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• Domino's Streamlines Equipment/Supply Ordering

  05-05-2015 23:16
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Domino's partners with Capgemini for equipment ordering system.Exclusive Brief: 0Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology, and outsourcing services, announced that it has implemented a new equipment and supply online ordering system for Domino’s Pizza franchisees. The new system is built on the NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform and enables Domino’s network of over 1,000 independent franchisees in North America to eas
  
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• Sonic Introduces 18 LTO Ice Cream Flavors

  05-05-2015 23:09
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Sonic introduces 18 LTO Master Blast real ice cream flavors.Exclusive Brief: 0Sonic Drive-In is upping its real ice cream game with 18 Master Blast flavors that go beyond the usual ice cream and candy concoctions. These handmade real ice cream treats will blow taste buds away with perfectly blended confections of delicious fruit, cookies, premium candy, and real ice cream.Chains: Sonic Drive -In
  
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• Burger 21's First Franchisee to Open New Unit

  05-05-2015 23:00
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Burger 21 franchisees open new units in Florida and Georgia.Exclusive Brief: 0Burger 21, an award-winning, “beyond the better burger” fast-casual franchise, announced that it has signed an additional franchise agreement with the brand’s very first franchisee, Dennis Saller, to develop its first restaurant in Melbourne, Florida, at the Avenue Viera shopping mall. Additionally, the Tampa, Florida–based chain signed lease agreements for its Snellv
  
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• Pie Five opens Opens in Hard Rock Hotel Biloxi

  05-05-2015 22:54
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Pie Five opens in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi.Exclusive Brief: 0On Friday, May 8, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi will hit the jackpot when Pie Five Pizza Co. officially opens and starts serving fresh, fast personal pizzas, created and cooked with the freshest ingredients in under five minutes. This will be the nation’s leading fast casual pizza company’s first Mississippi location.Chains: Pie Five Pizza
  
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• Here Is What's Going On With All Your Favorite Fast Food Chains - TIME

  05-05-2015 22:51
  
  TIME
  Here Is What's Going On With All Your Favorite Fast Food Chains
  TIME
  The fast-food business may never have been in more flux than it is now. Higher food costs and increased competition are hitting the whole industry, while erstwhile mainstays (and not just McDonald's) are dealing with ever-more-fickle consumers and new ...and more »
  
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• HotSchedules Launches Apple Watch App

  05-05-2015 22:44
  Image Caption: Image Credit: HotSchedules launches Apple Watch app.Exclusive Brief: 0HotSchedules, a global software-as-a-service provider for the restaurant, retail, and hospitality industries, announced the launch of their applications for use on the Apple Watch. The launch corresponds with the much-anticipated availability of Apple’s new watch.Chains: HotSchedules
  
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• Hidden camera catches student pouring Windex into her roommates' food - Washington Post

  05-05-2015 21:54
  
  Washington Post
  Hidden camera catches student pouring Windex into her roommates' food
  Washington Post
  After weeks of intense fighting, Hayley King's roommates tried to kick her out of their off-campus apartment near the University of South Carolina. When that didn't work, they would later tell police, the roommates grew increasingly nervous about what ...
  College Student Caught on Video Contaminating Roommates' FoodTIME
  Cops: USC student spit, put Windex in roommates' food13
  
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• Food writer had 'vulnerability and boisterous excess' - Chicago Tribune

  05-05-2015 19:08
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Food writer had 'vulnerability and boisterous excess'
  Chicago Tribune
  Food writer Josh Ozersky was featured in a VICE documentary on his life and work. Food writer Josh Ozersky was featured in a VICE documentary on his life and work. (VICE, YouTube). By Rosemary Regina Sobol Chicago Tribune contact the reporter.
  Joshua Ozersky, Prolific Food Writer, Is Dead at 47New York Times
  Famed Food Critic Josh Ozersky Found Dead in Chicago HotelNBC New York
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• Making Food: Casa de Tamales reinvents tradition - SFGate (blog)

  05-05-2015 18:56
  
  SFGate (blog)
  Making Food: Casa de Tamales reinvents tradition
  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. Photo: Liz Sanchez, Casa de Tamales. The maker: Casa de Tamales. The good stuff: ...
  
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• Yildiz Holding "to sell Ak Gida to Lactalis"

  05-05-2015 18:42
  
  Yildiz Holding has reportedly struck a deal to sell Turkish dairy arm Ak Gida to Lactalis.
  
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• C-Stores Make Major Gains in Pizza Sales

  05-05-2015 17:25
  Image Caption: Image Credit: C-Stores Present Competitve Threat to Quick Service Pizza ChainsExclusive Brief: 0Cases of pizza crust and dough shipped to convenience stores from broadline foodservice distributors increased by 27 percent, and servings of pizza ordered by convenience store customers increased by more than 20 percent in the year ending February 2015 compared to year ago, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. 
  
