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• Wake Tech course aims to get food truck operators rolling - WRAL.com

  10-02-2017 16:40
  
  WRAL.com
  Wake Tech course aims to get food truck operators rolling
  WRAL.com
  Raleigh, N.C. — One of the biggest food trends in the past few years has been the explosion of food trucks. They're rolling around on roads throughout the Triangle, and many entrepreneurs are turning to Wake Technical Community College to help them ...
  
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• Mencom T-Type rectangular connectors

  10-02-2017 16:00
  
  IP66 and IP69 rated to withstand rigorous high-pressure, high-temperature washdown procedures, Mencom T-Type hygienic rectangular connectors have a structurally solid construction.
  
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• Hollymatic Gemini grinding system

  10-02-2017 16:00
  
  Combining 2 mixer/grinders, the Hollymatic Gemini grinding system is intended for continuous processing.
  
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• Hinds-Bock 2P-02 316 servo-driven pump filler

  10-02-2017 16:00
  
  The Hinds-Bock 2P-02 316 stainless steel servo-driven pump filler is used with jars, bottles and rigid containers.
  
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• Great Food Entrepreneurs Share Lessons From Their Parents - Forbes

  10-02-2017 15:58
  
  Great Food Entrepreneurs Share Lessons From Their Parents
  Forbes
  If it's true the way to a nation's heart is through its stomach, then much can be learned from our great food entrepreneurs. I recently asked five -- each builders of beloved food brands -- about their important business lessons. No surprise, many of ...
  
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• Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe - UN News Centre

  10-02-2017 15:39
  
  UN News Centre
  Yemen: As food crisis worsens, UN agencies call for urgent assistance to avert catastrophe
  UN News Centre
  The resilience of Yemen's farmers and herders, especially women, needs to be boosted. Photo: FAO/Rawan Shaif. Print. 10 February 2017 – The number of food insecure people in Yemen has risen by three million in seven months, with an estimated 17.1 ...and more »
  
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• Prince Fielder to host food show on Netflix, Hulu - Sporting News

  10-02-2017 15:08
  
  Sporting News
  Prince Fielder to host food show on Netflix, Hulu
  Sporting News
  February 10, 2017 9:00am EST February 10, 2017 9:00am EST News, Baseball, MLB, English, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Prince Fielder The former big league slugger talks about life after baseball. Prince Fielder (Getty Images) ...and more »
  
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• How the bottom line is tied to wastewater treatment

  10-02-2017 15:00
  
  Sure, you want to be 'green' in the eyes of your community and customers, but there are economic pluses to treating wastewater.
  
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• Wessanen UK CEO Patrick Cairns leaves for Charlie Bigham's

  10-02-2017 14:17
  Patrick Cairns, CEO of the UK arm of Netherlands-based food group Wessanen, has left to become CEO of UK-based ready meals producer Charlie Bigham's. 
  
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• Food bank partners with GE Aviation to feed children during spring break - Opelika Auburn News

  10-02-2017 14:06
  
  Opelika Auburn News
  Food bank partners with GE Aviation to feed children during spring break
  Opelika Auburn News
  Salim Semssar, a GE Aviation executive from Cincinnati, loads a box with canned goods and other food at the Food Bank of East Alabama on Thursday. Cynthia Williford / [email protected]. prev. next. More than 200 people filed off buses at the Food ...
  
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• LT Foods sees sales growth on higher volumes

  10-02-2017 14:04
  Indian rice group LT Foods reported higher sales for the first nine months of the year, driven by a spike in sales volumes at home and abroad. 
  
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• Upcoming Houston Food Events: Enjoy Five Wine-Paired Courses at Roost - Houston Press

  10-02-2017 14:02
  
  Houston Press
  Upcoming Houston Food Events: Enjoy Five Wine-Paired Courses at Roost
  Houston Press
  Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Be sure to check out our Valentine's Day Dining Guide for a full lineup of holiday happenings, including romantic spots like Backstreet Cafe at 1103 South Shepherd and Rainbow Lodge, 2011 Ella. On Thursday ...
  
