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• Music, food trucks, fireworks, plane rides part of Runway Fest - Dayton Daily News

  10-08-2017 23:35
  Dayton Daily News
  Music, food trucks, fireworks, plane rides part of Runway Fest
  Dayton Daily News
  You may want to join the thousands of people expected for Runway Fest, a free event from 6-10 p.m. Friday at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport in Miami Twp. DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APPS FOR LATEST BREAKING NEWS. Organizers said the sixth annual ...
  
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• Barry Callebaut joins Bonsucro sustainability program

  10-08-2017 23:08
  
  Chocolate and cocoa manager Barry Callebaut has joined Bonsucro, a multi-stakeholder platform that brings together industry representatives and NGOs to work on a sustainable cane sugar value chain.
  
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• Central African Republic: Food Assistance Fact Sheet, August 10, 2017 - ReliefWeb

  10-08-2017 23:03
  ReliefWeb
  Central African Republic: Food Assistance Fact Sheet, August 10, 2017
  ReliefWeb
  Since 2012, conflict driven by political and religious tensions has disrupted livelihoods and food security in the Central African Republic (CAR), a poor, rural nation reliant on subsistence agriculture. As of June 2017, at least 2.2 million people in ...and more »
  
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• Have fast-food restaurants lived up to healthier kids' food options? - Chicago Sun-Times

  10-08-2017 22:21
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Have fast-food restaurants lived up to healthier kids' food options?
  Chicago Sun-Times
  In 2013, amid warnings of a national child obesity epidemic and calls to improve children's food options, some of America's most popular fast-food restaurants began promising healthier drinks and sides for kids. But have they followed through with ...and more »
  
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• SKF MultiPoint TLMP series automatic lubricator

  10-08-2017 21:00
  
  A centralized, ready-to-use lubrication system, the SKF MultiPoint TLMP series automatic lubricator comes with all the necessary tubing and connectors.
  
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• Perstorp Pevalen conveyor belt plasticizer

  10-08-2017 21:00
  
  Perstorp Pevalen non-phthalate PVC plasticizer is suitable for use at levels up to 32% in PVC intended to produce the conveyor belts and gloves used in meat and poultry processing facilities.
  
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• DynaClean conveyor belting option

  10-08-2017 21:00
  
  Dynamic DynaClean conveyors are available with an embedded diamond top belting that improves the release of sticky food products.
  
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• Bete HydroClaw CIP tank-washing nozzle

  10-08-2017 21:00
  
  The Bete HydroClaw clean-in-place, static tank-washing nozzle offers clog resistance and vigorous rinsing action.
  
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• Alfa Laval Clara Series fully hermetic centrifuges

  10-08-2017 21:00
  
  Capable of meeting a variety of beverage, wine and juice clarification needs, Alfa Laval Clara Series high-speed separators have a hermetic design that virtually eliminates oxygen pickup and loss.
  
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• Healthy fast food options are popping up all over the Des Moines metro - DesMoinesRegister.com

  10-08-2017 20:56
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Healthy fast food options are popping up all over the Des Moines metro
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Let's face it. Life gets hectic. And fast food is convenient — and everywhere. But sometimes a burger and fries won't cut it. Fitness enthusiasts who want to stick to a meal plan may find it difficult to snag some healthy food on the go without going ...
  
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• Egg scandal: 20 tonnes sold in Denmark, food agency says - BBC News

  10-08-2017 20:49
  BBC News
  Egg scandal: 20 tonnes sold in Denmark, food agency says
  BBC News
  Twenty tonnes of insecticide-tainted eggs have been sold in Denmark, the country's food safety authority says. The boiled and peeled eggs were mainly sold to cafeterias, cafes and catering firms, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said in a ...
  Dutch arrest 2 suspects in investigation into tainted eggs that sparked food safety scare in EuropeLos Angeles Times
  Update on Fipronil in eggs | Food Standards Ag
  
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• UK Poultry recalls reach highest level since 2002

  10-08-2017 20:46
  
  A new report says that recalls of chicken and other poultry meats are at their highest level in the EU since 2002.
  
