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• EOP food program gets $30000 grant from Walmart - Elmira Star-Gazette

  05-12-2014 23:34
  
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  EOP food program gets $30000 grant from Walmart
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  That equated to 12,000 lbs. of food," said Anita Lewis, vice president of community and donor relations for the EOP. "This will enable us to do 100 to 200 more families." The grant was awarded through the Walmart Foundation's State Giving Program.
  
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• Food inspection reports for November - Baxter Bulletin

  05-12-2014 23:20
  
  Baxter Bulletin
  Food inspection reports for November
  Baxter Bulletin
  452 County Club Drive, Mountain Home, 11/19. • Food in bulk container without labels; keep all bulk containers identified and labeled. Corrected on site. • Walls and ceilings beginning to accumulate dust and debris; clean to minimize potential ...
  
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• Former/portioner

  05-12-2014 23:04
  
  Available in models from table top to high-production, multiportion units, Hollymatic food formers/portioners can be used with a variety of products including beef, poultry, fish and vegetables.
  
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• LED strip lights

  05-12-2014 23:02
  
  Featuring a low-profile design, Banner WLS28-2 dual-color LED strip lights come in standalone cable, standalone push button QD, sealed cascadable and lensed cascadable models.
  
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• Safety Sensor

  05-12-2014 23:00
  
  Designed for safety circuits of hinged, sliding or removable safety guards, the Schmersal RSS260 RFID-based electronic safety sensor is available with a standard actuator (RST-260-1), avery flat, elongated actuator (RST-16-1) and a compact, rectangular target actuator (RST-U-1); it accepts any of the actuators from 2 approach directions.
  
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• Electrical power source

  05-12-2014 22:57
  
  Providing 3 independent phases of voltage and current, the Fluke 6003A electrical power source includes measurement capabilities for DC voltage, DC resistance and frequency.
  
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• Membrane filtration unit

  05-12-2014 22:54
  
  Used in the production of clear malt beverage, the GEA membrane filtration plant can be integrated into an existing brewery to separate undesirable residual sugar, salts and long-chain color and aroma components; an additional absorption polishing step is optional.
  
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• Interfaith Food Pantry might need a new home - Stevenspointjournal

  05-12-2014 22:34
  
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  Interfaith Food Pantry might need a new home
  Stevenspointjournal
  The nonprofit, volunteer-based organization at 2820 Post Road provides food to families on the second and fourth Tuesday each month. TahnGrosse, chairman of the board of directors for Interfaith, said the pantry is meant to help families supplement ...
  
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• Handel's Ice Cream Relaunches Koins for Kids

  05-12-2014 20:51
  Handel’s Ice Cream announced the launch of its annual Koins for Kids.Exclusive Brief: 0Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream and Yogurt announced the launch of its annual Koins for Kids fundraising campaign to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.
  Now through December 12, 2014, all eight Handel’s shops throughout the Youngstown area will be collecting donations in the form of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to raise money and awareness for the local children’s hospita
  
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• Kitchenbowl Rising To Top Food App Ranks - Forbes

  05-12-2014 20:44
  
  Kitchenbowl Rising To Top Food App Ranks
  Forbes
  Kitchenbowl, a mobile phone app that lets users post photographs and food recipes, has gained rapid popularity for its user-friendly experience. Its look is simple and clean, with a white background, almost like a version of Instagram except the images ...
  
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• Brazil strikes back at junk food - Environmental Working Group (blog)

  05-12-2014 19:39
  
  Brazil strikes back at junk food
  Environmental Working Group (blog)
  In an unprecedented step for a developing country, the Brazilian government is officially urging its citizens to avoid ultra-processed foods in favor of raw and minimally processed foods in order to improve nutrition and help curb obesity. The ...
  
