consumer is the one checking in everywhere on Foursquare, racking up badges and mayorships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power of Louisiana, Social Media Help Popeyes Stand Out in Chicken Fight</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/power-of-louisiana-social-media-help-popeyes-stand-out-in-chicken-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/power-of-louisiana-social-media-help-popeyes-stand-out-in-chicken-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a moment today, Times Square was blanketed in orange, as Popeyes, with hundreds of fans decked in its signature color, celebrated and announced its latest victory: Its Spicy and Mild Bonafide bone-in fried chicken beat out KFC Original Recipe in a national taste-test. A microsite went live today heralding the win, which will also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lewis: Fried-chicken chain an economic thigh on the wall</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/lewis-fried-chicken-chain-an-economic-thigh-on-the-wall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/lewis-fried-chicken-chain-an-economic-thigh-on-the-wall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fast-food sector has suffered declining sales throughout the downturn that began in December 2007, although McDonald&#8217;s has been doing great with $1 soft drinks. Those that have done best recognized the dire economic plight of their customers, adjusted their menus to offer better value and improved service, Bachelder said. She came to Popeyes in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Custom&#8217; Is Customary</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/custom-is-customary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/26/custom-is-customary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More entrepreneurs may also be entering the space because of the minimal start-up costs, says Rob Adler, an adjunct professor at Babson College. In most cases, custom businesses can operate exclusively online, he says, eschewing costs associated with leasing or buying a brick-and-mortar store. Another advantage to starting a custom business: &#8220;We don&#8217;t have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burger King Still Sees Challenges Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/burger-king-still-sees-challenges-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/burger-king-still-sees-challenges-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Burger King has been trying to shift customers from its value-priced items toward premium offerings such as the Steakhouse XT burger and its ribs to drive sales growth. The company recently opened the largest of its four U.S. Whopper Bars near Times Square in New York City, which features a pared-down traditional menu and exclusive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Coupons Get Smarter</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/online-coupons-get-smarter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/online-coupons-get-smarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Groupon and its competitors, which build buzz by sending out a daily email alerting subscribers in a city to a local bargain, are listening to gripes like Ms. London&#8217;s and recasting their operations. Among the new approaches: computer programs to better target consumers with personalized deals and staff on the ground to help merchants. Practically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media for Foodies</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/social-media-for-foodies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/social-media-for-foodies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yelp allows the multitudes to fancy themselves restaurant critics, Twitter gives them an outlet to celebrate the perfect pizza or slam the worst Key lime pie ever, and Foursquare lets friends track one another&#8217;s every move. Now, along comes a flurry of start-ups that use social media tools to help foodies follow one another&#8217;s eating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food That Looks So Messy, It&#8217;s Irresistible</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/food-that-looks-so-messy-its-irresistible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/25/food-that-looks-so-messy-its-irresistible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of cooking shows, the eat-local movement and the growth of casual-dining restaurants are reshaping consumers&#8217; views of what makes food look appealing. Where making food look perfect was once a primary task of food stylists and photographers, the new challenge is making messy food look appetizing. Once common practices, like using Vaseline to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4Food Introduces the Viral Restaurant</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/4food-introduces-the-viral-restaurant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/4food-introduces-the-viral-restaurant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Restaurants have always used technology to generate interest — think of the computerized touch-screen wine lists at SD26 and at Adour — but midtown&#8217;s 4Food, which opens September 7, might be the most tech-savvy ever. Not only does it look like an Apple store (as you can see in our slideshow) and come stocked with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Sauce Doesn’t Fit All</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/one-sauce-doesn%e2%80%99t-fit-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/one-sauce-doesn%e2%80%99t-fit-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Using ketchup to dip or slather french fries is a long-established American tradition. The pairing has not only provided consumers with a distinct flavor, but it has given diners the ability to choose how much of the condiment to use, based on their own tastes. It turns out that this flavor-control ritual also served as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Wellness&#8217; Goes Mainstream</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/wellness-goes-mainstream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/wellness-goes-mainstream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[tates the matter, &#8220;More than ever, consumers view fresh, real and clean food as the foundation for [health and wellness].&#8221; In part, this interest takes the form of shunning things that are bad for you. &#8220;The top ingredients that consumers are avoiding are related to cardiovascular health: cholesterol, saturated fat, trans fat and salt,&#8221; says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the 50+ crowd sees geolocation and social media</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/how-the-50-crowd-sees-geolocation-and-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/24/how-the-50-crowd-sees-geolocation-and-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an interview with The Next Web last week, the AARP’s Tammy Gordon a senior advisor to the AARP’s Chief Communications Officer told us that about a quarter of the organization’s membership is on Facebook right now, and that’s where they are understandably focusing their efforts. “Our members are more consumers than producers,” said Gordon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Building a Useful Social Network or Social Stalking?