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• Lawsuit Contends Purina's Beneful Dog Food Is Killing Dogs - SFist

  26-02-2015 23:45
  
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  Lawsuit Contends Purina's Beneful Dog Food Is Killing Dogs
  SFist
  beneful-dog-food.jpg A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco alleges that a man's three dogs were sickened and died after two months of eating Purina's Beneful dog food — and the firm handling the case says they have received ...
  Nestle-Purina dog food made in Flagstaff poisoning pups?azcentral.com
  Pet expert on food: 'The last thing you should do is look at the ingredien
  
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• Boulder Brands cuts 2015 sales forecast

  26-02-2015 23:44
  
  Shares in Boulder Brands tumbled yesterday (26 February) after the US food group cut its forecast for 2015 sales, pointing to expected lower growth from its gluten-free brands.
  
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• Romano's Expanding Counter Format To Dinner Guests

  26-02-2015 23:29
  Kitchen Counter Menu Now Available To-Go, Seven Days a WeekExclusive Brief: 0In October, Romano’s Macaroni Grill added some fast casual flair with its new lunchtime Kitchen Counter ordering option. The popular Italian-themed chain announced today that it would immediately extend the counter-style format to its dinner guests as well.Other Kickers: Menu InnovationsIngredients & DaypartsGrowthFast CasualIn the StoreMicrosites: Healthy MenusMenu InnovationsOperationsOrderingChai
  
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• Firehouse Subs Implements Apple Pay

  26-02-2015 22:58
  Customers Can Now Pay With Their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 PlusExclusive Brief: 0Firehouse Subs, a fast casual with more than 860 locations, announced a nationwide rollout of Apple Pay. Firehouse Subs offers guests the option to make mobile payments from their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and soon the Apple Watch, bringing a faster and more convenient experience.
  Mobile payments are changing the way guests pay, and Apple Pay provides a simple and seamless experience. It’s easy to set up and us
  
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• Firehouse Implements Apple Pay

  26-02-2015 22:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Customers Can Now Pay With Their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 PlusExclusive Brief: 0Firehouse Subs, a fast casual with more than 860 locations, announced a nationwide rollout of Apple Pay. Firehouse Subs offers guests the option to make mobile payments from their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and soon the Apple Watch, bringing a faster and more convenient experience.Microsites: EquipmentOperationsPoint Of SaleRestaurant SoftwareOther Kickers: In the S
  
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• $74 Billion Food Stamp Program In Budget Crosshairs - The Fiscal Times

  26-02-2015 22:45
  
  The Fiscal Times
  $74 Billion Food Stamp Program In Budget Crosshairs
  The Fiscal Times
  Federal food stamp caseloads dropped 11 percent last year as the economy continued to improve. But some GOP lawmakers see the potential for further cuts to the $74 billion program, which has increased more than 45 percent since President Obama was ...
  
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• Whitecaps fan food voting is underway - WZZM

  26-02-2015 22:16
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  Whitecaps fan food voting is underway
  WZZM
  COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (WZZM) - Get your stomach and fingers ready - it is time to vote for the fan food menu item for the 2015 baseball season at. Loading… Post to Facebook. Whitecaps fan food voting is underway COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (WZZM) - Get ...
  Top 10 finalists in Whitecaps' food contestWOODTV.com
  
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• Smoothie Factory and Red Mango a Cobranding Success

  26-02-2015 21:24
  2014 Was a Record Year For Smoothie Factory Juice BarExclusive Brief: 0Smoothie Factory Juice Bar, a leading retailer of real fruit smoothies, fresh cold-squeezed juices, and nutritional products, enjoyed a record year for growth and development in 2014, adding 20 new locations for a total of 52 locations under its new parent company, BRIX Holdings, LLC.Other Kickers: HealthFranchisingGrowthMicrosites: BeverageDessertsFinanceHealthy MenusChains: Red Mango
  
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• GS1 US Releases Data Quality Assessment

