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• Funding shortfall forces UN to scale back food aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey - UN News Centre

  06-03-2015 23:46
  
  UN News Centre
  Funding shortfall forces UN to scale back food aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey
  UN News Centre
  WFP and the Turkish Red Crescent launched the e-food card programme in 2012 which enables Syrian refugees to cook meals with fresh ingredients they can buy in participating shops. Photo: WFP/Berna Cetin ...
  Syrian Refugees In Turkey Being Denied Food Aid, Medicine Due To Lack Of ...International Business Times
  UN shrinks food aid to Syria refugees in Turkey as cash lowAl-Arabiya
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• Idaho cottage food bill advances despite scrutiny - Capital Press

  06-03-2015 23:10
  
  Capital Press
  Idaho cottage food bill advances despite scrutiny
  Capital Press
  Sean Ellis/Capital Press Supporters of an Idaho cottage foods bill discuss the legislation outside the House Health and Welfare Committee March 4. The committee voted 7-2 to send the bill to the House floor with a "do-pass" recommendation. Buy this photo.
  Panel approves new regulations for Idaho's small food producersWatchdog.org
  
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• Weekend Events: GhanaFest Food Festival, Richmond Home & Garden Show - wtvr.com

  06-03-2015 23:08
  
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  Weekend Events: GhanaFest Food Festival, Richmond Home & Garden Show
  wtvr.com
  RICHMOND: Richmond's first outdoor food festival, GHANAFEST Food Festival, Saturday, March 7th, 11am – 5pm at Libby Hill Park Grounds. $2 – $15. “GhanaFest” is a 3 day event with various Award Winning artist, educators and performers from Ghana.
  
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• Voluptuous Veg: Can Food Porn Seed Lust For Healthy Eating? - NPR (blog)

  06-03-2015 22:55
  
  NPR (blog)
  Voluptuous Veg: Can Food Porn Seed Lust For Healthy Eating?
  NPR (blog)
  Sorry to be so risqué, but beautiful photos of tempting foods can make our mouths water. Think molten spoonfuls of chocolate, voluptuous layer cake or melted cheese oozing from a perfectly grilled croque monsieur. We're awash in these types of food ...
  
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• OC pediatricians take aim at food insecurity - OCRegister

  06-03-2015 22:54
  
  OCRegister
  OC pediatricians take aim at food insecurity
  OCRegister
  Cristina Casas, Anaheim Family YMCA food program coordinator, shows a box meal that children receive during the after-school supper program at Horace Mann Elementary School in Anaheim. This school year, Anaheim campuses joined a growing number ...
  
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• Haute Food Court City Kitchen Now Open In Times Square - Gothamist

  06-03-2015 22:11
  
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  Haute Food Court City Kitchen Now Open In Times Square
  Gothamist
  Gigantic food halls like Gotham West Market and Hudson Eats have brought underserved—culinarily speaking—sections of Manhattan a one-stop-shop to nosh on artisanal eats from NYC purveyors. Now Row NYC, a "New York-centric" hotel brings another ...
  
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• State inspectors cite a dozen South Florida food establishments - Sun Sentinel (blog)

  06-03-2015 21:21
  
  State inspectors cite a dozen South Florida food establishments
  Sun Sentinel (blog)
  Violations of state sanitation and safety laws recently observed by inspectors at 12 South Florida food establishments prompted the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to cite the owners and briefly suspend operations, according to ...
  
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• Restaurant Industry Added 58,700 Jobs in February

  06-03-2015 21:00
  Restaurant industry added 58,700 jobs in February, according to NRA.Exclusive Brief: 0The National Restaurant Association's chief economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends:
  “Despite the challenging winter weather conditions in parts of the country, restaurants continued to add jobs at a robust pace in February, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Eating and drinking places added a net 58,700 jobs in February on a seasonally adj
  
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• Relive the Glory Days of Automated Food with Lisa Hurwitz's Documentary, 'The ... - Village Voice (blog)

  06-03-2015 20:46
  
  Village Voice (blog)
  Relive the Glory Days of Automated Food with Lisa Hurwitz's Documentary, 'The ...
  Village Voice (blog)
  Before our burgeoning fast-casual dining climate took hold, and before fast food fever swept over the nation during the 1950s (continuing its dominance through today), Americans of all classes sat together eating meatloaf blue plate specials and ...
  
