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• BRF, Qatar to buy Turkish poultry firm Banvit

  09-01-2017 23:28
  BRF, the Brazil-based meat giant, has teamed up with the state of Qatar to buy a majority stake in Turkey-based processor Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayii.
  
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• US mochi ice cream firm Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts sold

  09-01-2017 23:17
  
  Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts, the US-based mochi ice cream maker, has been sold to local investment firm Kenex Holdings.
  
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• New CEO for Starbucks, Telepizza enters Iran, Focus Brands targets China - foodservice focus, December 2016

  09-01-2017 18:09
  
  December saw Starbucks outline fresh five-year targets - and announce a new CEO. The last month of 2016 also heard US-based Focus Brands announce its ambition to take its Cinnabon and Auntie Anne's brands into China, while Spain's Telepizza entered Iran.
  
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• How one company eliminated food waste - Independent Tribune

  09-01-2017 17:20
  
  Independent Tribune
  How one company eliminated food waste
  Independent Tribune
  A worker at Baldor processes mangoes. Baldor saves all of its food scraps for human or animal consumption. FOOD-WASTE. Courtesy of Baldor. A collection of food scraps is prepared for pigs to eat. Baldor, which provides produce and specialty goods ot ...and more »
  
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• Thermacore stainless steel heat exchanger

  09-01-2017 17:00
  
  The Thermacore stainless steel heat exchanger is suitable for applications where dirt, moisture, mold, microbes and other threats must be totally eliminated from the process.
  
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• Shat-R-Shield Incoplas LED Hybrid multipurpose fixture

  09-01-2017 17:00
  
  The Shat-R-Shield Incoplas LED Hybrid multipurpose fixture can serve as an area light, flood light or wall pack.
  
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• Pulsemaster Solidus PEF pilot-scale batch unit

  09-01-2017 17:00
  
  The Pulsemaster Solidus pulsed electric field (PEF) pilot-scale batch unit determines the effects of PEF on the plant cell viability of potatoes intended for making French fries and potato chips.
  
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• EDT metal-detectable polymer bearings

  09-01-2017 17:00
  
  EDT metal-detectable Poly-Round polymer plane bearings directly interchange with industry-standard mounted bearings.
  
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• Beckhoff Automation C6015 Compact IPC

  09-01-2017 17:00
  
  Measuring 82 x 82 x 40 mm, the Beckhoff Automation multi-core C6015 Industrial PC facilitates the implementation of automation, visualization and system-wide communication in small and mid-sized applications.
  
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• Alfa Laval rotary jet head

  09-01-2017 17:00
  
  With the Alfa Laval rotary jet head, cleaning cycles hit tank walls in an evenly dense cleaning pattern.
  
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• Stratix Honored by Food Logistics as Top Technology Provider - Yahoo Finance

  09-01-2017 16:59
  Stratix Honored by Food Logistics as Top Technology Provider
  Yahoo Finance
  Stratix, the leading provider of end-to-end managed mobile services, has been named by Food Logistics to the 13th annual FL 100+ Top Software and Tech Providers List. The honor highlights Stratix's commitment to working with enterprises across multiple ...and more »
  
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• McDonald's looks for growth with cheap Chinese food - New York Post

  09-01-2017 16:09
  
  USA TODAY
  McDonald's looks for growth with cheap Chinese food
  New York Post
  McDonald's sign is displayed outside its outlet, the first one which opened in China in 1990, at the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Reuters. More On: mcdonald's · Catholic cardinals have no prayers for the Vatican McDonald's · Elderly man punched ...
  McDonald's Sells Majority Stake in its China BusinessFood Institute Blog (blog)all 90 news articles »
  
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• Holiday donation season continues for food agencies - ReporterNews.com

  09-01-2017 15:38
  
  ReporterNews.com
  Holiday donation season continues for food agencies
  ReporterNews.com
  Local food agencies and ministries say their cupboards are far from bare, if not running over. Loading… Post to Facebook. Holiday donation season continues for food agencies Local food agencies and ministries say their cupboards are far from bare, if ...
  
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• Good Food Choices: When Shopping - myfox8.com

  09-01-2017 15:25
  
  myfox8.com
  Good Food Choices: When Shopping
  myfox8.com
  The weight loss journey begins at the grocery store. Just changing how you shop can aid significantly in losing weight and getting healthy. To avoid impulse buying, make a grocery list before each shopping trip and don't shop while you're hungry. This ...
  
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• PURE Bioscience Well Positioned to Provide Solutions to 2017's Key Food Safety Challenges - Yahoo Finance

  09-01-2017 14:48
  PURE Bioscience Well Positioned to Provide Solutions to 2017's Key Food Safety Challenges
  Yahoo Finance
  PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE), creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, discusses the Company's positioning to address the major food safety challenges faced by food manufacturers and processors and restaurant ...
  
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• Mondelez settles India FCPA violation charges

  09-01-2017 14:47
  Mondelez International is to pay a fine as part of a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the snack giant's internal controls - although the deal carries no admission what is now a subsidiary in India paid a consultant to bribe local officials to secure approval for a plant in the country.
  
