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• Minnesota Viking Kalil Opens New Pieology Location

  09-12-2014 21:20
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Exclusive Brief: 0Pieology Pizzeria announced the grand opening of its Maple Grove, Minnesota, location. Located near the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes, this newest restaurant is the third owned by Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Matt Kalil. Co-operated with his father, Frank Kalil, together they own the Pieology Pizzeria franchise rights for the entire state of Minnesota, and plan to open another 14 locations in the coming years.Chains: Pieology Piz
  
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• Former NFL Quarterback Opens New DQ Grill & Chill

  09-12-2014 21:14
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Jeff George opens restaurant in Westfield, Indiana.Exclusive Brief: 0Jeff George, an Indianapolis native and former NFL quarterback, opened the doors to the newest Dairy Queen restaurant. George’s Westfield, Indiana, DQ Grill & Chill restaurant is located at 940 Tournament Trail.Chains: DQ Grill & ChillMicrosites: DessertsOther Kickers: FranchisingGrowth
  
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• Digital Sales Now More Than Half of Papa John's Business

  09-12-2014 20:08
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Pizza brand is the first in the industry to surpass this milestone.Exclusive Brief: 0Papa John’s announced today digital and mobile channels account for more than 50 percent of its total U.S. sales (delivery and carryout), making it the first in the industry to surpass this milestone.
  Additionally, Papa John’s announced that it will now begin accepting Google Wallet Instant Buy as a payment method for delivery and carry-out orders placed through t
  
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• Rainey Street food trucks forced to vacate by end of December - KVUE

  09-12-2014 18:16
  
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  Rainey Street food trucks forced to vacate by end of December
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  (CultureMap Austin) -- The Rainey Street Food Court food trucks are taking to social media following news that their leases will be terminated early. The food court, which includes such trucks as Scotty's BBQ, The Beef Cake Shop, Funky Food Bus and ...
  
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• Salvation Army preps Christmas Cheer food boxes - The Newark Advocate

  09-12-2014 18:14
  
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  Salvation Army preps Christmas Cheer food boxes
  The Newark Advocate
  From either side, volunteers added nonperishable food: cookies, cereal, pasta, peanut butter, soup. It was part of the Salvation Army's Christmas Cheer program. Volunteers — mostly Salvation Army board members and their friends and family — stuffed ...
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• Gillibrand visits Food Bank to pack some hunger relief - Elmira Star-Gazette

  09-12-2014 18:11
  
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  Gillibrand visits Food Bank to pack some hunger relief
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  "A lot of kids go into Christmas and Thanksgiving break excited to have a few days away from school, but if you go home and there is no food in the cupboard to get through those times, it can be pretty terrifying and pretty stressful," said Jonathan ...
  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand volunteers at Food Bank in ElmiraWBNG-TV
  
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• 7Cares Idaho Shares helps fill Salvation Army food pantry - KTVB

  09-12-2014 18:09
  
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  7Cares Idaho Shares helps fill Salvation Army food pantry
  KTVB
  The Salvation Army food pantry helps thousands of people in Southwest Idaho make ends meet every year. One of those people is Janice Beitz of Boise. She spent a morning last week filling her cart with some of her and her father's favorites. "The ...
  
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• 'Grocery grab' held; AT&T, media organizations aid Greater Cleveland Food ... - cleveland.com (blog)

  09-12-2014 17:46
  
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  'Grocery grab' held; AT&T, media organizations aid Greater Cleveland Food ...
  cleveland.com (blog)
  'Grocery Grab' Food Bank Benefit NEOMG reporter Marc Bona and AT&T Area Retail Sales Manager Chad Hankins hit the aisles at the Heinen's in Pepper Pike Tuesday morning, December 9, to gather food for the Cleveland Food Bank. Their impressive total ...
  
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• Fresh and healthy on food banks' with lists - The Spokesman Review

  09-12-2014 17:36
  
  Fresh and healthy on food banks' with lists
  The Spokesman Review
  Some food banks say it's more efficient to donate money so they can seek the best deals on the food their clients most need – or, in the case of food-relief networks, pay for transportation of big loads of donated food. For direct donations of food ...
  
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• Go For the Food: Cross-Cultural Flavors in Macau - ABC News

  09-12-2014 16:56
  Go For the Food: Cross-Cultural Flavors in Macau
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  Macau is globally famous as a haven for gambling. Luckily, getting great food there is no gamble. The Chinese region overtook Las Vegas in terms of gaming revenues almost a decade ago, cashing in on growing wealth in China and other parts of Asia.
  
