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• Food market news of the week - Unilever, Ready Pac Foods, Lightlife

  23-02-2017 23:09
  
  Hours before the start of the working week came the biggest story - Kraft Heinz withdrawing its proposed takeover bid for Unilever, just two days after publicly confirming its interest. By Wednesday, Unilever had announced a review of its business to see how it can improve shareholder value. In a busy week of M&A, France's Bonduelle struck a notable deal for US produce peer Ready Pac Foods, Maple Leaf Foods became the latest meat company to invest in meat-free by buying Lightlife Foods and I
  
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• California should stop handcuffing home food entrepreneurs - Sacramento Bee

  23-02-2017 23:01
  
  Sacramento Bee
  California should stop handcuffing home food entrepreneurs
  Sacramento Bee
  Josephine – the Oakland food startup that's partnered with Bay Area home cooks to provide healthy, home-cooked meals to area residents – is at a crossroads. Baylen Linnekin. i. Baylen Linnekin. Overly burdensome state food-safety regulations have ...
  
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• Bonduelle to buy US produce group Ready Pac Foods

  23-02-2017 22:50
  Bonduelle, the France-based produce supplier, has struck a deal to acquire US peer Ready Pac Foods from private-equity firm H.I.G. Capital.
  
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• Parents struggle to keep the junk food out of little mouths - USA TODAY

  23-02-2017 21:59
  
  USA TODAY
  Parents struggle to keep the junk food out of little mouths
  USA TODAY
  Kelly Hall, a 35-year-old working mother of three children — ages three, eight and 15 — admits that her family eats fast food three times a week. Compared to her husband who gives into their children's whining a little more often, she is a strict ...and more »
  
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• Food-delivery drone of the future could be eaten, too - Curbed

  23-02-2017 21:06
  
  Curbed
  Food-delivery drone of the future could be eaten, too
  Curbed
  The new Pouncer drone would be able to carry up to 220 pounds of food. Photos via Dezeen. In a year or so, the Pouncer drone could transport vacuum-packed foods within its three-meter-wide (or about 10 feet) hull and wings in addition to literally ...and more »
  
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• Food market quotes of the week - Bonduelle, Maple Leaf, Tyson

  23-02-2017 20:29
  
  There were two major acquisitions announced in the US this week, with France's Bonduelle moving to buy produce supplier Ready Pac Foods and Canada-based meat processor snapping up meat-free player Lightlife Foods. Staying in the US, companies including Tyson Foods, General Mills and Mondelez International gave an update on their strategies for growth at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York investment conference in Florida. Elsewhere, Ireland's Glanbia announced plans to spin-off its domestic d
  
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• EU Supports WFP Food Assistance And Air Operations In Sudan - Reliefweb

  23-02-2017 20:28
  
  EU Supports WFP Food Assistance And Air Operations In Sudan
  Reliefweb
  KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed two generous contributions totalling €8 million from European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), enabling WFP to provide food assistance to refugees, ...and more »
  
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• The body does not absorb genetic material from our food - Science Daily

  23-02-2017 20:21
  The body does not absorb genetic material from our food
  Science Daily
  Date: February 23, 2017; Source: Technical University of Denmark (DTU); Summary: A study finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed in the human body where it would, for example, be able to change the body's ability to regulate the ...and more »
  
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• Thistle launches meal kits to make nutritious baby food at home - TechCrunch

  23-02-2017 20:13
  
  TechCrunch
  Thistle launches meal kits to make nutritious baby food at home
  TechCrunch
  Food delivery startup Thistle was never in the business of making meal kits, those boxes of pre-measured ingredients and recipes to help customers cook at home. The startup's married cofounders, Ashwin Cheriyan and Shiri Avnery, thought that prepared ...
  
