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• High Pressure Processing helps keep products fresh without preservatives

  25-04-2017 23:58
  
  With consumers placing a healthy emphasis on clean eating, manufacturers are looking at ways to extend the shelf life of fresh or minimally processed food and beverages while maintaining taste and texture.
  
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• Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) burrito chain is recovering from a food ... - Quartz

  25-04-2017 23:31
  
  Quartz
  Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) burrito chain is recovering from a food ...
  Quartz
  It's the first bit of good news Chipotle has been able to report for a long time. People are finally starting to get back in line for burritos. The beleaguered US ...and more »
  
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• Portland Filmmakers Take Aim at Portland Food Culture - Eater Portland

  25-04-2017 23:13
  
  Eater Portland
  Portland Filmmakers Take Aim at Portland Food Culture
  Eater Portland
  Damian Magista (Bee Local Honey's former hive master) and filmmaker Lucas Longacre are sitting on a covered patio on a sunny day sipping beers and talking about their upcoming movie, Food Cart, which they'll be shooting over the course of the next ...
  
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• We Tried Your Secret, Somewhat-Shameful Food Concoctions - Lifehacker Australia

  25-04-2017 23:09
  
  Lifehacker Australia
  We Tried Your Secret, Somewhat-Shameful Food Concoctions
  Lifehacker Australia
  Remember a few weeks ago, when I asked you all for your strangest, slightly-shameful, secret food habits? It turns out that you people are dirt bag geniuses, and ...and more »
  
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• Food Lion Deals 4/26: Teacher discount, 3-day sale - WRAL.com

  25-04-2017 23:02
  
  WRAL.com
  Food Lion Deals 4/26: Teacher discount, 3-day sale
  WRAL.com
  Food Lion has great buys starting Wednesday, 4/26 including a teacher discount, gift card promotion, 3-day sale, buy 5 Save $5 Promo, French's mustard, Gold Peak tea, pork chops, Seattle's Best Coffee, Galbani cheese, Tide, Bounty, Charmin & more!
  
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• Why are so many bear cubs starving? Baffling food shortage - ABC News

  25-04-2017 22:43
  
  The Seattle Times
  Why are so many bear cubs starving? Baffling food shortage
  ABC News
  This photo released Monday, April 24, 2017, by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department shows one of several bear cubs found the previous Monday starving in Guildhall, Vt., after a shortage of wild food supplies in parts of the state last fall. The cubs ...
  Food shortage leading to starvation of orphan bear cubs in Vt., N.H.The Seattle Times
  Why are so many bear cubs starving? A baffling food shortageBoston.
  
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• Recall: Euthanasia drug found in dog food brand - WEAR

  25-04-2017 22:38
  WEAR
  Recall: Euthanasia drug found in dog food brand
  WEAR
  (WEAR) — Party Animal dog food recalled two flavors of food earlier this month after lab tests resulted in a positive testing for pentobarbital. On April 13, a retailer in Texas notified Party Animal of the positive results after their customer took ...
  Euthanasia drug found in recalled dog foodABC15 Arizona
  More Dog Food Recalled Over Possible Contamination With Euthanasia DrugConsumeristall 8 news articles »
  
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• Austin's First Food Hall Fareground Announces An All-Star Lineup - Eater Austin

  25-04-2017 22:32
  
  Eater Austin
  Austin's First Food Hall Fareground Announces An All-Star Lineup
  Eater Austin
  Fareground, Austin's very first food hall right on Congress Avenue, just announced its all-star food lineup. The vendors include Contigo, Dai Due, new concepts from Emmer & Rye, Ni-Kome, and Antonelli's Cheese Shop. With Dai Due Taqueria, chefs Jesse ...
  Fareground food hall will include taqueria from Dai Due, concepts from Emmer & Rye, Contigo, Kome and moreaustin360 (blog)all 4 news article
  
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• Sen. Bob Corker pushes reforms for US food assistance program - The Tennessean

  25-04-2017 22:25
  
  The Tennessean
  Sen. Bob Corker pushes reforms for US food assistance program
  The Tennessean
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Corker and a key Democrat are calling on the U.S. government to continue to fund a program that provides food assistance for hunger-ravaged areas of Africa but say reforms are needed to make the program more efficient.and more »
  
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• Sense360 raises $7 million to track customers in fast food ... - TechCrunch

  25-04-2017 22:02
  
  TechCrunch
  Sense360 raises $7 million to track customers in fast food ...
  TechCrunch
  Physical tracking in shops has been a global trend since at least 2013. Using a cell phone's location data and video monitoring, retailers have been tracking..and more »
  
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• Here's Video of Border Patrol Agents Detaining Man at Food Share for the Needy - Miami New Times

