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• Woman Found Dead in Restaurant Food Elevator - ABC News

  02-12-2014 22:04
  Green Bay Press Gazette
  Woman Found Dead in Restaurant Food Elevator
  ABC News
  The body of a 21-year-old bar employee was found in the food elevator connected to the kitchen. Winona State University in Minnesota identifies the victim as Brooke Baures (BOW'-urz) of Chetek, a senior majoring in social work. Fountain City Police ...
  WSU student found dead in food elevator of Fountain City barWKBT La Crosse
  Woman found dead in state restaurant's food elevatorGreen Bay Press Gazet
  
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• A clean slate: Use it wisely

  02-12-2014 21:45
  
  Starting with a clean slate is usually easier than renovating an older facility to catch up with food safety specifications as shown in the Food Engineering November 2014 article, “Renovate for the right reasons.”
  
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• Salvage Grocery Stores: The Next Big Thing In Food Isn't Even New - Modern Farmer

  02-12-2014 21:38
  
  Modern Farmer
  Salvage Grocery Stores: The Next Big Thing In Food Isn't Even New
  Modern Farmer
  At this point, you've probably heard: the ex-president of Trader Joe's, Doug Rauch, intends to open a grocery store, Daily Table, in Massachusetts that will sell past-date packaged foods and misshapen fruits and vegetables. The store will target low ...
  
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• Fill 'Er Up: The Joys Of Good Gas Station Food - NPR (blog)

  02-12-2014 21:12
  
  NPR (blog)
  Fill 'Er Up: The Joys Of Good Gas Station Food
  NPR (blog)
  Gas station food, when done right, can rival your favorite five-star eateries. In South Florida, places like Miami's El Carajo International Tapas and Wines, a well-known bakery/wine store/restaurant nestled inside a CITGO filling station, are ...
  
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• Plant Openings: December 2014

  02-12-2014 20:27
  
  Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.
  
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• New Food Hub Offers Healthy Choices to West Harlem - NY1

  02-12-2014 20:21
  
  NY1
  New Food Hub Offers Healthy Choices to West Harlem
  NY1
  The cooking classes are just one of the services offered at the West Harlem Community Healthy Food Hub, located in a formerly vacant storefront on Lenox Avenue, run by the West Harlem Group Assistance affordable housing organization. It also offers a ...
  
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• People and Industry News: December 2014

  02-12-2014 20:20
  
  Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.
  
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• Improving the mechanical properties of stainless steel for food and beverage applications

  02-12-2014 20:00
  
  Extending the wear resistance of stainless steel (SS) components used in food manufacturing equipment operating on production lines lengthens replacement intervals and minimizes potential component failure, resulting in decreased downtime and improved cost savings—a long, sought-after goal of any maintenance department.
  
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• Bastian, Fondy Food Pantry, chosen as 2014 Friend Of Education - Fond du Lac Reporter

  02-12-2014 19:53
  
  Fond du Lac Reporter
  Bastian, Fondy Food Pantry, chosen as 2014 Friend Of Education
  Fond du Lac Reporter
  Bastian is a member of the Fondy Food Pantry Board of Directors and coordinates its Food for Thought Program. The federal school breakfast and lunch programs feed children at school, but not on weekends. Recognizing this need, the Board established ...
  
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• Circular fluid bed processor fits food granulizing line's restricted space

  02-12-2014 19:49
  
  Precision Blending International’s business consisted entirely of blending and milling dairy powders for food and dairy products until 2010, when a customer asked the company to produce an agglomerated blend of finely powdered raw material to improve its processability in food formulations.
  
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• Zipping up frozen foods

  02-12-2014 19:42
  
  One of the largest poultry cooperatives in Brazil, C-Vale wanted new packaging for its frozen chicken nuggets that would help keep out frostbite and be convenient for consumers.
  
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• Jet set meal containers

  02-12-2014 19:35
  
  Airplane food has been the subject of countless punchlines, but it’s no joke to Scandinavian Airlines, which recently decided to revamp its dinner packaging.
  
