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• Big Food Faces Pressure From Retailers Demanding Discounts - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  31-08-2017 23:58
  Wall Street Journal (subscription)
  Big Food Faces Pressure From Retailers Demanding Discounts
  Wall Street Journal (subscription)
  America's packaged-food companies are coming under pressure from retailers who are pushing big brands to lower their prices. On Thursday, Campbell Soup Co. said its sales would suffer this winter because it failed to reach an agreement with a major ...and more »
  
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• United States to give Ethiopia $91 million in drought aid for food and medicine - Washington Post

  31-08-2017 23:33
  Washington Post
  United States to give Ethiopia $91 million in drought aid for food and medicine
  Washington Post
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The United States will provide an additional $91 million in humanitarian aid for Ethiopia to cope with a third straight year of drought, the top U.S. official in charge of assistance said Thursday. The extra funding brings U.S ...
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• MasterChef Winner Shaun O'Neale Kicks off Epcot Food & Wine Fest (and Shares His Childhood Disney Photo!) - PEOPLE.com

  31-08-2017 23:30
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  MasterChef Winner Shaun O'Neale Kicks off Epcot Food & Wine Fest (and Shares His Childhood Disney Photo!)
  PEOPLE.com
  Shaun O'Neale won MasterChef's season 7. So naturally, he is going to Disney World! The rising culinary star is kicking off the annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival in Orlando, Florida, on September 3 at What's Cookin' With…, during which guests enjoy a ...
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• How a food delivery cyclist got stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel - New York Post

  31-08-2017 23:26
  New York Post
  How a food delivery cyclist got stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel
  New York Post
  Hicham Oulhint (left) became trapped in the Lincoln Tunnel after his GPS navigation led him the wrong way. The ex-UberEats delivery man who illegally biked through the Lincoln Tunnel says he's a New York newbie — and only realized he was in trouble ...and more »
  
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• Mobile munchies! St. Pete Beach considers new food truck rules - ABC Action News

  31-08-2017 23:12
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  Mobile munchies! St. Pete Beach considers new food truck rules
  ABC Action News
  ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. - Mobile munchies! St. Pete Beach is making big changes to allow food trucks on the island, but the change comes with a huge set of new rules. Food trucks will have to apply for a conditional use permit and renew it annually. Then ...and more »
  
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• Yankees Food Vendor Saving a Plate of Cookies Is a True Baseball Highlight [Video] - Food & Wine

  31-08-2017 22:57
  Food & Wine
  Yankees Food Vendor Saving a Plate of Cookies Is a True Baseball Highlight [Video]
  Food & Wine
  The Major League Baseball archives are full of clips of fans enjoying their food and beverage—everything from adorable little kids eating hot dogs to perhaps less adorable, not-so-little people catching baseballs in their beers (and then often ...and more »
  
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• Americans paying more in taxes than for food, clothing | Fox News - Fox News

  31-08-2017 22:53
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  Americans paying more in taxes than for food, clothing | Fox News
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  Americans spent more money on taxes than they did on food and clothing last year, according to data released earlier this week.
  Americans Spent More on Taxes Than Food, Clothes in 2016Washington Free Beaconall 9 news articles »
  
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• Americans paying more in taxes than for food, clothing - Fox News

  31-08-2017 22:53
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  Americans paying more in taxes than for food, clothing
  Fox News
  Americans spent more money on taxes than they did on food and clothing last year, according to data released earlier this week. In an assessment of “Consumer Expenditures” for 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the average bill for federal ...
  Americans Spent More on Taxes Than Food, Clothes in 2016Washington Free Beaconall 6 news articles »
  
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• State Fair reflects trends in food and farming - Minnesota Public Radio News

  31-08-2017 22:38
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  State Fair reflects trends in food and farming
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  The Aitkin County booth featured corn, large gourds, potatoes in 1909. Three men sit in the Aitkin County booth exhibit featured corn, large gourds, potatoes and more in 1909. Minnesota State Fair Archives. If you're looking for trends in agriculture ...and more »
  
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• Chef John Besh, Whataburger And HEB: How The Food World Is Helping Texans After Harvey - Forbes

  31-08-2017 22:25
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  Chef John Besh, Whataburger And HEB: How The Food World Is Helping Texans After Harvey
  Forbes
  This week, well known chefs like New Orleans' John Besh and Jose Andres of Washington, D.C. raced to Texas to feed first responders and the needy. Meanwhile, Whataburger, the beloved Texas burger chain, has pledged $2 million to relief efforts ...
  
