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• These Charts Show Every Genetically Modified Food People Already Eat in the US - TIME

  30-04-2015 21:18
  
  Wall Street Journal
  These Charts Show Every Genetically Modified Food People Already Eat in the US
  TIME
  Chipotle announced Monday that the chain will no longer serve food containing genetically modified organisms (GMO), raising the bar for transparency in the United States, where there's no requirement to indicate the presence of GMO ingredients on food ...
  Chipotle says removal of GMO ingredients from food completeThe Mercury
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• Late Weight Watchers founder: Food isn't 'remedy' for problems - USA TODAY

  30-04-2015 17:46
  
  USA TODAY
  Late Weight Watchers founder: Food isn't 'remedy' for problems
  USA TODAY
  Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch once said that to lose weight, your attitude toward food had to change. "Food is not your remedy for problems. Food is not going to change your life. ... If you're going to lose weight, you have to do it by changing ...and more »
  
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• Mondelez opens Marvellous Creations line in Egypt

  30-04-2015 17:39
  
  Mondelez International has officially opened its Marvellous Creations production line in Egypt.
  
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• Nepal: Quake's impact on food security likely 'very high,' warns UN agency - UN News Centre

  30-04-2015 17:25
  
  UN News Centre
  Nepal: Quake's impact on food security likely 'very high,' warns UN agency
  UN News Centre
  A woman feeds her infant, who was injured during the massive 25 April earthquake, at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in the capital, Kathmandu. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1014/Nybo ? Print. 30 April 2015 – Some eight million dollars is urgently ...
  FAO: Nepal Earthquake's impact on food security and agriculture likely very highPreventionWeb (press release)all 6 news
  
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• Slimming down - The Economist

  30-04-2015 17:17
  
  Slimming down
  The Economist
  “I WILL miss treating my ear infections with the Buffalo Ranch McChicken,” quipped Jon Stewart recently on “The Daily Show”. After sending up McDonald's announcement that it would phase out its use of chicken that had been fed with antibiotics, the ...
  
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• Mondelez ahead of the market in China thanks to Oreo, gum

  30-04-2015 17:16
  
  Mondelez International has seen a 10.8% growth in emerging markets thanks to positive performance in biscuits and gum.
  
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• Mondelez ahead of market in China thanks to Oreo, gum

  30-04-2015 17:16
  
  Mondelez International has said it is "encouraged" by its progress in China after another quarter of sales growth, led by Oreo and gum brand Stride.
  
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• Is organic food safer and healthier? The guy in charge of US organics won't say. - Washington Post (blog)

  30-04-2015 17:11
  
  Washington Post (blog)
  Is organic food safer and healthier? The guy in charge of US organics won't say.
  Washington Post (blog)
  Are consumers right to think that organic food is safer and healthier? It seems like a straightforward question, especially for Miles McEvoy, the chief of the National Organic Program at USDA. That's the section of the USDA that champions organic ...
  Organic food not always chemical-freeThe Durango Heraldall 2 news articles »
  
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• Food industry results in brief: J&J, Lala, Pinnacle

  30-04-2015 16:39
  
  A busy week for results as the first-quarter reporting season got into full swing. We heard from global food manufacturers as far afield as Latin American and Russia, with the likes of Sigma Alimento owner Alpha and Cherkizovo Group updating the markets. Here is just-food's weekly financial round up.
  
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• Labor Organizers Seek Unusual Ally in Fast-Food Franchisees - ABC News

  30-04-2015 15:17
  Labor Organizers Seek Unusual Ally in Fast-Food Franchisees
  ABC News
  Labor organizers are opening a new front in their campaign for a $15-an-hour wage for fast-food workers by aiming to mobilize an unusual ally: franchisees. The Service Employees International Union plans to announce Thursday that it is launching a ...and more »
  
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• Weekend Best Bets: Meet in the Street, food truck rodeo - WRAL.com

  30-04-2015 15:06
  
  WRAL.com
  Weekend Best Bets: Meet in the Street, food truck rodeo
  WRAL.com
  Meet in the Street - Wake Forest holds its annual celebration downtown this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. There will be live music and performances, food trucks and more. Admission is free. Hibernian 15th Anniversary Block Party - The Hibernian will ...
  
