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• Gwyneth Paltrow Will Live On A $29 Food Stamp Budget For A Week - Huffington Post

  10-04-2015 23:17
  
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  Gwyneth Paltrow Will Live On A $29 Food Stamp Budget For A Week
  Huffington Post
  For seven days, Gwyneth Paltrow will live on the $29-per-week budget of families who rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Paltrow has accepted the #FoodBankNYCChallenge from celebrity chef NYC Food Bank board member ...
  Gwyneth Paltrow is living on food stamps for a weekUSA TODAY
  Gwyneth Paltrow Lives on Food Stamps for One Week #FoodBankNYCChallengeUs Magazine
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• Canadian Poutine Concept Eyes American Markets

  10-04-2015 22:53
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Smoke's Poutinerie plans to open 800 U.S. units in next five years.Exclusive Brief: 0Smoke’s Poutinerie, the colorful cult brand that has achieved icon status for its twist on Canada’s classic fries, cheese curds, and gravy, is poised for immense expansion, planning to open 1,300 restaurants in the next five years with 800 in the United States.
  The original and largest poutinerie in the world has mapped a course for global domination, announcing it
  
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• 5 More 'Food Babe' Myths You Shouldn't Believe - Health.com

  10-04-2015 22:33
  
  Health.com
  5 More 'Food Babe' Myths You Shouldn't Believe
  Health.com
  There's no denying that Vani Hari, aka the Food Babe, has ignited a clean-eating revolution—along with a lot of controversy. Hari is known for lobbying companies to remove ingredients she believes are toxic, including the “yoga mat chemical” in Subway ...
  Food Babe Draws Harsh Criticism From Doctors And ScientistsThe Inquisitr
  How the 'Food Babe' Grew the Most Controversial Content Farm of 2015Mot
  
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• Five myths about fast-food work - Washington Post

  10-04-2015 21:53
  
  Five myths about fast-food work
  Washington Post
  1. Fast-food workers are mostly teenagers working for pocket money. Fast food was indeed an adolescent gig in the 1950s and 1960s, when the paper hat symbolized the classic short-term, entry-level job. But today, despite arguments that these low-wage ...and more »
  
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• 5 things Texas Rangers fans need to know for the home opener - Dallas Morning News

  10-04-2015 21:37
  
  Dallas Morning News
  5 things Texas Rangers fans need to know for the home opener
  Dallas Morning News
  Brent Hendrix, right, helps his nephew Trent Hendrix, 5, stand like a statue of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan during the third inning of an exhibition game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Mets on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Globe Life Park ...and more »
  
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• Gold Star Chili Honored for Blood Drive Efforts

  10-04-2015 21:30
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Gold Star Chili is honored by America's Blood Centers.Exclusive Brief: 0Gold Star Chili, a 90-unit, Cincinnati-based restaurant chain was recognized by America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national professional association blood bank organizations, as Corporation of the Year for its ongoing community partnership with Hoxworth Blood Center and the University of Cincinnati.
  Gold Star was selected as Corporation of the Year from among hundreds of corporat
  
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• Just Salad Opens first Chicago Location

  10-04-2015 21:25
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Just Salad opens first Chicago location in historic Gibbons Building.Exclusive Brief: 0Just Salad, the much-loved salad brand with more than 20 locations in New York City and around the world, opened its first Chicago location. Situated in the historic Gibbons Building in the busy South Loop neighborhood, the store will help meet Chicagoans’ increasing demand for more accessible healthy dining options.
  “Having experienced tremendous growth and stak
  
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• Fazoli's Introduces 20 New Menu Items

  10-04-2015 21:16
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Fazoli's introduces 20 new menu items at 15 Lexington-area locations.Exclusive Brief: 0Fazoli’s continues to further elevate its menu and hospitality, rolling out new flavors and ingredients for pastas, salads, sandwiches, and pizza, as well as enhancing table service to make dining a more enjoyable experience for families. The premium Italian quick-service chain, coming off a year of record sales, this week introduced its next generation products an
  
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• Restaurant Industry Sees Best Quarter Since Recession

  10-04-2015 21:10
  Image Caption: Image Credit: First quarter of 2015 sees largest same-store growth since recession.Exclusive Brief: 0Q1 final results show same-store sales growth was 2.8 percent during Q1, becoming the best quarter for the industry since the recession. These results support the idea that the restaurant industry may now be entering a new cycle of sustained growth. This insight comes from data reported by TDn2K’s Black Box Intelligence through the Restaurant Industry Snapshot for
  
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• Making Food: Dough & Co's one man cookie-making machine - SFGate (blog)

  10-04-2015 20:41
  
  SFGate (blog)
  Making Food: Dough & Co's one man cookie-making machine
  SFGate (blog)
  In this ongoing Inside Scoop series, Making Food, we explore the Bay Area's expanding universe of food entrepreneurs—and the delicious, creative foods they're making. The good stuff: Egg-less chocolate chip cookie dough. The maker: Dough & Co, San ...
  