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• Starbucks Unveils First Roastery and Tasting Room

  05-12-2014 17:46
  Starbucks announced its first Reserve Roastery and Tasting RoomExclusive Brief: 0Starbucks Coffee Company announced the opening of its first Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, nine blocks away from its original store in Pike Place Market.Other Kickers: QSR 50GrowthMicrosites: BeverageChains: Starbucks
  
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• Arby's Franchisee US Beef Restructures Management

  05-12-2014 17:32
  US Beef's several executive management changes reflect its expansion.Exclusive Brief: 0United States Beef Corporation (US Beef), Arby’s largest franchisee, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced several executive management changes that reflects its expansion, and provides leadership continuity to meet its plans for further growth. US Beef’s new management team includes one of the most experienced senior management teams in the restaurant industry.Other Kickers: FranchisingHum
  
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• Potbelly Lays Out Plans for North Carolina Expansion

  05-12-2014 17:16
  Potbelly Corporation announced a franchise growth plan targeting NC.Exclusive Brief: 0Potbelly Corporation announced a franchise growth plan targeting North Carolina—a strategy that will position the lively neighborhood hangout for expansion into communities in all corners of the market, including Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, and Wilmington.Other Kickers: FranchisingGrowthMicrosites: SandwichesChains: Potbelly
  
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• BurgerFi Heads to Jupiter, Florida

  05-12-2014 17:05
  BurgerFi announced the opening of its first Jupiter, Florida location.Exclusive Brief: 0BurgerFi, one of the fastest-growing better burger concepts, known for its, burgers, fries, and frozen custard, announced the opening of its first Jupiter, Florida location. The new store, opening Thursday, December 4, at Jupiter’s Harbourside Place, will provide the city with the “heart” of the better burger concept that focuses on all-natural, free-range beef that tastes better and is better for
  
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• Is America Ready for Healthy Convenience Food? - New York Times (blog)

  05-12-2014 16:57
  New York Times (blog)
  Is America Ready for Healthy Convenience Food?
  New York Times (blog)
  Ms. Khazan's exploration of Farmer's Fridge, a start-up that sells salads from vending machines, suggests that the answer is maybe — while one mall shopper she talks to praises Farmer's Fridge's offerings, another calls salads “rabbit food.” But her ...
  
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• Briefing: Fat, the forgotten issue

  05-12-2014 16:41
  
  The fourth article in just-food's management briefing on food reformulation looks at competing priorities, in particular how the increased focus on salt and latterly sugar may mean less attention is paid to reducing fat, by both consumers and food companies.
  
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• Fast-Food Strikes Hit Record Numbers, Span 190 Cities - Businessweek

  05-12-2014 16:39
  
  Businessweek
  Fast-Food Strikes Hit Record Numbers, Span 190 Cities
  Businessweek
  The number of strikers (“thousands,” the campaign said yesterday) was no doubt a tiny fraction of the mammoth fast-food industry. But the protests have already spread further and accomplished more than most people thought possible when they emerged two ...
  Rochester fast-food workers protest for $15 wageRochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Fast-food workers' strike adds momentum to movementSan Francisco Chr
  
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• Merchant Link Implements Apple Pay

  05-12-2014 16:33
  Merchant Link releases Apple Pay contactless payment solutions. Exclusive Brief: 0Merchant Link, a leading provider of payment gateway and data security solutions, announced the release of its Apple Pay contactless payment solutions for MICROS integrated point-of-sale systems.Other Kickers: TechnologyMicrosites: Point Of SaleChains: Merchant Link
  
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• Juice It Up! Opens Second Huntington Beach Location

  05-12-2014 16:30
  Juice It Up opened its second location in Huntington Beach, CaliforniaExclusive Brief: 0Juice It Up!, one of the nation’s leading juice bars and smoothie franchises, has opened its second location in Huntington Beach, California. The new location is the first operating under the ownership of Veys Platinum LLC, co-founded by Sachli and Arash Veysi. The new Huntington Beach Juice It Up! offers products designed to meet the nutritional wants and needs of guests at every level of health. Men
  
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• UK's MS Foods acquires Tilly Sabco

  05-12-2014 16:14
  
  The UK's MS Foods is to acquire embattled French poultry exporter, Tilly Sabco, following a ruling by the Brest Tribunal de Commerce earlier today (5 December).
  
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• MS Foods acquires Tilly-Sabco

  05-12-2014 16:14
  
  The UK's MS Foods is to acquire embattled French poultry exporter, Tilly Sabco, following a ruling by the Brest Tribunal de Commerce earlier today (5 December).
  
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• UK says EU's dairy aid "won't solve long term problem"

  05-12-2014 15:59
  
  The European Commission's Private Storage Aid programme for butter and skimmed milk powder has been extended into the new year.
  
