Restaurants will not escape smoking ban
Fadi Abboud said Tuesday that restaurants violating the country’s smoking ban would be shut down as activists renewed their calls for stricter implementation of the law. "The tourism ...
View ArticleFood for the needy is centerpiece of many business-sponsored fundraisers
Aloha Harvest, a nonprofit that gathers and delivers food to 152 social service agencies, received $60,000 worth of food from Whole Foods Markets Grab & Give program in November and ...
View ArticleUS meat industry seeks 3-year worker visa in immigration reform
WASHINGTON | Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:44pm EST WASHINGTON Feb 26 (Reuters) - Congress should create a visa program, valid for at least three years, for foreigners willing to work year-round on ...
View ArticleMeat plant shutdowns inevitable in budget cuts USDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. meat packers and processors face short-term shutdowns because of impending federal budget cuts but the administration will try to minimize the impact on the industry and ...
View ArticleBig Food Gets a Big F From Oxfam
Oxfam points out, there's a kind of sick irony to the fact that 1.4 billion people around the world are overweight or obese, while almost 900 million people go ...
View ArticleHorse meat scandal hoofs Alberta
A billboard advertising Ikea meatballs is seen in the parking lot at the Ikea store in Stockholm February 25, 2013 in this picture provided by Scanpix. (REUTERS/Jessica Gow/Scanpix) CALGARY - The ...
View ArticleDining Out Brunch at Blue Chair Cafe offers tasty tweaks on classic fare
DINING OUTBlue Chair CafeAddress: 9624 76th Ave.Phone: 780-989-2861Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; closed Monday and TuesdayBrunch for two: About ...
View ArticleWhy eating local and seasonal food is good for you
Photo credit: Pick up local produce at the Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket, open year-round. (GROWNYC) Eating local foods in season may sound like just another hip foodie trend, but this time you ...
View ArticleChinese frozen food giant eyes Heinz-owned brand
A Chinese frozen food manufacturer plans to purchase the Longfeng brand from US food giant H.J. Heinz Co., sources with the Zhengzhou-based manufacturer said Tuesday.Zhengzhou Sanquan Food Co., Ltd., ...
View ArticleHorse meat scandal lifts awareness of food security
The shockwaves of the horse-meat scandal in some European states are felt here at the ongoing food and hospitality fair Gulfood where European meat producers say they benefit from a growing quality ...
View ArticleConquer your food cravings
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Is it about this time of day your food cravings kick in? You know what I'm talking about. That hunger than only a chocolate bar can cure. Or is that bag of cookies in the ...
View ArticleGenome of Chinese bamboo decoded
Chinese scientists report they have decoded the genome for a variety of bamboo in hopes of improving it and using the plant as an alternative to wood. The results of the study of moso bamboo, a ...
View ArticleDish network Food spawns legion of paparazzi
o Don't use a flash. Professional food photographer Adam Milliron says it can change the color of the food. It also can disturb other ...
View ArticleSA berry-picking and meat-processing companies raided for evidence of illegal...
THE Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Federal Police have raided 80 South Australian companies to uncover evidence of illegal company activity. As part of a push to uncover phoenix ...
View ArticleFood Stamps Now for Pets
" aims to provide free monthly home delivery of pet food and other necessary pet supplies to owners receiving food stamps or who are below the poverty line. The program's founder and ...
View ArticlePoll Republicans And Democrats Both Like Crappy Food But Different Crappy Food
Public Policy Poll , we love Coca Cola, we don’t really like to admit we love fast food, or that we’re fat. Americans aren’t big fans of vegans and a bunch of us think the Olive ...
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Sequester hits Meals on Wheels
AUSTIN (KXAN) - If a sequestration deal cannot be reached, organizations like Meals on Wheels will see thousands of federal dollars disappear. Officials with the Austin chapter estimate they will ...
View ArticlePortugal horse DNA found in food products
78,000 kilograms of meat containing traces of horsemeat have been seized. The country's Food and Economic Safety Authority, the ASAE, has opened criminal proceedings against five Portuguese ...
View ArticleFood City now allows coupons to be loaded on value cards
New technology at Food City allows shoppers to get discounts without having to clip coupons. The company says customers can now electronically download manufacturers' coupons ...
View ArticleMeat Conference 2013 Meat Names Simplified
The Beef and Pork Checkoff programs released a list of new, proposed common URMIS (Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards) names for consumer facing labels during two presentations at the Annual Meat ...
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