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• California food company to cease operations for repeated food safety violations - FDA.gov

  12-02-2015 22:52
  Food Safety News
  California food company to cease operations for repeated food safety violations
  FDA.gov
  A San Francisco, California-based food company, Fong Kee Tofu Co., Inc., and its owners, Jen Ying Fong, Suny Fong and Yan Hui Fan, have agreed not to process or distribute food until it has been demonstrated to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
  Soy Company Shut Down Until It Can Meet FDA RegulationsFood Safety News
  
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• Submit Your Brand for 2015’s Best Franchise Deals Today!

  12-02-2015 22:38
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  It's that time of the year again: QSR is looking for the quick-service industry’s best franchise deals. Weighing investment figures, sales trends, and corporate support, among other things, we've produced one the industry's annual can't-miss franchise reports for the last five years.Other Kickers: FranchisingGrowthMicrosites: Finance
  
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• Food Truck Dock, Chef-driven Food Court Planned for Loop Development on Clark - Eater

  12-02-2015 21:33
  
  Food Truck Dock, Chef-driven Food Court Planned for Loop Development on Clark
  Eater
  There's big food-related plans for the redevelopment of the former Commercial Bank of Chicago building at Clark and Adams streets. The project's called The National, a rehab of of the building designed by famed architect Daniel Burnham. Workers erected ...
  Food truck station, record shop on tap for historic former CPS HQCrain's Chicago Business
  
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• Democratic lawmakers unveil food label bill with 'Top Chef' judge - The Hill

  12-02-2015 21:21
  
  EcoWatch
  Democratic lawmakers unveil food label bill with 'Top Chef' judge
  The Hill
  With Chef Tom Colicchio, head judge of Bravo's popular TV show 'Top Chef,” Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act on Thursday.
  Chef Tom Colicchio Stands With Federal Lawmakers as GE Food Labeling Bill Is ...EcoWatch
  Disagreement reigns in GMO labeling debateFood Business News (
  
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• Dog Food Recall, Possible Salmonella Risk - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  12-02-2015 21:11
  
  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  Dog Food Recall, Possible Salmonella Risk
  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  A voluntary recall has been issued for a brand of dog food because of a possible health risk, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Tuffy's Pet Foods, Inc. has recalled specific lots of 4 lbs. bags of Nutrisca Chicken and Chick Pea Recipe Dry ...
  Nutrisca dry dog food recalled due to possible salmonella contaminationWAVY-TV
  Giant removes dog food after recallWTOP
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• Man's Food Poisoning Could Realistically Be Traced Back To Any Meal From ... - The Onion (satire)

  12-02-2015 21:01
  
  The Onion (satire)
  Man's Food Poisoning Could Realistically Be Traced Back To Any Meal From ...
  The Onion (satire)
  NEW YORK—Determining that not one of his recent food selections was entirely above suspicion, local man Kevin Curhan said Thursday that his food poisoning could realistically be pinned on any meal from the past week. “I had that leftover burrito for ...
  
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• FTC delays vote on $3.5B food merger after Sysco meetings - New York Post

  12-02-2015 20:01
  
  New York Post
  FTC delays vote on $3.5B food merger after Sysco meetings
  New York Post
  Sysco, the biggest food supplier to restaurants, schools and hospitals, is seeking regulatory approval to buy No. 2 US Foods. Photo: Zuma Wire. MORE ON: Sysco · US regulators skeptical of huge food merger ahead of vote · Sysco sells off $4.6B in assets ...
  
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• Food industry news of the week: Amira, Kellogg, ConAgra

  12-02-2015 19:11
  
  Campbell Soup Co., ConAgra Foods and Kellogg all indicated they are finding the going tough in the US this week with cuts to financial forecasts. Away from the results, however, it was global rice supplier Amira Nature Foods that grabbed the headlines after being accused of corruption.
  
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• Food industry quotes of the week: Mondelez, Kellogg, Amira

  12-02-2015 19:02
  
  It was a week of numbers on just-food, with PepsiCo, Kellogg, Flowers and Kraft all issuing a mixed bag of financial results. We were also present at Gulfood in Dubai this week, reporting on companies looking to make their mark in the Middle East. Elsewhere, Amira Nature Foods was caught up in corruption allegations and investment firm Arlon announced the acquisition of a stake in Brazilian frozen veg maker Grano Alimentos.
  
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• US seeks WTO talks with China over export subsidies

  12-02-2015 18:35
  
  The US has asked for talks at the World Trade Organization with China on concerns over Beijing's programme of export subsidies.
  
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• On bitter cold day, dozens line up for food giveaway on Bay City's West Side - MLive.com

  12-02-2015 18:29
  
  MLive.com
  On bitter cold day, dozens line up for food giveaway on Bay City's West Side
  MLive.com
  Nanci Nagy, of Clare-based Mid-Michigan Community Action, delivers a box of food to one of several dozen people in Veterans Memorial Park on Bay City's West Side Thursday, Feb. 12. (Andrew Dodson | The Bay City Times). Andrew Dodson ...
  
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• General Mills to launch gluten-free Cheerios in US

  12-02-2015 18:24
  
  General Mills is to roll out five gluten-free Cheerios lines in the US this summer in a bid to tap into growing consumer interest in the products without the ingredient.
  
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• WhiteWave Foods Q4 sales beat Wall Street forecasts

  12-02-2015 17:56
  
  Horizon and Alpro owner WhiteWave Foods saw its shares climb today (12 February) after the US group's fourth-quarter sales beat analyst forecasts.
  
