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• Trails West Acquires 22 Food Vendors - stjoechannel.com

  19-08-2016 23:33
  
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  Trails West Acquires 22 Food Vendors
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  Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. From BBQ to Greek food to your typical festival food vendors - more than 20 people from around ...and more »
  
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• The African-American museum's food focus will go beyond soul - STLtoday.com

  19-08-2016 22:36
  
  The African-American museum's food focus will go beyond soul
  STLtoday.com
  WASHINGTON • Of course, there will be soul food. But that's not the soul of the foodways exhibition at the upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture. "We wanted to break up the idea that there's one type of food, and that ...
  
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• How the Government Is Mandating Food Waste - Daily Signal

  19-08-2016 22:32
  
  Daily Signal
  How the Government Is Mandating Food Waste
  Daily Signal
  American farmers are wasting fruit because of a government order that limits the supply of tart cherries. (Photo: Mandy Reschke/Westend61 GmbH/Newscom). Commentary By. Elayne Allen. Elayne Allen is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The ...
  
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• Stamford considers new food truck regulations - The Advocate

  19-08-2016 22:27
  
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  Stamford considers new food truck regulations
  The Advocate
  Darlene Andersen, co-owner of Melt Mobile, and other food truck vendors could face new city regulations to address parking, safety and trash concerns. Darlene Andersen, co-owner of Melt Mobile, and other food truck vendors could face new city ...and more »
  
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• Why food stamp fraud is 'fairly rampant' at corner stores in some Chicago neighborhoods - Chicago Tribune

  19-08-2016 21:04
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Why food stamp fraud is 'fairly rampant' at corner stores in some Chicago neighborhoods
  Chicago Tribune
  Sami Deffala, who's managed a corner store in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood for 13 years, said he hears that every day from customers vying for a private moment in hopes of using their Link cards to exchange SNAP benefits, the modern-day version of ...and more »
  
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• This airplane food looks weirdly delicious - New York Post

  19-08-2016 21:04
  
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  This airplane food looks weirdly delicious
  New York Post
  Airplane meals don't usually make the cut for most Instagram foodie hotshots. Sure, top bloggers regularly jet off for sponsored trips, but it's the food they eat once they get there — not what they're consuming en route — that makes it into our ...
  
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• Food prices expected to rise: Report - Republica

  19-08-2016 20:47
  
  Food prices expected to rise: Report
  Republica
  KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Price of most of the food commodities are expected to increase in the next month as the lean season is about to begin, according to a report. "However, prices of summer vegetables are likely to decrease in the coming months," a ...
  
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• A Magical Mushroom Powder Blocks Bitterness in Food - WIRED

  19-08-2016 20:16
  
  WIRED
  A Magical Mushroom Powder Blocks Bitterness in Food
  WIRED
  “I actually hate the taste of mushrooms,” says Josh Hahn, as he flicks on the lights in the clean room. Which is funny, because Hahn's livelihood depends on fungi. Here, inside the lab at the biotechnology startup MycoTechnology, a few dozen Erlenmeyer ...
  
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• Russia swine fever ban on EU pork illegal, WTO rules

  19-08-2016 20:13
  Russia is studying a ruling released by the WTO saying the country's bans on EU exports of pigs, pigmeat and related products, imposed over African swine fever (ASF) cases, breach global trade laws.
  
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• A Rio soup kitchen tackles Olympics food waste - Christian Science Monitor

  19-08-2016 20:00
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  A Rio soup kitchen tackles Olympics food waste
  Christian Science Monitor
  RefettoRio Gastromotiva is highlighting the issue of food waste during the Olympics, where the soup kitchen is projected to recover twelve tons of surplus food. By Carolyn Albright, Food Tank August 19, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. People play ...
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• Seniors raise funds for Carol Stream food pantry - Chicago Daily Herald

  19-08-2016 19:54
  Chicago Daily Herald
  Seniors raise funds for Carol Stream food pantry
  Chicago Daily Herald
  Resident of the Belmont Village Geneva Road senior living center in Carol Stream celebrated its 15th anniversary with the Fill-A-Pot fundraiser that collected $2,500 for Neighborhood Food Pantry, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food to ...
  
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• Country Bird offer for Sovereign Food Investments "fair" - independent review

  19-08-2016 19:21
  Country Bird Holdings' bid for fellow South African poultry group Sovereign Food Investments has been judged to be "fair and reasonable", the takeover target said today (19 August).
  
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• Help Wanted: We're Looking For Freelance Food Writers - DCist.com

  19-08-2016 19:18
  
  Help Wanted: We're Looking For Freelance Food Writers
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  DCist is looking to expand our coverage of the city's food scene, and we're paying. We're looking for freelance writers who are passionate about food and take a creative and discerning approach to covering the local restaurant scene. We're interested ...
  