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• What is 'natural food?' Even the people who make it aren't sure. - Washington Post (blog)

  06-03-2015 20:05
  
  Washington Post (blog)
  What is 'natural food?' Even the people who make it aren't sure.
  Washington Post (blog)
  ANAHEIM, Calif. -- If you are confused about what a “natural” food is, turns out you're in good company. So are the food-makers whose advertising depends on the description. At the nation's largest annual gathering of organic and “natural” food makers, ...
  
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• Food Truck Fests Begin In Loop - CBS Local

  06-03-2015 19:40
  
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  Food Truck Fests Begin In Loop
  CBS Local
  CHICAGO (CBS) — As the weather starts to slowly turn favorably, it is time to forget the sad sack lunch and get out of the office. The city is hosting “Food Truck Fests” with licensed City of Chicago food trucks from March through October at Daley ...
  
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• Bruegger's Celebrates St. Patty's With Green Bagels

  06-03-2015 18:46
  Image Caption: Image Credit: 20 Year Tradition ReturnsExclusive Brief: 0Bruegger’s Bagels, known for its authentic New York-style bagels, signature coffees, and egg sandwiches, will once again offer green bagels to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day from Saturday, March 14, through Tuesday, March 17.
  First sold in 1997 at a Pittsburgh Bruegger’s Bagels location, green bagels are made in the same authentic New York style as the bakery’s regular menu bagels — kettle-boiled and
  
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• Food industry news of the week: Australia grocery code, Spanish dairy price-fixing

  06-03-2015 18:42
  
  The spotlight on the relationships between suppliers and retailers turned to Australia, where a new code of conduct is to be set up. Spain's anti-trust watchdog fined 11 dairy companies over alleged price collusion. A series of M&A deals this week included Dr Oetker's move for European frozen cake maker Coppenrath & Wiese
  
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• New Leadership For Aptito Digital POS

  06-03-2015 18:21
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Eric Kirk is New Executive VP of Aptito, LLCExclusive Brief: 0Net Element, Inc., a technology-driven group specializing in mobile payments and value-added transactional services in emerging countries and in the U.S., today names Eric Kirk as the executive vice president of Aptito, LLC, an all-in-one digital POS solution. In this role, Kirk will be responsible for enhancing Aptito's client engagement and operations in addition to leading Aptito's nation
  
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• Calavo still eyes record 2015 after "strong" Q1

  06-03-2015 18:17
  
  US fresh produce group Calavo Growers today (6 March) reiterated its forecast for record 2014/2015 sales and earnings after a "strong" first quarter.
  
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• Samsung Acquires LED Sign and Display Manufacturer

  06-03-2015 18:16
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Acquisition of Logan, Utah-based YESCO Electronics, LLC, Exclusive Brief: 0Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. today announced its acquisition of Logan, Utah-based YESCO Electronics, LLC, a leading LED sign and display manufacturer with more than 2,000 installations across the U.S. and abroad. The acquisition reinforces Samsung’s entry into the LED display market, extending the reach of the company’s pioneering technologies and expertise beyond large-form
  
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• Weston Foods buys Canadian cake firm Starr Culinary Delights

  06-03-2015 18:11
  
  Canada-based bakery group Weston Foods has snapped local cake maker Starr Culinary Delights.
  
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• Pittsford woman to judge on new Food Network show - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  06-03-2015 17:49
  
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Pittsford woman to judge on new Food Network show
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Pittsford native Sonia Kapadia has been interested in the marriage of food and business since college, and now she gets to help determine the food ideas of the future as an investor on new Food Network show Food Fortunes, premiering Monday. Growing up ...
  
