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GrubHub and Seamless to merge

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - GrubHub Inc. and Seamless North America LLC, two of the biggest online services for food-delivery in the U.S., have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their companies to take on rivals in the growing market for online meal orders. The merger will create a combined company well positioned to drive more orders to restaurants, deliver a better experience for hungry diners ...

Lexington food trucks pilot program to go before council for first reading

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:33 -0400

Urban County Council spent two hours on Tuesday discussing myriad details about a proposed six-month pilot program to create five food truck zones downtown.The discussion covered everything from where and when the trucks can set up on the street to who and how it would be enforced. Council members at Tuesday's work session eventually voted to send the pilot project to Thursday night's ...

Gluten for punishment Much-maligned protein cause of major shift in food culture

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:43 -0400

If restaurants operated like pharmacies, bread and pasta would be kept behind the counter as controlled substances. So suggests new market research, published by The NPD Group, which shows Canadian diners' requests for gluten-free and wheat-free dishes have increased by nearly 140 per cent since 2010.A separate analysis of menu trends at the nation's top 53 restaurants found36 per cent ...

Food trucks north parkway on council agenda

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:37 -0400

It was far from a hostile audience that greeted Prime Minister Stephen Harper when he sat before a question-and-answer session at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York ...

Wisconsin panel passes food stamp work requirement

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:07:49 -0400

MADISON, Wis. -- The Legislature's budget committee has approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to approve the plan over objections from Democrats. Those who ...

UPDATE 1-U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling -Mexico

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:54:29 -0400

(Updates with agriculture minister's quotes) By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday, saying it was hurting local industry. The WTO ruled in late June last year that a U.S. program for labeling imported meat unfairly ...

Food hygiene a postcode lottery

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:37 -0400

22 May 2013 Food outlets in parts of the London borough of Bexley have the worst hygiene standards of more than 2,000 postcodes, while those in Birmingham's B35 area offer the best, according to a Which? ...

Should You Pre-Chew Your Babys Food

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:54 -0400

introducing allergens to infants and examined how emerging scientific evidence suggests that the age-old conventional wisdom of delaying introduction of food allergies for the purpose of preventing food allergy may actually increase the risk of a child developing food allergy. It is possible – and even likely – that in a few short years, early introduction of food allergens will ...

Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:46 -0400

WASHINGTON -; The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm ...

Indigenous Brazilians Learn to Fight for the Right to Food

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:49 -0400

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 21 2013 (IPS) - Indigenous communities in remote areas of Brazil have begun to recognise that they have the right to not be hungry, and are learning that food security means much more than simply having food on the ...

STUDY People Eat Bigger Portion Sizes When The Food Is Labeled ‘Healthy’

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:12 -0400

People assume they can eat larger portion sizes of foods labeled ';healthy,'; even when those foods actually have the same amount of calories as the ';non-healthy'; versions, according ...

Supermarket 2012 Sales Lagged Inflation Report

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:51 -0400

Sixty percent of food retailers surveyed said they had higher customer counts in 2012, according to a new report from Food Marketing Institute, although average sales growth was below inflation. The Food Retailing Financial and Business Review 2013, released here at the FMI Financial Executive Conference, found that same-store sales increases in the industry averaged 1.6% in 2013, excluding fuel. ...

Reasor’s Others Support Tornado Relief

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:51 -0400

Reasor’s is partnering with the Salvation Army to collect donations to help with disaster relief across central Oklahoma, one of several efforts by food retailers around the country to assist tornado victims there. The chain is encouraging customers to text the word "Storm" to 80888 to donate $10. Reasor’s said it will match the first $10,000 donated. Also, all 17 ...

Retailers Slow to Adopt Mobile POS Study

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:51 -0400

While the use of mobile tablets (such as the iPad) as POS devices is growing rapidly, with shipments increasing at a rate of 38% in 2013, many retailers are still slow to adopt them, according to a new study from research firm IHL Group here. The mobile POS market will surpass $2 billion in hardware/software sales in North America in 2013, and 28% of North American retailers plan to adopt Mobile ...