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• Houston teen shot dead after pushing his mom out of fast-food robber's aim - Dallas News (blog)

  23-02-2017 20:06
  
  Houston teen shot dead after pushing his mom out of fast-food robber's aim
  Dallas News (blog)
  A Houston teenager was killed by a robber at a fast-food restaurant Wednesday night as he tried to protect his mother. Javier Flores (via GoFundMe). Javier Flores, 18, and his mother were both working at a Subway in southeast Houston around 8 p.m. when ...and more »
  
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• 8 Fun Food Events Around DC This Weekend - Washingtonian.com

  23-02-2017 20:05
  
  Washingtonian.com
  8 Fun Food Events Around DC This Weekend
  Washingtonian.com
  Get a taste of Bantam King's ramen alongside a variety of other competitors at Ramen World 3. Photograph via Bantam King Facebook. Tweet Share. Rum Fest: There's a local rum movement afoot, and the best place to taste it is District Distilling Co.
  
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• Tables for Snooker and Bhutanese Food at Weekender Billiard - New York Times

  23-02-2017 19:29
  New York Times
  Tables for Snooker and Bhutanese Food at Weekender Billiard
  New York Times
  It's Saturday night and every snooker table is taken at the Bhutanese pool hall in Woodside, Queens. The players are all men, most with roots in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, the young ones lanky in faded rock tees and track pants, their elders ...
  
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• EU food exports hit record level - Deutsche Welle

  23-02-2017 19:20
  
  Deutsche Welle
  EU food exports hit record level
  Deutsche Welle
  The European Union achieved record food exports in 2016, with the USA and China being its main markets. Food imports, however, slumped in the period, contributing significantly to the bloc's growing trade surplus. Regionale Produkte aus dem Saarland ...and more »
  
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• Is organic food passé? New food producer says 'post organic' is the future. - Christian Science Monitor

  23-02-2017 19:07
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Is organic food passé? New food producer says 'post organic' is the future.
  Christian Science Monitor
  Bowery, a New Jersey farm that's championing 'post organic,' grows plants indoors in vertical rows without pesticides. Monitor's Best: Top 5. In age of Trump, apocalyptic rhetoric becomes mainstream · Discovery of seven Earth-like planets heats up ...and more »
  
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• Outrage over food cart serving free food only for 'black people' - New York Post

  23-02-2017 19:06
  
  Daily Mail
  Outrage over food cart serving free food only for 'black people'
  New York Post
  A makeshift “black people”-only food cart caused plenty of indigestion Thursday in the Bronx, outraging onlookers who called the stunt racist. A man and a woman set up the cart around 9 a.m. outside Bronx Supreme Court, advertising their free doughnuts ...
  New York food cart has a sign 'Free Food for Black People' | Daily ...Daily Mailall 2 news articles »
  
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• General Mills' plans to revive sales - 7 things to learn from CAGNY

  23-02-2017 18:41
  General Mills last week lowered its already weak forecast for its annual sales due to lower-tha-expected sales in US yogurt and soup. Unsurprisingly, then, the US food giant's efforts to reinvigorate its top line were the primary focus of its presentation at this week's Consumer Analyst Group of New York investor conference. Here are just-food's key takeaways from the event.
  
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• 110 workers face the axe in Redruth as Tulip Food Company proposes change in shifts - Cornwall Live

  23-02-2017 18:38
  Cornwall Live
  110 workers face the axe in Redruth as Tulip Food Company proposes change in shifts
  Cornwall Live
  Around 110 people face losing their jobs at Tulip Food Company in Cornwall, its owners have announced. Tulip Food Company, which is part of the Danish Crown group, is looking to cut jobs at its Redruth site as it today announced proposed changes to ...
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods latest meat giant to get taste for meat-free - analysis

  23-02-2017 18:37
  It was Maple Leaf Foods' first major acquisition for over a decade and one very much in tune with one of the key trends in the North American marketplace. The Canada-based meat giant has become the latest in the sector to invest in the growing meat-free industry, snapping up US firm Lightlife Foods. Dean Best looks at the deal.
  
