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• Mexican Fast Casual Stays True to Its Roots

  28-05-2015 23:00
  Image Caption: Image Credit: California-based Miguel's Jr. expands but protects its quality.Exclusive Brief: 1Expanding a limited-service Mexican concept beyond its established home market might seem like a risky move—especially in Southern California. Chipotle and its competitors like Qdoba and Moe’s have become ubiquitous across the U.S., with the former setting a new standard for fast-casual dining through quality ingredients and speedy service.
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• Mexican Fast Casual Miguel’s Jr. Stays True to Its Roots

  28-05-2015 23:00
  California-based Miguel's Jr. expands but protects its quality.Exclusive Brief: 1Expanding a limited-service Mexican concept beyond its established home market might seem like a risky move—especially in Southern California. Chipotle and its competitors like Qdoba and Moe’s have become ubiquitous across the U.S., with the former setting a new standard for fast-casual dining through quality ingredients and speedy service.
  But that did not dissuade Miguel’s Jr. from looking beyond its ba
  
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• Hello, Des Moines. Meet your new food trucks - DesMoinesRegister.com

  28-05-2015 22:16
  
  Hello, Des Moines. Meet your new food trucks
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  Drum roll puh-leeze! Ladies and Germs, the moment you've ALL been waiting for has COME AT LAST (well, Saturday)!! Step RIGHT up to the vast array of DELECTABLE delights!!! Stuff your faces with FRIES!! Enjoy the ARCTIC delights of homemade ICE ...
  
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• Fatburger Adds New Burger and Shake For Summertime

  28-05-2015 21:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Brand Rolls Out Western BBQ Bacon Fatburger and ChocNana ShakeExclusive Brief: 0Fatburger, famous for its juicy, made-to-order burgers, has added two new items to shake up the menu just in time for summer. Beginning on June 1 and continuing through August 31, guests can order the Western BBQ Bacon Fatburger and finish off their meal with a Hershey’s ChocNana Milkshake.  Chains: FatburgerHershey's
  
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• Bowl of Heaven Partners with Fransmart to Drive Growth

  28-05-2015 21:08
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Bowl of Heaven will open three new franchise units in California.Exclusive Brief: 0Bowl of Heaven—the innovative concept which serves up delicious açaí bowls, smoothies, and cold-pressed juices that feature plant protein and super food ingredients— has announced the signing of a three-unit franchise deal for territories in its home state of California.
  Bowl Of Heaven has partnered with Fransmart, the development company responsible for the explos
  
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• Pieology Pizzeria Opens Second Fresno, California Store

  28-05-2015 21:00
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Pieology opens second of three stores in Fresno, California.Exclusive Brief: 0Pieology Pizzeria, where pizza lovers go to create custom pizzas in endless flavor combinations, has officially opened its second Fresno restaurant. Located at 6709 North Riverside Drive, in the Marketplace at El Paseo near Herndon and highway 99, the newest Fresno location is one of the first to feature Pieology’s new custom salad platform, allowing guests to personalize f
  
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• Slapfish Focuses Growth in Southern California

  28-05-2015 20:50
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Slapfish signs multiunit franchise deals for Southern California.Exclusive Brief: 0Slapfish, a Huntington Beach–based, chef-driven, fast-casual seafood restaurant with an emphasis on serving fresh, sustainable dishes, has announced the signing of a multiunit franchise deal to focus on Southern California.
  Slapfish is expanding through a partnership with Fransmart, the franchise development company behind the explosive growth of brands like Five Guys
  
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• Transport Foods Safely During Risky Summer Months

  28-05-2015 20:25
  Pest Infestations Are More Likely to Increase During Summer MonthsExclusive Brief: 0McCloud Services, a leading pest management company servicing Illinois as well as Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, is bringing awareness to the importance of proper transport of processed foods and raw commodities during the summer months as pest infestations are more likely to increase during these times, which can impact food quality and consumer health.
  
