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• Mexico food makers crushing the competition - Salt Lake Tribune

  24-09-2015 23:42 via
  Mexico food makers crushing the competition
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Mexico City • Mexico's largest food producers are outperforming regional competitors as a slumping peso boosts profit margins. Mexico's largest tortilla, bread, mayonnaise and chicken makers have gained investors an average 14 percent in U.S. dollar ...and more »
  

• Initial Food Cart Regulation Approved by Chicago Aldermen - Eater Chicago

  24-09-2015 23:33 via
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  Initial Food Cart Regulation Approved by Chicago Aldermen
  Eater Chicago
  After a city council vote today, food carts are now legal and regulated in Chicago, but that won't necessarily mean a street-food bonanza for consumers. On the other hand, by requiring pushcart vendors to buy a business license, the city of Chicago ...
  City Council approves food cart licensesWLS-TV
  Chicago City Council OK's Food Cart Licensing, Bond OrdinancesProgress Illinois
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• Jaimie Alexander's Food Diary: What I Eat in a Day - PEOPLE Great Ideas

  24-09-2015 23:24 via
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  Jaimie Alexander's Food Diary: What I Eat in a Day
  PEOPLE Great Ideas
  With a physically and mentally demanding lead role in the new NBC drama Blindspot, Jaimie Alexander knows she always has to be on her game. “I have very long, full days at work and don't get much of a break to eat, so it's important that I have good ...and more »
  

• Dickey's Signs Two Multiunit Deals with Family Franchisees

  24-09-2015 22:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dickey's signs two deals with Ohio-Kentucky family franchisees.Exclusive Brief: 0Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc. has just executed two development agreements with a family franchisee team in Ohio and northern Kentucky, totaling 13 stores. Brothers Kevin and Randy Daniel recently added eight stores to an existing five-store agreement signed earlier with their team of investors. This is one of the largest development agreements into which the ba
  
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• Investors Funnel $45 Million into D.C.-Based Cava Grill

  24-09-2015 22:41
  Cava Grill receives $45 million in venture capital to drive growth.Exclusive Brief: 1Fresh off an infusion of venture capital in April, Cava Grill received $45 million in funding from equity investor Invus, existing partner Swan & Legend Ventures, and new partner Revolution Growth.
  The Washington, D.C.–based fast casual plans to use the influx to fuel its expansion of stores and Consumer Packaged Goods, as well as to invest in its employees and to augment its technology initiative
  
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• Mediterranean-Inspired Fast Casual Debuts in Boston

  24-09-2015 22:29
  Mediterranean-Inspired Tahaza Hummus Kitchen debuts in Boston.Exclusive Brief: 0Newly opened Tahaza Hummus Kitchen brings a fast-casual Mediterranean concept to the eclectic and up-and-coming neighborhood of East Cambridge. Inspired by fresh, local ingredients and bold Mediterranean flavors, Tahaza puts a contemporary twist on old world cuisine in the form of customizable bowls, salads, and wraps, served in a modern space. Located at One Canal Park near the Lechmere MBTA station, Tahaza is
  
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• McDonald's Appoints New SVP of Media and Communications

  24-09-2015 22:22
  Image Caption: Image Credit: McDonald's appoints Jano Cabrera as SVP of media and communications.Exclusive Brief: 0McDonald's Corporation announced that Jano Cabrera, 41, will join the company as corporate senior vice president of U.S. communications, global media, and public relations, effective October 15.Chains: McDonald's
  
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• Kind takes snack bars to UK

  24-09-2015 22:22
  
  Kind LLC, the US snack bar maker, is set to launch in the UK.
  
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• Frank's RedHot sauce moves into UK frozen food

  24-09-2015 22:08
  
  The Authentic Food Company, the UK frozen-food maker, has teamed up with Reckitt Benckiser to take the FMCG giant's Frank's RedHot sauce brand into the category.
  