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• Is homemade baby food healthier for infants? | Reuters - Reuters

  23-02-2017 18:31
  
  Is homemade baby food healthier for infants? | Reuters
  Reuters
  By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - Babies who get homemade food may learn to like a wider variety of food types and be leaner than infants who eat st.and more »
  
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• Early birds may make healthier food choices than night owls - Science Daily

  23-02-2017 18:10
  Early birds may make healthier food choices than night owls
  Science Daily
  ... Summary: Researchers looked at data from nearly 2,000 randomly chosen people to determine if their circadian or biological clock rhythm (chronotype) affected what they ate and at what time. Clear differences in both energy and macronutrients ...and more »
  
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• Arla expects price hikes to drive revenue growth in 2017

  23-02-2017 18:02
  Arla Foods, the European dairy group, has said it expects its annual sales to grow by around EUR1bn in 2017 but driven in the main by price increases.
  
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• Maine Wants To Ban People From Buying Soda And Candy With Food Stamps - Here And Now

  23-02-2017 16:57
  
  Here And Now
  Maine Wants To Ban People From Buying Soda And Candy With Food Stamps
  Here And Now
  Soft drinks make up about 5 percent of all food stamp purchases, according the the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images). The state of Maine has asked the federal government to allow the state to ban the purchase of soft drinks ...
  No sweets or soda for food stamp recipients?WCTVall 2 news articles »
  
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• How the Design of Your Spoon Can Enhance the Taste of Food - Architectural Digest

  23-02-2017 16:46
  
  Architectural Digest
  How the Design of Your Spoon Can Enhance the Taste of Food
  Architectural Digest
  “Cutlery is boring,” says designer Daniel Ospina. “When was the last time you discussed forks or spoons?” Ospina, who designs for Michel / Fabian, is part of a three-person team committed to rethinking the way we experience utensils. The team's ...
  
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• New York food critic blames Anthony Bourdain for city's food truck 'menaces' - Fox News

  23-02-2017 15:08
  
  Fox News
  New York food critic blames Anthony Bourdain for city's food truck 'menaces'
  Fox News
  A New York City food critic has apparently had it with outspoken chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain hawking food stalls and carts at the expense of larger establishments. Bourdain has traveled the world, sampling food at some of the most ...
  
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• People & Industry News: February 2017

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
  Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions
  
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• Top 10 finalists in Whitecaps' food contest - WOODTV.com

  23-02-2017 14:48
  
  WOODTV.com
  Top 10 finalists in Whitecaps' food contest
  WOODTV.com
  COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (WOOD) — After receiving hundreds of food ideas, the Whitecaps have chosen the top ten finalists in their eighth annual food contest. Last month, fans were asked to submit food ideas to be featured on the Fifth Third Ballpark's ...and more »
  
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• Hormel cuts FY earnings forecast on challenges in turkey

  23-02-2017 14:41
  US group Hormel Foods today (23 February) lowered its forecast for its annual earnings per share due to the outlook for its turkey business.
  
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• Sanderson Farms profits take flight on dark meat

  23-02-2017 14:39
  Sanderson Farms, the US poultry processor, has reported higher first-quarter earnings amid a rise in sales driven by better prices for dark meat.
  
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• Pinnacle Foods lifts 2017 earnings target

  23-02-2017 14:36
  US group Pinnacle Foods today (23 February) upped its forecast for its 2017 adjusted earnings, with CEO Mark Clouse touting the "strong underlying momentum in the business".
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods lifts threshold on CEO stake

  23-02-2017 14:33
  Michael McCain, the president and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, has seen the limit placed on the stake he can hold in the Canada-based group lifted under a new governance agreement.
  
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• News 12 Long Island's Food Fight - News 12 Long Island

  23-02-2017 11:06
  
  News 12 Long Island
  News 12 Long Island's Food Fight
  News 12 Long Island
  News 12 Long Island's morning team has received hundreds of submissions of your favorite places to eat on Long Island. And boy are we hungry! We narrowed down the Top 12, and now we need you to decide where we should go every Monday in March!
  
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• Fisher Meats to raise production capacity in US

  23-02-2017 09:28
  
  Family owned meat processor Fisher Meats is investing in increasing its smoked meat production capacity.
  
