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• Turner Field's "Burgerizza" Hits New Low For Ballpark Food Concoctions - The Big Lead

  04-04-2016 23:41 via
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  Turner Field's "Burgerizza" Hits New Low For Ballpark Food Concoctions
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  We thought (hoped) the ballpark food craze jumped the shark with the ice cream sandwich burger last season. We were, sadly, wrong. Turner Field is serving a “Burgerizza.” It's, get this, a bacon cheeseburger using pizza as the crust. They should ...
  

• Photos Of NYC Food Pantry Lines Resemble Depression-Era Scenes - Huffington Post

  04-04-2016 22:15 via
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  Photos Of NYC Food Pantry Lines Resemble Depression-Era Scenes
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  “I'm hoping we won't be so willing to label people in need as other.” 04/04/2016 04:14 pm ET. 121. Sarah Grossman Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post. New York is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, yet every day thousands of New Yorkers have ...and more »
  

• Glass fragments prompt food recalls of peppers and cashews - CNN

  04-04-2016 22:11 via
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  Glass fragments prompt food recalls of peppers and cashews
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  (CNN) Two companies have issued voluntary recalls because of possible glass contamination of their products. The separate recalls are unrelated. Emerald brand 100-calorie packages of roasted and salted cashew halves and pieces are being recalled "due ...and more »
  

• A Taste Of The Mediterranean: Inside The 30 Under 30 Food Festival - Forbes

  04-04-2016 22:00 via
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  A Taste Of The Mediterranean: Inside The 30 Under 30 Food Festival
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  A Day At The Beach: The 30 Under 30 Food Festival in Tel Aviv. (Photos by Zack O'Malley Greenburg). Today's agenda at the FORBES Under 30 Summit EMEA in Tel Aviv included a keynote by Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, a panel on the sleepy ...
  

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• Food poisoning foils epic Opening Day pitching matchup - CBSSports.com

  04-04-2016 21:55 via
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  Food poisoning foils epic Opening Day pitching matchup
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  In Hill's place, veteran lefty Rich Hill gets the nod and that's an interesting story. The 36-year-old lefty hadn't made a start from 2009-15 until he was stellar in four starts from Sept. 30 through the end of last season. He's only been a full-time ...
  

• Food, diapers reach flood victims - Monroe News Star

  04-04-2016 21:22 via
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  Food, diapers reach flood victims
  Monroe News Star
  Trucks and trailers laden with pallets of food packages, diapers, bottled water and paper products departed the parking lot of the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana on Monday, on their way to area agencies who will shepherd the items into the hands of ...and more »
  

• You Can Both Eat Food and Watch Baseball This Summer - TheStranger.com

  04-04-2016 21:17 via
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  You Can Both Eat Food and Watch Baseball This Summer
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  Baseball is almost back, and while this year's Mariners team is not coming into the season with much (any?) hype, going to Safeco Field is still the best. And this year, as they do every year, the Mariners upgraded the food options inside the park with ...and more »
  

• Former White House Chef Sam Kass Joins Food Tech Startup - Eater

  04-04-2016 21:02 via
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  Former White House Chef Sam Kass Joins Food Tech Startup
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  A veteran of the White House's kitchen has joined a California-based startup, according to BusinessWire. Sam Kass, who became the country's first Senior White House Food Policy Adviser while serving as the Obamas' chef, will bring his culinary ...and more »
  

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• GMO Labels Won't Make Your Food Safer - Lifehacker

  04-04-2016 19:30 via
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  GMO Labels Won't Make Your Food Safer
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  Soon you will see the words “partially produced with genetic engineering” in the fine print on many food packages. Activist groups have spent millions of dollars fighting for that tiny text, and food companies have spent millions fighting back. And ...and more »
  

• General Mills eyes wider US roll-out of Food Should Taste Good hummus

  04-04-2016 19:21
  
  General Mills is testing its new hummus lines sold under its Food Should Taste Good brand at mainstream retailers in the US after launching the products at natural and organic stores at the start of the year.
  
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• New York's newest viral food looks like a big drop of water - Time Out New York (blog)

  04-04-2016 19:16 via
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  New York's newest viral food looks like a big drop of water
  Time Out New York (blog)
  Fresh water may soon be in high demand on the West Coast, but in New York, good old H2O is making waves as the latest social media food trend. Among the best new vendors at Smorgasburg this year is a stand hawking the viral Japanese dessert known ...and more »
  

• Dutch food advice includes calls for less meat and fish, more veg

  04-04-2016 18:57
  Consumers in the Netherlands should eat more vegetables, but less meat and fish, according to dietary advice set out by the government food advisory body in the country.
  
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• When Is It OK To Profit From Cooking Other Cultures' Food? You Weighed In - NPR

  04-04-2016 18:55 via
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  When Is It OK To Profit From Cooking Other Cultures' Food? You Weighed In
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  Recently, we started a conversation about food and race. Specifically, we wondered out loud, who gets to cook — and become the face of — a culture's cuisine? Our question was prompted by a recent Sporkful interview with Rick Bayless, who has faced ...and more »
  

• General Mills, and other food giants, seek out start-ups - CNBC

  04-04-2016 17:46 via
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  General Mills, and other food giants, seek out start-ups
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  When entrepreneur Austin Allan starts rolling out the next product line for his chilled soup company next year, he'll be doing so with the quiet support of a big-name backer: General Mills. The Minneapolis-based packaged-food giant is scouting and ...
  Why General Mills is investing in food startupsChristian Science Monitorall 3 news articles »
  

• FrieslandCampina to cut 40 jobs in efficiency drive

  04-04-2016 17:31
  FrieslandCampina, the Dutch dairy group, is to axe 40 jobs across domestic sites in the towns of Lochem and Veghel sites as part of an efficiency drive.
  
