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• Purely Sedona Artesian Spring Water launches PET containers

  13-09-2016 19:02
  
  While glass bottles might be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of high-end spring water, one company has decided to branch out into plastic.
  
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• Why adhesives are vital to reducing food waste

  13-09-2016 18:57
  
  Although they represent less than 3 percent of total packaging costs, adhesives play a critical role in creating sustainable packaging.
  
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• How P28 is selling peanut butter like a sports drink

  13-09-2016 18:49
  
  “We wanted to get away from being just another typical spread jar on the shelf. With P28, we are always looking to change the game,” says Jeff Prince, director of operations for the company.
  
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• Why India's food police are kicking up a storm - BBC News

  13-09-2016 16:59
  
  BBC News
  Why India's food police are kicking up a storm
  BBC News
  When police in northern India recently began checking dishes of mutton biryani to ensure that they did not contain beef, critics said it was another example of what they are calling "food fascism". The recent drive happened in a Muslim-dominated ...and more »
  
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• JBS names José Batista Júnior interim CEO

  13-09-2016 16:45
  José Batista Júnior has been appointed as interim president and CEO of Brazil-based meat giant JBS, after a court in the country ordered the temporary suspension from office of his predecessor, Wesley Batista, in connection with a police probe into reported allegations of fraud at a number of Brazilian pension funds.
  
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• Food|The Best Pairing for Indian Food? It's Not Beer. - New York Times

  13-09-2016 16:35
  New York Times
  Food|The Best Pairing for Indian Food? It's Not Beer.
  New York Times
  Daniel Beedle, the beverage director at Indian Accent on West 56th Street. Credit Amy Lombard for The New York Times. A recent dinner at Indian Accent on West 56th Street began in a typical fashion. Papadum and other crisp wafers arrived with an ...
  
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• Big Eats: Pete Wells on Food, Restaurants and Dining Out - New York Times

  13-09-2016 16:26
  New York Times
  Big Eats: Pete Wells on Food, Restaurants and Dining Out
  New York Times
  Times Insider shares insights into the working and thinking at The New York Times. Today, the Times restaurant critic talks about food, restaurants and his new outlook. Photo. Guests at Agern, a restaurant in Grand Central Terminal in New York.and more »
  
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• How PepsiCo is taking action on palm oil - interview 

  13-09-2016 15:56
  Today, PepsiCo publishes the first update on its Palm Oil Action Plan. Ben Cooper spoke with Andrew Aulisi, senior director, global environmental policy at ?PepsiCo, about the progress to date and how the company's initial actions and achievements are likely to be received by environmental campaigners.
  
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• Should Customers Fall For Panera's New Gimmick? Food Scientists Weigh In - Forbes

  13-09-2016 15:55
  
  Forbes
  Should Customers Fall For Panera's New Gimmick? Food Scientists Weigh In
  Forbes
  “Daaaaaamn Panera, Back at it Again with the Pseudoscience.” Whether or not you chuckle at that viral internet reference (search “Damn Daniel” if you're curious), the message is clear. On September 7th, a group of pop culture savvy young food ...
  
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• Poultry group Astral issues earnings warning

  13-09-2016 15:51
  South African poultry group Astral Foods has warned that both headline earnings and earnings per share for the 12 months ending 30 September will be down between 50% and 70% compared to the previous year.
  
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• Floating farm could grow food on empty cargo ships - Reuters

  13-09-2016 15:30
  
  Floating farm could grow food on empty cargo ships
  Reuters
  London - About 90 percent of the world's goods are carried by sea, with more than 70 percent in shipping containers carrying everything from TVs to sportswear from Asia to the rest of the world. But the global imbalance in trade means most of these ...and more »
  
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• Five Food Trends American Diners Love: Survey - Eater

  13-09-2016 15:13
  
  Eater
  Five Food Trends American Diners Love: Survey
  Eater
  Dining trends come and go but food photography, it seems, is forever. That's according to Zagat's latest National Dining Trends, released today, which delves into how diners behave and the trends they love and loathe. Below, the five biggest takeaways ...
  
