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• Sea Bass Makes Its Fast-Casual Debut at Rubio's

  06-08-2015 22:18
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Starting August 26, Rubio's is offering Cilantro Lime Sea BassExclusive Brief: 0As part of its continued efforts to provide guests with flavorful seafood options, Rubio’s Restaurants has announced the addition of sea bass to its sizeable selection of coastal cuisine. Starting on August 26, long-time guests and newcomers alike are invited to try the Cilantro Lime Sea Bass Two Taco Plate or Bowl for a limited time. Rubio’s is the first national fast-
  
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• Police look for people involved in Raleigh Food Lion shooting - WRAL.com

  06-08-2015 21:56 via wral.com
  
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  Police look for people involved in Raleigh Food Lion shooting
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  Raleigh, N.C. — Police were looking Thursday afternoon for the people involved in a shooting at a Raleigh Food Lion. Police responded to reports of gunshots in the parking lot of the grocery store, on Western Boulevard near Whitmore Drive, at about 2 ...and more »
  
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• How to Eat Well and Manage Your Food Allergies While Traveling - Lifehacker

  06-08-2015 21:48 via lifehacker.com
  
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  How to Eat Well and Manage Your Food Allergies While Traveling
  Lifehacker
  Travel is all about exploring and immersing yourself in a different culture. You probably don't want to spend your time worrying about your diet. But food allergies and dietary restrictions can be tough to manage when you're away from home. The good ...and more »
  
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• Sweden's Ingenious Plan to Turn Old Produce Into New Food Sources - GOOD Magazine

  06-08-2015 21:35 via magazine.good.is
  
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  Sweden's Ingenious Plan to Turn Old Produce Into New Food Sources
  GOOD Magazine
  Despite global hunger and widespread poverty, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, humans still waste more than a third of our food. As with most international problems, Sweden already has an ingenious solution. Recently a group of ...
  
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• Valerie Bertinelli Puts Acting on Side Burner for Food Network - Parade

  06-08-2015 19:11 via parade.com
  
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  Valerie Bertinelli Puts Acting on Side Burner for Food Network
  Parade
  With three hit TV shows to her credit—One Day at a Time, Touched by an Angel as well as Hot in Cleveland— Valerie Bertinelli, 55, puts acting on the side burner to focus on Valerie's Home Cooking Saturdays on Food Network. Do most of the recipes on ...and more »
  
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• Food delivery service Sprig to convert servers to employees and grant them ... - VentureBeat

  06-08-2015 19:04 via venturebeat.com
  
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  Food delivery service Sprig to convert servers to employees and grant them ...
  VentureBeat
  On-demand food provider Sprig is undergoing a bit of a transformation today. The company is not only becoming more transparent about where it sources ingredients from, it is also reshaping its workforce by transitioning servers from contractors to ...
  On-Demand Food Startup Sprig To Start Classifying Its Contractors As EmployeesTechCrunch
  Food delivery startup Sprig to turn driver contractors i
  
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• Russia Destroys Piles of Banned Western Food - New York Times

  06-08-2015 19:01 via nytimes.com
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  Russia Destroys Piles of Banned Western Food
  New York Times
  MOSCOW — Ramping up enforcement of a ban on European food imports, the Russian authorities on Thursday destroyed hundreds of tons of foodstuffs they said violated the proscription, instituted a year ago in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine.
  Outrage after Russia steamrolls tonnes of Western foodAljazeera.com (blog)
  Russian 'Food Crematoria' Provoke Outrage Amid CrisisVoice of America
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• Updated app: Iowa State Fair Food Finder and event calendar - DesMoinesRegister.com

  06-08-2015 18:58 via desmoinesregister.com
  
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  Updated app: Iowa State Fair Food Finder and event calendar
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  Craving a corn dog? Looking for the fresh lemonade stand? Or wondering where you can sample one of 15 new Iowa State Fair foods this year? The Des Moines Register and Iowa State Fair have partnered to provide you the Iowa State Fair Food Finder ...and more »
  
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• Starbucks Opens First Store in Panama

  06-08-2015 18:53
  Starbucks opens first store in Panama, 15th in Latin America.Exclusive Brief: 0Starbucks Coffee Company together with Premium Restaurants of America (PRA), its long-term strategic licensing partner in Central America, opened its first store in Panama, making it Starbucks 15th market in Latin America and 67th worldwide. Located in Panama City’s Street Mall shopping center, the new store proudly features Starbucks Reserve Panama Carmen Estate coffee, part of the company’s exclusive Starbu
  