Pet food giants are betting that eating table scraps is going out of fashion.

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:07 -0400

The state-of-the-art robotized production line, located in the Vorsino techno park near the border between the Kaluga and Moscow regions, took under two years to complete. It will use 90 percent locally made ingredients and packaging and will produce cat food under the brand name ...

More restaurants getting a kick start from crowdfunding

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:10 -0400

Sarah and Evan Rich of Rich Table. Using Kickstarter to crowdfund new San Francisco restaurant and food projects is officially a thing. Just this week, Linea Caffe launched a project seeking $10,000 to open a new coffee and waffles joint in the Mission, while Caf St. Jorge, another caf-bakery, hopes to raise $30,000 by the middle of next month. Sandbox Bakery in Bernal Heights also has taken to ...

Keep U.S. Food for Peace Program Reliable and Transparent

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:53 -0400

For generations, the United States Food for Peace program has helped deliver food assistance to millions of hungry and malnourished people across the world. Through the program, food grown on American farms is transported on U.S. ships to those in need. This mutually beneficial partnership allows food aid to reach all corners of the globe while supporting domestic farm production and ensuring ...

How a fly-in community gets fresh food – without breaking the bank

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:13 -0400

At the Northern Store in Fort Albany First Nation, a fly-in community on James Bay, a bag of spinach can cost $7.50 and a bag of apples can reach $13. The price of food garners so much attention that it can even start rumours, said Gigi Veeraraghavan, a community worker at Peetabeck Health ...

Pope criticises savage capitalism on visit to food kitchen

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:06 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis criticised what he called "savage capitalism" on a visit to a food kitchen on Tuesday, in an address in which he called for the values of generosity and charity to be revived. "A savage capitalism has taught the logic of profit at any cost, of giving in order to get, of exploitation without thinking of people... and we see the results in the ...

Slow Food Edmonton president happy to be back on the farm

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:52 -0400

EDMONTON - There are not many of us who can claim to have known our passion since we were in rubber boots.But while seeding at his Sturgeon County property this spring, organic farmer John Schneider fondly remembers being a lad on his family farm, where he would proudly ride his tractor tricycle, a rake under his arm to mimic the up-and-down motion of a cultivator.While it wasn't exactly a ...

NASA awards grant for 3-D food printer could it end world hunger

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:09 -0400

NASA has given a six-month grant to a company developing what could be the world's first 3-D food printer . And the project's developer, reports Quartz, an online digital news site, believes its invention could be used to end world hunger. Quartz explains that the printer is the brainchild of mechanical ...

Heres My Plan To Stop Eating Food

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:07 -0400

Fully-mixed Soylent resembles a vanilla milkshake. 24-year-old Rob Rhinehart turned heads a few months ago with a simple announcement - he no longer needs to eat food in the conventional sense. Rhinehart has created what he calls "Soylent," a powdered concoction that seemingly contains all the nutrients and biological fuel people need to go about their lives. Added to water, it's ...

Donald Macintyres Sketch If the Tory beast needs red meat call for Chris Grayling

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:27 -0400

Donald Macintyre writes political sketches for The Independent, having been Jerusalem correspondent since 2004, covering Israel and the Occupied Territories, as well as travelling for the paper to Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Libya and Egypt. As Political Editor and then Chief Political Commentator, he previously covered the John Major and early Tony Blair era. He has written for the Daily Express, ...

Program to certify healthy meals at Denver-area restaurants

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:35 -0400

About 40 Denver-area restaurants will offer dietitian-verified healthy meals under a new program being launched Wednesday by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Healthy Dining in Colorado program builds on a national template that Healthy Dining, a nutritional consulting company, has undertaken by listing good-for-you options at participating restaurants on ...

