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• Orkla sets 2020 zero-deforestation deadline

  11-11-2015 16:30
  Orkla has committed to a zero-deforestation goal of 2020.
  
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• Premium Brands posts 9M profit drop despite sales jump

  11-11-2015 16:21
  Net profit at Premium Brands Holdings Corp., for the first nine months of the year was down as a result of costs incurred, despite sales being up for the period.
  
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• Kuwait Food Co., posts Q3 profit rise

  11-11-2015 15:52
  Kuwait Food Co. has posted a 0.7% increase in net profit for the third quarter of the year.
  
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• Water systems

  11-11-2015 14:00
  
  Incorporating a top air discharge to direct waste heat away from workers, Mokon Duratherm MAX water systems have a heating capacity up to 24kW.
  
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• Form/fill/seal machines

  11-11-2015 14:00
  
  IMA Dairy & Food Erca EF Series form/fill/seal machines are offered with Open Mold thermoforming technology that allows food manufacturers to create proprietary shapes for cups and bottles prior to filling and sealing them.
  
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• Door/steel fencing

  11-11-2015 14:00
  
  The Rite-Hite Defender Cell restricts access and provides point-of-operation protection around potentially dangerous automated and automatic processes.
  
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• Compact slicer/shredder

  11-11-2015 14:00
  
  Designed according to CE, FDA and HACCP regulations, the FAM Centris 315 compact vegetable and fruit centrifugal slicer and shredder’s drive, product and electronic zones are completely separated from each other.
  
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• Bag-in-box filler

  11-11-2015 14:00
  
  Designed to fill 1/2- to 6- or up to 55-gal. sterile bags, the Alfa Laval Astepo aseptic filler is used with liquid to highly viscous food and beverage products.
  
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• Cerea Capital 'eyeing Mondelez French confectionery unit' 

  11-11-2015 13:48
  Cerea Capital is reportedly one of the bidders interested in acquiring Mondelez International's French confectionery unit. 
  
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• Biscuits and Snack Bars: Trends, Prospects and Competitive Landscape

  11-11-2015 13:45
  The global biscuits and snack bars market is expected to reach US$104 million in 2015.
  
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• How American Halal Co. is riding the ethical wave

  11-11-2015 13:38
  US frozen entree-to-broth maker American Halal Co. recently made its first acquisition, snapping up local lentil snacks business Mediterranean Snacks. The firm is hoping to deliver around US$$30m in sales for fiscal '15, and in the next three-to-five years, CEO Adnan Durrani is eyeing sales of between $70-100m. Here he talks to Hannah Abdulla about how the company's focus on antibiotic-free, non-GMO and organic foods will win points with the millennial consumer and help achieve that goal.
  
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• SunOpta hails progress as sales, earnings trends improve 

  11-11-2015 13:28
  Natural and speciality food group SunOpta has insisted that it is starting to see the benefits of investments as third-quarter revenue and profit trends showed signs of improvement. 
  
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• Pioneer investment in Futurelife clears competition authorities 

  11-11-2015 12:21
  Pioneer Food Group, the South African food processor, has confirmed its proposed acquisition of a stake 50% stake in nutritional cereal maker Futurelife Health Products has been cleared by local competition authorities. 
  
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• Pioneer acquisition of Futurelife clears competition authorities 

  11-11-2015 12:21
  Pioneer Food Group, the South African food processor, has confirmed that its proposed acquisition of a stake 50% stake in nutritional cereal maker Futurelife Health Products has been cleared by local competition authorities. 
  
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• Hain Celestial's Empire Kosher launches deli line, soups

  11-11-2015 11:24
  Hain Celestial-owned Empire Kosher Poultry is launching new deli and grocery products including what the company claims to be the "first ever" uncured kosher deli meat line.
  
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• Tonnies strikes deal for Tican assets

  11-11-2015 11:13
  Tican has agreed to sell the shares of its pig slaughtering and meat processing business to German food company Tonnies.
  
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• Tican, Tonnies sign sale agreement

  11-11-2015 11:13
  Tican has agreed to sell the shares of its pig slaughtering and meat processing business to German food company Tonnies.
  
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• Fonterra expands lactoferrin capacity

  11-11-2015 09:39
  Fonterra has doubled its production capacity of the "high value" ingredient lactoferrin.
  
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• Thai Union boosted by acquisitions 

  11-11-2015 09:28
  
  Seafood giant Thai Union said third quarter sales growth accelerated as revenue was lifted by "satisfactory" performances from its latest acquisitions - MerAlliance, King Oscar and Orion. 
  
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• Leroy Seafood Q3 profits hit by trade sanctions

  11-11-2015 09:21
  Political trade barriers involving Norwegian trout have hit Leroy Seafood's profits for the third quarter of the year.
  
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• Real Good Food posts improved H1 profitability

  11-11-2015 08:58
  The Real Good Food Co., has posted a profit for the first six months of the year and an increase in sales.
  
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• Real Good Food posts H2 profit

  11-11-2015 08:58
  
  Real Good Food has posted a profit for the first six months of the year and an increase in sales.
  
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• U.S. House panel oks bill to roll back menu labeling regulations

  11-11-2015 07:00
  According to The Hill, legislation aiming to loosen regulations requiring restaurants and grocery stores to list the number of calories in each prepared food item they sell cleared a key House panel.
  
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• Kraft Heinz to close seven plants, cut about 2,600 jobs

  11-11-2015 07:00
  According to Fortune, Kraft Heinz will close seven factories and lay off about 2,600 employees.
  
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• DuPont names Edward Breen chair, CEO

  11-11-2015 07:00
  The DuPont board of directors has named Edward D. Breen the company’s chair and chief executive officer, effective immediately.
  
