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• FIshbowl Improves Guest Analytics Software

  28-01-2015 22:47
  Image Caption: Image Credit: New Program Goes Beyond Loyalty AnalyticsExclusive Brief: 0Fishbowl, a provider of guest-centric software and services to the restaurant industry, announced today the launch of its Guest Analytics solution, another step in the company’s evolution from offering digital marketing software to delivering a closed-loop marketing platform that enables guest acquisition and engagement across the entire customer journey. This launch extends Fishbowl’s plat
  
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• Local Food Trend Prominent and Permanent

  28-01-2015 22:02
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Research Estimates Local Foods Generated $12 Billion in 2014Exclusive Brief: 0Like organic products before them, locally produced foods are stepping out of the shadow of their once “quirky niche” designation to claim a much more prominent—and permanent—place in the U.S. food and beverage retail-scape. Market research publisher Package Facts estimates that local foods generated $12 billion in sales in 2014, accounting for 2 percent of total U.S.
  
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• Lawmakers propose bill to create single food safety agency - Reuters

  28-01-2015 21:54
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  Lawmakers propose bill to create single food safety agency
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  The bill, introduced as the Safe Food Act of 2015, was co-sponsored by 10 other Democrats and aims to elevate food safety at a time when the U.S. food supply is increasingly sourced from abroad. "The fragmented Federal food safety system and outdated ...
  DeLauro pushes for single food safety agencyCT Post
  Washington Calls for a Single Regulatory Agency for FoodFood Safety Magazine
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• Super Bowl infographic: Breaking down food consumed on Super Sunday - FOXSports.com

  28-01-2015 21:27
  
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  Super Bowl infographic: Breaking down food consumed on Super Sunday
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  Chances are on Super Bowl Sunday, you're going to be packing it in with the rest of us red-blooded Americans as we watch the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks battle for the Lombardi Trophy. So, what's your poison? Are you a hot dog maven?
  Best Super Bowl XLIX Snacks, Food, And Recipes To Eat While Watching ...The Inquisitr
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• Bonus Rewards For Anniversary of DD Perks Program

  28-01-2015 21:13
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dunkin' Offers 200 Extra Perk Points For Program AnniversaryExclusive Brief: 0This week marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Dunkin' Donuts' DD Perks Rewards program, offering guests nationwide points toward free Dunkin' Donuts beverages for every visit they make at participating Dunkin' Donuts locations. To celebrate the program's first anniversary, this week Dunkin' Donuts has a special present for its loyal guests, offering all DD Perks m
  
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• Chronic Tacos Meets Spicy Trend With Ghost Pepper Sauce

  28-01-2015 21:02
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Chronic Tacos Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce Added to Core MenuExclusive Brief: 0Following consumer demand for spicier items, the dangerously hot Chronic Tacos Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce has been added to the Chronic Tacos’ core menu and can be found at all corporate and franchised locations. 
  Since 2000, the American hot sauce market has grown by 150 percent. That’s more than that of the barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard markets combined. As h
  
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• 1 in 5 American kids rely on food stamps - CBS News

  28-01-2015 20:25
  
  CBS News
  1 in 5 American kids rely on food stamps
  CBS News
  Even as the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession, 1 in 5 children are on food stamps, the U.S. Census said on Wednesday. Before the housing crash, 1 in 8 received federal food assistance. This dismal statistic reflects how the recovery ...
  One In 5 American Kids Are On Food StampsHuffington Post
  'National moral disgrace': Over 1 in 5 US children on food stamps & living in ...RT (blog)
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• Newk's and Florida Franchisee To Open 11 New Locations

  28-01-2015 20:22
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Newk's Eatery joins with Aeolus Group to open 11 Florida units.Exclusive Brief: 0Newk's Eatery, the fast-casual restaurant known for its culinary-driven menu and open kitchen, announced a new development agreement with franchisee Aeolus Group. The multi-unit operators have committed to open 11 Newk’s locations in the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Lakeland, and Clearwater markets in Florida.
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• Coconut's Fish Cafe Opens First Franchise Store in Dallas

  28-01-2015 18:41
  Exclusive Brief: 0Coconut’s Fish Cafe has given Dallas residents a strong dose of Hawaiian culture. At its first franchise opening held recently at Dallas’s attractive Pavilion on Lovers Lane shopping center, guests witnessed a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony and sampled many of the restaurant’s tropical dishes.Other Kickers: ExpansionFranchisingGrowthMicrosites: SandwichesChains: Coconut's Fish Café
  
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• Retiring Community Food Bank founder began effort from back of her car 40 ... - NJ.com

  28-01-2015 17:36
  
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  Retiring Community Food Bank founder began effort from back of her car 40 ...
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  HILLSIDE — Kathleen DiChiara, a Summit housewife with two children started delivering food to the less fortunate from the back of her car in 1975, and created what is now one of the largest food banks in the country. Today, 40 years later, DiChiara ...
  