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• EU Poultry recalls reach highest level since 2002

  10-08-2017 20:46
  
  A new report says that recalls of chicken and other poultry meats are at their highest level in the EU since 2002.
  
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• 8 Tips for Finding the Best Vegan Food When Eating Out - Mental Floss

  10-08-2017 20:01
  Mental Floss
  8 Tips for Finding the Best Vegan Food When Eating Out
  Mental Floss
  In the not too distant past, vegan dining at most restaurants was limited mainly to a side salad. Today, options for vegan food can mean anything from a fried "chicken" sandwich with mashed potatoes, mayo, and gravy to spicy baked "scallops," which are ...
  
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• THE DISH: Forever Family Soul Food - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  10-08-2017 20:00
  Gwinnettdailypost.com
  THE DISH: Forever Family Soul Food
  Gwinnettdailypost.com
  At Forever Family Soul Food provides cake by the slice and it is ready to go for those with a hankering for something sweet. THE DISH: Forever Family Soul Food. There are plenty of sides to choose from at Forever Family Soul food. THE DISH: Forever ...and more »
  
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• Impossible Foods stands by safety of key ingredient

  10-08-2017 19:53
  Fledgling US meat-free burger maker Impossible Foods has stood by the key ingredient in its flagship product after a local NGO claimed the company was told by regulatory officials it had not provided enough proof of its safety.
  
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• Feds say Cook County soda tax collection violates food stamp rules - Chicago Tribune

  10-08-2017 19:19
  Chicago Tribune
  Feds say Cook County soda tax collection violates food stamp rules
  Chicago Tribune
  While Cook County informed retailers that purchases made with federal food stamp benefits are exempt from the soda tax under federal law, it's also allowed retailers to tax those purchases and provide refunds as a workaround. Greg Trotter and Ally ...
  Illinois could lose $87 million in food stamps over Cook County beverage tax, USDA warnsWGN-TV
  How Cook County's Soda Tax Could Swallow Food St
  
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• Queso Is the World's Most Perfect Food - Eater

  10-08-2017 19:02
  Eater
  Queso Is the World's Most Perfect Food
  Eater
  Served alongside warm tortilla chips, chile con queso is the unofficial dish of Texas. Most frequently referred to as just “queso,” at its simplest, it's just a mixture of cheese and chile peppers. But especially in Texas, queso is so much more than ...and more »
  
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• Fipronil - UK grocers pull food lines, Dutch make arrests

  10-08-2017 18:50
  The fipronil-in-eggs contamination scare that has rocked Europe's egg sector saw two major developments today (10 August), with UK supermarkets pulling processed food products and two individuals arrested in the Netherlands over the affair.
  
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• Bengals Debut New Food Lineup and Other Enhancements at PBS - Bengals.com

  10-08-2017 18:41
  Bengals Debut New Food Lineup and Other Enhancements at PBS
  Bengals.com
  Bengals fans will have a new food lineup to choose from at games this season. Other enhancements include a new retail store, stadium graphics and walk-through metal detectors at all entrances. Bengals fans will have a new food lineup to choose from at ...and more »
  
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• UK competition watchdog starts Dawn Meats, Dunbia merger enquiry

  10-08-2017 18:21
  A potential joint venture between Northern Ireland's Dunbia meat group and Dawn Meats in the Republic of Ireland is under the scrutiny of the UK government's competition watchdog, which today (10 August) started a merger enquiry.
  
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• Review: Upbeat Italian food sets the scene at Luce - mySanAntonio.com

  10-08-2017 18:04
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  Review: Upbeat Italian food sets the scene at Luce
  mySanAntonio.com
  Fact: The best part of a romantic comedy is the part where they fall for each other in a montage of tangled dog leashes, diner scenes and raindrops. Movies love raindrops. The montage is a good way to move the story along without dwelling on any one scene.
  