Whole Foods Sourcing Update An Interview With Chairman Elstrott

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:57 -0400

Whole Foods Market Chairman John Elstrott discusses the retailer's needs relating to ingredient transparency, and products that are local, organic and non-GMO. He was interviewed at the 2013 American Bakers Association Convention by David ...

Family Dollar Cites Pressure on Core Customers

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:56 -0400

Family Dollar Stores sees signs of recovery in the economy, "the averages are misleading when it comes to our consumer population," Mary A. Winston, the chain's chief financial officer, said Tuesday in an analyst presentation here. Speaking at the Americas Select Franchise Conference sponsored by Barclay's Capital, Winston said, "When you look at the economic data, you do ...

Food science expertGenetically modified crops areoverregu...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:51 -0400

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - It has been almost 20 years since the first genetically modified foods showed up in produce aisles throughout the United States and the rest of the world, but controversy continues to surround the products and their ...

I-Mei may face criminal charges in nations latest food ingredients scandal

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:38 -0400

I-Mei Foods (????) has allegedly used expired ingredients in its food making process -- a criminal act that will be investigated by local health departments, Food and Drug Administration Director-General Kang Jaw-jou (???) said ...

GS1 US Creates New Traceability Readiness Programs

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:32 -0400

GS1 US has released online readiness programs to assist companies in the food industry in creating product traceability programs. The Seafood Traceability Readiness Program and Dairy, Deli, Bakery Traceability Readiness Program include webinars, interactive tools and resources, and a community group for sharing best practices. Subscribers will learn how to utilize GS1 standards to share product ...

Hunger poverty rates in Egypt up sharply over past three years - UN report

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:38 -0400

21 May 2013 &#150 Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released today by the United Nations food agency and partners. An estimated 13.7 million Egyptians or 17 per cent of the population suffered from food insecurity in 2011, compared to 14 per cent in 2009, according to the report by UN World Food Programme ...

Brinker International Announces Deal To Acquire 11 Chilis Franchise Restaurants In Canada

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:59 -0400

Under the terms of the agreement, a subsidiary of Brinker will acquire 11 existing Chili's® restaurants in the province of Alberta, which generate approximately $35 million in annual sales. The transaction is projected to close in June. Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT) today announced a signed agreement with longtime Canadian franchise partner, Speedy Creek (2011) Ltd. Under ...

Chefs mix up menu at pop-up restaurants

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:51 -0400

Two Auckland chefs are challenging Kiwi attitudes towards cuisine and waste by serving up under-appreciated food like stingray and pig's head at pop-up dining events. Andreas Eggmann and Benjamin Barton had both worked as chefs all over the world for about a decade before returning to New Zealand two years ago and starting POPdining. The pair find empty spaces around Auckland to open their own ...

Pizza from a printer NASA to spend $125000 funding 3D food production project

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:26:27 -0400

USA NASA is funding research into 3D printed food which would provide astronauts with meals during long space flights. The futuristic food printers would use cartridges of powder and oils which would have a shelf life of 30 years. While the idea may seem like something out of a Sci-Fi movie, the process of printing food has already been proven possible. The brains behind the innovation, Anjan ...

Dining Out Afghan Chopan Kebab House offers comfort food

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:47 -0400

afghanchopankebab.ca Dinner for two without tip: About $40-----EDMONTON - I awoke on a recent spring morning and looked out the window only to discover snow-lined tree tops and winds as strong as my desire for comfort and warmth. With a sigh, I found my woollies and succumbed to winter's grip.Hoping to find solace in a helping of homestyle comfort food straight from the streets of Kabul, I ...

Prophet Delivers Brand Transformation for the Greater Chicago Food Depository

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:00 -0400

CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prophet, a leading brand and marketing consultancy, has announced a brand repositioning and identity refresh for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago's food bank. The Greater Chicago Food Depository tapped Prophet to better leverage its brand to mobilize the public to end hunger. Prophet began a comprehensive brand assessment in 2012, conducting ...