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• Checkers fast-food worker wipes burger bun on ground - AOL News

  06-08-2015 18:47 via aol.com
  
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  Checkers fast-food worker wipes burger bun on ground
  AOL News
  We've all heard the fast-food horror stories -- and this story out of a Baltimore suburb is yet another. A video of a fast-food worker doing something best described as "disturbing" has popped up online. The video shows a worker for the fast-food chain ...
  Disturbing video shows fast food worker wiping floor with burger bunFOX31 Denver
  Viral video shows fast food worker wiping burger bun on floorKHOUall 96
  
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• Whataburger Celebrates 65th Anniversary with Free Upgrades

  06-08-2015 18:34
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Whataburger offers free meal upgrades to celebrate 65th anniversary.Exclusive Brief: 0On August 8, 1950, an adventurous and determined entrepreneur named Harmon Dobson opened up the world's first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. Precisely 65 years later, Whataburger will celebrate the milestone by thanking its customers for their continued support with an offer for a free Whatasize on all Whatameals.Chains: Whataburger
  
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• Culinary Technology vs. Simple Cooking: The Contradictions of Food Culture Today - Forbes

  06-08-2015 18:32 via forbes.com
  
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  Culinary Technology vs. Simple Cooking: The Contradictions of Food Culture Today
  Forbes
  Ever seen a two-inch-high, medium-rare filet mignon cooked perfectly evenly edge-to-edge that then melts like butter in your mouth? Hint: this cannot be achieved on a grill or in a pan. During the 2014 holiday season, in select markets, Costco sold a ...and more »
  
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• Seeka buys Bunbartha kiwifruit business

  06-08-2015 17:58
  
  New Zealand produce company Seeka Kiwifruit Industries has announced the acquisition of the the kiwifruit and orcharding business and assets of Australia's Bunbartha Fruit Packers.
  
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• Food prices fall to 6-year-low as dairy slumps - CNBC

  06-08-2015 17:46 via cnbc.com
  
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  Food prices fall to 6-year-low as dairy slumps
  CNBC
  Food prices have hit their lowest level since September 2009, dragged down by high supplies of milk in Europe and soy and palm oil in South East Asia and South America respectively. A sharp fall in prices for vegetable oils and dairy products saw the ...
  World food prices hit lowest level in almost six years, UN agency reportsUN News Centre
  Dairy drags food prices towards six-year lowFinancial Times
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• Most states waiving work requirements for food stamps, despite improving job ... - Fox News

  06-08-2015 17:43 via foxnews.com
  
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  Most states waiving work requirements for food stamps, despite improving job ...
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  Most states still are waiving work requirements for those on food stamps, raising concerns that despite an improving job market the Obama administration is feeding government dependency -- and all at the expense of taxpayers. Forty-four of the 50 ...and more »
  
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• Taco Bell Introduces Spicy DareDevil Loaded Grillers

  06-08-2015 17:30
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Taco Bell rolls out trio of Daredevil Loaded Grillers. Exclusive Brief: 0Starting this Thursday, August 6, Taco Bell is challenging everyone to take on its spiciest flavors with the new $1 DareDevil Loaded Grillers. For $1 each, Taco Bell is bringing three levels of heat new: Mild Chipotle, Hot Habanero, and Fiery Ghost Pepper. According to the company, “This is the spiciest we’ve ever gone! And hey, if you can get through all three of these heat c
  
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• Norfolk City Jail gets fresh food, online ordering program - WAVY-TV

  06-08-2015 16:41 via wavy.com
  
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  Norfolk City Jail gets fresh food, online ordering program
  WAVY-TV
  NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Sheriff's Office is launching a new, online food ordering program for inmates inside the Norfolk City Jail. '811 Marketplace' is scheduled to begin taking orders on Aug. 11, where friends and family members of inmates can ...and more »
  
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• Lawmakers Look To Regulate 'Natural' On Food - whotv.com

  06-08-2015 16:21 via whotv.com
  
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  Lawmakers Look To Regulate 'Natural' On Food
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  Recently Congress is working toward making natural a label that the Food and Drug Administration would actually have to regulate. Ruth MacDonald, chair of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, says, “At this point ...
  
