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• Channel 9 food drive continues through Saturday - WSOC Charlotte

  08-06-2015 23:58
  
  WSOC Charlotte
  Channel 9 food drive continues through Saturday
  WSOC Charlotte
  Channel 9 is in the final week of our summer food drive. Nearly 20 percent of our area lives in poverty, and they have to make tough choices between buying food and paying bills. Anchor Erica Bryant spoke with one man who said the donated food makes ...
  
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• Tweet Your Meal Order at Your Own Risk With New Emoji Food Delivery Service - ABC News

  08-06-2015 23:31
  ABC News
  Tweet Your Meal Order at Your Own Risk With New Emoji Food Delivery Service
  ABC News
  At 12:39 p.m. I sent a very simple tweet of the bento box emoji. Forty-eight minutes later I was eating a bento box for lunch that had just been delivered to my office. These are the days of our lives. It was all thanks to Fooji, a new food delivery ...
  
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• Local food bank donations drop, demand rises - KOKI FOX 23

  08-06-2015 23:30
  
  Local food bank donations drop, demand rises
  KOKI FOX 23
  Maggie Hoey with the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma said that they simply do not have enough food this time of year to meet the demand. “Typically, our donations to the food bank decrease,” Hoey said, “so it's really just a challenging time.”.
  
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• No Free Lunch: Food Pantry Closes - wnep.com

  08-06-2015 23:18
  
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  No Free Lunch: Food Pantry Closes
  wnep.com
  CUMBOLA — There may be no such thing as free lunch. A food pantry in Schuylkill County says it will have to shut down because of a dispute with the food bank that supplies it. But the food bank says that's not the whole story. The New Life in Christ ...
  
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• Church's Nonprofit Appoints New Board Member

  08-06-2015 23:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Jill Suwanski Joins Church’s Partners FoundationExclusive Brief: 0Church’s Partners Foundation, the nonprofit entity established by Church’s Chicken to bring educational opportunities to deserving young people, announced the appointment of their newest board member, Jill Suwanski. The volunteer board is responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, and expanding the amount of scholarships the group can award each year. Since its inception t
  
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• Memphis Restaurants Rack Up REAL Certifications

  08-06-2015 23:00
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Eat REAL Announces Frst REAL Certified Restaurants in MemphisExclusive Brief: 0Through a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Health and the United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC), Eat REAL Tennessee has announced the first REAL Certified establishments in Memphis. Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) is a growing national program that helps combat diet-related disease by recognizing foodservice operators committed
  
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• Which Wich's Bacon Blitz

  08-06-2015 22:55
  Which Wich adds premium bacon and two bacon LTOs to menu.Exclusive Brief: 1Once avoided for its fatty (but oh-so-delicious) flavor, bacon is experiencing a renaissance, and Which Wich has joined the movement. Starting Monday, June 8, the Dallas-based sandwich concept will switch from its standard bacon crumbles to Hormel’s Applewood-smoked variety. To promote the switch, Which Wich is offering two limited-time menu items this summer: a special BLT and a bacon milkshake.Chains: Which
  
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• Dunkin' Adds Three Wichita Airport Locations

  08-06-2015 22:46
  Image Caption: Image Credit: One New Restuarant and Two New Express LocationsExclusive Brief: 0Dunkin’ Donuts announced today the opening of one new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant and two new Dunkin’ Donuts Express locations at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. A joint venture led by franchise partners, MSE Branded Foods, will operate the new locations.
  MSE Branded Foods, led by founder and president Jack Hough, has a cross-functional team of retail food experts with
  
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• Financial speculation on food hurting world's hungry: UN - Reuters

  08-06-2015 22:30
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  Financial speculation on food hurting world's hungry: UN
  Reuters
  ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Food has increasingly become a target for opportunist investors looking for easy profit, hurting the world's poor and fuelling instability, a senior U.N. agricultural official said on Monday. Speculation by financial ...
  UN: Financial speculation on food hurting world's hungryAG Week
  FAO Food Price Index Near Six-Year LowThePigSite.comall 17 news articles »
  
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• Slow Food highlights the need for food biodiversity at Expo Milano - Treehugger

  08-06-2015 22:22
  
  Treehugger
  Slow Food highlights the need for food biodiversity at Expo Milano
  Treehugger
  We have come to understand the term “slow food” to mean everything that is the antithesis of fast food: meals that take time to prepare and eat, meals made from ingredients that are simple and whose origins are known, meals that rooted in a specific ...and more »
  
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• The CEO's Shopping List For Safer Food and Bigger Profits - Forbes

  08-06-2015 22:20
  
  Forbes
  The CEO's Shopping List For Safer Food and Bigger Profits
  Forbes
  I speak often at conferences to food manufacturers, foodservice and retailers about why CEOs and senior management (even outside of the traditional food safety or quality assurance department functions) must be dedicated to food safety if they want to ...
  