E-470 responds to drivers demands for food fuel

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:57 -0400

The E-470 Public Highway Authority, known for offering commuters a smooth ride on the 47-mile toll road that arcs east of metro Denver, wants to offer drivers access to a gas station and convenience store without having to leave the toll road. The authority on Tuesday said it's issued a request for qualifications for a developer-operator who would finance, build and operate a gas station and ...

Media Advisory - International Chardonnay Day May 23 celebrates worlds most planted grape

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:51 -0400

May 23 is International Chardonnay Day, and the wineries of the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration are leading the Canadian initiative. ...

Bugs for dinner Thailand raises ‘six-legged livestock’ for global food study

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:49 -0400

A new study says teens who had a schoolmate die by suicide are more likely to consider or attempt taking their own lives than those who haven't lost a peer to ...

Chartwells School Dining Services Partners with Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana to Re-Launch the Spartan Summer Food ...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:03 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to the Map the Meal Gap study conducted by Feeding America, 28.2 percent of children (about 1,620) in Fayette County are food insecure -- lacking the availability and access to food. For the second consecutive year, Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and Chartwells School Dining Services are teaming up to launch the Spartan Summer Food Truck Program ...

European meat traders need to be licensed-French ministers

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:55 -0400

* Meat traders should be supervised - French ministers * Call for more EU anti-fraud measures * Fading media focus softens will to reach EU meat label deal By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - The European Union should introduce a specific licence for meat traders to prevent frauds such as the one that duped Europeans across the bloc into eating horsemeat labelled as beef in ...

Macken to Head U.S. Sales at Kellogg

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:47 -0400

Kellogg Co. senior vice president of customer development for U.S. Sales Darcey Macken, will succeed a retiring Mark Wagner as president of U.S. Sales, effective Dec. 31. "Darcey has a proven track record for success," said Kellogg Co. in a statement. "During her tenure with Kellogg, she has successfully led numerous large customer and commercial teams in the U.S. Sales ...

Reasor’s Supports Tornado Relief

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:47 -0400

Reasor’s is partnering with the Salvation Army to collect donations to help with disaster relief across central Oklahoma. The chain is encouraging customers to text the word "Storm" to 80888 to donate $10. Reasor’s said it will match the first $10,000 donated. Also, all 17 Reasor’s locations throughout northeastern Oklahoma will begin collecting the most needed items, ...

The Fresh Market Names Ackerman CFO

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:46 -0400

The Fresh Market here said it has named Jeffrey Ackerman executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 3. Ackerman, who most recently held those titles at bedding concern Sealy Corp. and previously had worked with PepsiCo’s Frito Lay division, succeeds Lisa Klinger, who left in December to join apparel retailer Kellwood Co. In his new post, Ackerman, 50, will oversee ...

Teen Hy-Vee Baker Wins Award

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:46 -0400

Hy-Vee is encouraging the public to keep an eye on one of its youngest cake designers: 17-year-old Lindsay Franzoni. The part-time employee at Hy-Vee’s Galesburg, Ill., store on National Boulevard, defeated 53 other contestants at a statewide cake decorating contest sponsored by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America in Springfield, Ill. Lindsay took home top honors with a ...

3D-printable food NASA wants a taste

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:30 -0400

from Quartz. Anjan Contractor, who runs Systems & Materials Research Corporation, hopes to design a system that will turn shelf-stable cartridges of sugars, complex carbs, and protein into edible food on demand. Contractor asserts that by the time the population reaches 12 billion people ("peak human" for Earth being around 9.5 billion to 10 billion people), we will have to change ...

House Farm Bill Expands Crop Insurance Cuts Food Stamps

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:41 -0400

A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the biggest cuts in food stamps for the poor in a generation and a potentially expensive expansion of federally subsidized crop insurance. The House Agriculture Committee approved a five-year, $500 billion farm bill on a 36-10 vote. The next step will be debate by the full House, which is likely to start in ...

