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• Smashburger Sells 40 Percent to Philippine Restaurant Company

  13-10-2015 23:26
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Smashburger sells 40 percent of the company to Jollibee Foods Corp.Exclusive Brief: 0Smashburger, the Denver-based fast casual announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 40 percent of the company to Jollibee Foods Corporation, Asia’s largest restaurant company. The purchase price values Smashburger at a $335 million enterprise value.
  Launched in 2007, Smashburger has over 335 corporate and franchised restaurants operating i
  
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• Orange Leaf Serves Autumn and Holiday Specials

  13-10-2015 23:18
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Orange Leaf introduces autumn and holiday frozen yogurt flavors.Exclusive Brief: 0Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt is thrilled to introduce its new Salted Caramel Latte frozen yogurt and bring back, by customer demand, the on-trend flavor, Pumpkin Spice Latte frozen yogurt. Both flavors are available October 12 through November 29 at participating Orange Leaf locations across the country. In addition, Orange Leaf has once again partnered with The Hershey Comp
  
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• Dominos Improves Redundancy for Electronic Payment Data

  13-10-2015 23:13
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dominos and EchoStat improve redundancy for electronic payments data.Exclusive Brief: 0EchoSat Inc., a leading provider of payments security and redundancy solutions, and Dominos, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, announced a partnership to provide secure communications redundancy for vital electronic payments data and business systems to Dominos corporate and franchise stores. EchoSat will employ a wide range of wireless solutions to meet
  
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• Ready Pac Foods launches Elevate salad brand

  13-10-2015 19:26
  
  US produce group Ready Pac Foods has launched a range of ready-to-eat salads under a new brand, Elevate.
  
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• Victoria Fine Foods secures West Coast deals

  13-10-2015 19:16
  
  Growing consumer demand for "minimally-processed foods" has helped US manufacturer Victoria Fine Foods secure distribution to 400 cities in California and Florida. 
  
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• MEPs call for new EU organic standards

  13-10-2015 19:10
  
  Everyone involved in the production, buying and selling of organic food products across the EU must meet higher standards and undergo strict food fraud checks in order to build trust in the EU organic label, as part of new organic legislation, said members of the European Parliament said today (13 October). 
  
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• Hochwald Foods chief Karl-Heinz Engel exits

  13-10-2015 18:58
  
  Hochwald Foods, the German dairy and meats group, has announced the departure of managing director Dr Karl-Heinz Engel.
  
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• How Brands Can Win in Online Grocery

  13-10-2015 18:52
  Food manufacturers have traditionally been one or more steps removed from their consumers - separated by retailers, wholesalers and even international divides. The stunning popularity of online shoppi
  
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• Lantmannen Unibake to rebuild fire-hit Belgium plant

  13-10-2015 18:41
  
  Lantmännen Unibake, the bakery division of Swedish agri-food co-op Lantmännen, is to rebuild a factory in Belgium that was hit by fire earlier this year.
  
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• Danone's Nutricia ups infant formula capacity

  13-10-2015 18:23
  
  Danone has increased its capacity to manufacture Nutrilon infant formula at one of its sites in Europe in order to meet demand worldwide.
  
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• Former White House Food Vet Joins Mendelsohn Group

  13-10-2015 17:06
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Former White House foodservice vet joins Sunnyside Restaurant Group.Exclusive Brief: 0The Mendelsohn Family announced that John Renninger, after 20 years in the United States Navy, joins the Sunnyside Restaurant Group as director of operations.
  Renninger recently retired from eight years in the White House Presidential Food Service and brings 20 years of culinary experience to the position. As director of operations, Renninger will oversee the Sunnysid
  
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• Beverage Orders Drop 4 Percent

  13-10-2015 16:57
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Beverage orders decrease 4 percent, the NPD Group finds.Exclusive Brief: 0Although consumers order a beverage 70 percent of the time when visiting restaurants and other foodservice outlets, beverage orders have declined 4 percent or 2 billion servings over a five-year period, finds The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Consumers’ changing tastes and cost consciousness are behind declines, finds a new NPD foodservice market research
  
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• Johnny Rockets Appoints New Development, Culinary Leaders

  13-10-2015 16:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Johnny Rockets appoints new VP of international, director of culinary.Exclusive Brief: 0Johnny Rockets, the all-American global restaurant chain, announced the appointment of Naresh Vinod Worlikar and Calvin Harris as vice president of international and director of culinary innovation, respectively. As the vice president of international, Worlikar is responsible for developing and expanding market development and ensuring brand excellence overseas. Har
  
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• CREAM Brightens Weekdays with Happy Hour Specials

  13-10-2015 16:45
  Image Caption: Image Credit: CREAM launches happy hour specials Monday through Thursday.Exclusive Brief: 0CREAM, the Bay Area–based dessert franchise that specializes in high-quality ice cream sandwiches and other confections, announced a new Monday-through-Thursday happy hour at all locations from opening until 2 p.m., starting on September 29.
  Customers can curb their afternoon CREAM cravings with $2 ice cream sandwiches, $3 CREAM Tacos, and $1 off shakes.Chains: CREA
  
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• Chomp Indulges with Doughnut-Fried Chicken Burger