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• Bright Dairy sees profit, sales rise in Q1

  30-04-2015 14:58
  
  China's Bright Dairy and Food Co. has reported a jump in sales and profit for the first quarter of the year.
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods reports operating profit in Q1

  30-04-2015 14:40
  
  Maple Leaf Foods has seen an improvement in operating earnings for the first quarter of the year as a result of higher pricing in meat products.
  
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• Kerry consumer foods unit benefits from snacking trends

  30-04-2015 14:40
  
  Kerry Group booked higher consumer food volumes in the first-quarter, thanks to efforts to reposition its portfolio to focus on snacking trends and a stabilisation of market conditions in the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Unique regional food: Springfield cashew chicken - USA TODAY

  30-04-2015 14:34
  
  USA TODAY
  Unique regional food: Springfield cashew chicken
  USA TODAY
  The scene: America is full of regional food specialties like the Lowcountry cuisine of the coastal South. At an even smaller level are sub-regional cuisines like Northern Alabama's white barbecue chicken or Northern Michigan's Cornish pasties. But ...
  
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• 2 Sisters to reduce human antibiotics in poultry production

  30-04-2015 14:32
  
  2 Sisters Food Group, the UK food arm of Boparan Holdings, has announced plans to remove antibiotics defined by the World Health Organisation as being of "highest priority" and "critically important" to human health from poultry production.
  
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• Maryland Legislator Discusses Taking Food Stamps From Parents of Protesting ... - The Intercept - First Look Media

  30-04-2015 14:32
  
  The Intercept - First Look Media
  Maryland Legislator Discusses Taking Food Stamps From Parents of Protesting ...
  The Intercept - First Look Media
  Maryland State legislator Patrick McDonough, the guest host of a drive-time radio program on Wednesday morning, discussed the possibility of revoking food stamps from the parents of protesting Baltimore youth. Later during the same broadcast, McDonough ...
  Maryland lawmaker proposes law to take food stamps from families of kids who ...Raw Storyal
  
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• What Do Those 'Healthy' Food Labels Really Mean? - Eater

  30-04-2015 14:25
  
  What Do Those 'Healthy' Food Labels Really Mean?
  Eater
  While some label definitions are regulated by the FDA, some are not — and often, it's hard to tell the difference. In the last few weeks, multiple class-action lawsuits have been filed against KIND snack bars alleging they're not quite as healthy ...
  
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• Food Truck Week: Soulshine Market just feels good - Indianapolis Star

  30-04-2015 14:18
  
  Indianapolis Star
  Food Truck Week: Soulshine Market just feels good
  Indianapolis Star
  Yes, food trucks can be good for you. Some focus on Paleo diet plans. Others feature vegan foods and grain salads. Many food truck chefs source organic, locally grown foods. Soulshine Market incorporates lots of healthy things. It's one of five new ...
  
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• Dr Schar launches Chocolix in Spain

  30-04-2015 14:05
  
  Gluten-free foods manufacturer Dr Schar has launched a cookie and candy bar in Spain.
  
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• Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western food - Reuters

  30-04-2015 13:53
  
  Reuters
  Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western food
  Reuters
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia looks likely to extend a ban on Western food imports beyond an Aug. 7 deadline, with a lack of incentive to lift its embargo due to the prospect of extended European sanctions. With President Vladimir Putin supporting moves to ...
  Reuters: Russia looks set to extend import ban on Western foodKyiv Postall 25 news articles »
  
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• Vermont Aims at Regional Food System - Daily Yonder

  30-04-2015 13:14
  Daily Yonder
  Vermont Aims at Regional Food System
  Daily Yonder
  Vermont's Farm to Plate initiative seeks to get local products into mainstream food markets. That will require new infrastructure and approaches, organizers say. By Rachel Carter. Photo courtesy of the Hunger Mountain CoopBread, a grocery store staple, ...
  
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• Food trickles in to desperate quake survivors outside Nepal's capital - Columbus Dispatch

  30-04-2015 12:55
  
  Columbus Dispatch
  Food trickles in to desperate quake survivors outside Nepal's capital
  Columbus Dispatch
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day. Subscribe. All current subscribers have full access to Digital D, which includes the E-Edition ...
  Food aid begins trickling into Nepal as death toll exceeds 5200OregonLive.com
  Food reaches Nepal villages at epicenterArkansas Onl
  
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• Saudi suspends Canada bird imports

  30-04-2015 12:51
  
  Saudi Arabia has suspended the imports of poultry and eggs from Canada, on the back of bird flu concerns.
  
