I don’t need to explain the “awesomeness” that is Instagram, the photo app that essentially blew up overnight and now boasts over 100 million users. The app that first made its journey into the hands of the social media enthusiasts and the artsy photographer wannabes has quickly caught the attention of big brands. In fact, [...]
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Moments of Health and Wellness Are Possible At Work… If You Stop to Recognize Them
October 24, 2012 – 8:38 am
By Ryan Lamont (@RyLamont) Before you read on, I want to warn you, this post is just as much about life as it is about public relations. And what I’m about to tell you is simple. For those two reasons, I think it’s worth sharing. I’m pretty sure we’d all agree that PR is a [...]
Nutrition Activism for Healthier Kids – Does it work?
August 30, 2012 – 9:03 am
By April Sciacchitano (@aprilcs) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued millions in grant money to 25 states to fight obesity. While access and education are the typical weapons in the anti-obesity arsenal, some dollars are being applied to nutrition activism – essentially lobbying for policy changes around nutrition. Lobbying isn’t the intended [...]
What’s the Deal with Gluten-Free Foods?
August 9, 2012 – 2:08 pm
By Joanne Tehrani, MPH, RD, CDN (@eatingdrinknyc) It is very likely that you or someone you know follows a gluten-free diet (GF), or that your local grocery store has started stocking a gluten-free section. Celebrities have even turned this way of eating in to a popular trend for weight loss. Based on my own knowledge as [...]
Mickey’s Nutrition Makeover
June 7, 2012 – 2:54 pm
By Jason Stemm (@NYCubsFan As the senate prepares to debate a new farm bill and food advocates are clamoring for a larger piece of the pie to go to specialty crops (think sweet corn and blueberries) rather than commodity crops (think wheat and corn for processing), Walt Disney Co. made an announcement that will cause [...]
Are Twinkies the Next Tobacco?
December 15, 2011 – 3:00 pm
By Jason Stemm (@NYCubsFan) What do Tony the Tiger and Joe Camel have in common? The question has been battled out in Washington over the last two years, under the radar of budget cuts and debt defaults. Millions of lobbying dollars have been spent by the food manufacturing industry to limit and even eliminate legislation [...]
A Look at Food Policy from the Nation’s Capital
November 10, 2011 – 3:04 pm
By Jason Stemm @NYCubsFan This past week I was in Washington DC for the International Foodservice Editorial Council’s annual conference. As president of the group, it was quite a bit different than the previous ten years I’ve attended. The group and conference are driven by the unique opportunity for editors and writers to network with [...]
whatcanbe for a Healthier Future
November 3, 2011 – 2:00 pm
By Jason Stemm (@NYCubsFan) At CRT/tanaka, we have a word, whatcanbe, which guides us in imagining the possibilities for ourselves and our clients. It is both a creative process and a cultural ethos that is ingrained across offices and practice areas. During a recent agency-wide retreat, we were asked to articulate our whatcanbe and share [...]
Chew on This: 2 Points of View on Food and Nutrition Trends from #FNCE 2011
September 29, 2011 – 2:00 pm
By Emily Valentine (@ebvalentine) and Joanne Tehrani, MPH, RD (@eatingdrinknyc) – One branding specialist and one nutrition professional – both PR Pros We just came back from the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), the annual conference put on by the American Dietetic Association, on September 24-27 in San Diego. The event was attended [...]
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