  25-04-2017 21:56
  
  Miami New Times
  Here's Video of Border Patrol Agents Detaining Man at Food Share for the Needy
  Miami New Times
  Food Not Bombs, the food-sharing organization dedicated to helping the homeless, impoverished, and needy, has long claimed that South Florida police keep tabs on their organization and occasionally harass people stopping by to get food. But the group's ...and more »
  
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• Is your pet's food slowly poisoning your furry friend? - WGBA-TV

  25-04-2017 21:21
  
  WGBA-TV
  Is your pet's food slowly poisoning your furry friend?
  WGBA-TV
  TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Dog food labels read "all natural" and cat food labels read "grain free," but do you really know what is in your pet's food? And is it really safe? A new study by the Clean Label Project a national non-profit organization, looked at ...and more »
  
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• Food giant Tyson Foods to buy AdvancePierre, owner of former Barber Foods - Press Herald

  25-04-2017 21:02
  
  Press Herald
  Food giant Tyson Foods to buy AdvancePierre, owner of former Barber Foods
  Press Herald
  AdvancePierre, which employs about 300 people at its St. John Street plant in Portland, is being sold for $4.2 billion. By J. Craig AndersonStaff Writer. Follow on Twitter · Email Writer · 207-791-6390. Share. facebook · tweet · email · print. Comment.and more »
  
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• Danone on "low start", fresh dairy challenges, new organisational structure - four things to learn from Q1 update

  25-04-2017 20:29
  Danone's first-quarter update hit its shares - and it is likely the fall in its stock price was only part due to the numbers. The French yogurt maker reported meagre like-for-like sales growth as its challenges in fresh dairy continued. The company upped its forecast for its annual underlying earnings but still its shares declined, with some analysts frustrated at the way Danone plans to report on its new asset, WhiteWave Foods.
  
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• Is the free food offer at Walt Disney World really worth it? - MarketWatch

  25-04-2017 19:26
  
  MarketWatch
  Is the free food offer at Walt Disney World really worth it?
  MarketWatch
  Many Walt Disney World visitors take advantage of the free-dining promotion, but the offer comes with significant trade-offs. By. JacobPassy. One of Disney's DIS, +1.30% most popular vacation promotions feeds travelers' hunger for savings, but is the ...and more »
  
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• Man claims food poisoning from chicken parmigiana nearly killed him - Fox News

  25-04-2017 19:24
  Fox News
  Man claims food poisoning from chicken parmigiana nearly killed him
  Fox News
  A Melbourne man claims to have almost been killed from food poisoning caused by a chicken parmigiana. Liam Steel told Seven News he had consumed a potentially deadly meal at a Doncaster restaurant hours before he began to feel ill. The 19-year-old's ...
  
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• Nestle to cut UK confectionery jobs

  25-04-2017 18:42
  Nestle today (25 April) announced plans to cut almost 300 jobs from its confectionery business in the UK.
  
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• The Boston Calling food line-up looks intense (and delicious) - Boston.com

  25-04-2017 17:09
  
  Boston.com
  The Boston Calling food line-up looks intense (and delicious)
  Boston.com
  The high-profile bands and performers slated for the next installment of Boston Calling may face some tough competition when it comes to maintaining the audience's attention, thanks to the just-released list of food vendors at the festival. In addition ...
  
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• The 8 Weirdest Food Recalls in America - Scientific American - Scientific American

  25-04-2017 17:03
  
  Scientific American
  The 8 Weirdest Food Recalls in America - Scientific American
  Scientific American
  The threat of golf balls in hash browns triggers action.and more »
  
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• Freedom Foods Group charting growth strategy from Australia to China and US - interview

  25-04-2017 16:48
  Australia-based Freedom Foods Group is balancing its ambitions to grow at home and abroad. A supplier of allergen-free products in Australia, Freedom Foods is expanding its domestic presence through a focus on innovation. At the same time, the company is trying to grow its dairy, snack and cereal sales in China and the US. Katy Askew spoke to Freedom's general manager of marketing and innovation, Tom Dusseldrop, to find out more. 
  
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• This Pop-Up Restaurant Will Serve You Airplane Food - Eater

  25-04-2017 16:46
  
  Eater
  This Pop-Up Restaurant Will Serve You Airplane Food
  Eater
  ... • Because food bloggers will show up to a meal literally anywhere, a new pop-up “restaurant” in London is literally serving guests airline food. The pop-up, called “This Is How We Fly Today,” is a stunt concocted by Air New Zealand, and offers ...
  
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• US Foods to buy meat supplier FirstClass Foods

  25-04-2017 15:58
  
  US foodservice distribution giant US Foods is to acquire California-based meat manufacturer FirstClass Foods.
  
