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• Latest in Food-Track Tech: Swipe a Code, Meet Your Fisherman - ABC News

  25-05-2015 21:22
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Latest in Food-Track Tech: Swipe a Code, Meet Your Fisherman
  ABC News
  After eyeing a piece of haddock on the supermarket counter, a customer scans a code and finds out the fish was caught in the waters of Georges Bank and learns the name of the fishing boat — and maybe even sees a picture of the smiling, rain-slickened ...
  Food tech: Swipe a code, meet your fishermanSalt Lake Tribune
  Seafood-tracking phone app would be latest in booming world of food ...Minneapolis Star
  
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• Food #fail: 10 items in your fridge you've been eating incorrectly - CNN

  25-05-2015 14:26
  
  Food #fail: 10 items in your fridge you've been eating incorrectly
  CNN
  Even if you eat plenty of fruits and veggies and already know about the latest and greatest superfoods on the market, that's only half the battle. The other half: understanding how to reap the biggest benefits from all that hard work. We asked a pair ...and more »
  
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• Food cart illegally ripping off customers right outside City Hall - New York Post

  25-05-2015 13:25
  
  New York Post
  Food cart illegally ripping off customers right outside City Hall
  New York Post
  Blatant discrepancies are shown between the price list of a food-cart vendor and what he is actually charging. Photo: R. Umar Abbasi. MORE ON: Scams · The $30 hot dog guy is a capitalist hero · $30 hot dog man gets fired · $30 hot dog vendor could face ...
  
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• Brave New Workforce

  25-05-2015 12:17
  When it comes to career prospects, the quick-service sector has long been plagued with ideas of dead-end jobs held solely by the unfortunate and the incapable. But foodservice represents a robust industry rich in opportunities beyond “burger flipping.” And with a new generation of eager workers looking to get involved with the food industry, experts say, quick-service operators must be ready to prove that their positions will lead somewhere.
  
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• Old Bird, New Tricks

  25-05-2015 11:59
  Chicken is a perennial restaurant favorite, but that doesn’t mean we’re eating it the same old ways; in fact, this humble protein is experiencing a renaissance in the fast-casual landscape, led by innovative ethnic concepts whose seasonings, techniques, and flavor profiles turn the bird on its head.
  Its broad appeal makes chicken a flavor translator, the ideal vessel for a new cuisine or unexpected flavor.
  
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• Welcome to the Big Leagues

  25-05-2015 11:58
  Pam Leseman began her quick-serve career in 2004 with Subway after working in a country club and bartending. She managed three Subway units around Ephrata, Washington, bringing growth and stability for her, her team, and the franchisee.
  When the owners looked to sell the stores and not keep any of the existing staff, Leseman knew she had to make a change. Although she had little exposure to Pita Pit, she longed to run her own business. In 2014, she opened her first unit. Soon after, she was hono
  
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• This Restaurateur Went to Market

  25-05-2015 11:13
  A world traveler, Mary Nguyen Aregoni marveled at the markets peppering international destinations she visited around the globe—the flurried action that attacked the senses, the swirling energy that inspired wonder. So captivating were those visits that when Aregoni finally settled in Chicago and decided to start her own restaurant, one location stood out for her startup eatery, Saigon Sisters: the Chicago French Market.
  “There was no place else I wanted to start this concept,” Aregoni say
  
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• 10 great N.J. food truck dishes: A report from the state's best eats fest - NJ.com

  25-05-2015 04:38
  
  NJ.com
  10 great N.J. food truck dishes: A report from the state's best eats fest
  NJ.com
  Anyone who's followed me knows I've long been a champion of gourmet/specialty food trucks. I always look forward to the annual Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. Food trucks are all the rage, but this festival was the first ...
  
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• Review: 'Another Person's Poison,' Matthew Smith's Book on Food Allergies - New York Times

  25-05-2015 00:13
  Review: 'Another Person's Poison,' Matthew Smith's Book on Food Allergies
  New York Times
  If you grew up food-allergic in the late 20th century, you probably grew up haunted by the ghost of Katherine Brodsky, the Brown University student with a peanut allergy who died in 1986 after eating chili at a restaurant in Providence, R.I. The chili ...and more »
  
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