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The article discusses the negative impact of the lower birth rate in the U.S. on the sales performance of baby-food companies. In 1973, the total number of infants born declined to 3.1 million, compared to the 4.2-million 4.3-million births per year from 1956 through 1962. According to Walter J. Neppl, executive vice-president of J. C. Penney Co., the declining birth rate indicates a larger change in the whole family structure. In response to the trend, Gerber Products Co. is expanding its line of baby products, among other actions.

The article discusses the U.S. canned baby food industry as it goes on war point-rationing in March 1943. It notes that the industry has grown more than 500% since the 1930s. Makers and consumers are said to be worried about the low ration point allowing 48 cans a month when babies consume 60, prompting the Office of Price Administration to allow additional quotas by doctor request. It talks about the industry which was started by Harold H. Clapp, Inc. and mass marketed by Gerber Products Co., with 80% of the 15 million U.S. dollar business between them.

The article reports that even though the birth rate in the U.S. has declined, the baby-food market is steady at 325 million dollars a year, profiting Gerber Products Co., as more mothers have learned to lean on the convenience of baby foods. It states that the company lifted its market share from 52 percent in 1962 to 60 percent last year. It mentions that last year, the company spent 6 million dollars each on advertising and sales promotion.

This section offers news briefs from the labor front, including a three-cent-an-hour wage hike negotiated by baby food workers in Clapp's division of American Home Foods, John L. Lewis' mine union at Lyon Metal Products being challenged by the steelworkers of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (C.I.O.), and no unemployment compensation for idle workers as a result of labor dispute in Pennsylvania.

The article reports on the promotional program of baby food maker H. J. Heinz Co. in April 1947.

The article reports on the expected increase in production of baby foods in the U.S. in 1946 based on a study by the Department of Commerce.

The article reports about the sales of baby foods manufacturer Gerber Products Co. as of December 15, 1959 and includes information on its corporate profits and rise of production costs.

The article discusses developments in the U.S. prepared baby food industry as of mid-September 1955. It focuses on the operation of Gerber Products Co., which is the pioneer in the prepared baby foods market. It claims that the company remains the leading player in the sector, with a fourfold increase in sales to 86.7 million dollars over a ten-year period. The firm's rivals include Heinz, Beech-Nut and Libby.