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• Could Two Simple Food Labels Squash California's Food Waste Problem? - LA Magazine (blog)

  08-04-2016 23:32 via
  LA Magazine (blog)
  Could Two Simple Food Labels Squash California's Food Waste Problem?
  LA Magazine (blog)
  The war effort against food waste is ramping up. Back in February, France became the first country in the world to outlaw unsold food being tossed out by supermarkets, requiring companies to donate items to food banks and charities or face fines. Italy ...
  

• The fix for tons of wasted food: buy less and shop smarter! - Reuters

  08-04-2016 23:03 via
  The fix for tons of wasted food: buy less and shop smarter!
  Reuters
  (Reuters Health) - Americans throw out more than one third of the food produced in the U.S. each year - enough to fill 320,000 jumbo jets – with most of it going straight into landfills. But a lot of this waste could be eliminated with smarter shopping ...and more »
  

• At this Paris restaurant, 'freegans' fight waste by cooking up food diverted from the dumpster - PRI

  08-04-2016 22:48 via
  PRI
  At this Paris restaurant, 'freegans' fight waste by cooking up food diverted from the dumpster
  PRI
  From trash to haute cuisine--the ingredients of these servings of white bean and lentil salad with oranges and mint had been headed to the dumpster at a wholesale market before they were slavaged by the staff of Paris' Freegan Pony restaurant. Credit:.and more »
  

• Kona Ice Offers Tax Day Relief with Free Treat

  08-04-2016 22:38
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Kona Ice offers Tax Day relief with free cup of shaved ice.Exclusive Brief: 0To ease the pain of tax filing, Kona Ice is serving up a delicious cup of tax day relief for tense taxpayers in all corners of the country.
  Kona Ice will be parked at post offices, tax preparation centers and businesses nationwide to hand out free cups of tropical shaved ice and complimentary Hawaiian leis to all who stop by. The refreshing treat will ensure that there is no t
  
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• Dickey's Opens Store with New Design in Pennsylvania

  08-04-2016 22:34
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Dickey's opens store with new design in Pennsylvania, debuts CPG.Exclusive Brief: 0After debuting a new store concept in October 2015 located in the barbecue brand’s hometown of Dallas, the first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit location to undertake the new concept will open April 7 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The new store will offer seven slow-smoked meats and eight home-style sides, available in customizable plates that allow each guest to decide how m
  
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• Barberitos Adds Customizable Lettuce Wraps to Menu

  08-04-2016 22:27
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Barberitos Southwestern Grille adds Lettuce Wraps to menu.Exclusive Brief: 0Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina introduces its newest menu item, customizable Lettuce Wraps, at restaurants nationwide this week. Fresh romaine leaves offer guests another low-carb entrée option for their favorite ingredients.Chains: Barberitos
  
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• Sacramento food film festival kicks off - ABC10.com

  08-04-2016 22:16 via
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  Sacramento food film festival kicks off
  ABC10.com
  It's not everyday you see kids excited about fruits and vegetables. But that's what Sacramento's Food Literacy Center hopes to do during its 2016 Sacramento Food Film Festival. The Sacramento Food Film Festival kicked off Thursday night pairing chefs ...
  

• This company is creating incredible 3D printed food you can eat - Tech Insider

  08-04-2016 22:08 via
  Tech Insider
  This company is creating incredible 3D printed food you can eat
  Tech Insider
  Tech Insider spoke with Lynette Kucsma, the co-founder of Natural Machines, a Barcelona based food agency rolling out Foodini, a 3D food printer. That's right. Printed food, like pizzas, burgers, and spaghetti. First announced in 2013, Kucsma is ...
  

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• Spicing it up with food - Chandigarh Tribune

  08-04-2016 21:55 via
  Chandigarh Tribune
  Spicing it up with food
  Chandigarh Tribune
  FOOD plays a significant role in human lives. Great trouble is taken over preparing and serving it. Food cooked over dry heat and an open flame is termed 'roasting' or 'grilling' or 'broiling' (North American). Food cooked in oil over direct heat is ...
  

• Tackle food industry, tackle obesity - Albany Times Union

  08-04-2016 21:44 via
  Albany Times Union
  Tackle food industry, tackle obesity
  Albany Times Union
  Not only is Earth getting warmer, but the humans who walk upon it are getting heavier. In the latter phenomenon, there is little debate as to the cause. It's a man-made global health crisis. A new study led by British scientists, undertaken with the ...and more »
  

• Ayeeshia Smith scavenged in bins for food while her mother smoked cannabis - Daily Mail

