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• Century Pacific to build coconut milk facility in the Philippines

  09-10-2017 16:26
  Philippines company Century Pacific Food has confirmed it is to spend PHP250m (US$4.87m) on a new coconut milk production facility.
  
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• US plant-based protein firm Beyond Meat eyes UK entry

  09-10-2017 15:55
  Beyond Meat, the US plant-based protein business, is eyeing an entry into the UK in early 2018.
  
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• New tools help track degradation of cooking oil

  09-10-2017 15:00
  
  Several major manufacturers of foodservice fryers are installing technology that allows the continuous monitoring of their cooking oil quality.
  
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• Finsbury Food reformulates Disney cake range with 40% less sugar

  09-10-2017 14:43
  UK bakery business Finsbury Food Group has reformulated its Disney celebration cake range to contain 40% less sugar.
  
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• Maxum Maxumizer air knives

  09-10-2017 14:00
  
  Used for blow-off and drying applications, Maxum Maxumizer air knives feature a tear drop design, stainless steel construction and multiple integrated mounting positions.
  
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• INOTEC iT series link cutters

  09-10-2017 14:00
  
  Suitable for heavy-duty working environments, INOTEC iT series link cutters comply with the hygiene, sanitation and ergonomics requirements of food processing equipment design.
  
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• Hinds-Bock SP-160 fill station

  09-10-2017 14:00
  
  The Hinds-Bock SP-160 fill station deposits a range of flowable or semi-flowable products into pouches, tubs or pails.
  
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• Fristam powder mixer

  09-10-2017 14:00
  
  The Fristam powder mixer has a pump-and-blender system that can wet and disperse powders on the first pass.
  
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• Formost Fuji Alpha 8 horizontal wrapper

  09-10-2017 14:00
  
  The Formost Fuji Alpha 8 horizontal wrapper has a center fin seal unit that can tilt down without tools for sanitation and maintenance.
  
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• Florigo conti-pro PC 3 potato chip fryer

  09-10-2017 14:00
  
  The Florigo conti-pro PC 3 continuous potato chip fryer has an oil inlet section that changes the fluid dynamics within the kettle to produce a streamlined laminar flow over the full width and length of the fryer pan.
  
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• PepsiCo launches Mac n' Cheetos into US supermarkets

  09-10-2017 13:24
  Food and drink giant PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division is launching Mac n' Cheetos into the freezer aisles of US supermarkets.
  
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• US confectioner Ferrara to close Iowa facility at the cost of 250 jobs

  09-10-2017 12:50
  Ferrara Candy Co. has announced that it is to close its Creston, Iowa, facility by the end of this year.
  
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• Nissin Foods revamps Top Ramen to remove MSG, lower sodium

  09-10-2017 12:31
  Nissin Foods is revamping its Top Ramen range in the US to remove added MSG and reduce sodium content in response to consumer demand for more healthy options.
  
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• Ginsters owner Samworth Brothers invests in new facility

  09-10-2017 12:06
  Samworth Brothers, the UK company behind Ginsters pasties and Melton Mowbray pork pies, is to open a new GBP12m (US$15.7m) distribution centre in Leicestershire later this month.
  
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• Fox's Biscuits, Burton's Biscuit Co. said to be revisiting merger talks

  09-10-2017 10:22
  The owner of a UK poultry processing firm at the centre of a poor food hygiene investigation is said to be orchestrating a merger between Fox's Biscuits and Burton's Biscuit Co.
  
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• Danone's Saudi joint venture in merger talks with rival

  09-10-2017 10:10
  Al Safi Danone Company (ASD), the Saudi Arabian joint venture involving French food giant Danone, is in merger talks with fellow Saudi dairy firm National Agricultural Development Company (Nadec).
  
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• Food is the star as TOOT marks its 33rd year - Beckley Register-Herald

  09-10-2017 09:04
  Food is the star as TOOT marks its 33rd year
  Beckley Register-Herald
  Lewisburg is donning its fall finery, just in time for the 33rd annual Taste of Our Towns (TOOT) festival. The annual fundraiser for Carnegie Hall and dozens of other local nonprofit organizations will take over downtown streets and sidewalks from 11 a ...
  
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• College establishes task force to assess food sustainability - The Dartmouth

  09-10-2017 08:58
  College establishes task force to assess food sustainability
  The Dartmouth
  A working group regarding the sustainability of Dartmouth's food systems is being established in the coming weeks, a step which aligns with the goals established by College President Phil Hanlon in his April 2017 pledge to move Dartmouth toward a ...
  
