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• To higher levels of lean and clean

  07-01-2015 21:11
  
  When it comes to cleaning food production equipment, it wasn’t that long ago the only option was taking the equipment apart piece by piece, scrubbing and flushing it with chemicals and water inside and out before putting it back together again for the next run.
  
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• CDC: Bacteria found in food served at holiday office party in Maitland - WESH Orlando

  07-01-2015 20:53
  
  WESH Orlando
  CDC: Bacteria found in food served at holiday office party in Maitland
  WESH Orlando
  The food was served at an office holiday party at the Maitland Colinades on Dec. 10. People started showing signs of sickness around 2:30 p.m. Rescue officials from multiple cities and counties responded to the outbreak and transported at least 25 ...
  Food poisoning at Maitland party caused by bacteriaNews 13 Orlando
  Bacteria confirmed in Maitland office food poisoningOrlando Sentinel
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• What Taco Bell And McDonald's Meals Look Like After 2 Years Of Just Sitting ... - Business Insider

  07-01-2015 20:38
  
  Business Insider
  What Taco Bell And McDonald's Meals Look Like After 2 Years Of Just Sitting ...
  Business Insider
  McDonald's food Jessica Freed. A Michigan chiropractor has been saving a Taco Bell chicken taco and McDonald's cheeseburger with fries for two years, and none of the items have appeared to rot. Dr. Jaqueline Vaughn purchased the meals in early 2013 ...
  
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• Components toughen up

  07-01-2015 20:33
  
  While the power transmission industry is pretty mature, power transmission components have had to endure a lot of hardships imposed upon them by the food and beverage industry.
  
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• Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to Provide More Healthy Food in 2015 - NBC 29 News

  07-01-2015 20:25
  
  The Rapidian
  Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to Provide More Healthy Food in 2015
  NBC 29 News
  Buying unhealthy, inexpensive food is one of the most common ways that client households of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank stretch their dollars, a recent study of hunger reveals. According to Hunger in America 2014, a study recently released by the ...
  Food Bank marks another record-breaking year for hunger reliefThe Rapidian
  
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• Chipotle Gives Customers Reason to Try Sofritas

  07-01-2015 20:24
  Anyone who purchases Sofritas on January 26 gets free entree.Exclusive Brief: 0Chipotle Mexican Grill is giving its customers a special opportunity to try its new vegan menu item, Sofritas, this month. On January 26, customers who purchase a Sofritas entrée item at any Chipotle restaurant in the U.S. or Canada can redeem their receipt for a free entrée of their choice any day between January 27 and February 28.Chains: ChipotleOther Kickers: Ingredients & DaypartsPromotions
  
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• Wendy's Brings Back Frosty Key Tag Campaign for Charity

  07-01-2015 20:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Last year's campaign raised more than $2.9 million.Exclusive Brief: 0Wendy’s announced the launch of its second annual National Frosty Key Tag Program. For $1, Wendy’s customers can buy a Frosty Key Tag that gets them a free Jr. Frosty with every purchase during 2015, while supplies last. Ninety cents from every dollar will go to help find families for children in foster care through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.Microsites: BurgersC
  
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• Awesome high tech food gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show - Fox News

  07-01-2015 20:14
  
  Awesome high tech food gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show
  Fox News
  Now pure food enthusiasts will no longer have to rely on confusing labels to pick their produce or meats. The Penguin food sensor from Korean company BioSensor Laboratories measures various traces of chemicals, including pesticides and acid, as well as ...
  
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• Bruegger's Tabs New President, Relocates HQ to Dallas

  07-01-2015 20:10
  Paul Carola named president of the brand.Exclusive Brief: 0Bruegger’s Bagels announced the promotion of Paul Carolan to president. A distinguished industry executive who has successfully guided operations and growth for a high-profile collection of restaurant industry brands, Carolan takes leadership of all aspects of Bruegger’s Bagels, which today includes more than 300 bakery-cafés.Other Kickers: Human ResourcesMicrosites: TrainingChains: Bruegger's
  
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• Chemical cleaning in the FSMA age

  07-01-2015 19:55
  
  US Founding Father Benjamin Franklin famously said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” which could be the motto of the pending Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
  
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• Church hands out hot food, clothes to Cleveland's homeless each week - fox8.com

  07-01-2015 19:38
  
  Church hands out hot food, clothes to Cleveland's homeless each week
  fox8.com
  We just got done with that last week and we raised about $18,000 a year and that keeps us going, keeps the truck going and keep us supplied with food and plates and everything,” said Sue Loparo, with the Rescuing the Perishing food truck. Every Tuesday ...
  