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• Delfi "optimistic" of continued growth in 2017

  23-02-2017 09:27
  Singapore-based confectioner Delfi today (23 February) reported higher annual profits, with its CEO John Chuang expressing optimism about the company seeing further growth this year.
  
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• Apetit 2016 profits "unsatisfactory" in year of "renewal" 

  23-02-2017 09:23
  Finnish food group Apetit booked higher sales but lower profits during 2016, a period the group described as a "year of renewal". 
  
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• Mission owner Gruma books higher FY sales, profits

  23-02-2017 09:20
  Gruma, the Mexico-based food group behind the Mission brand, has booked improved annual sales and earnings.
  
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• Bell sees earnings growth but margins squeezed

  23-02-2017 09:11
  Swiss meat group Bell Group reported higher earnings for 2016, despite an intensifying competitive environment at home and pressure on margins from raw material costs. 
  
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• Bell books earnings growth but margins squeezed

  23-02-2017 09:11
  Swiss meat group Bell Group reported higher earnings for 2016, despite an intensifying competitive environment at home and pressure on margins from raw material costs. 
  
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• 'City institutions behind approach for Fox's Biscuits'

  23-02-2017 09:07
  The takeover interest lodged in the UK's Fox's Biscuits reportedly came from a group of bondholders, not a rival company.
  
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• High Liner Foods looking for NPD to kick-start volumes

  23-02-2017 08:59
  
  High Liner Foods saw profits rise in 2016 despite lower sales and the Canada-based seafood business said it needs new products to breathe fresh life into its volumes this year.
  
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• How Millennials Are Rewriting the Food Industry Playbook - eMarketer

  23-02-2017 07:36
  How Millennials Are Rewriting the Food Industry Playbook
  eMarketer
  The perfect storm that's hitting the food industry and spurring consolidation and product development changes among major food manufacturers has one big constituency to thank: millennials. The 18-to-34-year-old demographic, in the midst of disrupting a ...
  
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• US Foods to acquire All American Foods

  23-02-2017 07:00
  US Foods has agreed to acquire All American Foods, a broad-line distributor based in North Kingstown, R.I., with annual sales of nearly $60 million.
  
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• Tyson Foods announces new leadership team

  23-02-2017 07:00
  Tyson Foods has announced a new enterprise leadership team to propel the company forward and accelerate growth.
  
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• Tate & Lyle completes energy efficiency project in Tennessee

  23-02-2017 07:00
  Tate & Lyle, a global provider of specialty food ingredients and solutions, has opened its new co-generation plant at its corn wet milling facility in Loudon, Tenn.
  
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• Raising dietary potassium to sodium ratio may reduce heart, kidney disease

  23-02-2017 07:00
  A study published in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that increasing dietary potassium may be as important to improving the risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney disease as limiting dietary sodium.
  
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• Mediterranean diet may decrease pain associated with obesity

  23-02-2017 07:00
  A study published in the journal Pain shows that eating a Mediterranean diet may decrease the chances that an overweight person will experience regular pain.
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods to acquire Lightlife Foods for $140 million

  23-02-2017 07:00
  Maple Leaf Foods has signed a definitive agreement with Brynwood Partners VI L.P. to acquire Lightlife Foods, a manufacturer and brand of refrigerated plant-based protein foods in the United States, for $140 million.
  
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• Gluten-free diet may increase arsenic, mercury levels

  23-02-2017 07:00
  A study published in Epidemiology suggests that a gluten-free diet may increase blood levels of arsenic and mercury.
  
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• CRISPR patent battle continues

  23-02-2017 07:00
  According to an article published in Nature, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has
  ruled that the Broad Institute of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass., could keep its patents on using CRISPR–Cas9 in eukaryotic cells.
  
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• Bugeater Foods wins USDA grant to develop cricket pasta

  23-02-2017 07:00
  According to the Omaha World-Herald, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) awarded start-up Bugeater Foods, operating out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Food Innovation Center, $100,000 to find new ways to turn insects into safe, healthful staple food products that taste good.
  
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