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• Treat Your Dad on Father's Day with Food Freebies and Deals - People Magazine

  17-06-2015 23:41
  
  The News Journal
  Treat Your Dad on Father's Day with Food Freebies and Deals
  People Magazine
  What's the best way to honor thy father this Father's Day? By giving him free stuff, of course. With freebies, everybody wins — your dad is happy, you save money, and, if all goes well, he'll share with you. Here are some food chains and national ...
  Feed dad 'dude food' this Father's DayThe News Journalall 309 news articles »
  
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• 10 Food Scraps You Should Always Save - Huffington Post

  17-06-2015 23:26
  
  10 Food Scraps You Should Always Save
  Huffington Post
  SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com. Looking to save money? How about cut food waste? Or maybe you just want to make some really excellent meals? Consider food scraps—those bits and pieces of leftover fruit, veggies, meat, and yes, even cheese, that ...and more »
  
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• Swiss hotel shames food wasters by posting pictures of starving children - Fox News

  17-06-2015 22:17
  
  Fox News
  Swiss hotel shames food wasters by posting pictures of starving children
  Fox News
  A Swiss hotel is using a unique was to remind guests not to waste food. (iStock). A luxury hotel in Switzerland is using an unusual tactic to combat food waste in its dining hall. Brigitte Heller, general manager at the four-star Monopol Hotel in ...
  Swiss hotel decides to shame food wasters with photos of starving childrenThe Week Magazine
  Fancy hotel tries to stop food waste by posting pictures of starv
  
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• Alabama-based Rattlesnake Saloon to debut tonight on new Food Network show - AL.com

  17-06-2015 21:44
  
  Alabama-based Rattlesnake Saloon to debut tonight on new Food Network show
  AL.com
  One of Alabama's most unique eateries will be the center of attention this evening on Food Network's reality TV series, "Craziest Restaurants in America." Rattlesnake Saloon, the cave-like "watering hole under the rock" in Tuscumbia, will be featured ...
  
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• Berner's Web Redesign Simplifies Air Curtain Purchases

  17-06-2015 21:40
  New Site Expedites Selection and SpecificationExclusive Brief: 0Berner International Corp., New Castle, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer and innovator of air curtains, has redesigned its website into the most state-of-the-art, intuitive, and user-friendly site in the air curtain industry. In coordination with the website redesign, the 59-year-old market leader has also reorganized its entire product line by application to better expedite air curtain selection and specification.
  
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• How reducing food waste is saving the UK millions - Christian Science Monitor

  17-06-2015 20:00
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  How reducing food waste is saving the UK millions
  Christian Science Monitor
  The United Nations estimates that global food waste costs between $750 billion and $1 trillion a year. Waste and Resources Action Program, a UK-based organization, has helped the UK save $2.1 million in disposable costs.
  
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• To Tackle Food Waste, Big Grocery Chain Will Sell Produce Rejects - NPR

  17-06-2015 19:47
  
  To Tackle Food Waste, Big Grocery Chain Will Sell Produce Rejects
  NPR
  food waste · FDA To Food Companies: This Time, Zero Means Zero Trans FatsJune 16, 2015 Washington Berry Pickers Push For Elusive Union Contract June 17, 2015. More From The Salt. Food. Washington Berry Pickers Push For Elusive Union Contract.and more »
  
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• Food Network star Ina Garten on the power of saying 'no' - Business Insider

  17-06-2015 19:26
  
  Business Insider
  Food Network star Ina Garten on the power of saying 'no'
  Business Insider
  "No" is a complete sentence, but it can take many people decades to learn how to say it. Last week at the Forbes Women's Summit in New York, Ina Garten, the best-selling cookbook author and host of the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa," stressed the ...and more »
  
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• Editor's viewpoint: Waitrose's personalised promos will stir industry

  17-06-2015 18:53
  
  UK grocer Waitrose has got industry watchers talking this afternoon (17 June) with the launch of a promotional programme that lets consumers choose which products they want to buy on offer. Rivals and suppliers will be watching very closely.
  