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• Scenes from the Houston Food Bank's Harvey Relief Efforts - Eater Houston

  31-08-2017 22:05
  Eater Houston
  Scenes from the Houston Food Bank's Harvey Relief Efforts
  Eater Houston
  After being surrounded by high waters for several days, the Houston Food Bank officially reopened its doors on Wednesday. Soon after, it was completely packed with volunteers eager to distribute food to flood victims and first responders. According to ...
  Houston Food Bank Opens: Registered Volunteers and Donations NeededHouston Pressall 62 news articles »
  
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• Houston Food Bank Opens: Registered Volunteers and Donations Needed - Houston Press

  31-08-2017 21:40
  Houston Press
  Houston Food Bank Opens: Registered Volunteers and Donations Needed
  Houston Press
  Crazy as it seems, until today, the Houston Food Bank has not been able to open because of high water surrounding the building, but thankfully it did not endure flooding inside and is finally able to get down to business. The food bank is calling on ...
  Scenes from the Houston Food Bank's Harvey Relief EffortsEater Houstonall 59 news articles »
  
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• School guidelines for students with food allergies - WKMG Orlando

  31-08-2017 20:32
  School guidelines for students with food allergies
  WKMG Orlando
  LAKE MARY, Fla. - Kids eating lunch in the cafeteria is not something most parents consider dangerous at school, but children with severe food allergies could be putting their lives at risk. "Sometimes just trace amounts of these foods can cause very ...
  
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• Best Rochester dishes: I'm in the mood for Public Market Eats - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  31-08-2017 20:01
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Best Rochester dishes: I'm in the mood for Public Market Eats
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  After a transformational, $8.5-million renovation, the Rochester Public Market has a new, state-of-the-art indoor shed as well as a new covered outdoor shed. Four free-standing food stands were also fabricated out of repurposed shipping containers and ...
  
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• Who is Winning the Food Delivery War? - Priceonomics

  31-08-2017 19:58
  Who is Winning the Food Delivery War?
  Priceonomics
  This post is adapted from the blog of Earnest, a Priceonomics Data Studio customer. Does your company have interesting data? Become a Priceonomics customer. ***. There are more options to get food—as in the kind you eat at home rather than at a ...
  
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• Ants, Seaweed, Chocolate Beer And (Maybe) Less Meat: The Future Of Food - NPR

  31-08-2017 18:46
  NPR
  Ants, Seaweed, Chocolate Beer And (Maybe) Less Meat: The Future Of Food
  NPR
  Over the millennia, our ancestors continuously developed new techniques and technologies that enabled them to find, eat, and cook meat and plants — and in coastal populations, marine resources, too. At the same time, archaeologists tell us that our ...and more »
  
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• Ants, Seaweed, Chocolate Beer And (Maybe) Less Meat: The Future ... - NPR

  31-08-2017 18:46
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  Ants, Seaweed, Chocolate Beer And (Maybe) Less Meat: The Future ...
  NPR
  When it comes to finding and preparing food, we're a continually inventive species. Anthropologist Barbara J. King asks: What are the food trends of the future?and more »
  
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• Seattle Chef Competes on Food Network's 'Halloween Baking Championship' (and More Updates) - Eater Seattle

  31-08-2017 18:36
  Eater Seattle
  Seattle Chef Competes on Food Network's 'Halloween Baking Championship' (and More Updates)
  Eater Seattle
  Welcome back to Eater News, a semi-regular round-up of mini news bites. Have info to share? Email intel to [email protected]. Oasis Tea Zone and Eastern Café owner I-Miun Liu will soon occupy the former home of Sun Liquor's distillery and bar on E ...
  
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• And Now Ford Fry Is Opening His Own Food Truck - Eater Atlanta

  31-08-2017 17:59
  And Now Ford Fry Is Opening His Own Food Truck
  Eater Atlanta
  Already operating no less than 10 Atlanta restaurants, empire builder Ford Fry is taking his show to the street with a new food truck. The truck will operate outside Fry's forthcoming El Felix outpost at Cobb County's Battery development, reports ...and more »
  
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• Campbell Soup expects sales to drop as people shun packaged food - Business Insider

  31-08-2017 17:32
  Business Insider
  Campbell Soup expects sales to drop as people shun packaged food
  Business Insider
  CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell Soup Co. said Thursday that it expects sales to keep falling over the next year as more people skip its canned soups and bottled juices in favor of fresher foods. "The operating environment for the packaged foods industry ...and more »
  
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• Amitraz tests conducted in Netherlands as cattle movements blocked

  31-08-2017 17:30
  The Netherlands' food safety authority has blocked the movement of cows from an undisclosed Dutch veal and broiler poultry farm so it can conduct tests for the presence of Amitraz, an unauthorised insecticide deemed a health risk to humans.
  
