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• MassDEP study finds positive results to commercial food waste ban - wwlp.com

  22-12-2016 20:14
  
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  MassDEP study finds positive results to commercial food waste ban
  wwlp.com
  The report finds the ban has created economic growth with jobs and new business opportunities. Amy Phillips, Producer, 22News Investigative Team Published: December 22, 2016, 2:12 pm. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) · Click to share on ...and more »
  
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• DP List: Soul food and where to find it - Daily Press

  22-12-2016 19:11
  
  Daily Press
  DP List: Soul food and where to find it
  Daily Press
  For others, its grandma's smothered pork chops with collard greens, yams, cornbread and a cold glass of sweet tea. Regardless of what your favorite meal is, the memories that accompany the intoxicating aroma and taste when prepared by those you love, ...
  
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• Food Cost Confusion - 5newsonline.com

  22-12-2016 19:04
  
  Food Cost Confusion
  5newsonline.com
  HEALTHWATCH - If you're dishing out more for expensive food because you think it's healthier, you may be wrong. A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that most people believe pricier food is better for them. Study participants ...
  
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• Polygamous Leader Pleads Guilty in Food-Stamp Fraud Case - ABC News

  22-12-2016 19:01
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Polygamous Leader Pleads Guilty in Food-Stamp Fraud Case
  ABC News
  A high-ranking polygamous group leader is set to be released from a Utah jail after pleading guilty in a multimillion dollar food-stamp fraud case. John Wayman agreed to the deal Thursday. Prosecutors say they're satisfied with the six months he's ...
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• The Reason Jews Eat Chinese Food On Christmas Is Rooted In Solidarity - Huffington Post

  22-12-2016 18:50
  
  Huffington Post
  The Reason Jews Eat Chinese Food On Christmas Is Rooted In Solidarity
  Huffington Post
  Along with carving the ham and eating gingerbread cookies to our hearts' content, there's another big food tradition that comes on Christmas day. For over a century, Jewish families in the U.S. have been paying a visit to their favorite Chinese ...
  
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• Meet the Startup Trying to Reinvent Food Delivery - TIME

  22-12-2016 17:32
  
  TIME
  Meet the Startup Trying to Reinvent Food Delivery
  TIME
  For many New York City office workers, an honest lunch break is a phenomenon long near extinction. Taking a half-hour — or, the horror, a full hour away from work to chow down is a rare luxury. It's natural, then, that New York is home to one of the ...and more »
  
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• FSIS announces companies can use new FDA label format for now

  22-12-2016 17:25
  
  The FSIS will not hold companies in noncompliance if they use the FDA label during the rulemaking period as long as the information is truthful and not misleading.
  
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• How $13000 in parking tickets became 8000 pounds of food for hungry families - Lexington Herald Leader

  22-12-2016 17:15
  
  Lexington Herald Leader
  How $13000 in parking tickets became 8000 pounds of food for hungry families
  Lexington Herald Leader
  More than 8,000 pounds of food was collected during the six-week Lexington Parking Authority “Food for Fines” program. The program, which allows people to pay off parking tickets with canned goods, is in its third year. Nearly $13,000 in citations were ...and more »
  
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• A trip to an Italian Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production facility

  22-12-2016 17:08
  
  In the Caseificio San Lucio Parmigiano Reggiano cheese factory—located in Sala Baganza just southwest of Parma, Italy—each production day, 1,300 liters of milk are placed in each vat.
  
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• One Food Shopping Mistake You're Probably Making - Health.com

  22-12-2016 16:52
  
  Health.com
  One Food Shopping Mistake You're Probably Making
  Health.com
  If you were given the choice of two similar-looking snack bars—one that cost $1 and one that cost $3—which would you assume was healthier? If you're like most people, you'd probably pick the more expensive one. The problem? Consumers jump to that ...and more »
  
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• Men Assaulted Chinese Food Delivery Driver, Stole Car - NBC Connecticut

  22-12-2016 16:44
  
  NBC Connecticut
  Men Assaulted Chinese Food Delivery Driver, Stole Car
  NBC Connecticut
  Ansonia police are searching for three men who assaulted a Chinese food delivery driver and stole his car. Police said they responded to Dwight Street in Ansonia just before 9 p.m. Wednesday to investigate the assault and robbery and the delivery ...
  
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• The Top 10 stories of 2016

  22-12-2016 16:34
  
  From water quality to our exclusive list of the Top 100 Food and Beverage companies, these were Food Engineering's Top 10 stories of 2016.
  
