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• Amazon's Meal Kit Move Will Be More Than a Blue Apron Competitor - Fortune

  17-07-2017 23:59
  
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  Amazon's Meal Kit Move Will Be More Than a Blue Apron Competitor
  Fortune
  Any remaining doubts that Amazon wants to disrupt every nook and cranny of the food retailing world should have evaporated yesterday with the news that Amazon intends to make waves in the meal kit world currently dominated by Blue Apron (aprn).
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• Do you need free food? Here is where to find it - STLtoday.com

  17-07-2017 23:57
  
  STLtoday.com
  Do you need free food? Here is where to find it
  STLtoday.com
  In this 2016 photo, LaShawnda Cloudy, 8, arrived early to be first in line for a free lunch in Wellston, courtesy of Operation Food Search. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected]. Laurie Skrivan • [email protected]. prev. next. In ...
  
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• Food truck parks in downtown Port Huron - Port Huron Times Herald

  17-07-2017 22:37
  
  Port Huron Times Herald
  Food truck parks in downtown Port Huron
  Port Huron Times Herald
  A new food truck is testing the waters in downtown Port Huron with a twist on authentic Mexican, Asian, Arabic and Thai dishes. On Monday afternoon folks were lined up to try Eli's Eats on the Streets' dish of the day: tacos. The chicken tacos were ...
  
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• UN food standards body kicks off session by tackling arsenic in rice, pesticide residues - UN News Centre

  17-07-2017 22:31
  
  UN News Centre
  UN food standards body kicks off session by tackling arsenic in rice, pesticide residues
  UN News Centre
  Rice. Arsenic – an odourless and tasteless semi-metal that occurs naturally in rock and soil – enters the food chain mainly through crops absorbing contaminated irrigation water. Photo: FAO/ J.Belgrave ...
  
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• Food processing, manufacturing no longer major way of life in Chicago - Marketplace.org

  17-07-2017 21:23
  
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  Food processing, manufacturing no longer major way of life in Chicago
  Marketplace.org
  Chicago's skyline looking north is visible from a window of the Sears Skydeck. - Tim Boyle/ Getty Images. Listen To The Story. Marketplace. Download download; Embed embed. Embed Code. <iframe ...and more »
  
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• Foodies descend on massive specialty food show - CBS News

  17-07-2017 21:18
  
  CBS News
  Foodies descend on massive specialty food show
  CBS News
  Every summer, foodies of the world descend upon New York City to try the latest specialty foods like vegan snacks and "enhanced" water. From rice chips to coconut caramels, some 180,000 gourmet products filled this summer's Fancy Food Show in New ...and more »
  
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• Short Films on View at Food and Drink Museum - New York Times

  17-07-2017 19:49
  
  New York Times
  Short Films on View at Food and Drink Museum
  New York Times
  James Boo has made more than 30 minute-long films about New York food traditions. Credit The Food Film Festival. James Boo, a filmmaker, has made more than 30 one-minute films about New Yorkers and their various food traditions. Eight of the films will ...
  
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• Ricketts unveils new food stamp employment initiative - Lincoln Journal Star

  17-07-2017 19:42
  
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Ricketts unveils new food stamp employment initiative
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts unveiled a plan to help transition food-aid recipients to better-paying employment. Associated Press file photo. prev. next. Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday unveiled a new initiative designed to help reduce the number of ...and more »
  
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• Hot dogs recalled due to possible contamination

  17-07-2017 19:28
  
  Bronx, N.Y.-based Marathon Enterprises is recalling more than 7.1 million pounds of hot dog products that may be contaminated with bone fragments.
  
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• Why there is room for improvement at US online start-up Brandless

  17-07-2017 19:19
  
  With the rapid rise of digital-native, direct-to-consumer brands like Dollar Shave Company and The Honest Company, Keith Anderson, senior vice president for strategy and insights at e-commerce consultants Profitero, shares his perspective on Brandless, the latest entrant to the US grocery market.
  
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• Private-equity firm Peak Rock Capital snaps up US bakery business Gold Coast

  17-07-2017 18:59
  
  An affiliate of mid-market US private-equity firm Peak Rock Capital has acquired Gold Coast Bakeries for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• Land O'Lakes to reveal "dairy accelerator" selections next month

  17-07-2017 18:15
  
  Land O'Lakes is moving to the second stage of its "dairy accelerator", which the US agri-food co-op has devised to provide support to entrepreneurs.
  
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• Mars launches Goodnessknows snacks in UK

  17-07-2017 17:21
  
  Mars is to take a version of its US brand Goodnessknows to the UK, the first chocolate product the group has launched in the country for 20 years.
  
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• Nim's Fruit Crisps launches kids-focused snacks

  17-07-2017 16:29
  
  UK snack maker Nim's Fruit Crisps has vowed to make children's lunchboxes healthier with the launch of a dedicated range of air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps for kids.
  