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• Poor Nations Need Farm Investment or Face Importing More Food - Bloomberg

  09-10-2017 08:52
  Bloomberg
  Poor Nations Need Farm Investment or Face Importing More Food
  Bloomberg
  The poorest countries risk a greater dependence on food imports unless more is invested in their rural agriculture industries as people move toward cities, according to the United Nations. As urban populations rise, diets are changing and consumption ...and more »
  
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• Someone Donated This 46-Year-Old Can of Soup to a Food Bank - The Daily Meal

  09-10-2017 08:18
  The Daily Meal
  Someone Donated This 46-Year-Old Can of Soup to a Food Bank
  The Daily Meal
  Food banks receive a lot of old stuff as donations. People clean out their cabinets and send the things they don't want to charity, but they don't necessarily pay attention to expiration dates when they do so. But even though food banks are used to ...
  46-year-old can of soup donated to food bank, expired in 1970sWWAY NewsChannel 3all 2 news articles »
  
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• Dear Abby: Their food makes us sick — literally - Chicago Sun-Times

  09-10-2017 07:01
  Dear Abby: Their food makes us sick — literally
  Chicago Sun-Times
  DEAR ABBY: My issue is related to celebrations with my in-laws. They are both retired. At holiday time, we suggest that we pick up something to eat on the way, but they always tell us they already have stuff ready to cook. The problem is, we have ...and more »
  
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• Kellogg buys maker of protein bar brand RXBAR for $600 million

  09-10-2017 07:00
  Kellogg has entered into an agreement to acquire Chicago Bar Company, maker of clean-label protein bar brand RXBAR, for $600 million.
  
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• EU, FAO join forces to tackle food waste, antimicrobial resistance

  09-10-2017 07:00
  Vytenis Andriukaitis, the European Union’s (EU) commissioner for health and food safety, and José Graziano da Silva, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), have agreed to ramp up collaboration between the two organizations in tackling the problems of waste in food supply chains and antimicrobial resistance.
  
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• Cooke to acquire Omega Protein for nearly $500 million

  09-10-2017 07:00
  Cooke, parent company of Cooke Aquaculture, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Omega Protein, a nutritional product company and an integrated provider of specialty oils and specialty protein products, for $22.00 per share in cash, or approximately $500 million.
  
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• Animal welfare laws may lead to higher egg prices, lower production

  09-10-2017 07:00
  A study published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics suggests that California’s animal welfare laws have led to higher egg prices and lower production.
  
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• Bugs in the Food by Design at Bangkok Fine-dining Bistro - Voice of America

  09-10-2017 06:29
  Voice of America
  Bugs in the Food by Design at Bangkok Fine-dining Bistro
  Voice of America
  Ants and beetles in the kitchen? Normally that'd close down a restaurant immediately, but for a unique eatery in Bangkok, bugs in the beef ragu and pests in the pesto are the business plan. Tucking into insects is nothing new in Thailand, where street ...
  
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• FDA warns dairy, bakery, canned food and seafood operators - Food Safety News

  09-10-2017 06:05
  Food Safety News
  FDA warns dairy, bakery, canned food and seafood operators
  Food Safety News
  A Georgia dairy, a Massachusetts bakery, a Texas low-acid food processor, and Alabama seafood processor are all on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for violations of federal food safety laws. The FDA sent warning letters to each of the ...
  
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• HEARTH hosts The Art of Wine & Food - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  09-10-2017 06:01
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  HEARTH hosts The Art of Wine & Food
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Party with a Purpose: In case you need reassurance that there are good people in the world, take heart in the fact that more than 400 guests enjoyed an uplifting night to support HEARTH, an organization focused on helping families dealing with ...
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Volusia County residents brave long line for food assistance - WFTV Orlando

  09-10-2017 04:26
  WFTV Orlando
  Hurricane Irma: Volusia County residents brave long line for food assistance
  WFTV Orlando
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - People who lost food during Hurricane Irma waited for hours for food assistance at the Volusia County Fairgrounds Sunday. The Florida Disaster Food Assistance Program allows people who make slightly over the threshold for ...
  Food assistance continues for families hit by Hurricane IrmaFOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
  30000+ families apply for food assistance after Hurricane Ir
  
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• Why Kraft Heinz Is Attractively Valued In Packaged Food Sector - Forbes

  09-10-2017 04:04
  Forbes
  Why Kraft Heinz Is Attractively Valued In Packaged Food Sector
  Forbes
  I have an insider's take on Wall Street Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images). In addition to the many attributes that make Kraft Heinz attractive and still undervalued, the giant consumer packaged ...
  