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• Food industry news of the week: Unilever on spreads, PepsiCo and Danone in Russia

  05-12-2014 15:30
  
  Some very interesting news came out of Unilever's investor day in London yesterday (4 December). The FMCG giant plans to separate its struggling spreads business into a standalone unit, prompting further speculation that the group could be gearing up for a sale of its spread brands including Flora. Unilever's acquisition earlier in the week of a US gelato maker underlined that the company is, however, willing to invest in growth areas of its food portfolio. Meanwhile, on the emerging market fron
  
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• Dual investigations probe food elevator death - KARE

  05-12-2014 15:07
  
  KARE
  Dual investigations probe food elevator death
  KARE
  Twenty-one-year-old Brooke Baures was found dead in a food elevator at WingDam Saloon and Grill in Fountain City Monday night. Buffalo County Sheriff Mike Schmidtknecht tells the Winona Daily News Baures may have pushed the elevator button to send ...
  WSU student died after becoming trapped in food elevator machineryWinona Daily News
  
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• Premier stands firm on supplier payment request

  05-12-2014 13:47
  
  Premier Foods Plc has insisted that its suppliers will ultimately benefit from requests for payments, arguing that they also stand to gain "as our business grows in the future".
  
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• Coca-Cola's Fairlife downplays "sexist" milk ads

  05-12-2014 13:32
  
  Fairlife LLC, the dairy company owned by The Coca-Cola Co and Select Milk Producers, downplayed the significance of milk adverts that have prompted criticism on social media over their "sexist" content.
  
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• Food industry quotes of the week: Nestle; Danone; Unilever

  05-12-2014 13:07
  
  This week, Nestle lost a trademark infringement case in Singapore over its Kit Kat product. Arla pulled out of the race to acquire Arab Dairy and Unilever decided to separate its ailing spreads business into a standalone unit. India hit the headlines frequently, with Britannia "pioneering" the online exclusive launch of its new biscuit product before it hits traditional stores, and Fererro re-thinking its India growth plans. Here is the week in quotes
  
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• Tyson reopens fire-hit plant after eight months offline

  05-12-2014 12:01
  
  Tyson has announced the re-opening of its turkey processing plant in Storm Lake, Iowa, after a fire saw it idled for eight months.
  
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• Vladimir Putin Has Decided That Russia Should Have Food And Medicine ... - Forbes

  05-12-2014 11:53
  
  Vladimir Putin Has Decided That Russia Should Have Food And Medicine ...
  Forbes
  This is not, of course, what Vladimir Putin intends, that there should be food and medicine shortages in Russia in the near future. But it what will happen if he goes ahead with the idea or policy that's he's suggesting here. The reason being that ...
  
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• Crossing Over

  05-12-2014 11:52
  Vik Patel is a man driven by two different business passions: the fast breakfast fare of Dunkin’ Donuts and the upscale bar atmosphere of craft-beer emporium The Brass Tap Bar & Grill. Through his Purple Square Management company, Patel oversees 22 Dunkin’ units and, now, his first Brass Tap unit in Oldsmar, Florida.
  
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• Springfield food bank accidentally locks client inside - The Tennessean

  05-12-2014 11:44
  
  The Tennessean
  Springfield food bank accidentally locks client inside
  The Tennessean
  Martell said someone at the neighboring COPE thrift store heard Woodard, 47, yelling for help inside the food bank and called volunteers and the authorities to report the incident. Woodard, she said, has been a regular client of the food bank for ...
  
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• Hershey acquires Canada's Allan Candy

  05-12-2014 11:44
  
  US confectioner Hershey has acquired Canada's Allan Candy Co.
  
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• Inked and Pierced

  05-12-2014 10:23
  In October, coffee giant Starbucks revised its employee appearance policy that marked some body adornments off limits. The news gave the industry a moment to consider the links between employee dress and branding and morale.
  Starbucks baristas previously could not display any facial piercings or tattoos. “I think revisiting that policy is quite smart, because their brand is much more about creativity and free flow of ideas than their current strict appearance policy denotes,” says Leeann Lea
  
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• Food Production Information Extremely Relevant for Moms, Millennials - Farm Futures

  05-12-2014 10:16
  Food Production Information Extremely Relevant for Moms, Millennials
  Farm Futures
  Consumer confusion regarding genetically modified foods and use of antibiotics in agriculture is widespread, despite scientific research on both topics, says the Center for Food Integrity, a non-profit that recently released results of its 2,000-person ...
  