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• Comment: How the dairy sector should leverage functional nutrition

  30-04-2015 12:50
  
  Consumer awareness of nutrition is on the rise and globally. While salt and sugar reduction have grabbed the headlines, with campaign groups insisting the industry should do more on reformulation and reduction, consumers have increasingly come to expect manufacturers to offer products that deliver positive functional benefits. Katy Askew suggests that the dairy sector could be poised to benefit.
  
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• Balance Bar launches Balance bites

  30-04-2015 12:12
  
  Nutritious snack maker Balance Bar is expanding its line up with the introduction of its new Balance bites line.
  
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• 4 ways to find locally grown food - MarketWatch

  30-04-2015 12:03
  
  MarketWatch
  4 ways to find locally grown food
  MarketWatch
  Whether you've been questioning the quality of the food at your grocery store, want to switch to healthier alternatives, or are simply interested in eating food that comes from your own community, you may be interested in shopping locally ...
  
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• Food trucks' popularity leads to new opportunities - The State Press

  30-04-2015 11:00
  
  St. George Daily Spectrum
  Food trucks' popularity leads to new opportunities
  The State Press
  A Wednesday afternoon walk through Arizona State University's Tempe campus promises abundant sunshine, mobs of students and the sweet-and-savory smells of food trucks waiting to feed the lunch-hour crowd. The burst of popularity among food trucks ...
  Cedar food trucks in full force WednesdaysSt. George Daily Spectrumall 2 news articles »
  
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• Nepal earthquake: Little food, less optimism in Kathmandu tent city - CNN

  30-04-2015 09:42
  
  Nepal earthquake: Little food, less optimism in Kathmandu tent city
  CNN
  Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) The sprawling tent city in Kathmandu's Ratna Park feels less like a temporary solution and more like a permanent residence with each passing day. Days after the earthquake struck Nepal, hundreds in the makeshift encampment fear ...
  Little food, optimism in Kathmandu tent city4029tvall 5 news articles »
  
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• Protein demand boosts Pilgrim's Pride Q1 profit

  30-04-2015 09:28
  
  Rising demand for protein has led to a jump in profits for Pilgrim's Pride for the first quarter of the year.
  
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• Arla CFO Lotz to exit

  30-04-2015 09:28
  
  ?Arla Foods chief financial officer Frederik Lotz is leaving the dairy group after five-and-a-half years at the farmer owned cooperative to take up the role of CFO at Dutch-based retailer Action.
  
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• Fyffes plans price hikes

  30-04-2015 09:15
  
  Ireland-based banana group Fyffes has said that it is pursuing "necessary increases in selling prices in all markets" in an attempt to offset currency fluctuations, in particular the "significant strengthening" of the US dollar against the euro and pound sterling.
  
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• Sanitarium launches wholefood snack bars

  30-04-2015 09:08
  
  Australian cereal maker, Sanitarium, has announced the launch of wholefood snackbars in its domestic market.
  
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• Mars launches Combos sweet and salty pretzels

  30-04-2015 09:08
  
  Mars is launching Combos Baked Snacks in two sweet and salty flavour combinations: sweet & salty caramel creme pretzel and sweet & salty vanilla frosting pretzel.
  
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• Kellogg to close Clearfield frozen facility

  30-04-2015 09:08
  
  Cereal giant Kellogg has confirmed plans to shutter its frozen food facility, located in Clearfield, Utah.
  
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• Fonterra warns on global geopolitical unrest, oversupply

  30-04-2015 09:08
  
  Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, has said that "significant volatility" is expected to shape global dairy commodities prices due to oversupply in the market and ongoing geopolitical instability in various regions around the world.
  
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• Birmingham is No. 1 on Zagat's list of America's Next Hot Food Cities - AL.com

  30-04-2015 02:11
  
  AL.com
  Birmingham is No. 1 on Zagat's list of America's Next Hot Food Cities
  AL.com
  Chris Hastings of Hot and Hot Fish Club is one of the reasons the restaurant guide Zagat ranks Birmingham, Ala., No. 1 on its list of America's Next Hot Food Cities. (Tamika Moore/[email protected]). Print Email · Bob Carlton | [email protected] By Bob ...
  Louisville makes Zagat's list of America's Next Hot Food CitiesLouisville Business First (blog)all 8 news articles »
  
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