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• Bojangles' Brings Back Shamrocks Against Dystrophy

  06-03-2015 16:53
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Bojangles' runs Shamrocks Against Dystrophy for 14th consecutive year.Exclusive Brief: 0For the 14th consecutive year, Bojangles’ is supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) through its Shamrocks Against Dystrophy in-store fundraiser. Starting Friday March 6, through Sunday, March 22, customers can help Bojangles’ support MDA by purchasing a green shamrock for $1 or a gold shamrock for $5. Every dollar raised through the fundraiser will
  
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• Spanish co-ops Grupo AN, Unica to merge

  06-03-2015 16:43
  
  The planned merger involving Spanish food co-operatives Grupo AN and the Unica Group will create a bigger business able to efficiently serve domestic and international markets, the groups have said.
  
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• Food for Thought on Healthy Dietary Guidelines - Wall Street Journal

  06-03-2015 16:27
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Food for Thought on Healthy Dietary Guidelines
  Wall Street Journal
  American consumers have been confused by the concept of serving sizes for decades, and the federal government is partly to blame. Is a serving of pasta 1 ounce or 2? Is a helping of peanut butter 1 tablespoon or twice that amount? The answers depend on ...
  
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• Milkiland wants Russia talks after non-dairy cheese ban

  06-03-2015 16:17
  
  Dairy group Milkiland has called for "dialogue" with Russian authorities after Moscow's consumer rights agency put an embargo on all non-dairy cheese imports from Poland after examining one of its products.
  
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• Irish seafood firms get boost for added-value push

  06-03-2015 16:03
  
  The Irish seafood processing industry has been awarded an EUR9m development grant to boost its supply of "added-value" products, the country's government has announced.
  
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• United Biscuits CEO Martin Glenn set for FA role

  06-03-2015 15:31
  
  United Biscuits CEO Martin Glenn is to leave the McVitie's maker to become CEO of the English Football Association.
  
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• Green food - The Economist

  06-03-2015 15:30
  
  The Economist
  Green food
  The Economist
  A PLANT-BASED hamburger patty that bleeds. Meatless chicken strips with the same fleshy and fibrous texture as cooked poultry. Mayonnaise made without eggs that is creamy and smooth. And a vegan beverage that contains all the ingredients for human ...
  
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• Briefing: Shifting attitudes to health underpin US foodservice trends

  06-03-2015 15:29
  
  Profound adjustments in how consumers view health have been at the heart of a significant shift in consumption patterns in the US. Packaged and highly processed foods have fallen out of vogue. The country's largest food manufacturers have been left scrambling to catch up on trends like natural, gluten-free and protein-dense. Clean labelling has become a watchword and consumers are seeking out options free from artificial additives and GMOs. In the next instalment of the just-food briefing, we ex
  
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• Despite Weather, Restaurants Saw Growth in February

  06-03-2015 15:03
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Restaurants saw same-store growth in February despite severe weather.Exclusive Brief: 0February might have been the worst month on record weather-wise for many regions of the country, but for restaurants, the results were far from dreadful as the industry was able to post its eighth consecutive month of positive same-store sales growth. With these latest results, Q1 of 2015 is firmly positioned to become the third consecutive quarter in which the indus
  
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• How Healthy Food Blogger 'Deliciously Ella' Changed Her Diet, Saved Her Life - Yahoo Food

  06-03-2015 15:01
  
  Yahoo Food
  How Healthy Food Blogger 'Deliciously Ella' Changed Her Diet, Saved Her Life
  Yahoo Food
  When Ella Woodward was diagnosed with a rare disease that baffled her doctors, she took control of the one thing she could: her diet. The British health blogger was told she had Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, which breaks down the immune system, ...
  
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• Wildtree meal workshops, tasting parties bring direct food sales to Mercer County - NJ.com

  06-03-2015 14:35
  
  NJ.com
  Wildtree meal workshops, tasting parties bring direct food sales to Mercer County
  NJ.com
  By Mark J. Marsella For The Times of Trenton. EAST WINDSOR — Nancy Foss is not a "foodie." She does not particularly love to cook, she explained while sautéing chicken on her stove, as people carrying bags and coolers of prepped food filed through her ...
  