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• 'Food for Fines' efforts coming up - Great Falls Tribune

  05-12-2014 08:41
  
  Great Falls Tribune
  'Food for Fines' efforts coming up
  Great Falls Tribune
  The annual City Court Canned Food Day is Friday, Dec. 5 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Defendants who are making monthly payments on fines have the option of bringing in canned food in lieu of December's payment. For 10 donated nonperishable food items, ...
  
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• Starbucks Aims to Double US Food Sales - Wall Street Journal

  05-12-2014 08:17
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Starbucks Aims to Double US Food Sales
  Wall Street Journal
  Starbucks Corp. aims to double sales from its food business in the U.S. over the next five years and become more of an evening food-and-wine destination as it continues its push to be more than just a coffee chain. The Seattle-based chain known for its ...
  Starbucks eyes booze, food and technology to boost US growthReuters
  Starbucks unveils target for food, beer and wine offeringsThe Seattle Times
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• Turkey Trot brings in more than 7000 pounds of food for Ozarks Food Harvest - Springfield News-Leader

  05-12-2014 06:29
  Turkey Trot brings in more than 7000 pounds of food for Ozarks Food Harvest
  Springfield News-Leader
  Ozarks Food Harvest announced Thursday that last week's Turkey Trot 5K race resulted in 7,245 pounds of food donations. Ozarks Food Harvest said in a news release that the donated food will result in 6,037 meals for children, families and seniors in ...
  Over 1.5 million pounds of food raised to fight hungerWACH
  
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• How healthy is the food at Metro airport? - Detroit Free Press

  05-12-2014 06:13
  
  Detroit Free Press
  How healthy is the food at Metro airport?
  Detroit Free Press
  A group that has been looking at how healthy food is at the the nation's busiest airports, said the answer is pretty good. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine put Metro Detroit at No. 6, a tie with New York's LaGuardia airport. "People should ...
  
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• Farmers, food banks partner to help the hungry - The Turlock Journal

  05-12-2014 04:27
  
  Farmers, food banks partner to help the hungry
  The Turlock Journal
  December marks the fourth annual Farm to Food Bank Month and there is no better time than the holiday season to commemorate the growing partnership between local producers and food banks that support individuals struggling with hunger. Earlier this ...
  
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• Strong Voice in 'Fight for 15' Fast-Food Wage Campaign - New York Times

  05-12-2014 03:47
  New York Times
  Strong Voice in 'Fight for 15' Fast-Food Wage Campaign
  New York Times
  His financial struggles while working in fast-food jobs since age 16 help to explain — not surprisingly to many friends and colleagues — why he has emerged as the leading voice of a nationwide movement of fast-food workers clamoring for a higher wage.
  Fast Food Protesters Take To The Streets On 2-Year Anniversary Of CampaignHuffington Post
  
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• Food labels can only help: Your Say - USA TODAY

  05-12-2014 03:33
  
  USA TODAY
  Food labels can only help: Your Say
  USA TODAY
  The FDA recently announced new rules that require food establishments with 20 or more locationsto post the calories in each of their items. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar: This move sounds good, but it is probably a fool's ...
  
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• Program paving the way for Des Moines food trucks - DesMoinesRegister.com

  05-12-2014 02:39
  
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Program paving the way for Des Moines food trucks
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  As cold weather creeps over Des Moines, discussion about the city's nascent food truck scene is heating up. A pilot program testing designated food-truck zones is taking shape downtown. Plans, too, are forming for a food truck area in Water Works Park.
  
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• Cascade Food Pantry serves up community from its new home - KTVB

  05-12-2014 02:04
  
  Cascade Food Pantry serves up community from its new home
  KTVB
  "We believe as a pantry, we're about letting people get their food and we're able to get into people's lives, so if everyone comes in and registers, we ask every person - how are things going? And we've gotten to know our people," said Executive ...
  
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• Fast food workers' strike fueled by other low-wage employees, Eric Garner - MSNBC

  05-12-2014 01:14
  
  BBC News
  Fast food workers' strike fueled by other low-wage employees, Eric Garner
  MSNBC
  Thousands of low-wage employees in approximately 190 cities walked off the job Thursday in what organizers are calling the largest fast food worker strike to date. Demanding $15-an-hour pay and the right to unionize without retaliation, fast food ...
  US fast food worker protests expand to 190 citiesBBC News
  Rochester fast-food workers protest for $15 wageRochester Democrat and Chronicle
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