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• Hand washing, food handling issues cost popular buffet passing grade - WRCB-TV

  10-02-2017 13:58
  Hand washing, food handling issues cost popular buffet passing grade
  WRCB-TV
  Some bad news this week for a popular restaurant in Fort Oglethorpe. The newly reopened Golden Corral at 760 Battlefield Parkway scored a 62. The inspector found several problems with hand washing. She saw employees repeatedly handle raw food, then ...
  
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• Synutra earnings hit by higher costs 

  10-02-2017 13:48
  Synutra reported lower earnings for the first nine months of the year, as higher costs and lower sales weighed on the infant formula group's operating profit. 
  
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• Danone US subsidiary confirms HQ relocation plans

  10-02-2017 13:46
  Dannon, the US subsidiary of French dairy giant Danone, has confirmed plans to relocate its headquarters from Greenburgh to White Plains in New York State, but remaining in the county of Westchester.
  
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• Food delivery drivers robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents - MLive.com

  10-02-2017 13:20
  
  MLive.com
  Food delivery drivers robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents
  MLive.com
  KALAMAZOO, MI -- Twice this week food delivery drivers have been robbed at gunpoint after after delivering the food and walking back to their vehicles. On Tuesday, Feb. 7, at approximately 10:06 p.m., Kalamazoo Pubic Safety Officers were flagged down ...and more »
  
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• Lactalis files complaint in Parmalat takeover tussle 

  10-02-2017 13:08
  Lactalis-owned holding company Sofil has filed a complaint with Italy's stock market regulator against Parmalat minority shareholder Amber Capital. 
  
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• Hungry Venezuelans killing flamingos and anteaters for food, biologists say - Miami Herald

  10-02-2017 13:00
  
  Miami Herald
  Hungry Venezuelans killing flamingos and anteaters for food, biologists say
  Miami Herald
  Biology student Luis Sibira stumbled across the first set of gory remains last November: eight pink flamingos, their breasts and torsos sliced out, leaving their heads, spindly legs and vivid feathers scattered across the marshy ground at Las Peonias ...
  
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• Aadhaar Necessary For PDS Food Grain Purchases - The Next Step In India's Welfare Reform - Forbes

  10-02-2017 12:38
  
  Aadhaar Necessary For PDS Food Grain Purchases - The Next Step In India's Welfare Reform
  Forbes
  One of the general observations about India's welfare system over the decades is that it is a hugely complicated, grossly inefficient, and corrupt mess. And as such sorting it out will make the country richer as well as making the poor so--at the ...and more »
  
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• Spain's Dcoop exceeds EUR1bn turnover for first time

  10-02-2017 11:58
  Spanish agrifood cooperative and the world's largest olive grower, Dcoop, said its turnover for 2016 exceeded EUR1bn (US$1.06bn) for the first time.
  
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• Glover Park Whole Foods Closed for Food Code Violations - NBC4 Washington

  10-02-2017 11:47
  
  NBC4 Washington
  Glover Park Whole Foods Closed for Food Code Violations
  NBC4 Washington
  A Whole Foods grocery store in Glover Park has been closed for food code violations. The D.C. Department of Health ordered the closure. The store will be closed until further notice, according to a sign on the door. The notice says the store violated ...
  
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• Hauliers fear UK food supply impact unless Brexit customs resourced

  10-02-2017 11:18
  The UK's food supply could be "seriously damaged" unless robust customs controls are negotiated with the European Union (EU) as London prepares to invoke Article 50 triggering the Brexit process, Britain's Road Haulage Association (RHA) has warned.
  
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• Food security, forests at risk under Trump's USDA - Salon

  10-02-2017 10:48
  
  Salon
  Food security, forests at risk under Trump's USDA
  Salon
  U.S. food security, forest health, and the ability of farmers to respond to climate change are all at risk if President's Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture brings climate change skepticism to the agency, agricultural researchers ...and more »
  
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• Oregon considers food assistance cuts as hunger rises - KTVZ

  10-02-2017 10:21
  
  KTVZ
  Oregon considers food assistance cuts as hunger rises
  KTVZ
  SALEM, ore. - The Oregon Legislature is diving into ways to make up for a $1.7 billion budget deficit, with proposals from the governor and lawmakers to carve out funds from food-assistance programs. However, advocates say that could exacerbate the ...
  