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• QSR's Oches Re-Elected IFEC President

  09-12-2014 16:54
  Image Caption: The IFEC board of directors at the organization's latest annual conference, in Dallas.Image Credit: New IFEC board set at annual conference in Dallas.Exclusive Brief: 0IFEC announced the election of officers and new members of the board of directors for 2015. Sam Oches, editor of QSR magazine, was re-elected to serve a second term as president. Cathy Holley, who is publisher/editor-in-chief for Flavor & The Menu magazine, was elected vice president; Bill Sc
  
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• Pie Five to Expand Into Chicago, Minneapolis, Houston

  09-12-2014 16:43
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Houston-area restaurant to open on December 12.Exclusive Brief: 0Pie Five Pizza Co. announced the expansion of company operations into three major markets: Houston, Chicago, and Minneapolis.
  The first Houston-area restaurant, located in Spring, Texas, opens Friday, December 12. Chicago, home to millions of proud pizza aficionados, will welcome its first Pie Five in February. And the Twin Cities, a hotbed for fast-casual restaurants, will get their firs
  
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• Dunkin' Designs Green Building Program for Franchisees

  09-12-2014 16:34
  Green building certification program designed to help franchisees.Exclusive Brief: 0Dunkin’ Donuts announced the launch of DD Green, a green building certification program designed to help franchisees build sustainable, energy-efficient restaurants. In conjunction with the announcement, the company is celebrating the grand opening of a DD Green certified Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant at 5560 E. 7th Street in Long Beach, California. Dunkin’ Donuts will work with franchisees and constructi
  
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• Beef Checkoff Now a Sponsor for NRA's Kids LiveWell

  09-12-2014 16:24
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Partnership offers valuable opportunities to promote lean proteins.Exclusive Brief: 0The National Restaurant Association (NRA) announced that the Beef Checkoff Program has become a sponsor of the Association’s award-winning Kids LiveWell program, a voluntary industry-wide initiative designed to help make the healthful choice the easy choice when dining out with children. The National Restaurant Association applauded the checkoff for its commitment to
  
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• NPD: Fresh Food Consumption Up 20% in 10 Years

  09-12-2014 16:15
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Younger generations are driving the trend. Exclusive Brief: 0The age-old parental advice to “eat your fruits and vegetables” has taken hold. From 2003 to 2013, consumption of fresh foods— fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, and eggs—grew by 20 percent to more than 100 billion eatings. And it’s the youngest generations, Generation Z, ages 0–23, and Millennials, ages 24–37, driving the trend, reports The NPD Group, a global informati
  
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• UK mulls adding official "five-a-day" mark to ready meals

  09-12-2014 15:35
  
  The UK government is considering allowing ready meal manufacturers to put the official five-a-day logo on their products.
  
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• UN Resumes Food Aid for Syrian Refugees - ABC News

  09-12-2014 15:26
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  UN Resumes Food Aid for Syrian Refugees
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  After a social media campaign brought in a significant cash infusion, the U.N. food agency said Tuesday it has reinstated a food aid program that helps feed more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees. In early December, the World Food Program suspended ...
  UN Food Agency to Resume Suspended Aid to Syrian RefugeesNew York Times
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  UN Resumes Food Aid For Syrian Refugee
  
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• Focus: Cleaning up Tesco's act will have mixed impact on suppliers

  09-12-2014 15:01
  
  Tesco issued another profit warning this morning (9 December) that once again highlights the challenging task facing new CEO Dave Lewis. In an effort to build bridges with its suppliers, Tesco is moving away from a model that requires one-off payments from CPG manufacturers. This process will have a mixed outcome for the supermarket's supply base.
  
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• From pyramids to plates, food guidelines have changed over the years - U-T San Diego

  09-12-2014 15:00
  
  From pyramids to plates, food guidelines have changed over the years
  U-T San Diego
  “Ultimately, the food pyramid that existed from 1992 to 2005 was scrapped, because it was not an effective teaching tool,” said Katie Ferraro, a registered dietitian and assistant clinical professor of nutrition at the University of San Diego Hahn ...
  
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• Spirit of Giving: Northern Illinois Food Bank - WLS-TV

  09-12-2014 14:49
  
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  Spirit of Giving: Northern Illinois Food Bank
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  But Northern Illinois Food Bank President and CEO Julie Yurko explained that according to the Brookings Institution, there are more people living in poverty in the suburbs of Chicago than the city itself. Every week, the food bank feeds 71,500 ...
  
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• Local group steps up to hold holiday food drive - WWMT-TV

  09-12-2014 13:59
  
  Local group steps up to hold holiday food drive
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  "To see people step up both with food drives and extra donations it's been pretty incredible to see the generously in our community. People really take this cause seriously. They understand. Everybody connects to hunger. At some level somebody has been ...
  
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• Fonterra slammed in final botulism report

  09-12-2014 13:34
  
  New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has been criticised for putting food safety "on the back burner" by an official report into the events surrounding last year's botulism scare.
  
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• Lentils in Cheerios Fans Growth for Canada's AGT Food - Bloomberg

  09-12-2014 12:53
  Lentils in Cheerios Fans Growth for Canada's AGT Food
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  The company's shares have gained 70 percent in the 12 months through yesterday, the most among 11 North American food-company competitors tracked by Bloomberg. Revenue from food ingredients is expected to rise more than 40 percent to about C$100 ...
  