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• Growth in US boosts Armanino Foods

  17-07-2017 15:50
  
  Armanino Foods of Distinction, reported higher first-half sales and earnings as its performance was lifted by growth in the US and a second-quarter rebound in Asia.
  
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• Runaway food cart mows woman down - New York Post

  17-07-2017 15:21
  
  New York Post
  Runaway food cart mows woman down
  New York Post
  The injured woman reacts after a food cart struck her in Columbus Square early Monday morning. G.N. Miller. It wasn't the coffee break she bargained for. A woman's legs were crushed by an out-of-control food cart near Columbus Circle Monday morning ...
  
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• Intersnack confirms purchase of Butterkist popcorn from Tangerine Confectionery

  17-07-2017 15:20
  
  Germany's Intersnack has reached an agreement to acquire UK popcorn brand Butterkist from local group Tangerine Confectionery, it was confirmed today (17 July).
  
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• Butternut Box raises £1M for its algorithm-driven natural dog food startup - TechCrunch

  17-07-2017 15:10
  
  TechCrunch
  Butternut Box raises £1M for its algorithm-driven natural dog food startup
  TechCrunch
  You've probably heard of HelloFresh-style businesses where you are given tailored ingredients for your meals. Well now the concept has come, literally, to dog food. Butternut Box is a London startup now bringing tailored, delivered meals to British dogs.and more »
  
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• Bellamy's Australia offers to refund investors over China licence problem

  17-07-2017 14:25
  
  Infant formula maker Bellamy's Australia has offered to refund investors in a recent capital raising that funded a factory purchase, following a decision by Chinese authorities to suspended the plant's export licence.
  
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• Unilever seeks innovation through Irish start-up venture

  17-07-2017 11:57
  
  Unilever is hoping to tap into the ideas of Ireland's brightest young minds after tying up a joint venture deal with Dublin start-up hub Dogpatch Labs.
  
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• Direct-to-consumer in the UK: analysing the problems and potential

  17-07-2017 11:55
  
  The continued rapid growth of grocery e-commerce in the UK, combined with the tough trading conditions in serving traditional, bricks-and-mortar retailers, is leading a number of food manufacturers to investigate whether selling directly to consumers could be an option worth pursuing. Simon Creasey weighs up the prospects for the fledgling channel.
  
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• Intersnack 'to buy Butterkist from Tangerine Confectionery'

  17-07-2017 10:25
  
  Germany-based Intersnack, the company behind savoury snacks brands KP and Pom-Bear, is reportedly set to acquire Butterkist popcorn from UK firm Tangerine Confectionery.
  
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• Unilever, Hormel 'front-runners' for Reckitt Benckiser's food unit

  17-07-2017 10:24
  
  Unilever and Hormel Foods are reportedly leading the pack in the race to acquire the food business of UK-listed FMCG group Reckitt Benckiser.
  
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• Finsbury Food Group "confident" on profits despite muted sales

  17-07-2017 10:22
  
  UK baker Finsbury Food Group said today (17 July) it remained "confident" it would book annual profits "in line with market expectations" despite deflation in the market weighing on the company's top line.
  
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• Grupo Bimbo shutting another Canada Bread bakery

  17-07-2017 10:10
  
  Mexican baker Grupo Bimbo has revealed plans to close a Canada Bread bakery located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  
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• JBS selling Canadian feed unit

  17-07-2017 10:00
  
  JBS Food Canada, a unit of Brazilian meat giant JBS, has reached an agreement sell Lakeside Feeders for CAD50m (US$39.5m).
  
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• Teasdale Latin Foods acquires Rudy’s Tortillas

  17-07-2017 07:00
  Teasdale Latin Foods, a U.S. provider of private label and branded Hispanic foods owned by private equity firm Snow Phipps Group, has acquired Rudy’s Tortillas, a provider of tortillas and chips to the foodservice channel.
  
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• Indulgence tops health for U.S. ice cream

  17-07-2017 07:00
  Ice cream in all varieties has remained popular for centuries and it seems that in the United States, consumers aren’t straying far from the classics even amidst their quest for a healthy lifestyle.
  
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• General Mills to focus on ‘consumer first’ strategy, e-commerce for 2018

  17-07-2017 07:00
  At its annual investor day event at the New York Stock Exchange, General Mills executives updated investors and analysts on its global priorities for fiscal 2018, which includes remaining committed to its “Consumer First” strategy.
  
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• China approves two GM crops for import

  17-07-2017 07:00
  According to Reuters, China has approved two genetically modified (GM) crops for import for a three-year period: Syngenta’s 5307 insect-resistant corn sold under the Agrisure Duracade brand and Monsanto’s 87427 glyphosate-resistant corn sold under the Roundup Ready brand.
  
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