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Why does the U.S. still use calories on nutrition labels instead of kilojoules? 

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 3, 2023
The calorie, a ubiquitous measurement unit, dates back more than a century.
The U.S. has a long relationship with the calorie, dating back more than a century, which is why we aren't in a rush to change it anytime soon.
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How do consumer products companies decide how much they'll raise their prices?

by Justin Ho
Oct 20, 2022
It depends on the ingredients that go into a product and how much competition it faces.
Consumer products companies like Procter & Gamble and Nestle have recently raised prices on some items rather than a blanket price increase.
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Why people food companies are buying pet food companies

by Peggy Lowe
May 2, 2019
General Mills last year bought Blue Buffalo Pet Products for $8 billion.
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The war behind grocery store shelves

by Kai Ryssdal and Adhiti Bandlamudi
Dec 12, 2016
Manufacturers pay steep fees to get their products on grocery store shelves, which can eliminate smaller companies from entering the market.
A worker places various household items on the shelf at a supermarket in Beijing 12 September 2005. China's consumer inflation rate slowed in August, with prices rising just 1.3 percent from a year earlier compared with an increase of 1.8 percent in July, while in August last year, inflation was running at 5.3 percent year-on-year, sparking fears the economy was beginning to get out of hand.
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Product placement: An ad you can't skip

by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Sep 11, 2015
At least the more subtle 'brand integration' won't make you groan ... or will it?
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Selling a product that never has to be replaced

by Jenny Ament
Apr 3, 2015
How to make products that last forever and still turn a profit.
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Product placement lessons from 'The Walking Dead'

by Nova Safo
Oct 22, 2014
It’s no longer enough to just place a brand into a storyline.
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The pollutants in your face wash

by Dan Weissmann
Feb 12, 2014
Groups say pieces of plastic -- called microbeads -- end up in our waterways
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Cascade Platinum: Turning household goods into gold

by Krissy Clark
Sep 6, 2013
Consumer products companies are offering customers upscale versions of everyday household goods -- things like embossed paper towels.
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