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• Tom+Chee Opens First North Carolina Location

  05-05-2015 17:17
  Image Caption: Image Credit: First Location Will Open May 15 in CarrboroExclusive Brief: 0Cincinnati-based restaurant Tom+Chee will open its first North Carolina location in Carrboro on May 15, 2015. The 54-seat, 2,000-square-foot restaurant, which also offers additional outdoor seating, is located at 370 E. Main Street, Suite 140, Carrboro, NC 27510. The Carrboro location will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:15 a.m. on May 15.Chains: Tom+Chee
  
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• SPC Ardmona names ex-Bulla Dairy chief new MD

  05-05-2015 17:16
  
  Reg Weine, the former CEO of Australian dairy firm Bulla Dairy Foods, is to join canned food group SPC Ardmona as its new managing director.
  
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• Uncle Sam's Opens Flagship U.S. Location

  05-05-2015 17:12
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Beijing-based Restaurant Brings Asian Flavors to American ClassicsExclusive Brief: 0Today, Uncle Sam’s announced the opening of its first U.S. location just down the street from the Empire State Building at 307 Fifth Avenue in New York City on May 18. Fans of the company’s two Beijing locations will now be able to enjoy Uncle Sam’s creative spin on American classics, creating bold Asian flavors with universal appeal.
  
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• Taco John's Adds Two to Leadership Team

  05-05-2015 17:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Announcing the Appointment of Supply Chain VP and HR DirectorExclusive Brief: 0Mexican quick service restaurant chain Taco John’s has added two new members to its leadership team: Ted Suor, vice president for supply chain, and Stephanie Forand, director of human relations. Both are focusing their attention on helping Taco John’s grow.
  Suor brings 35 years of food service purchasing experience to Taco John’s, most recently with Front Burner Brands
  
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• Real food 101: An introduction to a plant-based lifestyle - PhillyVoice.com

  05-05-2015 16:54
  
  PhillyVoice.com
  Real food 101: An introduction to a plant-based lifestyle
  PhillyVoice.com
  Are you thinking of becoming plant-based, flexitarian, vegan or vegetarian? Are you confused about what those terms mean and don't know where to begin? Have you been a victim of extreme dieting for general health or weight loss? If you answered “yes ...
  
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• What this crazy 'SmartPlate' doesn't understand about food - The Verge

  05-05-2015 16:46
  
  What this crazy 'SmartPlate' doesn't understand about food
  The Verge
  At this point, it's no longer news that America is overweight. Nor is it news that the diet market is lucrative. So of course, our disruptbros have decided this seems like an interesting problem to tackle.and more »
  
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• PepperJax Grill Opens 30th Store Location

  05-05-2015 16:45
  Image Caption: Image Credit: New Location in Blue Springs, Missouri, Opened in Early AprilExclusive Brief: 0PepperJax Grill, home of “America’s Best Philly,” recently opened its 30th store location in Blue Springs, Missouri, in early April. PepperJax Grill started with an invention by PepperJax Grill’s owner and founder, Gary Rohwer, and has today developed into a rapidly growing fast casual restaurant chain that’s known for its “grilled right before your eyes” dini
  
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• During Be Bear Aware Month CDFW Reminds Public to Stash Food and Trash - YubaNet

  05-05-2015 16:37
  YubaNet
  During Be Bear Aware Month CDFW Reminds Public to Stash Food and Trash
  YubaNet
  May 5, 2015 - May is Be Bear Aware Month and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds the public to act responsibly when in bear country. Spring is the time of year when California's black bears emerge from their winter dens in ...
  
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• Mail carriers conduct annual food drive on Saturday - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

  05-05-2015 15:45
  
  OregonLive.com
  Mail carriers conduct annual food drive on Saturday
  Sioux Falls Argus Leader
  Saturday marks the 23rd anniversary of one of America's great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect ...
  23rd annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive comes to your mailbox this SaturdayOregonLive.com
  Pratt letter carriers will pick up foodPratt Tribune
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• College Student Caught on Video Contaminating Roommates' Food - TIME

  05-05-2015 15:43
  
  TIME
  College Student Caught on Video Contaminating Roommates' Food
  TIME
  A college student is facing felony charges after a hidden camera allegedly showed her spitting and pouring cleaning fluid in her roommates' food. The video — recorded on February 4 — appears to show University of South Carolina student Hayley King ...
  University of South Carolina student caught spitting, putting window cleaner ...Fox News
  S.C. student filmed allegedly spitting in roommates' food, adding pois
  
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• Waste not: Chefs, authors, eaters are turning attention to discarded food - Miami Herald

  05-05-2015 15:33
  
  Miami Herald
  Waste not: Chefs, authors, eaters are turning attention to discarded food
  Miami Herald
  What's the point of worrying about organic food, genetically modified organisms, locally sourced items and fair trade if more than a third of it will simply go to waste? Discarded food is a serious issue, and it's garnering attention from a variety of ...
  
