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• Consolidated Chemical Works Donates Cleaning Products

  24-11-2015 23:08
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Consolidated Chemical Works donates all-purpose cleaner.Exclusive Brief: 0Consolidated Chemical Works (CCW), donated a skid of cleaning chemicals including all-purpose cleaner and laundry detergent among other products to Matthew 25 Ministries earlier this month. Matthew 25 Ministries has been providing humanitarian aid to the poorest of the poor throughout the United States and in developing countries around the world, focusing on children and the eld
  
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• Costa Vida Unveils Its First Mobile App

  24-11-2015 23:04
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Costa Vida launches its first-ever mobile app.Exclusive Brief: 0Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, a national fast-casual franchise focusing on redefining traditional Mexican cuisine, has released its first mobile application allowing guests the added convenience of gaining rewards through the app and online ordering, as well as other features available online and on iOS and Android devices.
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• Courting the Food Truck

  24-11-2015 22:59
  Why shopping-mall food courts could offer a significant growth platform for local food trucks.Image Caption: Porchetta, which launched as a food truck in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, now has a 10-year lease in a local shopping mall's food court.Teaser Image Orientation: LeftOnline retailers continue to swipe business—holiday and otherwise—from brick-and-mortar retailers, including shopping malls. Given consumers’ evolving attitudes toward shopping, signing a 10-yea
  
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• Cheeseburger Bobby's Conjures Philly Flavors in LTO

  24-11-2015 22:58
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Cheeseburger Bobby's offers Philly Burger LTO.Exclusive Brief: 0Cheeseburger Bobby’s has taken the best elements of the Philly cheesesteak, one of America’s favorite sandwiches, and added some of its own to create something special: the Philly Burger. It’s available for a limited time only until January 15 at all 10 Cheeseburger Bobby’s locations.Chains: Cheeseburger Bobby's
  
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• Juice It Up! Opens New Location in Valencia, California

  24-11-2015 22:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Juice It Up! opens new franchise location in Valencia, California.Exclusive Brief: 0Juice It Up!, one of the nation’s leading raw juice bar and hand-crafted smoothie franchises, has opened its Valencia, California, location. Located in the Valencia Town Center, with nearby theaters, shopping, and gym access, this is the first location operating under the ownership of franchisees and Valencia residents, Mike and Marvat Lahham.Chains: Juice It
  
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• Mediterranean Concept Nish Nush Opens Second Unit

  24-11-2015 22:46
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Mediterranean-inspired Nish Nush opens second location in NYC.Exclusive Brief: 0Coming off the success of its first location in Tribeca, Eyal Hen, part owner and founder of Nish Nush announced the opening of the second location of this Mediterranean-inspired restaurant. Offering a completely kosher and vegetarian menu, multiple flavors of hummus and falafel are made fresh daily in the restaurant.Chains: Nish Nush
  
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• CHēBA Hut Partners with Olo for Digital Ordering

  24-11-2015 22:41
  Image Caption: Image Credit: CHēBA Hut chooses Olo as its digital-ordering platform.Exclusive Brief: 0CHēBA Hut, the fast casual “toasted” sandwich chain, launched a new mobile and online ordering experience for customers with leading digital ordering platform, Olo. Now available via web and mobile app at Apple’s App Store and Google Play, the new ordering program allows customers to Skip the Line at pickup or receive sandwiches delivered to their door
  
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• Britannia Industries to open R&D centre

  24-11-2015 18:07
  Britannia Industries, the Indian food group, is setting up a new research and development centre to fuel moves into new categories.
  
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• Dinshaw Dairy Foods not in talks over stake sale

  24-11-2015 17:55
  Indian ice cream maker Dinshaw Dairy Foods is not in talks to sell shares in the business.
  
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• JBS unit Moy Park to up poultry capacity in UK

  24-11-2015 16:30
  JBS-owned Moy Park has announced a GBP10m (US$15.1m) investment in its poultry plant in the English town of Ashbourne.
  
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• Ritter chairman Andreas Ronken on growing in challenging environment - the just-food interview

  24-11-2015 15:30
  German chocolate maker Alfred Ritter is a family-owned company that produces the iconic Ritter Sport square chocolate tablets. The Waldenbuch-based group hopes to the product's unique appearance and the quality of its chocolate to drive growth in Europe and the US. Katy Askew speaks to chairman Andreas Ronken about Ritter's aspirations.
  
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• Campbell underlying sales flat in Q1

  24-11-2015 14:59
  
  Campbell Soup Co. today (24 November) reported flat organic sales for the first quarter of its financial year, as a decline in US soup sales offset an improvement from its global snacks business.
  
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• Hormel Foods books "record" FY earnings, sales dip on Q4

  24-11-2015 14:55
  
  Hormel Foods, the US group, today (24 November) booked "record" annual earnings, though its full-year sales dipped after a near-6% drop in its fourth quarter.
  
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• Siro acquires Mexican biscuit maker Marian

  24-11-2015 14:22
  
  Cerealto Siro Foods, the international business of Spanish food firm Grupo Siro, has acquired Mexican biscuit maker Marian.
  
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• Cerealto acquires Mexican biscuit factory

  24-11-2015 14:22
  Cerealto, the international business of Spanish food firm Grupo Siro, has acquired a factory from Mexican biscuit maker Marian.
  
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• J&J Snack Foods launches 'grab-and-go' Oreo Churros snack

  24-11-2015 14:13
  US group J&J Snack Foods has added to its line of Oreo Churros, targeting consumers looking for "grab-and-go" snacks.
  