In campaign to stem food waste UN agency spotlights traditional preservation methods

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:17:37 -0400

Print 21 May 2013 &#150 Fermenting birds, naturally freeze-drying potatoes and squeezing meat on a saddle are some of the traditional methods used by cultures around the world to preserve food highlighted today by the United Nations environment agency, which is stressing the importance of reducing food waste. ';Reducing food waste and loss is an economic, ethical and environmental ...

Granite City Food Brewery Ltd. to Develop Restaurant in Louisville Kentucky

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0400

The Company recently signed an agreement to purchase approximately 2.5 acres of land in Louisville, Kentucky along S. Hurstbourne Parkway in the development known as 'The Vinings'. Granite City Food & Brewery ...

Improving on Perfection Wendys Frosty Waffle Cone

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:43 -0400

Frosty(TM) has been scooped up with spoons, straws, and even French fries across Canada. Starting today, there's another way to enjoy Frosty - you can bite into it, with the new ...

Iron Chef America comes to your kitchen

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:42 -0400

Iron Chef America brand has launched La Cuisine home meal kits, inspired by the Food Network's esteemed Iron Chef America (ICA) series. La Cuisine home meal kits arrive ...

Singer Sues McDonalds Gospel Singer Claims Glass in Chicken Sandwich Ruined Her Vocal Chords

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:30 -0400

Customers enter a McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles on Monday, July 28, 2008. A singer is suing McDonald's after she swallowed a piece of glass that was inside her chicken sandwich, according to reports.Gospel singer, Jacqueline Simpson, has claimed that she bought a meal from the fast food restaurant in 2010, but that as she was eating her chicken sandwich from the chain she ...

Thailand urged to explore edible insect market to cope with global food demands

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:42 -0400

BANGKOK - Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call 'six-legged livestock' -- edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that is expected to grow 60 per cent by 2050. The agency ...

There’s nothing new about Silicon Valley’s food hacking

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:39:15 -0400

The disrupterati are bored, and they want to play with your food. Having flattened shopping, unshackled education, hotwired our wheels and loggified our daily lives, they now want to get into our mouths. Engineers-turned-chefs are tinkering with what's in our food, and bringing technology to bear from other fields to do it in the name of science. However, it isn't clear that this rush ...

Food safety must be better ensured

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:31 -0400

About 44 percent of rice in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, contains excessive levels of cadmium, a carcinogenic metal, according to a survey An article in Beijing Youth Daily calls for better ways of ensuring food safety, (excerpts ...

Lassonde Industries Inc. increases its equity interest in Clement Pappas and Company Inc.

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:31:00 -0400

May 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX:LAS.A) ("Lassonde") has agreed with members of the Pappas family to purchase all of the shares ...

Food Testing for Safe Tasting

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:27:43 -0400

Consumers want to know what's in their food, creating a demand for personal testing devices and technologies. Scientists and engineers are figuring out new ways to check for harmful allergens and help people stay on gluten-free diets, with some of those technologies focusing on smartphones and ...

LAX seizes elephant meat dead monkey illegal handbags

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:25 -0400

U.S. Customs officials at Los Angeles International Airport said they confiscated a dead monkey, elephant meat and illegal handbags made of reptile skin. Airport officials said it had an unusual week this month after several illegal items were found at the airport. "We intercept and seize a multitude of remarkable items," U.S. Customs and Border Protection field operations director ...

Kroger may turn food waste to biofuel

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:03:14 -0400

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is using organic food waste to power a California distribution center and may add similar systems to other locations throughout the country. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the Cincinnati-based grocery chain is expected to process more than 55,000 tons of waste into energy each year to power the 59-acre center, which serves its Ralphs and Food 4 Less store chains. A ...