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• GMO Food Makes Us Poorer - New York Times

  05-05-2015 15:11
  GMO Food Makes Us Poorer
  New York Times
  Re “Believing in G.M.O. food” (Opinion, April 25): Mark Lynas purports to support genetically modified food as a means of limiting pesticide use, but the most widely planted G.M.O. crops are corn and soya plants genetically engineered to permit and ...
  
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• Kellogg CEO: sales trends are improving

  05-05-2015 14:44
  
  Kellogg today (5 May) reported lower underlying net sales and operating profit for the first quarter of 2015 - but CEO John Bryant claimed the trend behind the US food group's top line was improving.
  
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• Panera eliminates additives, joins healthy food trend - CNNMoney

  05-05-2015 14:29
  
  CNNMoney
  Panera eliminates additives, joins healthy food trend
  CNNMoney
  The difficult-to-pronounce preservative is on a lengthy list of ingredients that the restaurant chain has promised to eliminate from its food by 2016. Panera (PNRA) said it's the first national chain to publish a comprehensive list of artificial ...
  What Panera's new salad dressing teaches us about the American food systemWashington Post
  Panera Steps Up In Support of Healthier, Cleaner FoodEnvironmental Working Grou
  
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• These Food Distributors Are Trying To Convince A Judge To Let Them Form A ... - ThinkProgress

  05-05-2015 14:27
  
  ThinkProgress
  These Food Distributors Are Trying To Convince A Judge To Let Them Form A ...
  ThinkProgress
  The price of eating anywhere other than your own kitchen could go up significantly, depending on a federal judge's decision in a week-long hearing that begins Tuesday. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is blocking a proposed merger between two rival ...
  Sysco And FTC Fight Over Proposed Merger, Food Service VoltronThe Consumerist
  Will a judge allow this food combo?Crain's Chicago
  
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• DEA agents jail student 5 days with no food, water; get slap on wrist - Los Angeles Times

  05-05-2015 13:41
  
  Los Angeles Times
  DEA agents jail student 5 days with no food, water; get slap on wrist
  Los Angeles Times
  Federal agents responsible for leaving a 23-year-old UC San Diego engineering student in a holding cell for five days without food or water received only reprimands or short suspensions from the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the Justice ...
  Leaving a Guy Imprisoned for Five Days Without Food, Water Not Enough to Get ...Reason (blog)all 6 news articles »
  
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• First Milk launches CNP protein shake

  05-05-2015 13:27
  
  First Milk has launched a range of high-protein milkshakes under its CNP sports nutrition brand in the UK.
  
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• Get Free Food, Drinks This Cinco de Mayo - NBC4 Washington

  05-05-2015 13:21
  
  NBC4 Washington
  Get Free Food, Drinks This Cinco de Mayo
  NBC4 Washington
  You can kick off your morning with a free biscuit taco at Taco Bell. The restaurant will hand the new menu item out from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. Chili's is also offering several deals through May 7 including a free kids meal, an appetizer or a dessert ...
  
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• Gourmet Burger Kitchen sauces hit UK shelves

  05-05-2015 13:07
  
  Burger restaurant chain Gourmet Burger Kitchen is to launch sauces into the UK retail channel this month.
  
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• 5 Hot Cinco de Mayo Food & Drink Deals - TIME

  05-05-2015 12:51
  
  TIME
  5 Hot Cinco de Mayo Food & Drink Deals
  TIME
  Independent Mexican restaurants and cantinas all over the country will be hosting parties, drink specials, and food deals for Cinco de Mayo on Tuesday—here are some roundups of the options in Washington, D.C., Miami, Denver,Houston, Las Vegas, and ...
  Cinco de Mayo 2015 free and discounted food and drinksKABC-TV
  Yes, Mexican Food Can Be Healthy. Here's HowYahoo Health
  Cinco de Mayo 2015 Recipes: Top 5 Mexican Food DishesHeavy.com
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• Hershey launches Reese Snacksters in Canada

  05-05-2015 10:54
  
  Hershey is expanding its Reese's offering in Canada with the launch of Reese Snacksters, a line the company bills as a more portable snacking option.
  