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• Food industry asks for exemptions to trans fat phase out - CNBC

  06-08-2015 16:11 via cnbc.com
  
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  Food industry asks for exemptions to trans fat phase out
  CNBC
  Shortening, pie crusts, brownies and microwave popcorn could be partially exempt from a government phase out of artificial trans fats—if the food industry gets its way. The Food and Drug Administration announced in June that it is requiring food ...
  Food industry has long trans fat wish listPoliticoall 91 news articles »
  
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• Arby's Tribute to Jon Stewart; Panda Express Launches Orange Chicken-Slinging ... - Eater

  06-08-2015 16:09 via eater.com
  
  Arby's Tribute to Jon Stewart; Panda Express Launches Orange Chicken-Slinging ...
  Eater
  ... — Jon Stewart, the comedian who is wrapping up his tenure as host of the Daily Show this week, has a long history of making jokes about Arby's. So, the chain — who once offered Stewart a job when he announced he was leaving the show — made him a ...
  
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• Comment: FSSAI's antagonism on Maggi is lose-lose

  06-08-2015 16:08
  
  The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has taken a hard line on Nestle's Maggi brand. But - with Nestle's strong international food safety and compliance record - has the regulator picked the right battle? Katy Askew suggests the FSSAI's increasingly belligerent tone and single-mindedness in its pursuit of Nestle will do little to improve food safety in the country. It could, however, make multinationals think twice about investing in India.
  
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• The Beef Solution

  06-08-2015 15:19
  What’s next for the sustainable beef movement.Image Credit: thinkstockTeaser Image Orientation: LeftOn its face, the very notion of sustainable beef might seem like an oxymoron. How, after all, can something as environmentally intensive as beef production be used in the same sentence as sustainable?
  But now, a gathering of such disparate groups as cattlemen, retailers, beef processors, financial gurus, and environmentalists are doing more than just mindlessly pondering the possibilit
  
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• Inside the Curious World of a Food Stylist - Yahoo Food

  06-08-2015 15:03 via yahoo.com
  
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  Inside the Curious World of a Food Stylist
  Yahoo Food
  We're currently experiencing an artistic renaissance of epic proportions. The still life has returned, and it is more popular than ever. This century, however, instead of impressionist painters like Cézanne spending hours and hours hunched over an oil ...
  
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• Boulder Brands receives interest in "transaction"

  06-08-2015 14:59
  
  Udi's and Smart Balance owner Boulder Brands has hired advisors to look at its strategic options after the US group received interest from companies eyeing an unspecified transaction with the business.
  
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• Salata Opens New Store in Downtown Los Angeles

  06-08-2015 14:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: To celebrate its 48th location, Salata is giving away 48 free saladsExclusive Brief: 0Houston-based Salata continues its rapid expansion with its new FIGat7th location—its third location in downtown Los Angeles and 48th nationwide. To celebrate, Salata will offer a free salad or salad wrap and a signature drink to the first 48 guests in line on Thursday, August 6. Additionally, all salads and salad wraps will be sold at half-price on grand opening d
  
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• Oreo-Maker Latest 'Big Food' Company Targeted for Shakeup - ABC News

  06-08-2015 14:28 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Oreo-Maker Latest 'Big Food' Company Targeted for Shakeup
  ABC News
  The maker of Oreo cookies may again be the target for a shakeup as "Big Food" companies scramble to transform amid changing tastes. Activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square said it took a 7.5 percent stake in snack maker Mondelez International Inc.
  Activist investor Bill Ackman takes aim at Mondelez foodCNNMoneyall 346 news articles »
  
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• Where Good Meets Gracious

  06-08-2015 14:11
  The limited-service restaurant industry has become a sort of dichotomy. On one side are legacy brands that have defined the way Americans have eaten for generations, brands that have grown big enough to survive bad publicity and creative stagnation. On the other are fast-growing brands that are changing the way the game is played, forcing the legacy brands to adapt as they meet consumer demand for innovation and creativity.
  
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• The world's strangest fast food burgers - Fox News

  06-08-2015 13:47 via foxnews.com
  
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  The world's strangest fast food burgers
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  Buger King Japan. McDonald's Mexico. Burger King Japan. McDonald's China. Burger King U.K.. Previous Next. Quick: When you think of a fast food burger, what's the first thought that pops into your head? Greasy? Boring? Unhealthy? All of the above can ...and more »
  
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• Fork in the Road

  06-08-2015 13:46
  Operations ran pretty smoothly when Jeff Osterfeld opened his first Penn Station East Coast Subs in 1985 in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Things got a little dicey after the company founder had opened three stores. He learned that if he was at one store, it would be fine—the food would come out quickly and correctly, the restrooms remained clean—but the other two stores would backslide.
  