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• Food delivery driver carjacked in Ansonia - CT Post

  22-12-2016 16:28
  
  Food delivery driver carjacked in Ansonia
  CT Post
  ANSONIA — A food delivery driver was carjacked and assaulted as he attempted to deliver an order Monday night on Dwight Street, police said. Three black men approached the deliveryman and two assaulted him while the third took the victim's car, ...and more »
  
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• Pose's Luxury: How to Try Food From Top Chefs for Less - Washington City Paper

  22-12-2016 16:02
  
  Washington City Paper
  Pose's Luxury: How to Try Food From Top Chefs for Less
  Washington City Paper
  Photo of Aaron Silverman by Darrow MontgomeryNot all Washingtonians can spring for fine dining tasting menus dripping with opulence in the form of foie gras. Fortunately, the following chefs and restaurateurs have opened less expensive sister ...
  
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• Bill Murray pranked Chrissy Teigen by sending her gross food - USA TODAY

  22-12-2016 15:48
  
  USA TODAY
  Bill Murray pranked Chrissy Teigen by sending her gross food
  USA TODAY
  According to anecdotes from laypeople and celebrities alike, Bill Murray loves pulling pranks on strangers, crashing parties and inserting himself in funny situations, often telling his subjects, "No one will ever believe you." Add Chrissy Teigen to ...and more »
  
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• Connect with the Leading Edge of Food Innovation: Future Food-Tech - Food Tank (blog)

  22-12-2016 15:21
  
  Food Tank (blog)
  Connect with the Leading Edge of Food Innovation: Future Food-Tech
  Food Tank (blog)
  Looking for a way to engage with the leading edge of food investment and technology? ReThink Events will have the Future Food-Tech Summit in San Francisco on March 29 and 30. At the event, investors, start-ups, technology companies, and food and ...
  
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• Street Food and Fine Dining Collide at the Tiger Streats Dinner - Munchies_ Food by VICE

  22-12-2016 15:04
  
  Munchies_ Food by VICE
  Street Food and Fine Dining Collide at the Tiger Streats Dinner
  Munchies_ Food by VICE
  At Tiger STREATS, a dinner series hosted by Tiger Beer, crowds gathered to experience the meeting of street food and fine dining. Curious eaters met at Indochine for a culinary experience in partnership with MUNCHIES to celebrate the chefs of two very ...and more »
  
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• Canada Annual CPI Slows in November to 1.2% on Food-Price Declines - Wall Street Journal

  22-12-2016 14:58
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Canada Annual CPI Slows in November to 1.2% on Food-Price Declines
  Wall Street Journal
  OTTAWA—Canada's annual inflation rate decelerated in November on lower gasoline prices and further declines in the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables. The all-items consumer-price index in November climbed 1.2% from a year earlier, Statistics Canada ...and more »
  
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• ConAgra Brands affirms outlook as sales slide 

  22-12-2016 14:24
  ConAgra Brands has confirmed its guidance for the year - forecasting a 4-5% sales drop - after revenue and operating profit declined during the second quarter. 
  
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• Tyson Foods starts poultry plant improvement project

  22-12-2016 14:21
  US meat group Tyson Foods has launched a US$13.5m capital improvement project at its poultry plant in Robards, Kentucky,  as part of an "ongoing plan to maximise efficiencies and meet growing demand for products".
  
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• Experts offer tips to mitigate likelihood of food poisoning during Christmas - News-Medical.net

  22-12-2016 14:17
  
  News-Medical.net
  Experts offer tips to mitigate likelihood of food poisoning during Christmas
  News-Medical.net
  Many households around the world will be celebrating Christmas day with a turkey lunch – but the festive meal can be a hidden source of serious food infections unless precautions are taken, according to researchers from the University of Leicester.
  
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• Bischofszell acquires Sushi Mania 

  22-12-2016 14:09
  
  Bischofszell, a Swiss food group owned by Migros' food production business M-Industry, is expanding its presence in the fresh Asian food category through the acquisition of Sushi Mania. 
  
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• Second Bumble Bee Foods exec to plead guilty to price fixing

  22-12-2016 13:43
  A second executive at US seafood group Bumble Bee Foods, Kenneth Worsham, has agreed to plead guilty for his role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of packaged seafood sold in the country, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday (21 December).
  
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• Keep your holiday food safe for family and friends - wtkr.com

  22-12-2016 13:28
  
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  Keep your holiday food safe for family and friends
  wtkr.com
  And as important as it is for your food to taste great, it's equally as important to make sure it gets there safely. Improperly prepared food can be a breeding ground for dangerous bacteria that can cause illness if it's not handled correctly. The U.S ...
  
