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• Quiznos Joins Cage-Free Egg Movement

  08-01-2016 18:19
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Quiznos commits to transition to cage-free eggs by 2025.Exclusive Brief: 0Quiznos announced plans to phase in the exclusive use of cage-free eggs throughout its supply chain. Under its new plan, Quiznos plans to complete the transition to 100 percent cage-free eggs by 2025, with a goal of reaching that objective by 2022.
  “Quiznos has been actively engaged in animal welfare initiatives for nearly a decade, and we’re pleased to announce this
  
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• The Flame Broiler Opens Gardena, California, Location

  08-01-2016 17:56
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Flame Broiler opens new Gardena, California, location.Exclusive Brief: 0The Flame Broiler, a nationally recognized restaurant franchise known for serving simple, healthy, and delicious food while on the go continues its expansion in the state of California with a new location in Gardena.
  To celebrate The Flame Broiler’s new Gardena location, they will be offering a free mini bowl to the first 50 people in line on Saturday, January 9.Chains: 
  
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• PizzaRev Introduces Light Pesto Primavera Pizza

  08-01-2016 17:24
  Image Caption: Image Credit: PizzaRev introduces new Pesto Primavera Pizza.Exclusive Brief: 0PizzaRev, a fast-casual pizza concept backed by Buffalo Wild Wings, has kicked off 2016 with the new Pesto Primavera pizza—a farm-fresh personal pizza that is entirely under 600 calories. The new crafterpiece is available now through March 31 at PizzaRev’s 29 open locations across California, Colorado, Texas, Utah, South Dakota, and Minnesota.Chains: PizzaRev
  
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• Chicken Salad Chick Serves LTO Curry Chicken Salad

  08-01-2016 17:17
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Chicken Salad Chick serves new LTOs like curry chicken salad.Exclusive Brief: 0Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only Southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad concept, launched its winter menu featuring a brand new, limited-time curry chicken salad, four soups, and a cranberry apple salad. The new chicken salad features authentic Indian curry seasoning and golden raisins and inspired the Cuddle Up to Curry promotion.Chains: Chicken Salad
  
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• Krystal Catches Seafood Entrées

  08-01-2016 17:11
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Krystal offers limited-time Shrimp & Grits, Po' Boys, and more.Exclusive Brief: 0A new year means new flavors at Krystal restaurants with a variety of seafood entrées featuring crispy, golden-fried shrimp. Krystal is offering Shrimp & Grits, Shrimp Po’ Boys and a Double-Dozen Shrimp Basket, all in partnership with King & Prince Seafood. The items are available now through February 21 or while supplies last.  The restaurant
  
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• Salata Commits More than $1 Million to Upgrade Ingredients

  08-01-2016 17:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Salata commits more than $1 million to upgrade its ingredients.Exclusive Brief: 0Houston-based Salata, the fast-growing salad and salad wrap restaurant company with locations throughout Texas, California, and Illinois, will commit more than $1 million to ingredient upgrades to further its “Fresh First” policy in 2016.Chains: Salata
  
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• Wok Box Inks Five-Unit Deal in Western Michigan

  08-01-2016 16:05
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Wok Box signs five-unit deal for western Michigan.Exclusive Brief: 0Wok Box Fresh Asian Kitchen, a fast-casual chain that offers Asian-inspired cuisine, has signed a multiunit franchise agreement for five restaurants throughout western Michigan.
  The stores will be developed over the next two to three years, with the first one scheduled to open within Kentwood within the next six months. Additional locations are planned for Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo am
  
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• Dairy Queen Recognizes Outstanding Dairy Suppliers

  08-01-2016 15:52
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dairy Queen honors its top dairy dairy suppliers.Exclusive Brief: 0Unified Supply Chain, Inc. (USCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of International Dairy Queen Inc. (IDQ), recognized Galliker Dairy in Johnston, Pennsylvania; Masterson Company Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Reinhart Rogers in Rogers, Minnesota, with company awards for extraordinary service.Chains: Dairy Queen
  
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• Two guidances issued for ingredients from GE or non-GE sources

  08-01-2016 15:00
  
  FDA’s approval of AquaBounty Technologies’ application for AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that reaches market size more quickly than non-genetically engineered (GE) fish, brought cheers from food industry groups.
  