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• Ocean Crown launches herring range

  05-05-2015 10:31
  
  Nordic seafood group Ocean Crown is launching a line of marinated and flavoured herring products aimed at the foodservice sector in the UK.
  
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• Dean Foods consolidates milk brands under single label

  05-05-2015 10:31
  
  Dean Foods has consolidated all of its milk brands under one label in a bid to boost sales.
  
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• Hillshire acquisition lifts Tyson results

  05-05-2015 10:17
  
  Tyson Foods reported higher first-half earnings on the back of a jump in revenue at its prepared foods unit, where sales were lifted by last year's acquisition of Hillshire Brands.
  
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• ASUC president's email highlights food security developments on campus - Daily Californian

  05-05-2015 10:03
  
  ASUC president's email highlights food security developments on campus
  Daily Californian
  The ASUC president sent out a campuswide email Saturday that described three relatively new programs that provide immediate assistance to students who might be facing food insecurity. The next phase is for project leaders to approach campus ...
  
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• Dean Foods launches DairyPure milk brand

  05-05-2015 09:33
  
  Dean Foods has launched its first branded milk product in the US.
  
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• Hillshire acquisition lifts Tyson result

  05-05-2015 09:27
  
  Tyson Foods reported higher first half earnings on the back of a jump in revenue at its prepared foods unit, where sales were lifted by Tyson's acquisition of Hillshire Brands.
  
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• General Mills cuts Yoplait sugar by 25%

  05-05-2015 09:15
  
  General Mills has announced plans to cut the level of sugar in its original Yoplait yoghurt in the US by 25%.
  
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• Utah food news: Well-known sushi chef joins Kyoto team - Salt Lake Tribune

  05-05-2015 09:05
  
  Utah food news: Well-known sushi chef joins Kyoto team
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Letter carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items on Saturday, May 9, as part of the 23rd annual Stamp out Hunger Food Drive. Residents are encouraged to fill a bag or box with commercially packaged items and leave it next to their mailbox ...and more »
  
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• Fancy fast food shares surge in US as Shake Shack draws shorts - Reuters

  05-05-2015 07:21
  
  Reuters
  Fancy fast food shares surge in US as Shake Shack draws shorts
  Reuters
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Investors seem willing to pay just about anything for a better burger. Half a dozen food chains have held piping-hot stock market debuts in the past year to meet a growing appetite for "fast-casual" restaurants catering to ...
  Analysis - Fancy fast food shares surge in US as Shake Shack draws shortsYahoo Canada Sportsall 24 news articles »
  
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• Food trucks headed to downtown Monterey - KSBW The Central Coast

  05-05-2015 07:11
  
  KSBW The Central Coast
  Food trucks headed to downtown Monterey
  KSBW The Central Coast
  CHARGES INCLUDING DUI. Erin: NEW AT 11:00, FOOD TRUCKS ARE HEADING TO MONTEREY. IF ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN YOU WILL SEE THE TRUCKS OUTSIDE THE PARKS AND OFFICE BUILDINGS BY THE END OF THE MONTH. WHILE ...and more »
  
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• Many Food Workers in the U.S. Capitol Building Need Second Jobs to Make ... - Eater

  05-05-2015 06:02
  
  ABC News
  Many Food Workers in the U.S. Capitol Building Need Second Jobs to Make ...
  Eater
  Lawmakers in Washington, DC may make hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, but the people that feed them lunch are barely scraping by. According to the Associated Press, many of the Capitol's food servers — i.e. those who cook the meals, bus ...
  In Congress, Income Inequality Fact of Life for Food ServersABC News
  Food servers in Capitol Hill grapple with low wagesPBS NewsHourall 120 news
  
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• Local Church in Process of Losing Food Stamp License - NBC 7 San Diego

  05-05-2015 04:47
  
  NBC 7 San Diego
  Local Church in Process of Losing Food Stamp License
  NBC 7 San Diego
  The USDA is in the process of revoking the New Ark Church's license to provide welfare food benefits. NBC 7 Investigates' Wendy Fry reports. (Published Monday, May 4, 2015). Updated at 8:06 PM PDT on Monday, May 4, 2015. The federal government is in ...
  
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• Chefs, grocers and food manufacturers reveal ways to reduce food waste - KABC-TV

  05-05-2015 03:59
  
  KABC-TV
  Chefs, grocers and food manufacturers reveal ways to reduce food waste
  KABC-TV
  San Francisco mandates citizens to compost. Seattle fines theirs if they don't. While Los Angeles does neither, many want to help reduce the over 60 million tons of food in U.S. landfills. One retailer setting an example: Kroger companies Ralphs and ...
  
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