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• Does Minneapolis have too many — or too few — rules governing food trucks? - MinnPost

  19-08-2016 18:14
  
  MinnPost
  Does Minneapolis have too many — or too few — rules governing food trucks?
  MinnPost
  It sort of depends on whether you own one or not. Some downtown building owners think the city should tighten regulations and limit the current concentration of the popular food vendors on one or two downtown streets. Spread the joy, they say. Help ...and more »
  
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• Uber is Preparing to Deliver Its Food Business to Further U.K. Cities - Bloomberg

  19-08-2016 17:20
  
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  Uber is Preparing to Deliver Its Food Business to Further U.K. Cities
  Bloomberg
  Uber Technologies Inc. is laying the groundwork for a nationwide rollout of its UberEats service in the U.K., according to several job adverts placed online. Close all those tabs. Open this email. Get Bloomberg's daily newsletter. Sign Up. Politics ...and more »
  
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• Delaware County girl is one of Food Network's 'Star Kids' - Philly.com (blog)

  19-08-2016 16:56
  
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  Delaware County girl is one of Food Network's 'Star Kids'
  Philly.com (blog)
  Sydnie Jaye Meyers, 9, of Drexel HIll, will appear on 'Food Network Star Kids' beginning Monday, Aug. 22. by Nick Vadala, Staff Writer @njvadala · Email @njvadala · njvadala. Nick Vadala. Staff Writer. Nick Vadala writes about food and entertainment ...and more »
  
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• Nestle on China, confectionery challenge and nutrition slowdown - 5 things to learn 

  19-08-2016 16:46
  Delivering its first-half numbers yesterday (18 August), Nestle reported a stronger operating performance but a sluggish organic growth rate. Here are just-food's five takeaways from the company's results.
  
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• Town hall to discuss lack of healthy food in Lake County - nwitimes.com

  19-08-2016 16:13
  
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  Town hall to discuss lack of healthy food in Lake County
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  Wal-Mart Supercenter Customer Support Manager Eddie Isabell, of Merrillville, straightens shelves at the store in Hammond. A town hall later this month will discuss nearby Gary's status as a food desert. prev. next. Many parts of Lake County, including ...
  
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• Maybe you shouldn't cook food in aluminum foil - Mother Nature Network

  19-08-2016 15:53
  
  Mother Nature Network
  Maybe you shouldn't cook food in aluminum foil
  Mother Nature Network
  We ingest aluminum every day from foods and medicines, but cooking on it may be linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's. Chanie Kirschner. August 19, 2016, 9:28 a.m.. Salmon cooked on the grill in aluminum foil. Cooking food in aluminum foil at high ...
  
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• Wake County group tries to ease food insecurity through seed packets - News & Observer

  19-08-2016 15:38
  
  Wake County group tries to ease food insecurity through seed packets
  News & Observer
  A group of northern Wake County leaders hopes to alleviate food insecurity and inspire a new crop of gardeners by giving away seed-planting kits. The 200 kits include a small pot, cabbage or collard seeds, soil and an instruction packet. Members of the ...
  
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• Food market news of the week - England obesity plan, another overseas deal for Universal Robina Corp., India chocolate rule change mooted

  19-08-2016 14:54
  The UK released its delayed plan to tackle child obesity in England, while India put forward changes to the rules over what goes into chocolate. On our M&A pages, we reported on another deal outside the Philippines for Universal Robina Corp. and investment in Nigerian biscuit firm Beloxxi. And Hain Celestial saw its shares tumble after admitting it needed to review its accounting practices.
  
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• How safe is your food? Check out our searchable Food Inspections Guide - Belleville News-Democrat

  19-08-2016 14:01
  
  Belleville News-Democrat
  How safe is your food? Check out our searchable Food Inspections Guide
  Belleville News-Democrat
  We've all eaten there: the restaurant with missing sanitation rags, employees who don't store their grimy cellphones, and food that's supposed to be served hot or cold but is really just lukewarm. Trouble is, we often didn't know it. These and other ...
  
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• Food market quotes of the week - Frustration over England child obesity plan, talks over Russia curbs on Turkey imports, Hain Celestial shares slide on accounting issue

  19-08-2016 13:54
  The UK government's "plan of action" to tackle child obesity in England grabbed the headlines this week - and managed to irk industry and campaigners. Russia said it was in talks with Turkey over ending Moscow's restrictions on imports from the country and Hain Celestial surprised the market with an admission of problems over the accounting of payments to distributors.
  
