Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 118

2E Sunday May 4 2003 BUSINESS Sbilenc fceporter-fiebrt wwwreporternewscom mimi i i ii Yogurt makers shrink iTiVlFebruary-2003 the cup to raise profits 8 PM local TV ratlngsshama weekdays 1427 5 1527 AbilmASCriiliateKTXS-TVownarTeiwe primetime Bneup end scored to second sbright victory in Me tool television nKngs race lopping CSSaffilialeKIAS-'lYbylhesfimmestafinrgins KIXS is the first station to top KWB trice In 1 rwr during quarterly ratings periods ki el least eight yen "'VVKKTXS'Maw KTAB retained its I toad for Sand 10pm newscasts Thstotkxft newscasts tend to appeal to older viem- KIXS kept Its overall lead (or It 6 am and pm newscasts wining newscasts etto larged aim difeeufimceot younger adii viewers -Advoitisa target young adults because they often are stut deciding which brands fwaiwi wga auuiia uouauao imj uiaii ao suss vouwig wieui uau lliy Iks md an mors any Pan older viewers to make big-lictai purchases fite cars qipiiances and homes- NBC Mfilials IWBC-TV finished second in Vie weekday morning news race end retained naariy iH ot surface I aMractad in November for to other The audience tor KRBCTs 5 pm Sundey 1 to prinwBmi Rig Clarity tuned to CSS programs onKlAfi moit ofisn Mi ymf mmmrnmmy By Sherri Day New York Times News Service In the last few months discerning yogurt shoppers of which there are quite a few have noticed a change First the single-serving size cf Dannon yogurt shrank by 25 percent to 6 ounces while the price stayed die same Then other brands followed suit shrinking their yogurt cups did notice it though I know why they did Wilfred Chestnut said of yogurt containers as he browsed the yogurt racks at a grocery store in New Ytak City last week The reason Dannon changed the size of its yogurt cups is a story of Intense competition in one of die fastest-growing segments in die grocery business lb regain its position as the No 1 yogurt seOei Dannon imitated the packaging of its archrival Yoplait The tactic appears to be working Sales of yogurt which declined immediately after the size reduction ham since rebounded And Dannon is pocketing a larger profit on every cup of yogurt it sells Ybplaifs parent company General Mills immediately fired bade The company quickly produced a televiskm advertisement for Colombo yogurt another General Mills brand that mocked smaller size and said that Colombo would continue to be sold in flounce cups The dispute has died light on what has become one cf die most virulent competitions in the packaged food business Yogurt once a nichemaricet product In die health-food atria has assumed a widening spot on die grocery shelf! Much of die growth in die business has been Aided by new products some of which are turning a once colorless health food into an indulgence Yogurt sales topped $23 billion last year according to Information Resources a market research firm Rum 1996 to 2002 consumers ate GO percent more yogurt as a snack or for lunch the NPD Group said while eating 75 percent more yogurt at breakfast during the same period think there's another food that can make that claim" said Harry Balzei a vice president at NPD a product dial hasaposition throughout the day It is foe food of the day" first growth spurt came in die 1960s when low-fiat yogurt was introduced Sales jumped again in the 1990s when colors were infosed into the food analysts said But it was GoGurt a squeezable yogurt in a tube that was first marketed to children in 1999 that catapulted Yoplait into market leadershipL "When they found a way to make yogurt flavorfol and color-fhl when it became much more appealing to kids and die market really opened up" said Gene Grabowski a spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers of America are looking at whatever new wrinkle they can find in their marketing and s' --'w "s- rsw TS: flmadruf flroiiri PitohRi flofafTwi emmttniwt Flthor The number ft tsstiBon rtfwiacondnurnbefl mm: ft HasM Jones Knot Milch Nolan tomato sMSkKmtJeounaaaM0sMmkM kkHli mmUm nwriMli MfWjf 3001w AGRICULTURE DIGEST VETERAN EX-IRS AGENTS A TAX PROFESSIONALS ffinti Hmf Milt ri tii ITIt IMSilhrrmnlwnnSunnh mHwOiiMfci Free Tax SwttlMiMnt Analysis: CoriMariW Mmtar Ow Local Office 800-450-5352 Fraa Reports "Howto End RS Prafahmi FonwT 877-451-9111 MffiffiffiGHN wwvwjkharriscom I "-TfwWUI JK Harris A Company Abene(475 Offices Nationwide) DDlDITECmraiFD3 1119 KTXS mm 1222 percentage ot peoptewatchtoalY ixtittl- 4 Vs i Pre-registration before May 10 is encouraged The pre-registration foe is $25 per person ($10 fin: students) and includes two meals Registration at foe door is $35 per person ($20 for students) To pre-register send check to (keg Simons PO Box 5121 San Angelo 76902 and make checks payable to West Texas Deer Study Groupi Fbrfhrther information call (325)653-4576 or e-mail Dale Rollins at d-roIlinstamuedu Field day A special field day Improving Ranch Economics and Health has been set for 8 am to 5 pm May 21 on file Ford Ranch in Melvin The program is jointly sponsored by Extension Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Chapter of Holistic Ranch Management Allan McGinty Texas Cooperative Extension range specialist at San Angelo Is the field day cocoordi- natnr Topics for file day-long session include field presentations on various aspects of water and mineral recycling and energy flow and vegetation dynamics Rangeland recovery and managing Ibr rangeland health at file Bud Ranch also will be diri- The ranch is six miles south of Melvin on RR 2028 turn south on CR 124 go two miles to the marked entrance Pre-registratkHi by Friday is $15 perperaon Registration after Fridat Is $25 per person Bor forther Information and to register contact Peggy Jones at (512) 8532761 or hrmoflxearth- Minnix a junior from the north central Tbxas community of Lindsay The main problem Minnix said was the legalities involved in selling products to schools hi retrospect the team targeted the wrong consumers set the price too high for students at $8 per flag and had unrealistic goals Thanks to sane last-minute changes another team in foe class was successful raising $348 for charity The team contacted two intramural sjports teams on the HSU campus and a business in Levelland to buy T-shirts Originally only on-campus dubs were going to be contacted but team members realized they make as much profit because the school teams were going to be charged less than a business When all was said and dote the ton sold 174 T-shirts including 150 to the Levelland business and 24 to two intramural teams The business team learned a of valuable lessons First 1018 V1017V Ji 510 610 i 1223 i iat who ar toned tpi apacdice PubWMIboniWBportEf Mw linknet 1 Rule CoOp Gin Elevator hold its annual meeting Tuesday High School auditorium Election of two directors win be bej(as foe terms of Kraig Kupattand Bobby Don Smith win expire Slipper will be held preceding foe meeting in foe high school cafeteria at 7 pmi with'foe bpsi-meeting following Planting intentions Texas producers intend to plant Hewer acres of cqjrn sorghum peanuts and rice-in 2003 Acreage of Upland cqtton oats and sunflowers are expected to Increase 'j Based on results of a suryey conducted the first two weeks af March by the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service Upland cotton acreage isfbjre-cast at 53 million acres iqp 4 parent from last year Planting of Pima cotton is expected to total 16300 acres down 14 percent from 2002 Growers Intend to plant J75 million acres of corn down 15 percent from last yean Rice acreage is expected to decrease 7 percent from last year to 191300 acres Producers Intend to plant £3 million acres of sorghum during 2003 down 9 parent from a year ago and 17 percent below 2001 Prospective soybean acreage at 210300 acres is down 9 percent from last yean Deadine fcr nbmitting Ran to AgPigM la noon Wadnaedw- Sand conaspondenca to Abilene Reporter-New a PO Bor 30 Abilene TX 79604 or email to (faughtreygereportemewaxom they learned that it hurt to know people in high places Team member Josh Smith a sophomore is from Levelland and waked last summer for an oil company there He knewfoe owner bought T-shirts and other items for workers so he contacted him about foe dass prqjepL The boss was interested and pur chased 150 shirts The second lesson learned concerned flexibility The team changed its original plan when it became obvious file profit margin going to be very big that was probably the key to our Smith said All that remains for the HSU dass Is file assigning of grades Some dass members like McCutchen who was part qf a felled business venture are oqp-cerned their grade may reflect thalfeilure may look a lot like fills car show" he said Contact learning writer Loretta Fufton'at lUtonWreportemewaoom or (17667 Souces NMaan MGdto RnmicR nportt AMbim Beef industry meeting Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association the Texas Cattle feeders Association and the Thxas Beef Council will meet Monday -at Ferini Ranch in Buffalo Gap for dinner and an informative discussion on the beef check-off as well as policy issues feeing the