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• Eat'n Park Offers 99-Cent Kids' Meals For June

  28-05-2015 20:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Kicking Off Month-Long Smiley's Birthday PartyExclusive Brief: 0Eat’n Park Restaurants is kicking off a month-long Smiley’s Birthday Party celebration in June featuring 99-cent kids’ meals and a number of appearances by Smiley at Eat’n Park restaurants. Smiley’s Birthday celebration will run through the month of June, beginning Monday, June 1, and ending Tuesday, June 30.Chains: Eat 'n Park
  
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• Jack's Unveils New Items With Ad By Breaking Bad Director

  28-05-2015 20:12
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Introducing the Black Pepper Cheeseburger and MoreExclusive Brief: 0Paying homage to one of the world’s most traded spices, Jack in the Box is highlighting a flavorful ingredient on its newest burger: peppercorns. The new Black Pepper Cheeseburger from Jack in the Box features a 100 percent beef patty, creamy peppercorn mayo, Black Pepper cheese, fried onion rings, and crispy bacon, all layered on a gourmet signature bun.Chains: Jack in the
  
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• Coffee Bean Enters Japanese Market

  28-05-2015 19:49
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Enters 25th International Market With New Japan LocationExclusive Brief: 0The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a Southern California favorite for more than 50 years, enters its 25th international market when it opens in Japan this May 2015. Founded in Los Angeles in 1963, the iconic brand is one of the world's first and largest privately held coffee and tea retailers with nearly 1,000 stores globally collectively serving more than 110 million coffee an
  
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• Dunkin Commemorates Donut Day With Special Offers

  28-05-2015 19:31
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Free Donut With Beverage Purchase on June 5Exclusive Brief: 0Friday, June 5 is National Donut Day and Dunkin’ Donuts will commemorate the holiday by offering guests a free donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage. The offer is good all day on June 5 at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide and in its restaurants across the globe.Chains: Dunkin' Donuts
  
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• Seneca, Pacific Coast Producers cancel plant sale

  28-05-2015 19:24
  
  Seneca Foods and Californian co-operative Pacific Coast Producers have decided against a deal over the US packaged fruit and veg supplier's processing facility in Modesto.
  
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• France passes new law forbidding food waste - Treehugger

  28-05-2015 19:18
  
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  France passes new law forbidding food waste
  Treehugger
  This unprecedented step will force all large supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities or farmers. France is cracking down on food waste with unprecedented determination. A new law has been passed in the country that will ban grocery stores from ...
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• Mondelez faces challenge on saturated fat goal

  28-05-2015 19:09
  
  Mondelez International today (28 May) acknowledged challenges in its work to reduce saturated fat in its products and to lower the water and energy use in its manufacturing.
  
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• Number of African Countries Facing Severe Food Shortages Doubles - Wall Street Journal

  28-05-2015 18:44
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Number of African Countries Facing Severe Food Shortages Doubles
  Wall Street Journal
  KAMPALA, Uganda—The number of African countries facing severe food shortages has doubled over the past two decades, as extreme weather conditions, natural disasters and insurgencies disrupt farming across the continent, aid agencies said on ...
  194 Million People Starved for Food in India in 2014-2015, Maximum in the ...NDTVall 320 news articles »
  
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• Brussels alleges Grupo Riberebro in mushroom cartel

  28-05-2015 18:37
  
  The European Commission has alleged Spain's Grupo Riberebro was involved in a cartel for private-label mushroom products that saw companies including Bonduelle fined last year.
  
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• Nestle launches Hot Pockets snacks in US

  28-05-2015 18:22
  
  Nestle has moved to try to see its US frozen sandwich brand Hot Pockets to benefit from growing demand for snacks with the launch of a "bite-sized" products.
  
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• Tibetan Food Finds a New Home at Punda - New York Times

  28-05-2015 17:40
  New York Times
  Tibetan Food Finds a New Home at Punda
  New York Times
  Tenzing Tsering grew up as a Tibetan refugee in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, whose Sanskrit name means “abode of clouds,” perhaps because more rain falls there — more than 400 inches a year — than anywhere else on earth. His résumé ...
  
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• BRICs and beyond: Why Arla's Egyptian JV with Juhayna is shrewd

  28-05-2015 16:31
  
  Arla Foods has entered a joint venture with Egypt's leading dairy processor, Juhayna Food Industries, that leaves theEuropean dairy co-operative poised for expansion in a promising emerging market. Expanding via a tie-up with a local company is a smart move from Arla as it works to grow in a market where competition is on the up and M&A valuations are high. Katy Askew reports.
  
