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• Immediate action urged to make sure NH food facilities are up to snuff - Concord Monitor

  25-09-2015 22:22 via
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  Immediate action urged to make sure NH food facilities are up to snuff
  Concord Monitor
  Fruit and vegetables are served during lunch at an elementary school, shown on Tuesday, The New Hampshire Food Protection Section is in charge of inspecting restaurants, school cafeterias, bars and food processing plant. During a two-year period ...and more »
  

• How Thai Union wants to be sustainability "leader"

  25-09-2015 20:47
  
  When unveiling its new name and corporate identity last week, seafood giant Thai Union Group placed sustainability at the heart of its agenda. Following her appointment as the company's group director of sustainable development, Dr Darian McBain spoke with Ben Cooper about Thai Union's approach to sustainability and aspirations for the future.
  
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• Pizza Guys Franchisee Brings Food to Wildfire Evacuees

  25-09-2015 20:46
  Pizza Guys franchisee Scott Caster brings pizza to wildfire evacuees.Exclusive Brief: 0Pizza Guys franchisee Scott Caster thought a mobile pizza truck would be a good addition to sales in his franchise areas, but then he decided to take a turn toward those in need.Chains: Pizza Guys
  
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• Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Serves Free Cold Brew

  25-09-2015 20:28
  Original Brooklyn Water Bagel serves cold brew on National Coffee Day.Exclusive Brief: 0The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. is brewing up two special offers in celebration of National Coffee Day. In honor of the holiday, guests will receive a free Cold Brewsta with the purchase of any menu item on Tuesday, September 29. This cold-brewed coffee is slow steeped, smooth, and low in acidity. But guests don't have to wait until National Coffee Day to start the celebration. Throughout the month
  
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• 'Ingredients': An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food - NPR

  25-09-2015 18:09 via
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  'Ingredients': An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food
  NPR
  We may eat a lot of food additives, but most consumers know very little about them. These often misunderstood substances go by unwieldy names like "diacetyl" or "azodicarbonamide." They are in everything from salad dressings to Twinkies. But how many ...and more »
  

• Moe's Gets Smokin' with Chicken Burrito Bowl

  25-09-2015 18:04
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Moe's launches LTO Smokin' Chicken Burrito Bowl, accompanying TV ad.Exclusive Brief: 0On Friday, September 18, Moe's Southwest Grill debuted its Smokin' Chicken Burrito Bowl at more than 600 locations across the country, available for a limited time only. The perfect blend of sweet heat and bold flavors, the Smokin' Chicken Burrito Bowl includes smoked jalapeño and honey-glazed, all-natural chicken with Southwestern rice, black beans, pico de ga
  
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• Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Dunkin' Rank Top in Social Media

  25-09-2015 17:48
  Image Caption: Image Credit: New study ranks the top-performing coffee chains in social media.Exclusive Brief: 0Technology and data company Engagement Labs, creator of eValue Analytics and the eValue score, released rankings on the top coffee chains and coffee brands on social media.
  “Coffee is the second most sought after commodity in the world and the average American drinks approximately three and a half cups of coffee a day. That said, coffee brands and chains have a hug
  
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• Cargill makes changes to US meat output

  25-09-2015 16:00
  
  Cargill is to relocate ground beef production at a plant in Nebraska, converting the site into a facility producing cooked meats, a move that will affect 80 jobs.
  
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• Quorn Foods' operating profit up in 2014, losses narrow

  25-09-2015 15:51
  
  Quorn Foods, the UK-based meat-free business, saw its operating profit jump in 2014, with losses narrowing by more than two-thirds.
  
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• Fonterra's full-year results - 10 things to learn

  25-09-2015 14:58
  
  New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra reversed its first-half profit drop to report a massive jump in full-year profits yesterday (24 September). This was achieved despite lower sales from the cooperative, with a focus on efficiency and product mix as well as the benefit of lapping weak prior-year comparables. Here are just-food's ten key takeaways from Fonterra's fiscal 2014/15 numbers.
  
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• Food industry news of the week - Russia and GMOs, US and waste, France compote raid

  25-09-2015 14:03
  
  Russia this week reportedly ruled out the use of GMOs in its food production, a further stiffening of its position on the issue. In the US, meanwhile, the Obama administration announced plans to halve food waste in 15 years. And, among a series of stories out of France, came news of raids from the country's competition watchdog on compote manufacturers.
  
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• Upcoming Houston Food Events: Pizzas, BBQ & An Oktoberfestivus - Houston Press

  25-09-2015 14:02 via
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  Upcoming Houston Food Events: Pizzas, BBQ & An Oktoberfestivus
  Houston Press
  Join the Houston Food Bank in a special Happy Hour for Hunger on Wednesday, September 30 at 1919 Wine & Mixology, 2736 Virginia. For $10, guests will get two drinks and $6 will go back to the Houston Food Bank. The happy hour runs from 6 p.m. to 8 ...
  

