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• WATCH: Venezuelans eating out of trash, raiding trucks due to food shortages - Fox News Latino

  26-05-2016 21:56 via latino.foxnews.com
  
  WATCH: Venezuelans eating out of trash, raiding trucks due to food shortages
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  In some parts of Venezuela the situation has become virtually apocalyptic. People have reached a tipping point and are seen eating trash for survival. With more oil wealth than Saudi Arabia, the painful reality in the South American country is ...and more »
  
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• Food industry news of the week - Nestle's latest move on costs, Wilmar's bullishness on India, Danone's push behind Danonino

  26-05-2016 21:56
  Nestle this week set out plans for savings beyond the company's annual programme to monitor costs in a bid to fund efforts to meet its sales target, a goal missed since 2013. Wilmar International launched another venture in India, UK group Premier Foods took control of a powdered foods business and ConAgra Foods sold a flavourings unit. On our interview pages, we spoke to Danone about its marketing of kids yoghurt brand Danonino and to the Round Table on Responsible Soy's on its plans to grow th
  
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• New 'Brain Food' Scale Flags Best Nutrients for Depression - Medscape

  26-05-2016 21:46 via medscape.com
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  New 'Brain Food' Scale Flags Best Nutrients for Depression
  Medscape
  ATLANTA ― Scientists have developed a new evidence-based scale that rates animal- and plant-based foods that improve depressive symptoms. Research on this scale and on foods that help nourish the brain was presented here at a standing-room-only ...
  
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• Ivy Tech establishing food pantry for students - South Bend Tribune

  26-05-2016 21:20 via southbendtribune.com
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  Ivy Tech establishing food pantry for students
  South Bend Tribune
  Ivy Tech Community College has announced it will start a food pantry for its students. Tribune Photo/SANTIAGO FLORES. Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:14 pm | Updated: 3:27 pm, Thu May 26, 2016. Ivy Tech establishing food pantry for students By ...and more »
  
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• Why You Should Care About Added Sugars in Your Food - Lifehacker

  26-05-2016 19:03 via vitals.lifehacker.com
  
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  Why You Should Care About Added Sugars in Your Food
  Lifehacker
  When the new food labels roll out in a year or two, a 20 ounce Pepsi will have to say it contains 130% of your daily value of added sugar. Yogurts will have to call out their added sugar, so we can't kid ourselves that it all comes from fruit. Food ...and more »
  
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• App Lets Rejected 'Ugly' Food Go To Charities Instead Of Dumpsters - Huffington Post

  26-05-2016 17:00 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  App Lets Rejected 'Ugly' Food Go To Charities Instead Of Dumpsters
  Huffington Post
  Food Cowboy connects for-profit food distributors who have truckloads of rejected fresh food — which typically ends up in the trash — with charities and food banks that desperately need that grub. The problem is rooted in the U.S.' aesthetic ...
  
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• LDC expects "uncertain consumption" this year 

  26-05-2016 16:45
  French poultry processor LDC has given warnings about the outlook for consumption and for raw materials in the coming year as it delivered an increase in full-year sales and earnings.
  
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• Food industry quotes of the week - Wilmar International's new India venture, Danone's push for kids yoghurt Danonino, Tiger Brands cautious on South Africa

  26-05-2016 16:36
  
  Singapore-based agri-food group Wilmar International and two Indian businesses - Adani Enterprises and Ruchi Soya - this week set out plans for a venture to "create one of India's leading FMCG companies". Tiger Brands, the South African consumer goods business, was cautious about consumer sentiment in its domestic market. And Danish Crown, the Denmark-based meat co-op, reflected on lower half-year profits. We also spoke to the global marketing director for Danone kids yoghurt brand Danonino and
  
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• Facebook food videos are the new porn - USA TODAY

  26-05-2016 16:35 via usatoday.com
  
  USA TODAY
  Facebook food videos are the new porn
  USA TODAY
  We've been feasting on them for months — 30-second snippets of pot roast caramelizing in a slow cooker, cheddar oozing out of a grilled cheese made with waffles, graham crackers smashed to bits to make salted s'mores truffles. And we just can't seem ...and more »
  
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• Navy Pier: Your guide to the best food - Chicago Tribune

  26-05-2016 16:23 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Navy Pier: Your guide to the best food
  Chicago Tribune
  With the addition of Original Rainbow Cone, DMK Burger and Fish Bar, Tiny Tavern, Snow Dragon Shavery and more, you might actually want to eat at Navy Pier. Tribune StaffChicago Tribune. No, you're probably not going to plan your next night out at Navy ...
  
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• Round Table on Responsible Soy looking for systemic solutions to drive progress - interview

  26-05-2016 15:59
  In its bid to transform Europe into a "100% responsible soy" market by 2020, the Round Table on Responsible Soy has enlisted the help of Swiss-based management consultants Malik. Ben Cooper spoke with Lieven Callewaert, the RTRS's European representative, to find out more.
  
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• Lactalis Kazakhstan unit FoodMaster gets EBRD backing

  26-05-2016 15:53
  
  FoodMaster, the Kazakh dairy business owned by Lactalis, has secured financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  
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• Round Table on Responsible Soy looking for systemic solutions to drive progress - analysis

  26-05-2016 15:34
  
  In its bid to transform Europe into a "100% responsible soy" market by 2020, the Round Table on Responsible Soy has enlisted the help of Swiss-based management consultants Malik. Ben Cooper spoke with Lieven Callewaert, the RTRS's European representative, to find out more.
  
