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• 3 local residents charged in food stamp fraud - The Journal News | LoHud.com

  26-06-2015 23:48
  
  3 local residents charged in food stamp fraud
  The Journal News | LoHud.com
  A New York City Human Resources Administration employee and nine other people - three of them from the Lower Hudson Valley - face federal charges in an alleged food stamp fraud scheme. The FBI arrested Harry Fletcher, 44, an employee of the New ...and more »
  
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• 90 percent of US could live on food grown entirely within 100 miles : TreeHugger - Treehugger

  26-06-2015 23:38
  
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  90 percent of US could live on food grown entirely within 100 miles : TreeHugger
  Treehugger
  New farmland-mapping research shows the country's surprising potential when it comes to eating more locally. In all the years that I've been writing about choosing food grown nearby, the irony that persists is this: I can easily find and purchase food ...
  
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• Rats dream about the future -- future food - UPI.com

  26-06-2015 23:13
  
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  Rats dream about the future -- future food
  UPI.com
  Researchers say the findings may explain why human patients with damage to the hippocampus often have difficulty imagining the future. By Brooks Hays | June 26, 2015 at 10:12 AM. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter.and more »
  
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• Church's Brings Back Chicken & Waffle Bites

  26-06-2015 23:13
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Church's chicken brings back Chicken & Waffle Bites for a limited timeExclusive Brief: 0With fried chicken and waffles making an appearance on menus all over the country, Church’s Chicken will bring back by popular demand its delectable Chicken & Waffle Bites meal nationwide starting June 29, 2015. The unique pairing consists of three juicy, hand-battered, all-white meat Tender Strips and five miniature maple-flavored Waffle Bites. When previousl
  
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• Krystal Celebrates Summer with "Add a Pup" Promo

  26-06-2015 23:08
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Krystal offers pup additions to meals for 99 cents in July and August.Exclusive Brief: 0Hot dogs are one of the classic tastes of summer and, this year, The Krystal Company is ensuring every hot dog comes at a hot deal. The brand famous for its signature Krystals, Pups, and Chiks is celebrating with special “Add a Pup for $0.99” pricing on Krystal Pups when combined with any combo meal. For 99 cents, guests can enjoy one of the popular mini hot dog
  
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• Noodles Names Mark Mears As EVP and CMO

  26-06-2015 22:56
  Image Caption: Image Credit: He will be responsible for the brand's strategic marketing directionExclusive Brief: 0Noodles & Company today announced that Mark A. Mears will be joining Noodles & Company as its executive vice president and chief marketing officer effective July 20, 2015. Mr. Mears has more than 20 years of marketing and brand positioning experience. He will be responsible for the strategic marketing direction of Noodles & Company and will report directly
  
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• Anthony Bourdain evolving beyond food TV - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune

  26-06-2015 20:48
  
  Anthony Bourdain evolving beyond food TV - Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Tribune
  Anthony Bourdain's CNN show "Parts Unknown" has allowed the chef "to go to places that no other network would be able to let us go," he says. Anthony Bourdain's CNN show "Parts Unknown" has allowed the chef "to go to places that no other network would ...and more »
  
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• Anthony Bourdain evolving beyond food TV - Chicago Tribune

  26-06-2015 20:48
  
  Anthony Bourdain evolving beyond food TV
  Chicago Tribune
  Anthony Bourdain's CNN show "Parts Unknown" has allowed the chef "to go to places that no other network would be able to let us go," he says. Anthony Bourdain's CNN show "Parts Unknown" has allowed the chef "to go to places that no other network would ...and more »
  
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• Chicken Fight! Fast Food Competitors Cook Up a Golden Age for Chicken ... - Time - TIME

  26-06-2015 20:36
  
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  Chicken Fight! Fast Food Competitors Cook Up a Golden Age for Chicken ... - Time
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  In the competition for fast food customer dollars, an epic game of chicken is being played, and no one dares chickening out. The steaks—er, stakes—are just too high. (Sorry, had to get those bad puns out of the way pronto.) The battles are being ...
  
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• Chicken Fight! Fast Food Competitors Cook Up a Golden Age for Chicken - TIME

  26-06-2015 20:36
  
  TIME
  Chicken Fight! Fast Food Competitors Cook Up a Golden Age for Chicken
  TIME
  In the competition for fast food customer dollars, an epic game of chicken is being played, and no one dares chickening out. The steaks—er, stakes—are just too high. (Sorry, had to get those bad puns out of the way pronto.) The battles are being ...
  
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• The Continental's spicy fries make Food Network's best-of list - Philly.com - Philly.com (blog)

  26-06-2015 19:56
  
  Philly.com (blog)
  The Continental's spicy fries make Food Network's best-of list - Philly.com
  Philly.com (blog)
  The Szechuan Shoestring Fries from The Continental in Old City are part of Food Network Magazine's 10 favorite french fries, from its July/August issue. "If people haven't heard about the fries," chef Jamie Wolf told the mag, "they order them when they ...
  
