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• 'Walking Dead': Negan Has Daryl 'Butt Naked,' 'Eating Dog Food' in 'The Cell' - Moviefone

  04-11-2016 23:07
  
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  'Walking Dead': Negan Has Daryl 'Butt Naked,' 'Eating Dog Food' in 'The Cell'
  Moviefone
  Norman Reedus warns that things are about to get "pretty gross" for Daryl Dixon in "The Walking Dead" Season 7, Episode 3, "The Cell." This Sunday's November 6 episode will show Daryl at the Saviors's base, called the Sanctuary, and he's not going to ...and more »
  
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• Irvine to welcome LA comfort food sensation The Stand - OCRegister

  04-11-2016 20:34
  
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  Irvine to welcome LA comfort food sensation The Stand
  OCRegister
  The Stand, a Los Angeles-based restaurant chain, is opening its first Orange County location next week in Irvine. The modern diner style menu includes 11 sandwiches, 11 burgers, eight hot dogs and sausages, 20 draft beers, salads chili, milkshakes and ...and more »
  
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• Where to Get Free Food & Drink Deals for Veterans Day - Money Magazine

  04-11-2016 19:56
  
  Money Magazine
  Where to Get Free Food & Drink Deals for Veterans Day
  Money Magazine
  One small way that members of our armed services are thanked for serving our country comes via the many special discounts provided by flashing a military ID. Many restaurants and hotels offer an automatic discount, and some museums and attractions are ...and more »
  
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• Soul food tourism: Neiman's $66 collard greens are both a hit and a miss - Christian Science Monitor

  04-11-2016 19:41
  
  Soul food tourism: Neiman's $66 collard greens are both a hit and a miss
  Christian Science Monitor
  High-end retailer Neiman Marcus is offering up a $66 order of collard greens as part of its Thanksgiving dishes. The greens have now sold out, leaving many wondering about how to appropriately represent and market dishes with cultural significance.and more »
  
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• Food market quotes of the week - TreeHouse, Kraft Heinz, Muller

  04-11-2016 18:39
  Shares in TreeHouse Foods tumbled on Thursday after the US group issued a profit warning, saw its third-quarter results miss expectations and announce the departure of a senior executive. Kraft Heinz, meanwhile, booked a jump in third-quarter profits that were driven by cost cuts and Kellogg made changes to its own forecasts for 2016. In the UK, Muller outlined plans to invest in its dairy network that look set to include the end of production at a plant in London.
  
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• Hidden digital ads pushing children to eat fatty food, health experts warn - Fox News

  04-11-2016 16:23
  
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  Hidden digital ads pushing children to eat fatty food, health experts warn
  Fox News
  LONDON – Children in Europe are bombarded with hidden digital advertising and marketing promoting fatty, sugary and salty foods that is damaging their health and adding to the region's obesity problem, World Health Organization experts said on Friday.
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• 8 fun food things to do in R.I. and beyond this weekend: Nov. 4-6 - The Providence Journal

  04-11-2016 15:17
  
  The Providence Journal
  8 fun food things to do in R.I. and beyond this weekend: Nov. 4-6
  The Providence Journal
  Burgers, Swedish fare, Syrian food and the return of R.I.'s biggest indoor farmers' market are just some of the fun food things to do this weekend. By Gail Ciampa Journal Food Editor. gailciampa. The Bristol Burger Bash will feature mini burgers of all ...
  
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• TreeHouse Foods wrestles with former ConAgra Foods' assets - 6 things to learn 

  04-11-2016 15:16
  TreeHouse Foods lowered its full-year earnings forecast, sending shares in the US own-label supplier tumbling. The company said it was forced to cut its outlook due to a weaker-than-expected performance from the private-label business it acquired from US peer ConAgra Foods earlier this year. just-food takes a look at what has gone wrong - and what action TreeHouse is taking to right itself. 
  
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• New food banks pop up in unexpected place: the UW - The Seattle Times

  04-11-2016 14:02
  
  New food banks pop up in unexpected place: the UW
  The Seattle Times
  The idea of college students living on cheap Ramen noodles has become a trope. But officials on the UW campus say a surprising number are struggling to balance costs, and flocking to a new food-bank program.
  
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• Perfetti Van Melle adds to Chupa Chups range in India

  04-11-2016 14:00
  
  Confectionery giant Perfetti Van Melle has added to the range of products sold its Chupa Chups brand in India with the launch of products available in other markets.
  
