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• Forget Wingstop: The next hot food IPO is... - USA TODAY

  12-06-2015 23:15
  
  USA TODAY
  Forget Wingstop: The next hot food IPO is...
  USA TODAY
  A waiter cuts a slice of “Picanha” meat at the Fogo de Chao Brazilian steakhouse, where food is prepared in the traditional gaucho way, in Sao Paulo April 15, 2014. Reuters. Buffalo wing seller Wingstop (WING) is just the latest restaurant to heat up ...
  
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• Newest Juice It Up! Location Features "Bowl Bar"

  12-06-2015 23:12
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Customers Can See Their Bowls Built Right in Front of ThemExclusive Brief: 0Juice It Up!, one of the nation’s leading raw juice bar and handcrafted smoothie chains, has opened its Thousand Oaks location at 1404 N. Moorpark Road in the Conejo Valley Plaza Shopping Center in Irvine, California. The Thousand Oaks location is the first Juice It Up! to feature a “Bowl Bar” where fresh ingredients are on display and guests can see their Superfruit Aça
  
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• The Future of Food Has Robot Arms and Smells Like Bacon - Mother Jones

  12-06-2015 23:10
  
  Mother Jones
  The Future of Food Has Robot Arms and Smells Like Bacon
  Mother Jones
  In the not-so-distant future, a robot named Cooki will make you dinner. Cooki will follow a recipe drawn from a database of millions of crowd-sourced ideas accessed through a subscription service similar to iTunes. Then, it will stir together pre ...
  
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• Kneaders Bakery Gives Away 100 French Toasts

  12-06-2015 23:07
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Kneaders opens in Colorado, gives away 100 French toasts.Exclusive Brief: 0Kneaders Bakery & Café are calling residents of Arvada, Colorado, to experience the smell and deliciousness of freshly baked bread and mouth-watering pastries. The premier fast-casual restaurant and retail shop will open its newest location at the Northridge Shopping Center on Friday, June 26.Chains: Kneaders Bakery & Cafe
  
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• Cinnabon Launches Savory Sausage Bites

  12-06-2015 23:03
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Cinnabon adds savory to the menu with Sausage Bites.Exclusive Brief: 0After 30 years of baking of the world's sweetest treats, the masters of culinary pleasure at Cinnabon are excited to announce the brand's foray into the savory breakfast space with its latest menu option, Cinnabon Sausage Bites. This delectable new product from Cinnabon is now available at participating locations nationwide.Chains: Cinnabon
  
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• Burger King Franchisee Recognized for Growth

  12-06-2015 22:57
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Burger King franchisee GPS Hospitality is recognized for growth.Exclusive Brief: 0GPS Hospitality, an Atlanta-based Burger King franchisee, has been recognized by the Atlanta chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) as one of the top three honorees of 2015 Georgia Fast 40 in the Upper-Middle Market category.Chains: Burger King
  
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• Catering Institute Hosts Management Workshop

  12-06-2015 22:53
  Workshop To Focus on Catering, Takeout, and DeliveryExclusive Brief: 0The Catering Institute wants to help restaurant operators continue to grow sales and increase profits by offering its second Catering Sales Management Workshop. The workshop, open to restaurant industry professionals and catering sales leaders, will be held October 13, 2015 at The Omni Park West Hotel in Dallas. Early bird registration before July 15 is $80 off.
  
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• Has the Hybrid Food Trend Gone Too Far? (Yes, Probably) - Vogue.com

  12-06-2015 22:49
  
  Vogue.com
  Has the Hybrid Food Trend Gone Too Far? (Yes, Probably)
  Vogue.com
  Maybe we should blame Dominique Ansel. The French pastry chef's creation of the Cronut—the love child of a croissant and doughnut—was named one of the greatest innovations of 2013. Since then, there have been many haute-culinary innovations, ...and more »
  
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• Pollo Campero Debuts Healthy Chicken Entrée

  12-06-2015 22:47
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Pollo Campero's introduces healthy entrée and hormone-free chicken.Exclusive Brief: 0Pollo Campero, home of authentic Latin Chicken, is giving chicken lovers a new and healthier way to enjoy its unique, Latin flavors. Guests can now enjoy the best of both worlds by satisfying their craving for Campero’s famous Traditional Fried Chicken while pairing it with the new Citrus Peruvian Grilled—both hormone-free. The national rollout of the new Citrus P
  