Gov. Haslam signs bill lowering sales tax on food

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:25:32 -0400

The bill, which goes into effect in July, reduces the state portion of the sales tax on groceries from 5.25 percent to 5 percent. The legislation helps all Tennesseans, Haslam ...

US online food delivery giants GrubHub Seamless plan merger

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:21:36 -0400

GrubHub and Seamless, two U.S. Internet food ordering giants, announced a merging plan in a joint statement on Monday. The merging will create a combined network of more than 20,000 local takeout restaurants covering over 500 cities across the US. GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney will serve as CEO of the new company, while Seamless CEO Jonathan Zabusky will become president, according to the plan. ...

TN Rep The Bible Says Not To Feed The ‘Unwilling To Work’ So We Should Cut Food Stamps To Kids

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:47 -0400

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , or SNAP, is now in their sightsfor cuts that could potentially devastate families who need it most. Almost 47 million Americans are now receiving benefits under SNAP, also known as ‘food stamps’, and many of those are children, elderly, disabled, or working poor. As expected in troubled economic times, enrollment in the program skyrocketed ...

Food inflation in country hits 6.2

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:03:30 -0400

Food prices are the single largest contributor to overall inflation in Saudi Arabia, according to a recent report issued by Jadwa Investment. Saudi Arabia's inflation rates reached an all-time high in April 2013, where food prices increased by an estimated 6.2 percent on a year-on-year basis compared with 5.3 percent in March. "This puts food inflation at a record high for the new ...

Women who eat lot of meat prone to weight gain

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:11:55 -0400

Women who eat a lot of meat are apt to weigh more than those who do not. Previous studies have consistently shown that vegetarians are lighter and have a lower body mass index than their omnivorous ...

Customs officers seize elephant meat dead primate in Los Angeles

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:51:08 -0400

This photo released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, shows elephant meat, one of several contraband items seized by the agency at Los Angeles International Airport between May 6 and ...

Meat exports could be allowed into China within days

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:51 -0400

Source: ONE Sport Exports of New Zealand meat could be allowed into China again within the next few days. Meat exports have been blocked from entering the country since the end of April, and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has made resolving the issue its "number one priority". ...

Balis top 5 authentic restaurants

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:58:40 -0400

Here is our list of five favourite eateries in Bali serving Indonesian food range from fine dining restaurants to humble buffet warung and roadside satays. One of its eateries, Mozaic Restaurant Gastronomique, made its appearance on the Asia 2013 winner list of San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, and another one, Sarong, made it to The Miele Guide's list of Asia's Top 20 ...

Restaurateur honoured for services to food industry

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:46:16 -0400

Restaurateur Fleur Sullivan says her New Year Honour is recognition for her philosophy of championing fresh, local seafood and produce. "I think that this particular one is recognition of regions and regional food," she said at an investiture ceremony today. "It's recognition for the importance our regions play in our economy. "The owner of award-winning Fleur's Place in Moeraki, Otago, said her ...

The rise of food swapping

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:42:22 -0400

The food swapping movement is taking off in the UK with new groups springing up across the country. Throughout history food has been swapped and traded, from cacao beans to spices. But a modern movement is growing in the UK with anything from home-made sushi, ice cream and pate to eggs, apples and wild garlic on offer. The swaps are organised events where people trade home-grown, home-made or ...

Elephant Meat Bound For Fresno Seized At Airport

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:30:30 -0400

LOS ANGELES (CBS / AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles. The agency said in a press release Monday that the illegal items were seized between May 6 and May 10 at an international mail facility and at Los Angeles ...

Elephant meat dead primate seized from Nigerian in LA

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:25 -0400

US Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles in the baggage of a passenger from Nigeria. The agency said yesterday that the illegal items _ including a tiny dead macaque from Indonesia and elephant meat from a protected species in Thailand _ were seized between May 6 ...