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• Why has Zimbabwe banned street food? - TRT World

  09-01-2017 14:46
  
  TRT World
  Why has Zimbabwe banned street food?
  TRT World
  The government is trying to control a typhoid outbreak caused by poor sanitation and unregulated water supplies. The ban on street food has been put in place to prevent the water-borne disease from spreading. Photo by: AFP. Under the ban, food ...and more »
  
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• Addo shedding Spalding Bakery jobs in restructuring 

  09-01-2017 14:45
  Addo Food Group has confirmed that some jobs are likely to be lost as it restructures its Spalding Bakery business in a drive to boost efficiency. 
  
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• Lima: Peru's food revolution - Aljazeera.com

  09-01-2017 14:37
  
  Lima: Peru's food revolution
  Aljazeera.com
  As Peru struggles to define its modern self, are the country's culinary traditions the key to a better future? 09 Jan 2017 13:37 GMT Arts & Culture, Peru, Food · Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. 0; All Social. Lima, the capital of Peru, is a ...
  
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• FOOD INSPECTIONS: 2 out of compliance - York Dispatch

  09-01-2017 14:26
  FOOD INSPECTIONS: 2 out of compliance
  York Dispatch
  Two York County restaurants were ruled out of compliance for violations including pink slime and pans on the ground. Loading… Post to Facebook. FOOD INSPECTIONS: 2 out of compliance Two York County restaurants were ruled out of compliance for ...
  
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• Thai Union outlines plans for new China unit

  09-01-2017 14:25
  
  Thai Union Group is to establish a subsidiary in China to sell seafood in the country.
  
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• Warburtons, Genius, Wessanen form UK gluten-free trade body

  09-01-2017 14:24
  
  Companies including Warburtons, Genius Foods and Mrs Crimble's owner Wessanen have set up a gluten-free industry association in the UK to work on standards and improve consumer confidence.
  
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• Mondelez launches co-branded Cadbury, Oreo bar in India

  09-01-2017 14:23
  
  India is the latest market to see Mondelez International launch a chocolate bar under its Cadbury and Oreo brands.
  
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• Joplin Health Department food inspections (Jan. 9) - Joplin Globe

  09-01-2017 14:03
  
  Joplin Health Department food inspections (Jan. 9)
  Joplin Globe
  The Joplin Globe publishes summaries of routine and follow-up inspections performed by the Joplin Health Department. Businesses that are inspected either pass or fail based on violations found during the time of inspection. Those violations fall into ...and more »
  
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• Bebeto maker Kervan Gida acquires UK's Dexters Confectionery

  09-01-2017 13:52
  Turkey's Kervan Gida, which produces candies including the Bebeto jelly brand, has acquired UK-based Dexters Confectionery for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• A Feast for the Eyes: Introducing Lonely Planet Food - GeekDad (blog)

  09-01-2017 13:38
  
  A Feast for the Eyes: Introducing Lonely Planet Food
  GeekDad (blog)
  In an age when traditional print travel guides are one step above obsolete, venerated travel publisher Lonely Planet has had to innovate. Which they've done in a number of gorgeous ways. Although LP still publishes their (famously blue) destination ...
  
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• Technology brings a new age in food safety and analysis - News-Medical.net

  09-01-2017 13:27
  
  News-Medical.net
  Technology brings a new age in food safety and analysis
  News-Medical.net
  Protecting consumers has long been a priority for the food industry, but modern times have changed the specific challenges producers and regulators face when it comes to food safety. Increasing globalization presents new opportunities for food fraud ...and more »
  
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• Charleston gains another source of Indian food - Charleston Post Courier (blog)

  09-01-2017 11:25
  
  Charleston Post Courier (blog)
  Charleston gains another source of Indian food
  Charleston Post Courier (blog)
  Does the food from Kumar's Indian Kitchen speak for itself? Its owner certainly thinks so. Mark Schwartz (not the most Indian of names, but we'll get to that) parried multiple interview requests over the course of two weeks, first hinting and later ...
  
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• Bonduelle launches home delivery service to promote products

  09-01-2017 08:45
  
  French canned and frozen food group Bonduelle has launched a service enabling French consumers to have the company's products delivered directly to their homes together with help in making the most of cooking.
  
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• Contaminated food contaminates consumers' trust - Food Safety News

  09-01-2017 07:10
  
  Food Safety News
  Contaminated food contaminates consumers' trust
  Food Safety News
  A breach in food safety is enough to knock restaurants, grocers, retailers and everyone in the supply chain to their knees when contaminated food contaminates the trust consumers have in their products. Take Chipotle Mexican Grill for example, the most ...
  
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• Teachers union spent millions on baseball, retreats and food - New York Post

  09-01-2017 07:01
  
  Teachers union spent millions on baseball, retreats and food
  New York Post
  It takes more than just a shiny apple to satisfy the city's teachers union, which is spending member dues at a furious pace. The United Federation of Teachers has blown through millions of dollars on fancy catered meals, tens of thousands of dollars on ...and more »
  
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• NIH advises early peanut exposure for infants

  09-01-2017 07:00
  An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has issued clinical guidelines to aid healthcare providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants to prevent the development of peanut allergy.
  