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• The Continental's spicy fries make Food Network's best-of list - Philly.com (blog)

  26-06-2015 19:56
  
  Philly.com (blog)
  The Continental's spicy fries make Food Network's best-of list
  Philly.com (blog)
  The Szechuan Shoestring Fries from The Continental in Old City are part of Food Network Magazine's 10 favorite french fries, from its July/August issue. "If people haven't heard about the fries," chef Jamie Wolf told the mag, "they order them when they ...
  
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• Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce : The Salt : NPR - NPR

  26-06-2015 18:03
  
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  Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce : The Salt : NPR
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  In the U.S., 1 in 6 people struggles with hunger. Food pantries across the country pass out food to help these people put meals on the table. But what if they could help teach the pantry visitors how to grow their own food, too? Grow Well Missouri, a ...
  Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce | WABE 90.1 FMWABE 90.1 FMall 16 news articles »
  
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• Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce - NPR

  26-06-2015 18:03
  
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  Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce
  NPR
  In the U.S., 1 in 6 people struggles with hunger. Food pantries across the country pass out food to help these people put meals on the table. But what if they could help teach the pantry visitors how to grow their own food, too? Grow Well Missouri, a ...and more »
  
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• A White Castle food truck will be in Orlando tonight - Orlando Weekly (blog)

  26-06-2015 18:01
  
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  A White Castle food truck will be in Orlando tonight
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  White Castle's Crave Mobile, a roving dispenser of square mini-burgers and bubble gut, will be sliding into the Food Truck Bazaar line-up this evening. According to The Daily City, the Crave Mobile will be on hand tonight (June 26th) from 5:30 p.m. to ...
  
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• This deep fried Big Mac is the pinnacle of fast food ingenuity - Sploid - Gizmodo - Gizmodo

  26-06-2015 17:50
  
  Gizmodo
  This deep fried Big Mac is the pinnacle of fast food ingenuity - Sploid - Gizmodo
  Gizmodo
  Today is a momentous day. Just by existing, this deep fried Big Mac has brought humanity forward. Because the only thing missing from the poster child of fast food, a Big Mac, is the key ingredient to most junk food goodness: getting deep fried. That ...
  McDonald's fan creates deep fried BIG MAC for the ultimate junk food ...Daily Mailall 35 news articles »
  
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• This deep fried Big Mac is the pinnacle of fast food ingenuity - Gizmodo

  26-06-2015 17:50
  
  Gizmodo
  This deep fried Big Mac is the pinnacle of fast food ingenuity
  Gizmodo
  Today is a momentous day. Just by existing, this deep fried Big Mac has brought humanity forward. Because the only thing missing from the poster child of fast food, a Big Mac, is the key ingredient to most junk food goodness: getting deep fried. That ...
  Big Mac Deep-Fried: McDonald's Fan Creates Ultimate Fast Food Item Deep ...Food World Newsall 35 news articles »
  
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• Food industry news of the week - Ferrero & Thorntons, JBS & Moy Park

  26-06-2015 15:25
  
  This week has been bumper for food sector M&A. Ferrero announced that it is gobbling up UK chocolate maker Thorntons. JBS is taking control of Moy Park from heavily indebted Brazilian meat group Marfrig. Grupo Bimbo also announced it has purchased parts of Spanish baker Panrico. Meanwhile, in the world of retail, Delhaize and Ahold revealed plans to combine. Here is just-food's top news and insight coverage from this week.
  
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• Pie Five Serves Carolina Golden BBQ Pie for Summer

  26-06-2015 14:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Pie Five serves Carolina Golden BBQ Pie as summer LTO.Exclusive Brief: 0Summer is for lovers—pizza lovers. Ditch boring barbecue for Pie Five Pizza Co.’s new Carolina Golden BBQ Pie. The Pie Five pie-intists created the new pizza piled high with smoky pulled pork, crisp diced pickles, perfectly melted cheddar, a kick of spice from fresh red onion, and a tangy Carolina Gold BBQ sauce—with hints of sunshine and freedom. The BBQ pizza masterpiece ar
  
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• Focus: Will synergies lift Ahold Delhaize in US?

  26-06-2015 13:28
  
  The merger between European retailers Ahold and Delhaize is significant because it will allow the group's to scale up in the key US market, where the majority of revenue is generated. Announcing the deal, the companies said EUR500m (US$560m) in annual synergies are on the table. But these, as and of themselves, will do little to raise the combined group's lacklustre US growth trajectory. Katy Askew looks at the impact the merger will have in the US - and whether Ahold Delhaize will deliver on th
  
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• Food industry results in brief - Boparan, Ukrproduct

  26-06-2015 13:11
  
  Boparan Holdings made some positive noises about its third-quarter and said that it plans to invest in its protein and chilled units. Ukrproduct suggested that it has recovered some sales volumes despite economic and political instability in Ukraine. Here are this week's results in brief.
  