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• Reckitt swallows US baby food firm Mead Johnson - Yahoo News

  10-02-2017 09:44
  
  Yahoo News
  Reckitt swallows US baby food firm Mead Johnson
  Yahoo News
  London (AFP) - British consumer health giant Reckitt Benckiser on Friday gobbled US infant and child nutrition specialist Mead Johnson for $16.6 billion in a takeover which targets rapid expansion in Asia. The friendly deal, worth the equivalent of 15 ...
  Nurofen maker acquires US baby food and infant formula company for $16.6bnThe Guardianall 149 news articles »
  
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• Reckitt Benckiser inks Mead Johnson deal 

  10-02-2017 09:09
  Reckitt Benckiser has signed a merger agreement with Mead Johnson to take control of the business for US$90 per share. 
  
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• Dairy giant Agropur reports "substantially improved" earnings

  10-02-2017 08:48
  Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur has booked sales of nearly CAD6bn (US$4.5bn) and "substantially improved earnings" for 2016.
  
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• Reducing food waste is good for the Earth -- and your wallet - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  10-02-2017 06:04
  
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Reducing food waste is good for the Earth -- and your wallet
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  ... * Think landfill diversion. Compost your leftovers for better crop or garden production, or mix them with animal feed. Freeze or can surplus garden produce or donate it to a food bank. * There is value in sizing. Buy things that won't spoil in ...and more »
  
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• North Texas Boy, 7, Starts Kid-Friendly Food Drive - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

  10-02-2017 05:42
  
  North Texas Boy, 7, Starts Kid-Friendly Food Drive
  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
  If your employer gave you the option, would you prefer to work from home or in the office? Home; Office; Does not apply. Privacy policy · NEWSLETTERS. Receive the latest local updates in your inbox. Privacy policy | More Newsletters. UP NEXT. X.
  
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• RESTAURANT REPORT: Food sitting out too long - WWBT NBC12 News

  10-02-2017 05:00
  
  RESTAURANT REPORT: Food sitting out too long
  WWBT NBC12 News
  Two restaurants had problems with food temperatures in this Restaurant Report. One didn't cool off their burritos properly, and both had food sitting out at room temperature. Up first, Pho So 1 at 9135 West Broad Street in Henrico had 4 priority ...and more »
  
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• Scandal Recipes: These Food Combos Ruptured The Internet - GOOD Magazine

  10-02-2017 02:33
  
  GOOD Magazine
  Scandal Recipes: These Food Combos Ruptured The Internet
  GOOD Magazine
  Four days ago, actor Scott K. Foley shared a video to his 330,000 Instagram followers of him eating scrambled eggs topped with peanut butter. It caused a worldwide hysteria, both people admitting they'd tried and loved this odd concoction and people ...
  
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• Good food is worth waiting for - China media welcomes Trump letter - Reuters

  10-02-2017 02:23
  
  Reuters
  Good food is worth waiting for - China media welcomes Trump letter
  Reuters
  U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Intel Brian Krzanich in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts. BEIJING Chinese state media on Friday ...and more »
  
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• Food for Thought: 2/9 - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock - KCBD-TV

  10-02-2017 02:07
  
  Food for Thought: 2/9 - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock
  KCBD-TV
  A roach complaint leads health inspectors to one of this week's low performers. KCBD NewsChannel 11's Christy Hartin dishes out that and the rest of the Food ...and more »
  
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• Common food safety mistakes at home - KSAT San Antonio

  10-02-2017 01:59
  
  KSAT San Antonio
  Common food safety mistakes at home
  KSAT San Antonio
  ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Every year food poisoning affects one in six Americans and causes about 3,000 deaths; but it's completely preventable. In reality, not following simple food-handling practices at home can be a recipe for disaster. A ...
  
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• Congress Demands Three New Reports On Food Stamp Fraud - Daily Caller

  10-02-2017 00:49
  
  Congress Demands Three New Reports On Food Stamp Fraud
  Daily Caller
  Congress wants the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the food stamps program to stop fraud and abuse in the $67 billion program. Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ...
  
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