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• Boston-based food bank to buy a million pounds of County potatoes - Bangor Daily News

  12-06-2015 22:31
  
  Boston-based food bank to buy a million pounds of County potatoes
  Bangor Daily News
  CARIBOU, Maine — An Aroostook County potato grower will be shipping what potentially could be an estimated one million pounds of potatoes to those in need in the Boston area thanks to a pilot project overseen by the Maine-based Good Shepherd Food ...and more »
  
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• WJZ Community Commitment: Headed To The Orioles Game This Weekend ... - CBS Local

  12-06-2015 22:01
  
  CBS Local
  WJZ Community Commitment: Headed To The Orioles Game This Weekend ...
  CBS Local
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For more than a decade, WJZ has been helping the hungry, collecting donations and thousands of pounds of food for the Maryland Food Bank. Join WJZ, the Orioles and MASN this weekend, as the O's take on the Yankees. As a part of ...
  
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• 5 great events for food lovers in NJ this weekend - NJ.com

  12-06-2015 21:53
  
  NJ.com
  5 great events for food lovers in NJ this weekend
  NJ.com
  1) The Montclair Art Museum, 3 S. Mountain Ave., is the place to be this weekend as the Montclair Food and Wine Festival continues with events on Friday and Saturday night. A crowd of 250 is expected for this year's newest and most popular event ...
  
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• 10 fast-food meals with high sodium and lower-sodium options - FOX31 Denver

  12-06-2015 20:33
  
  FOX31 Denver
  10 fast-food meals with high sodium and lower-sodium options
  FOX31 Denver
  Colorado's beloved Chipotle burrito is not among the best options in the fast food world when it comes to low sodium. ×. 10 fast-food meals with high sodium and lower-sodium options. Colorado's beloved Chipotle burrito is not among the best options in ...and more »
  
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• 3 rules for pairing California Cabernets with food - Fortune

  12-06-2015 20:00
  
  Fortune
  3 rules for pairing California Cabernets with food
  Fortune
  When drinking a California Cabernet with dinner, is it always beef or bust? We asked Jessica Certo, wine director at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse in Manhattan, how to approach pairing the Golden State's most heralded grape variety with ...and more »
  
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• Egg Shortage Amid Avian Flu Outbreak Scrambles U.S. Food Industries - U.S. News & World Report

  12-06-2015 20:00
  
  U.S. News & World Report
  Egg Shortage Amid Avian Flu Outbreak Scrambles U.S. Food Industries
  U.S. News & World Report
  Millions of birds have died and some food prices are on the rise as the result of a devastating avian flu outbreak plaguing America's egg and poultry industries. By Andrew Soergel June 12, 2015 | 2:00 p.m. EDT + More. The most severe outbreak of avian ...
  How The Biggest Bird Flu Outbreak In History Will Hurt Your OmeletRefinery29all 309 news articles »
  
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• UPDATE: Nestle bid to overturn Maggi ban rejected - reports

  12-06-2015 19:19
  
  The Bombay High Court has reportedly dismissed Nestle's request for a stay on the ban on the sale of Maggi noodles in India.
  
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• North End restaurant owners say Olive Garden food truck not worthy of the ... - Boston.com

  12-06-2015 19:11
  
  TIME
  North End restaurant owners say Olive Garden food truck not worthy of the ...
  Boston.com
  North End restaurant owners' disdain for Olive Garden is as unlimited as the chain's breadsticks. Olive Garden recently announced they are bringing their new breadstick sandwiches to Boston's historic Italian neighborhood via food truck this weekend.
  Why Olive Garden Shouldn't Park Its Food Truck in Neighborhood with Great ...TIME
  Olive Garden food truck coming to Orlando, debuting brea
  
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• Canada puts forward nutrition label changes

  12-06-2015 18:55
  
  Canada's government today (12 June) unveiled the changes it wants to see to the nutrition labels used on food in the country.
  
