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• California lettuce shortage hitting Chicago wallets, food banks - Chicago Tribune

  20-04-2017 23:54
  
  Chicago Tribune
  California lettuce shortage hitting Chicago wallets, food banks
  Chicago Tribune
  An employee holds a romaine lettuce salad with a variety of vegetables on April 20, 2017, at a Just Salad restaurant in Chicago's Loop. Just Salad uses 12 to 14 cases of romaine lettuce a day in each restaurant, said Jason Rotter, Chicago team leader.and more »
  
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• Med Center fast food again draws criticism - Chron.com

  20-04-2017 23:44
  
  Chron.com
  Med Center fast food again draws criticism
  Chron.com
  Not everybody is lovin' it. McDonald's, that is, especially when the golden arches happen to be in a hospital. On Monday, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a national advocacy group, launches a monthlong billboard campaign in Houston ...and more »
  
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• Project Salina kicks off 28th year of collecting food items - Salina Journal (subscription)

  20-04-2017 23:20
  
  Salina Journal (subscription)
  Project Salina kicks off 28th year of collecting food items
  Salina Journal (subscription)
  At a kickoff luncheon for 2017 Project Salina, Kathy Jackson compared the annual food drive to a mustard seed. “A mustard seed starts out pretty small, then grows into something pretty good-sized,” said Jackson, executive director of Salina Emergency ...
  
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• Tonic keeps food local - Post-Bulletin

  20-04-2017 22:59
  
  Post-Bulletin
  Tonic keeps food local
  Post-Bulletin
  Tonic Fresh Juice is known for two things: their juice bar, and for sourcing ingredients from local producers and growers. Nicci Sylvester, owner of Tonic (1217 2nd St. SW, Rochester), says it stems from her own personal conviction for supporting her ...
  
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• Deportation fears spark avoidance of food pantries - The Advocate

  20-04-2017 22:53
  
  The Advocate
  Deportation fears spark avoidance of food pantries
  The Advocate
  Mother Louise Montgomery, 92, grabs a bundle of asparagus to load into a bag at the Wilson Memorial Church in Stamford. Photo: Michael Cummo / Hearst Connecticut Media. Buy this photo. Image 2 of 11. Buy photo. Bags of organized food and packages of ...
  
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• Cedarburg allows food trucks with limitations - Ozaukee Now

  20-04-2017 22:49
  
  Ozaukee Now
  Cedarburg allows food trucks with limitations
  Ozaukee Now
  The food truck is here to stay in Cedarburg, but it comes with a catch. The Cedarburg Common Council voted to allow food trucks to operate in the city at its April 18 meeting. It was the culmination of 11 months of debates and revisions to decide ...
  
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• Al-Shabab militants try food to win hearts and minds in Somalia - PBS NewsHour

  20-04-2017 21:30
  
  PBS NewsHour
  Al-Shabab militants try food to win hearts and minds in Somalia
  PBS NewsHour
  A Somali family lives in a makeshift shelter after fleeing from drought-stricken regions in Baidoa, west of the capital Mogadishu. Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters. The al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab is trying to improve its reputation by ...and more »
  
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• Dairy dampens Q1 but Danone ups FY earnings target - results data

  20-04-2017 20:00
  
  Danone today (20 April) reported muted growth in its underlying sales in the first quarter of the year, a result described by the French giant as "in line with expectations" as the Activia maker upped its forecast for annual earnings.
  
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• "We're bringing something very disruptive to the category" - Hippeas' Craig Hughes on snack brand's UK push

  20-04-2017 19:28
  
  Chickpea puffs brand Hippeas, launched a year ago as the first product developed by US-based start-up Green Park Brands, has already made notable inroads both in its domestic market and in the UK. Dean Best met Craig Hughes, Green Park's European sales director, at the IFE industry expo in London to discuss Hippeas' performance in the UK and the company's plans for the brand in the market and in Europe. 
  