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• Review: 'Rogue One' is Star Wars comfort food - The Planetary Society (blog)

  22-12-2016 13:04
  
  Review: 'Rogue One' is Star Wars comfort food
  The Planetary Society (blog)
  Last week, after movie critics got their first look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The New York Times noticed a disturbance in the Force. While the majority of the resulting reviews were positive, there were exceptions—words like "mediocre" and ...and more »
  
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• Holiday finger food that won't pop a button - Washington Post

  22-12-2016 13:04
  
  Washington Post
  Holiday finger food that won't pop a button
  Washington Post
  The holidays may be peak season for elaborate, tradition-steeped dishes, but they are also a time when most of us feel overwhelmed and could use something fast and fabulous to take the edge off the stress of entertaining. This finger food answers that ...
  
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• How Gleaners Food Bank supports pantries and hungry Hoosier families - WISH-TV

  22-12-2016 12:54
  
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  How Gleaners Food Bank supports pantries and hungry Hoosier families
  WISH-TV
  Volunteering at Gleaners Food Bank is a wake-up call that springs thankfulness into this spirit. New school policy in Seymour means students with lice don't have to go home. December 22, 2016 By Melissa Turpin · IMPD: Man fatally shot after answering ...and more »
  
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• Will FDA Guidance, Or Lack Thereof, Affect Food And Beverage Litigation? - Forbes

  22-12-2016 12:00
  
  Will FDA Guidance, Or Lack Thereof, Affect Food And Beverage Litigation?
  Forbes
  I have been a reporter for Legal Newsline since 2010. West Virginia Press Association award winner. WVU grad. With the number of class action lawsuits brought against food and beverage manufacturers over allegedly poor labeling and marketing on the ...
  
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• Prevent food poisoning this holiday season - WRDW-TV

  22-12-2016 11:34
  
  WRDW-TV
  Prevent food poisoning this holiday season
  WRDW-TV
  NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Don't give the unwanted gift of food poisoning this holiday season. The CDC says the number of food poisoning caused by bacteria increases after November. This is because many people are cooking poultry, like ...
  
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• Sanderson Farms sets up poultry price "formula" as Georgia suspends chicken price index

  22-12-2016 11:25
  US poultry group Sanderson Farms said it has agreed a new pricing formula with its customers after the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the indefinite suspension of the Georgia Dock weekly chicken-price index.
  
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• Sanderson Farms agrees poultry price "formula" as Georgia suspends chicken price index

  22-12-2016 11:25
  US poultry group Sanderson Farms said it has agreed a new pricing formula with its customers after the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) announced the indefinite suspension of the Georgia Dock weekly chicken-price index.
  
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• Which Md. school systems make the grade for healthy food picks? - WTOP

  22-12-2016 11:15
  
  WTOP
  Which Md. school systems make the grade for healthy food picks?
  WTOP
  A Maryland organization has rated the state's school systems on their healthy food offerings. (Thinkstock). WASHINGTON — Parents may be familiar with the challenge of getting their kids to eat healthy, but imagine getting up to 150,000 kids to eat ...
  
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• A new low: Stealing the donation box from a food bank - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  22-12-2016 10:05
  A new low: Stealing the donation box from a food bank
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Instead of picking up a free gallon of milk from the Southeast Alaska Food Bank, someone Tuesday took something worth a lot more — the donation box. “It had been staked down and secured, so whoever took it not only got away with a couple-hundred ...
  
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• These Japanese Food Trucks Are Delicious But Could Be Deadly - Forbes

  22-12-2016 09:07
  
  Forbes
  These Japanese Food Trucks Are Delicious But Could Be Deadly
  Forbes
  When winter arrives in Tokyo, the Celsius falls but the roads heat up, figuratively and literally. The rising temperatures however are not caused by increased road rage as traffic congestion spikes or even by the millions of LED lights that illuminate ...
  
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• Emmi expands in goat's milk with Lacteos Caprinos stake 

  22-12-2016 09:01
  Swiss dairy group Emmi is expanding its investment in the goat's milk sector with the acquisition of an 80% stake in Spanish producer Lácteos Caprinos. 
  
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• Bega Cheese, A2 Milk downplay Bellamy's concern

  22-12-2016 08:45
  Infant formula producers in New Zealand and Australia, A2 Milk Co., and Bega Cheese, have moved to downplay market concerns after infant formula peer Bellamy's Australia requested the trading halt on its shares be extended until it determines the impact talks with "key supplier/manufacturers" will have on its financial results. 
  
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• Hershey promotes Michele Buck to CEO 

  22-12-2016 08:22
  Hershey has announced that it will promote its chief operating officer, Michele Buck, to the post of CEO when John Bilbrey retires next year. 
  