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• Americans Agree: Everyone But Them Is Wasting Their Food - io9

  12-06-2015 18:34
  
  io9
  Americans Agree: Everyone But Them Is Wasting Their Food
  io9
  We know that Americans throw out a lot of food, but, hey, why are we doing it? A new survey tries something new to figure it out: It asks us. The survey (which is less an attempt at pinpointing actual food waste numbers and more an attempt at figuring ...
  Here's Why Americans Waste So Much FoodSmithsonian
  Report: One in four Baltimore residents live in 'food deserts'Baltimore Sun
  Scientists confirm that Americans suck
  
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• Stetson Elevates Ice Cream Experience With New Product

  12-06-2015 18:09
  Image Caption: Image Credit: The Ice Cream Elevator Help Operators Manage the Last Few ScoopsExclusive Brief: 0Stetson Solutions has introduced the Ice Cream Elevator as an improvement to an industry that the brand says has not seen significant change in more than 20 years. The Elevator is a first-of-its-kind ice cream insert to improve product turnover, presentation, and overall quality of ice cream offerings.
  
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• GLP-1 Agonist Alters Brain Response to Seeing, Eating Food - Medscape

  12-06-2015 17:56
  GLP-1 Agonist Alters Brain Response to Seeing, Eating Food
  Medscape
  BOSTON — Individuals who received injections of the glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist exenatide (Bydureon, AstraZeneca) had dampened responses in the brain's reward system at the sight of chocolate milk and enhanced responses after ...
  
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• Food industry news of the week - Yoplait, Maggi

  12-06-2015 17:46
  
  General Mills has taken the plunge in China's yoghurt market, this week launching Yoplait in Shanghai. The row over Nestle's Maggi noodles in India continued, with the food giant contesting the nationwide ban in court. And there were a flurry of stories in the US - Campbell Soup Co. and WhiteWave Foods snapped up smaller businesses, while Boulder Brands announced its co-founder and CEO Steve Hughes had resigned.
  
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• Can Boston Market's comfort food mount a comeback in the era of Chipotle? - Washington Post

  12-06-2015 17:42
  
  Can Boston Market's comfort food mount a comeback in the era of Chipotle?
  Washington Post
  Decades before fast-casual restaurants were the hottest ticket in the dining industry, Boston Market was serving up its glistening rotisserie chickens in restaurants that were fancier than a fast-food joint but not quite as formal as a sit-down eatery ...
  
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• Food industry news of the week: Yoplait

  12-06-2015 17:39
  
  General Mills has taken the plunge in China's yoghurt market, this week launching Yoplait in Shanghai. The row over Nestle's Maggi noodles in India continued, with the food giant contesting the nationwide ban in court. And there were a flurry of stories in the US - Campbell Soup Co. and WhiteWave Foods snapped up smaller businesses, while Boulder Brands announced its co-founder and CEO Steve Hughes had resigned.
  
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• Why Olive Garden Shouldn't Park Its Food Truck in Neighborhood with Great ... - TIME

  12-06-2015 17:33
  
  TIME
  Why Olive Garden Shouldn't Park Its Food Truck in Neighborhood with Great ...
  TIME
  To herald the recent arrival of breadstick sandwiches to its menu, Olive Garden has sent food trucks around the country on a Breadstick Nation tour. The trucks are setting up shop in big cities around the nation and handing out free samples of chicken ...
  Olive Garden food truck rolls into Orlando Wednesday on Breadstick Nation tourOrlando Sentinel
  Olive Garden food truck coming to Orlando, debuting
  
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• Wet 'n Wild's food policy gets revamped - Orlando Sentinel (blog)

  12-06-2015 17:00
  
  Orlando Sentinel (blog)
  Wet 'n Wild's food policy gets revamped
  Orlando Sentinel (blog)
  Patrons exit the tubes at Aqua Drag Racer, a new ride at Wet 'n Wild in Orlando, Fla. Monday, June 23, 2014. Patrons exit the tubes at Aqua Drag Racer, a new ride at Wet 'n Wild in Orlando, Fla. Monday, June 23, 2014. (Ryan Jones, Orlando Sentinel).
  
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• Things Fast Food Workers Say You Absolutely Should Never Eat - Yahoo Food

  12-06-2015 16:44
  
  Yahoo Food
  Things Fast Food Workers Say You Absolutely Should Never Eat
  Yahoo Food
  The modern fast-food restaurant is a chamber of culinary horrors, employees confirm. Employees of fast-food companies jumped into Reddit to offer crucial advice on limp munchies. The 127,000 responses may cause you to rethink your lunch plans.
  