  08-04-2016 21:43 via
  Daily Mail
  Ayeeshia Smith scavenged in bins for food while her mother smoked cannabis
  Daily Mail
  The little girl was heard screaming 'stop mummy, stop daddy' before she was murdered on May 1 2014. Ayeeshia's godmother first met Smith when she was four months pregnant and saw first hand how the child was neglected and abused by her mother ...
  'Ayeeshia scavenged in bins for FOOD': Tragic short life of murdered tot revealed by her godmotherThe Sunall 50 news articles »
  

• Gwyneth Paltrow's most outrageous food and gift suggestions - Los Angeles Times

  08-04-2016 21:21 via
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  Gwyneth Paltrow's most outrageous food and gift suggestions
  Los Angeles Times
  Gwyneth Paltrow has been an entertainer for years. She's starred in dozens of popular movies, won an Oscar for her performance in “Shakespeare and Love” and delighted audiences of all ages with her performance of “Cruisin'” in the 2000 film “Duets,” a ...and more »
  

• Longmont-area food drive begins Sunday with 85000-meal goal - Longmont Times-Call

  08-04-2016 21:20 via
  Longmont-area food drive begins Sunday with 85000-meal goal
  Longmont Times-Call
  Volunteers Bob Kretsch, left, and David Bancroft load non perishables onto a pallet to ship to a distribution center at Community Food Share in Louisville on Friday. (Matthew Jonas / Staff Photographer). Want to get involved? The food drive runs from ...
  

• Popular Dallas Food Reporter Stacy Fawcett Killed by Son Who Suffered Brain Injuries Playing High School Sports - D Magazine

  08-04-2016 20:56 via
  D Magazine
  Popular Dallas Food Reporter Stacy Fawcett Killed by Son Who Suffered Brain Injuries Playing High School Sports
  D Magazine
  This morning comes with some horrible news: Stacy Fawcett, a popular Dallas food reporter, was murdered last night by her oldest son, 19-year-old McCann Utu Jr. Fawcett's younger son Josiah Utu was also murdered by his older brother. McCann stabbed ...and more »
  

• Frosta sales, profits up in 2015

  08-04-2016 19:36
  
  Frosta, the Germany-based frozen food group, saw its sales and earnings rise in 2015, with growth at home and overseas.
  
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• Food Prices Are Out of Control in Northern Canada - VICE News

  08-04-2016 18:40 via
  Food Prices Are Out of Control in Northern Canada
  VICE News
  "I tried to purchase bacon this morning but I took it back because I didn't want to pay $26 for bacon," the resident of Clyde River, Nunavut told VICE News Thursday. It's not just bacon that's so expensive. Grapes, for example, are about $26 to $28 a ...
  

• Grocery stores help food bank check out hunger - Elmira Star-Gazette

  08-04-2016 18:29 via
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  Grocery stores help food bank check out hunger
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  The Food Bank of the Southern Tier says it will be able to provide more than 800,000 meals to needy families, thanks to its recently concluded Check Out Hunger fundraising campaign. Four supermarkets — Wegmans, Tops, Save-A-Lot and Jubilee Foods ...and more »
  

• Tickets To The 2016 Arizona Food & Farm Finance Forum Are On Sale Now - Phoenix New Times

  08-04-2016 18:03 via
  Phoenix New Times
  Tickets To The 2016 Arizona Food & Farm Finance Forum Are On Sale Now
  Phoenix New Times
  Lots of us have dreamed about living on a farm. Working with animals, always having fresh food, and doing an honest day's work in the sunshine? Sounds pretty sweet. Well, as much as we might love the idea of farms, the 2016 Arizona Food and Farm ...and more »
  

• Ask Matt: Why are food stocks so hot? - USA TODAY

  08-04-2016 17:46 via
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  Ask Matt: Why are food stocks so hot?
  USA TODAY
  Q: Why are food stocks so hot? A: Tech and biotech companies might be the best known for being money-making machines. But for investors this year it's been hard to resist some piping hot food stocks. Pepsico (PEP), McDonald's (MCD), food distribution ...
  

• MOD Pizza Bakes Up Spring Pizza, 'The Cooper'

  08-04-2016 17:14
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: MOD Pizza bakes up LTO spring pizza called 'The Cooper.'Exclusive Brief: 0MOD Pizza is sprouting a new addition to its simple menu of endless options: the Cooper, an artisan-style pizza tailor-made for spring that features seasonal roasted asparagus along with red peppers, Italian sausage, red onion, Ricotta, and Mozzarella cheeses and fresh basil. Now through June 30, customers can order the Cooper at one MOD’s 116 locations nationwide.Chains:&n
  
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• Verts Opens 31st Restaurant in West Plano, Texas

  08-04-2016 17:04
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Verts opens its 31st restaurant in West Plano, Texas.Exclusive Brief: 0Growing restaurant brand Verts will open the doors to its 31st restaurant in Plano, Texas, Saturday, April 9.
  To celebrate the launch of the West Plano restaurant, Verts will give away one free, full-size entrée per guest from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant will also give away eight $25 gift cards in a raffle, as well as Verts swag. More prizes will be awarded through a soc
  