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• Kenex Holdings acquires Hawaiian ice cream manufacturer

  09-01-2017 07:00
  Kenex Holdings, a Chicago-based investment holding company, has completed the acquisition of Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts, an Aiea, Hawaii-based manufacturer of mochi ice cream.
  
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• Foods rich in resistant starch may benefit health

  09-01-2017 07:00
  A new comprehensive review published in Nutrition Bulletin examines the potential health benefits of resistant starch, a form of starch that is not digested in the small intestine and is therefore considered a type of dietary fiber.
  
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• FDA extends comment period for dietary fiber labeling

  09-01-2017 07:00
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will provide an additional 30 days to comment on its request for scientific data, information, and comments to help the agency determine whether certain fibers should be added to the definition of “dietary fiber” published as part of the Nutrition Facts label final rule.
  
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• Town has new 'food hub' - The Inter-Mountain

  09-01-2017 06:25
  
  The Inter-Mountain
  Town has new 'food hub'
  The Inter-Mountain
  Submitted photo Front Street Grocers & Kitchen, located at 122 E. Ave. in Thomas, offers a local choice for organic, regional food, and it is the town's first grocery store in several years. THOMAS — Front Street Grocers & Kitchen has opened its doors ...
  
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• The frontier through food's eyes - The Coloradoan

  09-01-2017 06:09
  
  The Coloradoan
  The frontier through food's eyes
  The Coloradoan
  Once. 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Once” is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians ...
  
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• Kroger donates more than $300K in food, funds to Facing Hunger - Huntington Herald Dispatch

  09-01-2017 06:06
  
  Huntington Herald Dispatch
  Kroger donates more than $300K in food, funds to Facing Hunger
  Huntington Herald Dispatch
  John Tuck, manager of the Kroger on 5th Avenue in Huntington, on Friday presented a check for nearly $10,000 to Cynthia Kirkhart, executive director of Facing Hunger Foodbank. The money came from Kroger's Bringing Hope to the Table program, through ...
  
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• Amazon and online grocery services will soon accept food stamps - Engadget

  09-01-2017 06:01
  
  Engadget
  Amazon and online grocery services will soon accept food stamps
  Engadget
  Thanks to a pilot program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, families who rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries will soon be able to use online services like Amazon and FreshDirect. When the two-year ...
  USDA makes way for food stamp recipients to buy groceries onlineBaltimore Sun
  Government testing online grocery shopping for food stamp participantsCNBC
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• JON JOHNSON: A phone call, more good food and some predictions - Dothan Eagle

  09-01-2017 02:19
  
  JON JOHNSON: A phone call, more good food and some predictions
  Dothan Eagle
  JAY HARE / DOTHAN EAGLE Dothan Eagle Sports Editor Jon Johnson and Alabama beat writer Ken Rogers write stories inside of the media work area on Sunday in Tampa while preparing for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.and more »
  
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• Best angel food cake recipe ever? This is the Pa. Farm Show's blue ribbon winner - PennLive.com

  09-01-2017 02:02
  
  PennLive.com
  Best angel food cake recipe ever? This is the Pa. Farm Show's blue ribbon winner
  PennLive.com
  Winning Angel Food cake Steve Donough and his wife Lucienda with his award-winning angel food cake at the 2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show.Provided by the Pa. Farm Show. Steve Donough is still in shock. "The whole way home he said 'I can't believe it, ...and more »
  
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• The 'muesli queen' who built a $60m food business - BBC News

  09-01-2017 01:35
  
  The 'muesli queen' who built a $60m food business
  BBC News
  When an 18-year-old Carolyn Creswell was told she might lose her job, she decided to take a leap of faith. A university student in Melbourne, Australia, to help support herself she worked part-time for a little company that made muesli for a handful of ...and more »
  
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• Homemade food has kept Garfield shop thriving for 40 years - NorthJersey.com

  09-01-2017 01:31
  
  NorthJersey.com
  Homemade food has kept Garfield shop thriving for 40 years
  NorthJersey.com
  The Garfield shop sells homemade Italian dishes as well as high-end tabletop and kitchenware. Loading… Post to Facebook. Homemade food has kept Garfield shop thriving for 40 years The Garfield shop sells homemade Italian dishes as well as high-end ...
  
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• Seven arrested while serving food to homeless in Tampa - Tampabay.com

  09-01-2017 01:16
  
  Tampabay.com
  Seven arrested while serving food to homeless in Tampa
  Tampabay.com
  TAMPA — Jimmy Dunson was scooping quinoa and mushrooms onto plates for a line of homeless people Saturday afternoon when the warning came. Related News/Archive. 2 Georgia police officers wounded, fatally shoot suspect while serving warrant.
  Tampa Police arrest 7 for sharing food without permitWMNF
  After arrests, 'Tampa Food Not Bombs' say it will continue to feed the homeless - without a permitSaintPetersBlog
  
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