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• The bold and the beautiful

  02-12-2014 19:23
  
  The best-of-show winner in the 2014 Pentawards, the first worldwide competition devoted exclusively to packaging design, was Evian’s Pure Drop for the container’s ease of use and recyclability.
  
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• Olympic proposal adds to worries at Boston food complex - Boston Globe

  02-12-2014 19:22
  
  Boston Globe
  Olympic proposal adds to worries at Boston food complex
  Boston Globe
  The food market is a bustling industry in its own right. Every day, tens of thousands of pounds of meat, poultry, and seafood move through its warehouses, and chances are most restaurant patrons in Boston have dug into a ribeye steak or savored fresh ...
  
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• PMMI brings PACK EXPO to Philadelphia, works with FE

  02-12-2014 19:11
  
  For the 48,000-plus people who attended PACK EXPO in Chicago last month, it may have seemed like the mall three days before Christmas, and with the wealth of information and product solutions available, there was something for everyone.
  
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• Reporter to live on food stamp budget for one week - Journal and Courier

  02-12-2014 19:08
  
  Journal and Courier
  Reporter to live on food stamp budget for one week
  Journal and Courier
  For the next seven days, I'll be trying to replicate as best I can the experience of being a food stamp client. Will it perfectly capture the daily struggles faced by the low income? No. But it should be eye-opening nonetheless. I've allotted myself ...
  
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• Syrian Refugees Panic Over UN Food Aid Suspension - ABC News

  02-12-2014 19:02
  
  ABC News
  Syrian Refugees Panic Over UN Food Aid Suspension
  ABC News
  Syrian refugees in Lebanon panicked Tuesday over news that the United Nations suspended food aid to 1.7 million refugees due to lack of funds ? a decision officials said threatens to starve thousands of families and add pressure on the already strained ...
  Syrian refugees face bleak winter after 'disastrous' food aid cutsAl Jazeera America
  UN Agency Suspends Food Aid For 1.7 Million Syrian RefugeesNPR (
  
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• Pie Five Gets Festive with Andes Mint Brownie

  02-12-2014 17:36
  Customers can grab an entire pie to share for $9.99. Exclusive Brief: 0Pie Five Pizza announced its fresh spin on a seasonal favorite with the debut of its new Andes Mint Brownie. This festive treat combines rich chocolate brownie batter and dark chocolate chips in a deep-dish pizza pan, then is topped with chunks of Andes mints. Every pie is hand-mixed and baked fresh daily at each Pie Five restaurant.Other Kickers: Ingredients & DaypartsMicrosites: DessertsPizzaChains: 
  
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• Unilever acquires US gelato maker Talenti

  02-12-2014 17:26
  
  Unilever has acquired Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, a packaged gelato manufacturer in the US.
  
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• Bowl of Heaven to Expand Into San Diego

  02-12-2014 17:25
  Image Caption: Image Credit: The new franchisee is Craig Shugert of Legacy Life Ventures.Exclusive Brief: 0Bowl of Heaven, an upstart concept that serves açaí bowls, smoothies, and cold pressed juices featuring plant protein and superfood ingredients that are sugar- and dairy-free, announced the signing of a new franchise deal for San Diego.
  Bowl Of Heaven partnered with Fransmart, the franchise development company responsible for the explosive growth of brands like Five Guys an
  
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• Amsterdam Falafelshop Opens 3rd D.C. Shop

  02-12-2014 17:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Third D.C. shop to open at L’Enfant Plaza.Exclusive Brief: 0Amsterdam Falafelshop is catapulting the falafel craze it has created in the capital city to a new level. Washington, D.C.’s fast-casual restaurant falafel brand announced the arrival of its third D.C. shop, sixth overall, which opened December 1 at L’Enfant Plaza.Other Kickers: FranchisingGrowthFast CasualChains: Amsterdam Falafelshop
  
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• America's unhealthiest packaged snack foods - Fox News

  02-12-2014 17:14
  
  Fox News
  America's unhealthiest packaged snack foods
  Fox News
  Why, exactly, is America so hooked on junk food? Is it the sugar, the fat, the salt? Or maybe it's the advertising and some sort of psychological addiction? Whatever the reason, we eat a lot of junk. Junk food comes in plenty of different varieties ...
  
