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• Thai Flavors Return to California Tortilla

  20-08-2015 17:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Thai flavors return to California Tortilla with LTO Bangkok Shrimp.Exclusive Brief: 0Take your taste buds on a trip around the world at your neighborhood California Tortilla. Back by popular demand, the fast casual favorite will be offering Bangkok Shrimp Tacos, Quesadillas, and Bowls that capture the exotic flavors of Thailand.Chains: California Tortilla
  
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• Port of Subs Debuts New App and Online Ordering

  20-08-2015 17:10
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Port of Subs partners with Olo to create new app and online ordering.Exclusive Brief: 0Port of Subs, the Nevada-based, fast-casual sandwich brand with more than 140 restaurant locations, announced its partnership with Olo, the leading provider of online and mobile ordering solutions for the restaurant industry. The partnership debuts a new mobile app and online ordering program, giving loyal fans the option of ordering and customizing their favorite ha
  
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• Americans Embrace Global Cuisines, NRA Finds

  20-08-2015 16:54
  Image Caption: Image Credit: NRA finds that ethnic cuisines are becoming part of American diets.Exclusive Brief: 0The National Restaurant Association (NRA) issued new research that finds a wider variety of ethnic cuisines are increasingly becoming part of everyday American diets.
  The NRA’s Global Palates: Ethnic Cuisines and Flavors in America study found that Italian, Mexican, and Chinese cuisines reign supreme in terms of familiarity, trial, and frequency of eating, while
  
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• Orange Leaf Partners with 3Headed Monster Agency

  20-08-2015 16:43
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Orange Leaf engages 3Headed Monster as agency to lead brand strategy.Exclusive Brief: 0Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, one of the leading self-serve frozen dessert franchises, has engaged 3Headed Monster as agency of record. As part of the assignment, 3Headed Monster is tasked with leading all brand strategy and creative for the 300-plus-unit chain that operates in 37 states. The move was made after a closed review led by Orange Leaf’s president, Geof
  
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• Food Fraud a Bigger Problem Than Many Realize, Experts Say - Food Safety News

  20-08-2015 07:17 via
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  Food Fraud a Bigger Problem Than Many Realize, Experts Say
  Food Safety News
  Fish-counter_406x250 Pick up any item in the supermarket and read through the ingredient labeling. Nearly all of the ingredients listed have the potential to be vulnerable to food fraud, according to food fraud investigator Mitchell Weinberg. “Around ...
  

• Review: Mexican restaurant offers good food and an upscale atmosphere - Omaha World-Herald

  20-08-2015 07:04 via
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  Review: Mexican restaurant offers good food and an upscale atmosphere
  Omaha World-Herald
  A trio of corn street tacos are served with a rice trio and charro beans at Andre's Tortillery, One Pacific Place. Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 12:00 am | Updated: 12:00 am, Thu Aug 20, 2015. Review: Mexican restaurant offers good food and an ...
  

• Sweet potato varieties may combat vitamin A deficiency in Africa

  20-08-2015 07:00
  A study published in Crop Science shows that two varieties of sweet potatoes may decrease vitamin A deficiency in Africa.
  
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• Panera introduces new ‘clean’ beverages

  20-08-2015 07:00
  Panera Bread’s U.S. bakery-cafes will add a new version of its seasonal pumpkin spice latte and a new line of “clean” bottled beverages that are free of artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, and preservatives as delineated on the company’s “No No List.”
  
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• New process of disinfecting greens could reduce foodborne illness outbreaks

  20-08-2015 07:00
  A study presented at the American Chemical Society’s 250th National Meeting & Exposition shows that a new, easy-to-implement method to disinfect spinach and other leafy greens during processing may eliminate or reduce incidences of foodborne outbreaks.
  
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• Four cups of coffee a day may keep the doctor away

  20-08-2015 07:00
  A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that regular consumption of caffeinated coffee may help prevent the return of colon cancer after treatment and improve the chances of a cure.
  
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• NASA's given researchers $200000 to turn human poop into food - ScienceAlert

  20-08-2015 06:31 via
  NASA's given researchers $200000 to turn human poop into food
  ScienceAlert
  The food that will sustain future generations as we colonise our way across space may be none other than our own sh*t, if a new NASA-funded project is successful. The US space agency has allocated researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina ...and more »
  

• First Christian sponsors mobile food pantry - Morris Daily Herald

  20-08-2015 04:39 via
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  First Christian sponsors mobile food pantry
  Morris Daily Herald
  From left to right: John Burns, Claudette Elzer, Dennis Komnick, Margy Webber, Roger Webber, Dawn Wren, Sue Hoagland, Ken Alling, John Martin, JoAnne Burns, Cathy Smith, Pidge Smith and Alyssa Garcia all volunteered at the Mobile Food Pantry held ...
  