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• The vast majority of expiration dates are bogus — here's how long your food ... - Business Insider

  06-08-2015 13:32 via businessinsider.com
  
  Business Insider
  The vast majority of expiration dates are bogus — here's how long your food ...
  Business Insider
  We waste a lot of food out of fear: Experts estimate that $165 billion worth gets tossed each year. But most expiration dates are largely made up. According to The National Resource Defense Council, the "sell by" dates do indicate not whether foods are ...and more »
  
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• Supervalu to move Wild Harvest brand to cage-free eggs

  06-08-2015 13:11
  
  US retailer Supervalu has said that it plans to move its Wild Harvest private label brand to 100% cage-free eggs by the end of the year.
  
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• Food industry results in brief - TreeHouse Foods, Post Holdings, Calbee

  06-08-2015 13:03
  
  This week's rundown of the latest financial results include a profit warning from TreeHouse Foods, an increase to profit forecasts at Post Holdings and a clutch of Japanese companies reporting their first-quarter results.
  
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• Raw pet food sales are booming, but are the products safe? - Fortune

  06-08-2015 12:00 via fortune.com
  
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  Raw pet food sales are booming, but are the products safe?
  Fortune
  Raw pet food sales jumped dramatically in the last year, even as the trend is raising health concerns. Along with serving grain-free, organic and all natural foods to their cats and dogs, more Americans are dishing out raw food to their pets. In the ...
  IAFP 2015: Pet Food Safety, Deadly Jerky Pet Treats, and Government RegulationsFood Safety Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Thursday's Digest: A Peruvian Chef in New York and a Food Festival in San ... - New York Times

  06-08-2015 11:45 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Thursday's Digest: A Peruvian Chef in New York and a Food Festival in San ...
  New York Times
  Our weekday morning digest that includes information about cruises, resorts and theme parks, with deals, tips and anything else that travelers may want to know. PERUVIAN CHEF IN NEW YORK ...
  
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• Study: Spicy food may help you live a longer life - Quartz

  06-08-2015 11:01 via qz.com
  
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  Study: Spicy food may help you live a longer life
  Quartz
  Here's another reason to indulge in a curry tonight: A new study has found that eating spicy food could help you live a longer life. You may have heard of the benefits of spicy food before, but this study is worth paying attention to. It is the first ...
  Here's what that new study claiming that spicy food makes you live longer ...Business Insider
  Spicy Food May Lengthen Your Life10TV
  Another Reason To Love Spicy F
  
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• FSSAI denies "clean chit" for Nestle's Maggi

  06-08-2015 10:27
  
  The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has said its ban on Nestle's Maggi noodles stands, dismissing the all-clear given by fresh laboratory tests.
  
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• Kerry raises outlook after H1 growth

  06-08-2015 09:29
  
  Kerry Group has raised its full-year earnings outlook after reporting higher sales and earnings in the first quarter.
  
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• FSSAI denies Nestle "clean chit" for Maggi

  06-08-2015 09:29
  
  The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has said that its ban on Nestle's Maggi noodles stands, dismissing the all-clear given by fresh laboratory tests.
  
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• Activist Ackman takes US$5.5bn stake in Mondelez

  06-08-2015 09:29
  
  Activist investor William Ackman has built a US$5.5m stake in Mondelez International.
  
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• Warming Temps Push Walrus North, Leave Alaskans Without Food - ABC News

  06-08-2015 07:53 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Warming Temps Push Walrus North, Leave Alaskans Without Food
  ABC News
  A warming environment and melting ice have pushed walrus north in the Bering Sea. That has limited the main food source for several small villages in Alaska. Described by some as having a taste between veal and beef, walrus is highly prized by Alaska ...
  Walrus move north, leaving Alaska natives with fewer food sourcesCBC.caall 103 news articles »
  
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• Plan for food hub hasn't yet taken root in Central Mass. - Boston Globe

  06-08-2015 07:08 via bostonglobe.com
  
  Boston Globe
  Plan for food hub hasn't yet taken root in Central Mass.
  Boston Globe
  Worcester's business history includes a once-bustling manufacturing scene and education and health care sectors that are still thriving. And now, with Central Massachusetts boasting the largest amount of farmland in the state, local business leaders ...
  
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• Chocolate and Chocolate Candy Manufacturing Industry (U.S.): Analytics, Extensive Financial Benchmarks, Metrics and Revenue Forecasts to 2022

  06-08-2015 02:00
  Vital industry-specific data including metrics, benchmarks, historic numbers, growth rates and forecasts that will save countless hours of research.
  
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