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• Preventing food waste begins in the fridge - Christian Science Monitor

  10-04-2015 20:03
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Preventing food waste begins in the fridge
  Christian Science Monitor
  A new online campaigns from Sustainable America gives eaters information and resources to waste less food – and less money. By Anna Guth, Food Tank April 10, 2015. close. The inside of a refrigerator in Nice, France. I Value Food, a new campaign from ...
  
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• Maine sees dramatic drop in 'able-bodied' adults on food stamps - WMTW Portland

  10-04-2015 18:59
  
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  Maine sees dramatic drop in 'able-bodied' adults on food stamps
  WMTW Portland
  NEWS 8. TRACY: WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE THE RESULTS OF A LEPAGE ADMINISTRATION RULE CHANGE REGARDING FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY. THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THIS IS A POSITIVE REFORM. DAVID: WMTW NEWS 8 POLITICAL ...
  
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• Mondelez takes Ritz into bagged snacks in UK

  10-04-2015 18:58
  
  Mondelez International has moved to take its Ritz cracker brand into the bagged snacks market in the UK.
  
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• Flowers Foods set to open ex-Hostess plant

  10-04-2015 18:58
  
  US bakery giant Flowers Foods will open a former Hostess Brands plant it acquired in 2013 this summer.
  
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• Campbell: We will protect Kelsen worldwide

  10-04-2015 18:58
  
  Campbell Soup Co., which has won a marketing dispute over its Kelsen baked snacks business in the US, has said it is looking to "protect" the division in a number of markets around the world.
  
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• Two Apps to Guide You to Good Food - New York Times

  10-04-2015 18:56
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  Two Apps to Guide You to Good Food
  New York Times
  I don't trust Yelp reviewers. I never know what I want to eat. I avoid bad meals at all costs, and I'm a bad cook. It is safe to say that I am a brat when it comes to food in New York City. I've spent a long time looking for an app that will help guide ...
  
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• Food industry news of the week: Blue Bell, horsemeat sentence, Schreiber

  10-04-2015 18:38
  
  US ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries this week expanded its product recall as it reacts to a listeria outbreak linked to three deaths. In Europe, Dutch horsemeat trader Willy Selten was sentenced to a jail term. And China has filed a dispute at the WTO over the EU's tariffs on poultry products.
  
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• First ever Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival comes to ABQ - KRQE News 13

  10-04-2015 18:38
  
  KRQE News 13
  First ever Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival comes to ABQ
  KRQE News 13
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Get excited for the first ever food truck festival in Albuquerque. All are invited to check out a delicious array of cuisine from 20 food trucks from the Albuquerque and surrounding areas. Featuring everything from Latin American ...and more »
  
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• Mom sneaks kids to Mickey D's amid fast-food backlash, won't tell Dad - Reuters

  10-04-2015 18:37
  
  Reuters
  Mom sneaks kids to Mickey D's amid fast-food backlash, won't tell Dad
  Reuters
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carolin Wood, an artist and graduate student from Brooklyn's trendy Greenpoint neighborhood, has a secret that she keeps from her husband and some foodie friends. Once a month, she takes her two young children to McDonald's ...and more »
  
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• Two listeria recalls raise concerns about food safety - CBS News

  10-04-2015 17:45
  
  Two listeria recalls raise concerns about food safety
  CBS News
  Two major food recalls in recent weeks have heightened concern about listeria contamination. Blue Bell Creameries has recalled more than 25 of its ice cream products in the last month after several people got sick and three deaths were reported. And ...and more »
  
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• 5 up-and-coming fast food chains taking over America - Business Insider

  10-04-2015 17:17
  
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  5 up-and-coming fast food chains taking over America
  Business Insider
  A new generation of up-and-coming fast food chains are taking over the industry. These brands have different takes on the classic burgers, pizzas, and tacos. Chances are, you'll be able to visit one soon.and more »
  
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• Utz Quality Foods forms "speciality" snacks arm

  10-04-2015 17:00
  
  US snack maker Utz Quality Foods has set up a division to focus on what it called "better-for-you, craft and regional" products.
  
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• Who needs McDonald's? Russia to launch its own national fast food chain - CNNMoney

  10-04-2015 16:24
  
  CNNMoney
  Who needs McDonald's? Russia to launch its own national fast food chain
  CNNMoney
  Russia is betting on a national network of restaurants that will rival fast food brands of the West by investing nearly 1 billion rubles ($19 million) in a restaurant project started an Oscar-winning Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. The director met ...
  Russian authorities plan national fast food chain to rival McDonald'sNew York Daily News
  Russian Film Directors Propose Patriotic Fast-Food Chain
  
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• Pieology Announces First Kentucky Location

  10-04-2015 15:03
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Louisville Location Will Open on April 14Exclusive Brief: 0Pieology Pizzeria announces the opening of its first Kentucky location in Louisville on Tuesday, April 14. Further expanding its nationwide footprint, Pieology plans to enter new states, including Alabama and Michigan, by summer 2015.
  “Pieology is thrilled to enter the Louisville fast casual restaurant market as an exciting, new, family-friendly dining option,” says Debbie Porter, VP of mar
  