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• Halal food group Midamar owners indicted on fraud charges

  09-12-2014 12:48
  
  Federal officials have broadened the charges being brought against the executives and owners of US halal food maker Midamar.
  
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• Kronos, Meyer sign pomegranate seed brand deal

  09-12-2014 12:23
  
  Kronos Foods has signed a licencing agreement with Meyer Family Farms for the marketing sale and distribution of frozen pomegranate arils in the US.
  
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• Recycling reprieve for food businesses - Crain's New York Business (blog)

  09-12-2014 12:02
  
  Recycling reprieve for food businesses
  Crain's New York Business (blog)
  City businesses in the food industry are required by Local Law 146 to recycle their organic waste beginning July 1, 2015. But the same law, passed last year, includes a provision that is likely to exempt every one of those businesses indefinitely. The ...
  
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• ACCC files suit against Derodi & Holland Farms

  09-12-2014 12:00
  
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started court proceedings against egg processor Derodi & Holland Farms, alleging the use of the term 'free range' on some of its brands is "false and misleading".
  
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• 2014’s Top Brand Stories

  09-12-2014 11:57
  It’s that time of year. Time to look back and reflect upon the brand developments in quick service from the past year—from the surprising to the exciting and the defining—that seemed most important. Innovation and growth are a couple of the common themes among the top fast-food brand stories of 2014.
  
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• Diamond sees earnings rise on lower costs

  09-12-2014 11:24
  
  Diamond Foods reported a jump in first-quarter operating income as the US snacks group lapped a period of elevated costs and one-time expenses.
  
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• Wessanen to sell French wholesale unit Bio-Distrifrais

  09-12-2014 10:51
  
  Dutch food group Wessanen has agreed to sell its French wholesale business Bio-Distrifrais.
  
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• Practice holiday food safety - Victoria Advocate

  09-12-2014 10:01
  
  Practice holiday food safety
  Victoria Advocate
  Keep foodborne illnesses off the menu this holiday season. Some of your guests may be at a higher risk for developing serious illness from food poisoning, including young children, pregnant women, older adults, and sick individuals with weakened immune ...
  
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• Engineering a Better Food Bank - Live Science

  09-12-2014 06:52
  
  Engineering a Better Food Bank
  Live Science
  Food banks are enormous enterprises, serving as a linchpin for hunger relief efforts across the United States. But they are as complex as the nation's food system itself, collecting food from sources ranging from local farmers to charitable donations ...
  
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• John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Provide Free Food For Protesters - BuzzFeed News

  09-12-2014 05:58
  
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  John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Provide Free Food For Protesters
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  John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Provide Free Food For Protesters In New York City. On Sunday, a fleet of food trucks served free dinners to protesters in New York City, which were paid for by musician John Legend and model Chrissy Teigen. posted on Dec ...
  John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Hire Food Trucks for ProtestersABC News
  John Legend, Chrissy Teigen Quietly Hire Food Trucks To Feed Protesters In
  
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• New approach to food aid: DuPont, US help African farmers - DesMoinesRegister.com

  09-12-2014 05:11
  
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  New approach to food aid: DuPont, US help African farmers
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  His village of Gunchire has a long history of food shortages, and it is one of the places that DuPont's Iowa-based seed business, DuPont Pioneer, and the U.S. Agency for International Development are testing a new approach to improve the production of ...
  
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• Take a time-lapse tour of the warehouse at the Food Bank of North Alabama - AL.com

  09-12-2014 04:03
  
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  Take a time-lapse tour of the warehouse at the Food Bank of North Alabama
  AL.com
  Food Bank of North Alabama warehouse tour A time-lapse video tour of the warehouse at the Food Bank of North Alabama. The Food Bank will distribute 800,000 pounds of food during the holiday season to its 11-county service area across North Alabama.
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• English man in need of food makes emotional radio plea - New York Daily News

  09-12-2014 03:03
  
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  English man in need of food makes emotional radio plea
  New York Daily News
  A heartbreaking phone call from a sobbing 35-year-old London man named Mike made to the Leading Britain's Conversation radio station details the emotional toll living without enough food has had on the gentleman, who claims it is getting harder and ...
  
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• Fire closes Luxora food pantry previously hit by meat thieves - wreg.com

  09-12-2014 01:41
  
  Fire closes Luxora food pantry previously hit by meat thieves
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  LUXORA, Ark. — There's been another setback for a northeast Arkansas food pantry, already hit hard by thieves who stole thousands of dollars in donated meat. Now a fire has shut down the God's Angel Ministry food pantry in Luxora, Arkansas, leaving a ...
  
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• Sumner residents save Christmas after food bank thefts - The Tennessean

  09-12-2014 00:52
  
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  Sumner residents save Christmas after food bank thefts
  The Tennessean
  When Hendersonville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bishop Rich St. Onge and his congregation read about the Sumner County Food Bank thefts last month, they knew they had to find a way to help some of the county's neediest families.
  
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