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• America's unhealthiest snacks: Website lists 10 worst packaged junk food - Syracuse.com

  02-12-2014 17:12
  
  America's unhealthiest snacks: Website lists 10 worst packaged junk food
  Syracuse.com
  As Christmas shoppers make their holiday purchases this month, they might make a pit stop in the junk food aisle. Though buying Cheetos, Oreos and Twinkies is tempting, food and drink website The Daily Meal says these snacks and others are unhealthy ...
  
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• First Customers at Houston La Madeleine to Get Free Bread

  02-12-2014 17:12
  Image Caption: Image Credit: First 50 guests in line at 6:30 a.m. to win free bread for a year.Exclusive Brief: 0Residents, neighboring businesses, and guests of Tanglewood Court, the highly touted residential and entertainment mixed-use community in the Galleria area of west Houston, will soon welcome the arrival of la Madeleine Country French Café. Opening at the corner of San Felipe and Fountainview Drive, la Madeleine offers a fast-casual dining experience complete with its s
  
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• One Customer to Win Free Starbucks for Life

  02-12-2014 17:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Free gifts for customers who pay using a Starbucks Card or mobile app.Exclusive Brief: 0With the holiday shopping season in full swing, Starbucks is offering customers the chance to gift themselves the ultimate prize: Starbucks for life.
  From now through January 5, customers who pay using a Starbucks Card or their Starbucks mobile app, can enter the Starbucks “It’s a Wonderful Card Ultimate Giveaway” for a chance to win one of 482,000 instant pri
  
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• California Tortilla Ready to Open in State College, PA

  02-12-2014 17:01
  Image Caption: Image Credit: First time brand is available to Penn State students.Exclusive Brief: 0In late 2014, California Tortilla will make its arrival in State College, Pennsylvania, opening its doors on the busy College Avenue strip. The Washington, D.C.-based fast-casual concept will be available for the first time to Penn State, offering its reimagined Mexican fare to hungry students, faculty, and residents alike.   
  Owners Ashook, Jay, and Nirav Patel bring extensive fo
  
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• Nortura embarks on antibiotic-free chicken project

  02-12-2014 15:43
  
  Norwegian meat processor Nortura is rolling out a project that aims to raise antibiotic-free chickens.
  
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• 2014’s Top 9 Stories

  02-12-2014 15:13
  The stories that made this year one of the most eventful in industry history.December 2014Image Caption: Taco Bell made a splash in 2014 with its breakfast menu, which included the Waffle Taco.Image Credit: Taco BellTeaser Image Orientation: LeftIt’s fair to say that 2014 has been as eventful a year for quick-service restaurants as the industry has seen in quite a while. Changing demographics and sharper competition have sparked a variety of innovations, but also exposed some we
  
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• Snyder's-Lance returns Lady Stella cookies to shelves

  02-12-2014 13:56
  
  US food firm Snyder's-Lance is is returning its Stella D'oro, Lady Stella assortment cookies to US shelves after a five year hiatus.
  
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• Aryzta sales rise on acquisitions

  02-12-2014 13:43
  
  Aryzta first-quarter sales were up by 17.8% year-on-year thanks to the "strong" contribution from acquisitions and growth in Europe's retail sector.
  