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• Ferrarelle buys 99% chunk in Italian chocolate maker Amedei

  10-08-2017 17:43
  Italy's fourth-largest mineral water company Ferrarelle has bought a controlling stake in local speciality chocolate maker Amedei and will seek to give "concrete impetus'' to the brand's global development.
  
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• Oprah Launches Healthy Comfort Food Line - Essence.com

  10-08-2017 17:33
  Essence.com
  Oprah Launches Healthy Comfort Food Line
  Essence.com
  The media mogul has now turned her sights to the food world, partnering with Kraft Heinz Company on a line of refrigerated food called “O, That's Good!” “I love healthy foods and eating from my garden,” Winfrey said in a statement. She said she wanted ...
  Oprah Winfrey joins Kraft Heinz in new supermarket food ventureUSA TODAY
  Oprah Is Launching Her Own Food BrandGrub Street
  Oprah-branded food to hit superm
  
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• Gainesville church food drive collects 7000 pounds for pantries - Inside NoVA

  10-08-2017 17:18
  Inside NoVA
  Gainesville church food drive collects 7000 pounds for pantries
  Inside NoVA
  A summer food drive at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville yielded 7,000 pounds in food donations, according to a news release. The food was collected July 29-30 by the Knights of Columbus council at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and then ...
  
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• Wrigley Field food ranks 8th safest in study; Guaranteed Rate is 18th - Chicago Tribune

  10-08-2017 16:10
  Chicago Tribune
  Wrigley Field food ranks 8th safest in study; Guaranteed Rate is 18th
  Chicago Tribune
  We ate every food item at Guaranteed Rate Field and Wrigley Field to determine which Chicago ballpark has the best roster, as the White Sox and Cubs prepare to face off in the CIty Series next week. Here are the best dishes at both parks, the items you ...and more »
  
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• 7 Fun Food Events Around DC This Weekend - Washingtonian.com

  10-08-2017 15:58
  Washingtonian.com
  7 Fun Food Events Around DC This Weekend
  Washingtonian.com
  Mini filet mignon sandwiches are available for a buck at Morton's. Photo courtesy of Morton's. Tweet Share. 3 Stars Brewing Company is celebrating five years on Saturday with a craft-beer-filled bash from 1 to 7 PM. There will be a beer pavilion ...and more »
  
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• Flowers Foods cuts sales, earnings targets

  10-08-2017 15:21
  Flowers Foods' sales continued to decline in the second quarter, weighed down by its warehouse division, prompting the US bakery group to cut its full-year revenue and earnings per share targets.
  
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• Flowers Foods to close US snack cake plant

  10-08-2017 15:19
  Flowers Foods, the US bakery group trying to improve its efficiency and grow profits, is to shut a snack cake bakery in North Carolina.
  
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• Flower Foods cuts sales, earnings targets

  10-08-2017 15:19
  Flowers Foods' sales continued to decline in the second quarter, weighed down by its warehouse division, prompting the US bakery group to cut its full-year revenue and earnings per share targets.
  
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• Strauss touts "strong core" in Q2 amid mixed H1 results

  10-08-2017 14:03
  Israel-based Strauss Group has pointed to a "strong performance" from its "core" businesses in the second quarter, while booking a set of mixed first-half results on a GAAP basis.
  
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• Nissin profits rise on domestic growth

  10-08-2017 13:59
  Nissin Foods Holdings has reported rising first-quarter earnings, helped by the Japan-based group's domestic Myojo Foods processed food arm, as well as a rise in group sales.
  
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• US gluten-free firm Pamela's Products enters pasta category

  10-08-2017 13:52
  US gluten-free baking mixes and snacks supplier Pamela's Products is branching into pasta.
  
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• Creekside Lodge awash in poor service, ho-hum food - Journal & Courier

  10-08-2017 13:12
  Journal & Courier
  Creekside Lodge awash in poor service, ho-hum food
  Journal & Courier
  CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Plan on spending at least a couple of hours at Creekside Lodge if you dine there. It's not that the food is that good, or the environment is warm and welcoming. It just takes that long because the service is so poor. My wife and ...
  
