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• Dunkin' Donuts Enters Switzerland

  22-09-2015 23:32
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dunkin' Donuts signs multiunit franchise deal in Switzerland.Exclusive Brief: 0Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading coffee and baked goods chains, announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement with PRS Restaurants AG to begin developing Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Switzerland. The leaders of the franchise group are highly successful real estate and retail developers in the country. The franchise agreement calls for
  
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• Autumnal Beverages Boost Checks, Visit Frequency

  22-09-2015 23:26
  Image Caption: Image Credit: NPD Group finds that autumn specials increase checks, visit frequency.Exclusive Brief: 0It’s that time a year again for falling leaves, football games, and the annual tradition of limited-time offer (LTO) pumpkin specialty drinks. Turns out that it’s one of the favorite times of the year for foodservice operators who offer the limited-time drinks because their business benefits in more ways than one, reports The NPD Group, a leading global
  
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• Tropical Smoothie Boosts Traceability Initiative

  22-09-2015 17:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Tropical Smoothie hires FoodLogiQ to improve traceability.Exclusive Brief: 0Tropical Smoothie Café, the leading fast-casual café concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced the selection of FoodLogiQ, the leading food safety, traceability, and sustainability Software as a Service company, to assist with the chain's food safety and traceability initiatives.Chains: Tropical Smoothie Cafe
  
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• Chick-fil-A to Open in Denver International Airport in 2016

  22-09-2015 17:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Chick-fil-A works with Delarosa Restaurant to open Denver airport unitExclusive Brief: 0Concessions International (CI) announced that it will open a Chick-fil-A at the Denver International Airport in mid-2016. The new location is a joint venture between CI and Delarosa Restaurant Concepts, an ACDBE (airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise) partner. Delarosa Restaurant Concepts is owned by Michael De La Rosa, a local Colorado entrepreneur
  
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• Roti Reveals New Name and Look

  22-09-2015 17:45
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Roti rebrands as Roti Modern Mediterranean, revamps store design.Exclusive Brief: 0Roti Modern Mediterranean presents a new Northbrook location, opening in November 2015. With the opening of this location, the restaurant also debuts a name change—repalacing "Mediterranean Grill" with  “Modern Mediterranean”—as well as enhanced branding and interior design. The rebranding of Roti better reflects the restaurant’s dedica
  
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• Yashili to acquire Mengniu's milk powder business

  22-09-2015 17:44
  
  Chinese infant formula maker Yashili International Holdings has announced the planned acquisition of Mengniu Dairy Co's milk powder business in a HK$1.3m deal.
  
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• Wok Box Signs Its Largest Multiunit Deal for Mid-Atlantic

  22-09-2015 17:36
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Wok Box will build 50 stores in Mid-Atlantic over nine years.Exclusive Brief: 0Wok Box Fresh Asian Kitchen has signed a master development agreement for 50 stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic. The agreement marks the largest deal to date for the Canadian-based fast casual chain known for offering the cuisine of 10 different Asian countries.
  The stores will be developed over the next nine years—specifically in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
  
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• Bruegger's Adds a Taste of Autumn to Seasonal LTOs

  22-09-2015 17:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Bruegger's brings back autumn LTOs, introduces new specials.Exclusive Brief: 0Bruegger’s Bagels, known for its freshly baked, authentic New York–style bagels, signature egg sandwiches, and coffees, celebrates fall with a new menu that features seasonal favorites and a unique new bagel.Chains: Bruegger's
  
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• Captain D's Snags Focus Brand Alum as VP of Real Estate

  22-09-2015 17:04
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Captain D's hires Focus alum Phil Russo as new VP of real estate.Exclusive Brief: 0Captain D’s, the leading national fast-casual seafood restaurant, announced that Phil Russo has joined the company as vice president of real estate. Russo brings more than a decade of experience working with leading brands to manage strategic growth efforts through market planning and optimization, site reviews and procurement, and development tracking.Chains: 
  
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• Boneless Wings Return to Sonic by Popular Demand

  22-09-2015 16:59
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Sonic brings back Boneless Wings through December 20.Exclusive Brief: 0Back by popular demand, Sonic Drive-In announced the return of Boneless Wings with a lineup of exciting flavors for the ultimate wing experience. Tossed with sauces infused with bold ingredients like ginger, spicy habanero sauce, lemongrass, garlic, and honey, these fan favorites will please any wing lover.Chains: Sonic
  
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• Human Bean Serves Up Coffee on Wheels

  22-09-2015 16:53
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Human Bean unveils its coffee truck to serve Colorado State students.Exclusive Brief: 0The Human Bean is giving new meaning to drive-thru coffee with its new Human Bean Coffee Truck. The state-of-the art equipment and exclusive NSF certification represents a new standard in food truck design and sanitation. The Human Bean Coffee Truck will be stationed at Colorado State University (CSU) making this the first collegiate partnership of its kind, and maki
  
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• US announces plans to halve food waste by 2030

  22-09-2015 14:38
  
  US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy have announced plans to halve national food waste by 2030.
  
