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• HoneyBaked Ham President Honored by Diversity Council

  06-11-2015 23:25
  Image Caption: Image Credit: HoneyBaked Ham president Maggie DeCan honored by Diversity Council.Exclusive Brief: 0Maggie DeCan, president and chief operating officer, The HoneyBaked Ham Company, was honored with a 2015 Most Powerful and Influential Woman Award by The National Diversity Council at its Annual Leadership Conference at the Midtown Crown Plaza in Atlanta. She also gave the keynote address on the importance of vulnerability and authenticity in leadership, and the benefi
  
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• YO! Sushi Opens Two New U.S. Stores

  06-11-2015 23:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: YO! Sushi opens two more U.S. stores in New Jersey and Florida.Exclusive Brief: 0YO! Sushi, the wildly popular fast-casual restaurant, which operates 89 branches worldwide, recently opened two new restaurants in Short Hills, New Jersey, and Tampa, Florida, bringing the current number of locations in the U.S. to four.
  The YO! Sushi in The Mall at Short Hills is the second branch to open in New Jersey, following the opening of the Paramus location in Sep
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts Takes Georgia By Storm

  06-11-2015 22:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dunkin' Donuts plans for 46 new locations from six franchise groups.Exclusive Brief: 0Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced that 46 new restaurants will be developed throughout Georgia over the next several years, with six franchise groups. The company remains on track for the development of 410–440 net new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the U.S. in 2015.
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• Craft Beer Doubles Its Consumer Appeal

  06-11-2015 22:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Craft beer doubled its share in U.S. beer market, Mintel finds.Exclusive Brief: 0According to the latest research from Mintel, craft beer is predicted to see 22 percent dollar sales growth in 2015, moving the category to $24 billion. Craft beer made up 8.5 percent of volume sales of the beer category overall in 2014, up from 4.5 percent in 2009, representing an 83 percent increase, while beer volume overall declined by 2 percent during the same time pe
  
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• Popeyes Showcases New Design in Puerto Rico

  06-11-2015 22:45
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Popeyes opens 2,500th restaurant, showcases international design.Exclusive Brief: 0Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen celebrated the opening of its 2,500th restaurant, a significant development milestone for the global Popeyes brand. Built in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, this location is one of the first restaurants to model Popeyes new international design, which was introduced as another way to communicate the Popeyes brand to its growing global audience.Chains:&nbs
  
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• Penn Station Creates Fried Bologna Sandwich LTO

  06-11-2015 22:35
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Penn Station East Coast Subs creates fried bologna sandwich LTO.Exclusive Brief: 0Penn Station East Coast Subs, the fast-casual restaurant known for its grilled, made-to-order sub sandwiches, will add a fried bologna sandwich to its menu for the month of November. The fried bologna sandwich will feature freshly sliced and grilled Hormel all-beef bologna, American cheese, crisp pickles, and Gulden’s spicy brown mustard.Chains: Penn Station Ea
  
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• Hungry Howie's Opens Second Canton Location 25 Years Later

  06-11-2015 22:29
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Hungry Howie's opens second Canton, Michigan, location 25 years later.Exclusive Brief: 0Hungry Howie’s Pizza, the originator of the flavored crust pizza, is continuing its Michigan expansion with the opening of its second Canton location on November 11, 2015. Since 1990, citizens of Canton have been enjoying Hungry Howie’s Pizza. Now with two locations, Hungry Howie’s will be able to service even more loyal customers with their mouthw
  
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• Moe's Fundraises During Ohio Store Grand Opening

  06-11-2015 22:21
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Moe's hosts grand opening, fundraises for local schools.Exclusive Brief: 0“Welcome to Moe’s!” will soon be heard even more often on the streets of Mentor, Ohio, when Moe’s Southwest Grill opens its doors at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 12 at 7599 Mentor Avenue. To celebrate the grand opening, the Mentor Moe’s will be holding a VIP lunch and hosting a competitive fundraiser for two local schools.Chains: Moe's Southwes
  
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• Dickey's Serves Up Hassle-Free Holiday Feasts

  06-11-2015 22:17
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dickey's serves up hassle-free holiday feast, offers online ordering.Exclusive Brief: 0Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc. is vigorously preparing for Thanksgiving, so you don’t have to. Last year, according to the National Restaurant Association, more than 33 million Americans relied on restaurants for at least a part of their Thanksgiving meal. Dickey’s sold 400,000 pounds of holiday turkeys and hams nationwide in 2014 and that numbe
  
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• Carl's Jr./Hardee's Answer 'Call of Duty' with Combo Meal

  06-11-2015 21:29
  Carl's Jr. and Hardee's offer Call of Duty promo.Exclusive Brief: 0Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s announced a partnership with Activision in support of the upcoming release of Call of Duty: Black Ops III on November 6.Chains: Carl's Jr.Hardee's
  
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• Nimbus acquires France's Sevenday

  06-11-2015 16:21
  
  Dutch investment fund Nimbus has acquired private label breakfast cereal maker, Sevenday, based in Soultz,  in eastern France following a judgement by the commercial court of Colmar earlier this week.  
  
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• Nimbus acquires France's cereal firm Sevenday

  06-11-2015 16:21
  
  Dutch investment fund Nimbus has acquired private-label breakfast cereal maker Sevenday.
  
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• Trade shows hit the nail directly on the head

  06-11-2015 15:00
  
  It’s always good to know you’re on the right track at your job or when you’re working on personal projects.
  
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• Food industry trade show hit the nail directly on the head

  06-11-2015 15:00
  
  It’s always good to know you’re on the right track at your job or when you’re working on personal projects.
  