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• Food & Wine magazine raves about Royal Farms chicken - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  31-08-2017 17:25
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Food & Wine magazine raves about Royal Farms chicken
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Baltimore readers voted for the best chicken box in Baltimore and we talk with the winner and finalist. (Baltimore Sun video). Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. Food & Wine magazine is known for reporting on rising chefs and the newest ...and more »
  
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• Cargill, an intensely private firm, sheds light on the food chain - The Economist

  31-08-2017 16:59
  The Economist
  Cargill, an intensely private firm, sheds light on the food chain
  The Economist
  ANGLERS love a record catch. Fish farmers, too. So when a salmon bred and raised near this village at the head of a Norwegian fjord was pulled out of captivity earlier this year weighing a sumo-sized 17kg, it was cause for jubilation. “It was fantastic ...
  
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• Mystery Solved: Why Literature's Greatest Detectives Are All Obsessed With Food - Eater

  31-08-2017 16:17
  Eater
  Mystery Solved: Why Literature's Greatest Detectives Are All Obsessed With Food
  Eater
  One day, while scrolling through Twitter, a post from Kitchen Arts & Letters caught my eye. The renowned New York City bookstore was selling a “Nancy Drew Cookbook” from the '70s, written by Nancy Drew author Carolyn Keene “herself.” (Keene was the ...
  
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• The Five Pettiest Lawsuits Against Fast-Food Chains - Eater

  31-08-2017 15:18
  Eater
  The Five Pettiest Lawsuits Against Fast-Food Chains
  Eater
  Lawsuits against fast-food restaurants have become relatively common since an infamous 1993 case where a woman sued McDonald's and won $2.86 million after spilling nearly-boiling hot coffee on herself. (Given her fairly major injuries, the case ...
  
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• FrieslandCampina up at the half year as higher butter and cheese prices kick in

  31-08-2017 15:09
  Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has seen its revenue and profit increase in the first half of the year on the back of higher sales prices and the impact of an acquisition.
  
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• Campbell Soup Co. notes challenging market on flat full-year sales

  31-08-2017 15:09
  Campbell Soup Co. reported full-year earnings within its guidance but noted a challenging business environment in the packaged foods industry amid changing consumer preferences.
  
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• Dedicated delivery! How these Pizza Hut workers got food to Harvey victims - Today.com

  31-08-2017 15:00
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  Dedicated delivery! How these Pizza Hut workers got food to Harvey victims
  Today.com
  Amid the floods that ravaged Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey, a few bright spots have emerged. This particular one comes with cheese. AP. Pizza Hut pizza saves the day. Residents of Oak Lake, Texas, a village southwest of Houston, were stranded ...
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• Avangardco losses shrink as exports start after Avian flu ban

  31-08-2017 14:22
  Ukrainian egg processor Avangardco saw its losses narrow in the first half of the year as some countries started to lift a ban on imports imposed at the height of the Avian Influenza outbreak.
  
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• Weekend best bets: Green Day, food truck rodeo - WRAL.com

  31-08-2017 14:04
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  Weekend best bets: Green Day, food truck rodeo
  WRAL.com
  Raleigh, N.C. — Staying in town for Labor Day weekend? Our picks include Ed Sheeran, Green Day, shopping markets, stand-up comedy, parties and more. Live music. Ed Sheeran - The singer-songwriter plays a sold-out show at PNC Arena Saturday night.
  
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• Buffet says Kraft Heinz bid for Unilever not meant to be hostile and dampens Mondelez bid speculation

  31-08-2017 14:01
  Investor and business owner Warren Buffet has said the Kraft Heinz bid to take over Unilever earlier this year was not meant to be a hostile bid.
  
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• Australia's Freedom Foods' sales rise but profit dented by expenses

  31-08-2017 12:44
  Australia's Freedom Foods Group reported a 54% increase in full-year revenue but net profits slid, partly due to acquisition costs, foreign-exchange losses and restructuring expenses.
  