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• McCormick to own 100% of India JV Kohinoor after settling rice dispute

  25-04-2017 15:49
  McCormick & Co. is to become the sole owner in its Indian joint venture Kohinoor Speciality Foods India after settling a dispute with its partner in the business, the local food group Kohinoor Foods Ltd.
  
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• TreeHouse Foods sells soup, baby food units to Insight Equity-backed Riverbend Foods

  25-04-2017 15:06
  
  TreeHouse Foods, the US private-label business, has offloaded its soup and infant feeding business to Riverbend Foods, a new company set up by private-equity firm Insight Equity.
  
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• 3 Food Celebrities on the Foods You Should Never Eat - TIME

  25-04-2017 15:03
  
  TIME
  3 Food Celebrities on the Foods You Should Never Eat
  TIME
  Figuring out what to avoid eating can be tricky, between news of food fraud, products packed with additives and the comings and goings of food fads. In the face of confusion, many people turn to celebrity chefs and food aficionados for their own major ...and more »
  
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• Coffee roaster upgrades 25-year-old flexible screw conveyor

  25-04-2017 15:00
  
  A flexible screw conveyor has been in use at Mr. Espresso since 1991, and the conveyor was recently fitted with a stainless steel hopper cover.
  
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• Tyson Foods to buy US convenience food firm AdvancePierre Foods Holdings

  25-04-2017 14:56
  Tyson Foods, the US-based meat giant, has moved to buy local convenience food group AdvancePierre Foods Holdings in a deal worth US$4.2bn.
  
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• Sigma Alimentos profits drop in Q1

  25-04-2017 14:30
  
  Sigma Alimentos, the Mexico-based food group, reported lower earnings in the first quarter of 2017 amid an increase in raw-material costs and the expense of new plants in Spain and the US.
  
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• Wessanen adds to Mrs Crimble's range in UK

  25-04-2017 14:15
  Wessanen, the Netherlands-based food group, has added to the range of Mrs Crimble's snacks it markets in the UK.
  
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• Ireland's seven-point plan for food exports

  25-04-2017 10:17
  
  Ireland has announced a series of ways it plans to increase its food and drink shipments in the wake of the decision by the UK - its largest export market - to leave the EU.
  
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• Lala earnings hit by input costs

  25-04-2017 10:13
  Grupo Lala, the Mexican dairy group, revealed lower first-quarter earnings as the integration of acquisitions and increased input costs offset a surge in sales. 
  
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• Mondelez takes thinner Oreos to Germany

  25-04-2017 10:04
  
  Mondelez International has added Germany to the markets in which it is selling the thinner version of its Oreo biscuits first launched in China three years ago.
  
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• Tyson shops Sara Lee bakery, Kettle and Van's units 

  25-04-2017 09:40
  Tyson Foods has announced plans to sell three non-protein businesses - the Sara Lee frozen bakery brand, Kettle and Van's Company - in order to focus on its core operations.
  
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• USDA issues public health alert for Conagra frozen meals

  25-04-2017 07:00
  The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) is alerting consumers that the brownie mix dessert included in the breaded chicken nugget meal trays produced by Conagra Brands may be contaminated with Salmonella.
  
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• The effects of mineral-rich vs. purified salt in kimchi

  25-04-2017 07:00
  A study published in the Journal of Food Science suggests that different salt treatments may cause changes in the bacterial profiles and metabolite profiles of kimchi.
  
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• Frito-Lay recalls Jalapeño Kettle Cooked potato chips due to Salmonella

  25-04-2017 07:00
  Frito-Lay has announced it is voluntarily recalling select Jalapeño Flavored Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeño Flavored Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked potato chips due to the potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning.
  
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• EFSA seeks input on DRVs for riboflavin

  25-04-2017 07:00
  Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (NDA) has determined Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for riboflavin.
  
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• New England food wins awards - The Boston Globe - The Boston Globe

  25-04-2017 04:06
  
  The Boston Globe
  New England food wins awards - The Boston Globe
  The Boston Globe
  Who took home prestigious honors from the Specialty Food Association this year?and more »
  
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• New England food wins awards - The Boston Globe

  25-04-2017 04:06
  
  The Boston Globe
  New England food wins awards
  The Boston Globe
  Speciality Food Association. The Specialty Food Association's gold sofi statue. For 45 years, the Specialty Food Association has honored creative and distinctive artisanal foods with sofi Awards (it stands for “specialty outstanding food innovation ...and more »
  
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• JBS restarts output at six sites idled amid meat scandal

  25-04-2017 00:18
  Brazil-based meat giant JBS has restarted production at six of the ten plants it had made idle in the wake of the bribery allegations that rocked the domestic meat sector.
  
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• Croatia's Podravka signs Qatar distribution deal

  25-04-2017 00:09
  
  Croatian food business Podravka has struck a deal with Arabian Supplies for the Qatari distributor to handle its products in the country.
  
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