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• McDonald's Japan Apologizes for Objects Found in Food - New York Times

  07-01-2015 19:29
  Syracuse.com
  McDonald's Japan Apologizes for Objects Found in Food
  New York Times
  TOKYO — McDonald's Japan has apologized to customers and vowed to ensure product safety after objects including a tooth and plastic were found in its food. The chain, which is 49.9 percent-owned by the McDonald's Corporation, has been grappling with ...
  McDonald's Japan apologizes after tooth, plastic found in foodReuters
  McDonald's Japan apologizes for human tooth, plastic found in food
  
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• Why N.J. may never know which Chinese restaurants bought from company ... - NJ.com

  07-01-2015 19:22
  
  Syracuse.com (blog)
  Why N.J. may never know which Chinese restaurants bought from company ...
  NJ.com
  A major distributor of Chinese food cited last month for a host of stomach-churning conditions in its Pennsylvania warehouse, including rats nests, feces and flying pigeons, has cleaned up the infestations, the FDA says. But which, or even how many ...
  FDA: Food from rat-infested Chinese restaurant supplier 'destroyed' before it ...Syracuse.com (blog)
  
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• Retailers come to food pantry's aid - Austin American-Statesman

  07-01-2015 18:58
  
  Austin American-Statesman
  Retailers come to food pantry's aid
  Austin American-Statesman
  On a recent Saturday morning, more than 40 people were already lined up outside in the cold of a free food pantry in Pflugerville, even though it would be another 30 minutes before its doors opened to help them. The Storehouse food pantry serves a few ...
  
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• ​Food stamp cuts may force 1 million into "hardship" - CBS News

  07-01-2015 18:49
  
  CNNMoney
  ​Food stamp cuts may force 1 million into "hardship"
  CBS News
  As states tighten their eligibility requirements for food stamps, that may leave as many as 1 million adults facing "serious hardship" next year, according to a new forecast. Some of the country's poorest will be struck from the rolls in 2016 as states ...
  1 million expected to lose food stamps as economy improvesCNNMoney
  Food stamp benefit cut may force a million people into 'serious hardship&#
  
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• Plant Openings: January 2015

  07-01-2015 18:49
  
  Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.
  
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• Find the right tools to manage food safety and quality

  07-01-2015 18:28
  
  Headquartered in Cape Town, Woolworths is one of South Africa’s leading retailers, with annual revenues of $3.6 billion.
  
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• Louisville chefs dish on food trends for 2015 - The Courier-Journal

  07-01-2015 18:25
  
  The Courier-Journal
  Louisville chefs dish on food trends for 2015
  The Courier-Journal
  Food trends can explode overnight — some hang on (and hang on and on) while others fizzle out in no time. Local chefs and restaurateurs have strong opinions on what needs to go to make way for new trends in 2015 — and clear ideas about what they'd ...
  
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• New freezer technology creates quick-frozen produce

  07-01-2015 18:20
  
  Established in 1919, Smith Frozen Foods processes private-label frozen vegetables including peas, corn, carrots, lima beans and garbanzo beans.
  
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• Stretch/shrink wrapping without the twist

  07-01-2015 18:15
  
  Headquartered in Freyburg at the Unstrut in Saxony-Anhalt, the Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH winery has a 50 percent market share of bottled sparkling wine in Germany.
  
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• Dairy cuts downtime caused by power interruptions

  07-01-2015 18:03
  
  Power interruptions and brownouts (sags) are costly, even if it’s just one per year.
  
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• Stop the guesswork

  07-01-2015 17:56
  
  Michael Foods, Inc. is a multinational producer and distributor of egg products and refrigerated potato products, as well as a distributor of cheese and other dairy-case products for the foodservice, retail and food-ingredient markets.
  