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• One-Third of Global Food Production Never Finds Its Way Onto Our Plate - EcoWatch

  08-04-2016 16:09 via
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  One-Third of Global Food Production Never Finds Its Way Onto Our Plate
  EcoWatch
  Don't miss out. Stay Informed. Get EcoWatch's Top News of the Day. Email. It's easy not to think about food waste when your rotting tomatoes and days-old casserole dishes are hidden away in the back of the refrigerator—out of sight, out of mind. But ...
  Our wasted food is a huge environmental problem – and it's only getting worseWashington Post
  Reducing food waste would mitigate climate change,
  

• Why More States Are Requiring Work Requirements for Food Stamps - Daily Signal

  08-04-2016 16:01 via
  Daily Signal
  Why More States Are Requiring Work Requirements for Food Stamps
  Daily Signal
  Rachel Sheffield focuses on welfare, marriage and family, and education as policy analyst in the DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research. Newspaper headlines have been bemoaning that more states will now ...and more »
  

• Danone's Happy Family using NPD to expand in baby food and beyond - interview 

  08-04-2016 15:23
  Danone-owned organic baby food business Happy Family is expanding its range with the launch of products it believes will drive category growth. Happy Family is also using its technological know-how to trail-blaze into uncharted territory for the business. Katy Askew spoke to new business development director Regina Fechter to learn more. 
  
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• Halal Guys Signs Deals for Arizona, Dallas

  08-04-2016 15:20
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Halal Guys signs deals for Arizona and Dallas.Exclusive Brief: 0After being in business for more than 25 years, The Halal Guys is expanding from New York City to multiple highly successful brick-and-mortar locations throughout the United States. The fast casual, known for its menu offering a mix of various Middle Eastern dishes, has already been well received in Houston, Chicago, and Southern California. Soon, residents of Arizona and Dallas will be ab
  
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• Cheerwine Campaign Dares Fans to Resist Smiling

  08-04-2016 15:14
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Cheerwine travels Southeast with 'Betcha Can't Not Smile' campaign.Exclusive Brief: 0After 99 years of delighting taste buds, Cheerwine is boldly seeking to understand why anyone who drinks this unique soft drink can’t not smile, through a series of fun experiments this year in “Cheerwine Labs.”
  On April 4, Cheerwine debuted its “Betcha Can’t Not Smile” marketing campaign via digital video, radio, social media, and a
  
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• 'Holy Guacamole!' Cousins Subs Serves Two New LTOs

  08-04-2016 15:05
  
  Image Caption: Image Credit: Cousins Subs serves two guacamole sandwich LTOs.Exclusive Brief: 0Cousins Subs introduces two limited-time-only sub sandwiches: the Chicken Bacon Guacamole and Turkey Bacon Guacamole.
  The Chicken Bacon Guacamole features all-white meat chicken hot off the grill, while the Turkey Bacon Guacamole features deli-fresh sliced turkey breast. Both subs are served with crispy bacon, creamy guacamole, Wisconsin Pepper Jack cheese, spinach, tomato, and chipotle
  
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• SugarCreek: Bringing home more than the bacon

  08-04-2016 15:00
  
  Yes, bacon has lately become a trend or
  fad, leaping its way out of the breakfast
  frying pan into food creations where it
  would have seemed an unlikely ingredient
  just a few years ago.
  
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• Water mixing stations

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  The ThermOmegaTech HCX mixing station utilizes individual globe valves to mix hot and cold water to the desired proportion and includes an optional thermostatic safety shutoff feature.
  
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• Tamper band applicator

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  A butterfly mandrel-style unit, the American Film and Machinery CH-100 tamper band applicator handles round plastic, glass or metal bottles at speeds up to 120 containers/min.
  
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• Stainless steel metal detector

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  The Fortress Interceptor stainless steel, NEMA 4X-/IP69K-rated metal detector processes the transmission and reception of multiple frequencies continuously over a broad spectrum.
  
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• Flange bracket bearing

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  The Baldor-Dodge S-2000 flange bracket bearing comes with Trident or Labyrinth seal options and accepts standard end caps for S-2000 bearings.
  
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• Filler with load cells

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  The Hapman bulk bag filler with load cells weighs material as it is delivered; the load cells communicate the dynamic weight to a controller.
  
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• Control unit

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  Used for monitoring bucket elevators and conveyors, the 4B Components Watchdog Super Elite WDC4 control unit processes signals from up to 15 sensors for belt speed, belt misalignment, continuous bearing temperature, pulley misalignment and plug conditions.
  
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• Continuous blender

  08-04-2016 14:00
  
  The Vibra Screw continuous blender combines a rotating paddle and material fluidization to blend dry solids.
  