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• Putting Calorie Counts On Fast Food Menus Won't Make People Eat Less ... - Huffington Post

  02-12-2014 13:34
  
  Salisbury Post
  Putting Calorie Counts On Fast Food Menus Won't Make People Eat Less ...
  Huffington Post
  Americans will soon know just how many calories are in that fast food burger they're about to buy. But that won't necessarily make them think twice about buying it. The Food and Drug Administration last week announced new rules requiring fast food ...
  Food in the newsSalisbury Post
  Calorie count requirements set for food chains, including many Abilene restaurantsKTXS
  
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• Winter Comfort Food That Balances Your Body's pH - Yahoo Health

  02-12-2014 13:04
  
  Yahoo Health
  Winter Comfort Food That Balances Your Body's pH
  Yahoo Health
  I don't know about you, but as soon as the days get darker and temperatures get colder, I crave comfort food. But as I become more health conscious of what I eat, my idea of comfort food has shifted, now seeking out healthy stews, delicious ways to ...
  
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• Step Inside LIC's 75000 Square-Foot International Food Bazaar - Gothamist

  02-12-2014 13:04
  
  Step Inside LIC's 75000 Square-Foot International Food Bazaar
  Gothamist
  Located at 42-02 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, Food Bazaar is quite possibly the only place in town where you will find radish kimchi, Turkish delight, Inca Kola, and gluten-free lasagna noodles all under one roof. Behind its cookie-cutter ...
  
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• Bugs in Manhattan Compete With Rats for Food Refuse - New York Times

  02-12-2014 13:01
  New York Times
  Bugs in Manhattan Compete With Rats for Food Refuse
  New York Times
  They put some of the food in a cage that allowed insects in but kept out rats, squirrels and other vertebrates. The rest was placed where any animal could eat it, covered only with a shelter to keep it dry. After about 24 hours, they returned to each ...
  NYC Insects Can Eat An Astounding Amount of Human Food WasteTIME
  Bugs, Spiders Keep NYC Clean by Eating GarbageNational Geographic
  
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• Uni-President sees mixed Q3

  02-12-2014 12:31
  
  Taiwanese food giant Uni-President has booked a mixed third quarter - with operating profit up but sales and net profit both in decline.
  
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• Britannia "first" with e-cookie trial launch

  02-12-2014 12:29
  
  Britannia has trialled the launch of a cookie product online ahead of it hitting retail stores.
  
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• Standout Store: Borgata Baking Company

  02-12-2014 11:50
  As the executive pastry chef at the White House during George W. Bush’s second term, Thaddeus DuBois cooked for world leaders, dignitaries, celebrities, and political powerbrokers. Now the award-winning culinary artisan is dishing up tasty treats for the masses at the Borgata Baking Company located inside the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  
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• a soulful holiday gift for food lovers - WTOP

  02-12-2014 11:28
  
  WTOP
  a soulful holiday gift for food lovers
  WTOP
  WASHINGTON - If you have a food lover on your holiday gift list, chances are you've encountered endless options among cookbooks. But this year, a few stand out -- including Sean Brock's "Heritage." Brock is the chef behind Charleston's famed Husk and ...
  
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• Nestle loses Petra Kit-Kat copycat case in Singapore

  02-12-2014 11:18
  
  Nestle has lost a case against Petra Foods in Singapore alleging Petra's Take It chocolate wafer product infringed its intellectual property rights.
  
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• Snohomish County food banks gear up for holidays - HeraldNet

  02-12-2014 10:29
  
  Snohomish County food banks gear up for holidays
  HeraldNet
  Dan Bates / The Herald Everett Food Bank volunteer Albert Arguelles packs food for home delivery to senior citizens who are unable to pick up their own. The bags contain just what the seniors would gather at the food bank if they could come in ...
  
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• Wholesalers fear finishing last in an Olympics - Boston Globe

  02-12-2014 10:21
  
  Boston Globe
  Wholesalers fear finishing last in an Olympics
  Boston Globe
  The food market is a bustling industry in its own right. Every day, tens of thousands of pounds of meat, poultry, and seafood move through its warehouses, and chances are most restaurant patrons in Boston have dug into a ribeye steak or savored fresh ...
  