  26-02-2015 21:17
  Establish and Sustain Effective Data Quality ProgramsExclusive Brief: 0GS1 US has published a GS1 US National Data Quality Program framework, which outlines the key components to help companies establish and sustain effective data quality programs based on GS1 Standards. The framework offers detailed information about the assessment criteria and scoring for the three pillars of data quality: data governance process, education and training protocol, and attribute audit.Other Kickers: Co
  
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• Friendly's Focuses on Tech with New CIO

  26-02-2015 20:50
  Friendly's appoints Michael Dion as CIO to improve company's tech.Exclusive Brief: 0Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC, the operator of Friendly’s restaurants and a manufacturer of ice cream products distributed in more than 8,000 retail outlets, announced the appointment of Michael Dion as the company’s chief information officer. Dion, who has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, is excited to bring his insight to the Friendly’s executive team. Dion officially assumed
  
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• Sustainability Watch: The US packaging challenge

  26-02-2015 19:14
  
  The degree to which structural factors are inhibiting food companies from making faster progress on using recycled material in packaging and other aspects of sustainable packaging has been highlighted in a new report published by campaign groups As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Ben Cooper reports.
  
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• Food preservatives linked to obesity and gut disease - Nature.com

  26-02-2015 19:02
  
  Food preservatives linked to obesity and gut disease
  Nature.com
  Mouse study suggests that emulsifiers alter gut bacteria, leading to the inflammatory bowel condition colitis. Sara Reardon. 25 February 2015. Article tools. Rights & Permissions. Andreas Schlegel/Getty. Chemicals known as emulsifiers are often added ...
  
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• Study Suggests Chemical "Emulsifiers" In Food Are Disrupting Gut Microbes And ... - Forbes

  26-02-2015 17:13
  
  Tech Times
  Study Suggests Chemical "Emulsifiers" In Food Are Disrupting Gut Microbes And ...
  Forbes
  Emulsifiers are ubiquitous in food products because they help otherwise unmixable ingredients blend together – making salad dressings, ice cream and cream cheese smooth. But in a recent experiment, mice got fat and developed health problems after ...
  A Common Food Additive That's in Almost Everything is Making Us FatThe Daily Meal
  Food Additives Just Don't Add Flavors, Th
  
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• US ports: backlog will take "weeks" to clear

  26-02-2015 16:53
  
  US shipping companies and workers have reached a tentative deal that will eventually clear a cargo-handling backlog snarling food product movements at 29 West Coast ports.
  
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• Maple Leaf books Q4 loss, shares fall

  26-02-2015 16:26
  
  Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods run up a fourth-quarter loss of C$23m - narrower than a year earlier - but shares in the company fell in early trading today (26 February).
  
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• Inventure Foods posts FY profit rise

  26-02-2015 16:01
  
  US snacks and frozen fruit maker Inventure Foods has reported a rise in full-year profits.
  
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• French yoghurt "cartel" set to hear probe verdict

  26-02-2015 16:00
  
  France's competition regulator, the Autorité de la Concurrence, will render its decision in weeks on an 2012 investigation into an alleged price-fixing cartel among a number of yoghurt producers.
  
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• Billy Sims-China Food to export milk powder to China

  26-02-2015 15:44
  
  New US-based firm Billy Sims-China Food Group is set to start exporting whole milk powder and skim milk powder to China, company officials revealed.
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts Expands K-Cup Pack to Retail

  26-02-2015 15:18
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dunkin' Donuts and Keurig expand sale of K-Cups to retailers.Exclusive Brief: 0The J.M. Smucker Company and Keurig Green Mountain Inc. expanded their partnership by signing agreements for the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of Dunkin' K-Cup packs at retailers nationwide in the U.S. and Canada and online. Dunkin' K-Cup packs are presently available in Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the U.S. Keurig is the exclusive producer of Dunkin' K-C
  