  13-10-2015 16:38
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Chomp indulges with Cinnamon-Crumb-Doughnut-Fried-Chicken-Burger.Exclusive Brief: 0As the cool, crisp days of autumn creep in, taste in food changes accordingly. Consumers want warmth, spices, and flavorful sauces. Chomp’s Cinnamon-Crumb-Doughnut-Fried-Chicken-Burger is drizzled with a Pumpkin Aioli and packed with flavor.
  This mouthful of a burger debuted October 7 for $5.99 and is only available for the month of October.Chains: Chomp
  
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• PizzaRev 'Celebrates the Sauce' with All-Natural Ingredients

  13-10-2015 16:27
  Image Caption: Image Credit: PizzaRev's 'Celebrate the Sauce' promotes natural ingredients.Exclusive Brief: 0PizzaRev, a fast-casual pizza concept backed by Buffalo Wild Wings, launched the ‘Celebrate the Sauce’ campaign to recognize a successful harvest of the tomatoes used to make its organic tomato sauce. PizzaRev produced a video to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at where and how the organic tomatoes are sourced. To take part in the celebration, guests who visi
  
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• Pancheros Warms up with Harvest Sweet Potato Mash

  13-10-2015 16:23
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Pancheros warms up with Harvest Sweet Potato Mash LTO.Exclusive Brief: 0Pancheros Mexican Grill, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant franchise, introduces the velvety, autumn-inspired Harvest Sweet Potato Mash for fall that fans can gobble up this October. Available starting October 9, this limited-time treat will only be served at Coralville, downtown Iowa City, Riverside, North Liberty, Lindale, Edgewood, Cedar Rapids North East, Kirkwood, Cedar Falls N
  
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• BFY Holdings names ex-Snyder's-Lance exec Dan Morgan president

  13-10-2015 16:15
  
  BFY Holdings, the US snack company, has appointed former Snyder's-Lance executive Dan Morgan as president and chief sales officer. 
  
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• Mars adds to Snickers US line in NPD push

  13-10-2015 15:36
  
  Mars has unveiled a raft of snacks and confectionery products for the US market, including Snickers Crisper, at the NACS trade show in Las Vegas this week
  
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• Pipe system

  13-10-2015 15:00
  
  Offering high-purity options for non-toxic applications such as food and beer production, the NIRON PP-RCT polypropylene pipe and fitting system can be installed in place of copper and steel; the pipe withstands harsh conditions including freezing temperatures, extreme heat, high pressure and chemicals.
  
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• Managed Ethernet switch

  13-10-2015 15:00
  
  The Antaira LMX-0602 series 6-port industrial managed Ethernet switch has a 12 to 48VDC power input range support, four 10/100Tx Fast Ethernet RJ45 ports and two 100Fx fiber ports with SC or ST type connectors.
  
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• Engineering R&D: Trimming the fat

  13-10-2015 15:00
  
  FPL Food (Augusta, GA) is one of the largest privately owned processors of fresh beef products and value-added meat selections in the US. It provides several brands of high-quality beef to retail and foodservice customers.
  
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• 3-A SSI and EHEDG: Yin & yang

  13-10-2015 15:00
  
  No one ever said 3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI) and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) guidelines were supposed to be compatible or directly interchangeable in an “apples to apples” sense. In fact, they were conceived at different times, in different parts of the world and with different needs in mind.
  
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• The Happy Egg Company enters US organic sector

  13-10-2015 14:50
  
  The Happy Egg Company hopes to further strengthen its position as a supplier of humane eggs in the United States with a new organic free-range that it is distributing in select stores in California. 
  
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• France's Tipiak targets jump in exports

  13-10-2015 13:44
  
  Tipiak, the French food group, wants to exports grow rapidly in the next three years, the dry and frozen goods maker has said.
  
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• Sustainability-focused FMCG brands "outperform" - Nielsen

  13-10-2015 12:41
  
  Sustainability is becoming a key factor among shoppers when deciding which consumer brand to buy, according to a new US Nielsen study. 
  
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• Kerry Group eyes more European markets for Cheestrings

  13-10-2015 10:24
  
  Kerry Group is "hopeful" it can add to the nine European markets in which it sells cheese brand Cheestrings in 2016, the Ireland-based business has told just-food.
  
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• PepsiCo, Coca-Cola 'battle for stake in Chobani'

  13-10-2015 10:14
  
  PepsiCo is reportedly vying with arch-rival Coca-Cola Co. to invest in Chobani, the US-based yoghurt maker that has driven the rise of the Greek yoghurt market in the country.
  
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• The future of food science: CRISPR-Cas technologies

  13-10-2015 07:00
  An open-access article published in the Journal of Food Science’s November issue explores CRISPR-Cas systems and their potential for development of enhanced foods.
  
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• Restaurant beverage orders decline as consumers’ tastes shift

  13-10-2015 07:00
  Although consumers order a beverage 70% of the time when visiting restaurants and other foodservice outlets, beverage orders have declined 4% or 2 billion servings over a five-year period, finds The NPD Group, a global information company.
  
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• Heavy coffee consumption may increase blood pressure

  13-10-2015 07:00
  A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress shows that drinking three or more cups of caffeinated espresso per day may increase blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
  
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• California passes bill to regulate antibiotic use in farm animals

  13-10-2015 07:00
  According to Reuters, California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in the United States for the use of antibiotics in livestock production.
  
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