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• GraceWorks West pantry supported by FES Food Drive - The Tennessean

  13-09-2016 15:01
  
  The Tennessean
  GraceWorks West pantry supported by FES Food Drive
  The Tennessean
  Someone's life will be changed this week - and it will because of the gifts of others. September is Hunger Action Month and students at Fairview Elementary School recently stepped up to support the campaign and make a difference in the lives of those ...
  
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• Amy Schumer hospitalized after getting food poisoning in Paris - Entertainment Weekly

  13-09-2016 15:01
  
  Entertainment Weekly
  Amy Schumer hospitalized after getting food poisoning in Paris
  Entertainment Weekly
  Amy Schumer revealed via her Instagram that she was hospitalized in Paris on Monday after suffering from food poisoning. However, the Trainwreck star appeared to be in happy spirits despite the ordeal. “Thanks for everything Paris! Except the food ...
  Amy Schumer hospitalized with food poisoning in ParisPage Six
  Amy Schumer chronicles food poisoning on InstagramUPI.com
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• ABC's of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2016 - Orlando Sentinel

  13-09-2016 15:00
  
  Orlando Sentinel
  ABC's of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2016
  Orlando Sentinel
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  Epcot's Food and Wine Festival opens tomorrowOrlando Weekly (blog)
  Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2016 opens 62-day runWESH Orlandoall 5 news
  
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• UPDATE: Hilton planning further pizza rollout in Poland

  13-09-2016 14:55
  UK-based meat processor Hilton Food Group plans to extend the roll out of its new pizza products to additional European markets. 
  
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• Silicone coating

  13-09-2016 14:30
  
  Cortec VpCI-371 high-temperature, aluminum, solvent-borne silicone coating provides corrosion resistance on metal substrates.
  
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• Ozone analyzer

  13-09-2016 14:30
  
  Featuring a reagent-less design, the ECD plumb-and-play OZ80 ozone analyzer comes in three factory-calibrated measurement ranges.
  
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• ECD OZ80 ozone analyzer

  13-09-2016 14:30
  
  Featuring a reagent-less design, the ECD plumb-and-play OZ80 ozone analyzer comes in three factory-calibrated measurement ranges.
  
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• Cortec VpCI-371 silicone coating

  13-09-2016 14:30
  
  Cortec VpCI-371 high-temperature, aluminum, solvent-borne silicone coating provides corrosion resistance on metal substrates.
  
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• Sourcery raised $5 million to help restaurants and food vendors deal with each other, and not lost receipts or invoices - TechCrunch

  13-09-2016 14:00
  
  TechCrunch
  Sourcery raised $5 million to help restaurants and food vendors deal with each other, and not lost receipts or invoices
  TechCrunch
  Sourcery Technologies Inc. has raised $5 million in venture funding for software that helps restaurateurs and corporate kitchens order from vendors, keep track of their inventory and costs, and figure out the appropriate prices for different ingredients.and more »
  
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• Thai Union's Chicken of the Sea launches "traceability" initiative

  13-09-2016 13:46
  Thai Union-owned Chicken of the Sea International has launched a "digital traceability initiative" that allows consumers to trace the source, processing location and fishing method of some of its US seafood brands.
  
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• Cam Newton changing food, art landscape in Charlotte -- with a food truck - ESPN (blog)

  13-09-2016 13:16
  
  ESPN (blog)
  Cam Newton changing food, art landscape in Charlotte -- with a food truck
  ESPN (blog)
  With Cam Newton set to debut his food truck soon, check out this time lapse of how it was designed. (0:21). Facebook · Twitter · Pinterest · Email; comment. 7:28 PM PT. David NewtonESPN Staff Writer. Close. Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years; More than ...and more »
  
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• The 'five-second rule' for eating food? Scientists just demonstrated how gross it is. - Washington Post

  13-09-2016 13:14
  
  Washington Post
  The 'five-second rule' for eating food? Scientists just demonstrated how gross it is.
  Washington Post
  Imagine it's lunch. You are holding a fat slice of watermelon. It looks delicious. You move in for a bite. But something goes terribly wrong. The fruit slips from your juice-slicked fingers. Time slows as the nutritious treat tumbles to the linoleum ...
  Study: Five-second rule is too generous for fallen foodSTLtoday.com
  Researchers debunk 'five-second rule': Eating food off the
  
