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• PepsiCo trims Chicago workforce

  12-12-2014 17:23
  
  PepsiCo has confirmed plans to cut its Chicago-based workforce as part of its ongoing moves to improve productivity.
  
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• Bob Bafundo Named President of Garbanzo

  12-12-2014 16:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Move comes after departure of CEO Alon Mor on December 10.Exclusive Brief: 0Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a Denver-based fast-casual restaurant concept featuring fresh and healthy Mediterranean cuisine, announced that Bob Bafundo, who has led company and franchise operations for the last five years, was appointed to the position of president. The news comes upon the departure of CEO Alon Mor on December 10.Other Kickers: Fast CasualHuman Resource
  
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• Consuming issues: Why new laws on food labels can benefit business

  12-12-2014 16:49
  
  The new EU-wide food labelling regulations coming into effect tomorrow (13 December) represent the most extensive revision of food labelling regulations manufacturers across Europe will ever have had to cope with.
  
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• KFC Looks to Fight Hunger with #FillUpForGood Campaign

  12-12-2014 16:46
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Brand wants to fund 1 million meals for those in need.Exclusive Brief: 0The holidays are a time to be grateful and to give back, and that's what KFC plans to do with the launch of its #FillUpForGood campaign. Teaming up with Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, KFC invites consumers to help KFC reach its goal to fund 1 million meals to those in need this holiday season.Chains: KFCMicrosites: Charitable G
  
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• Focus: Danone CEO Faber puts stamp on business

  12-12-2014 16:25
  
  Danone today (12 December) made a series of announcements, including a division to focus on Africa, an update on the future of the company's medical nutrition arm and changes in senior management. Analysts saw the moves as a sign recently-appointed CEO Emmanuel Faber was making his mark on the business and they gave the initiatives a warm welcome. Dean Best reports.
  
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• Food industry quotes of the week: Danone, Tesco, Kellogg

  12-12-2014 16:21
  
  This week, Danone announced it was forming a new division for its operations in Africa and keeping its medical nutrition arm, which had been the subject of takeover speculation. Tesco issued yet another profit warning, but CEO Dave Lewis is convinced the company is taking the right steps for the future and outlined changes to the way the retailer will do business with suppliers. Elsewhere, Kellogg remained coy over union claims it was mulling the closure of two cereal plants in the US. Here is t
  
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• PepsiCo's Lay's heads "billionaire food brands" list

  12-12-2014 15:23
  
  PepsiCo's Lay's snacks brand heads a list of the world's "billionaire food brands" compiled by industry analysts Euromonitor.
  
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• Making Sense of the FDA’s Menu-Labeling Rule

  12-12-2014 15:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: The detailed guidelines come with three key takeaways for operators.Exclusive Brief: 1Talk of menu labeling has swirled around the industry since 2010, with the passage of section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act. On November 25, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the long-awaited menu-labeling regulations, delineating the proper steps restaurants must take to establish calorie counts on menus by the December 1, 2015, deadline.Microsites:&
  
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• The bitesize interview: Bennett Opie owner William Opie

  12-12-2014 14:57
  
  Family-owned UK company Bennett Opie is a varied business, selling products from pickles to compotes under its Opies brand at home and abroad and handling a fast-growing distribution arm in its domestic market. just-food spoke to fourth-generation owner William Opie about the company's recent rapid growth and its ambitions to expand further overseas.
  
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• Trident to buy Westward Seafoods Alaska unit

  12-12-2014 14:38
  
  Trident Seafoods has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Western Alaska Fisheries in Kodiak, Alaska, from Maruha-Nichiro owned Westward Seafoods Inc.
  
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• Wrigley re-brands Orbit lines as Extra

  12-12-2014 13:50
  
  Wrigley is to re-brand its Orbit gums in the UK and switch the products to its Extra brand.
  