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• Copy of Management briefing: just-food's industry outlook for 2015

  07-01-2015 17:51
  just-food takes a look at some key trends that are likely to be key to the food sector in 2015, from the prospects for M&A to significant consumer trends and hot emerging markets. Compiled by our edit
  
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• Pa. Farm Show: 7 delicious foods to try at the food court - PennLive.com

  07-01-2015 17:42
  
  PennLive.com
  Pa. Farm Show: 7 delicious foods to try at the food court
  PennLive.com
  10, and everyone knows food is one of the biggest attractions at the eight-day show. This year, longtime favorites such as milkshakes, honey waffles and potato doughnuts make a return to the food court. They will be joined by some new foods including ...
  Farm Show food offerings for 2015The Sentinel
  
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• Made-to-order pouches

  07-01-2015 17:34
  
  As flexible packaging continues to become commonplace for shoppers, food and beverage processors looking to add some pizzazz to their shelf presence now have another option: custom-shaped pouches.
  
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• Foamed PET bottle makes US debut

  07-01-2015 17:22
  
  Brands in the US looking to make their PET bottles stand out on retail shelves now have access to a new foamed bottle technology.
  
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• Dishing it out

  07-01-2015 17:13
  
  Dealing with food in on-the-go cups has always presented problems for both brand owners and consumers.
  
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• People and Industry News: January 2015

  07-01-2015 17:02
  
  Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.
  
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• Ag groups opposed to expanding EPA's control of waterways

  07-01-2015 16:52
  
  A coalition of business and agriculture groups has lined up in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule that would expand federal jurisdiction over American waterways.
  
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• Ethical Trading Initiative names new chairman

  07-01-2015 16:25
  
  The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has named Philip Chamberlain, the head of sustainable business development at C&A Europe as its new chair.
  
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• HKScan sells Swedish slaughterhouse

  07-01-2015 16:15
  
  Finland-based meat processor HKScan is continuing the wide-ranging efforts to reshape its business with the sale of Swedish slaughterhouse Bertil Erikssons Slakteri.
  
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• Management briefing: just-food's industry outlook for 2015

  07-01-2015 15:41
  just-food takes a look at some key trends that are likely to be key to the food sector in 2015, from the prospects for M&A to significant consumer trends and hot emerging markets. Compiled by our edit
  
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• Bon Appetit reveals the foods we will be craving in 2015 - Today.com

  07-01-2015 15:27
  
  Bon Appetit reveals the foods we will be craving in 2015
  Today.com
  Video: Bon Appetit magazine's Adam Rapoport joins TODAY to reveal the foods that everyone will be craving in 2015, including kolaches, which are savory dough pockets, and cold-brew coffee infused with nitrogen.
  
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• Asian Box Secures Funding from Horowitz Group

  07-01-2015 14:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Exclusive Brief: 0Asian Box Holdings Inc. announced that it secured an investment from the Horowitz Group, a leading single family office based in Southern California. The funding will accelerate Asian Box’s growth plans. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Chains: Asian BoxMicrosites: FinanceOther Kickers: GrowthFast Casual
  
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• Carvel Looks to Grow in Florida

  07-01-2015 14:45
  Adding locations in Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Miami.Exclusive Brief: 0Carvel is expanding its presence in Florida. During 2014, Carvel opened four new ice cream shoppes in southern Florida and plans on adding locations in the Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Miami markets. The planned expansion follows the introduction of the ice cream franchise’s new shoppe design in Royal Palm Beach in 2014.
  “There’s tremendous buzz about Carvel in Florida right now,” says Carvel presid
  
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• Boston Market Comes Up With “150 Ways to Eat Right”

  07-01-2015 14:45
  Menu has more than 150 meal combinations 550 calories or less.Exclusive Brief: 0Resolving to eat healthier and spend less money in the New Year are not easy tasks, but Boston Market is helping consumers do both this year with its “150 Ways to Eat Right” menu of more than 150 meal combinations that are 550 calories or less. The 550 calories or less menu includes the restaurant's popular Market Bowls for only $6.99, as well as several gluten-free options—making Boston Market a great sto
  
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• Corner Bakery Serves Up 100 Combos Under 600 Calories

  07-01-2015 14:45
  More than 100 combos available that have fewer than 600 calories.Exclusive Brief: 0This new year, Corner Bakery Cafe is offering guests fresh ways to eat better without sacrificing taste with more than 100 combos under 600 calories, including a new Kale Caesar Salad with Chicken & Tuscan White Bean Soup Corner Combo.Other Kickers: Menu InnovationsMicrosites: Healthy MenusChains: Corner Bakery Cafe
  
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• Danone's Lu appointed Yashili CEO

  07-01-2015 14:21
  
  Jeffery Minifang Lu, chairman of Danone's early life nutrition business in Greater China, has been named CEO of Yashili International Holdings, the Chinese infant formula business controlled by state-owned enterprise Mengniu.
  