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• Pinnacle Foods flutters $37m on facility to support Birds Eye growth

  10-08-2017 12:41
  US group Pinnacle Foods has entered into an agreement to buy a frozen warehouse and vegetable packaging facility from Ryder Integrated Logistics to support growth in its Birds Eye brand.
  
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• America's Fancy Pet Food Addiction Is a Big Problem for the Environment - Smithsonian

  10-08-2017 12:07
  Smithsonian
  America's Fancy Pet Food Addiction Is a Big Problem for the Environment
  Smithsonian
  Cat Eating. Americans have started feeding their pets an abundance of high-quality meats, suitable for human consumption. But fido doesn't need filet mignon. (Linda Hosek / U.S. Department of Defense). By Ben Panko. smithsonian.com. August 10, 2017 6: ...and more »
  
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• Unilever to buy Australian ice cream business Weis

  10-08-2017 11:44
  Magnum and Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever has moved to add to its ice cream business with a deal to buy Australian firm Weis.
  
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• Seven filthy food habits and how dirty they really are - CNN

  10-08-2017 10:35
  CNN
  Seven filthy food habits and how dirty they really are
  CNN
  (CNN) Yum, who's hungry for a slice of cake loaded with bacteria? A chip dipped in both salsa and bacteria? Mmm, what about a piece of toast that just fell on the bacteria-covered floor? Getting some bacteria with your food is the risk you take if you ...and more »
  
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• Filthy food habits: How dirty are they? - CNN - CNN.com - CNN

  10-08-2017 10:35
  CNN
  Filthy food habits: How dirty are they? - CNN - CNN.com
  CNN
  Consuming bacteria is the risk you take if you eat cake after the candles have been blown out, dip a chip in salsa after someone else double-dips or eat toast ...and more »
  
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• Netherlands dismisses Belgium's claims on fipronil egg contamination

  10-08-2017 10:24
  Claims from Belgium that the Netherlands knew about eggs contaminated with the toxic insecticide fipronil as early as last year are false, Dutch food safety officials have insisted.
  
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• Glanbia keeps 2017 per share guidance at 7-10% as first-half earnings rise

  10-08-2017 10:22
  Glanbia, the Ireland-based dairy and sports nutrition group, reported an increase in first-half income and kept its 2017 growth guidance for pro-forma adjusted earnings per share at 7% to 10%.
  
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• Glanbia keeps 2017 EPS guidance as H1 profits rise

  10-08-2017 10:22
  Glanbia, the Ireland-based dairy and sports nutrition group, reported an increase in first-half income and kept its 2017 growth guidance for pro-forma adjusted earnings per share at 7% to 10%.
  
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• Kerry Group cuts earnings forecast due to forex

  10-08-2017 10:16
  Kerry Group, the Ireland-based ingredients and consumer foods giant, today (10 August) lowered its forecast for underlying earnings due to increased pressure on its bottom line from exchange rates.
  
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• Blockchain could fix a key problem in China's food industry: the fear ... - Quartz

  10-08-2017 09:18
  Quartz
  Blockchain could fix a key problem in China's food industry: the fear ...
  Quartz
  Behind every food item being sold, there's a story to tell. In China, where food scares are common, many consumers are particularly anxious to hear it. With that ...and more »
  
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• Global Organic Snacks Market 2017-2021

  10-08-2017 02:00
  About Organic SnacksOrganic snacks are free from fertilizers, pesticides, and synthetic chemical products. Consumers have started to consider organic snacks as affordable comfort food.
  
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• Global Food Glazing Agents Market 2017-2021

  10-08-2017 02:00
  About Food Glazing AgentsFood glazing agents are food additives that provide a protective coating. They also render a polish/sheen on the surface of foods like confectioneries and some fruits.
  
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• Fresh Food Packaging Market in Europe 2017-2021

  10-08-2017 02:00
  About Fresh Food PackagingFresh food packaging is a special type of packaging required for packing food products such as fruits, vegetables, fish, seafood, meat, poultry, and dairy.
  
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