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• Alouette launch "indulgent" snacks

  26-06-2015 12:22
  
  Alouette is launching two "wholesome" and "indulgent" snack lines: Le Bon Dip and Le Petite Fromage.
  
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• Watkins adds grinders to McCormick "slack filling" case

  26-06-2015 11:24
  
  US spice maker Watrins Inc has added black peppercorn grinders to its lawsuit against McCormick & Co that alleges the flavours giant "slack fills" its pepper tins.
  
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• McCormick taps gluten-free demand with NPD

  26-06-2015 10:27
  
  US spice maker McCormick has unveiled 11 new products that it hopes will tap into growing demand for gluten-free items as well as on-trend flavours.
  
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• Weetabix adds protein range to breakfast drink

  26-06-2015 09:28
  
  Bright-Food owned Weetabix has added a protein-based variant to its On The Go drinks range in the UK in response to growing consumer demand for protein.
  
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• Consuming Issues: Battle against antimicrobial resistance just beginning

  26-06-2015 09:24
  
  The use of antibiotics in the rearing of animals has been a much discussed issue in recent weeks, with regulatory and corporate moves across a number of countries. Ben Cooper examines recent events in the context of the widespread concern over antimicrobial resistance.
  
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• Chef Q&A: Andie Shapira

  26-06-2015 09:24
  Raw fruits and vegetables are often an afterthought in restaurants. But at Freshii, those ingredients are the main event, says Andie Shapira, who leads the chain’s menu innovation and development.
  “To me, it makes perfect sense: Whenever you cook fruits and vegetables, you’re killing the natural enzymes they have,” Shapira says. “You’re deactivating natural enzymes and vitamins and minerals, and they don’t have the same effect on your body as they would raw.”
  
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• Post "sues" bird flu hit Centre Fresh over "contract breach"

  26-06-2015 09:21
  
  Michael Foods, the egg processing business owned by Post Holdings, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Hawkeye Pride Egg Farms, a division of Center Fresh Group, alleging that it breached a supply contract after avian influenza hit the firm and prevented it from meeting its egg supply obligations.
  
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• Jack Link's launches chicken jerky

  26-06-2015 09:21
  
  US protein snack group Jack Link's is launching chicken jerky to follow up on the "incredible success" of its turkey jerky.
  
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• 7-Eleven launches premium private label lines

  26-06-2015 09:21
  
  7-Eleven is adding two premium lines - 7-SelectGO!Yum and 7-SelectGO!Smart - to its private label 7-Select brand.
  
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• ER trips for kids with food allergies on rise in Illinois - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune

  26-06-2015 07:06
  
  Chicago Tribune
  ER trips for kids with food allergies on rise in Illinois - Chicago Tribune
  Chicago Tribune
  Sophia Moreno, left, and her twin sister, Isabella, play together in the backyard of their Shorewood home on June 25, 2015. Sophia has a severe allergy to peanuts that her sister does not share. Sophia Moreno, left, and her twin sister, Isabella, play ...
  Study: ER visits for childhood food allergies up in Illinois - SFGateSFGate
  Emergency visits for childhood food allergy on rise in Illi
  
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• ER trips for kids with food allergies on rise in Illinois - Chicago Tribune

  26-06-2015 07:06
  
  Chicago Tribune
  ER trips for kids with food allergies on rise in Illinois
  Chicago Tribune
  Sophia Moreno, left, and her twin sister, Isabella, play together in the backyard of their Shorewood home on June 25, 2015. Sophia has a severe allergy to peanuts that her sister does not share. Sophia Moreno, left, and her twin sister, Isabella, play ...
  Study: ER visits for childhood food allergies up in IllinoisSFGate
  Hispanic children have highest rise in emergency visits for food allergiesEurekAlert (
  
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• America's best fries: Food Network Magazine lists fries at HopCat among best - MLive.com

  26-06-2015 00:40
  
  MLive.com
  America's best fries: Food Network Magazine lists fries at HopCat among best
  MLive.com
  HopCat's NACH-YO! burger is topped with fried poblano peppers, fresh pico de gallo, pepper jack cheese, Southwestern dressing, crispy tortilla strips & fresh avocado. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News. Melanie Maxwell | [email protected] more »
  
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• What It's Really Like to Cook on a Food Stamp Budget | The Kitchn - Huffington Post

  26-06-2015 00:13
  
  What It's Really Like to Cook on a Food Stamp Budget | The Kitchn
  Huffington Post
  In 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived in households struggling with hunger, a stark number which includes 15.8 million children and 4.8 million seniors. Food insecurity is a daily reality for about one in seven households. So why do we only seem to ...and more »
  
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