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• Annual Oshkosh fire department toy and food drive begins - The Oshkosh Northwestern

  02-12-2014 09:18
  The Oshkosh Northwestern
  Annual Oshkosh fire department toy and food drive begins
  The Oshkosh Northwestern
  Santa was out with the volunteers, friends and families of the Oshkosh Fire Department collecting toys and food donations for the Salvation Army. Santa greeted everyone who came out of their houses. The Oshkosh Fire Department Food and Toy Drive runs ...
  OFD Teams With Salvation Army For Food DriveWOWT
  How to help: Salvation Army Food DriveRockford Register Star
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• Ankeny woman thankful for surprise food - DesMoinesRegister.com

  02-12-2014 06:11
  
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  Ankeny woman thankful for surprise food
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  I had to apply for food stumps last month.” She recently ended a relationship with a man who was also the primary bread winner for her household. “It's been a tough couple of months,” she said. While waiting for her macaroni and cheese, Thomas struck ...
  
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• Food in the news - Salisbury Post

  02-12-2014 06:01
  
  Salisbury Post
  Food in the news
  Salisbury Post
  Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced calorie labeling rules for all prepared foods sold in establishments that have 20 or more locations, such as restaurant and grocery chains. The labels must be “clear and conspicuous” on menus, menu ...
  FDA Plan to Make Americans Slimmer Will Reduce Fresh Food OptionsReason
  Calorie count requirements set for food chains, including many Abilene restaurantsKTXS
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• Food bank lowers sites, extends deadline - The Sheboygan Press

  02-12-2014 05:58
  
  The Sheboygan Press
  Food bank lowers sites, extends deadline
  The Sheboygan Press
  With its second deadline in the rear view mirror, the Stock the Shelves campaign has both lowered its goal and extended the effort another week in hopes of raising enough capital to see the Sheboygan County Food Bank through its basic responsibilities ...
  
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• Freezin' For A Reezin' hopes to fill food pantry Dec. 12 - MyWebTimes.com

  02-12-2014 05:44
  
  MyWebTimes.com
  Freezin' For A Reezin' hopes to fill food pantry Dec. 12
  MyWebTimes.com
  Mark Strehl, Fox 32 meteorologist, and Karen Rhodes, on-air talent and producer with WCMY, interview Jefferson School children while live on WCMY after they performed Christmas carols during a past Freezin' for a Reezin' event at Handy IGA Foods in ...
  
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• Food drive aims to restock supplies for holidays - Opelousas Daily World

  02-12-2014 05:25
  
  Opelousas Daily World
  Food drive aims to restock supplies for holidays
  Opelousas Daily World
  Thanksgiving and Christmas are traditionally times to remember the less fortune and today's annual Food For Families Food Drive makes that easy. From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, volunteers will be collecting donations of nonperishable food items in the ...
  
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• Jax Food Truck Food Court opens for business - First Coast News

  02-12-2014 05:06
  
  First Coast News
  Jax Food Truck Food Court opens for business
  First Coast News
  If you follow the bright yellow signs, they will lead you to Jacksonville's first ever Food Truck Food Court. "This piece of property has been in my family for three generations and it was for sale, so it all just clicked," said Anthony Hashem, the ...
  Jax Food Truck Food Court opens on SouthsideActionNewsJax.com
  
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• Chesterfield Food Bank looks to help the hungry with more than food - Richmond Times-Dispatch

  02-12-2014 04:33
  
  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Chesterfield Food Bank looks to help the hungry with more than food
  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  On a Friday afternoon days before Thanksgiving, about 300 people, mostly senior citizens, gathered outside the Chesterfield Food Bank on Iron Bridge Road. The temperature hovered near freezing and the sun was setting.
  
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• Rats Part Of Growing Pains For Fresh Food Program At San Francisco Schools - CBS Local

  02-12-2014 03:33
  
  CBS Local
  Rats Part Of Growing Pains For Fresh Food Program At San Francisco Schools
  CBS Local
  SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — San Francisco Unified School District serves more fresh food and a greater number of meals to their students since switching food providers last year, but the fresh-food program has led to some infrastructure challenges of its ...
  
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