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• The US States With The Most Fast Food Restaurants Per Capita - Huffington Post

  06-03-2015 13:32
  
  The US States With The Most Fast Food Restaurants Per Capita
  Huffington Post
  America has been informally dubbed a "Fast Food Nation." It is the land of shoe string fries and ancient, everlasting burgers. It's a utopia where the ketchup flows like wine. If you're driving cross-country, you'll be able to find a fast food ...
  Kentucky takes top honors (?) when it comes to fast-food restaurantsLouisville Business First
  
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• Ajinomoto to appoint Nishii as CEO

  06-03-2015 13:20
  
  Japanese food manufacturer Ajinomoto has announced plans to appoint a new president and CEO.
  
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• At Mother Nature’s Mercy

  06-03-2015 12:57
  Kevin Kester’s family has been farming in the U.S. for generations. And it’s not just a couple of generations they’ve been farming; more like generations upon generations, way back to the 1600s, specifically in California since the 1860s. Today, Kester owns a 22,000-acre beef cattle ranch in California’s Monterey and Fresno counties, near Paso Robles. In the middle of the state, it’s at the “bull’s eye,” he says, of the worst drought that he—and several generations before him�
  
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• Three Lessons in Charitable Giving from Shake Shack

  06-03-2015 12:12
  No doubt you’ve heard about Shake Shack’s successful IPO and its $1.7 billion valuation. The burger stand that started in New York’s Madison Square Park and now has locations in places like Moscow, Istanbul, and Dubai has had a very big year.
  
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• Start to Finish: Rodney Anderson

  06-03-2015 11:50
  Before the burrito was big, both in size and popularity, I remember my friends and I always going to get Mexican cuisine in Chicago. We would seek out places around the city, even going to more nontraditional areas around town, but we loved it; the more authentic, the better. I remember thinking during that time about taking a simplified Mexican menu and placing it in a thriving college town—design it toward a younger audience and see if it would gain some attention.
  
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• UPDATE: Nestle to appeal Spanish pricing accusations

  06-03-2015 11:07
  
  Nestle plans to appeal against a decision from the Spanish competition regulator decision that found the company, alongside ten other dairies, guilty of price collusion in the market.
  
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• McCain takes seven products to France

  06-03-2015 09:22
  
  McCain Foods has launched seven products into the French market.
  
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• McCain brings seven products to France

  06-03-2015 09:22
  
  McCain has launched seven new products into the French market.
  
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• Diamond lifts outlook as H1 earnings rise

  06-03-2015 09:07
  
  US snack group Diamond foods has raised the lower end of its full-year earnings outlook after booking higher sales and earnings in the first six months of the fiscal year.
  
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• Spanish regulator fines Danone, Nestle, Lactalis for price collusion

  06-03-2015 08:43
  
  Danone, Nestle and Grupo Lactalis were among 11 dairy companies fined by the Spanish competition regulator over alleged collusion on pricing.
  
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• Should you be concerned about the Beneful dog food lawsuit? - WJLA

  06-03-2015 06:19
  
  WJLA
  Should you be concerned about the Beneful dog food lawsuit?
  WJLA
  CINCINNATI (Scripps) – By now, you may have heard about the class action lawsuit against Beneful dog food, a suit that claims the popular dog food may be sickening thousands of pets. Continue reading. Purina Beneful dog food. (Photo: Scripps) ...
  
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• Two new food trucks to try in Fort Collins - The Coloradoan

  06-03-2015 05:46
  
  The Coloradoan
  Two new food trucks to try in Fort Collins
  The Coloradoan
  Culinary Chaos. From this new, full kitchen you'll find a range of fine-dining inspired fare, but stuffed inside the portable packaging afforded by a food truck. Skirt steak sits on a ciabatta, caprese is stacked inside a baguette and the house-ground ...
  
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