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• Lidl launches own-label free-from, organic range in Italy

  04-11-2016 13:54
  Lidl has launched an own-label range of free-from and organic products in Italy comprising more than 60 products across frozen, fresh and dried products, wine and drinks.
  
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• Lidl Italy launches own-label free-from and organic range

  04-11-2016 13:54
  Lidl has launched an own-label range of Free-From and Bio Organic products in Italy comprising more than 60 products across frozen, fresh and dried products, wine and drinks.
  
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• Calbee withstands slowing Japanese economy in H1 thanks to cereal sales

  04-11-2016 13:42
  
  Japanese group Calbee has posted rising first-half profits, pointing to higher cereal sales but lower revenue from snacks in a domestic market hit by weak consumption trends and unseasonable weather.
  
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• Saputo H1 sales, earnings rise amid volume boost

  04-11-2016 12:50
  Saputo, the Canada-based dairy group, has reported higher first-half profits, helped by lower costs but also volume-driven improvements in sales.
  
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• Calavo Growers buys California plant

  04-11-2016 12:38
  US avocado-to-salsa maker Calavo Growers has completed a US$19.4m deal to buy a production facility in California to expand capacity for its Renaissance Food Group business.
  
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• There's a mathematical model for engineering food that delights our senses - Quartz

  04-11-2016 12:00
  
  Quartz
  There's a mathematical model for engineering food that delights our senses
  Quartz
  The inventors working on the next big breakfast cereal would be wise to consider choosing flakes rather than puffs—because science shows flakes are more prone to excite and delight. It's a noteworthy finding from a laboratory 26 miles outside Midtown ...
  
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• Food market news of the week - M&A talk over Africa's Promasidor, TreeHouse Foods' woes, Dean Foods subject of Chinese takeover rumours

  04-11-2016 11:51
  
  The M&A rumour mill was whirring this week, with PepsiCo and Ajinomoto linked to interest in buying a stake in African business Promasidor, while Dean Foods was said to be on the radar of China's Hangzhou Wahaha Group. In the UK, an industry conference in London discussed the possible impact Brexit could have on the sector and Muller announced plans to close a local dairy plant. And in the US, Lancaster Colony snapped is to buy bakery firm Angelic Bakehouse and TreeHouse Foods' challenge wit
  
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• Calbee UK plans new snacks range 2017

  04-11-2016 10:43
  The UK arm of Japanese snacks group Calbee has revealed plans for the launch of two snack food lines in 2017 as the unit enters its third year of operations.
  
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• Jacobs Douwe Egberts acquires Singapore's Super Group 

  04-11-2016 09:24
  
  Coffee maker Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) has issued a pre-conditional offer to acquire 100% of Singapore-based instant food-to-coffee maker Super Group for SGD1.45bn (US$1.05bn). 
  
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• J&J Snack Foods FY earnings up but flags foodservice problems

  04-11-2016 09:17
  J & J Snack Foods yesterday (3 November) booked higher annual sales and earnings, amid a "more favourable" product mix and lower ingredient costs, but the US company revealed some challenges in the fourth quarter.
  
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• J&J books year-end increases in sales and earnings

  04-11-2016 09:17
  J & J Snack Foods said yesterday (3 November) booked increases in sales and earnings for the fiscal year ended 26 September.
  
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• Kraft Heinz slashes costs to offset falling sales 

  04-11-2016 09:09
  Kraft Heinz booked higher third-quarter profits as aggressive cost cutting continued to offset lower sales in the period. 
  
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• Unilever adopts vegetarian label for 500 products

  04-11-2016 08:52
  Unilever, the consumer goods giant, has said around 500 of its products will carry the European Vegetarian Union's vegetarian label. 
  
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• Unilever adopts vegetarian label for 500 brands 

  04-11-2016 08:52
  
  Unilever, the consumer goods giant, has said that around 500 of its brands will carry the European Vegetarian Union's vegetarian label. 
  
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• Muller proposes UK dairy network restructure

  04-11-2016 08:33
  Müller Milk & Ingredients, the UK arm of German dairy giant Müller, has confirmed proposals to invest GBP60m (US$74.7m) to upgrade capabilities and operational efficiencies at several UK processing facilities.
  
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• Muller plans to end production at UK dairy

  04-11-2016 08:33
  Müller plans to wind down production at a dairy plant in the UK as the German giant looks to invest in giving its milk and ingredients business in the country - much of it built through two acquisitions in four years - a "sustainable and vibrant future".
  
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