Students carve out market with Meat Mail

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:45 -0400

Two students who started selling boxes of meat to their Dunedin peers last year have trebled their client base, hired staff and are now eyeing markets further north. David Booth, 24, and Harrison Uffindel, 23, got fed up with having to travel long distances to buy what they say was over-priced and poor-quality meat. "You've got a problem in north Dunedin in particular where there's essentially ...

Food scares and new rules help us says Cranswick chief

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:38:36 -0400

Food scares and stricter pig production rules across Europe will all be good for the bacon, sausage and cooked meats group Cranswick, its chairman said ...

Free meals Hotels say Have a bite on us

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:57 -0400

In a bid for more loyal customers, Marriott International is going after their stomachs.Starting June 22, Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum Elite members plus a guest will get free continental breakfast ...

The Great GoogaMooga Charitable Food Donation

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:48 -0400

The first Great GoogaMooga disaster struck the Brooklyn food and music festival last summer: Too long lines, too little water, too many disgruntled hipsters. There was significant damage to the grass at Prospect Park too, another issue that made for a problematic debut for the event. But what happened yesterday, when organizers shut down the third day of the supposedly "rain-or-shine" ...

Wisconsin Job training rule for food stamps would trim rolls by half report says

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:57:11 -0400

MADISON, Wis. -- Requiring a job or basic training for one from able-bodied participants in the state's food stamp program would cause about half of them to drop out of the program -- a total of tens of thousands of people statewide and 14,500 in Milwaukee, according to a new report. The new projections come from the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office, which last week released its ...

Blue whales making comeback in New Zealand waters

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:49 -0400

Blue whales, the world's largest animal almost hunted to extinction in the 19th Century, are making a comeback in waters off New Zealand, scientists say. A study in the waters of the South Taranaki Bight, to the west of the country's North Island, showed blue whales were passing through in numbers greater than expected, researchers with the government's National Institute of Water ...

Critics Notebook Tertulia Concert Series at Hardings and Other Restaurants

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:08 -0400

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Role for Auditors Growing FMI Study Says

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:33 -0400

Food retailers and wholesalers should expect to boost the size of their audit departments in coming years to meet expanding roles of information technology, retail operations and supply chain, according to a new study by Food Marketing Institute. FMI said results of its Food Retailing and Wholesaling Internal Audit Study published Monday at the 2013 Annual Internal Audit conference here, ...

Gallery Highlights From United Fresh

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:32 -0400

The United Fresh Produce Association Conference descended on San Diego May 14-17. Industry members from growers to processors to wholesalers to retail and foodservice gathered to hear the latest on food safety, immigration and marketing challenges, as well as showcase new products and honor some of the industry’s ...

Classic Bauhaus Designs Reimagined In Food

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:47 -0400

Food stylist studio Nicky&Max have created a series of Bauhaus-themed food platings that channel the dynamic lines and bold colors of Lszl ...

Anthony Bourdain on food porn Libya and his move to CNN

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:18 -0400

Anthony Bourdain gets to travel around the world having adventures and eating great food his new network, CNN, has already ordered another season of "Parts Unknown." (Peter Kramer) Anthony Bourdain gets to travel around the world having adventures and eating great food - his new network, CNN, has already ordered another season of "Parts Unknown." Back in New York, Bourdain ...

Food Networks Great Food Truck Race makes noise in Portland

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:59 -0400

The horns. They were deafening. They started blaring while I was waiting in line at a food cart at Pioneer Courthouse Square today. A bunch of food trucks Id never seen began honking their horns. Whats that about? I asked Shelly Sorenson, purveyor of one of Portlands oldest food carts, Honkin Huge Burritos. (The city of Portland honored Shelly last summer for her carts longevity. We also attended ...

Key Technical issue holding up meat in China

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:34 -0400

Prime Minister John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation. Mr Key told TV3's Firstline that New Zealand's ambassador to China, Carl Worker, went to see authorities yesterday and confirmed a technical issue was holding up shipments of New Zealand meat on Chinese ...

Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Congressional Progress Toward Passage of a Food Farm and Jobs Bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:27 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013--Secretary Vilsack made the following statement on congressional progress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: "I am encouraged that Congress took action this week toward passage of a five-year, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. I appreciate the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in particular Chairwoman Stabenow and Senator ...

Senator Undertakes $3-Per-Day Food Stamp Challenge As Congress Readies Cuts

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:47 -0400

As the farm bill approved by the Agriculture Committee last week reaches the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) will be a few hours into an experiment: eating for a week on the meager food budget afford by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Murphy announced ...

Second Food Critic Leaves Village Voice

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:04 -0400

With that brief message, Tejal Rao became the second food writer at The Village Voice to depart from a publication that has been shrinking in the last few days. On ...

Work requirement would reduce food stamp rolls

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:55 -0400

Walker wants to require FoodShare recipients to spend at least 20 hours a week searching for work or participating in job training to keep their ...

Albertsons Donates $100000 to West Texas Relief

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:06 -0400

Albertsons Markets here said its customers in the South and Southwest have raised more than $76,000 for disaster relief efforts following the plant explosion in West, Texas, and the company has donated an additional $24,000 from its disaster relief fund for a total donation of $100,000. The company launched a Texas Tornado campaign last week across seven southern states following tornadoes last ...

Heinen’s Deploys Supply Chain Systems

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:05 -0400

Heinen’s Fine Foods here, which operates 18 stores, has deployed new supply chain systems aimed at lowering inventory, improving warehouse turns, eliminating holiday over-stocks and reducing labor costs. The new systems - G.O.L.D. Demand and Promotional Forecasting and G.O.L.D. Warehouse Replenishment Optimization - are from Symphony EYC, Palo Alto, ...

GOPer Who Got Millions in Farm Subsidies Thinks the Poor Should Starve Rather Than Get Food Stamps

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:41 -0400

Tennessee congressman Stephen Fincher is very angry that the federal government is committed to preventing poor people from starving to ...

Amid competing global challenges public health deserves priority - UN official

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:35 -0400

Print 20 May 2013 &#150 At a time when the world is dealing with myriad challenges, from climate change to food insecurity, it is more important than ever to ensure that public health receives the both the attention and resources it deserves to ensure the well-being of millions, a senior United Nations official said today. ';We are living in deeply troubled times,'; said Margaret ...

Search dogs at Canada’s borders more likely to sniff out meat than drugs records show

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:54:09 -0400

OTTAWA -- Federal search dogs at international border entry points have a penchant for sniffing out one thing more than anything else: meat.The release of the data comes as federal officials question the necessity and effectiveness of the dogs, with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) dismantling some of its search-dog teams over the past year -- a move the federal union believes will erode ...

Food Lion Sponsors Food Distribution at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine MD

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:41 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Food Lion will donate $5,000 in food donations and gift cards to the Capital Area Food Bank's mobile pantry site at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Md. The donations will help feed 200 local families. Who: Food Lion and Capital Area Food Bank representatives: -- Welcome -- Kareem Boykin, Food Lion Community Relations Representative ...

Tops Eyes Expansion for Orchard Fresh

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:34 -0400

Tops Markets ’ new, upscale Orchard Fresh store here has been performing "way above expectations" and is being viewed as an expansion vehicle, Tops’ chief executive officer told SN on Monday. During a tour of the month-old store, Frank Curci, Tops president and CEO, said he thinks Tops could open "a handful" of the stores in each of its markets in upstate New York. ...

Food Lion Puts Spin on Detergent Promo

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:34 -0400

Food Lion awarded high-value prizes to promote its new private-label laundry detergent. The retailer ran a Facebook contest this month for a new washer and dryer and a one-year supply of its new Home 360 Advanced Cleaning Laundry Detergent. Contestants could enter via a link in a Facebook post. Under a separate social media promo this month, the retailer asked Twitter and Instagram users to post ...