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• Donatos Exec Fills in 'The Missing Piece'

  08-01-2016 14:58
  Donatos founding family member and brand exec shares inside scoop.Exclusive Brief: 1For some four decades, Jane Grote Abell has lived and breathed the Donatos Pizza culture. Her new book, The Missing Piece: Doing Business the Donatos Way, shares the history of the Columbus, Ohio–based brand, as well as anecdotes from Abell herself and other members of the pizza family.Chains: Donatos PizzaMcDonald's
  
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• South Korea lifts Canadian beef, veal ban

  08-01-2016 14:46
  South Korea has given the green light to Canada to resume beef and veal imports following an 11-month ban on the back of a BSE outbreak in the country.
  
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• Orkla moves for Kavli's Danish arm

  08-01-2016 14:46
  Nordic food group Orkla has struck a deal to buy O. Kavli A/S, the Danish unit of fellow Norwegian food and drinks group Kavli Holding AS.
  
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• Foodservice focus December 2015 - Chipotle rocked, Yum! Brands in China, Burger King in Africa

  08-01-2016 14:18
  December saw the scrutiny on Chipotle Mexican Grill intensify as the under-pressure US fast-casual chain battled to restore its reputation after a series of food safety scares. Chipotle's success has been built on its ingredient claims and the initiatives on sourcing continued throughout the industry with a series of announcements. Meanwhile, two US fast-food giants, Yum! Brands and Burger King, outlined its ambitions in emerging markets.
  
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• Brazil accuses Unilever, Nestle and PepsiCo of slack filling 

  08-01-2016 14:18
  The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has accused Unilever, Nestle and PepsiCo of reducing the weight of certain products without cutting packaging size or alerting consumers to the change. 
  
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• Mondelez's Enjoy Life sets out 2016 NPD strategy

  08-01-2016 14:15
  Mondelez International free-from unit Enjoy Life Foods is to launch a series of products this year that centre on two areas - functionality and on-the-go.
  
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• Weighing assembly

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  Composed of a load cell and mounting hardware, the Fairbanks Omnicell weighing assembly is placed under an existing tank, bin or hopper containing liquid or dry material to transform the vessel into a scale.
  
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• Telemetry sensor system

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  Used for multiple data acquisition in real time, the Mantracourt T24 wireless telemetry sensor system is available with a range of transmitters, interfaces, displays and output modules that can be configured to suit individual applications.
  
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• Operations software

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  Schneider Wonderware Office Bundle software streamlines the access to and interpretation of operations data.
  
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• Odor control system

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  Engineered to manage outdoor odor vapor from food processing plants that experience cold weather, the DCT OdorBoss 60G odor control system combines an enclosure with insulation, heat tracing and internal heat generation to protect it during operation and storage in freezing conditions.
  
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• Conductivity transmitter

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  The Endress+Hauser Smartec CLD18 toroidal conductivity transmitter has a food-safe PEEK toroidal sensor, potted electronics and a NEMA Type 6P/IP69K stainless steel or plastic housing that withstands clean-in-place operations.
  
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• Air knives

  08-01-2016 14:00
  
  EXAIR stainless steel Long Super air knives come in lengths up to 108 in.
  
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• Quote, unquote - reaction to US Dietary Guidelines for Americans

  08-01-2016 13:54
  The US government outlined new dietary guidelines yesterday (7 October) that will inform both health care professionals, consumers and - significantly -policy decision making over the next five years. The response has - predictably - been mixed.
  
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• Mondelez's Enjoy Life Foods to move to new plant

  08-01-2016 13:47
  Enjoy Life Foods, the US-based free-from group owned by Mondelez International, is to build a new plant after running out of capacity at its existing site.
  
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• The Capital Collection

  08-01-2016 12:10
  Washington, D.C., wasn’t always known as a food town. For years our nation’s capital languished as a culinary wasteland, filled with stuffy steakhouses and corporate types with little sense for restaurant adventure.
  
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• Food industry news of the week - Epic Provisions, Fox's, Danone in Russia

  08-01-2016 11:42
  General Mills this week announced another acquisition, following up its move for Brazilian yoghurt maker before Christmas with a deal for US meat snacks firm Epic Provisions. Ahead of the holiday period, speculation emerged UK company 2 Sisters Food Group was seeing what interest there is in the market for its biscuits unit Fox's, although the talk was cooled this week. Elsewhere, Danone said it would end production at two plants in Russia, PepsiCo was upbeat about the prospects for Doritos in I
  
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• South Africa to resume US poultry, beef and pork imports

  08-01-2016 09:17
  
  Trade representatives from the US and South Africa have reached an agreement that will see US poultry, beef and pork imports to South Africa resume.
  
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• Campbell backs mandatory GMO labelling in US

  08-01-2016 09:16
  Campbell Soup Co. has come out in support of the introduction of nationwide mandatory labelling standards for genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, contained in food products on sale in the US.
  
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