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• Univeg to invest in Veiling Haspengouw

  28-05-2015 15:16
  
  Belgium-based produce group Univeg is looking to invest in parts of local fruit and veg co-operative Veiling Haspengouw.
  
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• Florette launches salad kits in Spain

  28-05-2015 14:48
  
  France-based produce group Florette has launched a range of salad products in Spain that offers consumers a complete meal.
  
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• Flowers Foods sees mixed Q1

  28-05-2015 13:46
  
  US baker Flowers Foods booked a mixed first quarter today (28 May), with lower sales and operating profit but higher net earnings.
  
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• Suntory to expand Ribena candy in Asia

  28-05-2015 09:38
  
  Suntory Beverage & Food plans to increase distribution of Ribena branded confectionery and drink products in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
  
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• Post sees 35% of egg supply hit as AI continues to spread

  28-05-2015 09:06
  
  Post Holdings has warned that 35% of its egg supply has now been disrupted by the outbreak of avian influenza that is sweeping the mid-western US.
  
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• Fonterra cuts forecast for milk price again

  28-05-2015 09:06
  
  Fonterra has once again cut its forecast for farmgate milk prices on the back of lower than expected global commodity prices.
  
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• Abbott launches GMO-free Similac Advance

  28-05-2015 09:04
  
  US infant formula group Abbot Laboratories has launched what it claims to be the "first and only" GMO-free infant formula from a "leading" manufacturer, Similac Advance Non-GMO.
  
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• Suntory to expand Ribena in Asia

  28-05-2015 09:00
  
  Suntory Beverage & Food plans to increase distribution of Ribena branded confectionery and drink products in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
  
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• Tacoma fast food workers fired for trading burgers for weed - KOMO News

  28-05-2015 05:03
  
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  Tacoma fast food workers fired for trading burgers for weed
  KOMO News
  TACOMA, Wash. -- Two employees at a Tacoma fast food restaurant have been fired for allegedly smoking hash oil at the drive through window in exchange for burgers and fries. Jonah Tacoma, a known marijuana advocate, had a friend film the encounter as ...
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• 'The Great Food Truck Race' returns - Amarillo.com

  28-05-2015 04:59
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  'The Great Food Truck Race' returns
  Amarillo.com
  Van Pope, right, then a third baseman for the Amarillo Sox, places an order Sept. 2, 2012, with Adriane Richey of Momma's Grizzly Grub, a competitor in Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race." The reality competition show will return to Amarillo on ...
  
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• Global Dairy Food Market: News and Events April 2015

  28-05-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the latest news and key events in the global dairy food market during May 2015.
  
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• Special food, coaching among spellers' bee strategies - USA TODAY

  28-05-2015 00:46
  Special food, coaching among spellers' bee strategies
  USA TODAY
  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Some competitors at the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee load up on fish, nuts and other brain food to sharpen their skills. Others use personal coaches to hone their etymological prowess. Almost all sacrifice their free time ...and more »
  
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• McDonald's vs. Slow Food: A Food Controversy at the Milan Expo - Huffington Post

  28-05-2015 00:05
  
  Huffington Post
  McDonald's vs. Slow Food: A Food Controversy at the Milan Expo
  Huffington Post
  Things are heating up in Milan, I realized by reading a very interesting Facebook post from my former student and now friend Federico Iavicoli, founder and owner of Spasso Food, a street-food inspired take-away store in Rome. Federico was commenting on ...
  US Pavilion Seeks to Be Catalyst in Food Security DiscussionABC News
  Challenging European notions of American food at Milan ExpoNewsOK.com
  
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• Taste of Chicago 2015 Touts 19 Rookies in 60-Vendor Food Lineup - Eater

  28-05-2015 00:02
  
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Taste of Chicago 2015 Touts 19 Rookies in 60-Vendor Food Lineup
  Eater
  This year's event runs July 8 through July 12, with tickets for celebrity chef dinners going on sale on Friday. The city of Chicago is still attempting to pump new life into the Taste of Chicago, announcing 19 new food vendors for this year's festival ...
  60 food vendors, including 19 newcomers, set for 35th Taste of ChicagoChicago Sun-Times
  Taste Of Chicago To Feature 19 New Restaurants, Food Trucks
  
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