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• FDA May Withdraw Approvals of Toxic Phthalates From Food Products - AlterNet

  13-09-2016 12:18
  
  AlterNet
  FDA May Withdraw Approvals of Toxic Phthalates From Food Products
  AlterNet
  The ongoing fight against toxic chemicals includes the huge problem of harmful food additives. More than two-thirds of the 10,000 food additives allowed in food have not actually been adequately tested for safety. In recent months, the focus on food ...and more »
  
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• Dairy groups unite to criticise "protectionist" Canada

  13-09-2016 10:04
  Dairy organisations in the US, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand have united to condemn what they say are moves by Canada to "deepen its already prohibitive restrictions on dairy trade".
  
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• Hilton operating profit surges by one-quarter 

  13-09-2016 09:19
  Hilton Food Group, a specialist meat company operating in Europe and Australia, reported a more than one-quarter increase in operating profit this morning (13 September), benefiting from higher sales volumes. 
  
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• Clover "gains traction" in value-added dairy 

  13-09-2016 09:19
  South African food group Clover Industries said that its strategy to balance its portfolio by expanding in value-added dairy continued to "gain traction" this year. 
  
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• Canada's LGC Capital JV invests in Cuban citrus, food producer EAIVG

  13-09-2016 09:19
  Canadian investment firm LGC Capital and its 50-50 Canadian joint venture partner Groombridge Trading Corp have signed an agreement to support the development of Cuban citrus and foods producer Empresa Agro Industrial Victoria de Giron (EAIVG).
  
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• Big Food's biggest trend? Crusading against Big… - The Denver Post

  13-09-2016 07:14
  
  The Denver Post
  Big Food's biggest trend? Crusading against Big…
  The Denver Post
  A child views a display that uses orange balls to register people's opinions on GMOs at the Cultivate Festival in Kansas City, Mo., on July 23, 2016. Chipotle's Cultivate festivals encapsulate the food industry's hottest marketing trend: crusading ...and more »
  
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• U.S. challenges Chinese rice, wheat, corn price supports

  13-09-2016 07:00
  According to Reuters, the United States has launched a challenge to China’s price supports for domestic production of rice, wheat, and corn at the World Trade Organization (WTO), charging that these far exceed limits that China committed to when it joined the WTO in 2001.
  
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• Swartzel returns to Aseptia

  13-09-2016 07:00
  Aseptia, a technology company and innovator in aseptic heating and process validation technologies, has announced that Kenneth Swartzel has returned to the company as science advisor.
  
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• Organic Trade Association unveils new global organic trade guide

  13-09-2016 07:00
  The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has released a new and enhanced “International Organic Trade Resource Guide.”
  
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• Jimmy John’s sells majority stake to Roark Capital

  13-09-2016 07:00
  Jimmy John’s Sandwiches, a fast-casual restaurant brand in the United States, has announced that an affiliate of Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that focuses on franchise and consumer brands, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in the company.
  
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• Food Commodities Trader Olam Sees Low Grain Prices Into 2017 - AgWeb

  13-09-2016 06:23
  
  Food Commodities Trader Olam Sees Low Grain Prices Into 2017
  AgWeb
  Olam International Ltd., one of the world's largest food commodities traders, forecasts that grain prices will remain low into 2017 as oversupply and softening Chinese demand weigh on crops. "Prices will stay low for the next six months," Olam's chief ...and more »
  
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• Vietnam's Farms Need Green Technology To Meet Demand For Safe Food - Forbes

  13-09-2016 05:58
  
  Forbes
  Vietnam's Farms Need Green Technology To Meet Demand For Safe Food
  Forbes
  Heralded by the World Bank as a development success story, Vietnam recently entered the lower middle-income bracket which has also increased the demand for quality of consumer goods. According to a 2016 report compiled by Hong Kong market ...
  
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