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• The One-Stop Shop

  26-02-2015 15:18
  Growing C-store chain Sheetz invests in gas-free locations as fresh foodservice fuels business.Growing C-store chain Sheetz invests in gas-free locations.Image Caption: As fresh foodservice becomes a bigger part of business, C-store chain Sheetz is investing in more fuel-free locations.Image Credit: Teaser Image Orientation: LeftVideo Category: Convenience stores are increasingly taking a larger slice out of the quick-serve pie with fresh food offerings. It’s become such a
  
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• Popeyes Reports 6.2-percent Same-Store Sales Increase

  26-02-2015 15:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Popeyes releases 2014 fiscal report including 6.2-percent growth rate.Exclusive Brief: 0Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc., the franchisor and operator of Popeyes restaurants, reported results for fiscal 2014, which ended December 28, 2014. The company also provided guidance for fiscal 2015 and an update on its long-term guidance.Chains: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
  
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• Meatheads Teams Up with Blackhawks Player for Charity

  26-02-2015 14:21
  Meatheads offers LTO Bickell Dog to benefit pit bull foundation.Exclusive Brief: 0Meatheads will be offering a special hot dog on its menu this spring, the Bickell Dog, created in honor of Chicago Blackhawks Left Winger Bryan Bickell, his wife Amanda, and their charity, the Bryan and Amanda Bickell Foundation. The foot-long Vienna Beef hot dog is topped with chili and Fritos and served on a cheddar cheese New England-style bun. The hot dog ($5) will be on the menu from March 6 to May 3. Mea
  
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• Will 3D printed food become as common as the microwave? - Fortune

  26-02-2015 13:01
  
  Fortune
  Will 3D printed food become as common as the microwave?
  Fortune
  The “Foodini”—an automated meal-assembly machine that creates homemade meals faster and more efficiently than human hands—is the first product by Natural Machines, Kucsma's company. Natural Machines is marketing the Foodini as a 3D food printer.
  
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• Australia mulls country-of-origin labelling after hepatitis outbreak

  26-02-2015 12:56
  
  Australia is mulling the introduction of country-of-origin labelling following the hepatitis A outbreak which has affected 18 people across the country.
  
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• Podravka set for China entry

  26-02-2015 10:06
  
  Croatian food-to-pharma group Podravka is looking to start selling products in China through new local offices by the third quarter of the year.
  
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• Gruma FY earnings surge as margins improve

  26-02-2015 09:18
  
  Mexican baker Gruma saw 2014 profit jump thanks to strengthened margins, favourable foreign exchange headwinds and the proceeds from the sale of its wheat flour operations.
  
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• Scottish Salmon Co. posts FY profit jump

  26-02-2015 09:16
  
  The Scottish Salmon Co. has posted an increase in full year profit, despite posting a loss in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Post's Attune to take 100% of brands GMO-free or organic

  26-02-2015 08:30
  
  Post Holdings-owned Attune Foods has committed to moving its granola, cereal and snack products to a GMO-free or USDA-certified organic footing by the end of 2016.
  
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• Flowers acquires Roman Meal TM for bread

  26-02-2015 08:16
  
  US baker Flowers Foods has acquired the Roman Meal trademark for bread and buns in North America and Mexico from Roman Meal Company.
  
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• Orior profits up despite flat sales

  26-02-2015 07:34
  
  Swiss food group Orior saw profits rise in 2014 despite a mixed sales performance.
  
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• Uber's Food Delivery Experiment in Barcelona - blogs.hbr.org (blog)

  26-02-2015 03:06
  
  blogs.hbr.org (blog)
  Uber's Food Delivery Experiment in Barcelona
  blogs.hbr.org (blog)
  One of the most effective ways to launch a successful disruptive innovation in a highly regulated industry is by building your business model in the “other” category. Regulations tend to be classified according to industries and types of products: car ...
  
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• Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic and Environmental Issue, Report Says - New York Times

  26-02-2015 00:17
  Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic and Environmental Issue, Report Says
  New York Times
  WASHINGTON — With millions of households across the country struggling to have enough to eat, and millions of tons of food being tossed in the garbage, food waste is increasingly being seen as a serious environmental and economic issue. A report ...
  
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