</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/are-you-building-a-useful-social-network-or-social-stalking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/are-you-building-a-useful-social-network-or-social-stalking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brands and marketers logically see social networks as a way to communicate with the broadest possible audience, and there&#8217;s virtually a study a day purporting to put a value of a &#8220;fan, &#8220;friend&#8221; or other online connection. But while brands see social networks as a means to build the broadest possible reach, is that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coca-Cola searches the globe for the next billion-dollar brand</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/coca-cola-searches-the-globe-for-the-next-billion-dollar-brand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/coca-cola-searches-the-globe-for-the-next-billion-dollar-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many large beverage companies, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch InBev, have historically struggled to consistently create and incubate niche products. Small brands give them &#8220;a great deal of trouble,&#8221; said John Sicher, editor and publisher of Beverage Digest. &#8220;They&#8217;re much better at growing their big, core brands.&#8221; A decade ago, Coca-Cola overpaid for two ill-advised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing with Groupon may be tricky for businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/growing-with-groupon-may-be-tricky-for-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/growing-with-groupon-may-be-tricky-for-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The online group-buying model pioneered by Groupon has become big business, so much so that it&#8217;s creating growing pains for both the Chicago-based company and the small businesses it&#8217;s supposed to help. Greg Gibbs, owner of Chicago Bagel Authority in Lincoln Park, felt this pain firsthand when he signed on with Groupon for a deal-of-the-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. restaurants starved for business</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/u-s-restaurants-starved-for-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/23/u-s-restaurants-starved-for-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With consumers and businesses keeping a lid on expenses, more and more small and mid-size restaurants are throwing in their dish towels and closing up shop. Southern California lost nearly a thousand more restaurants than it gained during the 12 months that ended in March, representing a net 2% drop that was twice the national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First national Groupon deal overwhelms servers</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/20/first-national-groupon-deal-overwhelms-servers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/20/first-national-groupon-deal-overwhelms-servers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hivetohoney.com/?p=5505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a difference a deal makes. This morning, Groupon launched its first nationwide deal, $25 off a $50 purchase at Gap. The promotion, which was available in every city, briefly crashed Groupon’s servers as deal-happy consumers clicked on the 50% discount and pinged their friends. Despite the technical difficulties, according to Groupon‘s CEO Andrew Mason, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How SocialGrub helped Bruegger&#8217;s hone its social media strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/20/how-socialgrub-helped-brueggers-hone-its-social-media-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/20/how-socialgrub-helped-brueggers-hone-its-social-media-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Bruegger’s wanted to create an original Facebook promotion that would win fans and influence friends, the chain quickly tossed out the idea of offering free bagels or coffee as too reminiscent of what its competitors had already done. Rather, working with year-old social media marketing firm SocialGrub, the chain partnered up with record labels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behavioral Targeting In The Store Aisles</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/20/behavioral-targeting-in-the-store-aisles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why would Blue Bunny ice cream want to partner with the Minnesota Twins for promotions? After all, isn&#8217;t baseball pretty much a male-oriented sport, and aren&#8217;t women still making many of the brand-level decisions when it comes to common food purchases like ice cream? &#8220;We found out in the data we collect that women in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Facebook &#8216;Places&#8217; Means for Marketers and Developers</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/20/what-facebook-places-means-for-marketers-and-developers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[walla and BlockChalk, the idea, concept and implementation will be very familiar. You can create and check in to places. You can see where your friends are. You can find new places, etc. There&#8217;s not much new here from an idea perspective. Facebook is getting into the market and they are starting by giving us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Marketers Start Blogging</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/19/more-marketers-start-blogging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[43% of U.S. companies will be blogging by 2012 More companies are using blogs as marketing tools, according to a new report from eMarketer. The firm estimates that one in three companies will have a public-facing blog for marketing this year, rising to 43 percent by 2012. In many studies, company use of social networks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast Feeders Roll Out New Items, Promotions</title>
		<link>http://www.hivetohoney.com/2010/08/19/fast-feeders-roll-out-new-items-promotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tgerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fast food industry continues to innovate, as Carl&#8217;s Jr., Burger King and Subway all unveiled new initiatives this week. Carl&#8217;s Jr. introduced its Philly Cheesesteak Burger, a meat-on-meat offering of thinly sliced steak on top of a charbroiled burger patty, finished off with peppers, onions, Swiss and American cheeses, and mayonnaise on a seeded [...]]]></description>
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