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• Doomsday prepper sends all of his food to Puerto Rico - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

  09-10-2017 03:54
  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
  Doomsday prepper sends all of his food to Puerto Rico
  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
  Joseph Badame of Medford, N.J., helps during a food truck fundraiser for the people of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria at Anthony Barber and Victoria Martinez-Barber's home, in Medford, N.J. Badame, who spent decades preparing his home ...
  New Jersey Survivalist Donates Decades Of Hoarded Food To Puerto RicoGothamistall 504 news articles »
  
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• Tasting Food from Around the World - Tristatehomepage.com

  09-10-2017 03:18
  Tristatehomepage.com
  Tasting Food from Around the World
  Tristatehomepage.com
  Fall Festival may be over, but the Tri-State still has a lot of food choices to offer. Hundreds of people showed up Sunday to enjoy exotic cuisine at the 16th annual International Food Festival at the Islamic Center of Evansville. Festival officials ...
  
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• Local Teacher Turns Classroom Into Food Bank - NewsChannel5.com

  09-10-2017 02:24
  NewsChannel5.com
  Local Teacher Turns Classroom Into Food Bank
  NewsChannel5.com
  For some students, going home for fall break means going hungry. To Celebrate Tennessee, NewsChannel 5's Kristen Skovira introduced us to a Donelson Middle School teacher who has turned part of her classroom into a food bank. Show Captionand more »
  
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• No more cupcakes: Greenfield schools seek to clarify new food allergy policy - The Recorder

  09-10-2017 01:30
  No more cupcakes: Greenfield schools seek to clarify new food allergy policy
  The Recorder
  GREENFIELD — The message will soon be clear to parents in the school system: No more baked goods in the classroom. In a policy to address life-threatening allergies that was first approved by the School Committee back in May, the particulars are now ...
  
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• Tim Duncan partners with HEB, SA Food Bank to deliver nearly 400000 pounds of food to islands - KSAT San Antonio

  09-10-2017 01:16
  KSAT San Antonio
  Tim Duncan partners with HEB, SA Food Bank to deliver nearly 400000 pounds of food to islands
  KSAT San Antonio
  SAN ANTONIO - H-E-B gave an update on Spurs legend Tim Duncan's relief trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Sunday, reporting that it had donated nearly 400,000 pounds of food with the help of the food bank and H-E-B customers. Duncan also partnered ...and more »
  
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• Florida leaders working to help people receive emergency food stamps after Hurricane Irma - ActionNewsJax.com

  09-10-2017 00:54
  ActionNewsJax.com
  Florida leaders working to help people receive emergency food stamps after Hurricane Irma
  ActionNewsJax.com
  Florida state leaders are working to help people receive emergency food stamps to help them recover after Hurricane Irma. State representatives were in Clay and Putnam counties Sunday. Department of Children and Families employees had their boots on ...and more »
  
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• Backpack Food Program's middle school expansion going strong - Mankato Free Press

  09-10-2017 00:19
  Mankato Free Press
  Backpack Food Program's middle school expansion going strong
  Mankato Free Press
  This is an example of the food packs that are to be inserted discreetly into the backpacks of kids signed up for the weekend food program from Feeding Our Communities Partners. The nonprofit expanded into middle schools this school year after a pilot ...
  
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• What You Need to Know About Tulum's First Food and Wine Festival - Vogue.com

  09-10-2017 00:05
  What You Need to Know About Tulum's First Food and Wine Festival
  Vogue.com
  Over the last decade, Tulum–Mexico's once quiet, eco-conscious bohemian town an hour and a half drive south of Cancun along the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula – has morphed into an effortlessly chic destination beloved by the Burning ...
  
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• Food cart employee threatens man with gun - WMTV

  09-10-2017 00:05
  WMTV
  Food cart employee threatens man with gun
  WMTV
  MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -- A man left a food cart and threatened another man with a gun early Sunday morning in downtown Madison. Madison police say they were called for a disturbance at outside a downtown food truck parked in the 500 block of North ...and more »
  
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