The Food and Drug Administration named a former senior drug-company official and Dartmouth Medical School dean as its new deputy commissioner overseeing much of the agency's operations.
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd appointed Theo Spierings as its new chief executive to replace the retiring Andrew Ferrier.
The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government.
A survey of more than 1,000 Americans nationwide found that those who scored high on the inspiration index cited taking a coffee break as one of their most inspiring activities.