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• Constellation Brands plans to build $1.5 billion brewery

  12-01-2016 22:33
  
  The facility’s proximity to California provides a new avenue to better service the western US.
  
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• ‘Natural’ labels fall short of consumer expectations

  12-01-2016 22:31
  
  USDA estimates 25 percent of all ready-to-cook poultry products are enhanced with saltwater to make the meat tastier and juicier.
  
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• Chobani, General Mills fire off lawsuits

  12-01-2016 22:29
  
  The company highlights  ingredients used in Dannon and Yoplait yogurt.
  
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• From warehouse to food grade

  12-01-2016 22:27
  
  A California bag and film manufacturer converts an existing warehouse into a LEED-certified, climate-controlled space.
  
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• Campbell will disclose GMOs on products

  12-01-2016 22:24
  
  If a federal solution cannot be established in a reasonable amount of time, Campbell is prepared to disclose the presence of GMOs on the labels of all its US products that contain them.
  
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• New Dietary Guidelines released

  12-01-2016 22:22
  
  Eating lean meat is OK, and Americans do not have to cut back on eggs and sodium.
  
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• Cousins Subs Bolsters Its Chicken Offerings

  12-01-2016 21:59
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Cousins Subs adds three new grilled chicken offerings to menu.Exclusive Brief: 0As part of a larger menu initiative, Cousins Subs expanded its menu offerings with a new grilled chicken line.  
  Available at all Cousins Subs locations, guests can now choose from the following grilled chicken subs: Cheese Steak, Philly, Bacon Cheddar, or the Bacon Mushroom Swiss—all grilled to order on Cousins signature fresh baked bread, topped with veggi
  
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• Sonic Adds Four New Leaders to Marketing Team

  12-01-2016 21:29
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Sonic adds four new leaders to its marketing team.Exclusive Brief: 0Sonic Corp., parent company and franchisor of the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, announced the addition of four new leaders to the marketing team. Jon Dorch joins the marketing team as vice president of integrated customer engagement; Bob Moorhead joins Sonic as the vice president of customer relationship management and loyalty; Scott Uehlein will serve as the vi
  
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• SunOpta turns focus to consumer products in 2016

  12-01-2016 17:45
  SunOpta, the Canada-based ingredients supplier, private-label group and contract manufacturer, said today (12 January) it will this year focus on improving the performance of its consumer products business.
  
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• People and Industry News: January 2016

  12-01-2016 15:00
  
  Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.
  
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• Lightweight champ

  12-01-2016 15:00
  
  Amcor Rigid Plastics has been named the winner in the beverage/nonalcoholic category of the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).
  
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• LDC books 9M sales bump

  12-01-2016 14:57
  LDC, the French poultry processor, has booked a 15.2% rise in sales for the first nine months of its financial year.
  
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• Karro Food Group to add jobs at UK pork plant

  12-01-2016 14:53
  Karro Food Group, the UK pork processor, is to add 140 staff to its plant in Scunthorpe as it prepares to meet increased sales in 2016.
  
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• Universal drive

  12-01-2016 14:00
  
  Offering 1kW of peak power, the TECHNOSOFT iPOS4808 MY-CAT-STO universal drive has an integrated motion controller.
  
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• Synthetic grease

  12-01-2016 14:00
  
  NSF H1 registered for incidental food contact, Lubrication Engineers H1 Quincal Syn FG food-grade synthetic grease is engineered for food manufacturing applications where high temperatures, heavy loads and water are present.
  
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• Sealing temperature controller

  12-01-2016 14:00
  
  The West MAXVU package-sealing temperature controller has a startup configuration menu that shows only the most vital parameters including sensor types, units, outputs, alarms and set point values.
  
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• Pressure controller/calibrator

  12-01-2016 14:00
  
  Featuring low differential pressure to 20 MPa (3,000 psi), the Fluke 6270A modular pressure controller/calibrator offers 0.02% full scale or 0.01% reading accuracy.
  
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• Oxygen permeation analyzer

  12-01-2016 14:00
  
  The MOCON OX-TRAN Model 2/22 L oxygen permeation analyzer measures the oxygen transfer rate for a range of high-barrier materials and packages.
  
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• Mezzanine safety gate

  12-01-2016 14:00
  
  Customizable to accommodate various configurations, the Benko Protect-O-Gate pivot gate eliminates the potential for accidents associated with mezzanine loading areas.
  
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• Olam eyes growth in Nigerian pasta, flour sector with BUA acquisition 

  12-01-2016 09:26
  Singapore's Olam International plans to grow its business in Nigeria with the acquisition of the pasta and flour milling operations of BUA Group. 
  
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• Hain Celestial lowers expectations for 2016

  12-01-2016 09:20
  Hain Celestial has cut its guidance for 2016 and predicted second-quarter results below analyst expectations. 
  
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• Tonnies to end production at Thomsen Bad Bramstedt plant

  12-01-2016 09:17
  German meat processor Tonnies has confirmed it is going to stop production at the Thomsen plant in Bad Bramstedt at the end of January.
  
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• Diamond Foods acquires minority stake in Metcalfe's Skinny

  12-01-2016 09:06
  Diamond Foods has acquired a 26% stake in UK popcorn maker Metcalfe's Skinny Ltd.
  
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• NOAA publishes final rule for offshore U.S. aquaculture

  12-01-2016 07:00
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has filed a final rule implementing the United States’ first comprehensive regulatory program for aquaculture in federal waters.
  
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• MyWebGrocer, MasterCard, Samsung partner on smart fridge app

  12-01-2016 07:00
  MyWebGrocer, a provider of e-commerce and digital marketing solutions to the grocery and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries, has partnered with MasterCard to introduce more grocers on its recently announced Groceries by MasterCard app.
  
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• EU approves digestive health claim for chicory root fiber

  12-01-2016 07:00
  BENEO has announced that the European Union (EU) Commission has authorized a 13.5 health claim with proprietary use for its chicory root fiber inulin promoting digestive health.
  
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• Dairy group updates sustainability indicators

  12-01-2016 07:00
  The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy—established under the leadership of America’s dairy producers and importers—has announced a 60-day stakeholder consultation period for the review of proposed indicators in the Stewardship and Sustainability Guide for U.S. Dairy.
  
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• Specialty Food Ingredients Market by Ingredient, & by Application - Global Trends & Forecast to 2020

  12-01-2016 01:00
  "Specialty food ingredients market projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.5%"
  
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