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• 3G "eyeing PepsiCo, Campbell acquisition"

  07-01-2015 13:58
  
  The co-owner of Heinz, Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, is reportedly weighing up the acquisition of another major food company.
  
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• Thai firm TTA invests in China's Sino Grandness Food Industry

  07-01-2015 11:50
  
  Thai transport-to-energy group Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Co. (TAA) has acquired a 9% stake in Chinese canned food maker Sino Grandness Food Industry Group for around S$24.5m (US$18.3m).
  
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• Now trending: Stories about food trends - STLtoday.com

  07-01-2015 08:01
  
  STLtoday.com
  Now trending: Stories about food trends
  STLtoday.com
  The same firm also predicts that the next major ethnic cuisine to take off in this country is Spanish food. We could certainly do worse. There is a lot more to Spanish food than just gazpacho, paella and tapas. Although, come to think of it, I could go ...
  
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• Fast food tied to poor test scores - The Durango Herald

  07-01-2015 07:57
  
  The Durango Herald
  Fast food tied to poor test scores
  The Durango Herald
  Researchers at Ohio State University used data from a nationally representative sample of about 11,700 children to measure how fast food might be affecting classroom performance. The study measured how much fast food the children were eating at age 10 ...
  
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• Our mood in food 2015: Tracking the arc of a trend - The State

  07-01-2015 07:26
  The State
  Our mood in food 2015: Tracking the arc of a trend
  The State
  Sometimes a food is in, and then it's waayyy out. Like lard. In an increasingly obese society, lard has been, well, the butt of jokes. Health fanatics labeled it public enemy No. 1, but frankly, if you're willing to let a Cronut sully your lips, why ...
  
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• Writer, ice cream maven says healthy food really can taste amazing - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  07-01-2015 06:00
  
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Writer, ice cream maven says healthy food really can taste amazing
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Keith Schroeder, founder of Atlanta-based High Road Craft Ice Cream, is also an editor at Cooking Light magazine and author of “Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing” (Oxmoor House, $35). If it's a little perplexing that the ...
  
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• Local from the ground up 'Time is ripe' for food hubs - Daily Republic

  07-01-2015 04:50
  
  Daily Republic
  Local from the ground up 'Time is ripe' for food hubs
  Daily Republic
  Jeff Stewart, a Wagner area farmer who grows berries, talks about the food hub concept during a meeting Tuesday night with local growers at the Wagner Movie Theater in Wagner. (Matt Gade/Republic) ...
  
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• Post-holiday food shopping keeps the merry going (and calories coming) - Los Angeles Times

  07-01-2015 02:13
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Post-holiday food shopping keeps the merry going (and calories coming)
  Los Angeles Times
  In January, American food shoppers returned to their supermarkets to buy large stocks of healthful foods -- and purchases of that food boosted their weekly food bill more than ninefold over spending seen in the holiday period. But while they were there ...
  Public Release: 6-Jan-2015 Despite resolutions, people buy more food after ...EurekAlert (press release)
  Junk Food Purchases Still Exce
  
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• Food 'Accelerators' and the $10 Bag of Pasta - Wall Street Journal

  07-01-2015 01:30
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Food 'Accelerators' and the $10 Bag of Pasta
  Wall Street Journal
  According to PitchBook, a private financial database, close to $570 million in venture capital has been invested over the past five years in companies that produce food for consumption, or prepared foods, with the number of deals involving startup food ...
  
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• Vietnam Food and Drink Report Q1 2015

  07-01-2015 01:00
  Business Monitor International's Vietnam Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory b
  
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• Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A.S. : Consumer Packaged Goods - Company Profile, SWOT & Financial Analysis

  07-01-2015 01:00
  Canadean's "Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A.S. : Consumer Packaged Goods - Company Profile, SWOT & Financial Analysis" contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations. The profile c
  
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• South Africa Food and Drink Report 2015

  07-01-2015 01:00
  Business Monitor International's South Africa Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulat
  
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