• Cava eyes expansion with US$45m in funding

  25-09-2015 14:02
  
  US restaurant and packaged food company Cava Group has secured US$45m in additional funding, which will be used to support plans including the construction of a spreads and dips manufacturing facility.
  
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• Chicagoans Hungry for Fast, Fresh, High-Quality Delivery Food, Startups Say - DNAinfo

  25-09-2015 13:51 via
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  Chicagoans Hungry for Fast, Fresh, High-Quality Delivery Food, Startups Say
  DNAinfo
  The Radish team includes (from l.) co-founder Max Meyers, chef David Yusefzadeh, co-founder and chief technology officer Joe Andrews and co-founder and CEO Blake Bible. [Radish]. CHICAGO — The complaint that Radish founder Blake Bible said ...
  

• Putting It All Together

  25-09-2015 13:22
  There’s nothing new about fusion in food.
  Food historians say mixing ingredients and cooking styles of various cultures has been part of food’s evolution, from the ancient spice routes to the exchange of Old World cuisine with New World grains, fruit, and other crops. That continues today, as chefs dabble in the creative process of blending elements and practices of different regions around the globe. This is particularly true in the melting pot of America, where so many different cu
  
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• Welch's dismisses challenge to snacks health claims

  25-09-2015 12:54
  
  Promotion in Motion, which manufactures Welch's Fruit Snacks under licence, has dismissed a lawsuit accusing it of false advertising.
  
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• Audit points to flaws in state's food protection program - WMUR Manchester

  25-09-2015 12:20 via
  Audit points to flaws in state's food protection program
  WMUR Manchester
  CONCORD, N.H. —A state audit shows New Hampshire's food protection program is mired in inefficiencies that are preventing the timely inspection of establishments that sell and produce food. Related. NH high school throws sendoff for man... Maine gives ...
  Audit shows deficiencies in state's food protection programWashington Timesall 9 news articles »
  

• 3 ways to use technology to identify food waste - QSRweb.com

  25-09-2015 12:01 via
  3 ways to use technology to identify food waste
  QSRweb.com
  Food waste is a huge problem across the nation. In fact, one report found that Americans squander the equivalent of $165 billion each year by tossing out food. Waste is especially prevalent in restaurants, where diners leave about 17 percent of their ...and more »
  

• Local baby food business focuses on natural ingredients - DesMoinesRegister.com

  25-09-2015 11:45 via
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  Local baby food business focuses on natural ingredients
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Making her own baby food was important to mother-of-four Julie Burroughs. She received a baby food maker as a shower gift and soon discovered that other moms were willing to pay for her delicious and almost gourmet, yet affordable and convenient, baby ...
  

• Chef Q&A: Michael Phillips

  25-09-2015 11:28
  At Coconut’s Fish Café, the Hawaii-based fast casual dishing out island flavors and a renowned fish taco, fusing innovative—and often wholly different—ingredients together is the name of the game. Here, CEO and founder Michael Phillips talks about the fusion trend and how limited-service operators can create their own unique flavor combinations.
  How would you define fusion?
  
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• ConAgra launches Simply Café Steamers

  25-09-2015 10:28
  
  ConAgra Foods is working to revitalise its Healthy Choice frozen food brand through the introduction of Simply Café Steamers.
  
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• Aryzta to divest remaining Origin shares

  25-09-2015 10:06
  
  Bakery group Aryzta has confirmed that it will sell its remaining 29% stake in Origin Enterprises by the end of the month via a placing to institutional investors.
  
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• Mars opens food safety centre in China

  25-09-2015 09:54
  
  US chocolate group Mars opened a US$15m food safety facility in Huairou, China, yesterday (24 September).
  
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• Closing the Gap: Innovative Solutions to Hunger Cropping Up in Food Deserts - The Georgetown Voice

  25-09-2015 08:49 via
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  Closing the Gap: Innovative Solutions to Hunger Cropping Up in Food Deserts
  The Georgetown Voice
  food Fresh food isn't exactly hard to find for Georgetown students. Each Wednesday, the Georgetown University Farmers' Market sets up in Red Square, offering fresh fruits to students right in the heart of campus. A Safeway and a Whole Foods sit further ...
  

• USDA to Expand Group Food Safety Certification for Small Growers - Food Safety News

  25-09-2015 07:21 via
  Food Safety News
  USDA to Expand Group Food Safety Certification for Small Growers
  Food Safety News
  Farmers-market_406x250 Farmers who want to sell their produce in certain markets, such as big-box stores, have to get certain food safety certifications, but not everyone can afford to scale up. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is trying to ...
  