• Pet owners question Pedigree about 'fibers' in dog food - KXAN.com

  20-08-2015 04:20 via
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  Pet owners question Pedigree about 'fibers' in dog food
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  MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Pedigree Pet Supplies is responding to a barrage of pet owner complaints asking why the popular dog food has “fibers” in its food. Dog owners have taken to the Pedigree Facebook page to post pictures of dog food that ...
  Dog owners claim to find “wires” in Pedigree foodwtkr.com
  Dog owners looking for answers to "wires" found in Pedigree foodValley News Live
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• First-time Texas drug felons to be eligible for food stamps again - Houston Chronicle (subscription)

  20-08-2015 03:41 via
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  First-time Texas drug felons to be eligible for food stamps again
  Houston Chronicle (subscription)
  AUSTIN - Texas soon will allow tens of thousands of residents convicted of drug crimes to receive food assistance from the federal government, joining almost every other state in ending a ban that once covered the entire nation. Legislation approved ...and more »
  

• No local food donations seen from Walmart power loss - KRCRTV.COM

  20-08-2015 03:31 via
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  No local food donations seen from Walmart power loss
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  The Anderson Walmart is throwing away some of its food after losing power to its refrigeration units early Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the company said food that did not meet company standards, but was still usable and not spoiled and will be ...
  

• 'Chef' fools fine diners into enjoying inferior food - CNN

  20-08-2015 02:30 via
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  'Chef' fools fine diners into enjoying inferior food
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  (CNN) We've all been there. You're in a restaurant, slightly underwhelmed by dinner, when the chef emerges from the kitchen to ask how things are going. The default reaction is to proclaim loudly and confidently how you've just enjoyed one of the ...and more »
  

• State Fair food keeps loved ones' memories alive - DesMoinesRegister.com

  20-08-2015 02:24 via
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  State Fair food keeps loved ones' memories alive
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  Eileen Gannon and her daughter Helen Hutchison moved with the grace of a seamless pas de deux as they worked swiftly to finish preparing a double-layer, cream-filled chocolate cake. Their matching pink aprons flowing, the pair had just 30 minutes to ...and more »
  

• How Spinach Can Give You Food Poisoning - Shape Magazine

  20-08-2015 02:07 via
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  How Spinach Can Give You Food Poisoning
  Shape Magazine
  Believe it or not, leafy greens are a big offender when it comes to food poisoning. Thankfully, science has a solution so you can enjoy your salads in peace. 0 shared this. Printer-friendly version. 0 shared this. Printer-friendly version. 0. Printer ...
  

• Plant Food: The vegan revolution begins here - OCRegister

  20-08-2015 01:44 via
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  Plant Food: The vegan revolution begins here
  OCRegister
  Chef Matthew Kenney opened a raw-food vegan cafe in Santa Monica a couple of years ago called M.A.K.E., which I loved but has since closed. I'm not surprised. It was in a terrible location. At the end of May, that same chef opened an even better, nicer ...
  

• Diet Detective's Glossary of Food Terms (M-Z) - WBAY

  20-08-2015 01:30 via
  Diet Detective's Glossary of Food Terms (M-Z)
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  More: Synonymous with added, enriched, fortified, plus, and extra. The serving of food, whether altered or not, contains a nutrient that is at least 10 % of the Daily Value more than the reference food. The 10 % of Daily Value also applies. No: An ...
  

• Crop Circles Food Desert Campaign Enters Chicago - PR Newswire (press release)

  20-08-2015 00:50 via
  Crop Circles Food Desert Campaign Enters Chicago
  PR Newswire (press release)
  CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tessemae's All Natural, in collaboration with Whole Foods Market® and Garden Highway will be hosting a major pop-up farmers market called "Crop Circles." Crop Circles will be serving free fresh produce to an ...and more »
  

• Frederick County girl, 12, to appear on NBC's 'Food Fighters' - WBAL Baltimore

  20-08-2015 00:24 via
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  Frederick County girl, 12, to appear on NBC's 'Food Fighters'
  WBAL Baltimore
  COOKING IN THE FIRST PLACE. REPORTER: THIS STUDIO-KITCHEN IS WHERE THE COUNTRY WILL SEE DANIELLE MCNERNEY IN ACTION. THE 12-YEAR-OLD FROM FREDERICK COUNTY WILL PROVE SHE CAN TAKE THE HEAT AND STAY IN ...
  

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