Food cos cut TV adspend on kids move to online
WASHINGTON: Food companies cut spending on television ads that market less-healthy food in the US to children and increased marketing on the Internet and through mobile devices, according to ...
View ArticleBeijing to roll out tough food safety law
The Beijing municipal government will soon introduce a strict law, as well as an accountability system, to ensure food safety in the city. Food producers or vendors will be banned from the sector ...
View ArticleBrazilian chain wraps burgers in edible paper
A Brazilian fast food firm has started serving its burgers in edible paper wrapping in a move to cut down amount of discarded packaging. In its advert for the new product, the chain restaurant ...
View ArticlePeople throng tribal food festival in Guwahati
Scores of people recently congregated at a tribal food festival here to savour sumptuous dishes specific to Assam. The Northeast Mongolian Food Festival created a buzz among local people. Most ...
View ArticleKids Teased About Food Allergies No Laughing Matter
" School bullying is a well-known problem, but one particular type is raising fresh concern. It involves children with food allergies. Students, parents and teachers may not be aware that the ...
View ArticleFire department completes pet food drive
PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Fire Department delivered two and a half truck loads of supplies to the Humane Society of Parkersburg, Fire Chief Eric Taylor said. The event was held for the first time ...
View ArticleLocal food in 2012 A full plate and then some
"Food Network Star." Her first team challenge (from "Restaurant Impossible" chef Robert Irvine) was to create a pop-up restaurant. Irvine surfaced in Tavares this month to revamp ...
View Article7-Eleven Focuses on Fresh Foods
7-Eleven , with a new proprietary line, is set to make sales of fresh foods 20% of its total sales within the next few years, officials said. The convenience store chain, which operates and ...
View ArticleMurphy Oil to Add 200 Wal-Mart Gas Stations
Wal-Mart Stores allowing it to build more than 200 fuel stations at Wal-Mart Supercenters in the Midwest and Southeast. Murphy Oil, which is spinning off its U.S. retail business as a stand-alone ...
View ArticleNew Raley’s Pact Expands Union Access
Raley’s here said its employees have ratified new contracts that will allow the United Food & Commercial Workers to organize the 22 non-union stores in the chain. The back-and-forth ...
View ArticleTeamsters Urge UNFI Product Boycott
unfidrivenbygreed.com , the Teamsters local posted a list of brands and products "to avoid" that are supplied to Whole Foods by UNFI. The Teamsters staged a brief strike at the facility in ...
View ArticleStudy Turkey Sales Jump All Poultry Up
New Mintel statistics show turkey sales taking flight along with duck and other specialty birds. According to figures released last week by the research firm, sales of those birds grew 6.5% just in ...
View ArticleNight Owl The cream of Oaklands bars cafes
serves homemade sausages made on the spot every morning by former Mua and Nex chef John Mardikian. Speaking of Art Murmur, it scarcely resembles its DIY roots and the accompanying First Friday ...
View ArticleLakay Food Market in Lithia Springs Georgia Adds U-Haul Rentals
LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ismael Isma, owner of Lakay Food Market, located at 3750 Bankhead Hwy., recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the grocery store ...
View Article2013 Food Trends Get Technical Sustainable Healthy
trends that are transforming the future of how food is produced, sold and consumed. We always pay particular attention to Phil Lempert's, CEO of The Lempert Report and author of ...
View ArticleTim Hortons customers in Surrey pour it forward by buying next customers food...
It appears a trend of people paying for the order of the stranger in the lineup behind them is warming hearts -- and bellies -- across the country.Customers at a Tim Hortons in Surrey have been ...
View ArticleExemption allows for sale of troubled XL Foods meat plant
JBS says a deal has not yet been finalized, but the company is pursuing the regulatory approvals required for it to assume ownership of the XL Foods meat plant in Brooks, Alta. (Larry ...
View ArticleOrganic food loses its appeal – but ethics rule at the checkout
Following stints with Reuters and the Press Association, Martin Hickman joined The Independent as a news editor in 2001. He became the Consumer Affairs Correspondent in September 2005 and has run the ...
View ArticleFood fight Eggs flour fly in Spain for charity
Revelers take part in the battle of 'Enfarinats', a flour fight in celebration of the Els Enfarinats festival on December 28, in Ibi, Spain. Citizens of Ibi, Spain annually celebrate the ...
View ArticleOregon Coast Restaurants Spread Their Wings
(Oregon Coast) – There's a new upscale eatery in Depoe Bay, and another famous one in Cannon Beach is headed to New York for a special ...
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