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• Spring Brings New Flavors to Bruegger's

  10-04-2015 15:01
  Image Caption: Image Credit: New Offerings Range From Spicy to SweetExclusive Brief: 0Bruegger’s Bagels is launching its new spring menu. The new breakfast and lunch items bring flavors ranging from spicy to sweet to the classic Bruegger’s Bagels menu.
  Bruegger’s Bagels has been known to bring on the heat at breakfast, and the Chorizo Jack breakfast sandwich builds on that reputation. Layering a fresh-cracked egg with chorizo sausage, Pepper Jack cheese, and a dollop of Ja
  
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• Pieology Adds Two To Leadership Team

  10-04-2015 15:00
  Image Caption: Image Credit: New VP of Supply Chain and Director of ConstructionExclusive Brief: 0Pieology Pizzeria is announcing two new appointments to its management team. Richard Pineda has joined as vice president of supply chain, and Hans Milberger as director of construction.
  “Our two new executives will play an instrumental role in the sustained growth and success of the company as we continue market entry across the U.S.,” says Carl Chang, founder and CEO. “With mor
  
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• Submit Your Brand for the QSR 50!

  10-04-2015 14:57
  Image Caption: Image Credit: The 50 top brands will appear in the August 2015 issue.Exclusive Brief: 1It's the industry's biggest report: the QSR 50, your annual run-down of the best-performing U.S. quick-service brands. The top 50 companies ranked by U.S. systemwide sales, along with an additional 15 brands contending for the list, will appear in the August 2015 issue of QSR, giving you a glimpse into the tips, tricks, and strategies each brand uses to get ahead of the game.
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• The ultimate fast food bracket championship - USA TODAY

  10-04-2015 14:51
  
  USA TODAY
  The ultimate fast food bracket championship
  USA TODAY
  No. 7 Firehouse Subs has been an underdog throughout the tournament and refused to give in to the pressure. Knocking off Potbelly, Jimmy John's, and Quiznos before going up against the lone remaining one-seed, Chick-fil-A. It was time to throw in the ...
  
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• Burke Street Food Truck Festival Fun For Entire Family! - WFMY News 2

  10-04-2015 14:35
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  Burke Street Food Truck Festival Fun For Entire Family!
  WFMY News 2
  Thirty-one food trucks from all over the region will converge on Winston-Salem for a one day food truck festival Saturday. Loading… Post to Facebook. Burke Street Food Truck Festival Fun For Entire Family! Thirty-one food trucks from all over the ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham's Lebanese food festival starts today; here's all you need to know - AL.com

  10-04-2015 14:27
  
  AL.com
  Birmingham's Lebanese food festival starts today; here's all you need to know
  AL.com
  Among the dishes on the menu at the Saint Elias Lebanese Food & Cultural Festival are, clockwise from top left, tabbouleh, spinach pies and grape leaves. (Birmingham News file/Michelle Campbell). Print Email · Bob Carlton | [email protected] By Bob ...and more »
  
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• Briefing: Middle East: The potential for organic food

  10-04-2015 13:59
  
  The demand for organic food in the Middle East and North Africa is increasing, in part, prompted by ex-pat consumers. However, at present, the sector is only valued at US$110.1m compared to mature markets like the US, where organic food is worth billions. However, there is also a reliance on imports, pointing to some opinion that there is a big opportunity for international organic food manufacturers. Hannah Abdulla explores.
  
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• The Benefits of Giving

  10-04-2015 13:58
  How to measure the return on your philanthropic investment.How to measure the return on your philanthropic investment.April 2015Image Caption: Christine Specht-Palmert, president and chief executive officer at Cousins Subs, attends the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s 2nd Annual “Soles for Catholic Education” walk.Teaser Image Orientation: LeftThe quick-serve business is known for its philanthropy; operators are frequently assisting one charitable organization or another. Doing charity
  
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• Turkey Hill Dairy launches "all natural" gelato

  10-04-2015 09:24
  
  Turkey Hill Dairy is launching an "all natural" gelato under its namesake brand.
  
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• Manischewitz appoints ex-Hershey exec David Sugarman as CEO

  10-04-2015 09:24
  
  David Sugarman has been appointed president and CEO of kosher foods firm, The Manischewitz Co.
  
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• China opens WTO poultry dispute against EU

  10-04-2015 09:24
  
  China has filed a World Trade Organisation dispute against the European Union over the bloc's tariffs on poultry products, which Beijing argues hamper Chinese exporters.
  
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• Schreiber acquires Senoble production sites

  10-04-2015 09:07
  
  Schreiber Foods is expanding its European footprint with the acquisition of three production plants from French dairy firm Senoble International.
  
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• FrieslandCampina to shut Lochem cheese plant, 139 jobs axed

  10-04-2015 09:07
  
  FrieslandCampina has announced it is to close its Den Hollander Food cheese packaging plant in Lochem, Netherlands, a move that sees 139 jobs axed.
  
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