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• Propercorn eyes growth with nut-flavoured popcorn

  22-09-2015 14:38
  
  Propercorn is launching a new nut flavoured gluten-free popcorn this month in a move that the company hopes will help it more than double revenues this year.
  
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• General Mills earnings up 20% on efficiency

  22-09-2015 14:38
  
  General Mills revealed that its operating profit jumped by one-fifth in the first quarter as the company stemmed its sales decline, benefited from efficiency gains and lapped soft comparatives.
  
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• ConAgra driving margin improvement within "focused portfolio"

  22-09-2015 14:38
  
  ConAgra Foods said that it is making progress against its strategy to improve margins within a "more focused portfolio" and revealed that it expects to deliver news on the sale of its private label business this autumn.
  
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• US court rejects Hershey, Nestle, Mars collusion charges

  22-09-2015 13:40
  
  The US court of appeals has stuck to its guns over a dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit against confectioners Hershey, Mars and Nestle.
  
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• Food packaging: New liners for wine

  22-09-2015 11:00
  
  Available globally, the Tri-Seal Tri-Vin laminated aluminum foil/foam barrier liner is engineered for roll-on pilfer-proof (ROPP) wine closures.
  
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• Food industry quotes of the week - Peanut Corporation of America, Russia and GMOs, ConAgra

  22-09-2015 10:56
  
  Former Peanut Corporation of America CEO Stewart Parnell was this week sentenced to 28 years in jail over a fatal salmonella outbreak in the US seven years ago, prompting debate over how different outbreaks are viewed. In Russia, the country's deputy PM said Moscow would ban the use of GMOs in food production. And ConAgra Foods CEO Sean Connolly explained the company's approach to its brands after seeing some progress in recent weeks.
  
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• Dairy Crest reaffirms outlook but spreads sales lag

  22-09-2015 10:26
  
  Dairy Crest said this morning (22 September) that it anticipates first-half sales of its four key brands - Cathedral City, Country Life, Clover and Frylight - to be flat year-on-year but conceded that the performance of spreads brands continued to lag.
  
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• Russia "bans" GMOs in food production

  22-09-2015 09:58
  
  The Russian government will ban the use of genetically modified organisms in food production, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted as saying at an agricultural forum.
  
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• U.S. obesity rates at or above 30% in 22 states

  22-09-2015 07:00
  U.S. adult obesity rates remained mostly steady―but high―this past year, increasing in Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, and Utah and remaining stable in the rest, according to “The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America,” a report from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
  
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• To consumers ‘clean eating’ includes processed, packaged foods

  22-09-2015 07:00
  Clean eating is what is making the perimeter of grocery stores a popular spot, but a new report by The NPD Group, a global information company, finds that many consumers feel that clean eating can include some processing and packaged foods.
  
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• New York City to require salt warnings on menus

  22-09-2015 07:00
  According to USA Today, New York City’s Board of Health has voted unanimously to require chain restaurants to put salt-shaker symbols on menus to denote dishes with more than the recommended daily limit of 2,300 mg of sodium. New York is the first U.S. city with such a requirement.
  
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• Cargill’s erythritol receives GRAS status

  22-09-2015 07:00
  Cargill has announced that its Zerose erythritol ingredient has been granted GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for use up to 1.25% in selected beverage categories and label the ingredient as “natural flavor.”
  
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• Spouted dispensing

  22-09-2015 06:00
  
  A flip-top, 1-piece, spouted dispensing unit for flexible pouches, the WestRock FlexFit closure has a “latch-back” design that keeps the cap away from product during dispensing; it comes in a range of orifice sizes and shapes.
  
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• Flat panel displays

  22-09-2015 06:00
  
  Suited for harsh environments, AbraxSys industrial rack mount LCD flat panel displays have a range of controls and standard spaced holes for 19-in. rack mounting.
  
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• Checkweighers

  22-09-2015 06:00
  
  The fixed-height Thermo Scientific Global VersaWeigh checkweigher is used with products up to 22 lb. in weight, while the cantilevered, height-adjustable Global Versa GP model is suitable for products weighing up to 6.6 lb.
  
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