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• St. Louis chef struggles on 'Food Network Star' - STLtoday.com

  08-06-2015 22:02
  
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  St. Louis chef struggles on 'Food Network Star'
  STLtoday.com
  THE FOLLOWING INCLUDES DETAILS ABOUT THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "FOOD NETWORK STAR," WHICH AIRED SUNDAY, JUNE 7. Ignoring the mentors' advice to present a "unique culinary identity" won't get a "Food Network Star" contestant far.
  'Food Network Star:' Jay Ducote talks handling pressure, sizing up competitorsNOLA.com
  Food Network Star 2015 ContestantsHeavy.com
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• How Dunkin' Donuts and other fast food delivery could impact family table - Christian Science Monitor

  08-06-2015 20:47
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  How Dunkin' Donuts and other fast food delivery could impact family table
  Christian Science Monitor
  Fast food eateries are looking into delivery options. How that might affect not only your family's nutrition, but their time together. By Lisa Suhay, Correspondent June 8, 2015. Save For Later Saved. close. The signage is pictured at a newly-opened ...and more »
  
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• Hammonton hosting first ever Food Truck festival - Press of Atlantic City

  08-06-2015 20:07
  Hammonton hosting first ever Food Truck festival
  Press of Atlantic City
  HAMMONTON — The group that has led the resurgence of downtown is holding its first-ever Hammonton Food Truck Festival June 12. Login required. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us. So far we have not found one.
  Tots, please: Where to find the food trucksCherry Hill Courier Postall 2 news articles »
  
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• Well | Fears, Not Facts, Support GMO-Free Food - New York Times (blog)

  08-06-2015 20:04
  New York Times (blog)
  Well | Fears, Not Facts, Support GMO-Free Food
  New York Times (blog)
  Despite myriad assurances from scientists that foods containing genetically modified ingredients are safe to eat, consumers are likely to see more and more products labeled “G.M.O.-free” in the not-too-distant future. As happened with the explosion of ...
  USDA's non GMO food labeling proposal doesn't satisfy genuine 'right to know'Genetic Literacy Projectall 28 news articles 
  
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• Valio confirms scale of job cuts

  08-06-2015 18:47
  
  Valio has confirmed the number of operations and head office jobs it plans to cut, moves that have in come in part to Russia's embargo on dairy products from the EU.
  
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• Ireland Is Getting Really Hardcore About Food Claims - TIME

  08-06-2015 17:38
  
  TIME
  Ireland Is Getting Really Hardcore About Food Claims
  TIME
  McDonald's “artisan” chicken sandwich would never fly in Ireland. Because according to the country's new legal definitions of the word, that sandwich would have to be a limited-quantity, locally grown commodity made at a single location with a ...
  
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• Yoplait launched in China

  08-06-2015 16:45
  
  General Mills today (8 June) announced the launch of the Yoplait yoghurt brand in China.
  
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• Canada, Mexico eye sanctions for US over COOL

  08-06-2015 15:38
  
  Canada and Mexico are to ask the World Trade Organization to impose "retaliatory measures" against the US as the row between the countries over American regulations on country-of-origin labels continues.
  
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• India "taking Nestle to consumer court over Maggi"

  08-06-2015 15:30
  
  The Indian government is reportedly preparing to bring Nestle before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for "unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements" for its Maggi noodles.
  
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• At the Pru, workers need new lunch spots - Boston Globe (subscription)

  08-06-2015 15:23
  
  Boston Globe (subscription)
  At the Pru, workers need new lunch spots
  Boston Globe (subscription)
  Workers at the Prudential Center will have to make new lunch plans soon. The food court at the Shops at the Prudential is scheduled to close at the end of June, and its replacement, a massive Eataly marketplace, won't open for more than a year ...and more »
  
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• Fresh Del Monte Produce targets food-to-go in Saudi Arabia

  08-06-2015 15:06
  
  Fresh Del Monte Produce has launched its Fresh Market retail concept in Saudi Arabia in a bid to tap into growing demand for healthy food-to-go options in the market.
  