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• Chiquita 9M profits benefit from lower costs despite sales fall

  06-11-2015 14:45
  
  Nine-month profits at banana grower Chiquita Brands have benefited from lower charges, despite the firm posting lower sales due to poorer banana volumes.
  
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• Sneaky chef launches nut-free chocolate spread

  06-11-2015 14:09
  
  Sneaky Chef is launching a nut-free alternative to chocolate spread or peanut butter in the US: Sneaky Chef Chocolate No-Nut Butter.  
  
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• Sanitary mixer

  06-11-2015 14:00
  
  The SPEC MIX S.r.l. mixer features a retractable rotor; removable, self-supported shafts that provide a 3-D mixing process; and a clean air sweep system.
  
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• Portioning depositors

  06-11-2015 14:00
  
  Designed to fit into existing production lines, NuTEC C-frame portioning depositors deposit cookie dough and fillings for stuffed sandwiches, quesadillas, calzones, sandwich wraps, cordon bleu, burritos, egg rolls, hamburgers, pies, chicken Kiev and stuffed seafood shells; the feed system uses a rotating spiral that moves product to the rotary vane pump.
  
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• Metal detectors

  06-11-2015 14:00
  
  Able to detect ferrous, nonferrous and stainless metal contaminants in food processing gravity free-fall applications, Eriez Xtreme vertical drop metal detectors feature quick-release connections, remote electronics, anti-static food-grade pipe, an automatic reject valve and a stainless steel ceiling support plate.
  
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• Continuous inkjet printers

  06-11-2015 14:00
  
  Videojet 1560 and 1660 continuous inkjet printers feature a modular service core that contains all the critical wear parts including the pump, valves and filters, as well as on-board intelligence.
  
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• Block breaker

  06-11-2015 14:00
  
  The Fusion Tech tempered 60-in. meat and poultry block breaker breaks tempered and semi-frozen blocks into smaller pieces to allow treating and future processing.
  
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• Food industry news of the week - TreeHouse, Kellogg, Kraft Heinz 

  06-11-2015 13:54
  TreeHouse Foods confirmed that it will acquire ConAgra's private brands business for US$2.7bn. Kellogg revealed further declines at its US cereal business. The Kraft Heinz Co. reported its first results as a combined group - and detailed further job cuts. Here are the highlights from just-food this week. 
  
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• US, South Africa trade row escalates

  06-11-2015 12:47
  The US has sent South Africa a warning shot that preferential trade agreements could be under threat if the country does not allow the import of poultry, pork and beef products from the US. 
  
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• Kikkoman posts H2 sales, profit jump

  06-11-2015 12:40
  An increase in soy sauce and soy milk beverages sales, together with a rise in sales of its food division, have contributed to a lift in half year profits for Kikkoman.
  
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• Kikkoman posts H1 sales, profit jump

  06-11-2015 12:40
  An increase in soy sauce and soy milk beverages sales, together with a rise in sales of its food division, have contributed to a lift in half-year profits for Kikkoman.
  
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• J&J Snack Foods sees "modest" FY gains 

  06-11-2015 12:35
  J&J Snack Foods Corp booked a "modest" rise in full-year sales and operating earnings but net income was down in the period. 
  
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• J&J sees 'modest' FY gains 

  06-11-2015 12:35
  J&J Snack Foods Corp booked a "modest" rise in full-year sales and operating earnings but net income was down in the period. 
  
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• Streamlined Marfrig sees improved performance 

  06-11-2015 12:19
  Marfrig has booked an improved sales and earnings performance as the Brazilian meat group works to strengthen its financial position through disposals including the recent sale of its Moy Park business. 
  
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• Ajinomoto posts H2 sales, profit jump

  06-11-2015 12:14
  
  Japanese seasonings and food maker Ajinomoto has reported a jump in profits for the first six months of the fiscal year.
  
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• Ajinomoto posts H1 jump in sales, profits

  06-11-2015 12:14
  Japanese seasonings and food maker Ajinomoto has reported a jump in profits for the first six months of its fiscal year.
  
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• Land O'Lakes sales drop on commodity prices

  06-11-2015 11:58
  US dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes booked lower sales for the third quarter of the year, after "cyclical" dairy commodity prices dampened the result. 
  
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• Inventure swings to loss on recall cost 

  06-11-2015 11:40
  Inventure Foods blamed a product recall for losses racked up in the third quarter as lower sales and higher costs hit the bottom line. 
  
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• Hain Celestial sees sales and earnings growth 

  06-11-2015 09:37
  Hain Celestial reported higher sales and earnings for the first quarter of the year, supported by growth at its protein and international businesses.
  
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• Saputo H1s hit by lower selling prices

  06-11-2015 09:18
  
  Lower international selling prices combined with higher raw material costs have hit Saputo's profits for the first six months of the year.
  
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• Kraft Heinz profits, sales slide 

  06-11-2015 09:11
  
  In its first set of results as a combined company The Kraft Heinz Co. reported a drop in profits and sales for the third quarter despite cost cutting measures. 
  
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• PepsiCo launches Quaker Cruesli in Spain

  06-11-2015 08:58
  
  PepsiCo is launching a new line of breakfast cereals in the Spanish market under its Quaker brand.
  
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• Mondelez confirms Portugal biscuit plant closure

  06-11-2015 08:47
  
  Mondelez International has confirmed reports that it is moving production from its Portugal Mem Martins Biscuit plant to Opava in the Czech Republic.
  
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