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• Rita's Italian Ice Grows in Middle East and U.S. Stadiums

  28-01-2015 17:15
  Rita's plans to enter Middle East and more domestic stadiums in 2015.Exclusive Brief: 0Rita’s Italian Ice, the world’s largest Italian ice concept with more than 600 stores, opens 2015 with growth both at home and abroad as it awards its fourth international master franchise agreement and builds upon its stadium presence in the United States.
  “We were laser-focused on growth in 2014,” says Eric Taylor, chief development officer of Rita’s Italian Ice. “We’re proud to be officia
  
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• Cereal faces fresh criticism over sugar content

  28-01-2015 16:52
  
  Manufacturers and retailers in the UK - including Kellogg, Sainsbury's and Aldi - have again come under fire over the high sugar content of some breakfast cereals, prompting calls for the Government-backed Responsibility Deal to be scrapped.
  
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• Buffalo Wild Wings Expands to the Philippines

  28-01-2015 16:51
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Buffalo Wild Wings opens first Philippines location in Pasig City.Exclusive Brief: 0Buffalo Wild Wings announced the opening of its first restaurant in the Philippines on January 29. The new restaurant at Capitol Commons in Pasig City will be one of several locations to open in the Philippines and join more than 1,070 Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants in North America.
  Aside from delivering on its mantra of wings, beer, and sports, Buffalo Wild Wings loca
  
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• Briefing: Emerging market e-commerce: Poland's online grocery promise

  28-01-2015 16:39
  
  Western Europe has been at the forefront of the development of online food retailing but the channel has taken root further east - notably in Poland, with the country seen as having the most advanced grocery e-commerce sector in central and eastern Europe. Dean Best analyses the market.
  
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• What to do with the Snowmageddon food you panic-bought - New York Post

  28-01-2015 15:57
  
  New York Post
  What to do with the Snowmageddon food you panic-bought
  New York Post
  Heeding the Boy Scouts' motto to “Be prepared” — and abiding by the mayor's draconian dictum that “The food delivery bicycle is not an emergency vehicle” — New Yorkers prepared to attempt cooking at home and stocked up on staples like milk, eggs, ...
  
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• Thomas Foods International to open new boning plant

  28-01-2015 15:54
  
  Australian meat processor Thomas Foods has announced A$25.4m (US$20.2m) of investment at its Murray Bridge plant, which will see the addition of a beef-boning facility.
  
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• Hershey linked to takeover of jerky maker Krave

  28-01-2015 15:53
  
  US confectioner Hershey has been linked to a possible takeover of protein snack group Krave.
  
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• San Miguel to buy out Hormel Foods from Vietnam JV

  28-01-2015 15:38
  
  Philippines food and drink business San Miguel Corp. is to buy out US group Hormel Foods from the companies' venture in Vietnam.
  
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• IHOP Celebrates Decade of Giving with Pancake Day

  28-01-2015 15:25
  IHOP encourages guests receiving free pancakes to donate to charity. Exclusive Brief: 0IHOP restaurants are celebrating the 10th anniversary of National Pancake Day on March 3, 2015, once again offering one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to guests in the hopes that they will pay it forward by making a voluntary donation to their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Shriners Hospital for Children, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, or other local charities.
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• First Milk posts loss for 2013/14 financial year

  28-01-2015 14:25
  
  UK dairy group First Milk has posted annual losses of over GBP5m despite higher sales thanks to the cost of closing a packing facility and to restructuring charges.
  
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• McCormick FY sales, earnings climb

  28-01-2015 14:16
  
  McCormick & Co. booked an increase in sales and earnings for fiscal 2014 today (28 January), a period in which the top line was boosted by expansion in China.
  
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• Demand up, donations down: Agencies' food stocks hit low point - Glens Falls Post-Star

  28-01-2015 14:05
  
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  Demand up, donations down: Agencies' food stocks hit low point
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  “Usually we have a surge of donations at Christmas, but that was down this year,” she said. “And it's like people forget after the New Year that there are still people out here who need food. People are still trying to pay for Christmas or pay their ...
  
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• Making Food: A classic roast from Flying Goat Coffee - SFGate (blog)

  28-01-2015 14:03
  
  SFGate (blog)
  Making Food: A classic roast from Flying Goat Coffee
  SFGate (blog)
  In this new Inside Scoop series, Making Food, we explore the Bay Area's expanding universe of food entrepreneurs—and the delicious, creative foods they're making. We begin by profiling local finalists in the 2015 Good Food Awards. The maker: Flying ...
  