beef industry in Washington and Austin Brief presentations will be made fid-lowed by questton-anduiswer dialogue among attendees Registration is at 530 pan dinner at Gpim and the program is at 630 pan Participants must RSVP to Kristin Hankins at (800) 242-7820 Wheat tour The annual Multi-County Wheat Tour wUl begin at 830am Friday at foe Tayka: County Demonstrations Plot an Highway 351 northeast of Abilene The tour wUl then travel to foe Callahan County Plots north of Eula on County Road 250 Producers win have the opportunity to view foe variety plots and receive foe latest update cm the current wheat crop situation In addition to foe viewing of foe variety plots Billy Warrick Extension agronomist from San Angelo wUl discuss foe topic of weed contnd for 2003 Chris Sansome Extension entomologist from San Angelo win give an overview of inspect pests and their control Chip Lee Extension plant pathologist from StephenvUle will address foe group concerning foe impact of stripe rust and other wheat diseases noted this yean The tour will conclude with Lesson Continued from IE Borrowing a business plan Also ACU students may borrow start-up money for the from the business department budget At HanUn-Simmons students may borrow from foe Students In Free Enterprise club lynn credited program as foe example forhis were helped along by HSU and we appreciate their he said Lynn said Bucknell University started a similar program about 20 years ago but that not many universities employ it One reason according to may be the time and effort required by both students and faculty kind of a pain to mess with but foe students get some real life Patterson LIMITED Jud Powell lunch at the Eula Lions Club During this time Billy Henderson of the Texas Department cf Agriculture will give an iqxlatB on Texas herbicide laws and regulations and Jason Johnson Extension economist' from San Angelo will discuss the wheal price outlook Bar reservations contact one cf foe following Extension offices: Taylor County (32S) 8728048 Callahan County (325) 854-1518 or Shackelford County (325) 762- Deer study group The Bixth annual West Deer Study Group session which offers a variety of information about twhitotailed deen is set for May 15-16 The first activities wiU be at the 4-H Center 11 miles north of Brownwood on Highway 279 The second workshop wiU convene at ALT Ranch southwest of Brownwood Registration runs from 11 am to 1 pun May IS The first program starts at 1 pun and the second day begins at 730 am Topics covered at the sessions Include habitat management controlled burning of range-lands successful hunting operations deer population management deer feeding deer coops and harvest permits The second day includes sessions on plant identification using remote cameras fer deer management and preparing for prescribed burns Other presentations at file ranch include talks on the Texas youth hunting program the Buckskin Brigade youth camps and discussions on various deer Students like it too professors said Lynn said a common comment he hears is sure beats Local nonprofits really love it ACU is completing its fourth semester to use foe idea The first three semesters residted in $7300 in profits that were donated to charity HSU students have raised $5300 in four semesters The reason lbr foe projects is to give students real experience in the business world And in that sense all the projects were successful even if they turn out as planned One team in class bad grandiose plans of selling spirit flags for car windows to all local high schools and universities The original idea was to get the Booster Club at each school to purchase the flags and do the selling If all had gone as planned the team would have made a $1300 profit Cor charity But things did not go as planned sold no flags due to said team member Brad $(o)S5 unsirui MONTHLY No Annual Contract NoSct Up Fees 8 5 FREE Email Accounts FREE Nationwide Access FREE Local Tech Support FREE Vine FRtnring FREE Spam Filtering Susie Scott Inwrton Sion 1B71 JL For 18 years individual investors in Abilene have relied on Edward Jones for high-quality investments and personal service During that time the trust and support of our valued clients has allowed our business to grow and for that I would like to thank each of you grow my fir Edward Jones always provides exceptional servipe to every investor in Abilene who chooses to do business with us To that end I'm pleased to announce that Susie Scott has joined our team She is anxious to continue the Edward 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