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• How A Government Shutdown Could Steal Food From The Poor - Huffington Post

  24-09-2015 21:38 via
  The CT Mirror
  How A Government Shutdown Could Steal Food From The Poor
  Huffington Post
  "If they shut this program down, I really don't know how I will be able to feed my daughter." Headshot of Arthur Delaney. Arthur Delaney Senior Reporter, The Huffington Post. Posted: 09/24/2015 03:36 PM EDT | Edited: 09/24/2015 05:58 PM EDT ...
  USDA tells states to process food stamps again, but no guarantee of benefitsThe CT Mirror
  Food stamps could be cut off next weekwwlp.com
  Government shutdown could
  

• ​Maryland food biz lands in top 10 for free Super Bowl commercial contest - Washington Business Journal (blog)

  24-09-2015 20:37 via
  Washington Business Journal (blog)
  ​Maryland food biz lands in top 10 for free Super Bowl commercial contest
  Washington Business Journal (blog)
  FreshPaper, a Maryland company that has been taking the food waste movement by storm for the past three years, is one of 10 small business finalists in the running to win a free commercial during the Super Bowl. The company, which manufactures a paper ...and more »
  

• Report: One-third of kids still eat fast food every day - Daily Record

  24-09-2015 17:29 via
  Daily Record
  Report: One-third of kids still eat fast food every day
  Daily Record
  NEW YORK — About one-third of U.S. children and teens eat pizza or other fast food every day, a new government report shows. That's about the same as it was in the 1990s. “At least we're not seeing it go up,” said one of the report's authors, Cheryl ...
  

• Donors Aren't 'Fatigued,' They Just Can't Keep Up With Food Aid Demands: UN - Huffington Post

  24-09-2015 17:29 via
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  Donors Aren't 'Fatigued,' They Just Can't Keep Up With Food Aid Demands: UN
  Huffington Post
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The head of the U.N. food agency said Tuesday the overwhelming humanitarian needs in crises from Syria, Yemen and Iraq to South Sudan and Africa's Sahel region are outstripping the generosity of donors, and it is seeking new ...and more »
  

• Food Basket: Wine events in NJ; Skylands Stadium Beer Fest - Daily Record

  24-09-2015 16:43 via
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  Food Basket: Wine events in NJ; Skylands Stadium Beer Fest
  Daily Record
  Calling all food and wine lovers — Gary's Wine & Marketplace is planning something big. The wine shop, which has four locations in Morris, Somerset and Passaic counties, is hosting Gary's Grand Wine Experience next month. The three-day event, which ...
  20 years of Food and Wine: Epcot's festival starts FridayBay News 9
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• ConAgra Foods suggests there is life in old brands yet

  24-09-2015 16:34
  
  Much has been made of the decline of legacy brands in the US, which have failed to keep up with shifting consumer demands. In its second-quarter update, released yesterday (24 September), ConAgra Foods claimed a change in strategy has enabled it to breath fresh life into some of its iconic - but declining - brands. Katy Askew reports.
  
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• Majoring in Food: Colleges Offering More Courses, Degrees - KQED

  24-09-2015 16:03 via
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  Majoring in Food: Colleges Offering More Courses, Degrees
  KQED
  When professor Jennifer Otten stands in front of her first classes this Fall, she'll see a student in every seat and know that the names of dozens more fill a waiting list. Each of the undergraduate courses she teaches at the University of Washington ...
  

• Time to use some common-sense protocols

  24-09-2015 15:00
  
  It’s a sad fact that some food processors still buy equipment based simply on price and the ability to produce a product.
  
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• High Liner launches seafood bites

  24-09-2015 14:30
  
  High Liner Foods has announced it will be offering foodservice operators in the US Department of Agriculture's lunch programme a range of bite-sized seafood products, Simply Sauce Seafood Bites.
  
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• French dairy Les Maîtres Laitiers du Cotentin to build plant to supply China's Synutra

  24-09-2015 13:16
  
  Les Maîtres Laitiers du Cotentin (MLC) has signed a contract to supply Chinese infant formula firm Synutra International that will see the French dairy build a production plant in Normandy.
  
