Food pantry looks for donor
Neighbor for Neighbor Food Pantry in Tomah is looking for a donor for its annual Harvest Challenge donation drive in 2013.In 2011 and 2012, an anonymous donor agreed to match donations during the ...
View ArticleThe Food Stamp Challenge
/small-ad --> You may have read the recent press coverage of Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s "food stamp challenge." He committed to living on food stamps for a full week and -- ...
View ArticleKosher Meals Back On The Menu At Fla. Prisons
WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) -- Florida's Jewish inmates will once again be allowed to have kosher food while behind bars. For the last five years, kosher meals were not served in prisons but ...
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City considers solution to Beacon Hill food desert
Kansas City is taking another step toward developing a long-awaited grocery store in one of its most impoverished neighborhoods. The Kansas City Council this week will consider a resolution that ...
View ArticleUNFI in Mediation With Teamsters
United Natural Foods Inc. here was in federally mediated discussions last week with Teamsters Local 117 in an effort to end the strike at its warehouse here, the company said. As previously reported, ...
View ArticleFast Food Linked to Severe Asthma in Children
Children gaze at the giant shoes of Ronald McDonald at the world's oldest-operating McDonald's restaurant in Downey, California. A new, multinational study suggests that children who ...
View ArticleThe World Wastes As Much As Half Its Food New Study Finds
released last week by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Because any item of food also represents an entire chain of production, wasted food also translates into wasted fresh water, wasted ...
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Wine Guy makes a name change shifting focus to food
When the latest tenant at The Banks opens in the next few weeks, it will have a different name than when it was announced. The Wine Guy Wine Shop Wine Bar and Bistro is now WG Kitchen and Bar, said...
View ArticleNew stomach pump would send food from stomach straight to toilet
From the mind that brought you the Segway, comes the latest in letting machines do basic bodily functions for you. A recent patent application, titled "APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESIT BY ...
View ArticleLoblaw REIT Spurs Debate on Safeway Canada
TORONTO - Recent changes at Loblaw Cos. here have spurred fresh industry speculation about its potential interest in acquiring Safeway’s Canadian assets. Given the financial flexibility Loblaw ...
View ArticleLabels Sway Seafood Shoppers
Seafood traffic light labels - which designate fish as red, yellow or green based on its level of sustainability - push consumers towards the more sustainable purchases and may even boost sales in ...
View ArticleSnack Bars Sweeten Sales
Dessert for breakfast? How about an afternoon pick me up? Snack bars are making it all possible. While the latest creations are not intentionally intended for post meal pleasure, many come in sweet ...
View ArticleWhole Foods Co-CEO Calls for ‘New Capitalism’
Whole Foods Market , in a presentation here Monday. "It’s a world that needs compassion," Robb said during a panel discussion at the National Retail Federation Annual Convention & ...
View ArticleBuehlers Hires ODonnell in Community Relations
Buehler’s Fresh Foods here said Monday it has named Cyndi O’Donnell as the chain’s new community relations manager. "Cyndi will lead, identify, communicate, implement and ...
View ArticleMeat of cloned cow offspring enters British food chain
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said that meat from the slaughtered three-year old bull was sold and eaten last year. It is thought the meat, likely to have ended up in a pie or burger, was sold in ...
View ArticleFast food and takeaways linked to surge in child asthma and allergies
Fast food was the only type of food associated with asthma and allergies across all ranges and countries, the study shows. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the ...
View ArticleStudy Finds Association Between Fast Food And Childhood Asthma
eczema . The team used data from more than 500,000 children in more than 50 countries, finding that a poor diet may be blamed for rising levels of asthma and eczema. They discovered that children ...
View ArticleVenezuela struggles with sporadic food shortages
CARACAS, Venezuela -; Venezuela's government has launched a crackdown on businesses accused of causing shortages by hoarding food and selling products at inflated ...
View ArticleImport of Social Media Trumps ROI Speakers
It is important for businesses to be engaged with social media, even if they can’t measure an immediate return on their investment, according to retail speakers at the National Retail ...
View ArticleStore Brands 2013 Animal Planet
Retailers Get Pet Smart explains how retailers are leveraging store brands to fight for their share. Some are creating upscale food lines, while others are offering lower-cost ...
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