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• Losses increase at Australia's Beston Global Food Company

  31-08-2017 12:24
  Australian food group Beston Global Food Company (BFC) recorded an AUD7.7m loss in its full-year results to June 30.
  
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• 5 Greek food blogs you should follow - CNN (blog)

  31-08-2017 11:11
  CNN (blog)
  5 Greek food blogs you should follow
  CNN (blog)
  (CNN) — Your epic Greek vacation is about to start and all you can think about is all the delicious food you'll get to taste while you're there. Fortunately we've got the perfect thing to tide you over until then -- a selection of food blogs and vlogs ...
  
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• Ireland's Total Produce books 12% revenue increase led by acquisitions

  31-08-2017 10:27
  Total Produce reported a 12% increase in first-half revenue due to contributions from its acquisitions, but the Ireland-based global fruit and vegetable giant said the results were also impacted by the conversion into euro from its foreign-exchange denominated operations.
  
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• Premier Foods and Mondelez International renew and expand cake production and marketing deal

  31-08-2017 10:08
  Food industry giants Premier Foods and Mondelez International have signed a deal to renew the Premier's long-standing licence to produce and market Cadbury branded cake and ambient dessert products.
  
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• The raging legal battle over what makes a food “natural” - The Denver Post

  31-08-2017 07:51
  The Denver Post
  The raging legal battle over what makes a food “natural”
  The Denver Post
  Clockwise from top left: coconut kefir, cranberries, zucchini “cheese” with liver pate, baby bananas, ginger root and broccoli. By Caitlin Dewey | The Washington Post. August 30, 2017 at 11:51 pm. More than a year after the Food and Drug Administration ...and more »
  
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• Washington puts hold on new farmed salmon after mass escape

  31-08-2017 07:00
  According to the Seattle Times, a planned expansion of Atlantic salmon net-pen operations in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is on hold and no new operations will be allowed under a permit moratorium imposed after a mass escape of farmed salmon.
  
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• Perspective: Campbell’s shifts focus from product to experience

  31-08-2017 07:00
  In a new Perspective blog post, Dan Wilkinson uses Campbell Soup as a case study for how CPG brands—even 100-year-old companies—can shift how they do business to meet consumer demands.
  
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• Opportunities in the Western Europe Savory Snacks Sector: Analysis of Opportunities Offered by High Growth Economies

  31-08-2017 02:00
  Opportunities in the Western Europe Savory Snacks Sector, report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the Western European Savory Snacks sector. It includes mar
  
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• Opportunities in the North American Ice Cream Sector: Analysis of Opportunities Offered by Countries in the Region

  31-08-2017 02:00
  Opportunities in the North American Ice Cream Sector, report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the North America Ice Cream sector. It includes market overvie
  
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• Opportunities in the Eastern Europe Confectionery Sector: Analysis of Opportunities Offered by High Growth Economies

  31-08-2017 02:00
  Opportunities in the Eastern Europe Confectionery Sector, report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the Eastern Europe Confectionery sector. It includes marke
  
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• Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Savory Snacks Sector: Analysis of Opportunities Offered by High Growth Economies

  31-08-2017 02:00
  Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Savory Snacks Sector, report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the APAC Savory Snacks sector. It includes market overview,
  
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• Global Seaweed Market 2017-2021

  31-08-2017 02:00
  About Seaweed,Seaweed belongs to a group of plant-like organisms that grow in the sea.
  
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• Global Dried Soup Market 2017-2021

  31-08-2017 02:00
  About Dried Soup,Dried soup consists of dehydrated soup ingredients.
  
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• FMCG Industry Business Confidence Report H2 2017

  31-08-2017 02:00
  GlobalData's "FMCG Industry Business Confidence Report H2 2017", examines executives' opinion about the business environment during H2 2017. It also highlights existing economic conditions, supplier p
  
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• Eataly plans to open 20-acre Italian-food focused theme park - Fox News

  31-08-2017 00:33
  Fox News
  Eataly plans to open 20-acre Italian-food focused theme park
  Fox News
  Eataly, the largest Italian marketplace in the world, is opening a 20 acre food theme park this November in the homeland – Bologna, Italy. The sprawling food emporium, named FICO Eataly World, is slated to be the “world's largest agri-food park.” ...
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