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• SPC Ardmona MD Peter Kelly to step down

  28-01-2015 13:48
  
  Peter Kelly, the managing director of Australian canned food manufacturer SPC Ardmona, is to leave the role at the end of March.
  
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• Tulip targets retail with Grillstock range

  28-01-2015 13:41
  
  Tulip, the UK arm of Danish Crown, hopes to grow its Grillstock brand in UK retail through the launch of a number of new BBQ meat products.
  
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• Super Bowl themed promotion at Dickerson Park Zoo helps collect food for local ... - KY3

  28-01-2015 13:27
  
  Super Bowl themed promotion at Dickerson Park Zoo helps collect food for local ...
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  We get people coming to the zoo during the winter time and we are also helping a good cause, Ozarks Food Harvest, here in our community," said Arnold. This collection runs through February 3. This year organizers hope to double last years collection of ...
  
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• Malteaster bunny supplies hit by production delays

  28-01-2015 13:26
  
  Mars has confirmed "production delays" will lead to a shortage of its Malteaster bunny product in the UK this year.
  
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• 22 Food Reasons Seattle Is Winning At Life - Huffington Post

  28-01-2015 13:07
  
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  22 Food Reasons Seattle Is Winning At Life
  Huffington Post
  If you think Starbucks is the best that Seattle food-and-drink has to offer, we've got 22 reasons why you're absolutely wrong. Denizens of the Northwest know that the Emerald City has a treasure trove of food gems, from the loads of fresh seafood to ...
  
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• "Pop-up" dining company Dinner Lab rebels against food industry - CBS News

  28-01-2015 13:07
  
  "Pop-up" dining company Dinner Lab rebels against food industry
  CBS News
  In a nondescript Brooklyn warehouse, a food revolution is brewing. "You never know who you'll meet. You never know who's sitting down in the chairs that can potentially change your life," Dinner Lab traveling chef Nini Nguyen said. Dinner Lab is a ...
  
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• Raisio launches Benecol spread blended with butter

  28-01-2015 12:50
  
  Finnish food group Raisio has developed a Benecol spread that is a blend of canola oil, rapeseed oil and butter.
  
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• HKScan confirms scale of job cuts in Denmark

  28-01-2015 11:07
  
  Finland-based meat processor HKScan has confirmed its latest restructuring measures in Denmark will lead to the loss of 88 jobs.
  
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• DUSDAC talks potential food truck additions - Duke Chronicle

  28-01-2015 10:24
  
  Duke Chronicle
  DUSDAC talks potential food truck additions
  Duke Chronicle
  While West Union remains under construction, the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee is considering additional food trucks to add to the lineup. When it opens in Spring 2016, West Union will house approximately 12 food venues, replacing ...
  
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• 5 amazing ways 3D-printed food will change the way we eat - Washington Post (blog)

  28-01-2015 06:51
  
  Washington Post (blog)
  5 amazing ways 3D-printed food will change the way we eat
  Washington Post (blog)
  Journey to the frontier of food and you'll find a 3D printer, spewing out chocolate. While traditional cooking isn't going anywhere, you can count on 3D printed foods eventually finding a place in our world. Researchers around the world are fiddling ...
  
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• 5 amazing ways 3-D-printed food will change the way we eat - Washington Post (blog)

  28-01-2015 06:51
  
  Washington Post (blog)
  5 amazing ways 3-D-printed food will change the way we eat
  Washington Post (blog)
  Journey to the frontier of food and you'll find a 3-D printer, spewing out chocolate. While traditional cooking isn't going anywhere, you can count on 3-D-printed foods eventually finding a place in our world. Researchers around the world are fiddling ...
  
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• Hostos College in Bronx to Offer a Food Studies Program - New York Times

  28-01-2015 05:17
  New York Times
  Hostos College in Bronx to Offer a Food Studies Program
  New York Times
  The class is a pilot course, part of an interdisciplinary food studies program that has been under development at Hostos for more than two years and will enroll students this fall for the first time. The new program will go beyond the traditional ...
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• Fast Food Doesn't Have to Be a Dollar-Menu Job - TakePart

  28-01-2015 01:05
  TakePart
  Fast Food Doesn't Have to Be a Dollar-Menu Job
  TakePart
  It works at airports and in American cities, in Denmark and in Australia, and, more or less, at all 300 locations of In-N-Out Burger. Still, despite well-paid workers serving cheap fast food—the Dane flipping burgers at a McDonald's in Copenhagen ...
  
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• Global Canned Food Market 2015-2019

  28-01-2015 01:00
  Canned food products refer to processed food items that are available in airtight suitable metal cans with added preservatives. Short cooking time, long shelf life, and easy storage are some of the fa
  
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