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• On Reddit, Fast-Food Employees Break Down What Never to Order - Newsweek

  17-06-2015 18:41
  Newsweek
  On Reddit, Fast-Food Employees Break Down What Never to Order
  Newsweek
  Updated | The venerable fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken's motto is “a real meal when and where you need it.” So imagine a diner's surprise when he went into the Wilmington, California, branch for a three-piece fried chicken meal and discovered ...
  L.A. Man Claims KFC Served Him Fried Rat; Fast Food Chain RespondsKTLA
  KFC disputes deep-fried rat claimKSBW The Central Coastall 270 news articles 
  
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• New twist on the supermarket for low-income families - CBS News

  17-06-2015 17:32
  
  CBS News
  New twist on the supermarket for low-income families
  CBS News
  A new grocery store in Boston is on a mission to solve two problems: preventing tons of food from going to waste and offering healthy alternatives to families who might not be able to afford traditional stores, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle ...and more »
  
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• Andiamo to roll out Detroit food truck and a surprise - Detroit Free Press

  17-06-2015 17:29
  
  Detroit Free Press
  Andiamo to roll out Detroit food truck and a surprise
  Detroit Free Press
  A new food truck is hitting Detroit streets Thursday and the first 50 people to visit it will receive a free bowl of pasta. The Andiamo Restaurant Group's big purple vehicle will open at 11 a.m. at the corner of Brush and Monroe, across from the Old ...and more »
  
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• In the spotlight: What the Vega buy means for WhiteWave Foods

  17-06-2015 17:17
  
  WhiteWave Foods' deal to buy of Canadian firm Vega last week will mean the US group adds plant-based nutritional powders and snack-bars to its range, products industry watchers expect to show promising growth in the near future. But low awareness among mainstream consumers of plant-based proteins could prove a challenge. Hannah Abdulla reports.
  
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• EU MPs back retention of nutrient profiles

  17-06-2015 17:09
  
  A key European Parliament committee has rejected calls to scrap nutrient profiles on food labels.
  
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• Nestle insists insects could not live in Cerelac package

  17-06-2015 16:49
  
  Nestle has insisted its manufacturing process "excludes the possibility" of insects existing in a sealed package after a consumer in India claimed to have discovered live insects in Cerelac infant cereal.
  
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• Comment: Why M&A activity looks set to rise

  17-06-2015 16:41
  
  The global food sector has seen an array of M&A ranging from the mega deals such as Heinz-Kraft to the more commonplace bolt-on acquisitions as large corporations gobble up smaller players to plug gaps in their portfolios. While the food sector has seen a busy period for deal-making, according to research from Ernst and Young, this could actually intensify in the next 12 months. Katy Askew reports.
  
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• Square's food delivery service can get you a $15 NYC meal in 15 minutes - Engadget

  17-06-2015 16:01
  
  Engadget
  Square's food delivery service can get you a $15 NYC meal in 15 minutes
  Engadget
  You might have forgotten that Square, the company best known for its mobile credit card reader, also owns the restaurant delivery service Caviar. With so many food delivery options out there, it's simply hard to stand out. But now Square is bringing ...
  Square launches Fastbite food ordering in New York, taking on Seamless and ...The Verge
  Square brings its 15-minute, $15 Fastbite food delivery ser
  
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• Burger 21 Targets Tri-State Area For Expansion

  17-06-2015 15:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Brand Looks to Expand in New Jersey, New York, and PennsylvaniaExclusive Brief: 0Burger 21, an award-winning, “beyond the better burger” fast casual franchise, today announced it is targeting the Tri-State Area—including communities in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania—for future expansion. The Tampa-based fast casual concept aims to develop new restaurants in Long Island, the New York City boroughs, and northern New Jersey, as well as u
  
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• Corner Bakery Tabs PepsiCo Vet as New CMO

  17-06-2015 15:57
  Justin Lambeth named fast casual's new chief marketing officer.Exclusive Brief: 0Corner Bakery Cafe, a fast-casual restaurant franchise known for its ingredient-inspired menu and neighborhood cafe atmosphere, announced the appointment of food and beverage and consumer package goods industry veteran Justin Lambeth as chief marketing officer (CMO).Chains: Corner Bakery Cafe
  
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• Starbucks to Close All La Boulange Locations

  17-06-2015 15:48
  Image Caption: Image Credit: All 23 La Boulange bakery-cafés will close by the end of the yearExclusive Brief: 0Starbucks announced that it will be shuttering all 23 La Boulange bakery-cafés by the end of the year. Branded foods from the San Francisco–based baked goods purveyor, which Starbucks purchased in 2012, will continue to be sold in Starbucks locations.
  The company released a statement on its future plans for La Boulange:Chains: StarbucksLa Boulange
  
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• Original Pizza Patrón Store Breaks Weekly Sales Record

  17-06-2015 15:42
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Outsold Super Bowl Week By 28 PercentExclusive Brief: 0The original Pizza Patrón store has been open since April 16, 1986.
  Despite being surrounded by more pizza and food competition than ever before, it just set the company’s all-time record in an almost 30-year span.
  Not only did the original store hit the highest number of weekly transactions in its history, but it also saw the highest unit sales for the entire system during the week of June 1st.
  