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• It's Time to Put Food First - Huffington Post

  12-02-2015 17:30
  
  The Legal Intelligencer
  It's Time to Put Food First
  Huffington Post
  Last week Dr. Margaret Hamburg announced that she was stepping down after six years as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. As with almost every one of her predecessors over the last half-century, Hamburg did not have an academic or ...
  Almost Everyone Is Opposed to a New Plan for a Single Food Safety AgencyMunchies_ Food by VICE
  Food safety authority should rest with one agencyCapital Press
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• Lion looks to future despite dairy challenges

  12-02-2015 17:20
  
  Lion saw volumes from its dairy and juice arm drop more than 7% in the year to the end of September but the Australian dairy group said it was making progress in attempting to turn the business around.
  
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• 5 Great Food Freebies for Valentine's Day and Beyond - TIME

  12-02-2015 16:50
  
  TIME
  5 Great Food Freebies for Valentine's Day and Beyond
  TIME
  Mark your calendar: Free burritos, free pancakes, and even free babysitting for a child-free parents' dinner are available this weekend and in the near future. Olive Garden sign. More. Good, Bad, and Ugly of Paying $100 to Eat at Olive Garden for 7 Weeks.
  
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• Kellogg cuts long-term sales target

  12-02-2015 16:26
  
  Kellogg today (12 February) lowered its long-term sales target, sending shares in the US cereal-to-snacks group sliding in New York.
  
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• Flowers Foods remains on M&A trail as earnings slide

  12-02-2015 15:51
  
  US baker Flowers Foods has indicated it remains vigilant for M&A opportunities despite posting lower full-year sales and earnings.
  
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• Lactalis to launch Lactel breakfast drink in France

  12-02-2015 15:44
  
  Lactalis will next month launch a breakfast drink, Milk'n Go, in France.
  
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• TreeHouse books "disappointing" Q4

  12-02-2015 15:25
  
  Treehouse Foods said its fourth-quarter performance was "disappointing" but the US private-label manufacturer nevertheless booked higher full-year earnings today (12 February).
  
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• The Big Valentine Food That Isn't Chocolate - New York Times

  12-02-2015 14:42
  New York Times
  The Big Valentine Food That Isn't Chocolate
  New York Times
  If you're like a lot of Americans, you're about to make candy conversation hearts your Valentine. But only for a little while. MyFitnessPal, a service that allows people to track their diet and exercise, compiled data about what Americans eat on ...
  
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• Start-up Aims to Fix America's $165B Food Waste Problem - NBCNews.com

  12-02-2015 14:27
  
  NBCNews.com
  Start-up Aims to Fix America's $165B Food Waste Problem
  NBCNews.com
  You know that bruised apple you pushed aside at the grocery store? It's probably in a dumpster or a landfill somewhere, along with the 40 percent of America's food that is thrown away. Food Cowboy is a start-up looking to redirect the fate of rejected ...
  
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• Bakkavor profits rise in 2014

  12-02-2015 14:14
  
  UK-based own-label supplier Bakkavor saw profits increase in 2014 as sales were boosted by new contracts in its domestic market.
  
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• Calbee to set up Spanish subsidiary

  12-02-2015 13:13
  
  Japan-based snacks group Calbee is to open a subsidiary in Spain, with the company set to start selling its Harvest Snaps product in the country.
  
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• Snyder's-Lance earnings rise in "transformative" year

  12-02-2015 12:43
  
  US snack group Snyder's-Lance ended what it termed a "transformative" year with sales and earnings ahead of the prior 12 months.
  
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• Compagnie Fruitière gets new minority investors

  12-02-2015 12:15
  France-based fresh produce supplier Compagnie Fruitière has three new minority investors in the business.
  
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• Nortura 2014 sales, earnings surge

  12-02-2015 12:13
  
  Norwegian meat processor Nortura registered an increase in sales and earnings during 2014.
  
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• Soup, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Salty snacks, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Prepared meals and meal centres, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Pizza, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Pasta, rice and noodles, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Nutrition, health and wellness, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Ingredients and additives, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Ice cream, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Fruit and vegetables, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Food safety, regulations and labeling, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Emerging food and drink science, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Cooking sauces, pasta sauces and stocks, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Coffee, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Chocolate confectionery, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Cheese, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Butter, yellow fats and oils, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Breakfast cereals, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Bread, bakery and cakes, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Biscuits, cookies and crackers, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Baby food & drink, 2014 and the future

  12-02-2015 12:04
  This future-looking global report offers a concise, short-form, visual guide to this key CPG category. It provides a market overview, a review of the big stories affecting the category, a key section
  
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• Government backs UK dairy after "crisis talks"

  12-02-2015 12:02
  
  Talks between stakeholders in the UK dairy industry have ended with a commitment to form a "working group" to address issues in the supply chain.
  
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• Nestle, BioGaia target emerging markets with probiotic growing up milk

  12-02-2015 10:02
  
  Nestle and Swedish probiotic group BioGaia have jointly launched a "growing up milk" containing BioGaia's patented probiotic strain, Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis.
  
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• Raisio sees Q4 improvements but FY profit drops

  12-02-2015 09:19
  
  Finnish confectionery-to-spreads maker Raisio booked a decline in full-year earnings but stressed an improved back half performance offset an "exceptionally" weak first half.
  
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