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• Discerning Gen Z consumers seek flavor

  11-11-2015 07:00
  The next generation of American consumers is ethnically diverse, tech-savvy, and on the move. Technomic’s study, “GEN Z: Decoding the Behaviors of the Next Generation,” finds that they are discerning consumers, driven mainly by flavor, and that their flavor preferences, while still relatively simple, are just starting to show some sophistication.
  
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• Wolfgang Puck: Elevate traditional comfort food to a gourmet experience - Detroit Free Press

  11-11-2015 06:08 via
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  Wolfgang Puck: Elevate traditional comfort food to a gourmet experience
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  Today's recipe for chicken and lobster potpies is a variation of the potpies I always make for the Governors Ball celebration following each year's Academy Awards ceremony. It easily elevates traditional comfort food to a gourmet experience. As gourmet ...
  

• Food for Thought - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  11-11-2015 06:05 via
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  Food for Thought
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  Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. — Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook by Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison. In thbeir debut cookbook, the authors sahre hundreds of delicious, healthy recipes to help ...and more »
  

• The Food Guy: New restaurants coming our way - Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)

  11-11-2015 06:00 via
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  The Food Guy: New restaurants coming our way
  Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
  OK, maybe you already know, but it was news to me that both the Chipotle at Southridge and Sushi Garden at Capitol Market are now open for business. I'll be checking them out in the coming weeks, along with a few other not-so-new restaurants I just ...and more »
  

• Open-sourced food production – the future of urban diets? - The Guardian

  11-11-2015 04:23 via
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  Open-sourced food production – the future of urban diets?
  The Guardian
  MIT's Open Agriculture Lab is sharing open-source technologies that encourage local food production, including specialised boxes designed for a specific crop, such as tomatoes. Photograph: Alamy. Emily Price in San Francisco. Tuesday 10 November 2015 ...
  

• What food safety lawyer Bill Marler won't eat - KIRO Seattle

  11-11-2015 04:02 via
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  What food safety lawyer Bill Marler won't eat
  KIRO Seattle
  Seattle attorney Bill Marler has been hired most recently to represent many of the people sickened after eating at Northwest Chipotle restaurants, but he has made food safety the focus of his practice for decades. And if you ever see him eating in a ...
  

• Chipotle assures public their food is safe as it gets ready to reopen; source ... - Q13 FOX

  11-11-2015 02:47 via
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  Chipotle assures public their food is safe as it gets ready to reopen; source ...
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  SEATTLE -- An 11-day shutdown is coming to an end for Chipotle as the company gets ready to reopen all of its restaurants across Washington on Wednesday. In preparation for the reopening, health inspectors on Tuesday scrutinized every Chipotle branch ...
  Chipotle Restaurants in OR, WA Start Reopening TodayFood Safety News
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• Lutheran Hospital conducts food drive honoring late Food Bank leader - 21Alive

  11-11-2015 02:08 via
  Lutheran Hospital conducts food drive honoring late Food Bank leader
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  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) --- Giving back in the time of need, but also, in the honor of someone very special; that's what Lutheran Hospital did as they teamed up with the Community Harvest Food Bank to raise items in honor of a late Food Bank leader.and more »
  

• Feeling hungry? Traders pick food stocks - CNBC

  11-11-2015 01:27 via
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  Feeling hungry? Traders pick food stocks
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  Despite a recent E. coli scare, Chipotle Mexican Grill has room to run, "Fast Money" trader Dan Nathan said Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the chain said it would reopen all 43 restaurants in Seattle and Portland after health officials found no ongoing ...
  Source of E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Chipotle Unknown After Tested Food ...KTLA
  The Latest: Food safety problems affect 1 in 7 people in USBismarck Tribune
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• Global Glass Packaging Market for Food and Beverages 2015-2019

  11-11-2015 01:00
  Glass is used in the packaging of food and beverages products. Glass bottles and jars can be molded into a variety of shapes and dimensions, making them highly applicable for packaging.
  
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• Fast Food Strikes Hit Cities Throughout The Country - Huffington Post

  11-11-2015 00:54 via
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  Fast Food Strikes Hit Cities Throughout The Country
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  The campaign says workers earning less than $15 per hour are “a voting bloc that can no longer be ignored.” Headshot of Dave Jamieson Share on Pinterest. Dave Jamieson Labor Reporter, The Huffington Post. Headshot of Michael McLaughlin Share on ...
  Fast food workers stage protest in Chicago; push for $15 minimum wageWLS-TV
  Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscleUSA TODAY
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• Gov. Bobby Jindal's food stamp policy called 'starvation plan' - NOLA.com

  11-11-2015 00:42 via
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  Gov. Bobby Jindal's food stamp policy called 'starvation plan'
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  Republican presidential candidate Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana).
  Jindal administration asked to reconsider food stamp changeKATC Lafayette News
  'Unreasonably harsh' work requirement for food stamp recipients must go, group ...The Advocateall
  

• Midlands Need for Food Outweighs Donations Coming in - WLTX.com

  11-11-2015 00:36 via
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  Midlands Need for Food Outweighs Donations Coming in
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  Midlands organizations say it's been over a month since the flood, but the demand for help still outweighs the amount of donations coming in. Ash Little with Harvest Hope Food Bank says they're feeding an extra 35,000 meals per day. "Donations are ...
  

• Food 4 Less/Foods Co Brings Hope to the Tables of Local Food Banks - MarketWatch

  11-11-2015 00:16 via
  Food 4 Less/Foods Co Brings Hope to the Tables of Local Food Banks
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  LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Food 4 Less/Foods Co is inviting customers to "Bring Hope to the Table" by supporting local food banks and families in need this holiday season. Beginning November 11, 2015 and continuing through January ...and more »
  

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