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• Pieology Location Supports Local Humane Society

  17-06-2015 15:39
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Daly City Store Raised $2,119.20 For Peninsula Humane Society & SPCAExclusive Brief: 0Pieology Pizzeria has announced that their recently opened Daly City location raised $2,119.20 for the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. To celebrate the Daly City grand opening and to kick off the company’s commitment to its local community, the restaurant pledged to donate 100 percent of sales generated from two pre-opening events to the cause.Chains: Pie
  
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• Domino's Next Ordering Innovation: Texting

  17-06-2015 15:38
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Customers can now text an emoji to Domino's to order a pizza.Exclusive Brief: 0On the heels of ordering pizza via tweet, what’s next? For fans of Domino’s, the answer is texting. Beginning today, the brand that specializes in pizza delivery and digital ordering technology is launching ordering with an emoji by text.
  Customers who opt-in and add their mobile phone number to their existing Pizza Profile on www.dominos.com can re-order their establish
  
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• First Data Launches Clover Mini POS System

  17-06-2015 15:34
  First Data Announces the Launch of Newest Clover ProductExclusive Brief: 0Unveiling the latest of its best-in-class business management tools for business owners, First Data, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions, today announced the launch of Clover Mini, the newest member of the Clover family of products. Clover Mini redefines the payment terminal, providing business owners with an “all-in-one” solution to streamline operations, expand business and customer
  
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• Beston buys United Dairy Power assets - reports

  17-06-2015 13:44
  
  Australian dairy processor United Dairy Power's plants at Murray Bridge and Jervois have reportedly been acquired by Adelaide-based Beston Global Food Company.
  
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• French environment minister launches Nutella attack

  17-06-2015 11:22
  
  France's environment minister, Ségolène Royal, has appealed to consumers to stop eating Nutella to help protect the Earth's eco-systems.
  
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• Ramadan In The Workplace: No Food, Water On Even The Longest Of Days - Hartford Courant

  17-06-2015 11:19
  
  Hartford Courant
  Ramadan In The Workplace: No Food, Water On Even The Longest Of Days
  Hartford Courant
  Ayman Etman prepares to cook a pizza, and Mohamed Omar trims roasted meat at Aladin Halal. Workers at Alladin Halal, a downtown Hartford restaurant where the owners and most of the workers are Muslim, will be observing Ramadan beginning next ...
  Muslims Look To Share Food During RamadanTAPinto.net
  Google's Ramadan companion will give you fasting times, food and appsTelegraph.co.ukall
  
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• UPDATE: Nestle: Africa cuts "not major restructuring"

  17-06-2015 11:05
  
  Nestle has played down news it plans to reduce its workforce in equatorial Africa, insisting the move "does not signify a major restructuring" in the region.
  
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• UPDATE: Africa cuts not "major restructuring" - Nestle

  17-06-2015 11:05
  
  Nestle has played down news it plans to reduce its workforce in equatorial Africa, insisting the move "does not signify a major restructuring" in the region.
  
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• UDPDATE: Africa cuts not "major restructuring" - Nestle

  17-06-2015 11:04
  
  Nestle has downplayed news that it plans to reduce its workforce in equatorial Africa, insisting that the move "does not signify a major restructuring" in the region.
  
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• Briefing: Sustainable sourcing - Change on palm oil too slow for some

  17-06-2015 09:49
  
  A group of major consumer goods companies and investors have publicly called on the Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil (RSPO) to strengthen its Principles & Criteria following mounting criticism of the multi-stakeholder platform. This has left the RSPO pondering whether it can afford to continue to move at a pace which keeps less ambitious companies engaged or whether it should allow more progressive members to set the agenda.
  
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• Nestle "cutting 15% African workforce"

  17-06-2015 09:13
  
  Swiss food multinational Nestle plans to cut 15% of its workforce in 21 African countries, according to a report in the Financial Times.
  
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• Belgium, China agree meat export deal

  17-06-2015 09:13
  
  Belgian Minister of Agriculture Willy Borsus has signed a memorandum of agreement with Chinese authorities that could soon see an increase in the number of Belgian pork exporters to the country.
  
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• Briefing: Sustainable sourcing - Change on sustainable palm too slow for some

  17-06-2015 08:55
  
  A group of major consumer goods companies and investors have publicly called on the Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil (RSPO) to strengthen its Principles & Criteria following mounting criticism of the multi-stakeholder platform. This has left the RSPO pondering whether it can afford to continue to move at a pace which keeps less ambitious companies engaged or whether it should allow more progressive members to set the agenda.
  
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• Why does almost half of America's food go to waste? - PBS NewsHour (blog)

  17-06-2015 01:42
  
  Why does almost half of America's food go to waste?
  PBS NewsHour (blog)
  Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR's Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being discarded, and what can be done to ...and more »
  
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