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• Pinnacle to buy Boulder Brands in $975m deal

  24-11-2015 13:55
  Pinnacle Foods has announced a deal to buy fellow US food group Boulder Brands for US$975m.
  
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• How Greencore's food-to-go focus is paying dividends

  24-11-2015 13:34
  Prioritising its food-to-go operations in the UK and the US has led Greencore to report higher annual sales and earnings. And the Ireland-based private-label supplier is looking to further build that side of its business in the year ahead.
  
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• Bakkavor 9M sales, profits rise

  24-11-2015 13:33
  Bakkavor, the UK-based private-label supplier, has reported higher nine-month sales and profits despite flat underlying revenue.
  
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• Weston Foods sales up but profits down

  24-11-2015 13:09
  Canada-based baked goods business Weston Foods has reported higher third-quarter sales but saw earnings fall on investment and higher input costs.
  
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• Strauss profits drop on lower sales 

  24-11-2015 11:05
  Israeli food company Strauss Group booked lower earnings for the first nine months of the year on the back of a decline in sales. 
  
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• Rhodes Food Group posts FY profit, sales jump

  24-11-2015 09:17
  
  South African convenience foods maker Rhodes Food Group has reported a rise in full-year profits on the back of increased sales in its regional business.
  
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• Post sees FY losses narrow 

  24-11-2015 09:10
  
  Post Holdings reported a lower net loss for the year, lifted by higher operating earnings and the lapping of one-time costs. 
  
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• Post Holdings sees FY losses narrow 

  24-11-2015 09:10
  Post Holdings reported a lower net loss for the year, lifted by higher operating earnings and the lapping of one-time costs. 
  
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• Greencore profits lifted by on-the-go food focus

  24-11-2015 08:53
  Profits at UK prepared meals maker Greencore Group have jumped on the back of sales growth led by its food-to-go focus in the UK and US markets.
  
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• Nestle responds to forced labour in Thai seafood supply

  24-11-2015 08:45
  Swiss food group Nestle has issued an action plan to tackle forced labour and other human rights abuses in its supply of seafood from Thailand. 
  
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• USDA awards $2 million for nutrition education, obesity prevention research

  24-11-2015 07:00
  The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) has awarded $2 million in grants to support research on nutrition education and obesity prevention for disadvantaged children and families at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Utah State University.
  
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• Kemin hires Wallace as technical sales manager

  24-11-2015 07:00
  Kemin has hired John Wallace as technical sales manager for the upper Midwest region of North America.
  
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• FDA microbial surveillance program to test cucumbers, hot peppers

  24-11-2015 07:00
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new web resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food safety and has posted new information on a more robust surveillance sampling approach under development.
  
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• FDA issues guidance on labeling of foods from genetically engineered plants

  24-11-2015 07:00
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes that many consumers are interested in whether food ingredients are derived from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
  
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• Despite law, restaurants still don't donate food - USA TODAY

  24-11-2015 01:50 via
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  Despite law, restaurants still don't donate food
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  ASHEVILLE, N.C. — After the dinner rush is over at the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co. and the pint glasses are put away, there's usually not much food to go around. But should there be a surplus of slices or leftover salad from the lunch buffet ...and more »
  

• Bits | Deliveroo, an On-Demand Food Delivery Service, Raises $100 Million - New York Times (blog)

  24-11-2015 01:01 via
  New York Times (blog)
  Bits | Deliveroo, an On-Demand Food Delivery Service, Raises $100 Million
  New York Times (blog)
  From San Francisco to Paris, there are hints that the world's booming tech industry maybe be slowing down. But investors are still clearly willing to write checks for fast-growing tech companies — as long as these start-ups can tap into people's ...
  Global food delivery service Deliveroo lands Down Under with $140 million in ...SmartCompany.com.au
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• Online Grocery Shopping ; Summary of key dataset findings

  24-11-2015 01:00
  Although the online channel still only accounts for a small proportion of grocery spending globally, it is experiencing steep growth across both developed and emerging markets, making it impossible fo
  
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• Maine Wants To Ban Soda, Sweets From Food Stamp Sales - Huffington Post

  24-11-2015 00:55 via
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  Maine Wants To Ban Soda, Sweets From Food Stamp Sales
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  <span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Maine ASSOCIATED PRESS Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) says no more candies. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Share on Pinterest. Maine would like to stop poor people from using food stamps to ...
  Maine wants to stop people from buying candy and soda with food stampsThe Week Magazine
  DHHS seeks waiver to ban soda and candy food stamp purchasesWCSH-TV
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• Chinese Food and the Joy of Inauthentic Cooking - The New Yorker

  24-11-2015 00:42 via
  The New Yorker
  Chinese Food and the Joy of Inauthentic Cooking
  The New Yorker
  Danny Bowien's approach is “profane” by design, turned up to eleven, Chinese food made not by “experts or historians” but by loyal “fans.” Credit Photograph by Mark Peterson/Redux. It's possible that Asian food is more prominent in the American ...
  

• Donating food to those in need - Fox5NY

  24-11-2015 00:31 via
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  Donating food to those in need
  Fox5NY
  Food banks and pantries, including St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters, are counting on you to donate. Father Francis Gasparik says donating turkeys, stuffing and cranberry sauces is great but people have to think past the holidays. The pantry needs ...and more »
  

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