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• Food fest returns to Disney California Adventure with pricey VIP offerings - Los Angeles Times

  04-04-2016 17:30 via
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  Food fest returns to Disney California Adventure with pricey VIP offerings
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  The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival returns after a five-year hiatus with celebrity chefs, culinary demonstrations and beer, wine and spirits seminars. I visited the revived food fest during opening weekend and came ready to eat and drink.
  

• PepsiCo, General Mills sign up brands for Amazon Dash

  04-04-2016 15:14
  PepsiCo and General Mills have become two of the latest consumer goods groups to make products available through Amazon Dash, the service that allows US consumers to re-order at the touch of a button.
  
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• Food & Wine Announces Best New Chefs 2016 - Eater

  04-04-2016 15:02 via
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  Food & Wine Announces Best New Chefs 2016
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  Clockwise from top left: Aaron Silverman, Michael Gulotta, Kevin Fink, Brad Kilgore, Ravi Kapur, David Barzelay, Jeremiah Stone & Fabián von Hauske, Iliana Regan, Edouardo Jordan, Kris Yenbamroong. [Photos: Facebook, Eater, Official]. Today Food ...
  Night + Market's Kris Yenbamroong named a Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazineLos Angeles Times
  'Food & Wine' names MoPho's Michael Gulotta Best New ChefNOLA.com
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• V-cone tumble blenders

  04-04-2016 15:00
  
  Built for the dry blending of free-flowing solids, Ross V-cone tumble blenders feature stainless steel 316 wetted parts polished to a 240-grit finish, hinged covers, a butterfly discharge valve, TEFC direct drive gear motor and a safety gate with a limit switch.
  
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• Twist-style conveyor

  04-04-2016 15:00
  
  Facilitating ink-jet printing, labeling, case packing and hand pack operations, the Multi-Conveyor Helix Upender twist-style conveyor changes product orientation by 90° or 180°, clockwise or counter-clockwise.
  
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• Spin loader

  04-04-2016 15:00
  
  Designed to load storage bins and hoppers without particle separation, the Metalfab spin loader can be mounted to the top of a bin or attached to a flexible loading spout and placed inside or over the bin.
  
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• Plate Heat Exchangers

  04-04-2016 15:00
  
  Alfa Laval BaseLine plate heat exchangers are built for less sensitive food, beverage or water applications that require the combination of temperature and holding time.
  
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• Hybrid powder mixer

  04-04-2016 15:00
  
  The Alfa Laval hybrid powder mixer combines pump and powder dissolving technologies.
  
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• Bulk pasteurization system

  04-04-2016 15:00
  
  Engineered for bagged or bulk product, the Radio Frequency Company macrowave pasteurization system uses a generator to create an alternating electric field between 2 electrodes.
  
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• US FDA proposes limits on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal

  04-04-2016 14:28
  The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing a limit to the amount of inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal.
  
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• Legend Holdings eyes growth in seafood with Kailis buy

  04-04-2016 14:20
  
  Legend Holdings has purchased a 90% stake in the seafood processing, wholesale and export operations of Kailis Bros with the aim of growing the business in Australia through increased investment. 
  
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• UAE dairy firm Al Rawabi eyes Middle East, Africa expansion

  04-04-2016 12:38
  UAE-based dairy firm Al Rawabi Dairy Co. is looking at growing its presence in the Middle East and Africa this year.
  
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• A Cure for Vile Hospital Food? - Mother Jones

  04-04-2016 12:09 via
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  A Cure for Vile Hospital Food?
  Mother Jones
  Mindful Meats is a boutique beef company with a creative, if somewhat off-putting, raison d'etre: making good use of spent dairy cows. The older animals, no longer useful for milk, meet just about every standard of sustainability, raised on grassy ...
  

• Danone launches Light & Free yoghurt range in UK

  04-04-2016 11:55
  Danone has launched a range of zero-fat, zero added sugar Greek-style yoghurts in the UK.
  
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• Dairy-free firm Tofutti hit by "sluggishness" in ice cream 

  04-04-2016 10:16
  Dairy-free food maker Tofutti Brands reported a 4% decrease in net sales and a decline in profitability for 2015.
  
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• Domty posts jump in FY profits, plans EGP300m capital investment

  04-04-2016 10:01
  A fall in costs has seen Egypt's Arabian Food Industries - or Domty - post a surge in profits for the year.
  
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• U.S. organic producers on the rise

  04-04-2016 07:00
  The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double-digit growth in the organic sector.
  
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• SNAP rules toughen in 21 states

  04-04-2016 07:00
  According to The Washington Post, as many as 1 million Americans will stop receiving food stamps this year, the consequence of a work mandate that took effect last week in 21 states.
  
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• PepsiCo promotes Carey to CEO, North America

  04-04-2016 07:00
  According to Fortune, PepsiCo is promoting Al Carey, the current CEO of its North America Beverages division, to CEO, North America.
  
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• General Mills divests Venezuelan business

  04-04-2016 07:00
  General Mills has completed the sale of its Venezuelan business to Lengfeld, a private, international investor with a presence in Venezuela.
  
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