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• Food allergy laws enforced in restaurants and takeaways - BBC News

  12-12-2014 13:39
  
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  Food allergy laws enforced in restaurants and takeaways
  BBC News
  Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies. Staff must provide information on 14 everyday allergens including nuts, milk, celery, gluten, soya and wheat.
  EU allergy rules come into force with aim of ending food Russian rouletteThe Guardian
  New food law will change allergy-sufferer Lorna's lifeBelfast Telegraph
  
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• Great food, great prices add up to 3-star cuisine at Hawker Fare - SFGate (blog)

  12-12-2014 13:25
  
  Great food, great prices add up to 3-star cuisine at Hawker Fare
  SFGate (blog)
  That was obvious on my Update visit to Hawker Fare in Oakland, the subject of my review today in The Chronicle. James Syhabout grew up in his mother's restaurant, and three years ago took over that space to create a casual restaurant that specialized ...
  
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• Food industry news of the week: Danone, Cargill, Tesco

  12-12-2014 13:23
  
  Danone this week gave the first tangible signs of its plans under new CEO Emmanuel Faber, including a new division to focus on growing in Africa. Cargill revealed it is considering an entry into Indonesia's poultry sector. Meanwhile, Tesco announced another profit warning but notably outlined changes to the way it will do business with suppliers.
  
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• Perfetti Van Melle to lay off 49 Spanish workers

  12-12-2014 12:11
  
  Confectioner Perfetti Van Melle is cutting 49 positions from its Spanish workforce.
  
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• Food supplement appears to prevent weight gain - CBS News

  12-12-2014 12:07
  
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  Food supplement appears to prevent weight gain
  CBS News
  Still, it did "lower appetite and prevented weight gain in overweight people," said study co-author Gary Frost, chair of nutrition and dietetics at Imperial College London. "This is the first time that a food ingredient has been shown to decrease ...
  New 'feel fuller' ingredient for food may aid in weight lossFox News
  New Food Compound Might Control Weight GainLive Science
  Experimental food additive makes pe
  
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• Monogram Food Solutions to expand Virginia facility

  12-12-2014 11:48
  
  US company Monogram Food Solutions is investing US$36.5m to expand its value-added meat processing site in Henry County, Virginia.
  
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• Report: Need for food and shelter grows in S.A. - KENS 5 TV

  12-12-2014 11:12
  
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  Report: Need for food and shelter grows in S.A.
  KENS 5 TV
  SAN ANTONIO -- Mayor's of 25 cities released the annual status of Hunger and Homelessness Report Thursday, and San Antonio was near the top of the list of unmet food and shelter needs. The population of San Antonio is growing exponentially, and so is ...
  Texas cities counter national trend in food assistance requestsBaptist Standard
  Emergency Food Requests in Metro San Antonio Dropped 18% Last YearWOAI.com
  
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• A Personal Connection

  12-12-2014 10:54
  When Lori Newcomb found out she had stage III ovarian cancer last year, she made it her mission to learn more about the disease and help other women fighting the same battle. She sat down with her husband, Chris Newcomb, cofounder and CEO of Southern quick-service chain Newk’s Eatery, and together they decided Newk’s would make a great platform for raising money and awareness for ovarian cancer research.
  
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• Danone forms Africa unit, to keep medical nutrition arm

  12-12-2014 10:28
  
  Danone this morning (12 December) announced plans to form a new division for its operations in Africa - a region where it plans to invest more - and said it would retain its medical nutrition arm, which it had been rumoured to sell.
  
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• McKeesport Area students volunteer alongside Pirates at Greater Pittsburgh ... - Tribune-Review

  12-12-2014 10:07
  
  McKeesport Area students volunteer alongside Pirates at Greater Pittsburgh ...
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  McKeesport Area High School students who volunteer weekly at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank worked alongside Pittsburgh Pirates players, coaches and staff during a Thursday packing for Fall Food Share collections. The food bank's annual ...
  
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• Buffalo natives win Food Network Show - wivb.com

  12-12-2014 06:27
  
  Buffalo natives win Food Network Show
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  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – They met at a party, and eventually started talking about food. That was the beginning of a long and successful friendship for Omar Parra and Omayra Vellajio. According to them, it was a friendship which was destined to happen.
  
