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• New Kabob Fast Casual SKWR to Open in D.C.

  26-08-2015 18:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: New fast casual will open in the heart of Downtown Washington, D.C.Exclusive Brief: 0On August 28, SKWR, a new fast-casual kabob restaurant, will open in the heart of Downtown Washington, D.C. (1400 K St NW) for lunch and dinner. While kabob is as common but versatile as the hamburger, owners Tamim Shoja, Hemad Khwaja, and Masoud Shoja plan to differentiate their fast-casual restaurant with their takes on classic kabob recipes.
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• The McWhopper? Burger King Proposes Truce with McD's

  26-08-2015 17:42
  BK proposes the McWhopper, a combination of the Big Mac and Whopper.Exclusive Brief: 1In the world of business partnerships, Burger King and McDonald’s may seem like the oddest of bedfellows; the two have fiercely competed over the burgers-and-fries business for decades.
  But that didn’t stop Burger King from proposing a collaboration between the two brands: the McWhopper, a combination of McDonald’s iconic Big Mac and Burger King’s Whopper.Chains: McDonald'sBurg
  
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• Boston Market Adds Two Industry Vets to Leadership

  26-08-2015 15:04
  The company remains focused on strong sales performance and expansionExclusive Brief: 0Boston Market, a national fast-casual chain specializing in quality home style meals, has hired two restaurant industry veterans to join the leadership team as the company remains focused on strong sales performance and expansion efforts.Chains: Boston Market
  
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• Mooyah Partners With No Kid Hungry For Month of September

  26-08-2015 14:54
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Teaming up in hopes of raising $50,000 to battle childhood hungerExclusive Brief: 0Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes, a made-to-order “better-burger“ concept, is teaming up with No Kid Hungry in hopes of raising $50,000 to battle childhood hunger. The chain will give 1 percent of system-wide sales at participating locations across the country to the national campaign during the month of September.Chains: Mooyah
  
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• What US companies might Nomad Foods buy?

  26-08-2015 14:03
  
  Within a year of being established, Nomad Foods has made waves in Europe's frozen food sector, snapping up Iglo Group and agreeing a deal for much of Findus Group's assets. The UK-listed company is eyeing opportunities in the US. Stefan Kirk, just-food's M&A columnist and advisor at M&A consultants Glenboden, puts forward some possible targets for Nomad.
  
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• At the Chef’s Table

  26-08-2015 13:30
  Chefs in fast food are nothing new. Culinary Institute of America grad Steve Ells opened the first Chipotle more than 20 years ago. Tom Colicchio’s ’wichcraft chain is 12 years old.
  What’s interesting about the latest crop of chefs to make the move into quick service, though, is their attitude toward the industry they are now a part of. They view the multi-national brands as dated and dying and themselves as revolutionaries. They are determined to change the definition of fast
  
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• Lean In

  26-08-2015 12:20
  Some of the latest popular menu descriptors are sending a message loud and clear. With terms like buff bowls, packed and powerful, and breakfast power sandwich finding their way to more menus nationwide, it seems protein has become a power food that consumers desire, whether they are following the Paleo diet, avoiding gluten, trimming fat, or just eating better.
  But it’s not just any protein that consumers are clamoring for. Customer trends are shifting away from heavier, fatty proteins to
  
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• Food happenings: Local events - Columbus Dispatch

  26-08-2015 08:58 via
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  Food happenings: Local events
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  Sign up for home delivery of The Columbus Dispatch and find out What's In It for You. Subscribe. Already a subscriber? Enroll in EZPay and get a free gift! Enroll now. Wednesday August 26, 2015 1:51 AM. Salute to Columbus chefs. Two Columbus chefs were ...
  

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• Chef Q&A: Emily Ellyn

  26-08-2015 08:07
  Food Network celebrity chef Emily Ellyn has appeared on “Cupcake Wars” and “Cutthroat Kitchen,” and is now working on her first cookbook while also pursuing a Ph.D. (she already has two master’s degrees). Ambitious and focused, Ellyn relishes remaking classic recipes, which includes using healthier ingredients whenever possible. Ellyn talks with QSR about experimenting with a relatively new, healthier fat: high-oleic soybean oil.
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• Heartland Food Products to acquire <em>Splenda</em>’s retail brand

  26-08-2015 07:00
  Heartland Food Products Group, a producer and marketer of low calorie sweeteners, drink mixes, coffee, and nutritional beverages for consumer markets, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Splenda low-calorie sweetener brand from McNeil Nutritionals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Consumer.
  
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• FDA warns Hampton Creek for misbranding <em>Just Mayo</em>

  26-08-2015 07:00
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Hampton Creek Foods stating that the company is in violation of section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with its Just Mayo eggless spread.
  
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• DSM to restructure, cut up to 1,100 jobs

  26-08-2015 07:00
  Royal DSM has announced it will make adjustments to its organizational and operating model in order to “create a more agile, focused, and cost efficient organization.”
  
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• ADM names new leaders of Wild Flavors, Specialty Commodities

  26-08-2015 07:00
  Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has named Kenneth Campbell president of the company’s WILD Flavors business, and Manda Tweten president of the company’s Specialty Commodities business (SCI).
  
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• The airport spiking food with 'happy hormones' - KSL.com

  26-08-2015 04:57 via
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  The airport spiking food with 'happy hormones'
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  LONDON (CNN) — Checking in at the airport can be a a dispiriting experience, especially when you factor in delays and long lines to get through security. London's Gatwick Airport wants to help take the pain out of travel, and has a remedy in the form ...and more »
  

• Kraft Heinz Food recalls turkey bacon products - Local 10

  26-08-2015 03:59 via
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  Kraft Heinz Food recalls turkey bacon products
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  The Kraft Heinz Foods Company has recalled approximately 2,068,467 pounds of turkey bacon products that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said may be adulterated because it may spoil before the “Best When Used ...and more »
  

• On his own, teen collects 1200 bags of groceries for food pantry - Ventura County Star

  26-08-2015 03:46 via
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  On his own, teen collects 1200 bags of groceries for food pantry
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  KAREN QUINCY LOBERG/THE STAR David Rhodes (from left) assists his son Tanner, as does Luis Magdaleno, in emptying the family truck of food that Tanner collected from neighbors to donate to the food pantry of Project Understanding of San ...
  

• A 21st-Century Migrant's Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone - New York Times

  26-08-2015 02:24 via
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  A 21st-Century Migrant's Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone
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  BELGRADE, Serbia — The tens of thousands of migrants who have flooded into the Balkans in recent weeks need food, water and shelter, just like the millions displaced by war the world over. But there is also one other thing they swear they cannot live ...and more »
  

• Nonexistent Restaurant Prompts Critic's Existential Food Crisis - Eater SF

  26-08-2015 02:02 via
  Nonexistent Restaurant Prompts Critic's Existential Food Crisis
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  In the never-ending hunt for next cool thing, East Bay Express critic Luke Tsai accidentally trolled himself deep into the hills of El Cerrito. Setting out in search of a new and impeccably named restaurant called Chiu's Moderately OK Chinese, Tsai ...and more »
  

• College presents tribal food summit - Bismarck Tribune

  26-08-2015 01:18 via
  College presents tribal food summit
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  In partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Office, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College hosts a tribal food summit, beginning with a breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The summit is held on the main campus of NHSC in New ...
  

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