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• I-Team Exclusive: Area businesses searched on allegations of food stamp ... - fox8.com

  12-06-2015 16:33
  
  fox8.com
  I-Team Exclusive: Area businesses searched on allegations of food stamp ...
  fox8.com
  CLEVELAND – Only the Fox 8 I-Team cameras were on scene as investigators carried out a series of search warrants designed to protect your tax dollars. Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit searched four area businesses, two Dollar Lots and Pizza ...and more »
  
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• Food Vendor Inspection at CWS: What Inspectors Look For - WOWT

  12-06-2015 15:43
  
  WOWT
  Food Vendor Inspection at CWS: What Inspectors Look For
  WOWT
  WOWT 6 News talked with the Douglas County Health Department Thursday about keeping food tents clean at the College World Series. An Inspector said they will inspect the tents, stands inside the stadium, as well as food trucks Friday morning/afternoon.and more »
  
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• Food industry results in brief: Seneca, MamaMancini's

  12-06-2015 15:43
  
  Higher expenses weighed heavy on MamaMancini's bottom line for the first quarter of the year while elsewhere, lower sales volumes meant lower full year net profits for fruit and veg processor Seneca Foods. Here is just-food's weekly results round up.
  
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• Where Food Preparation Leads To Food Poisoning [Infographic] - Forbes

  12-06-2015 15:00
  
  Forbes
  Where Food Preparation Leads To Food Poisoning [Infographic]
  Forbes
  When it comes to enjoying the summer season, food plays a major role whether it involves firing up the barbecue or heading out for a picnic. Unfortunately, some unlucky people will end up having a bad experience through food poisoning. Symptoms include ...
  
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• BRICs and beyond: Has Yoplait adopted the best expansion strategy in China?

  12-06-2015 14:57
  
  The move from General Mills and Sodaal to expand Yoplait International into China is a significant step for the yoghurt brand. The potential of the Chinese yoghurt market and its growth profile makes it a tempting prize for any yoghurt manufacturer. But, Katy Askew asks, have General Mills and Sodaal taken the best route to expansion in the market?
  
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• Muller confirms jobs at risk in UK plant rejig

  12-06-2015 13:47
  
  German dairy firm Muller has confirmed it has entered into talks over improving efficiency at its plant in Market Drayton in the UK, a move that could lead to a loss of 43 jobs.
  
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• Bimbo expands operations at US plant

  12-06-2015 13:32
  
  Mexican bakery group, Grupo Bimbo, has announced a US$9.3m investment to expand operations at its plant in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
  
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• A Gnarly Approach to Giving Back

  12-06-2015 09:44
  In the 1990s, “Skateboarding is not a crime” was a popular sticker slogan demonstrating opposition to local ordinances that banned skateboarding in public places. In the proceeding decades, skateboarding and other action sports like surfing and snowboarding evolved from counterculture to mainstream, as evidenced by the growing popularity of the annual X Games.
  Capitalizing on the popularity of skater culture, two limited-service concepts have partnered with action sports–focused groups to
  
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• Nestle faces setback in KitKat TM bid

  12-06-2015 09:28
  
  Nestle could struggle trying to block KitKat copycats, after a top lawyer at the European court of justice rejected a trademark bid.
  
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• Nestle challenging Maggi ban in Indian high court

  12-06-2015 09:20
  
  Nestle is challenging a ban placed on the sale of Maggi noodles by Indian food safety regulators in the country's high court.
  
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• 5 Amazing Strategies to Eliminate Food Waste and Feed the Hungry - TIME

  12-06-2015 06:20
  
  TIME
  5 Amazing Strategies to Eliminate Food Waste and Feed the Hungry
  TIME
  The modern American has evolved into an incredibly wasteful creature. “The average American consumer wastes 10 times as much food as someone in Southeast Asia, up 50 percent from Americans in the 1970s,” the National Resources Defense Council ...
  
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• 2 arrested for allegedly locking kids in room with no food, water - THV 11

  12-06-2015 05:15
  
  2 arrested for allegedly locking kids in room with no food, water
  THV 11
  HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KTHV) – A Hot Springs woman and her boyfriend have been arrested for locking three children in their home with no food or water. Loading… Post to Facebook. 2 arrested for allegedly locking kids in room with no food, water HOT ...and more »
  
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