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• "We're bringing something very destructive to the category" - Hippeas' Craig Hughes on snack brand's UK push

  20-04-2017 19:28
  Chickpea puffs brand Hippeas, launched a year ago as the first product developed by US-based start-up Green Park Brands, has already made notable inroads both in its domestic market and in the UK. Dean Best met Craig Hughes, Green Park's European sales director, at the IFE industry expo in London to discuss Hippeas' performance in the UK and the company's plans for the brand in the market and in Europe. 
  
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• I Hate Pictures Of Food. Why Doesn't Facebook Understand That Yet? - Fast Company

  20-04-2017 19:18
  
  Fast Company
  I Hate Pictures Of Food. Why Doesn't Facebook Understand That Yet?
  Fast Company
  Algorithms and machine learning aside, the social network still has a long way to go when it comes to anticipating users' image preferences—and aversions. I Hate Pictures Of Food. Why Doesn't Facebook Understand That Yet? [Photo: Unsplash user Jorge ...
  
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• Why Anthony Bourdain Is Becoming an Activist Against Food Waste (Q&A) - Hollywood Reporter

  20-04-2017 19:07
  
  Hollywood Reporter
  Why Anthony Bourdain Is Becoming an Activist Against Food Waste (Q&A)
  Hollywood Reporter
  The culinary personality and documentary producer talks balking at fine dining's squandering and making sense of that New York Times review of Locol. Anthony Bourdain is fed up with food waste. The prolific chef-turned-TV personality produces, narrates ...
  Tribeca-Premiering Doc Wants You To Know You Can Reduce Food Waste TooNBCNews.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Cooperl eyes Financiere Turenne Lafayette's charcuterie

  20-04-2017 17:50
  French pork processor Cooperl Arc Atlantique is a candidate for the charcuterie and cooked meats business of embattled food industry holdings group Financière Turenne Lafayette.
  
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• Zespri launches kiwifruit store on Chinese e-commerce site JD.com

  20-04-2017 17:42
  New Zealand kiwifruit group Zespri is expanding its presence in China with the launch of its own e-commerce store in collaboration with Chinese online retailer JD.com.
  
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• Unilever buys US condiments maker Sir Kensington's

  20-04-2017 17:22
  Hellmann's mayonnaise owner Unilever has acquired up-and-coming US condiments maker Sir Kensington's.
  
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• Titans Choose Food and Hospitality Partners for Nissan Stadium - Titansonline.com

  20-04-2017 16:54
  
  Titansonline.com
  Titans Choose Food and Hospitality Partners for Nissan Stadium
  Titansonline.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have selected Legends Hospitality and Levy to provide the food and beverage services at Nissan Stadium.and more »
  
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• Your pictures: Street food - BBC News

  20-04-2017 16:21
  
  BBC News
  Your pictures: Street food
  BBC News
  Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "Street food". Man balancing tray of apples on his head Ron W. Sturgeon. Ron W Sturgeon: "A vendor head-balances candy-coated apples on a platter during a busy street ...
  
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• Post Holdings discusses rationale for Weetabix - five things to learn

  20-04-2017 15:35
  Post Holdings, the US food group, was this week announced as the new owner of Weetabix, the UK-based breakfast cereal business. The GBP1.4bn deal sees Post, one of the major cereal companies in the US, take on one of the leading players in the sector in the UK but one seeing muted growth in a challenging market - and a business seen to have hardly prospered under the ownership of China's state-backed giant Bright Food. Post discussed its move with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday and Dean Best pr
  
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• Software solutions help processors turn data into action

  20-04-2017 15:00
  
  As more software and mobile devices become available, processors now have a myriad of options to automate and/or streamline data collection and retrieval.
  