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• Artisanal Food Waste: Can You Turn Scraps Into Premium Products ... - NPR

  19-08-2016 13:00
  
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  Artisanal Food Waste: Can You Turn Scraps Into Premium Products ...
  NPR
  Many efforts to address the food waste crisis hinge on getting consumers to buy fruits and vegetables that are adorably ugly — the bumpy tomato, the bulbous ...and more »
  
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• Chasing the sources in Tucson's budding food scene - USA TODAY

  19-08-2016 12:06
  
  USA TODAY
  Chasing the sources in Tucson's budding food scene
  USA TODAY
  Scanning the menu at the restaurant I've stumbled into, while snacking on probably my third order of housemade chips and salsa in as many days, I'm as relieved to see a sandwich called The Tucson as I am to find air conditioning. Nook's cute little ...
  
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• Digested: Can Small Food Brands Scale Up Without Selling Out? - Civil Eats

  19-08-2016 11:01
  
  Civil Eats
  Digested: Can Small Food Brands Scale Up Without Selling Out?
  Civil Eats
  As consumer eating habits continue to change, food giants are on the hunt for halo-glowing boutique brands to bolster their sagging revenues. Small is big business for U.S. food, and along the way, many producers of organic and artisan food products ...and more »
  
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• "Resilient" Indofood books higher H1 sales, profits

  19-08-2016 10:30
  Indofood, the Indonesia-based food group, today (19 August) reported rising half-year sales and profits, shrugging off the impact El Nino has had on its palm oil production.
  
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• Swiss group Huegli cuts FY sales, EBIT forecasts

  19-08-2016 09:40
  
  Hügli Holding, the Swiss food group, today (19 August) revised its expectations for annual sales and EBIT, with the company saying upcoming investment will dent its operating profit.
  
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• South Africa's RCL Foods issues profit warning

  19-08-2016 09:40
  
  RCL Foods, the South African group, has warned annual earnings will come in lower than those generated in the previous 12 months, hit by an impairment on its milling business and the effects of the recent drought on its sugar and chicken operations.
  
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• Pinnacle Foods closes plant, relocates Evol production

  19-08-2016 09:40
  Pinnacle Foods is relocating frozen food production of the Evol brand and shuttering the Denver, Colorado, facility where Evol currently manufactured with the loss of around 85 jobs. 
  
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• University of Wisconsin honors Lund

  19-08-2016 07:00
  On October 13, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will present its Distinguished Service Award to Daryl Lund, in recognition of meritorious service by CALS faculty and staff members.
  
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• Pinnacle Foods moves <em>EVOL</em> manufacturing to Arkansas

  19-08-2016 07:00
  Pinnacle Foods, which purchased Boulder Brands for $975 million in November, is relocating the manufacturing of the EVOL frozen foods brand to Fayetteville, Ark., from Boulder, Colo.
  
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• Oily fish consumption may help prevent blindness in diabetics

  19-08-2016 07:00
  A study published in JAMA Ophthalmology shows that two servings of fish a week may lower diabetics’ risk for blindness—called diabetic retinopathy.
  
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• <em>Fortune</em> ranks Nestlé fifth in companies that are ‘changing the world’

  19-08-2016 07:00
  Fortune magazine has ranked Nestlé as fifth in its annual “Change the World” list of the top 50 companies that are “doing well by doing good.”
  
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• Sarasota CVS store fails food inspection with "rodent infestation" - WTSP.com

  19-08-2016 06:18
  
  WTSP.com
  Sarasota CVS store fails food inspection with "rodent infestation"
  WTSP.com
  SARASOTA, Fla. -- CVS stores are known for keeping customers healthy. But the CVS location on Clark Road in Sarasota failed to meet minimum state standards when it comes to food safety. An inspector with the Florida Department of Agriculture and ...
  
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• How Do Scientists Determine If the Food You Eat Is Real? - Gizmodo - Gizmodo

  19-08-2016 03:32
  
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  How Do Scientists Determine If the Food You Eat Is Real? - Gizmodo
  Gizmodo
  The amount of “fake food” you eat annually is probably higher than you would like. And no, we're not talking about food made from plastic. This is especially true ...and more »
  
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• The Wall Street millionaire bringing healthy food to those in need - PBS NewsHour

  19-08-2016 02:22
  
  PBS NewsHour
  The Wall Street millionaire bringing healthy food to those in need
  PBS NewsHour
  Sam Polk was making millions on Wall Street when he had a life-changing revelation: he wanted to help those in need. His focus became so-called "food deserts," regions with limited access to healthy food. Polk founded Everytable to serve nutritious ...and more »
  
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