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• French dairy MLC building plant to supply China's Synutra

  24-09-2015 12:50
  
  French dairy Les Maîtres Laitiers du Cotentin (MLC) has signed a supply contract with Chinese infant formula firm Synutra which makes provision for the construction of a production plant in Normandy.
  
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• Compote manufacturers raided by French competition regulator

  24-09-2015 12:50
  
  Officials from France's competition regulator have carried out dawn raids at companies "suspected of having implemented anti-competitive practices in the sector of processed fruits packaged in pots and pouches".
  
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• Dairy Farmers of America tests "energy drink" line

  24-09-2015 10:18
  
  Dairy Farmers of America has launched a milk-based "energy drink" range in selected markets in the US.
  
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• Bakalars to buy Cargill hot dog and chicken brand Schweigert

  24-09-2015 10:05
  
  Bakalars Sausage Company plans to acquire Cargill's Schweigert brand of hot dogs, summer sausage and breaded chicken products.
  
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• Del Monte Pacific reveals CFO, CCO appointments

  24-09-2015 09:55
  
  Del Monte Pacific has promoted CFO Ignacio Carmelo Sison to the post of chief corporate officer.
  
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• Fonterra FY profits jump, sales lower

  24-09-2015 09:10
  
  Fonterra, the New Zealand-based dairy group, today (24 September) booked higher annual profits despite lower sales.
  
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• Post Holdings to acquire Willamette Egg Farms

  24-09-2015 09:09
  
  Post Holdings has entered an agreement to buy Willamette Egg Farms, a US producer and wholesale distributor of eggs, for US$90m.
  
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• Guilty Verdict Puts Food Safety Responsibility Where It Belongs - Food Safety News

  24-09-2015 07:02 via
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  Guilty Verdict Puts Food Safety Responsibility Where It Belongs
  Food Safety News
  Guilty! The perpetrator of the 2008-09 Salmonella outbreak, Stewart Parnell of the Peanut Corporation of America, just received a 28-year sentence for knowingly distributing Salmonella-containing peanuts. The familiar refrain will be that this is ...and more »
  

• Sales from U.S. organic farms up 72% from 2008

  24-09-2015 07:00
  The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS) has released the results of the 2014 Organic Survey, which shows that 14,093 certified and exempt organic farms in the United States sold a total of $5.5 billion in organic products in 2014, up 72% since 2008.
  
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• Report shows loss of U.S. crop diversity

  24-09-2015 07:00
  U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms fare as changes to the climate evolve, according to a large-scale study by Kansas State University, North Dakota State University, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA).
  
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• Industry collaborative to study recovery of flexible packaging

  24-09-2015 07:00
  An industry collaborative has announced new research aimed at recovering more packaging that is currently destined for landfill.
  
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• Beet juice may improve muscle power in heart patients

  24-09-2015 07:00
  A study published in Circulation: Heart Failure shows that drinking concentrated beet juice may boost muscle power in patients with heart failure.
  
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• Global Seasonings, Dressings & Sauces Market: News and Events August 2015

  24-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the latest news and key events in the global seasonings, dressings & sauces market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Seasonings, Dressings & Sauces Market: Merger and Acquisitions August 2015

  24-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the mergers and acquisitions (M&As), partnering deals, and agreements entered into by companies active in the global seasonings, dressings & sauces market during August
  
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• Global Oils and Fats Market: Merger and Acquisitions August 2015

  24-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the mergers and acquisitions (M&As), partnering deals, and agreements entered into by companies active in the global oils and fats market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Ice Cream Market: Merger and Acquisitions August 2015

  24-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the mergers and acquisitions (M&As), partnering deals, and agreements entered into by companies active in the global ice cream market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Bakery & Cereals Market: News and Events August 2015

  24-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the latest news and key events in the global bakery & cereals market during August 2015.
  
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• Baby Food in Taiwan

  24-09-2015 02:00
  The market for baby food in Taiwan is relatively small and has been severely affected in recent years by low numbers of live births and one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
  
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