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• Hershey promotes COO Michele Buck to CEO 

  22-12-2016 08:22
  Hershey has announced it will promote its chief operating officer, Michele Buck, to the post of CEO when John Bilbrey retires next year. 
  
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• Nationwide recall for two more brands of chips for Salmonella - Food Safety News

  22-12-2016 07:04
  
  Food Safety News
  Nationwide recall for two more brands of chips for Salmonella
  Food Safety News
  Herr Foods Inc. has issued a nationwide recall of chipotle-flavored potato chips sold under two brands because a powdered milk ingredient in the seasoning could be contaminated with Salmonella. recalled Herrs and Peddler's Pride chips “These products ...and more »
  
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• Dieffenbach's recalls chips for Salmonella threat in seasoning - Food Safety News

  22-12-2016 07:01
  
  Food Safety News
  Dieffenbach's recalls chips for Salmonella threat in seasoning
  Food Safety News
  Potential Salmonella contamination from powdered milk ingredients spurred Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. to recall an unrevealed volume of its Sour Cream & Onion Kettle Chips. The Womelsdorf, PA, company did not indicate where it had distributed the ...and more »
  
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• STEC detection system receives AOAC certification

  22-12-2016 07:00
  Invisible Sentinel, a Philadelphia-based global molecular solutions company, has announced that its Veriflow technology platform for the detection of STEC (shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli) organisms received certification from the Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC).
  
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• Panera Bread appoints Hurst president

  22-12-2016 07:00
  Panera Bread has named company veteran Blaine Hurst as president, effective Dec. 12, 2016, following the resignation of Drew Madsen for personal reasons.
  
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• LR acquires Acoura to strengthen its food safety assurance services

  22-12-2016 07:00
  Lloyd’s Register (LR), the global engineering, technical, and business services organization, has acquired Acoura, the U.K.-based compliance and safety specialists for the food and drink industry, to strengthen the position of LRQA’s food safety assurance services.
  
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• Chipotle names Steve Ells sole CEO

  22-12-2016 07:00
  Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced that its board of directors has named company Founder Steve Ells the sole chief executive officer.
  
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• The Economist explains - The Economist (blog)

  22-12-2016 06:35
  
  The Economist (blog)
  The Economist explains
  The Economist (blog)
  SUPERMARKETS encourage shoppers to buy products through clever layouts and cunning promotions. Packaging presents items in an alluring way. It also keeps them clean and safe to eat. Green types balk at plastic-encased bananas. But some forms of ...
  
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• Health department employees get food poisoning at holiday party - KOAT Albuquerque

  22-12-2016 04:11
  
  KOAT Albuquerque
  Health department employees get food poisoning at holiday party
  KOAT Albuquerque
  More than 70 health department employees got food poisoning from the catered food at a holiday party. Advertisement. It turns out the food ordered wasn't safe and gave 71 employees food poisoning. The department said their holiday party last week was ...and more »
  
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• City panel: Bethesda House cannot continue 'food pantry' - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  22-12-2016 03:01
  
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  City panel: Bethesda House cannot continue 'food pantry'
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  Despite emotional testimony from charity supporters and several clients, city leaders upheld staff's ruling that the charity cannot give groceries to its clients. By Zach Murdock Staff Writer. @zach_murdock. SARASOTA - The nonprofit Bethesda House must ...
  
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• This Is How All Your Favorite Food Network Stars Do Hanukkah - POPSUGAR

  22-12-2016 01:12
  
  This Is How All Your Favorite Food Network Stars Do Hanukkah
  POPSUGAR
  Hanukkah isn't complete without a standout menu for the whole family, and we've crowd-sourced some winning ideas from some of your favorite Food Network personalities. Ina has dessert covered, while Tyler Florence has an epic beef brisket you'll want ...
  
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• Food recovery pilot for seniors launches in Berkeley - Berkeleyside

  22-12-2016 01:05
  
  Berkeleyside
  Food recovery pilot for seniors launches in Berkeley
  Berkeleyside
  Staff and volunteers from SAHA put organize food distribution at Helios Corner. Photo: Lance Knobel. A pilot food recovery program to deliver fresh food to low-income seniors launched Tuesday at senior housing community Helios Corner in Berkeley.and more »
  
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• Consumer and Market Insights: Meat in Malaysia

  22-12-2016 01:00
  The Malay Meat market is forecast to register growth in value as well as volume terms during 2015-2020. The Fresh Meat (Counter) category had the highest volume share in 2015, whereas Cooked Meats - C
  
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