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• Nestle launches meat-free Garden Gourmet brand in Spain

  08-04-2016 13:56
  Nestle has announced the launch of a meat-free range of meals in Spain under the Garden Gourmet brand.
  
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• Food industry news of the week - "Fake" formula in China, Danone India capex, latest on Premier Foods

  08-04-2016 13:26
  China again found itself the centre of fresh claims over the authenticity of infant formula this week, with arrests made over the alleged selling of fake products under brands owned by Abbott and Beingmate. Danone, meanwhile, announced plans to invest in its formula business in India. McCormick & Co. takeover target Premier Foods said it had had "constructive" talks with its US suitor and we ran an interview with the CMO of Enjoy Life Foods, the US free-from business owned by Mondelez Intern
  
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• Is food the cure for a food allergy? - fox2now.com

  08-04-2016 13:12 via
  Is food the cure for a food allergy?
  fox2now.com
  A new study suggests food allergies can be prevented by eating allergy-prone foods at a young age. ×. Is food the cure for a food allergy? A new study suggests food allergies can be prevented by eating allergy-prone foods at a young age. One bite can ...and more »
  

• Good Food Made Simple launches entrees

  08-04-2016 13:05
  Good Food Made Simple, the US frozen breakfast group, has announced plans to expand beyond breakfast with the launch of a line of organic entrees later this year. 
  
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• A Modern Take on Flavor

  08-04-2016 13:04
  
  With demand for premium foods in a fast-casual format at an all-time high, more chefs with culinary training and fine-dining experience are migrating to the category, joining or founding multiunit concepts that put high-quality flavors and conscious sourcing practices at the center of what they do.
  
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• Shiny and New, Tried and True

  08-04-2016 13:00
  
  PizzaRev customers can be adventurous. They appreciate the 40-plus toppings available and the fact that among them are items like capers, fennel seeds, and three kinds of pepperoni.
  When the PizzaRev team sets about creating a limited-time offer, they know excitement is a key factor. That’s why the chain’s seasonal and limited-time offers include pies like the Pesto Primavera, complete with roasted corn, basil pesto, and goat cheese, says Nicholas Eckerman, president, cofounder, and
  
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• Bimbo takes California facility solar 

  08-04-2016 12:50
  Bimbo Bakeries USA, the US business of Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, has announced plans to install a solar energy project at its bakery in Escondido, California, this summer. 
  
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• Should you toss that 'expired' milk? Here's what food date labels really mean - SFGate

  08-04-2016 12:47 via
  SFGate
  Should you toss that 'expired' milk? Here's what food date labels really mean
  SFGate
  Americans waste a shocking amount of food. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, Americans throw away 30-40% of their food supply, adding up to more than 20 pounds of wasted food per person every month. And part of this has to do ...
  

• FrieslandCampina raises cash for "bold" sustainability initiatives 

  08-04-2016 12:42
  European dairy group FrieslandCampina is funding "bold" action on sustainability by issuing new "green" promissory notes to fund moves to reduce its environment footprint worldwide.
  
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• What Americans are willing to pay for “ethnic” restaurant food reveals some deep prejudices - Quartz

  08-04-2016 12:02 via
  Quartz
  What Americans are willing to pay for “ethnic” restaurant food reveals some deep prejudices
  Quartz
  How much we pay for food reveals what we think of race. (Reuters/Bobby Yip). Share. Written by. Chase Purdy. Obsession. How we eat. April 08, 2016. The American palate is open to more new experiences now than ever before, but it is not an ...
  

• Lucia Litman's Instagram Series Shows the Natural Diversity of Fresh Food - Civil Eats (subscription) (blog)

  08-04-2016 11:05 via
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  Lucia Litman's Instagram Series Shows the Natural Diversity of Fresh Food
  Civil Eats (subscription) (blog)
  Go to your average grocery store, and the color palette can be very bland, the result of the strict cosmetic standards that these stores are up against. Go to a farmers' market however, and the many shapes, sizes, and varieties of produce not only make ...
  

• Golden State acquires KanPak in US, China 

  08-04-2016 10:29
  
  Golden State Foods (GSF) has taken full ownership of KanPak US and KanPak China, through the acquisition of outstanding shares in the companies that it did not already hold. 
  
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• USDA eyes stricter welfare standards for organic meat 

  08-04-2016 10:28
  The US Department of Agriculture has proposed the introduction of stricter animal welfare standards for the production of organic meat and poultry under its organic certification scheme. 
  
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• Terrena posts mixed FY results

  08-04-2016 10:20
  French agri-food co-operative Terrena has posted mixed results for 2015.
  
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• ABF to take full control of Illovo 

  08-04-2016 10:08
  Associated British Foods has reached an agreement to take full ownership of South African sugar business Illovo Sugar. 
  
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