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• Food Network's Ina Garten opens up about why she never had kids ... - Fox News

  20-04-2017 14:42
  Fox News
  Food Network's Ina Garten opens up about why she never had kids ...
  Fox News
  Ina Garten, the star of Food Network's “Barefoot Contessa,” is routinely filmed cooking elaborate meals for her husband Jeffrey, but there have never been any ...and more »
  
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• Midtown to get Oklahoma City's first 'food hall' - NewsOK.com

  20-04-2017 14:19
  
  NewsOK.com
  Midtown to get Oklahoma City's first 'food hall'
  NewsOK.com
  A blighted former service station in Midtown is being redeveloped into what will be a food hall. [Rendering provided]. Oklahoma City is set to get its first “food hall” as developers prepare to convert a once dilapidated service station in Midtown into ...
  
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• YTI valve controller

  20-04-2017 14:00
  
  The YTI touchscreen valve controller provides user-selectable 24VDC or 110VAC control voltage for valve actuation and on/off control of system pumping.
  
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• Reading Thermal SCORPION SV8 food safety software module

  20-04-2017 14:00
  
  The Reading Thermal SCORPION SV8 software food safety module enables bakers using the SCORPION system to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act’s new Kill Step Validation requirements.
  
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• Inpro/Seal VB45-S bearing isolator

  20-04-2017 14:00
  
  The Inpro/Seal VB45-S bearing isolator has an interface coupled with an enlarged contamination chamber to protect bearings from the ingress of dust particulates and powerful water jets.
  
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• Hollymatic 4000 Series Industrial mixer/grinders

  20-04-2017 14:00
  
  Designed with stainless steel, fully welded seamless hoppers, Hollymatic 4000 Series Industrial mixer/grinders can be used with a variety of products.
  
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• Addo Food Group sold to private-equity firm LDC and Fullbrook Thorpe Investments

  20-04-2017 13:24
  UK convenience food maker Addo Food Group has been sold to private-equity firm LDC and investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments.
  
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• Nissui's Cite Marine in talks to buy French fish peer Halieutis Fish & Co.

  20-04-2017 11:53
  Cité Marine, which specialises in private-label, breadcrumb-coated fish products, is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Brittany-based counterpart, Halieutis Fish & Co.
  
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• The Competition McDonald's and Fast Food Never Saw Coming - Inc.com

  20-04-2017 11:33
  
  Inc.com
  The Competition McDonald's and Fast Food Never Saw Coming
  Inc.com
  But here's a real potential change in the industry that a combination of burgers, chicken, and doughnuts would never have predicted: the entry of Ikea. Yes, the iconic Swedish furniture brand is exploring an entry into the restaurant business, a story ...and more »
  
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• Mondelez launches Cadbury product in Australia

  20-04-2017 10:18
  Mondelez International is to launch a chocolate brand, Cadbury Dark Milk, in Australia next month.
  
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• Taylor Farms set for "significant minority stake" in Crunch Pak

  20-04-2017 09:35
  US fresh-cut vegetable producer Taylor Farms is set to take a "significant minority stake" in the country's fresh sliced apples producer Crunch Pak.
  
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• Nestle organic growth slows but beats expectations - results data

  20-04-2017 09:24
  
  Nestle saw weaker organic growth in the first quarter of 2017 than the corresponding period a year earlier the KitKat maker's underlying sales still came in ahead of consensus analyst expectations. 
  
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• 5 food-delivery services worth trying - USA TODAY

  20-04-2017 04:58
  
  USA TODAY
  5 food-delivery services worth trying
  USA TODAY
  It is easy to get into a rut in the kitchen. From breakfast and lunch to dinner and snacks, we need to mix things up. Meal-kit services are so popular these days, so we wondered – what else could be delivered to our door? We shopped around and narrowed ...
  
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• Ice cream helps Unilever sales, food flat on spreads drag - results data

  20-04-2017 00:01
  
  Unilever this morning (20 April) reported first-quarter organic sales that beat analyst expectations, helped in part by price-driven growth at its ice cream arm amid a flat performance from its food business.
  
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