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• Food for thought - Deutsche Welle

  26-05-2016 15:32 via dw.com
  
  Deutsche Welle
  Food for thought
  Deutsche Welle
  Climate change and a growing population mean in the future it will be more difficult to feed the world. How can we make sure everyone has enough to eat, particularly in an age of increasing global interdependence? Food center, Ziway Dugda district, ...and more »
  
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• FDA issues final food defense regulation - FDA.gov

  26-05-2016 15:22 via fda.gov
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  FDA issues final food defense regulation
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  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized a new food safety rule under the landmark, bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will help to prevent wide-scale public health harm by requiring companies in the United States and ...
  New FDA rules aim to prevent intentional food adulterationReutersall 16 news articles »
  
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• Sanderson Farms posts lower H1 sales, profits

  26-05-2016 15:21
  Sanderson Farms has reported lower sales and profits for the first half of its financial year.
  
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• Sanderson Farms posts H1 sales, profit fall

  26-05-2016 15:21
  Sanderson Farms has reported lower profits and sales for the first half of the year.
  
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• Lindt's Russell Stover launches "snacking" line

  26-05-2016 13:58
  Lindt & Sprungli-owned US confectioner Russell Stover has launched its first "snacking" product.
  
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• Just Mayo maker Hampton Creek 'seeks further funding for expansion'

  26-05-2016 13:30
  US eggless mayo maker Hampton Creek is reportedly looking to raise fresh capital to fund expansion plans.
  
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• Vion investing in new organic beef plant in the Netherlands

  26-05-2016 10:23
  Netherlands-based meat group Vion is investing in a new abattoir which will focus on the slaughter and processing of organic beef.
  
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• Nestle sets new savings target

  26-05-2016 10:16
  Nestle has outlined plans for cost savings that are deeper than analysts expected, with the world's largest food group looking to put some of the money into supporting its brands.
  
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• Canada's Gay Lea to buy Ontario cheese maker Black River

  26-05-2016 10:06
  
  Canadian dairy cooperative Gay Lea Foods is to acquire another slice of the country's dairy market with the purchase of Ontario cheese maker Black River Cheese Company.
  
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• Quantum Foods posts H1 profit fall

  26-05-2016 10:01
  Quantum Foods has, as expected, posted a fall in profits for the first half of the year on the back of higher costs and currency volatility.
  
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• Mexico's Grupo Bimbo confirms new Canada Bread site closure

  26-05-2016 10:01
  
  Canada Bread, a subsidiary of Mexican bakery group Grupo Bimbo, is to close its bakery in North Bay, in Canada's Ontario province.
  
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• SFUSD wants its food suppliers to fork over meal sources - San Francisco Examiner

  26-05-2016 10:00 via sfexaminer.com
  
  San Francisco Examiner
  SFUSD wants its food suppliers to fork over meal sources
  San Francisco Examiner
  Students at Everett Middle School line up for lunch at the school's cafeteria in August 2015. (Kevin Kelleher/S.F. Examiner file photo). By Michael Barba on May 26, 2016 1:00 am. Facebook · twitter · google_plus · mail · Facebook · twitter ...
  
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• Cargill forms poultry venture with Philippines fast-food chain Jollibee

  26-05-2016 09:55
  
  US-based agribusiness and food giant Cargill is forming a joint venture with the largest Asian foodservice company, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), to build a poultry plant in the Philippines.
  
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• Urban pesticides may pose hidden risk to honeybees

  26-05-2016 07:00
  A Purdue University study published in Nature Communications shows that honeybees collect the vast majority of their pollen from plants other than crops, even in areas dominated by corn and soybeans, and that pollen is consistently contaminated with a host of agricultural and urban pesticides throughout the growing season.
  
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• Probiotics may help children with functional abdominal pain

  26-05-2016 07:00
  According to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) on May 23, probiotics may help treat children with abdominal or stomach pain that doesn’t have a clear cause.
  
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• Food industry committed to meeting demand for ‘free-from’ foods

  26-05-2016 07:00
  And the food industry is all too willing to accommodate escalating consumer demand for these products, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts in the brand-new report “Food Formulation Trends: Ingredients Consumers Avoid, 2nd Edition.”
  
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• FDA issues final food defense regulation

  26-05-2016 07:00
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new food safety rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will help to prevent wide-scale public health harm by requiring companies in the United States and abroad to take steps to prevent intentional adulteration of the food supply.
  
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• This Dutch town will grow its own food, live off-grid, and handle its own waste - ScienceAlert

  26-05-2016 06:32 via sciencealert.com
  
  This Dutch town will grow its own food, live off-grid, and handle its own waste
  ScienceAlert
  It's no secret that today's aggressive agricultural techniques can take a heavy toll on the environment, both on the land used for crops and livestock, and in the surrounding atmosphere. But a new vision of a more sustainable 'integrated neighbourhood' ...and more »
  
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• Turner Price Ltd: Foodservice - Company Profile & SWOT Analysis

  26-05-2016 02:00
  Canadean's "Turner Price Ltd: Foodservice - Company Profile & SWOT Analysis" contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations.
  
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• Global Sweetener Market 2016-2020

  26-05-2016 02:00
  Sugar, a soluble carbohydrate, is the most common natural sweetener. It is high in calories and is therefore also known as a nutritive sweetener.
  
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