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• India "taking Nestle to court" over Maggi scandal

  08-06-2015 14:56
  
  The Indian government is reportedly preparing to bring Nestle before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for "unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements" relating to its Maggi branded noodles.
  
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• Del Monte Fresh Market targets food-to-go in Saudi Arabia

  08-06-2015 14:56
  
  Fresh Del Monte Produce has launched its Fresh Market concept in Saudi Arabia in a bid to tap into growing demand for healthy food-to-go options in the market.
  
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• Canada, Mexico eye up sanctions for US over meat rules

  08-06-2015 14:56
  
  Canada and Mexico are to ask the World Trade Organization to impose "retaliatory measures" against the US as the row between the countries over American regulations on country-of-origin labels continues.
  
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• WTO backs US over India ban on poultry imports

  08-06-2015 14:46
  
  An appeals body at the World Trade Organization has ruled India's ban on US poultry products did break trade rules.
  
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• US clears Netherlands egg imports

  08-06-2015 14:21
  
  The US has given the Netherlands the green light to resume the export of pasteurised egg products to the country.
  
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• Vion consolidates production in Germany

  08-06-2015 14:11
  
  Dutch meat giant Vion has announced changes to its production network in Germany.
  
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• Opinionator | I Saw a Turtle, My Father Saw Food - New York Times (blog)

  08-06-2015 12:56
  New York Times (blog)
  Opinionator | I Saw a Turtle, My Father Saw Food
  New York Times (blog)
  The turtles didn't stay on the beach that year. Maybe it had something to do with the stadium lights that lit up the nearby golf course so military officers could swing their clubs through the night. Or the big white domes that protected satellite ...and more »
  
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• Unilever launches Kissan Twists in India

  08-06-2015 12:43
  
  Unilever as extended is Kissan ketchup brand in India with the launch of Kissan Twists, a line aimed at "homemakers with older kids".
  
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• Several varieties of Rachael Ray cat food being recalled - WPXI Pittsburgh

  08-06-2015 12:22
  
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Several varieties of Rachael Ray cat food being recalled
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Five varieties of Rachael Ray wet cat food are being recalled due to potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D. There have been 11 reports of illness associated with the Nutrish cat food. FREE APPS | NOW | FACEBOOK | TWITTER. Stories of the day ...
  Rachael Ray Nutrish cat food recalledKING5.com
  Rachael Ray wet cat food recalled from Stop & ShopFOX CT
  Giant recalls Rachael Ray wet cat foodW*USA 9
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• This food delivery start-up just got a $3.1B valuation - CNBC

  08-06-2015 10:13
  
  CNBC
  This food delivery start-up just got a $3.1B valuation
  CNBC
  Online food ordering company Delivery Hero has rapidly become one of Europe's superstar start-ups after its latest round of funding gave it a market valuation of $3.1 billion. Two U.S. funds invested $110 million into the Berlin-based business as it ...
  Food fight! Hungry House-owner hits a $3.1bn valuation in latest funding roundThe Memoall 31 news articles »
  
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• Indian authorities "looking at Heinz, Kellogg" after Maggi row

  08-06-2015 09:30
  
  Indian food safety authorities are reportedly examining popular packaged foods manufactured by the likes of Heinz and Kellogg after a row erupted over Nestle's Maggi noodles.
  
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• Saputo lifted by M&A, analyst cautions on outlook

  08-06-2015 09:22
  
  Canadian dairy group Saputo booked higher full-year sales and earnings thanks to the contribution from recently acquired Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory.
  
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• Nestle Noodle Crisis Shows Long Road for India's Food Safety - Bloomberg

  08-06-2015 06:26
  
  Bloomberg
  Nestle Noodle Crisis Shows Long Road for India's Food Safety
  Bloomberg
  An Indian shopkeeper removes packets of Nestle 'Maggi' instant noodles from the shelves in his shop in Siliguri, India. Photographer: Diptendu Dutta AFP via Getty Images. Share on FacebookShare on Twitter · Share on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on ...
  Indian Authorities File For Damages After Maggi Noodles Food ScareTIME
  Nestlé Recalls Maggi Noodles in India Amid Food ScareWall Street Journ
  
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• How the Food & Wine Classic Became America's Hottest Festival - Adweek

  08-06-2015 03:27
  
  Adweek
  How the Food & Wine Classic Became America's Hottest Festival
  Adweek
  With 11 restaurants in three countries, a trio of cookbooks and multiple TV appearances, Marcus Samuelsson—the celebrity chef whose grandmother started him cooking at the age of 6—has lots of memorable experiences in the kitchen. But among his ...
  
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