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• Food Truck District Planned for Downtown Wichita Falls - KFDX

  12-12-2014 05:03
  
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  Food Truck District Planned for Downtown Wichita Falls
  KFDX
  What the food courts do, by our definition, is that it allows two or more to locate within an outdoor food court," says Loren Shapiro, Planner III with the City of Wichita Falls. And based on a proposal recently passed by the city planning and zoning ...
  
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• Spirit of Giving food drive kicks off Friday - WMUR Manchester

  12-12-2014 04:39
  
  Spirit of Giving food drive kicks off Friday
  WMUR Manchester
  But collecting the food for those meals isn't easy, and it's the reason why WMUR-TV will be lending a hand to the Food Bank through the Spirit of Giving campaign. Hannaford, Walmart and participating Shaws' stores will also help in the drive to feed ...
  
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• Seniors recognized at World Food Prize institute - Journal and Courier

  12-12-2014 03:40
  
  Journal and Courier
  Seniors recognized at World Food Prize institute
  Journal and Courier
  “Students often lament the fact that in this country, known for its abundance of food supply and the technology for production, processing and distribution of food globally, our youth may not appreciate where food comes from,” said Gebisa Ejeta, a ...
  
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• FDA's new regulations will require more food vendors to display calorie count - fox13now.com

  12-12-2014 03:16
  
  FDA's new regulations will require more food vendors to display calorie count
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  SALT LAKE CITY — This year, it's likely you'll notice some changes to a few of the food stops you frequent, as the Food and Drug Administration is implementing a new policy for all chain food vendors. The Food and Drug Administration's new policy ...
  
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• Fast food with a side of Renaissance flair - CNN

  12-12-2014 03:10
  
  CNN
  Fast food with a side of Renaissance flair
  CNN
  During the Renaissance era, food often appeared in popular works of art by way of still-life paintings, and painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is often heralded for elevating the seemingly simplistic genre with dramatic lighting, angles and ...
  
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• From Potatoes To Salty Fries In School: Congress Tweaks Food Rules - NPR (blog)

  12-12-2014 02:43
  
  NPR (blog)
  From Potatoes To Salty Fries In School: Congress Tweaks Food Rules
  NPR (blog)
  For starters, the bill — aka, the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill — includes a provision that will give school food directors more flexibility when it comes to adopting 100 percent whole grain items, such as pasta and biscuits, in school breakfast ...
  
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• Food and fund donations will change lives - Arizona Daily Star

  12-12-2014 02:05
  
  Arizona Daily Star
  Food and fund donations will change lives
  Arizona Daily Star
  As I stand in the Food Bank's pantry lobby this holiday season and watch the line wind its way around corners, out the door and along the path leading to the parking lot, I think of a former client, Sara, who once told me, “I remember one day, I went ...
  
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• Chile - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Chile, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Countr
  
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• Canada - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Canada, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Count
  
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• Cameroon - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Cameroon, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Cou
  
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• Bulgaria - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Bulgaria, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Cou
  
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• Brazil - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Brazil, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Count
  
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• Botswana - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Botswana, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Cou
  
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• Bosnia and Herzegovina - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Bosnia and Herzegovina, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis.
  
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• Bolivia - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Bolivia, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Belgium - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Belgium, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Belarus - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Belarus, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Bangladesh - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Bangladesh, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA C
  
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• Bahrain - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Bahrain, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Azerbaijan - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Austria, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Austria - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Austria, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Australia - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Australia, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Co
  
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• Argentina - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Argentina, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Co
  
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• Angola - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Angola, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Count
  
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• Algeria - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Algeria, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Albania - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Albania, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun
  
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• Afghanistan - ISA Country Report

  12-12-2014 01:00
  This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Afghanistan, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA
  
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• Fast food CEO: McDonald's has problems. We don't - CNBC

  12-12-2014 00:45
  
  Fast food CEO: McDonald's has problems. We don't
  CNBC
  Cheaper gas, a rosier jobs picture and charbroiled burgers: this is the recipe for strong sales at CKE Restaurants, the privately held parent company of fast food chains Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. "I won't give you exact numbers, but our sales have been ...
  
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