• Purdue awards research grants on U.S. student projects in 12 countries

  25-09-2015 07:00
  The Purdue Center for Global Food Security has announced the 14 research grants for student projects in 10 countries as part of the U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program.
  
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• Flavorchem acquires flavor production facility in Hungary

  25-09-2015 07:00
  Flavorchem, a manufacturer of flavor, color, and masking solutions for the food and beverage industry, has announced the acquisition of a flavor production facility in Kerepes, Hungary.
  
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• Cargill to invest $111 million to convert Nebraska plant

  25-09-2015 07:00
  Cargill is investing $111 million to convert its ground beef plant at Columbus, Neb., to a cooked meats facility and relocate ground beef production currently taking place there.
  
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• New program delivers food to pets to keep them in their homes - Grand Island Independent

  25-09-2015 06:12 via
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  New program delivers food to pets to keep them in their homes
  Grand Island Independent
  As a dog statue appears to watch from the right, Robyn Mays delivers dog food and treats to the home of Beverly Velene in Grand Island as part of the AniMeals program, which is sponsored by the nonprofit group Voice for Companion Animals.
  

• Innovation Kitchens of Pittsburgh tries to lighten burden on small food producers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  25-09-2015 06:02 via
  Innovation Kitchens of Pittsburgh tries to lighten burden on small food producers
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  If the buy-local food trend is going to take over a meaningful portion of the shelf space in Pittsburgh pantries and refrigerators, a better route has to be developed to help entrepreneurs scale up production of that great BBQ sauce or tasty cookie. A ...
  

• Nassau Community College Celebrates Opening Of Campus Food Pantry - CBS Local

  25-09-2015 03:50 via
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  Nassau Community College Celebrates Opening Of Campus Food Pantry
  CBS Local
  GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Nassau Community College now has a fully operational food pantry for students who need it. As TV 10/55's Richard Rose reported, it's the first of its kind for the state's largest community college campus. Hip-hop and ...
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• Food pantry for veterans is ready to take show on the road - NBC4i.com

  25-09-2015 03:44 via
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  Food pantry for veterans is ready to take show on the road
  NBC4i.com
  MASH stands for Military and Service Heroes, and staff there say the food pantry is a big deal. “In our eyes at the pantry we felt no veteran should be hungry, no veteran should starve,” Amber Hudson, President of MASH said. So they opened, once a week ...and more »
  

• Triad nurse starts food pantry for cancer patients - myfox8.com

  25-09-2015 03:02 via
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  Triad nurse starts food pantry for cancer patients
  myfox8.com
  BURLINGTON, N.C. -- It's something she witnessed daily -- cancer patients forced to choose between food and medicine. After seeing how so many people were struggling to afford both, Registered Oncology Nurse Brenda Ellington stepped up to help.
  

• Restaurant Report Card: Employees handling food with bare hands - KPRC Houston

  25-09-2015 02:52 via
  KPRC Houston
  Restaurant Report Card: Employees handling food with bare hands
  KPRC Houston
  VALUED AT MORE THAN $135,000. IN THIS WEEK'S RESTAURANT REPORT CARD, IT INCLUDES ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF CUISINE, CAJUN, BARBECUE AND A MEXICAN SPOT TONIGHT. THE VIOLATIONS RANGE FROM FOOD BEING STORED ...and more »
  

• Aldermen already trying to restrict newly legal food carts - Chicago Tribune

  25-09-2015 02:25 via
  Chicago Tribune
  Aldermen already trying to restrict newly legal food carts
  Chicago Tribune
  Teresa Guerrero prepares a fresh fruit bowl on 31st Street near Piotrowski Park in Little Village. She also sells homemade tacos. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune). Teresa Guerrero prepares a fresh fruit bowl on 31st Street near Piotrowski Park in Little ...and more »
  

• Global Soy Products Market: News and Events August 2015

  25-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the latest news and key events in the global soy products market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Soy Products Market: Merger and Acquisitions August 2015

  25-09-2015 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 soy products market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Prepared Meals Market: Merger and Acquisitions August 2015

  25-09-2015 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 prepared meals market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Meat Market: Merger and Acquisitions August 2015

  25-09-2015 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 meat market during August 2015.
  
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• Global Fish & Seafood Market: News and Events August 2015

  25-09-2015 02:00
  The report provides a review of the latest news and key events in the global fish & seafood market during August 2015.
  
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• New festival brings beer, kombucha, vegan food to SW Portland - OregonLive.com

  25-09-2015 00:14 via
  OregonLive.com
  New festival brings beer, kombucha, vegan food to SW Portland
  OregonLive.com
  A new-to-Portland festival looks to combine several of the city's favorite things this weekend, including beer, live music and vegan food. Oh, and did we mention unlimited kombucha? The Vegan Beer & Food Festival, a Rose City spin-off of a six-year-old ...and more »
  

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